This message is from: Sara Faull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was just offering this scenerio for a new stallion who has not bred any mares via AI- if a stallion has bred mares with semen shipped over a great distance then he would be proven and likewise, (and probably more importantly) the vet collecting and preparing the semen would be proven. It is hard to know how good the vet on the other side is- In my experience I have paid for the collection and shipment even if the mare never got pregnant. If the stallion had bred other mares AI - then I would concede the failure to my mare or vet... and it would be my call on how many times I want to pay for the semen to be collected and shipped. If your contract only requires the remainder be paid if the mare checks pregnant, then you have already done what I said and more.
Sara > The remainder of the fee is not due unless the mare > checks pregnant. > Amy just took the thoughts right out of my head in her response to > Sara. > I've been breeding warmbloods and Fjords for a while now and I have > never, ever > seen a stallion owner assume the costs of collection and shipping. > For me, > collection runs $150 - $175, not counting my time and effort to > haul to the > breeding facility and Fed Ex is at least $70 one way. Of course, > the Equitainer > has to be returned too, so add another $25 - $30 for that. > > Let's do the math here. I offer a contract that requires the ONLY the > booking fee is paid. It's $100. The remainder of the fee is not > due unless the mare > checks pregnant. I offer a contract with a live foal guarantee, so > if the > mare loses the foal for reasons other than owner neglect of her > health, I am > going to keep trying to breed that mare. So under Sara's scenario > my booking fee > of $100 is supposed to cover $175 in collection fee and another > $100 in > shipping to the mare owner? And I don't get it back if the mare > doesn't catch on > that cycle? And I would have to keep paying this cycle after > cycle? I don't > think so. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
