Appaloosa News Monthly – March 2022

Learning about equine reproduction from lecture is super helpful and creates the foundation for knowledge.  The ability to immediately put that knowledge into practice with a wet lab using real animals is priceless.  The wet lab portion took the course from theory to reality and allowed the class to observe the inner workings of a long-standing breeding farm that breeds anywhere from about 75 to 100 mares a year and stands multiple stallions. 

If this course sounds intriguing, please let Sue Schembri know. Char-O-Lot and the instructors are thinking about bringing it back again for 2023. 

This class is something that is a must for anyone who is thinking about breeding their own horses, or even breeding their mares or stallions using a breeding   facility.  It provides both basic knowledge as well as the knowledge needed to be able to run a small breeding program on your own. 

As with anything that involves our Appaloosa family, the bonus of this course was to spend           concentrated time with other Appaloosa owners and get to know them better.  We often don’t have the opportunity to spend that amount of time together at horse shows since everyone is super busy when horse showing. 

Many thanks to Char-O-Lot Ranch, Equinereproduction.com and all of those involved in both operations for initiating and planning the weekend and conducting an interesting and informative breeding workshop.