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The PSHP is holding a stallion parade at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire on 14th February 2009. Tickets are £10, and with 28 of the country’s top stallions in attendance, it would be well worth a visit from anyone thinking about putting their mare in foal this year! Of particular note are Ulrik Molgaard and Henriette Andersen’s Astonish and Treliver stud’s Treliver Decanter. Equine Reproduction Ltd will be collecting and distributing semen for both stallions for 2009.

Following on from the huge amount of interest we received for the January AI course which is now fully booked, we’re arranging a second course which will take place in February.

Become a DEFRA qualified artificial insemination technician on our two day long course held in Northern Ireland. 17-18 February 2009. Only £335 including all training, examination, certification, food and accomodation. Flights to Belfast are around £30-60! The most affordable way to become a certified AI technician!

£335 per delegate.

E-mail jamie@equinereproduction.co.uk or call 07791 836107 for more information.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 British Breeding Awards Dinner to be held on Saturday 10^th January at one of London’s top five star hotels, The Grange City Hotel overlooking the Tower of London.

Celebrating the very best of British breeding, this prestigious occasion marks the pinnacle of the breeding social calendar when breeders, who work long hours at the farm all season, take the opportunity to visit the sights of London to celebrate their own successes and those of their colleagues.

This year we see the competition disciplines recognising the British bred horses from their young horse competitions; young horse and Olympic awards; the best of the 550-strong BEF Futurity evaluations for horses and ponies from foals to three years destined for careers as dressage horses, eventers, show jumpers or sports ponies; racehorse to performance horse awards, sports pony awards and the Meritoire award for outstanding lifetime achievement and contribution to the breeding industry.

Over three hundred people will sit down to dinner in sumptuous surroundings, representing the breeding spectrum from top studs to individual small breeders and two superb bronzes from Caroline Wallace will be available for auction.

Tickets are £70 each. To be held at the Grange City Hotel, London, EC3N 2BD. For more information, visit the BEF website by clicking here.

On 21st February at 7pm, Roger Lee MRCVS will be presenting an evening seminar on artificial insemination entitled “Equine AI: The future of breeding” at Tower Farm, Grimsthorpe. The seminar will cover many areas including:

• Suitability of your mare for breeding
• Stallion selection
• Chilled or frozen semen?
• AI Centre procedure and packages

And will be followed with a presentation from Baileys Horse Feeds, and a Q&A session. Tickets are only £5 each, with all proceeds going to the Lincs Air Ambulance. For more information call Alex on 01778 591082 or e-mail alex@towerequine.co.uk.

The New Bolton centre at the University of Pennsylvnia are organising another of their fantastic “Just Stallion Handling” courses.

Presented by the Havemeyer Equine Behavior Lab & the Section of Reproduction

University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center

Focusing on Concepts and Skills for Safe, Efficient Handling and General Management of Breeding Stallions

Day 1

Day 2

For more information visit their website by clicking this link. It’s not yet been updated with the new course dates, but contact details are listed at the bottom of the page!

30th Jan - 1st Feb: Jos Mottershead is coming to the UK to teach one of his legendary 3 day courses. The course will be held at Home Farm Stud, Hartpury college, Gloucestershire. It covers the mare, pregnant mare and foal, and the stallion, and includes lectures, demonstrations and practical sessions. It is designed for vets and breeders alike, and anyone from a beginner to experienced breeder can benefit from the course.

£540 per delegate, or £490 if booked before 15 December 2008.

e-mail jamie@equinereproduction.co.uk or call 07791 836107 for more information.

Become a DEFRA qualified artificial insemination technician on our two day long course held in Northern Ireland. 20-21 January 2009. Only £335 including all training, examination, certification, food and accomodation. Flights to Belfast from only £10! The most affordable way to become a certified AI technician!

£335 per delegate.

E-mail jamie@equinereproduction.co.uk or call 07791 836107 for more information.

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. PLEASE SEE THE EVENTS SECTION FOR MORE AI COURSES.