Gaia made history at 11:00 p.m.October 27, 2012, becoming the first MM foal born in the US using imported frozen semen from Brasil. A labor of love, our dream was realized when Agro Maripá collected and exported the first frozen MM semen from 3 of his stallions in Brasil. Our continued thanks to Agro Maripa!
Gaia is the product of Oma de Maripa and Brasilia do Summerwind. She was reserved by Dr. Adrienne C. Scheck of Scottsdale AZ and with SW Future Foal retaining breeding rights to her to ensure her genetics are carried forward in the U.S.
All of us are thrilled with her!!!!!
Her name Gaia was selected by Adrienne for a number of reasons. Gaia (“guy-a”) is the goddess or personification of Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for “land” is ge or ga) in pre-Olympian Greek mythology. The Gaia hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.
We’ve met our goal! We wanted to create a frozen semen bank of superior Mangalarga Marchador stallions from Brasil. We felt that this would be good for the genetic diversity of the Marchador breed here in North America and also could help us to keep or improve our breed quality. Many of these superior stallions would never have been sold, but we can get access to their semen through modern reproductive technology!
If you have never used frozen semen, please contact us to learn more. We’d be happy to help you find a breeding vet in your area and see if your mare is a good candidate for using frozen semen. Success rates are often just as high as any AI using cooled semen.
Here is our offering! Frozen semen only.
Oma de Maripa, quite possibly the most beautiful Marchador. Owned by Agro Maripa Intl, SW has frozen semen.
$1000 One insemination dose of frozen semen, no guarantee. Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system. Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.
$1500 + $ Live Foal Guarantee option. Two insemination doses of Oma’s frozen semen. If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee. Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.
$1000 One insemination dose of frozen semen, no guarantee. Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.
$1500 +$ Live Foal Guarantee option. Two insemination doses of frozen semen. If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee. Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.
$750 One insemination dose, no guarantee. Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways. Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system. Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.
$1250 + $ Live Foal Guarantee option. 2 insemination doses of frozen semen. If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee. Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.
SW Future Foal offers a 10% discount to all SW Future Foal customers and also to any MM breeder.
SW Future Foal will continue to add stallions to the semen bank whenever possible. Please check back to see if more stallions are available.
A year ago this month, we said goodbye to a favorite Marchador, Chanel de Miami. Her death was untimely, quick and without warning. She was a truly great mare.
A daughter of imported Foundation Marchadors, her lineage and history is told in the MM series, the Importers – MM Horse Farms. The Importers MM Horse Farms
Had she lived, she would have left quite a legacy in her offspring. Tragically, her sons she are gelded so only one daughter may continue her line. Destiny do Summerwind is owned by Gayle Hamilton in Texas. Gayle just won the USMMA Valentine’s story contest by writing about her MM valentine!
