Exceptional Quality, Within Your Reach
Treat your best mare to United Touch S .
You can already picture the crossbreeding. In Châtenay, our team helps you make it happen: from evaluating your mare to embryo production and then gestation.
A project to build together.
frozen embryos per OPU on average
293 egg retrievals · 2025–2026 seasonpunctures performed by our teams
Châtenay–BLHsurrogate mares available
BLH Breeding Programof confirmed pregnancies at 45 days
Results published by BLHData published by BLH. Individual results may vary depending on the mare, the oocytes, and the semen. Neither the number of embryos nor pregnancy is guaranteed.
Horse People
Your mare deserves individual attention.
ICSI is a technique. The selection of the mare, her comfort and the consistency of your breeding plan remain at the heart of our work.
A team with extensive experience working with high-value mares
Molly Malone, Cocoshynsky, La Toya III, Sabrina, , and Rebeca LS are among the mares entrusted to our team.
A protocol focused on comfort
Puncture under sedation, without epidural anesthesia, careful manipulation, and clinical monitoring after the procedure.
A Shared Goal: Viable Embryos
For the BLH stallions in question, the genetic fee is billed per frozen embryo obtained, after reservation. Technical fees are billed separately.
One point of contact throughout the entire process
Mating advice, intake, OPU, coordination with Avantea, embryo return, implantation, and follow-up: you’ll have a single point of contact at BLH.
From Your Mare to Your Foal
A guided journey, every step of the way.
BLH performs the OPU in Châtenay. Avantea handles the maturation, ICSI, embryo culture, and freezing. Together, we’ll plan the next steps based on your goals.
01 · The Project
Prepare
Assess the mare, recommend a breeding pairing, draft contracts, and schedule her arrival.
02 · Embryos
Production
Perform the egg retrieval, send the oocytes to Avantea and freeze the viable embryos obtained.
03 · Gestation
Implantation
Organize the return of the embryos, prepare the surrogate and monitor pregnancy progress.
04 · The Foal
Support
Planning for pregnancy, foaling, care, rearing and weaning, depending on the services selected.
Explore the 22 stages of the complete route
- Technical and Breeding Advice
- Signing of OPU/ICSI and Stallion Contracts
- Scheduling the mare’s arrival
- Health screenings and gynecological monitoring
- Planning of the oocyte retrieval
- Shipping of oocytes
- Receipt of Oocytes
- Oocyte maturation
- ICSI with the selected sperm
- Monitoring of embryonic development (cleavage)
- Counting viable embryos
- Freezing of embryos
- Reimportation of Embryos
- Reserving and Monitoring a Surrogate Mare
- Implantation of a frozen embryo
- Pregnancy monitoring
- Admission to the maternity ward
- Foaling
- Veterinary Care and Routine Checkups
- Rearing
- Weaning and Handling
- Delivery
After the embryo
Preparations for pregnancy also involve the surrogate mother.
Cycle preparation, thawing, embryo transfer, and pregnancy monitoring: BLH coordinates the next steps in your journey according to the schedule agreed upon with you.
Our team will confirm the availability of a recipient and the implantation schedule.
Learn about our approach to implementation
Budget and Terms
Understand the project before committing to it.
The cost depends on the stallion, the number of embryos obtained, boarding, and the services selected after freezing.
The reservation and genetic testing fees are separate from the fees for egg retrieval, ICSI, freezing, implantation, and the surrogate. The estimate and contracts specify the applicable terms and conditions.
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Let's talk about your mare
Your journey starts here.
Please provide us with your mare’s name and age, her breeding history , the stallion you’re considering, and your timeline. Our team will help you determine the next steps.
