BCCS September Newsletter 2022

Edward Matson explaining what they do at Twemlows Stud horse collection and breeding centre
Collection demonstration at Twemlows Stud
Big Star, a 19-year old, two time Olympic
Champion jumper standing at stud
Murka’s Gem, a 10-year old, cloned stallion, from a
great jumper and event horse at Twemlows, who
is now siring some champions
Live horse ultrasound demonstration at
Twemlows Stud
Richard Matson at Twemlows talking about all the
rare and near extinct animal cells they have stored
here to propagate and build from
Sunday morning, we were on
the bus to go to Twemlows Stud &
AI Centre run by brothers Edward
and Richard Matson. This is an
incredible horse breeding and
collection operation with some
leading technologies in play. On the
stud side, we watched a stallion being
collected and were walked through
the barns with some top end stallions.
From jumping to dressage horses, to
rare breeds, it is an incredibly well
managed operation that ships semen
around the world, both fresh and
frozen. They have a very extensive
stud book with ones that have semen
for sale. On the breeding side, they
can house and breed mares, foal
them or send them to their owners
when confirmed pregnant. We were
given an ultrasound demonstration
checking the heats and pregnancies
of mares. They also do embryo
transfer and cloning if you want.
They can clone your cat for £35,000,
your dog for £55,000 or your horse
for £75,000. They are also storing cells
from endangered species in hopes
of protecting them from becoming
extinct in the future. Nature’s SAFE
is a registered charity that is leading
this project. It was a very interesting
stop.
From there we were off to York to
check in for two nights with a bit of
free time to check out this beautiful
city.
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