Mare Artificial Insemination *GRAPHIC CONTENT*

This is a video of my mare, Ariel, getting artificially inseminated last summer on June 29th 2019.

This is a video of the full procedure and it does include graphic content. I am uploading this for educational purposes.

Not all parts of the video are clear due to the angle of filming.
The vet first cleans and disinfects the vulva and surrounding anatomy Then he pulls on the shoulder-length glove and adds a sterile lubricant before opening and attaching the 40cc vial of fresh cooled semen to a tube (insemination pipette). He then inserts his hand and arm into the vagina to locate the cervix. He will then carefully insert the flexible pipette alongside his arm to insert it through the cervix and into the uterus. With his other hand he will push the syringe and empty the vial of semen into the uterus. At that point the procedure is done and he will remove everything from inside the mare.

This process is generally easy, but that depends on each mare's comfort level and temperament. Ariel did not need much sedation for this procedure, but it is general recommendation to sedate the mare for the process to calm them to make it easy and quick.
Artificial insemination is much safer and more efficient than live cover in horse breeding.

Information on Ariel:
Breed: Brandenburg (German Warmblood)
Age: 14 years old
Discipline: Hunter Jumper

Foal due date: June 4th 2020