Download 2007 Breeding Contract

Shepherd Hill Farm
1278 Dobbins Hollow Rd
Riner, Virginia 24149
(540) 381-9750
Kelvis Contract
Please complete and sign this contract, use a separate contract for each mare. Return to Shepherd Hill
Farm with a $450.00 booking fee and a copy of the mare’s registration papers.
For the breeding season: _2007___
Expected breeding month: _____________
This agreement is made between the mare owner and Shepherd Hill Farm.
Mare Owner: _____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
Email: _____________ Day phone: ____________
Evening phone: ______________
The mare owner agrees that he/she is the registered owner or agent for the registered owner of the mare
named: ______________________________________
Color: ________________
Age: _____
Registration number: ___________________________
AQHA APHA TB other (circle one)
The mare owner and Shepherd Hill Farm agree to breed the above named mare to the stallion:
Stallion: ______Kelvis_________ Registration number: ___3463792______
owned
by: ____Stephanie and Jason Milburn_____ for a breeding fee of _____________________.
A non-refundable booking fee of $ 450.00 is payable upon the execution of this breeding contract. This
fee is applied toward the breeding fee. The booking fee is non-refundable.
Mare care fees: Pasture: $ 10/ day dry mares, $ 15/ day wet mares
Stall:
$ 15/ day dry mares, $ 25/ day wet mares
Kelvis is standing the 2007 Breeding Season at Mountain View Equine in Steeles Tavern, Virginia.
The breeding season in force for this contract shall begin February 15 and close July 15 of the year
stated above for the breeding season.
If the above mentioned fees are not paid, the stallion owner reserves the right to assert a breeders lien. No
horse will be allowed to leave Mountain View Equine property unless all breeding, medical, and
boarding fees are paid in full. Mountain View Equine will pursue legal collection activities on any
unpaid balances greater than 30 days from breeding date. All expenses incurred collecting
delinquent accounts shall be the responsibility of the mare owner.
All mares will arrive on the farm halter broken, with a negative coggins, current on all vaccinations, and
with a negative uterine culture/cytology taken within 30 days of breeding. An exception will be made for
mares being bred on foal heat that have had no post-foaling complications.
Breeder will exercise judgment consistent with recognized standards in care and supervision of mare and/or
foal. Nevertheless, the mare owner agrees that the stallion owner, manager, or any employees of either
Rustic Ridge Farm, LLC or Mountain View Equine Hospital, PC will not be responsible for accidents,
sickness, theft, escape, or death to the above stated mare and/or foal while on the Rustic Ridge Farm
property. Breeder will arrange veterinarian and farrier services as necessary. Medical care will be
administered as deemed necessary for the health and safety of the mare and/or foal. The mare owner will
pay all veterinary and farrier expenses.
The stallion owner agrees to diligently try to settle the mare; however, if the mare fails to settle in two (2)
cycles, the stallion owner and stud manager shall be held blameless and the mare owner has three options
(1) get a veterinarian involved to determine the mare’s potential problem, (2) to bring the mare to the farm
if not already there or (3) roll the breeding over to the following year. Another $ 200.00 re-booking fee
will be assessed to rebreed the mare or a substitute mare (if acceptable to the stallion owner) the following
year. Once semen is collected for the mare there will be no refunds of the breeding fee.
The stallion owner makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to the health condition and
fertility of the stallion and specifically does not warrant the merchantability or fitness for any purpose of
the semen purchased under this agreement. The mare owner agrees to hold the stallion owner harmless if
the mare does not settle. The mare owner agrees that the stallion owner does not make any guarantees as to
the quality or conformation of the foal nor that the foal will be free of any inherited trait, infirmity,
conformation defect or disease.
Shepherd Hill Farm offers a live foal guarantee: if the mare does not settle during the current breeding
season, aborts, or does not have a live foal that stands and nurses, then the mare owner will be entitled to
one free re-breeding during the following breeding year only to the above named mare or a substitute mare
(if acceptable to the stallion owner). If the mare owner fails to provide the mare (or a substitute mare if
mutually agreed upon as stated above) for rebreeding the following year, then any and all fees paid shall
not be refundable; the right to rebreed is thereby cancelled and the stallion owner is released from any
further obligation whatsoever.
Under the guarantee, only the breeding fee is free. A re-booking fee of $ 450.00 will be assessed the
following year. The mare owner will also be responsible for all additional shipping fees, collection fees
and/or mare care for the return breeding. The live foal guarantee is completed with the mare being checked
in foal after the re-breeding. The following conditions apply for a re-breeding guarantee:
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Shepherd Hill Farm must be notified of the abortion or death of the foal within 48 hours by
phone, email, or fax. A signed, written statement must follow within a week of the phone call
from a licensed veterinarian stating the cause of the loss of pregnancy or death of the foal and
that the foal did not stand and nurse.
A licensed veterinarian must check the mare in foal between 14 and 30 days after the last
breeding date. A second check must be made between 60 and 90 days after the last breeding
date. All pregnancy checks must be done by a licensed veterinarian and with an ultrasound.
Rectal palpation confirmations of pregnancy will not be accepted. Written confirmation of
the pregnancy must be turned into Shepherd Hill Farm.
The mare must receive the appropriate vaccinations during and prior to the mare foaling.
Should the above named stallion die, be sold, or become unfit for breeding, the mare owner may
substitute the breeding with another one of Shepherd Hill Farms’ stallions. Should the above named mare
die or become unfit for breeding, the mare owner shall be entitled to breed a substitute mare that is
acceptable to the stallion owner. The substitute mare must be owned by the mare owner, not a third party.
A written application of substitution must be made to the stallion owner specifying the name, breed
registry, registration number and ownership of the substitute mare. The stallion owner is under no
obligation to grant a request for the breeding of a particular substitute mare.
A breeder’s certificate will be issued to the mare owner only after all expenses have been paid in full and
upon notification of a live foal. The mare owner will be solely responsible for seeking registration of the
resulting foal in the appropriate breed registry/registries and will pay all associated fees or expenses.
This contract is not valid unless completed in full. If you are requesting transported semen, then you must
initial the transported semen agreement in addition to signing this agreement. The mare owner’s signature
on this contract certifies that he/she has read and fully understands all the terms and conditions outlined
herein, and accepts this contract as a legal and binding instrument on behalf of the owner, owner’s heirs,
successors, and assigns. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. No other
agreements, whether verbal or implied, are included. Any amendments to or modifications of the terms of
this agreement must be in writing. This contract may not be transferred or assigned by mare owner without
the prior written consent of the stallion owner.
____________________________
Stephanie or Jason Milburn
____________________________________
Mare owner/Agent
____________________________
Date
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Date
Contact Information for bringing the mare to the farm:
Mountain View Equine Hospital
Dr. Wynne DiGrassie
540-377-5700