The Appaloosa Horse Club is initiating a
pilot project involving the purchase of frozen semen to be
sent to selected ApHC International Affiliate organizations.
The first phase of the program will target Brazil in 2008.
We are currently accepting “nominations” from U.S. owners
who would like to have their stallions placed on the list
which will be used by breeders in Brazil to identify “preferred”
stallions.
Funding for the project will come from USDA’s
Foreign Agricultural Service through what’s known as the Quality
Samples Program. ApHC will pay the stallion owner the equivalent
of a breeding fee, plus an agreed upon amount to cover additional
expenses relating to processing, handling and shipping to
a central location for expedited overseas transport (owners
should be checking on requirements for export-ready semen
to Brazil).
We anticipate purchasing approximately five
- 10 breedings, which will be donated by ApHC to the Appaloosa
Horse Club Brazil. The Brazilian organization will then re-sell
the semen to its members, either through an auction or other
means. We’re asking that the proceeds be used to sponsor a
futurity or other activity for ApHC-registered horses. The
ultimate goal of the program is to introduce more U.S. genetics
and to generate interest in additional breeding to U.S. stallions.
While we await official confirmation of funding,
we’d like to get interested stallion owners on our list. Remember,
ApHC will not select the stallions for this program. Breeders
in Brazil will be provided with the entire list and they will
identify selection criteria (bloodlines, disciplines, color
preferences, performance/production records, etc.).
If you’d like to add your stallion to the
list of “candidates,” call or email Steve Taylor at the ApHC
office (208.882.5578 ext. 249 or staylor@appaloosa.com.
