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This certifies
__________________________________ herein referred to as the Mare Owner,
has engaged one breeding
to _________________________________________ for the 2007 breeding season
at $__________ for the following mare:
Mare name:____________________________________ Breed: ________ Reg.
No. ____________ Year foaled: ________
Sire: __________________________________________
Dam:__________________________________________
Tallent Quarter Horses, Inc., agent for the above named stallion, will herein be referred to as Breeder. This
service is engaged subject to the following:
1. A booking fee of $__________ from the above
breeding fee is payable with this contract, and the balance of
$___________ plus all
unpaid expenses will be payable
upon receipt of an invoice or when mare leaves the farm, which ever is
first. Once a mare has been
examined by Breeder, the booking
fee is considered earned and is non-refundable. The Breeder
requires 48 hours advance notice
when the Mare Owner wishes to
remove his/her mare(s) fro the farm. The mare (and foal, if
applicable) shall be released only upon
payment in full of all
outstanding invoices, including those from the attending veterinarian.
2. A photocopy of the registration papers
(both sides) shall be sent to the Breeder with this contract. A
veterinarian's health
certificate, worming and immunization records, and a current Coggins test (within 6 months) shall accompany
the mare. If these are
not presented upon mare's
arrival, the Breeder shall have the attending veterinarian make proper
tests and evaluation at the Mare
Owner's expense. Mare (and
foal, if applicable) will be periodically vaccinated and wormed as deemed
necessary by the attending
veterinarian at Mare Owner's
expense.
3. Mare Owner agrees each mare offered for breeding
shall be in sound breeding condition and free from any infection or
disease. Any
mare certified by the attending
veterinarian not to be in sound breeding condition shall not be bred.
Mare Owner may substitute another
mare within the same breeding
season.
4. The Breeder agrees to diligently try to settle
the above named mare and shall have sole discretion of determining the best
method of
breeding such mare. If,
however, the mare does not settle, the Breeder shall be held
harmless. There will be no guarantee of a lie foal
for any mare leaving breeder
before being checked safe in foal by the attending veterinarian.
5. Live Foal Guarantee: Live foal means the
foal shall stand and nurse. It is understood that if the mare proves
barren, aborts her foal, or
if foal is stillborn, a return
breeding will be guaranteed the following year only at Breeder's facility,
providing proper notification is given.
Proper notification is a written
certification by licensed veterinarian within seven days that the mare has
slipped or produced a non-viable
foal. Mare Owner verifies
that such abortion or death did not
result from any act or omission of the Owner. Rhino vaccinations must
be
administered as indicated by the
individual drug manufacturer as the mare
progresses through her pregnancy. Failure to do this will
void the live Foal Guarantee.
6. Rebreeds: If the mare does not
produce a live foal the first breeding season bred, mare owner is entitled
to a rebreed the following
year after the initial year the
breeding fee was paid. Thereafter, mare owner will be subject to an
additional chute fee, plus any
increases in breeding fee.
No live foal guarantees on the third year.
7. Genetic Diseases: The Breeder shall be held
harmless of any hores(s) with genetic diseases (HYPP).
If the above said Mare Owner has
a HH (double positive) foal,
the Mare Owner shall have the option of returning the double positive foal
to the Breeder in return for a
rebreed the following
year. (The foal must be returned to the Breeder before Mare Owner is
entitled to a rebreed.) This also applies to a
cremello
or albino foal.
8. The breeding season in force for this contract
shall begin February 1 and close July 1 of the year on this
contract.
9. A breeders certificate will
be issued to Mare Owner after all expenses have been paid in full and upon
notification of birth of foal.
10. There is no Paint Color Guarantee.
11. It is agreed that should above named stallion die or become
unfit for service, than this contract shall become null and void and the
booking fee refunded. For
those with a paid return breeding, if the stallion dies the mare owner may
select another stallion standing at
Tallent
Quarter Horses, Inc. with all monies paid applied to that stallion's
breeding fee. Mare owner is responsible for paying the
difference in stud fees if a
stallion is chosen with a breeding fee of higher value. There will be
no money refunded.
12. Waive of Liability: It is understood that the
breeding farm, its owners, employees, and guests shall not be liable for any
injury, escape,
disability, or death of any
horse on its premises. The above named Mare Owner, whose horse(s) is
(are) under the care of Breeder, will
not be liable or responsible for
any damage, injury or death to the breeding farm stallions, employees,
veterinarians, or other animals in the
care of Breeder, whether or not
caused by his/her horse. WARNING - UnderTexas law (Chapter 87, Civil Practice
and Remedies Code)
An equine professional is not
liable for any injury or the death of a participant in equine activities
resulting from the inherent risks of
equine activities.
13. This contract is governed by the laws of the State ofTexas and venue inCooke County,Texas.
All accounts are due and payable in
Cooke County,
Texas, inU.S. Dollars.
14. This contract is not valid unless completed in full.
When Mare Owner signs and return the contract and booking fee to Breeder,
Breeder
will notify Mare Owner within 10
days of approval. Upon notification, it will become a binding
contract on both parties, subject to the
above terms and conditions.
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