Horse Show Jumping interview

Some highlights of the interview:

"It is difficult to purchase a good broodmare because they are not available on the market, and if a mare produces only one foal per year, genetic progress remains slow. OPU-ICSI also requires a lot of patience.

I like seeing results, and I am thrilled to see full siblings—or even just maternal siblings—born in the same year from different mares, both in Cegléd and at other breeders who bought embryos from us. Nonetheless, variability remains significant, even among full siblings. I believe that in the future breeding will change completely, and that management, training, and the rider will matter even more in selecting high-level sport horses."...

"The dam line is fundamental in selecting broodmares, and beyond that, their performance and good conformation matter. However, in the embryo market almost no one asks about conformation. It’s a different concept compared to selecting a foal."

"We haven’t been doing OPU long enough for our ICSI-born foals to be in competition yet, so I prefer to mention the foal we sold this year at the Grand Prix Sales. Atlanta 541 competed up to 1.60m with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, and we were able to purchase her for OPU. We sell many embryos from her at good prices.

At the end of June, a United Touch S colt we had sold as an implanted embryo was auctioned for €60,000, so we also offered them a filly by Ermitage Kalone out of Atlanta 541. It was our first sale in which we had to transport a foal from Hungary (not for a live auction, but for photos and video), and the filly sold for €45,000—we are very proud of that."