A very special thank you to Chris Leese for visiting our farm and for making time to take some incredible photos of the facility for us... good luck Chris in your new endeavor behind the lense! We are glad that your trip timed with meeting our very own Dr. Harry from EMA and making time to follow him around the farm and to chronicle his embryo transfer techniques in pictures! Chris' well written and informative article may be reviewed at http://www.pleasurehorse.com/pub_Details.cfm
Lisa and Eric Zwirner of E-Z Farm are esctatic that Potential Career from his previously limited book on a private farm has had his offspring excell in the show pen! 2006 is the latest year that the statistics are available for the NSBA Leading Sire List. Potential Career is listed in the Top 50! Congratulations to P.C.! As Potential Career is now offered to the public for breeding, we look forward to his next crops adding to these statistic totals!
Lori Watkins of Black Creek Crossing is pleased to announce that Vested Pine has been tested N/N by Cornell University for the hereditary disease HERDA; Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia, a term favored by researchers for Hyperelastosis Cutis (HC). N/N means that Vested Pine is Homozygous for the normal gene. He does not possess the disease-causing Herda gene. When a horse has HC, there is a lack of adhesion within the dermis, the deep layer of skin, due to a collagen defect. Poco Bueno is the sire line through which this disease has been traced. More information may be found in the article written by Les Sellnow; http://www.bringinglighttohypp.org/HERDA.html
Congratulations DeGraff Stables/Liberty Farm in receiving certification from the USDA for shipping frozen semen to the European Union! The USDA has given us approval and has forwarded their findings to Europe. We now await their listing of our facility upon their next update of approved companies.
Congratulations Dr. Harry! Your hard work is paying off! Under the direction of Dr. Harry of EMA, we are pleased to announce that DeGraff Stables/Liberty Farm Embryo Transfer program is off and running with an excellent conception rate! Stats so far: 12 Flushes and 12 Embyros! 10 of 12 recipients checked and of the 10, 8 are in foal! We have quite a few more lined up for 2008, but it is not too late to reserve your Embyro Transfer breeding! We still have plenty of great recips just waiting to carry your next champion!
Dear Mare Owners... we are excited to announce that we have just recently leased an additional 23 Stalls and 42 acres right next door to us, for your mare's comfort and care! It is clean, has been disinfected and the water has been analized. Mares bred to one of the fabulous stallions on-farm are given preference, however, if space avails we are pleased to help facilitate a breeding outside our farm. In addition to standard breeding practices, we also offer embryo transfer that meets all Kentucky eligible breeding requirements. Call us at 859.846.5000!
Tyson Furlong advises us that Achieva is still a 100% grey color producer into the 2008 foaling season! Mare owners, love not only the foals temperaments and physical attributes, but they love that color!
Congratulations to Margaret Storrs whom owns HRZ Make Mine Gold! They are NSBA's Leading 2 YO Non-Pro Team in the nation! Margaret shows under the guidance of Ty and Karen Hornick.
Lisa Zwirner of E-Z Farms is pleased to announce that they have included the first shipment of semen with each new breeding fee to Potential Career for 2008! "Many people told us that they loved it when purchasing a breeding that all of their fees were included in one price... so we listened and incorporated both the booking fee and the first shipment in P.C.'s stud fee for 2008." Lisa also adds "We are excited about the response to Potential Career for this season! His offspring, including a World and Reserve World Champion, have performed exceptionally well in the past. What we are really looking forward to the 2008 show season. Many top trainers have chosen a P.C. for their futurity program this year and we look forward to helping promote them as they show." www.PotentialCareer.net
Bill Kaven was recently made aware that his 2007 contract and associated breeding fees were still posted on Vested Asset's website. This has caused some confusion regarding breeding fees and any available discounts. Bill announced that he would roll back the fee to the 2007 level and honor the pricing as found by mare owners. "Puzzles" 2008 fee will be $850 as previously advertised and we are sorry if there has been any inconvenience.
"Breezer" has a new DVD and his owner Nancy Wilt has recently had the footage added to her website... click on the link and watch Randy Wilson's winning ride at Congress and view this exceptional individual under saddle!
Olivia Hoecker of Pine Meadows says that her new crop of foals by Hotrodden Zippo and Mr Notibily Zippo are arriving daily at her farms, in Ohio and Florida... She invites you to look at how these two great stallions are crossing on various bloodlines for exceptional foals! visit their website at www.PineMeadows.com !!!!
The first unanimous AQHA 2YO AQHA Champion, Ziprageous, invites you to come visit him at DeGraff Stables in Midway on your next trip through Kentucky! Rageous is excited about his new foal crop that is arriving daily. Mare owners are calling and sending photos of his new arrivals. His owner, the Stricker's think this is the best group yet! Also, they are anxiously awaiting the new futurity show season! Many trainers are advising that they can't wait for the new youngsters to enter the show pen this summer! Good luck to all the Rage's showing!
Come join the party in 2008! Vested Pine offspring had one of the best year's ever in the show pen in 2007! Champions & Reserve Champions at all major futurities, Congress & the World show...Vested Pine's owner, Lori Watkins of Black Creek Crossing is elated and is looking forward to a repeat show season in 2008! Lori has additionally made a commitment to the mare owners who would choose Vested Pine for their mare in 2008 to help with the market conditions and had adjusted his stud fee to $1750! She additionally has stated that she will pay the 6% Kentucky Sales Tax on all breedings for mares that choose the Kentucky Breeders Incentive Fund eligibility! Wow! Thanks Lori!
The first foals by Repeated In Red are here and we are excited by their looks, presence and movement! The proven pedigree and genetics of Invitation Only X Krysun Jet Set; are Kentucky eligible and available at DeGraff Stables in one big, red and gorgeous package... aka: Repeated in Red! Red, the full brother to One Hot Krymsun, Krymsun Hot Invite and part sister to Good Luck Girl is a phenomenal mover and great performer in his own right. A futurity champion and circuit champion we invite you to view his first arrivals at www.RepeatedInRed.com !!!!
Amy and Jeffery Meredith announce that Custom Invitation has been busy in February 'stock piling' frozen semen for any breedings for mare owners this season. Custom is headed back to the show arena and the Meredith's are excited that he is adding many events to his Western Pleasure venue! Additionally, in case you are concerned, Custom will retain his Kentucky eligibility as his owners will meet the requirements of the program. We'll miss you... GOOD LUCK Custom!
Merry Hardy is excited about a new video that was recently created for "Flashy", aka, Red Hot Impulse. The Res. Congress Champion and NSBA Hi-Point Stallion with over 235 lifetime points may be viewed on his website at: www.RedHotImpulse.com ENJOY! :-)
Steve Heckaman stated that he had previously advertised an increase in stud fee for the 2008 season for Potential Investment. He said that due to the econominc conditions that exist today, that he is pleased to announce that he would like to help aid mare owners by keeping the stud fee for "Martin" at the 2007 rate. Potential Investment will stand for $2,500 instead of the currently advertised $3,000 fee.
Mr Dun Promised by Mr Yella Fella is recently out of the show pen and hard at work at his new job at DeGraff Stables in Kentucky! "Dunny", who added another 20+ Grand Championships to his credit last fall for a total over 75! boasts an excellent book of great mares for the 2008 season. Offering type and style for mare owner consideration, he is looking forward to the World Show this year where his owner, Dan Chicola of Landlock Farms in Louisiana will continue his exciting show program. Jeff Badgley, owner of proven sire, Hesa Tuff Mister (N/N) by Mr Cool Conclusion, announces that "Elliott" has sired 8 Congress Championships from just 44 foals! Jeff announces Heza Tuff Mister offers mare owners an excellent producing sire record. He is passing along gorgeous heads and necks, a great topline and plenty of size and type.
DeGraff Stables has the best of color to offer mare owners right under one roof! Gentlemen Send Roses, homozygous for the tobiano gene and a World Champion Sire, along with multiple World Champion Sire, Zips Heaven Sent and Reserve World Champion Hot Lopin Sensation are offered along with our double registered super-stars; World Champion Hesa Cool Hotrod and 5X World Champion HBF Iron Man! Come to where the color is!!!! All Kentucky Eligible!
Our DeGraff Stables/Liberty Farm Embryo Transfer program for 2008 is posted on the website and we are ready for your inspection! We have a group of young, reproductive and friendly recipients waiting patiently under lights to help facilitate your own breedng program. Our experienced veterinarian partners welcome the opportunity to provide their expertise and attention to detail to insure the best reproductive results and service possible! Please contact us for more information! 859.846.5000! or please visit: http://www.degraffstables.com/embryo_transfer.asp
