Adam Deering: “Thanks to Avantea, our foals exist. OPU-ICSI is the future of sport horse breeding”

A successful entrepreneur from Manchester and the owner of Carrara Stud, Adam Deering combines business vision and passion for equestrian sport. His goal: to preserve elite genetics and build the sport horses of tomorrow. And for that mission, he chose Avantea — the Italian world leader in advanced reproductive biotechnologies.

“We had some incredible retired competition mares,” Deering explains. “But they were simply too old to carry a foal. We wanted them to leave a legacy, without compromising their health.”
That’s when the journey into OPU and ICSI began — ovum pick-up followed by in vitro fertilization.

Deering recalls his first experience with Avantea:
“We flew to Italy for a consultation. Seeing the laboratory and meeting the team gave me complete confidence. Their expertise and the technology are unbeatable — I immediately knew this was the right decision for our mares.”

The results proved him right: Carrara Stud already has young foals on the ground thanks to this collaboration.
“Our oldest ones are now one year old, and the results are amazing. Without Avantea and the OPU-ICSI process, they simply wouldn’t exist. We’re extremely grateful.”

For Deering, advanced reproduction is not only a solution for older mares — it’s a turning point for modern breeding.
“OPU-ICSI opens huge opportunities, especially for mares of advanced age and for preserving the great classic bloodlines. Take Chacco Blue: in the last eight or nine years, most offspring have been produced through ICSI. If you look at the performance statistics of young Chacco Blue horses today versus twenty years ago, they’re outperforming them.”

He continues:
“You could argue it’s because top mares are used, but I believe in data — and the statistics don’t lie. ICSI has produced exceptional horses.”

With science, innovation, and elite laboratory expertise, Avantea continues to empower breeders worldwide.

“Anyone who wants to preserve top genetics and invest in excellence should look at OPU-ICSI,” Deering concludes. “And with Avantea, we found the best partner possible.”

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