Riders should stay calm and look away from the feared object, bending the horse away at the same time. They can also get the horse used to objects he might be fearful of. He should be taken to different environments to get used to them, and made to focus on his rider. Hacking with a calmer horse can also help to settle more nervous horses. Owners of goats not yet tested for CAE can use this service, which is easier than taking a nanny to a billy goat.
Owners can also store semen from their own goats.
Conception rates tend to be lower than for natural service, and vary in line with inseminators' experience. Owners need to plan ahead if they want to use AI services, so they have to keep records to forecast when their nannies will ovulate. All smallholdings with goats benefit from a planned procedure for springcleaning and maintenance. Goat owners can draw up a list of tasks to do, with a tick sheet, when they are less busy in the winter. Jobs can be sorted into those needing good weather, and tasks which can be done indoors.