Successful conception of the equine mare:
(1) start with a reproductively sound mare, based on her conception history and/or veterinary evaluation
(2) enlist the services of a veterinarian that has established routine successful inseminations
(3) contract a stallion with records of acceptable conception rates

LIVE FOAL GUARANTEE  FOAL REGISTRATION  BREED CROSSES  OUTCROSS RESULTS  FOAL COLORS

TRANSPORTING OF SEMEN  SEMEN PROCESSING  SEMEN REQUEST PROTOCOL  ANDALUSIANS vs LUSITANOS  BREEDING ARTICLES  EMAIL QUESTIONS

LIVE   FOAL   GUARANTEE   Defined as a foal from birth to seven days which stands and nurses unassisted   Return priviledges for total of two breeding seasons (extended a third season in special circumstances)   A different mare may be substituted as a replacement

FOAL   REGISTRATION   IALHA     (all mare breeds)   IBERIAN WARMBLOOD     (all horse breeds)   SPANISH NORMAN    (registered Percheron mares)   AZTECA     (APHA & AQHA mares)   AMERICAN AZTECA    (AQHA mares)   CHBOA     (champagne colored foals)   WARLANDER     (Friesian mare)   AHA    (Arabian mares)

SUCCESSFUL   BREED   CROSSES   OF   FOALS  American Baskir Curly  American Cream Draft  American Saddlebred  American Standardbred  Appaloosa  Arabian  Azteca  Belgium  Dutch Warmblood  Friesian  Hanoverian  Hungarian Warmblood  Kiger Mustang  Missouri Fox Trotter  Morgan  Oldenburg  Paint/Pinto  Paso Fino  Percheron  Quarter Horse  Spanish Andalusian  Spanish Norman  Spotted Draft  Thoroughbred  Westfalian TOP   OUTCROSS   RESULTS  Hyper-vigor resulting in large sized  Usually easier to train than other breeds  Great bone density  Elastic movement  Increased athleticism  Willing, docile and bold  Natural collection  Increased soundness   FOAL   COLORS   EXPECTED  Coat Color > CALCULATOR  Saphiro's DNA color > RESULTS ~  double cream dilute = 100% of offspring will inherit the cream gene (resulting in palomino or buckskin) ~  dominant allele A, Agouti gene = buckskin rather than smoky black  Navaraño's DNA color > RESULTS ~   E/E = will not produce chestnut ~  recessive agoute allele a/a = will always produce black when bred to the same TOP   TRANSPORTING   OF   SEMEN  Semen is shipped Monday through Friday, February 15th to July 15th  FedEx must be scheduled by 9:00 a.m. PST for pickup  FedEx delivers on Saturday to most zip codes  Canadian overnight shipments to most areas  Hamilton Equitainers strictly used (equipped with a lead shield offers x-ray protection)  Using your own Equitainer: please send your freezer cans in advance (Disposable containers are not acceptable due to reduced efficiency of temperature control)   SEMEN   PROCESSING  Fresh cooled containing at least 1 billion PMS motility (progressively motile spermatoza)  Two or three doses provided when available   Professional evaluation, processing & packaging of semen TOP   SEMEN   REQUEST   PROTOCOL  Every attempt is made to have semen available when needed due to the unpredictable nature of mare's cycles  Frequently extra semen is processed and saved, in the event it may be needed for later shipment that day  Notification of when mare first comes into heat allows planning & preparation  24 hours advance notice to schedule transport of semen is appreciated  Less than 12 hours notice lessens opportunity to have semen available and may entail a courier fee  "Might need semen" is not considered a request for shipment  Semen will not be shipped unless attending vet has determined that ovulation is eminent within 72 hours  Breeding on transitional heat is inefficient and costly it's best to make sure mares are cycling regularly TOP   ANDALUSIANS   vs   LUSITANOS  Have same genetic markers  Shared same studbook until the 1960's  Branches of the same breed  Bred in Spain is called "Caballos de Pura Raza Espanol"  Bred in Portugal is called "Cavalo Puro Sangue Lusitano" (Lusitano)  Bred in USA are called "Andalusian" regardless of Spanish or Portuguese lines TOP   STALLIONS |  MARES |  SALES |  PHOTOS |  PROFILE |  TALES |  FRIENDS |  CONTACT