Geldings that have frozen semen stored will be allowed to come forward for Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain (SHB(GB)) stallion gradings. This follows the first assessment of a gelding, PSH Overture, in March.
However, only geldings awarded Grade 1 status will be eligible for registration into the studbook. They will be issued with covering certificates, but registered separately from graded stallions.
SHB(GB)’s Marian Eydmann said that, while it is “not expected to be a common procedure”, it “may offer a more straightforward alternative to cloning”.
This article was first published in Horse & Hound magazine on 8 May 2014
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Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on dogs of all shapes and sizes. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs, one a street dog from Gambia who was abandoned at three weeks old. Now, her constant companion, whether by her feet at her desk or walking cross-country courses, is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.
