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Emerald Ridge Farm
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About Emerald Ridge Farm

Emerald Ridge Farm is located in Rockwood, Ontario (just immediately outside of Guelph) in the "heart" of Canada's horse country.  Emerald Ridge Farm was originally founded in 1998 where the business raised and sold a select number of Standardbred yearlings for the open market. 

Today, the business has flourished to the point that the facility is based on 134 acres in Wellington County.  The farm is a full service breeding facility offering a separate stallion barn with accommodation for resident stallions, complete with a laboratory and breeding shed.  The main barn consists of 32 stalls which houses temporary and full time resident mares.  During the breeding season, an additional farm is used to accommodate overflow.

In 2006, Emerald Ridge Farm partnered with Kentuckiana Farms, Georgetown, Kentucky and presently stands 4 Standardbred stallions (2 of which shuttle to Australia and New Zealand for duel hemisphere breeding) and 1 quarter horse stallion, breeding a total of 300 to 500 mares each season.  A central distribution hub has been established where horse semen can be disseminated efficiently throughout North America.  The farm is also conveniently located within 1 hour from Toronto Pearson International Airport. 

Emerald Ridge Farm is owned and operated by Dr. Patrick Meyers and his wife, Anna DeMarchi-Meyers.  Dr. Patrick and Anna Meyers are excited about becoming the first SBS affiliate in Canada and look forward to providing and expanding semen freezing services to clients. 

Staff

	Dr. Patrick Meyers obtained his veterinary degree from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1984, completed his residency in large animal theriogenology at Texas A & M University, becoming a board-certified theriogenologist (reproduction specialist) in 1989.  He has published more than 50 papers and articles in scientific journals, veterinary textbooks and horse industry magazines.  He currently runs Meyers Equine Veterinary Services, an equine mobile practice which was established in 1996 in addition to Emerald Ridge Farm.   He also is an Official Veterinarian at Grand River Raceway during the racing season.  patmeyers@hsfx.ca
	Anna DeMarchi-Meyers obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Animal Science from the University of Guelph in 1988.  She has worked as an equine specialist for a major Canadian feed company however the majority of her career has been spent in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry both in sales and later fulfilling responsibilities as an equine marketing manager.  In 2003, she left the pharmaceutical industry and began focusing all of her efforts on Emerald Ridge Farm.  She continues to free lance, writing horse health related articles for Horse Care Magazine and the Harness Edge.  In her spare time, she enjoys riding dressage her Trakehner gelding. annameyers@hsfx.ca