CryNZ Stallion Station

Welcome to the CryNZ Stallion Station. Our aim is to provide a professional experienced, competitive and complete services to our stallion owners and breeders.

Our experiences Stallion handlers have excellent references and many years of experience on all aspects of stallion and young colt work. Both live cover and phantom work. We are excited to be working with these professionals and being able to offer their expertise to our breeders. 

We are also offering an off site service which mean our handlers will come to your property and work with your stallion or colt there and can help with training so your stallion can be collected at home if required.  

Our custom made facility hosts seperate Stallion paddock with safe post and rail and equifencing, twice daily feed with a mix of Hay and Haylage, Prides feed, quality lucerne and Platinum Motility Plus supplement and we recommend the Colt/Stallion should be on this supplement to optimise their production of good strong healthy sperm motility prior to coming to us for training and collecting/freezing.

Our phantom is easily adjustable making us able to take Colts/Stallions of all shapes and sizes. 

Along with our current services we are striving to provide services our breeders ask for by working along side the best people for each part of the breeding industry.

Stallion services offered:

  • Young Colt training and handling (on and off site)
  • Stallion training 
  • Phantom training and collection training.
  • Collection for fresh semen and transportation.
  • Semen freezing
  • Semen analysis 
  • Frozen Semen storage and transportation.
  • Live cover (In hand service)
  • Gelding service.

Stallion semen collection forms:

Use the forms below to book your Stallion in for semen collection. If this is the first time booking your Stallion in with us, please use the ‘First Time Collection’ form. If you’ve booked your Stallion with us before, save time and use the ‘Quick Book Collection’ form.

Get in touch to book your colt or stallion. 

HOLSTEINER VERBAND

2024 – 2025 Stallions Catalogue

View and download the Holsteiner Verband Stallions Digital Catalogue for free.

TEAM NIJHOF

2024 Stallion Brochure

View and download the Team Nijhof Digital Stallion Brochure for free 

At Cry NZ we offer a fast and friendly individual service to our clients to store and transport their semen and embryos domestically.

We are on site 24/7 and therefore can dispatch almost immediately when semen is required. This takes the stress out of breeding. It reduces the need to have your semen removed from storage before it is required but ensures it will be there when it is needed.

ALL NZ SPORT HORSES IS THE HOME OF

VETS & COSTS

We have all heard horror stories from people about their experience breeding and the costs that can be involved. So our aim is to simplify and clarify the information in the hope that everyone is better informed and prepared. The truth is, breeding can be a heartbreaking game, but it is also hugely rewarding and exciting! If you have managed all that’s in your power to control, your outcome will be favourable without a doubt! So we have price-lists for two of our approved veterinarians, to give you an idea of what costs are reasonable to expect for breeding your mare.

What is reasonable to expect to pay for the services of a specialist equine reproductive veterinarian?

It pays to be aware from the start what the costs are for the veterinary services needed for breeding. All clinics are different, and pricing can be significantly different. Some Clinics will do a package deal for a breeding cycles some of these packages include all the costs while others you will find the pricing does not include the reproductive drugs associated with the breeding and the extras that may be needed. The other points to think about is if your mare needs to be onsite at a clinic for part, or all of the treatment, as this can incur a daily cost which could be as much as $40 per day. It does pay to shop around as there are many adjustment sites close to the vets that can help to keep costs down but still allow for the attention your mare will require while under the vets. Also pays to ask if your Vet is prepared to do after hours or weekend scanning or inseminating. Frozen semen inseminations require attention to detail at insemination time and it is not good for a positive result if the ball is dropped at the crucial time if it happens on the weekend and the vet it not present. Ask for a commitment up front to save disappointment later.

If you are unsure, it always pays to ask for a quote and for all the possible expenses to be included. While it is impossible to know what your mare may need during her cycle you can still ask for a worse case scenario so you are prepared. No one likes hidden costs!

Who are our approved veterinarians throughout New Zealand?

Below is a list of our approved Veterinary centers throughout New Zealand. If you do not find your Veterinarian on our list and you think they should be included then let us know. Remember, we’re always here if you need some advice, just drop us a line.

Auckland Veterinary Centre | Takanini, Auckland | 09 299 8932

– Blueblood Equine | Waiuku | 027 486 2912

Canterbury Equine | Prebbleton, Christchurch | 03 349 3791

Canterbury Equine | Otago/Dunedin/Mosgiel | 03 489 8516

Cambridge Equine Hospital | Cambridge, Waikato | 07 827 7097

Dr Axel de Zeeuw | Putaruru, Waikato | 07 883 7392

Dr Wilna Labuschagne | Wanganui Veterinary Services  | 027 800 5592

Franklin Vets | Pukekohe, Auckland | 09 238 7486

João Prado, Totally Vets | Manawatu | 027 236 0445

Matamata Equine Veterinary Centre | Matamata, Waikato | 07 888 8193

Northern Southern Vets| Riversdale, Invercargill | 03 202 5636

Prebbleton Veterinary Hospital | Christchurch | 03 349 9946

Rebecca Reid – Multi Scan Services LTD | Christchurch | 027 664 3400

Southern Rangitikei Veterinary Services | Palmerston North | 06 322 2333

South Wairarapa Veterinary Services | Carterton, Wellington | 06 377 0461

Town and Country Vets | Richmond, Nelson | 03 544 1200

– Vets on the Riverbank | Otaki, Wellington | 06 354 6942

Vet Associates | Karaka, Auckland | 09 294 7307

Veterinary Services Hawkes Bay | Hastings | 06 876 7001

Vets North | Kumeu | 09 412 9016

Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre | Cambridge, Waikato | 07 827 5570

Approved Technicians: 

Adele White, A1 Equine Reproduction – NZPH | Waikato | 027 502 9323

Sophie Burling, Maverick Reproduction | Halcombe, Manawatu | 020 4008 4884

Fiona Gillies | West Melton | 021 825 872

AS INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS WE CAN:

A Work with all specialists across NZ

A Assist with sourcing semen & embryos both locally & internationally

A Help you navigate breeding contacts

A Recommend the best reproductive specialists & team for your individual needs

#BankingBloodlines

EQUINE SEMEN STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY

We are centrally located in the Waikato in Tamahere close to the airport and some of the best Equine reproductive specialists in the country. Our point of difference is we are independent, this leaves you free to choose any Equine reproductive specialist you wish to use. That said we can recommend the best veterinarians if you require and we do offer free transportation to Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre on Pickering Road.

Breeding is already a stressful and expensive enough process without finding you cannot have your semen when you require it! The last thing any breeder needs is to have the expense of preparing a mare for breeding then finding they have to give days sometimes week’s notice to the storage facility to have their OWN semen dispatched. We believe this is unnecessary and adds impossible obstacles in the way of an already time-sensitive process. Everyone suffers but ultimately the breeders come off worst.

HOW IT WORKS

Breeding can be an emotional roller coaster for many people. The highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows. It can also be expensive and daunting with sometimes not much information and support for the breeders at grassroots. In the end, there is nothing more exhilarating than watching your healthy foal get to his/her feet/hooves and take its first steps. All the worry and $$$ melt away and it was all so worth it. Fast forward to the foal under saddle winning its first-class and the feeling is unreal!

There is very little in the way of breeder support in NZ so our mission is to provide a place for the much-needed support to grow…

BREEDING ADVICE

Choosing the right stallion for your mare can be a stressful time. There are many factors to consider. Successful breeders study all aspects from pedigree, conformation, strengths and weaknesses and the desired result to make suggestions as to the correct stallion for each mare.  It is always helpful to get some advise from stallion owner and/or more experienced breeders.

The stallion owners have a educated knowledge of the stallions and their traits and what they pass on to their progeny. This knowledge can be very helpful tips to anyone considering breeding. It is important if you are taking advise from a stallion owner to ask many stallion owners so you get an objective response.

We have access to many stallion owners and breeders both here in New Zealand, in Australia and Europe and we are able to collect this information for you and provide a comprehensive report to help you with the decision making.

If you would like to use this service simply fill in the online form and submit. The fee for this service is $29, an invoice will be sent with the report to the email address you supply on our form

There are many aspects to breeding from researching bloodline, understanding stallion contracts, Veterinary costs, obtaining/choosing a mare, judging form and conformation, registration and stud books, DNA testing are just some of the many points to consider when getting into breeding.

It’s fair to say it is not the best idea to get advice about which stallion to use for your mare from a stallion owner…clearly that information will not be an unbiased account of the best possible match for your mare. That said no one knows a stallion better than the Stallion owners his/herself. They will have the best idea of their stallions traits and capabilities and mares they suit the best. So our advice is to get as much advice from as many stallion owners as you can. You will then have a list of the best matches for your mare from all the possibilities.

Stallion contracts are becoming more user friendly. At CryNZ we are interested in working only with stallion owners who have a commitment to our breeders getting a positive result. Not all stallion owners are alike but we believe gone are the days when you paid a several thousand dollar service fee and then played Russian roulette with the straws, often ending up with an enormous vet bill and no pregnancy or foal.

Understanding your stallion contract can be a mind field. Most stallion owners just want to make sure the semen they are selling will produce a pregnancy and will not fall into the hands of an operator with questionable intentions who is trying to abscond with more than one pregnancy after only paying one service fee.

Take for instance ICSI sounds great in theory but essentially it can turn one straw into potentially hundreds of pregnancies. In Europe, there are facilities with specialists Veterinarians performing ICSI on a daily basis.

A stallion owner will advertise a straw from a stallion they have. So you can buy one part of one straw and you are given a date that the ICSI lab is booked for the straw to be thawed and used on the many number of mares booked for the stallion that day. Breeders can book their mare in on that day, then the mare has her eggs flushed and sent to the ISCI lab.

Of course, ICSI is not commonplace here in NZ and is exorbitantly expensive and really only is something to consider if you have a world-class mare whom you wanted to breed to a stallion that was either deceased or has low or no fertility.

Basically any of our stallion owners will work a contract to suit your breeding needs, currently there are some choices.
There is a contract to purchase the straws for a fixed fee. This will be just a simple stock-standard sale of purchase you own the straws and may use them as you wish. These straws can be used for ICSI, you can split the straws up and use them in any dose rate you choose and you can also use them for embryo transfer you pay no more if you manage to get more than one foal but you also have no returns if you do not get any pregnancies.

The most common contract is LFG which stands for Live Foal Guarantee. These means you can return your mare for more semen if the first or second insemination attempt does not result in a pregnancy or if the mare absorbs the pregnancy or the foal does not survive. There may be a condition in this contract which involves your Veterinarian confirming this result.

This season we are delighted to be able to offer this incredible deal from The Stallion Company “PAY AT FOALING” which means the service fee is deferred until the foal is born and healthy.

We also welcome the new stallions from the Holsteiner Verband along with the new pricing system and the possibility for registering your foal directly to the Holsteiner global studbook in Germany. With these stallions, you pay a booking fee which starts at 350 Euro and then pay nothing more until you have a pregnancy. These contracts require an approved Veterinarian to perform the inseminations and report on the result. These processes are in place so there is transparency for all involved and will keep costs for our breeders to a minimum and more consistency of positive results.

These are changing times and we look forward to this breathing life back into our sporthorse industry.

Proud stockists of the following:

We are excited to be working with stallion owners & Equine semen suppliers who have a real commitment to supplying top quality products & support to their breeders.
We are all working together towards a positive outcome for our breeding clients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FREEZING

STORAGE SERVICES

Choosing your own Veterinarian to do your reproduction work can, in some cases, mean your mare may not need to go off to a breeding station. This will be a great cost saving in the long run, but ultimately gives you options and control over your breeding experience.

Every storage plan for our clients is based on an individual’s needs.

We do not lose sight that the goods are your property. We work with our clients to help their breeding experience is as stress-free as possible and treat each consignment with confidentiality and the utmost care.

We are available for long and short-term storage contracts. We can store bulk units and as little as one straw. Prices start as little as $10 per month with no hidden ongoing costs. Our nitrogen tanks are all brand new, State of the art MVE liquid containers, they are from the most reputable tank company available. We are in negotiations to being MAF approved to allow us to meet quarantine requirements for international semen and import and export.

CONTACT

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Tamahere, New Zealand

PO Box 503

Cambridge 3450

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TESTIMONIALS

Super service and so so easy to deal with. We scanned some mares late in the arvo yesterday and had the semen here before midday today. Very happy customer 👍

Ellie Bestwick

Amazing helpful service, Crynz went out of there way to help get the semen we needed when we needed it. Thanks so much 😀

Danielle & Alex Oliveira

I’ve received so much feedback about you and Crynz, How helpful, professional and knowledgeable you are . Thank you for looking after and distributing our three stallions goodness, we wouldn’t use anyone else.

Holly Leach

Clare at CryNZ provides a super efficient service! Urgent despatch no issue, today we had a record delivery time of less than half hour as one of our frozen mares decided to ovulate ahead of schedule during morning scanning.

Alexandra Leander

Super service and so so easy to deal with. We scanned some mares late in the arvo yesterday and had the semen here before midday today. Very happy customer 👍

Ellie Bestwick

Amazing helpful service, Crynz went out of there way to help get the semen we needed when we needed it. Thanks so much 😀

Danielle & Alex Oliveira

I’ve received so much feedback about you and Crynz, How helpful, professional and knowledgeable you are . Thank you for looking after and distributing our three stallions goodness, we wouldn’t use anyone else.

Holly Leach

Clare at CryNZ provides a super efficient service! Urgent despatch no issue, today we had a record delivery time of less than half hour as one of our frozen mares decided to ovulate ahead of schedule during morning scanning.

Alexandra Leander

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