Our Open House was a GREAT SUCCESS!!

Thanks to everyone that attended our first open house and Stallion Preview. It was wonderful to see and meet so many people!! We will be hosting another Stallion Preview on September 22nd. Here are some photos of the days events:

Rheirattack to perform at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

A wonderful stallion to work with and a member of Canadas' 2006 Dressage National team member, Rheirattack will be performing in the Dressage Quadrille at the Royal Winter Fair in November. We are so excited to have one of our client stallions performing at this level! Congratulations to Susanne Dutt-Roth of Rideauwood Farm and Rheirattack on this magnificient acheivement!

As well, this stallions frozen semen has had a success rate of 85% first cycle!!

Semen frozen by Iron Horse Equine from a number of stallions had excellent results this past breeding season, making our international average at 84% first cycle pregnancy rates!! We shipped semen to Italy, France, Sweden and Israel with tremendous success! Thank you to all involved world wide that have contributed to this success!!

Thank you to Emerald Hero, an Irish Sport Horse banked by Iron Horse Equine! We have shipped frozen semen for 5 mares for this stallion over the last 2 years, resulting in 5 pregnancies first cycle! That is 100% first cycle pregnancy rate with this stallions frozen semen!

Although a slow year for breeding, Iron Horse Equine shipped 11 doses of frozen semen for 2005, resulting in 10 first cycle pregnancies. That is a 90% first cycle pregnancy rate for semen frozen by our services! Thank you to all mare owners and veterinarians for their dilegent work!

Deb Ottier will be attending the 4th International Symposium on Stallion Reproduction

Deb will be presenting "The effect of sodium hyaluronate on sperm function of cryopreserved equine spermatozoa" at this meeting to be held in Hannover, Germany.

Iron Horse Equine to have a reproduction information booth at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November.

We have been invited to participate in the Spirit of the Horse display at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. Deb Ottiers' famed Canadian horse "Quinns Star Galaxy" will be doing some entertaining performances for the crowds, while Deb will be available to provide reproductive information to the horse industry.

Iron Horse Equine Visited the Western Provinces in August, 2005

Iron Horse Equine had the opportunity to travel to the west coast, visiting several farms and other places along the way including:

Parkisimo Farm in Miniota, MB - Home of the Morgan stallions Immortal Sensation and "Benny"

Judy Rowan-Kidd learns how to collect off a mare with her older Morgan stud "Benny" who was a very willing teacher!

Cherry Creek Canadians in Kamloops, BC - Home of 3 wonderful stallions, Fonzie, Zipper and the Reserve Champion stallion for 2005, Cherry Creek Fonzie Merit

Five Winds Farm in Roberts Creek, BC - Home ofPrince, a stallion that is one generation back to foundation lines of the Canadian Horse

September Acres in Port Alberni, BC - Home of Digger One

Iron Horse Equines own Deb Ottier on board Digger One after a successful phantom training session and Transported Semen Workshop

Who says you can't have fun while you work?!!

Arrowvale Canadians in Port Alberni, BC - Home to Ann and Bob Collins, and their wonderful group of Canadians, 2 mares of which were bred with frozen semen!

Iron Horse Equines mobile unit at Arrowvale Campground in Port Alberni, BC

The view from our campsite at Arrowvale Campground...

Evergreen Stables in Errington, BC - Home of Champion Halter Horse, Gyco

Iron Horse Equines Rene Ottier with a new found friend, Gyco

Stopping to see the icefields along the way to Brule, AB.

Double Diamond Canadians in Brule, AB - Home of D-Cromwell, another foundation linked stallion

Pendennis Hills Farm in Rivers, MB - Home of 2 up and coming studs, out of the great stallion, Heros

Randy Moore of Pendennis Hills Farm was happy to show us both Phoenix and Phantom, 2 yearling full brothers Click on the image to view the 2 boys!

R.Bar D. Farm in Grunthal, MB - Home of the 1997 Canadian Supreme Sire, 1998 Super Stakes Sire and 3 Time MCHA Open and Non-Pro Champion Play Me Out

WAIT A SECOND!! That is another barn friend getting comfortable with Iron Horse Equines Rene Ottier. He made quite a few friends in this trip!

Thank you to all the farms we visited! We had a great time!

Breeding Management Seminar held in January

Iron Horse Equine held it's first annual seminar entitled "It Takes Two: Managing the Stallion and Mare for Optimal Fertility" on Saturday, January 29th, 2005 in Guelph, Ontario. Over 50 participants attended to learn more on vaccination schedules with up-to-date information on West Nile Virus, using new reproductive technologies, the performance stallion and mare, and nutritional implications on fertility. Click here for the itinerary of the days events.

Course notes now available!  Cost is $25.00 plus GST and any applicable shipping charges. Contact us for your copy.

Reproduction Information Booth at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fairs Cavalcade of Horses

Iron Horse Equine provided information on new reproductive technologies to the horse industry at the Royal Winter Fair this November. Embryo transfer, embryo freezing and semen freezing were some of the topics highlighted at the booth, which had horse enthusiasts of all ages inquiring and seeking out answers to their questions.

Iron Horse Equine visits the East Coast!

On our way to the east coast, we stopped in the Ottawa area to do some training of a young stallion which is always exciting. Our journey continued to Quebec before heading to New Brunswick to meet with a breeder of both Canadian Horses and Canadian Sport Horses. Plans are underway for a reproduction workshop to be held in PEI next spring.

 Deb Ottier with the eventing stallion 'Millennium Falcon' in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Deb Ottier visited the province of Nova Scotia to meet with breeders on utilizing new technology.

BC Trip

Our Trip to the West coast was a wet one, with 16 out of 21 days of rain!  The weather did not stop Iron Horse from persevering and visiting all of our stops, with a few unplanned stops as well. We met with many breeders in Nanaimo, BC at our reproduction information booth at the VIEX Aug 20-22.   We traveled as far north as Chetwynd, BC, braving the hail in the area and meeting some wonderful breeders in the area. Thank you to all who welcomed us to their farms!  It was an exciting time!  We met with so many people, we are planning a return trip next August. Contact us for more details.

Iron Horse Equines Deb Ottier in the Forest town of Chetwynd, BC

It's our First!  The tallest breed, the Shire Horse, has now been added to the list of stallions banked by our frozen semen services!  This fellow here with our own Deb Ottier, is an 18 yr old stallion in New York, and was the first Shire stallion to be collected by Iron Horse Equine in July, 2004. "It is very important for breeds to utilize technology and bank the sperm of rare or older bloodlines in order to preserve genetics for the future" says former reproduction researcher and IHE member Deb Ottier.