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The good doctor explained.
“Champion Embryo Transfer Service is a mare and
foal—focused equine reproduction and embryo transfer
facility,” Synowsky said. “It was established with the goal
of combining a high— reproduction success rate with
exceptional customer service.”
So, instead of breeding a gorgeous, sleek champion
mare and taking her out of the competition for more than
a year, not to mention have her go through the dramatic
body changes that goes with motherhood, a herd of
healthy recipient mares are available to take the load off
the equine athlete. She gets to have it all — motherhood
and a career in equine sports.
“We have tailored our practice to accommodate our
clients’ varied needs,” Synowsky said. “We offer Mare
Management services for clients close enough to bring
their mares to us; and in addition, we manage our own
recipient herd allowing us to accommodate those clients
who have capable veterinarians in their areas and are
only in need of high quality recipient mares for their
embryos.”
But, at Champion Embryos it’s BYOB or Bring Your
Own Boyhorse.
“We do not stand stallions,” Synowsky said. “That
way we’re free to spend the necessary time managing
client mares and our recipient herd with the attention to
detail to give the best success rates and service our clients
deserve.”
The recipient mares are pretty great-looking on their
own. Some are former competitors. “They come from all
different backgrounds. Some of them are cutting horses
that didn’t make the cut, some are racehorses that just
weren’t quite fast enough and for some reason they just
didn’t quite make it and ended up here. I look for a recip-
ient mare that’s from five to seven years old when they
come here,” Dr. Synowsky said. “Obviously I want them
to be healthy.”
It seems like a pretty good life for a horse, one that’s
filled with lush hay, cool water, quiet pastures, tall trees
and a pond for when the weather turns warmish.
“Some owners want to take their recipient mare’s
home,” Synowsky said. “That’s fine.”
From the business end, Synowsky has a unique pay
structure different from a lot of reproduction firms.
“It’s not uncommon in this day and age for compa-
nies in the reproduction industry to view their clients as
numbers and present huge bills, to charge big for every
small aspect of equine care without the backing of strong
success rates,” he said. “That’s not us.”
The staff of Champion Embryo Transfer Service work
hard to achieve the highest quality care and success for
the clients’ mares and offer a communication with staff
that is second to none, he said.
“We offer cycle management programs to make the
client’s fee schedule and billing as easy to understand as
possible,” Synowsky said.
“We don’t bill ET Pregnancy Fees until they see a
viable pregnancy to correspond with their policy of
charging for success instead of just anticipation. We stand
behind every embryo transfer pregnancy with a Live Foal
Guarantee for no additional charge.”
Champion Embryo Transfer Service was founded in
2012 as Champion Equine, LLP. Just before the 2018
breeding season, Synowsky, took sole ownership and
used the opportunity to transition to Champion Embryo
Transfer Service, offering the same great success rates
with even better customer service.
“We strive to treat each client with the courtesy and
service they deserve,” he said.
Synowsky and his wife, Kendra Synowsky live in
Dennis. He is the vice chairman of the Texas Equine
Practice Committee for the Texas Veterinary Medical
Association and a member of the American Association of
Equine Practitioners and the American Veterinary Medical
Association.
Not only does Synowsky have a passion for veterinary
medicine, but also for his community and the people in
it. In 2017, Dr. Synowsky was elected the first mayor of
Dennis.
Synowsky was born and raised in Fort Worth,
although he spent most of his free time at his family ranch
hunting, fishing, baling hay, and working cattle. He grad-
uated with honors with his Doctorate of Veterinary Medi-
cine from St. George’s University after spending his clini-
cal year at Oklahoma State University. After completing a
year internship at Royal Vista Southwest, he was asked to
stay on as an associate veterinarian and continued there
until 2011, when he decided it was time to move back to
Texas and establish his own firm — Champion Equine,
LLP.
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