Gypsy Horses at Blarney Stone Acres

Embryo Foals

Embryo Foals, horses produced from an embryo transfer procedure, is a common practice among horse breeders. Many horse breeders, including those who breed Gypsy Vanner horses, have found that production of embryo foals to be beneficial to their breeding program. The process of producing embryo foals has come a long way in the US. Unfortunately, as in many other aspects of Gypsy horse breeding, there are many who may practice it, but not as many who have the experience or proper record of results. Many Gypsy horse breeders are not aware of the precautions that must be taken to ensure quality care and safety of the animal.

Many Gypsy horse breeders are not aware of the precautions that must be taken to ensure quality care and safety of the animal. Every time you invade your Gypsy horses, you are exposing them to the possibility of infection. These mares are precious to us, expensive in our endeavors of purchasing and breeding. At Blarney Stone Acres, we may choose an embryo transfer process in order to preserve the bloodline of an aged mare. Because we value our Gypsy horses, we take the time and care to research process, evaluate the best professionals and choose those with the highest success rate.

There are several reasons people choose embryo transfers. Such as with Blarney Stone Acres, a Gypsy horse owner may have an aged mare whose bloodline they wish to preserve while there is still time. Perhaps the Gypsy horse breeder has a program where it may be necessary to mass-produce in order to cull your breeding program properly. Some choose this program because they have a performance Gypsy horse, and cannot take the time to have their mare out of commission during the pregnancy, foaling and weaning process. Unfortunately there are even those who use the embryo transfer program, at the risk of the mare, solely for financial gain. Whatever the reason you for choose this process, you should educate yourself in all the things involved in this process.

You should take a moment to recognize costs associated with acquiring the surrogate mare: general care, veterinary bills and rental, to name a few. Though you may choose buy your mare, it should be noted that you must make your selection carefully. It is vitally important that the mare has a healthy reproductive system. She must be in good general health both physically and psychologically. The Gypsy horse's temperament and habits must be taken into consideration, as she will pass them on to her foals. Both mares must also be on the same cycle.

There are several factors to consider when deciding whether to rent or buy a surrogate mare. In renting, you can choose to pay for her care and medical at either your facility or theirs. In choosing to foal out at your facility, a shipping fee is involved for transporting the mare there and back again when you are done. In purchasing a mare for this procedure you need to ask yourself several questions: What happens when you are done with her? Will she fit into your next embryo program? If not, will she wind up being sold, given away or auctioned? Where did this mare come from and how was she acquired?

A person choosing embryo transfers must also understand certain things about results of the process. An important thing to note is that you cannot be guaranteed the sex of the foal. Until the foal is born, you will not know if it is a filly or a colt. Also, the process may not be as instantaneous as you might believe-sometimes taking longer than you expect. The transfer is not easy to perform and requires competent medical people to do these procedures safely correctly and efficiently. The most important thing to understand, however is that there is no guarantee that the process will produce an outstanding performance Gypsy horse. It is impossible to predict how the produced horse will perform or even how much it will be worth. Anyone making such guarantees is merely implementing deceptive marketing gimmicks. The ethics in doing this should be watched carefully, as you may not always get the quality services you are paying for. After all, what horse is worth an enormous amount of money unless it has an established performance record?

Embryo transfers are an expensive and time-consuming procedure. There are many things factor into this embryo program. Investigate the different ways of undertaking this venture to discover the feasibility of the involved expenses. An expensive, but less involved alternative would be buy embryos from someone already doing this program. The reason for the expense is the additional fees that are piled on top of the cost of the process.

If your goal is to produce a pureblood Gypsy horse, there is an alternative buying an embryo foal that is less expensive and will ensure the bloodline of your horse. By going to a reputable breeder, such as Blarney Stone Acres, you can buy a Gypsy horse that you get to pick out, learn about its lineage, its history and see both of the parents. By simply buying a Gypsy horse from a Gypsy horse breeder, you can save money and precious time by bring home a Gypsy horse with documented lineage.