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The Lab Equipment: We have chosen the Missouri AV for its lightness and ease of use as well as its ability to provide comfort and mare like feeling to the stallion. Each stallion collected has his own AV and Liners. Equipment is sanitized and stored to the recommendations of CSU- the same practices they use in their USDA Certified facility! We ship all semen in the Equitainer or the EST disposable shipper. We feel quality shipping containers only improve the chances of conception for the mare owner. All shipments are sent UPS. We have the ability to run IgG test for antibodies levels of
the newborn foal and test colostrum for quality on any mare that is foaled at
our facility. This allows us to make sure every foal gets that important boost
of antibodies at birth and if they do not have them, we can then contact our
veterinarian for help in getting the foal the needed antibodies.
The Teasing Chute:
The Phantom: CUSTOM CUT PHANTOM BODY- SMS breeding phantom bodies and legs come with a 10 year warranty (warranty does not include cover). It is built from heavy duty steel, yet is still easily adjustable. Our cutout on the side provides for easier positioning of the AV. It helps keep the stallion positioned behind the breeding phantom rather than trying to come around the side to reach the AV. Without the cutout stallions have a tendency to twist their back to get to the AV on the side of the AV. Once they are around the side, some stallions just continue up the side until they fall off the front. If they don't travel up the side, then they are still breeding in an uncomfortable and unbalanced position. By starting him behind the breeding phantom in a comfortable position he has no reason to travel up the side. There is also the added touch of another comfort cut at the top of the back end. It was put there purely for the comfort of the stallion. After all he is the main customer of the breeding phantom. PHANTOM LEGS - The SMS Breeding Phantom is built with two heavy duty steel legs to withstand the most aggressive stallions. During training stallions have been known to climb completely over a breeding phantom with the entire weight of their body on the breeding phantom all at once. Have piece of mind knowing your breeding phantom has two sturdy legs under it and two heavy duty, SOLID connecting points to the breeding phantom body. Our legs don't have any fancy gears or hydraulics to adjust them. Our legs are the same size square tubing and hitch pins used to tow your trailer. How could you get any stronger than that? This makes our phantoms less expensive to make, yet you can still easily change their height and angle. Our legs are positioned toward the back to properly distribute his weight over BOTH legs. When the legs are toward the front of the phantom one of the legs ends up in the middle of the phantom. As the stallions is mounted on one end, the center leg works like a fulcrum (imagine a teeter totter - what happens when weight is applied at one end - the other end goes up) That puts a lot of lift on that front leg and I've seen them pop right out of the ground, cement and all. You also don't want the legs so far back that they are in the way of the stallion's hind feet while he is on the phantom. PHANTOM PADDING - Our padding has been chosen to provide maximum give and at the same time provide stability. The outer most padding is 100% waterproof and moisture resistant and stays flexible to -35 degrees. The inside padding is designed to provide enough "give" so the stallion can comfortably grip the breeding phantom without struggling and without the need for hips. If the breeding phantom is too hard the stallion's legs can't not "grab" the phantom, which he needs to do to be able to thrust properly.
The Boarding Facilities:
We feed grass hay to all horses coming in. Mare owner may request alfalfa or other feeds at additional cost. Supplements are to be provided by mare owner with instructions for feeding. Mare owner may also provide the entire feed ration with feeding instructions.
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