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  2. Horse breeding - Wikipedia

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    The cycle is controlled by several hormones which regulate the estrous cycle, the mare's behavior, and the reproductive system of the mare. The cycle begins when the increased day length causes the pineal gland to reduce the levels of melatonin , thereby allowing the hypothalamus to secrete GnRH.

  3. Estrous cycle - Wikipedia

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    Thus, a cycle may be short, totaling approximately 3 weeks. [21] Horses mate in spring and summer; autumn is a transition time, and anestrus occurs during winter. A feature of the fertility cycle of horses and other large herd animals is that it is usually affected by the seasons. The number of hours daily that light enters the eye of the ...

  4. Mare Acidalium quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    The Mare Acidalium quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The quadrangle is located in the northeastern portion of Mars' western hemisphere and covers 300° to 360° east longitude (0° to 60° west longitude) and 30° to 65° north latitude.

  5. Mare - Wikipedia

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    As the days shorten, most mares enter an anestrus period during the winter and thus do not cycle in this period. The reproductive cycle in a mare is controlled by the photoperiod (length of the day), the cycle first triggered when the days begin to lengthen. As the days shorten, the mare returns to the anestrus period when she is not sexually ...

  6. Stallion - Wikipedia

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    In a harem model, the mares may "cycle" or achieve estrus more readily. Proponents of natural management also assert that mares are more likely to become pregnant in a natural herd setting. Some stallion managers keep a stallion with a mare herd year-round, others will only turn a stallion out with mares during the breeding season. [10]

  7. Clydesdale horse - Wikipedia

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    The Clydesdale is a Scottish breed of draught horse.It takes its name from Clydesdale, a region of Scotland centred on the River Clyde.. The origins of the breed lie in the seventeenth century, when Flemish stallions were imported to Scotland and mated with local mares; in the nineteenth century, Shire blood was introduced.

  8. Storm Cat - Wikipedia

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    Storm Cat (February 27, 1983 – April 24, 2013) was an American Thoroughbred stallion whose breeding fee during the peak of his stud career was $500,000, the highest in North America at the time.

  9. Into Mischief - Wikipedia

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    Test Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint: 2016 Owendale f 2019 Lexington Stakes, Ohio Derby, Oklahoma Derby. third in Preakness Stakes 2017 Gamine: f 2020 Champion female sprinter. Acorn Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. 2021 Derby City Distaff, Ballerina Stakes: 2017 Atone c 2023 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational: 2017 ...