Breeding services
A chance to bring some of our mares' genetics into your program with thoughtful reproductive management and rare bloodline preservation.
At Arcana Heritage Horses, one of our goals is to create a network of breeders to share and exchange breeding opportunities in the ultimate pursuit of improving the quality, presence, and accessibility of our rare breeds in North America.
To build towards this goal we offer diverse options for breeding from our live stallions, our ArC Stallion Semen Bank, broodmare leases, and creative breeding exchanges. In this way, we endeavor to empower other purebred and partbred breeders through unique genetic access and opportunities.
Whatever you dream, we can probably find a way to do it.
Each year we will offer select broodmares for breeding lease or exchange. With this opportunity you can introduce new genetics to your program with the stallion of your choice. Please note that for purebred Akhal-Teke mares, broodmare leasing may only be available for purebred breedings.
Our broodmares on lease typically remain in our care with costs extended to the lessee through weaning of the contracted foal. In addition to leasing, we are also open to broodmare exchange proposals to trade genetics with another program. This allows your program to utilize one of our mares and our program to utilize one of yours in return. We may have interest in a variety of breeds within this arrangement.
Available mares for consideration will be listed here but we welcome inquiries and reservation for future planning of our other mares. Special considerations may be made for approved breeding pairs.
No further availability for 2026. Contact us to join the waitlist for 2027 broodmares — availability is expected for the mares shown below.
One of the most unique opportunities we offer is a chance to bring some of our mares' genetics into your program through embryo transfer — into your own recipient mare with your selected stallion. This opportunity allows you to bring in exclusive, high-quality genetics to your program without the expense of purchasing, importing, or owning another mare. It also helps support our mission by dispersing quality genetics and further bolstering the Akhal-Teke breed in our region. The embryo can be used for producing a purebred or a rare Akhal-Teke dam line crossbred foal. Mare availability is limited in accordance with studbook rules.
An embryo from another purebred mare can help diversify your program's gene pool. It introduces a new unrelated dam line and expands your future breeding options, without the cost of bringing in another breeding horse. It can also bring in new types and improve form to support your long-term breeding goals. Given that breed numbers are low and spread out in North America, this also allows increased accessibility of different genetics to breed at your home facility.
The Akhal-Teke is an exceptional improver breed which has historically been used to refine and add natural athleticism to a number of breeds. These include, most notably, warmbloods such as the Trakehner or Hanoverian and the Thoroughbred as its foundational blood. The Akhal-Teke has also produced good sportive crosses with other breeds such as the Appaloosa, Arabian, and Quarter Horse. Due to the scarce population of the Akhal-Teke today and the consequential importance of purebred Akhal-Teke mares producing purebred foals, it is typically only Akhal-Teke stallions that are used in crossbreeding. Yet, stallions and mares pass on different genetics — especially when it comes to temperament and cellular energetic performance (i.e. the mitochondrial influence). For the Akhal-Teke, the "powerhouse" of a quality mare is undoubtedly an essential factor in the breed's ancient prowess. The ability to use an embryo from a purebred Akhal-Teke mare is thus a rare opportunity to cross the breed's dam line power with another breed.
Many larger breeds offer embryo sales on a mass scale, allowing mares of those breeds to produce and register multiple foals each year with surrogates of the same or different breeds. However, according to the governance of the Official Russian Akhal-Teke Studbook (VNIIK), only one Akhal-Teke foal is allowed to be registered per year for each mare. This restriction applies to purebred and partbred foals without exception, and with specific stipulations for each foal to qualify for registration.
For purebred foals:
For partbred foals:
While we give priority of preference to the breeding of purebred foals, we celebrate the ways that partbred foals inherit admirable qualities of the Akhal-Teke — and often act as unique ambassadors for the breed's value. Whatever your breeding goals, we are happy to help find a match that best supports them.
Need help deciding on a stallion to help meet your breeding goals?
We are happy to provide a free pairing assessment for broodmare bookings. Take a look at our stallion bank to see our fresh and frozen opportunities.
Whatever you dream, we can probably find a way to do it. Reach out and we'll help craft a breeding plan around your goals.