CEDAR RIDGE STALLION STATION, LLC

340 Cedar Ridge Dr, Whitesboro, TX 76273
Phone: (903) 564-7686
info@cedarridgestallions.com

2027 Breeding Season Requirements and Notices for the contract purchaser/mare owner/leasee:

1. You must provide a copy of the mare's registration papers with the submission of the contract. Mare owner must provide ALL necessary breed registration papers past AQHA (APHA, etc) - failure to provide those will result in the mare be left off that years breeders report. If the papers are not in the name of the contract purchaser there must be a breeding lease on file with the breed registry, an embryo purchase agreement provided, or copies of the transfer if the mare is a recent purchase.

2. Semen shipment fees must be paid prior to releasing the semen. There must be a valid credit card on file before any semen will be released.

3. Please follow the order guidelines on the Calendar. All semen orders must be placed by calling 903 564-7686 and talking to a person. If it is necessary to leave a message, someone will call you back. You must talk to a person and do not assume because you left a message that you are on the order sheet. WE WILL CALL YOU BACK. DO NOT Text, Email, Face Book or Facebook message semen orders.

4. The breeding and pregnancy form included with the semen shipment MUST be returned. Failure to have the form returned could mean the pregnancy is not reported and penalty fees would apply to amend the breeding report. Failure to return the form can also jeopardize the Live Foal Guarantee and Rebreed options.

5. Shipping boxes must be returned within 7 days to avoid a $25 fee. If using the United Postal Service please use the Post Office Box noted above. If using Fed Ex or UPS please use the street address as noted above.

6. Our goal is for you to have a foal by the stallion you have booked. If it is necessary to change mares please contact us for approval IN ADVANCE of breeding the substituted mare. Paperwork and administrative fees are required.

7. Technicolours, is 6 panel AQHA N/N, IMM N/N.

to breed the mare named below to the stallion TECHNICOLOURS
Reg. AQHA #5053427 for the 2027 season, subject to the following conditions and fees:

If this a lease mare or purchased embryo please provide a copy of lease/purchase papers

$600 USD Non-Refundable Booking/Chute Fee + $400 USD Stallion Service = Total Breed Fee $600 USD

Additional Terms: This is a 2027 cooled semen contract for a single mare and is not transferable to another party via sale of the contract or sale of mare.

1. The contract must be completed in full and returned to Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC (Stallion Manager) prior to release of any semen.

2. A minimum of the non-refundable booking/chute fee of $600 USD is due with submission to bind the contract.

3. Copy of mare's registration papers (and lease document if applicable) is required with submission of contract.

4. This contract is between the contract purchaser/mare owner/lessee and is not transferable to another party via sale of contract or sale of mare.

1. The 2027 breeding season for the North American Continent is defined as February 1st through June 30th (see calendar) The decision to breed any mare after June 30th will be at the sole discretion of the Stallion Manager. Breeding dates and pregnancy status must be reported to Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC via the form enclosed with the shipped cooled semen or via the attending veterinarian's letterhead no later than August 15 of the breeding year. Failure to report the breeding results will result in the mare not being listed on the breeding report and a $100 late fee, per breed registry, will apply to add a mare that is in foal.

2. The breeding season for Europe is defined as February 1 through August 30 of each year. Breeding dates and pregnancy status must be reported to Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC via the attending veterinarian's letterhead no later than September 15 of the breeding year. Failure to report the breeding information will result in the mare not being listed on the breeding report and a $100 late fee, per breed registry, will apply to add a mare that is in foal.

If an embryo transfer is performed and multiple embryos are retrieved you must notify Cedar Ridge Stallion Station within 48 hours of pregnancy. Failure to notify Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC within 48 hours will incur a 30% penalty of total breed fee for second breeders' certificate in addition to the total breed fee itself. If multiple embryos survive, a booking/chute fee and a stallion breeding fee will be due and payable prior to September 30th of the breeding year. This contract is not valid for the ICSI Procedure - If ICSI is being performed, this contract must include the ICSI addendum.

FEDERAL EXPRESS PRIORITY OVERNIGHT or UPS OVERNIGHT: $350 USD (Not available on Saturday, Sunday or Holidays)

COUNTER TO COUNTER SAME DAY AIR SERVICE: Continental USA only: $450 USD includes courier service from Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas airport to mare owner's closest commercial airport where mare owner must pick up.

FEDERAL EXPRESS PRIORITY OVERNIGHT TO CANADA: $650 USD, includes USDA inspection fees. Mare owner must provide the Canadian Border Crossing Inspection Station's email address and phone number contact. Failure to provide this information will incur a $100 USD administration fee. (Not available as noted above – Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays)

COOLED SEMEN PICK UP AT THE RANCH or HAUL IN INSEMINATION: $100 USD

MUST BE PREPAID OR A VALID CREDIT CARD ON FILE. IN THE CASE OF SHIPPED SEMEN, ALL FEES INCLUDING SHIPPING COSTS ARE DUE BEFORE THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF SEMEN.

FEDEX & UPS SHIPMENTS WILL NOT BE CHARGED UNTIL WE CONFIRM THEY HAVE BEEN DELIVERED THE CORRECT DATE, IF THEY ARE LOST THERE WILL ONLY BE A $150 FEE.

1. Cooled Semen for USA and Canada: Mare owner or veterinarian must request semen by 5:00PM central time, the day PRECEDING collection. Orders must be called in and given to a person. No orders are accepted via voice mail, email, text or Facebook. Collection and ship days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday only. Cancellation or confirmation must be made by 8:00AM Central time collection day. Any late orders will be charged a $50 late fee if filled. Any late cancellations will be charged as if being shipped. Cedar Ridge personnel must verbally confirm ALL orders. MARE OWNER should check with Federal Express for weekend delivery availability. Note: No guarantee is made as to availability of semen for shipment on any given day. Mares on the ranch will receive priority, then transit mares, AND THEN shipped semen mares. Foal heat mares will only receive semen if excess semen is available. Mare owner must provide information on the mare’s cycle and ovulation, as well as confirmation of pregnancy by ultra sound starting at 14 days post ovulation following thru to 45 days of pregnancy. Failure to do so will void live foal guarantee.

2. Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC is not responsible for the untimely delivery or condition of the cooled-shipped semen, as we have no control of the shipment after it leaves our custody. Should there be a delivery delay of semen via FedEx or air carrier the mare owner will only be entitled to the amount refunded by FedEx or air carrier to Cedar Ridge Stallion Station Weather delays are excluded by FedEx and air carriers as consideration for refunds.

3 . Cooled Shipping containers must be returned to Cedar Ridge Stallion Station within 7 (seven) days of receipt of semen shipment. Shipping containers not returned within the above specified time frame are subject to a $25 fee. See attachment for shipping address.

4. There will be a maximum of three (3) cycles included in the cooled breeding fee. Additional shipments after the first three cycles will incur a $200 cycle fee.

5. Frozen Semen: Frozen Semen will be released from the appropriate storage/shipping facility after the contract is paid in full. The mare owner is responsible for contacting the facility and paying all shipping fees, taxes and/or import fees directly to that shipping facility. Currently, frozen semen is stored in the US (Aubrey, Texas) and Italy. Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC is not responsible for the untimely delivery or condition of the frozen-shipped semen, as we have no control of the shipment after it leaves our custody. Should there be a delivery delay or issue you must contact the frozen semen shipping facility. A contract includes two (2) doses (16 straws) of frozen semen. If available one additional dose can be purchased for the contracted breeding season for $250 per dose. Left over frozen semen belongs to the Stallion Owner and not the contract purchaser/mare owner. A contract must be in place to use frozen semen.

RANCH BREEDING (Onsite at CRSS)

1. Stallion Manager (Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC) agrees to provide suitable facilities for the care and feed of the mare and/or foal while in their custody. Mare owner agrees to the following rates: $19.50 per day for a dry mare with owner’s Equilume Mask in pasture while being handled for breeding; $21.50 per day for a dry mare in pasture while being handled for breeding using Ranch Equilume; $26.50 per day in mare motel for dry mare; $27.50 per day in mare motel for wet mare, $19.50 per day yearly pasture rate for dry mares and $20.50 per day pasture rate for wet mares.

2. Stallion Manager will exercise judgement in care and supervision of mare and/or foal. Cedar Ridge Stallion Station’s veterinarian will examine mare for normal breeding conditions and will administer medical care as deemed necessary for the health and the safety of the mare and/or foal. Mare owner hereby consents to all medical care administered to the mare by Cedar Ridge Stallion Station’s veterinarian. Mare owner will be responsible for paying all veterinarian and farrier expenses.

3. There will be a $100 fee for drive in onsite insemination at the Ranch.

4. The mare shall be in a healthy and sound breeding condition; free from infections, contagious or transmittable disease. A current negative Coggins test, a copy of registration papers (both sides), veterinarian’s health certificate, plus a health, worming and immunization record must accompany mare; if mare owner should fail to provide any of the above documents, mare owner hereby consents to Cedar Ridge Stallion Station’s veterinarian examining and/or testing the mare as may be necessary to complete the above tests, certifications and other records, all to be completed at mare owners expense. REQUIRED VACCINATIONS: Rabies, Tetanus, Flu, Rhino, West Nile Virus and Eastern and Western Encephalomyelitis. HOWEVER, Stallion Manager reserves the right to refuse to accept any mare which is (1) not in proper condition or (2) which does not have all of the records, tests and registration documents as required herein.

5. Stallion Manager agrees to diligently try to settle owner’s mare. Mare owner agrees to give Stallion Manager ample opportunity to settle the mare (having bred her through at least two (2) heat periods). Cedar Ridge Stallion Station does not give a Live Foal Guarantee for any mare leaving the ranch unless the mare has been pregnancy-checked and found to be in foal by a licensed veterinarian. IF THE MARE LEAVES BEFORE PREGNANCY CHECKED, THEN ALL UNPAID BOARD, EXPENSES, AND BREEDING FEES BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE. If, however, for any reason the mare does not settle, mare owner will hold Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC harmless. The above applies to the normal 2027 breeding season, February 1st through June 30th. The decision to breed any mare after June 30th will be at the sole discretion of the Stallion Manager.

6. All Vet charges including palpations are charged additionally by the Attending Veterinarian.

7. If this is a ranch breeding and your mare and/or foal is insured, fill in the name and telephone number of your agent.

LIVE FOAL GUARANTEE
See additional Terms on first page as applicable.

1. The Confirmation of Pregnancy form must be received and on file and is a requirement for a “Live Foal Guarantee”. A live foal is described as a newborn foal, which stands and nurses without assistance. If the foal is stillborn or does not stand and nurse unassisted, return privileges shall apply only if Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC is notified within seven (7) days thereof and receives a veterinarian’s statement confirming death and return privileges shall apply only to the next normal breeding period.

REBREED OPTIONS
See additional Terms on first page as applicable

1. If the mare miscarries, proves barren after being checked in foal, or fails to conceive during the normal breeding season, Stallion Manager agrees to breed said mare again during the following year’s breeding season only. There will be a charge of $600.00 for “re-breed” service expenses plus $250 per frozen dose if applicable. A contract is only valid for the initial contract year and the following year for rebreed purposes.

MARE SUBSTITUTIONS
See additional Terms on first page as applicable

1. Semen shipments are for the mare named in this agreement only. At the discretion of Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC, a substitute mare may be allowed if the original mare is deemed unfit for breeding. The mare owner must request a substitution form and submit for approval before semen will be shipped for breeding the substitute mare. The substitute mare must be owned or leased by contract owner. There is a $25 USD administrative charge to substitute a mare as long as Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC has approved the substitution prior to her being bred. If a substitute mare is bred without approval and payment of administration fee in advance there will be a $500 fee to amend the named mare on the contract.

MARE OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Mare Owner is responsible for obtaining proper care and maintenance of their mare under the direction of a qualified licensed Veterinarian with Equine Reproduction expertise with the shared goal of producing a live, healthy foal. Mare Owner is responsible for sending CRSS ALL NECESSARY breed registration papers beyond AQHA in order to be added to additional registry breeders report. Failure to do so will result in the mare not being listed on that breeding report and a $100 late fee, per breed registry, will apply to add a mare that is in foal.

2. Mare Owner is responsible for completing and sending to AQHA, APHA or any other applicable breed organization any paper work they require related to use of transported semen. Mare owner is responsible for blood typing or DNA testing their mare as per AQHA rule 209 or APHA rule RG-165.

3. Embryo enrollment forms & Frozen Permit forms are the responsibility of the mare owner to acquire and complete.

4. FAILURE TO NOTIFY CEDAR RIDGE STALLION STATION OF YOUR MARE’S PREGNANCY STATUS BY AUG 15th FOR COOLED OR SEP 15 FOR FROZEN, COULD RESULT IN HER BEING LEFT OFF OF THE BREEDER’S REPORT. FEES FOR FILING A LATE OR AMENDED REPORT WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID PRIOR TO THE CORRECTION BEING MADE WITH THE APPROPRIATE ASSOCIATION AND A BREEDERS CERTIFICATE ISSUED.

BREEDERS CERTIFICATE

1. This contract is only valid for one (1) breeders certificate. Multiple embryos will require separate contracts and fees. A “breeders certificate” must be requested and will be issued and/or released online for the live foal conceived by the mating when stallion fees and all other expenses have been paid in full. All other expenses include any fees resulting from onsite services provided by Cedar Ridge Stallion Station, LLC and the attending Ranch Veterinarian. Mare Owner must notify the Stallion Manager that a live foal has been produced.
Note: Any unpaid bills owed by the mare owner to either Cedar Ridge Stallion Station LLC or attending Ranch Veterinarian will result in a hold of the mare’s name on the appropriate stallion breeding report. The mare owner shall be responsible for reasonable attorney fees and court costs if necessary to collect fees due. Unpaid accounts may be subject to a finance charge of 1 1/2 % per month on the unpaid balance, from the date incurred.

LIABILITIES

1. Neither the Stallion Manager nor any person associated with Cedar Ridge Stallion Station shall be liable for the death, sickness, and/or accident to the mare and/or foal; similarly, neither the mare owner nor any other person associated with the mare shall be liable for the death, sickness and/or accident to the stallion.

2. Should the stallion die, and as it would relate to programs such as the NRBC, it is to be noted that the stallion is paid up for the foals of his last breeding season only. The stallion owner is not obligated to continue eligibility payments for such programs. The future foal owners can, if they wish, continue the eligibility payments without expectation of any reimbursement from the Stallion Owner.

3. The parties further agree that should the Stallion die or become unfit for service for any reason or if the Mare should die or become unfit to breed, then this contract shall become null and void and both parties are relieved of any further obligation hereunder. Likewise, any monies heretofore paid by Mare Owner toward the Stallion fee, with the exception of the non-refundable booking/chute fee, shall be refunded to Mare Owner. However, Mare Owner shall pay for all expenses actually incurred.

4. The parties acknowledge that this agreement is made and shall be entirely performed within the State of Texas and shall be construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Texas. Under Texas Law (Chapter 87, civil practice and remedies code), an Equine professional is not liable for an injury or the death of a participant in Equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of Equine activities.

5. This contract shall be binding upon the parties hereto, upon execution hereof and the same may not be altered or amended, except by written mutual consent of the parties hereto.

PLEASE NOTE ALL ANCILLARY FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
By signing below, I attest I have read the contract and agree to the terms

Pay via CREDIT CARD left on file with Cedar Ridge Stallion Station (required to ship semen out, unless prepaid). CRSS will bill your card according to the authorizations you select below. We do have a 3.5% service charge for all credit card transactions.

 

Please remember that your account MUST be paid in full prior to horses departing or semen being shipped.

340 Cedar Ridge Dr, Whitesboro, TX 76273
Phone: (903) 564-7686
info@cedarridgestallions.com

SHIPPING INFORMATION TO BE RETURNED TO CRSS LLC WITH CONTRACT

CANADIAN SHIPMENTS:

SHIPPED SEMEN PROTOCOL

The key to breeding your mare with transported cooled semen is very careful planning, management and coordination with your veterinarian and the Stallion Manager.

IMPORTANT – BEFORE THE FIRST SHIPMENT
• Full breeding fee must be paid before ordering semen.
• Fully executed contract must be on file prior to ordering semen.
• Pre-pay each shipment. FEDERAL EXPRESS SHIPMENTS ARE $350.00 Priority. Signature is required. AIRPORT SHIPMENTS ARE $450.00. Canadian Shipments for cooled is $650. We do accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. NO SEMEN WILL BE SHIPPED UNLESS PAID IN ADVANCE
• We use Federal Express for over night shipping. – SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED ON FED EX SHIPMENTS
1. Federal Express does not pick up on Saturday or Sunday at Cedar Ridge.
2. Know whether you can receive deliveries on Saturdays.
3. If your shipment does not arrive, call Cedar Ridge for tracking number.
4. NOTE: FEDEX AND UPS SHIPMENTS WILL NOT BE CHARGED UNTIL WE CONFIRM THEY HAVE BEEN DELIVERED ON THE CORRECT DATE, IF THEY ARE LOST THERE WILL ONLY BE A $150 FEE.
• If counter to counter air service is needed we ship from DFW airport. We will determine the closet MAJOR airport to your address and you will have to have the semen picked up at that airport.
• Shipping information to have available when you place an order:
1. Physical address to receive shipment, telephone number and email address for FedEx notification
2. Stallion name, mare name and mare’s registration number
3. Good contact name and phone number to receive airline information

SEMEN ORDERS AND SHIPMENTS

Do not place orders on Facebook, email, answering machine or fax. YOU MUST Call 903-564-7686 and talk to a person.

• Availability of semen on any given day is not guaranteed.
• One dose of semen will be sent in each shipment.
• The priority for semen will be as follows:
1. Ranch mares
2. Transit mares
3. Shipped semen mares. Of the shipped semen mares, all mares that are not foal heat mares will have priority over foal heat mares. The stallion manager will prioritize all mares.
• IMPORTANT - Requests for shipped cooled semen must be made by 5:00pm Central time the day before collection. Any late orders will be charged a $50 late fee if filled. Confirmation/Cancellation of a semen order must be made by 8am Central time the day of collection. Late cancellations will incur a $50 cancellation fee.
• Use an experienced competent mare management facility. Mares should be on a regular teasing and palpation/ultrasound examination schedule. We request that you palpate mares to determine if they have ovulated in a timely manner or if you need more semen.
• Confirmation of pregnancy by ultrasound starting at 14 days post ovulation following thru to 45 days of pregnancy is required to maintain the live foal guarantee. Failure to provide pregnancy status will result in mare not being included on the breeding report.
• Embryo transfer: If more than one embryo is produced and transferred, Cedar Ridge must be notified within 48 hours of the embryo transfers. A stallion service fee (including chute fee) is due for each pregnancy.

Please contact the ranch if you have any questions or special needs as we strive to provide the best service possible. Thank you!