A foal by your own mare is not only a dream of many horse owners, it can also quickly become a nightmare. Everything about horse breeding is presented here in detail for the hobby breeder. Beginning with the selection of the suitable stallion and the admission of the mare for breeding to the birth process and the rearing of the foal, all topics are discussed in detail. The latest news about feeding, vaccination plans and branding are clearly presented and external influences on the foal, which are decisive for his later career as a sport horse, are analysed in detail. Especially the experiences the author gained in the treatment of sick or so-called problem horses in the past years in her therapy centre Equo vadis play a role here, as the cause for this is much more often than previously known on Situatio.