Learn how maternal nutrition and fetal programming in horses can influence foal health, skeletal development, metabolism, immunity, and future performance. This science-based guide explains broodmare body condition, energy, protein, mineral balance, placental health, obesity, stress, and colostrum, with practical feeding and management advice for every stage of pregnancy.

Selecting the broodmare is one of the most important decisions made in any horse breeding program. The mare contributes half of the foal’s genetic material, but her influence extends well beyond genetics. Learn the do's and don'ts of selecting a mare for breeding.

Genetics plays a pivotal role in determining coat color. This full guide with charts and coat color calculator will lay foundational knowledge on the fascinating world of equine genetics.