We have frozen semen for three outstanding RID stallions – Cork Arthur; Gortlea Ruler and Huntingfield Heathcliffe, who successfully completed and passed the Performance Tests in Ireland in 2003 and is proving to be a very popular stallion, much in demand by breeders in Ireland where he stands.

The frozen semen is of the highest quality, and is certified for sale and use throughout the UK and Europe. In addition to the cost of the semen, the cost of transport to a mainland UK destination is about £50 plus VAT, which includes the hire of the Equitainer and it’s collection and return within 7 days. The cost to ship to Europe would be around the £250 mark (plus VAT if applicable) but obviously depends on the precise location.

The cost of having your mare inseminated with frozen semen does, of course, depend on your vet, etc. Our vet offers a “package”, whereby a mare will go to the vets for a week, where she will be scanned 3 times a day, and inseminated at the optimum time. They do this for about £250 plus VAT. Any additional veterinary procedures or extras are not included in this price.

The advantages of frozen semen are that your mare does not necessarily have to leave your yard or, at least, have to travel further than your nearest stud vets. It means that the mare owner has the choice of a wider range of stallions, as there is no geographical limitation to which stallions you can use if frozen is available from them. This also means you are bringing a valuable “outcross” into your area, and the resultant foal will not be one of many sired by one of the more local stallions to your area. This will give you an advantage either when you come to sell the foal, or breed from it yourself!

All the semen is stored at one of the best and most respected facilities in the country – at Genus UK. The minimum criteria Genus has for semen to be of commercially viable quality is very high, and all of the frozen semen from the three stallions not only meets, but exceeds the levels required, thus making it very high quality semen indeed.

For more details, click on the links to the left. Huntingfield Heathcliffe’s page is currently under construction, so contact us by email if you require further details before this is completed.