2012 Schimke Ranch Stallion Contract

MARE’s NAME_____________________________REG#_______________________
NON-REFUNDABLE BOOKING FEE $100 BALANCE OF FEE DUE BEFORE BREEDING __________.
MARE CARE: $20/wet $10/dry plus any vet expenses (ultrasounds, drugs, ect).

I agree to breed the above stated mare to __________________________________ for the 2012 breeding season with the terms being as follows.

1.     No mare will be bred until the contract has been completed, signed, and the booking fee has been paid.  If you are shipping semen, collection/processing fees and stud fee must be paid for in full before shipment will be sent.  For mares brought to the ranch, stud fees, mare care, vet bills, and any other bill pertaining to the mare’s care while at our ranch MUST be paid before mare departs.
2.     Mares coming to the ranch must have a current negative Coggins test.  Mares must be current on all vaccinations and deworming, and foals over 30 days of age will receive mandatory deworming.
3.     A copy of the mare’s papers must accompany this contract.
4.     Breeding season goes from January 15th to June 30th.  
5.     IT IS THE MARE OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM US OF MARE’S PREGNANCY STATUS!!!  If we are not notified of mare’s pregnancy status within 45 days post service, ANOTHER BOOKING FEE WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE BEFORE RE-BREEDING THE MARE!  If for any reason the mare does not become pregnant, we as the stallion owner/manager will NOT be liable.
6.     We will issue a Breeders Certificate for each live foal born as a result of breeding services herein provided.
7.     Our live foal guarantee means that the foal is born alive, stands and nurses on its own, and remains alive for ONE WEEK.  Please let us know within 72 hours of the death of any foal and a re-breed will be granted.
8.     Should the mare miscarry, abort, or be barren, Mare Owner may re-breed the year immediately following.  A substitute mare may be bred if the original mare is deemed unfit for breeding or dies.
9.     If the stallion dies or becomes unfit for service, this contract is null and void and the stud fee less the booking fee shall be returned to the mare owner.
10.   Schimke Ranch will NOT be liable for any sickness, accidents, or death to above mare or foal.  Mare owner agrees that Schimke Ranch is not responsible for any negligence or errors, and that Schimke Ranch may use their own judgment in supervising mares and foals.  Schimke Ranch assumes no liability to mare owners.
11.   Any dispute of this contract will be governed by the laws of the State of South Dakota and venue of any dispute arising from this contract will be in Jerauld County, South Dakota.

MARE OWNER INFO

NAME:________________________________________ADDRESS:__________________________________

PHONE:____________________________________CELL/WORK PHONES:__________________________

SIGNATURE & DATE:____________________________________________________________________

2012 Schimke Ranch Shipping Contract

The undersigned agrees to breed the aforementioned mare to _________________with cooled shipped semen, for the 2012 breeding season, with the terms being as follows:

1.     The Stallion Service Contract is part of this agreement.  The Transported Semen Contract and the Stallion Service Contract shall both be completed and signed by Mare Owner and returned to Schimke Ranch with appropriate fees before cooled semen will be sent.  A copy of the mare’s registration papers must be returned with the contracts and fees.  The breeder’s certificate, live foal guarantee, return privileges, mare substitution, death loss, assignments, and performance of contract are all referenced in Stallion Service Contract.
2.     Stud fee includes booking, collection and processing and shipping fees to the designated breeding facility for the FIRST COLLECTION AND SHIPMENT.
3.     A collection/processing fee of $250 is due and payable to Schimke Ranch for each additional shipment needed and shall be paid before any additional shipments are made.  This includes the price of shipping.
4.     Mare Owner is responsible for the return of the Equitainer and all of its components to the stallion facility.   Should mare owner fail to return the shipper, Mare Owner agrees to pay for its value.  This shall be paid in full before any subsequent shipments or issuance of Breeders Certificate.
5.     Mare Owner assumes responsibility for all facets of breeding the mare and agrees to comply with all breed registry requirements concerning the use and handling of shipped semen.
6.     Schimke Ranch agrees to ship semen in viable condition to the breeding facility and will not be responsible for contamination of semen during or after shipment, loss of viability, or costs arrived from delayed shipping, damage, or loss in transit.  Schimke Ranch agrees to process each ejaculate so as to optimize 24 hour post cool motility and subsequent fertility.  Every effort should be made by Mare Owner to inseminate mare within 24 hours of collection.  Mare Owner agrees to use all cooled semen for the mare named in this agreement and no other.
7.     It is the Mare Owner’s responsibility to sign the copy of the Semen Collection/Insemination Certificate and forward a signed copy to the breed association.
8.     Collection days during peak breeding season are Monday-Wednesday-Friday and “as needed” the rest of the time. It is the MARE OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFIRM COLLECTION DAYS!!! REQUEST FOR SEMEN MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN 9AM CDT THE DAY THE SEMEN NEEDS TO BE SENT!!!!  Cancellation of the shipment must be made no later than 8AM CDT on the day the shipment was to be sent.
9.     The receiving veterinarian/technician and the physical shipping address of the breeding facility shall be listed below:

DESIGNATED BREEDING FACILITY__________________________________

VET OR TECHNICIAN_______________________________________________

SHIPPINGADDRESS:_________________________________________________

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PHONE #s___________________________________________________________

MARE OWNER SIGNATURE & DATE_________________________________