MVS EquiBreed

17/04/2024

Check this out!!! A very exciting paper has been published

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Our paper is published in the Equine Vet Journal. This will revolutionize our frozen semen AI options! We can just AI mares with frozen semen at 9am now!

Kindly funded by New Zealand Equine Research Foundation

Attention vets! and www.nzerf.co.nz
MVS EquiBreed
Blue Blood Equine
Rangiora Vet Centre Equine
Cambridge Equine Hospital
Equus Veterinary Reproduction and Consultancy
Equestrian Sports NZ
BREED Diagnostics
VetEmbryo ApS
VDL Stud
Van Olst Horses
GFE Groupe France Élevage

17/04/2024

Great night had by the ladies at the Grins Night Of Champions Cambridge Raceway Lovely to catch up with some fantastic clients and seeing some MVS EquiBreed babies performing on the night! EquiBreed ART

10/04/2024

🌟 Exciting News Alert! 🌟

The merger of EquiBreed NZ and MVS Equine is here to redefine excellence in equine breeding services! 🐴

Dr. Dave Keenan and Dr. Lee Morris are spearheading this game-changing collaboration, bringing together two powerhouses in the breeding industry. 🚀

Get ready for unparalleled expertise and dedication, now available nationwide and beyond! 🌏

Read this truly inspiring article here:
https://issuu.com/showcircuit/docs/issuu_5a3853d5c0aa59/102

Words - Ashleigh Kendall
Images - © Christine Cornege Photography

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08/04/2024

What a great opportunity for Australian breeders!

05/04/2024

Attention showjumpers!

02/04/2024

Van Olst Horses are offered at a pregnancy basis here at the MVS EquiBreed insemination hub. Get your semen booked through EquiBreed ART to create your next dream horse 🐴

18/03/2024

Woo hoo!! Audit done and dusted and we remain the only MPI approved facility for semen collection for freezing for export.

14/03/2024

Perhaps you want to breed for the Northern Hemisphere or some late season options on a pregnancy basis available at MVS EquiBreed - a NZ insemination hub for Van Olst Horses, VDL Stud and GFE Groupe France Élevage.

Fancy some DRESSAGE semen from world champions available on a PREGNANCY basis?
We have lots of stallions available from Van Olst Horses, and a couple from VDL Stud and GFE Groupe France Élevage as well!
No need to import semen that is already here!

Email us now to book your mare in for now or next season [email protected]

20/02/2024

A successful tour for all involved! MVS EquiBreed are very proud to sponsor this tour for the New Zealand Hanoverian Society, and we would like to congratulate all breeders/owners for their contributions to the future of the Hanoverian breed!

14/02/2024

The beautiful Saltaire Sorcerer is still available and willing and a great fresh option especially at this time of the year.

08/02/2024

Meet Kelvin Zoetendal!

Equine veterinary nurse Kelvin joined the team at MVS EquiBreed for the season. Hailing from The Netherlands, Kelvin Graduated last year and since then has been passionate about genetics and all the research that goes into producing future athletes. Growing up in Friesland he also has a soft spot for a beautiful Friesian!

Sadly, as the season slows down Kelvin leaves us, but he is off to an exciting new role at VDL Stud for the breeding season in the northern hemisphere.

Kelvin has made some firm friends here in NZ whom he has enjoyed traveling with and going for hikes, we know he won't be a stranger!

05/02/2024

An absolute pleasure to prepare Celebration Xtreme for this event. Congratulation Kellie on your result!

05/02/2024

I love taking photos of the mares and foals in our care and sending them through to the clients as I know how stressful it can be handing over part of your extended family to people you don’t know. I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in many generations of family trees! This one stands out. These two babies, belonging to long time client Debra Bromiley, were chalk and cheese yet firm friends. They HAD to be touching when they rested and often both stood in the crush as thier mum/auntie was scanned. It was a suprise when I looked at the dates that these two would now be 8 or 9 !! 🥰

02/02/2024

Teamwork makes the dreamwork.
The season wouldn't have been the same without these two girls!! MVS EquiBreed technicians Kiera and Jordan leave us today to embark on the next chapters of their careers. As Kiera heads down to Telford to study Level 5 Rural Animal Technician, Jordan is off over the ditch to work for Ultra Thoroughbreds in Melbourne. These girls certainly kept their steps up every day bringing the mares in for scanning, always smiling and making sure the mares received plenty TLC. Best of luck girls and thank you for all your hard work!!

30/01/2024

It's a wonder we get any work done at all with little beauties like these two to hang out with!

Here at MVS EquiBreed we can cater for all your mare's needs regardless of size (or shape). Our holding pens (normally used for mares waiting to be scanned) are the perfect size for Sarah and her gorgeous foal Joco from Bayview Miniatures. With just the right amount of green stuff to keep mum happy and fences small enough to keep baby safe! Fun really does come in all shapes and sizes!!

30/01/2024

Meet the team Tuesday

Meet our MVS EquiBreed Manager, Marsha Crinion. With a career in the thoroughbred industry that spans 17 years many of you may already know Marsha! Having worked in NZ for the last 11 years she has been immersed in both racing and breeding and was super excited to take on a new challenge within our team. Moving to the Waikato with her partner Trev and two little boys Marsha is loving helping clients out with the advanced reproductive services MVS Equibreed can offer and is only a phone call away to answer any questions you may have.

Marsha is seen here with mare Kumara owned by Lianne Inkster. Kumara was recently returned home in foal to VDL Zirocco Blue with a friend in tow, MVS EquiBreed recipient mare, Bougainville, who is carrying an embryo flushed from Kumara!

29/01/2024

How beautiful is this mare and foal?! Made by our team last year and returning to MVS EquiBreed to make another baby this year!

28/01/2024

24/01/2024

Hard to call it work when you love what you're doing!

MVS EquiBreed staff Jordan and Kiera making the most of scanning time with foal cuddles!

Mare Artezan and her Centavos filly foal (owned by Renie Hudson) lapping it up 🥰

24/01/2024

Beautiful Waikato afternoon 🌞 Our new facility has purpose built paddocks and yards of all sizes so whatever your mare's grazing requirements, we can help! Love looking across the big paddocks and seeing the small groups of mares relaxed and munching on the good Waikato grass 🌾

23/01/2024

Meet the team Tuesday!!

Dr Ria Harteveld is a huge part of the MVS EquiBreed team, with a few seasons under her belt with EquiBreed we are very proud to have her as part of the new MVS EquiBreed venture!

Ria is a well-travelled veterinarian from The Netherlands. Early in Ria’s career, she completed her final MSc thesis studying lameness in Thoroughbreds at Massey University, so she has always been attracted to the green pastures of NZ! In between graduating and joining our team, Ria was a polo groom, she completed an Equine Hospital Internship in Newbury UK, and was a stud veterinarian in Ballarat Australia, an equine reproduction veterinarian at EquiLife in The Netherlands and at Twemlows Stud Farm UK before venturing to EquiBreed NZ for two consecutive seasons.

Ria has been an integral member of the embryo transfer program, and she is involved in several research projects including the longevity of frozen semen, endometritis and the effects of altrenogest on pregnancy. Ria is beginning her pathway to specialise in veterinary reproduction, mentored by Drs Lee Morris and Babiche Heil, both of whom many of you will already know.

We love working with Ria as she calmly and diligently manages the mares to optimize their chances of conception for our kiwi breeders. In her spare time Ria loves to explore NZ, watch polo games and get to the races when she can 😀

19/01/2024

Funday Friday!!

Busy morning here at MVS EquiBreed - AI's and preg tests galore!! It’s not too late to book your mare in if you are considering breeding this season (just be prepared for a Christmas baby!🎄)

Give Coby a call in the office if you have any questions or would like to enquire further 😊 07 888 8193 option 2

16/01/2024

Meet the team Tuesday!!!

For many of you this will be the first voice you’ll hear when you are looking to breed the next generation!!
Meet Coby Brown.
Coby was born and bred in The Netherlands and moved here to New Zealand with her family at young age. She has lived in Matamata for more years than she cared to share with me!
Coby lives with her husband and two sons on a nearby dairy farm and is regularly out there feeding calves before she heads into the office.
Growing up, Coby was surrounded by showjumpers and is often seen helping out at thoroughbred sales. Coby is thoroughly enjoying this new venture and is delighted to help you with all things Repro!

13/01/2024

Do you recognise these two ladies - no overalls to be seen! Lee and Babiche catching up (and looking a bit glam, Babiche in gold and Lee in merino possum:)) at the 50th International Embryo Transfer Society conference in a wintery Denver, Colorado USA. Sharing great science, tips and tricks and updates in embryo technologies with bovine, human, sheep, rhinos, fish and horses!

22/12/2023

Happy Christmas Eve Eve !! From all the team at MVS Equibreed. Have a safe and Merry Christmas 🎄

18/12/2023

It’s begining to feel a lot like Christmas !
Busy day here with pregnancy tests and lining up mares for insemination.

15/12/2023

MVS EquiBreed & MVS Equine have come on board with the New Zealand Warmblood Association and the Sport and Performance Horse Association of New Zealand to help streamline the registration process for our client’s sport horse foals.

Both NZWA and SPHANZ provide breeders/owners with FEI Approved International Passports which record the date of birth, pedigree, microchip and ID along with the breeder and ownership details of the horse. This safeguards your precious foal as it moves forward into the competition world, making sure that all details are correctly recorded and able to be accessed via an online database portal.

MVS EquiBreed & MVS Equine now hold the passport ID forms for both of these stud books/registries and our vets will be encouraging our sport horse breeders to get their foals microchipped and identified when we are treating your mare and foal for re-breeding or any post-natal care.

Remember a microchip can be inserted at any age and it is handy to get everything done in one visit!

MVS EquiBreed & MVS Equine are proud to be industry leaders from foals right up to the competition arena and we fully encourage the traceability and identification aspects that passports allow for.

Please contact us on 07 888 8193 for further information.

For more information on registration of sport horses:
Warmblood Horses: www.nzwarmbloods.com
Non Warmblood Sport Horses: www.sphanz.co.nz

The New Zealand Warmblood Association promotes the breeding, improvement, exhibition and participation in competition of the Warmblood horse. The term "Warmblood" encompasses multiple middle weight breeds originating from Europe, particularly Germany. They include Oldenburg, Hanoverian, Selle Franç...

12/12/2023

MVS EQUIBREED OFFICIAL OPENING!

You are invited to come and see our new and exciting purpose-built equine reproduction facilities.

Come and meet the staff, put a face to the name with a little to eat and drink at 1:30pm on Sunday, 17th December 2023 at 19 Puketutu Road, Matamata

Please RSVP to [email protected] by 12pm on Thursday, 14th December 2023