2007 has been an exciting year for Equine-Reproduction.com, LLC! We relocated from Northern California to Wynnewood, Oklahoma (65 miles south of Oklahoma City off I-35) and as part of that move, opened a stallion station and mare reproductive management facility. We offer stallion management services including collection and shipping of semen, phantom and ground collection training and semen freezing. We specialize in problem stallions! We also manage mares for breeding with fresh, cooled and/or frozen semen, as well as performing embryo transfer. For more information on these services, please don't hesitate to contact us. We are excited about the opportunities this move will have and are looking forward to serving breeders needs at our new location.

We have been working on several new articles which have been posted on our website, including a new semen extender calculator. Stallion owners that are shipping semen will be happy to know that we've taken the guess work out of how much extender to add to their shipments. You can go to http://www.equine-reproduction.com/SemenCalculator.php  to use the calculator. It also will allow you to enter information and print out the form to include with your shipment!

Because of our relocation and the opening of our new facility, we plan to reduce the amount of traveling and number of short courses we will be doing in the future . The 2008 tour will probably be our last extensive tour. As many of the courses fill, we recommend enrolling early to ensure a place at one of the courses.

We are pleased to announce our new Spring 2008 tour. Cost to attend a two day course is $325.00 and a three day course is $425.00. If you enroll at least 15 days prior to the course date, there is a $50.00 early enrollment discount. So, enroll early to insure a spot in the course AND to take advantage of the early enrollment discount!

We will be holding courses at the following locations and dates:

Sacramento, California - February 2nd & 3rd, 2008

Bakersfield, California February 9th & 10th, 2008

Pomona, California - February 16th, 17th & 18th 2008

Houston Texas - February 23rd & 24th, 2008

Burleson (Dallas/Ft. Worth), Texas March 1st & 2nd, 2008

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas - March 8th, 9th & 10th, 2008

Equine-Reproduction.com, LLC is known for staying abreast of new research and presenting it to breeders, veterinarians and reproduction specialists in an informative, educational and easily understood format. In addition, several of the courses are approved for continuing education (CE) credits for veterinarians and veterinarian technicians. If you're not interested or unable to attend one of our courses, perhaps our website will help answer some of your questions. The website is entirely free and there are no subscriptions required (and NO pop ups) to view the articles and pages!

Short Course Details

Jos Mottershead, of Equine-Reproduction.com, LLC will be the main lecturer and lectures on equine reproduction. Well respected in the horse industry, Jos offers assistance to breeders and veterinarians through the informative website, http://www.equine-reproduction.com, as well as through the email discussion list, EquineRepro@yahoogroups.com . With an incredible working knowledge of equine reproduction, he is a wealth of information that both the first time breeder and the equine professional will appreciate. Jos stays educated on the most current technology, trends and products, making the lectures a great opportunity for anyone wishing to stay up to date on available breeding information.

Each course will be intensive and cover a wide variety of topics that the equine breeder will find useful and which will guide them towards having an easier, probably cheaper, and more successful breeding season. The courses instruct breeders in traditional methods and practices, newer ideas and technologies, and present some interesting alternatives to the more conventional methods of horse breeding available to the industry. As an example, there are photos on the web site at http://www.equine-reproduction.com/courses/completed.shtml  of course participants being shown how to ground collect from a stallion for artificial insemination. The two-day course has a two hour wet lab. The three-day course has a full day devoted to wet lab.

Each participant receives a set of course notes of over 200 pages that are themselves a valuable reference. You will find yourself referring to them time and again when you have a question about breeding and/or equine reproduction!

We realize how difficult it can be to stay current with the latest information and are pleased to be able to offer you this opportunity. Please visit the website at http://www.equine-reproduction.com/courses/  for more short course information.

In addition to the short courses, while on tour we also offer a mobile reproduction service. We can come to your facility and collect and freeze your stallion(s) semen, train stallions to ground collect or use a breeding phantom, troubleshoot existing problems, and/or assist you in setting up a breeding facility. If you are interested in these services, please email us for more information!

Please check out the website for information on equine reproduction at http://www.equine-reproduction.com  - there are numerous articles on a variety of topics. If you have a reproduction question, use the form on the site to join the worlds largest equine reproduction e-mail discussion list EquineRepro@yahoogroups.com . You can then post your question where you will have access to a large number of breeders and veterinarians as well as Jos, enabling you to receive concise and informative answers, and participate in the discussions yourself!

We look forward to seeing you at one of the short courses! And, if we don't see you at one of our courses, we hope that you find our website informative, educational and helpful in your breeding endeavors.

Kindest regards,

Equine Reproduction Short Courses
http://www.equine-reproduction.com