Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mother Nature doesn’t follow the horse industry’s calendar—mares only breed in summer and carry foals for 11 months. But breeders want early foals born in January or February for a racing edge. Traditionally, that meant months of artificial lighting to trick mares into thinking it’s spring.
LSU’s Erin Oberhaus has developed a simpler solution: a single hormonal injection that jumpstarts a mare’s reproductive cycle weeks earlier—saving time, money, and resources while giving breeders a head start on the season.
Learn more ➡️ lsu.edu/blog/2025/10/oberhaus-equine.php
Mother Nature doesn’t follow the horse industry’s calendar—mares only breed in summer and carry foals for 11 months. But breeders want early foals born in January or February for a racing edge. Traditionally, that meant months of artificial lighting to trick mares into thinking it’s spring.
LSU’s Erin Oberhaus has developed a simpler solution: a single hormonal injection that jumpstarts a mare’s reproductive cycle weeks earlier—saving time, money, and resources while giving breeders a head start on the season.
Learn more ➡️ lsu.edu/blog/2025/10/oberhaus-equine.php
