IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
TRANSPORTED STALLION SERVICE CONTRACT
BUYER/OWNER INFORMATION
Owner/Agent: ________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
City, State, Zip ________________________________________
Home Phone: _______________________ am/pm
Work Phone: _______________________ am/pm
Fax: ____________________________
Email: ___________________________________
Signature _____________________________________________
Date: _______________________________
BREEDER: Iowa State University
C/o Angela Chandler
Department of Animal Science
119 Kildee Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-5372 or (515) 294-5260
Fax:
(515) 294-0018
Email: aschand@iastate.edu
Authorized Agent of Stallion
Date: ________________________________
1.
Breeder is the authorized agent of the stallion and agrees to sell the Buyer a
breeding season to the stallion
___________________________________________________.at $ _________. The breeding season in force for this contract shall
begin February 1 and close July 1st of the year dated on this contract.
2. Buyer is the owner of the following mare and agrees to inseminate only the mare designated on this contract with the shipped semen:
Mare Name: ___________________________, Breed __________________
Reg. No. _______________
Year foaled: ___________
3. A non-refundable booking fee of $_______ from the above breeding fee is payable with this contract, The balance of $_______
and the service charge for the first shipment are due BEFORE any semen will be shipped
4. A photocopy of the registration papers shall be sent to the Breeder with this contract.
5. In addition to the stud fee, the following charges will apply.
a. Shipped semen services charges - shipped Federal Express Priority Overnight (unless otherwise specified) at $250 or by
airplane at $350 for the first shipment. Additional shipments (if required) shall be subject to an additional $150 service
charge (federal express) or $275 (airplane). These charges must be paid prior to each shipment. There will be an
additional charge of $25.00 for Saturday Federal Express deliveries
b. Equitainer if used - refundable deposit of $200. Mare owner is responsible for returning container to the breeder at Mare
Owner’s expense within 5 days. If the container is NOT back in our office in 5 days, there will be a $10 per day daily
rental fee assessed.
c. Disposable shipping container if used - A non-refundable fee of $35.00 for the container must be paid in full prior to
shipment of semen. Mare owner may return this container if additional shipments are required, otherwise, mare owner
will be charged for an additional container.
d. The Buyer shall be billed monthly for all expenses including, but not limited to shipping charges, cost of container, and
collection fees.
e. There will be no more than four (4) shipments per breeding season. If the mare does not conceive, then, it is
recommended that the mare come to the farm to be bred, should you desire, during the current year. Otherwise the mare
owner has the option to substitute another mare during the current season or have a return for the following season.
6. Reservation for shipped semen:
a. Requests for semen and inquiries into the semen collection schedule are available at (515) 294-5372, from 8:00 A.M. to
5:00 P.M. (CST). All requests for semen shipments shall be filled in the order received. If there is insufficient semen to
fill all orders on a given day, the Breeder will determine how many orders shall be filled. Late orders will be filled if
possible but not guaranteed. Mares at the farm will be covered before shipments are made.
b. Fresh chilled semen will be collected and shipped on breeding days only - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, on an as
available basis.
7. Mare owner agrees to have mare examined by an early ultrasound scan 14-20 days after that last day inseminated and notify the Breeder
of her pregnancy status. We recommend the Mare to be pregnancy checked again at 40-45 days.
8. Live Foal Guarantee: Live foal means the foal shall stand and nurse. Buyer agrees that the Breeder, stallion owner and/or
manager or any other agent of the Breeder does not make any guarantees as to the quality, or confirmation of the foal, nor that the
foal will be free of any infirmity, conformation defect, disease, or inherited trait. If the mare proves barren, aborts her foal, or if
the foal is stillborn, a return season will be guaranteed the following year only, providing proper notification is given. Proper
notification shall be defined as follows: Written certification by a licensed veterinarian within seven days after the mare has
slipped or produced a non-viable foal. The Buyer shall certify that such abortion or death did not result from any act or omission
by the Buyer.
9. “Breeder’s Certificate” will be issued for the foal, conceived by this mating, when all fees and expenses have been paid in full, and
upon notification that the mare has produced a live foal.
10. Refund of Fees: This agreement shall be null and void and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of the stallion fee if the stallion
should die, become unfit for service, or be sold prior to servicing the mare in the present breeding season.
11. This agreement cannot be transferred or assigned by the Buyer. There shall be no right of return to the stallion if the mare is sold
or otherwise changes ownership after being serviced by the stallion.
12. Warranty: The Breeder, or any agent of the Breeder is not responsible for lost, delayed, or damaged semen and makes no
representations or warranties of any kind with respect to any semen furnished there under except that it is semen from the stallion
named in this contract.
13. Governing Law: This contract is governed and enforced by the laws of the State of Iowa. The parties agree that venue for any
dispute shall be in Story County, Iowa
14. The signing of this contract entitles Breeder to charge 12% annual interest on all past due invoices. Past due billing is defined as
those amounts not paid within 30 days of invoicing
14. When the above named Buyer signs and return one copy of this contract to the Breeder, it will be a binding contract on both
parties, subject to the terms and conditions.
SHIPPING INFORMATION
Name of Mare:
Mare Owner’s Name:
Shipping Address:
No P.O. Box Must be street address or rural route.
Person Receiving Shipment:
Phone Number (include area code)
Fax Number (include area code)
Major Airport if using Air Transportation: