Breeding/Foaling Services

At Blackstrap Hill Veterinary Clinic we provide high quality individualized care and attention to mares and foals. We feel that this is the best way to achieve reproductive success.  Our reproductive services include readying your broodmare for breeding by performing breeding exams that include when necessary, uterine cultures and biopsies, vaginal exams, and a complete historical workup. We offer heat cycle management, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis and monitoring, foal delivery and care and mare care.

Reproductive tracking of the broodmare can be difficult, especially when trying to breed artificially or with a foal by her side.  Blackstrap Hill Veterinary Clinic offers limited mare boarding for repeat reproductive examination to reduce travel costs and improve accuracy in heat detection. Accurate heat detection is the key to  a successful breeding season.

Stallion services include semen collection using our own phantom here at the clinic. We ship and receive chilled fresh semen. We are also able to store and utilize frozen semen. All shipments whether incoming or outgoing are evaluated for fertility.

There is a considerable amount of time and money invested in breeding your mare and ending up with a healthy foal. A consultation is recommended before the season starts.

Please call us during regular office hours at 207-797-6000 with any questions about breeding your mare.