Embryo Transfer

We do not engage in "Mass Embryo Transfer". (The practice of pulling several Embryos from one mare each year to breed to the same or a limited number of stallions)

Embryo Transfer - At this time, there are no ET Foals available.

Why Embryo Transfer? There are a couple of good reasons that make Embryo Transfer a superior method of breeding. For example, several foals can be produced from a valuable mare in one breeding year, to more than one stallion if desired. Also, High performance mares can produce progeny while remaining active on the competitive circuit. The valuable mare is not put through the risk of carrying the foal to term, as well.

The process begins by choosing a donor mare. The donor mare is the mare that we would be flushing the fertilized egg from. This mare would pass along her genetic traits. Next we would find a recipient mare that is “in sync” with the donor mare. There are several options for this stage, but most commonly, we lease a mare from a farm that has on hand a few hundred or so mares, specifically for this purpose. Once the Donor mare is bred to the selected stallion at the time of ovulation, the egg will be flushed about 7 days later. The egg is graded and if fertilization was successful, the embryo will then be implanted into the recipient mare's uterus. Of course, it isn't quite as clean cut as listed here. If you would like to know the entire procedure, feel free to contact us.

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