STALLIONS OVERTAXED? How long before 200 number is reached?

Barcaldine · Postby **Barcaldine** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:06 am

I was told yesterday that UNCLE MO covered 240 mares this year. And he'll be off to Australia in a few weeks to begin anew.

Tappiano · Postby **Tappiano** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:48 am

Get that ROI before the asset is fully depreciated

Venusian · Postby **Venusian** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:50 am

Great Voltigeur and Gordon Stakes winner, Stowaway http://www.pedigreequery.com/stowaway2 , who stands at the Whytemount Stud in Ireland, covered 312 mares in 2011.

Close behind was the first season Monsun horse, Getaway http://www.pedigreequery.com/getaway7, who weighed in with a book of 274.

ides of ice · Postby **ides of ice** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:56 am

Venusian wrote:Great Voltigeur and Gordon Stakes winner, Stowaway http://www.pedigreequery.com/stowaway2 , who stands at the Whytemount Stud in Ireland, covered 312 mares in 2011.

Close behind was the first season Monsun horse, Getaway http://www.pedigreequery.com/getaway7, who weighed in with a book of 274.

Incredible; I'm amazed they're still standing! How many mares per day?

ElPrado · Postby **ElPrado** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:42 am

Well, we know they have well muscled lower backs, from all that rearing up to cover the mare.

xfactor fan · Postby **xfactor fan** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:54 pm

Any one know what the average number of "jumps" a stallion needed to cover a mare in the past? Or have advances in repro technology made it more likely that a stallion gets the job done the first time?

So if a stud needed 5 "jumps" each for 30 mares, hes covering 150 times.

If it takes only one, then he could cover 150 mares.

Just saying the numbers may be deceptive.

Barcaldine · Postby **Barcaldine** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:02 pm

Don't forget the industry's big elephant in the living room, artificial insemination. We all know it goes on, and has for a long time. Nowadays the breeding sheds are staffed with Hispanics so how many whistle blowers can we expect to hear from? And what happens in Ireland is anyone's guess. I suspect it's more than the luck of Blarney that's getting that many mares bred.

ElPrado · Postby **ElPrado** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:05 pm

In America, there are inspectors. What happens in Ireland I don't know. But in Ky, there is an inspector in the breeding shed in any major farm, and 99 and 94/100% of the high volume stallions are in Ky.
If you know of a farm practicing it, start naming names.