06/28/2025
‼️‼️86 days‼️‼️
86 straight, consecutive days without one single day off. That’s what it takes to breed mares. I wouldn’t change it for anything but boy am I tired!!! 😴
This was my busiest breeding season yet. And on top of getting mares bred, I collected 6 stallions which I was really excited about. We used these collections to breed with both fresh and cooled semen and we froze a LOT of semen straws. Hundreds of semen straws. We are getting really good, if you ask me lol 🤩🤩
Next year I have at least 4 more stallions to collect and I can’t wait to share 2 of them with you ❤️
Be watching later this fall and winter as I start advertising these and letting you know what we have here!! Always welcome to taking more in as well!!!
On top of the long stretch of days, I spent 18 nights in my little sheep shack taking care of these frozen semen breedings 🤗🐑 It’s tiring but it paid off!! Huge thanks to my dad for loaning out his camper that he spent so many many nights in over his years on oil rigs. He said the other day that he was happy to see it still getting so much use!
Repro is tough but also rewarding. It takes a lot of time, patience, try, faith and quite a few prayers. Sometimes things just don’t work out and it’s as heart wrenching for me as anyone. I hate sending open mares out the door but I assure you it’s not for lack of effort here 🥹
With that said, I will be gone this weekend and next week! I apologize for the absence but it’ll be much needed time off for me!
I still have lots of mares to check so keep your eyes peeled for more pregnancy posts and the cool stallions their owners chose 💜🤗💜
Pictures of my crew and Jack & Jill in the parade the other weekend ❤️🤍💙
