This tag, and a requirement that the mare have her name on her halter, prevents any mistakes. Here is M anila , who has just been brought over from the stallion barn next door. He is trained to the routine of being backed into the corner to be washed before the mare is brought in. Here K ingmambo is curling his lip, which is a typical stallion behavior as he prepares to mount the mare. The stallion may not breed the first time he mounts, so everyone including the mare must be patient.
Some stallions bite a lot, so a protective leather neck wrap is put on their mares.
In the meantime, the next mare is being teased and washed, and the next stallion is waiting for his turn to walk over to the breeding shed. Here B rocco waits in his stall in the stallion barn after being groomed. Then he walks over to the breeding shed with his handler. After each breeding the stallion is taken back to his stall in the stallion barn, and the mare goes back in the wash stall. There is a vet on duty who checks that adequate sperm was ejaculated inside the mare.