On February 19, 2014 Select Breeders Southwest in Aubrey, TX hosted a seminar about genetic diseases and testing. The wacky winter weather gave us a break and it turned out to be a warm and altogether pleasant day for our seminar. A congenial crowd of over 55 people made up of veterinarians, horse breeders and college students filled the beautiful western themed meeting hall at Lantana Lodge for this highly anticipated event. Our guests were treated to gorgeous views of Lake Ray Roberts and mingled happily over a delicious selection of light fare before finally taking their seats for an interesting presentation by Dr. Sharon Spier from UC Davis California.

Many breed registries now require testing for specific genetic diseases in order to be accepted into their registry. As research continues into the genetic diseases of specific breeds it’s possible the number of required tests could increase. Do you know what your breed registry requires? Do you know how these diseases can affect the foals you produce?

Aubrey is described on billboards and in travel guides as “Horse Country, USA”, a perfect location for Select Breeders SW. In fact, based on the work being done at SBSW, that slogan could more accurately read “Horse Country, Global”. Year after year, SBSW has been shipping frozen semen from multiple breeds and disciplines worldwide; our 2013 roster for collection included the biggest stallion names in QH racing shipped to South America, champion cutting horse semen to Australia, New Zealand, South America and the European Union, and semen from prize winning Arabian show horses shipped to Qatar, Israel, the EU and Australia. Some of these champions stand at Select Breeders SW Stallion Center; others are collected from our Mobile Labs, but all of this globally bound semen is stored and then distributed from our state of the art facility in Aubrey, Texas.

It is the time of year when temperatures begin to cool down, the leaves on the trees start to change color and the number of daylight hours decreases. Although Fall is known for a time of “getting rid of the old” we at Select Breeders Southwest in Aubrey, TX are celebrating the new. The new foals born at our facility, the new pregnancies for the mares we bred, the new stallions we managed for this breeding season and the new collections we will perform this Fall for frozen semen processing.

World Champion stallions standing at SBSW for the 2012 breeding season include Radical Rodder and Never Compromise.

On the evening of September 8th, 2011 Select Breeders Southwest, Inc. of Aubrey, TX celebrated their 20 year anniversary with an Open House and Silent Auction to benefit ManeGait Therapeutic Horsemanship of McKinney, Texas. Approximately 70 people from the community came to support this wonderful charity and tour the world renowned facility. The evening was filled with great food, live music and therapeutic riding demonstrations. ManeGait relies on volunteers as well as horse and monetary donations in order to provide this rewarding service to those in need. With the help of the events co-sponsors, silent auction donors and bidders we were able to raise $6,125.00 for ManeGait and it’s riders.

Did you know that North Texas alone has over 700,000 children and adults living with a disability. The horse can be an extremely effective form of therapy for many of these individuals. Unfortunately medical insurance doesn’t cover the cost of equine therapy. But we can help....On Thursday evening, September 8th Select Breeders Southwest will host an Open House and Silent Auction at our Aubrey, TX facility to benefit ManeGait Therapeutic Horsemanship. Updated with event schedule 8/25/11.

Select Breeders Southwest (SBSW) in Aubrey, TX is not just a facility for freezing semen…we are a full service Equine Reproduction Center offering our expertise in stallion management to you during the 2012 Breeding Season. Select Breeders has pioneered the practical application of modern breeding technologies. Our state of the art facility is equipped to assist you with live cover, breeding mares on farm, and processing cooled semen shipments, as well as freezing semen for domestic and international shipments.