Breeding Arabian mares

Question
Hi Brian.
I'm in the process of buying a couple of Arabian mares: mother and daughter.
The owners-breeders are cutting down their breeding program for health reasons so there's no reason to think that they're selling bad horses. Nevertheless I still want to be on the safe side.
These two mare have never been trained for any particular discipline, and I mean in particular to be ridden under saddle.
On the other hand they haven't, in my opinion, been bred enough. The mother was born in 1991 and was bred just three times, being the last one her daughter, the other one I'm buying, in the year 2000.
Her daughter is now 8 years old and has never been bred.
Question: am I getting in some difficult terrain here? What should I do previous to buying these mares? Do I have any good chance of getting a few foals out of them? If this is the case, can you give me some advise in how to chose a good stallion for them?
I know, lots of questions... :)
Thanks in advance for your response.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
George.

Answer
Thanks for the questions on breeding. First, whee are you located?  Secondly, if the breeders shut down, you need a vet to run a test for SCID adn also general health test on the mares.  I have several mares in their late teens and they are the best breeders. We often only breed every 3 or 4 years to insure the mares health.  The vet needs  to know that your 8 year old is a maiden mare because certain precaustions also have to be handled.  It is easy to get mares pregnant, the trick is to take them to foal.  The strangest things can cause loss of the foal during the term including weather changes, location changes, etc.  Do not change any habits after breeding. Let the mares keep their same routines and buddy habits through the 10th month.  Also, if you are breeding AI, sonograms are very useful.   Inducing the mares for follicle release almost guarantees pregnancy.  If you use a vet on site for the AI, they are excellent during the breeding and after the first 30 days to determin if it worked.

Live cover is another issue. The stallion and mare have to be compatible and often, it takes longer to impregnate the mares.  Good luck and let me know if I may be of further assistance.

We do not breed for the money, we do it to retain the bloodlines and personalities. Send me the registration numbers for the animals and I will look them up.  Also, let me know what you are breeding for, typiness? height, pesonalty, etc.  I am also happy to look at the bloodlines and offer recemmnedations.