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story. Her foals have gone on to become licensed stallions, Southeast Region USDF Breeder’s Series Champions, and winners at the prestigious Devon horse show. All were conceived using frozen semen. Although Karen’s breeding program is focused

primarily on breeding jumping horses, she says one of her greatest success stories is the Holsteiner gelding Cinnco de Mayo, who was sold to a top dressage barn in Germany. Cinnco de Mayo was bred to an Alcatraz mare, Ipsa, using frozen semen from Coriander.

FROZEN’S FUTURE

Frozen semen brokering is “still a little bit of a fringe business” according to Karen, but the use of frozen semen is becoming more common each year. Each of our experts has been using frozen semen for decades, and they have seen it continue to grow in popularity. Judy estimates she sold “maybe 100 doses a year” ten years ago, but estimates she sold nearly 1,200 doses this year, a huge increase in just a decade. Veterinarians are becoming more experienced and

more comfortable with using frozen semen making the process more affordable in most cases. There have also been considerable advances in freezing and handling

techniques resulting in more consistent, higher quality frozen semen and better conception rates. Increasing affordability, higher quality, and improved

conception rates have led more and more mare owners to try breeding with frozen semen. Karen reports that her best selling stallion is one of the stallions she brokers via frozen, outselling each of the four stallions she stands which also offer fresh chilled semen. “Frozen semen has been up-and-coming, but now it’s here,” she reports. It is unlikely frozen semen will replace the need

for fresh chilled semen, at least not as long as quality stallions continue to be available via fresh chilled. For some breeders, however, it has become the cornerstone of their breeding programs. Seigi and Karen continue to breed using both frozen and fresh semen, whereas Judy’s breeding program is now based entirely on frozen semen which she has been using exclusively since 1988. As the costs of breeding with frozen semen continue

to lower, and the success rates continue to rise, breeding with frozen may soon become as popular and common as breeding with fresh.

in Archer Florida, for her input and expertise.)

WT

(Special thanks to Dr. Vickie Meisenburg, DVM at Equigen

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