muscles yankee

[buster]

2 best trotters in the southern hemisphere...no surprises there

[nat]

The best stallion in the world you get what you pay for

[triplev123]

An absolutely OUTSTANDING sire. You hit the nail squarely upon the head there Nat. With him you get what you pay for. I can't wait to see what his son, Muscle Hill, does at stud. I believe that he will be even better again.

[eliteblood]

Are they the result of frozen semen ?
A leading NSW trainer told me a couple of years ago that he would never buy another yearling that was the result of frozen semen because it didn't work.

[buster]

yes frozen semen


THEY said the same thing about embryo transfer...and then came along sushi sushi

[nat]

When you buy a ticket on the Muscles Yankee train you buy first class look how many sevice's down under and what he has produced, Triplev123 you can't wait for Muscle Hill for me I can't wait for Skyvalley even Alderbaron Yankee and then when he is retired Down Under Muscles

[mango]

Hi Eliteblood

I think there's nothing wrong with frozen semen and take a look at Bettor's progeny as anything over 4yrs of age was by frozen and they have done a great job.

[triplev123]

Love You is making an incredible impact in NZ via frozen semen.

[Flashing Red]

Are they the result of frozen semen ?
A leading NSW trainer told me a couple of years ago that he would never buy another yearling that was the result of frozen semen because it didn't work.

I would prefer fresh/chilled over frozen any day of the week.

In saying that, the breeding industry is improving in leaps and bounds, especially in the semen department. They seem to be getting better results now than 10 or so years ago, so my opinion on the whole topic is changing.

Further, when pioneering embryo transfer, they were using a lot of old mares and the results weren't very good. Once, however, they began using younger (and sometimes unraced) mares, the resulting offspring seemed to improve.

I don't think one could ever fully substitute live cover or chilled semen, but I think that gap's closing...

[triplev123]

Frozen semen doesn't bother me one bit. Embryo Transfer certainly did and for quite some time too, though not so much anymore. I think that you're getting really close to hitting the nail on the head there Flashing. Early on in the piece I don't believe anywhere near enough credence was given to selecting the right recipient mare. IMO it's not only their size but their temperament & their age that come into play big-time. Above all else, I'd be very interested in the size of foals a potential recipoent mare leaves. Some big mares leave moderately sized foals, some smaller mares will leave big foals & so on. If for some reason we had to carry out an ET I'd seriously consider going as far as supplying our own recipient mare, one that we knew all about beforehand.