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"How to Train Your
Stallion to a Phantom"

$29.95 plus S&H

This video will help you with the design of your breeding area, selecting a phantom, and training your stallion to collect off a phantom. By showing actual collections in different situations and by 8 different stallions, you will be able to determine what will work best for your breeding operation. We will then take you from start to finish while we train a stallion to a phantom.

Our first phantoms didn't have cutouts and the stallions had to twist their backs to get in to the AV or they tried to climb up the phantom, trying to get comfortable, but they couldn't. They usually got both feet hooked over the phantom or fell off the front. Then we made our first cutout phantom, and I won't collect on anything else. It is so much easier for the handler and the stallion, as he can stay in line with the phantom as he breeds the AV.

Later we added the cutout at the top as that is where his stomach rests. I wanted it to conform to the stallions as much as possible.

By holding the Artificial Vagina yourself rather than the AV being built into the phantom you gain the following benefits:

No semen spillage:
* You have control of the AV so the semen doesn't drain out as stallion withdraws. You can also slowly tilt the AV so the semen gets to the collection bottle as soon as possible. The less time it is in the AV the better. Ideally the stallion should ejaculate into the other end of the AV, not inside the AV itself.

No semen damage:
* Quicker release of water so semen doesn't get too hot.
* The quicker you can get the semen to the lab the better. With the built in AV you have to have the stallion dismount BEFORE you remove AV. By using our phantom the AV is already with you. Rushing the stallion to dismount (so you can get to the AV inside the phantom) is not a reward for a job well done.

Safer for stallion:
* No risk of "missing" and getting hurt on AV opening. If you are using a handheld AV you can move with him.

(530) 365-2121
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6905 Happy Valley Rd.
Anderson, CA 96007

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