The Stallion: A Breeding Guide for Owners and Handlers

ISBN: 0876059876

Author: McCall, Jim

Condition: New

Breeding a stallion is not as simple as we might think. So much must be taken into account to conduct a successful breeding operation---even one on a small scale. That is why Dr. James McCall decided to put his thirty years of experience in the horse industry to work for owners of breeding stallions.

Dr. McCall details information that will be of interest not only to stallion owners but also to breeding shed personnel, trainers, and farm managers. Broodmare owners as well will gain an understanding of just what occurs at the stud to which they send their mares.

The Stallion is truly an exceptional reference because Dr. McCall address topics that are often overlooked in books on breeding. For example, he discusses the socialization needs of the stallion. He acknowledges that the standard practice of isolating the male in a stall and/or paddock makes him ignorant of proper behavior which means that it falls to the owner/trainer to teach the colt how to act. Dr. McCall puts in perspective this task of immense complexity and other important matters as well, including:

* Discipling and handling the stallion
* Dealing with unusual and unacceptable behavior
* Pasture breeding
*The reproductive system of the stallion, including anatomy, physiology, fertility, and semen output
* Nutrition
*Off-season management
* How to market the Thoroughbred or racing-type stallion and how to market the stock horse or show horse-type stallion

In addition, Dr. McCall takes into account the economics and legalities involved in breeding and in the appendix provides sample contracts for a bill of sale, lease agreement, stallion service contract, and stallion syndication agreement.

The Stallion is an exceptional reference because it is authoritative, sensitive, and witty. Readers of Dr. McCall's columns know that he has a way of telling a story and explaining things in such a way that you understand and remember, and readers of this book will appreciate those qualities as well.

James P. McCall, Pd.D., has stood and managed over 300 stallions and has written on the subject for many of the nation's leading publications...