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| I don't know if anyone has posted this of not. I saw it on facebook yesterday. In an effort to broaden the genetic pool, the AQHA has approved a new rule limiting the use of sperm, embryos and oocytes to two years after the death of the parent animal. This rule will affect foals born in 2015 on. If you already have sperm, embryos of oocytes banked from animals who were born before 2015, they are exempt from this rule.
http://www.aqha.com/News/News-Articles/2015/April/04092015-Stud-Boo... |
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| I'm not anxious to see the unintended consequences of this ruling. |
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| I think this will make more responsible breeding.. But what are they going to do if someone goes ahead and breeds one? Not register it for possible more unwanted horses?
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Location: Wherever the Army sends my husband | I heard about on idea scale and contacted AQHA via email.I am very upset to hear about limiting the use of frozen semen to 2 or 3 years. My dream foal was foaled this year and although I had hoped for a filly, I got a colt. Since the stallion is now injured he's not breeding this year and the future is questionable. I chose to breed to him, rather than buy a filly since his foals are too expensive for me to purchase one. I already sold my broodmare as I won't be breeding for quite some time having just having a baby myself. My thoughts were it was cheaper to sit on frozen semen to use when I was ready, than to feed a broodmare for several years that I wasn't currently breeding. And my husband is military so we move frequently and it's not feasible for me to keep a stallion. So I came up with the awesome plan of freezing his semen and having him gelded. It provided the answer to all my problems. I called up my buddy at my old job (Select Breeders SW) only to have him crush my dreams. So long story short, I'm against this new rule. |
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| I am sure they will get sued and this will be thrown out. I was kind of shocked that it was approved. However, maybe since they were forced to accept clones as registered stock they are concerned with genetic diversity, and they should be.
Edited by cyount2009 2015-04-13 12:40 PM
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Location: Texas | I'm on the fence with this topic.... I understand both sides but don't fully agree with either side.  |
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Location: Texas | KD Running Horses - 2015-04-13 12:02 PM I heard about on idea scale and contacted AQHA via email.I am very upset to hear about limiting the use of frozen semen to 2 or 3 years. My dream foal was foaled this year and although I had hoped for a filly, I got a colt. Since the stallion is now injured he's not breeding this year and the future is questionable. I chose to breed to him, rather than buy a filly since his foals are too expensive for me to purchase one. I already sold my broodmare as I won't be breeding for quite some time having just having a baby myself. My thoughts were it was cheaper to sit on frozen semen to use when I was ready, than to feed a broodmare for several years that I wasn't currently breeding. And my husband is military so we move frequently and it's not feasible for me to keep a stallion. So I came up with the awesome plan of freezing his semen and having him gelded. It provided the answer to all my problems. I called up my buddy at my old job (Select Breeders SW) only to have him crush my dreams. So long story short, I'm against this new rule.
What kind of injury? Is it permanent?
If it's not maybe they are just giving him the year off to recover, stress free. |
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| KD Running Horses - 2015-04-13 12:02 PM
I heard about on idea scale and contacted AQHA via email.I am very upset to hear about limiting the use of frozen semen to 2 or 3 years. My dream foal was foaled this year and although I had hoped for a filly, I got a colt. Since the stallion is now injured he's not breeding this year and the future is questionable. I chose to breed to him, rather than buy a filly since his foals are too expensive for me to purchase one. I already sold my broodmare as I won't be breeding for quite some time having just having a baby myself. My thoughts were it was cheaper to sit on frozen semen to use when I was ready, than to feed a broodmare for several years that I wasn't currently breeding. And my husband is military so we move frequently and it's not feasible for me to keep a stallion. So I came up with the awesome plan of freezing his semen and having him gelded. It provided the answer to all my problems. I called up my buddy at my old job (Select Breeders SW) only to have him crush my dreams. So long story short, I'm against this new rule.
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH IN THE AQHA NEWS RELEASE .. >>>
“This recommendation initially caused some confusion with our customers,” says La Donna Wilkinson, AQHA director of registration. “Many customers read this new rule to mean that the semen, oocytes and embryos that they currently have frozen cannot be used any more. That is not the case. It only applies to the semen, oocytes and embryos of horses that are foaled in 2015 and eventually become breeding horses.”
CLONES REGISTRATION ... higher court agreed with AQHA that NO CLONES COULD BE REGISTERED ... and AQHA did not owe the Canadian and the vet's lawyers $900,000 in lawyer fees ... no law suits are pending on this clone episode .. |
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| BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-04-13 1:07 PM
KD Running Horses - 2015-04-13 12:02 PM
I heard about on idea scale and contacted AQHA via email.I am very upset to hear about limiting the use of frozen semen to 2 or 3 years. My dream foal was foaled this year and although I had hoped for a filly, I got a colt. Since the stallion is now injured he's not breeding this year and the future is questionable. I chose to breed to him, rather than buy a filly since his foals are too expensive for me to purchase one. I already sold my broodmare as I won't be breeding for quite some time having just having a baby myself. My thoughts were it was cheaper to sit on frozen semen to use when I was ready, than to feed a broodmare for several years that I wasn't currently breeding. And my husband is military so we move frequently and it's not feasible for me to keep a stallion. So I came up with the awesome plan of freezing his semen and having him gelded. It provided the answer to all my problems. I called up my buddy at my old job (Select Breeders SW) only to have him crush my dreams. So long story short, I'm against this new rule.
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH IN THE AQHA NEWS RELEASE .. >>>
“This recommendation initially caused some confusion with our customers,” says La Donna Wilkinson, AQHA director of registration. “Many customers read this new rule to mean that the semen, oocytes and embryos that they currently have frozen cannot be used any more. That is not the case. It only applies to the semen, oocytes and embryos of horses that are foaled in 2015 and eventually become breeding horses.”
CLONES REGISTRATION ... higher court agreed with AQHA that NO CLONES COULD BE REGISTERED ... and AQHA did not owe the Canadian and the vet's lawyers $900,000 in lawyer fees ... no law suits are pending on this clone episode ..
I'm so glad to hear this! The last thing I had read said they had lost the case and were going to be required to register clones. Yay, this makes me happy! |
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Location: SE KS | BARRELHORSE USA - 2015-04-13 1:07 PM
KD Running Horses - 2015-04-13 12:02 PM
I heard about on idea scale and contacted AQHA via email.I am very upset to hear about limiting the use of frozen semen to 2 or 3 years. My dream foal was foaled this year and although I had hoped for a filly, I got a colt. Since the stallion is now injured he's not breeding this year and the future is questionable. I chose to breed to him, rather than buy a filly since his foals are too expensive for me to purchase one. I already sold my broodmare as I won't be breeding for quite some time having just having a baby myself. My thoughts were it was cheaper to sit on frozen semen to use when I was ready, than to feed a broodmare for several years that I wasn't currently breeding. And my husband is military so we move frequently and it's not feasible for me to keep a stallion. So I came up with the awesome plan of freezing his semen and having him gelded. It provided the answer to all my problems. I called up my buddy at my old job (Select Breeders SW) only to have him crush my dreams. So long story short, I'm against this new rule.
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH IN THE AQHA NEWS RELEASE .. >>>
“This recommendation initially caused some confusion with our customers,” says La Donna Wilkinson, AQHA director of registration. “Many customers read this new rule to mean that the semen, oocytes and embryos that they currently have frozen cannot be used any more. That is not the case. It only applies to the semen, oocytes and embryos of horses that are foaled in 2015 and eventually become breeding horses.”
CLONES REGISTRATION ... higher court agreed with AQHA that NO CLONES COULD BE REGISTERED ... and AQHA did not owe the Canadian and the vet's lawyers $900,000 in lawyer fees ... no law suits are pending on this clone episode ..
Unless I misunderstand, breeding horses foaled in or after 2015, still means (in the future) a breeding stallion/mare that dies early in their career, their embryos/semen will only be able to be kept for 2 yrs, so it still limits breeding.
I guess I miss the "theory" (not sure that is the correct word) behind this. |
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| The problem that I have with this ruling is that it effects foals born this year. I think that if they wanted to create this rule it should have gone into affect before this breeding season and started with 2016 foals. It seems unfair to the people that will have a foal on the ground in 2015 or have already bred mares this year as they could have been breeding specifically for reproductive purposes and this new rule would clearly effect them. |
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