Although the stock horses association refuse to register a foal conceived by frozen semen, the international market is willing to forgo the registration certificate for the genetics. Most other countries have their own stock horse associations that will register the foals based on parentage verification instead of a registration certificate from an American association. There are also a growing number of marketing companies that are encouraging American stallions to participate in the frozen semen programs. Depending on the country that you will be sending the semen to, various health and quarantine restrictions apply. Most countries request that you get a specific permit prior to freezing the stallion s semen, provide a variety of pre-quarantine testing, enter into a USDA approved quarantine for a specified amount of time, and then provide a variety of quarantine and post quarantine testing.
Some countries require no more than a health paper to accompany the semen.
The semen is collected under these specific quarantine guidelines, frozen, and then can be sent to an import station in that particular country. The individual permit number of the stallion is written on the semen straw and on all health documents to prohibit unlicensed stallions from entering the country. The freezing facility must be pre-approved by the USDA and have an approved veterinarian supervising the facility. There is a tremendous market in the international community for the high quality stock horse stallions. Traditionally breedings sold via frozen semen do not give live foal guarantees and all monies are collected before the semen is sent to the customer.