![]() So you mix that with another genetic line on the female side and cross those two together. He's got the perfect genetics, really, to go on to show jumping. He's a double-gold-medal-winning stallion, which, there's very few of them out there. Matson: Big Star is one of the most prolific show jumpers of all time. Wealthy investors are willing to pay high prices for proven winners' semen, hoping that the resulting foal provides a large return on investment. Narrator: In the horse-breeding world, genetics is king. So, in here, stored at minus 196 degrees, is hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of semen ready to be used to inseminate mares. We've got over 1,200 different stallions. We've got hundreds and hundreds of thousands of straws in here. This room's built like actually a nuclear bunker in here. Matson: So, in this room is the heart of really Stallion AI Services. And if a stallion's semen is high quality, it can be frozen in straws for future use. Theoretically, this means he could produce over $20 million worth of semen during an eight-month stud season. Narrator: Super-fertile stallions like Big Star can ejaculate once a day. Big Star's produced about 60 or 70 of them here. We're putting about 150 million to 200 million sperm cells in each individual straw. Matson: One of these straws is worth about $1,200. Once it's collected, horse semen can be separated and sold in small tubes called straws. And that's nowhere near the most expensive. Narrator: That means that a gallon of this horse's semen is worth $4.7 million. Matson: So, we collected about 80 mils, and this is gonna be worth in excess of $100,000. Narrator: Depending on the stallion, horse semen is one of the most expensive liquids on the planet. ![]() We would love to see your Earth Day projects, please share with us via email ( ), Instagram, or Facebook.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. We hope that you are inspired you to join us on our mission to create a sustainable equestrian sport. Express interest in sustainable food vendors such as Perks with A Twist, whose owners use fresh local ingredients served in compostable packaging. Share Green Is the New Blue’s “Refuse to Use” and “Living Jump” campaigns for inspiration. If your favorite horse show hasn’t yet gone green, reach out to the manager and share your desire to see sustainability initiatives put into place. Visit GITNB’s website for a list of partner horse shows. Support horse shows that enthusiastically exhibit a commitment to sustainability. Attend Eco-Conscious Horse ShowsĪs riders, we are the consumers who control demand. For inspiration, check out the FEI Sustainability Handbook. Design it to address environmental issues at their affiliated horse shows. ![]() Express your interest in a Sustainability Action Plan. Reach out to the board of your local horse show series or take it to the national level of our sport. Contact Your RepresentativesĬonnect with the representatives of organizing bodies within the equestrian sport. Try to build a “Living Jump” as a team using native plant species to promote biodiversity, or design a jump course using upcycled materials. We recommend developing a calendar with environmental field trips or community service projects. Together, research and address environmental issues including waste management, energy efficiency, and water use. Create a Green TeamĬreate a Green Team with your barn mates and organize scheduled meetings to create meaningful conversation around sustainable action. We will pick our favorites to be featured. Complete one of the following items, then document it with a photo, and tag us, DM us, or use the hashtag #EquestrianEarthDay. To celebrate Earth Day in the equestrian community, Green Is the New Blue has identified a few impactful ways to support the movement for a sustainable sport.įor Earth Day 2021, the teams at BarnManager and Green Is the New Blue are inviting you to make an impact through the Equestrian Earth Day Challenge. As a result, a number of national environmental acts were passed including the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act. Following the first Earth Day back in 1970, environmental concerns rose to become a top national priority. Earth Day serves as a day of education and environmental awareness around the world in more than 140 nations. Written by Anna Zygadlo for Green Is the New BlueĪpril 22, 2021, marks the 51 st annual Earth Day. ![]()
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