Equilume Performance Lighting has been designed to influence a mare’s reproductive system through smart Stable Lights and mobile Light Masks. We can help breeders meet industry-imposed foal birth dates by increasing the hours of light a horse is exposed to daily.
It is widely understood that providing longer day-length acts to reduce the production of the hormone melatonin and stimulates the mare’s reproductive system to activate earlier in the year. Therefore, foals of the same official age can be produced that are older in actual age.
Benefits
STALLION |
Advances and extends breeding season |
| Increases fertility and libido | |
DRY MARE |
Advances breeding season |
| Increases fertility | |
PREGNANT MARE |
Optimizes gestation lengths |
| Improves foal birth weights | |
| Increases post foaling fertility | |
| Increases milk yield | |
| Improves colostrum quality |
Research
At the heart of everything we do is science. Our lighting solutions are backed by rigorous University-led studies and allow horses to live and behave more naturally, so that they are healthier and perform better.
Application Guide
Dry Mares: Light therapy should commence before 1st December (Northern Hemisphere) or 1st July (Southern Hemisphere) to reduce the production of the hormone melatonin and stimulate the mare’s reproductive system to activate earlier in the year.
Pregnant Mares: Light therapy should commence 90 days prior to due date to optimize foal birth weights and prevent prolonged gestations. Note: Light therapy should not commence before November 15th (Northern Hemisphere) or June 15th (Southern Hemisphere) regardless of due date.
Stallions: Light therapy should commence before 1st December (Northern Hemisphere) or 1st July (Southern Hemisphere) to ensure peak fertility and libido coincides with the busiest time of the breeding season.
