Larry and Fran Howe

489 Tom Bay Road Bennett, Colorado 80102

303-644-3506 fax 303-644-4814 mulecolo@aol.com

This is what you will have to do in order to breed your mare:

· Check your mare for reproductive soundness.

· Fill out and return the breeding contract plus breeding fee ($350.00). Let us know if you want us to return a copy of the breeding contract for your records

· It is helpful to be able to tease your mare with a gelding or nearby stallion. Knowing when your mare is cycling can save on vet and boarding bills. Call us to alert us as soon as you know that your mare is in heat.

If we are shipping semen for your mare, you will need to work closely with your veterinarian to ascertain where your mare is in her cycle and when she will ovulate. We can work directly with your vet if it is more convenient.

· We need 24 hours notice to ship. Please give us enough notice. Try to call us as early as possible on the day before you need the semen shipped. We will call you or your vet’s office with a tracking number.

· Your vet will inseminate your mare. There will be two 40 ml packets of cooled semen. It is strongly advised to use the first packet of semen with 24 hours of collection for the best chance of pregnancy. If there is a delay the entire container may be put into a refrigerator to keep the temperature at 40 degrees F.

Post Breeding of your mare:

· Have your mare checked at 14 to 18 days after the last day bred. An ultrasound test, if available, is the best method to detect pregnancy. 30% of all mares have false heats when they are actually pregnant. It is suggested that she be preg checked again by manual palpation at 45 days.

· If the mare is not in foal, you will be shipped semen as often as necessary throughout this breeding season and you have a return privilege next season. However, each additional shipment will require a lab/shipping fee as specified in the contract.

· In the event that your mare fails to conceive, you may substitute another mare that you own (or lease) for the remainder of your contract. Please inform us of any intended change in mares.

· When your mare is in foal, it is highly recommended that she should receive the Rhino Vaccinations (5th, 7th and 9th month of pregnancy).