When is a good time to geld a horse?

The time of year - Before considering horse breeding techniques, you need to know some important http://wiki.answers.com/pets-and-animals/a3569-how-to-understand-horse-gestation-and-foaling.htmlabout mares. Mares have a natural breeding season for horse Answers.com. Most mares have regular "heat" cycles during the spring and summer months, ceasing during the fall. These "heat" cycles are triggered by the warmer weather, which stimulates the brain to produce the reproductive Answers.com

. With some thoroughbreds, artificial light and heat are used - such as electric lights in stables - so that the mare will breed earlier and deliver as close to January 1st as possible (the official birthday of all thoroughbred racehorses). But ordinarily, the most common months for a mare to deliver are from May through July. So knowing that a mare's Answers.com

lasts eleven months, the best time to have the mare covered (or bred) is from June through August.