Rafter3 QH Ranch
Clay & Brenda LaPierre
430 Hwy 8 N
Halliday ND 58636
701-938-4262
STALLION SERVICE CONTRACT
There will be one contract for each mare. Return original along with photocopy of mare's papers.
No mare will be accepted on ranch without photocopy front and back of papers, a signed contract and the booking fee.
I hereby agree to breed the mare named below to your stallion, RUNAWAY MONEY_________an to pay the
agreed stud fee in full on the day the mare leaves ranch, subject to the following conditions:
1. I agree that said mare is healthy and in sound breeding condition. I will submit
a certificate of health executed by a qualified veterinarian indicating a clean culture verifying the condition of said mare
to be as above as above represented. Such certificate to be issued ot more than five days prior to the time that said
mare is to be delivered for servicing. Mare is to have a negative Coggins dated with in last six months.
2. Subject to the approval of Rafter3 Ranch I shall have the option of substituting for the
mare herein described another mare owned by me. I shall request approval from Rafter3 Ranch of such substitution at
least fifteen (15 ) days prior to the time said mare is to be delivered for servicing.
3. It is further agreed that should your stallion die or become unfit for service before serving
my mare, or if the mare named in this contract, dies or becomes unfit to be bred, then this contract is and shall be
null and void.
4. Rafter3 Ranch shall not be liable or responsible for any disease, accident or injury to
my mare, and I shall to be responsible or liable for any disease, accident or injury to your stallion. All reasonable
precautions are to be taken for the care of my mare.
5. A non refundable chute/booking fee of $250.00 will accompany this contract. All checks
are made payable to Rafter3 QH Ranch. An additional fee of $5.00 per day wet or $3.00 per day dry for boarding of mare
is agreed upon an is due before mare leaves Rafter3 Ranch. If special services are wanted a price will be set
by Rafter3 Ranch.
6. I agree to pay the remainder stud fee of $1000.00 on the day the mare LEAVES the ranch.
7. It is agreed that owner shall be liable for necessary veterinary services rendered to the
mare and/or foal as Rafter3 Ranch, its agents, or employees shall solely determine. Charges for veterinary services
shall also be due and payable monthly and before re-delivery of the mare and/or foal to the owner.
8. Rafter3 Ranch agrees to exercise reasonable diligence to settle the mare up to and including
the 31st day of July, 2008. In the event the mare shall not settle, the mare owner shall not be responsible to pay the
balance of the stud fee.
9. The mare will be pregnancy checked at 21 days after reeding and if not in foal can
be returned at 30 days. At no more than 90 days, an additional pregnancy exam is required by a qualified Vet.
If mare proves not in foal,
and a satisfactory veterinary certificate to that effect is presented,
arrangements shall be made for immediate return of mare of rebreeding. IF
this occurs after the Stallion Book is closed the mare can be returned the following year.
10. In the event that the mare aborts or if the foal does not stand and nurse, and the stud
fee, veterinary charges and mare care charges are fully paid, it is agreed that the owner may return the mare for breeeding
during the following breeding season and no stud fee will be charged for subsequent breeding. To be entitled to such
subsequent breeding, the owner must deliver to Rafter3 Ranch, cerification by a licensed veterinarian attesting that the mare
aborted or that the foal failed to stand and nurse, and such delivery shall be made within ten (10) days of the date that
the mare aboarts or the foal is born. This return privilege is void if the mare is placed back in performance training
and/or showing after breeding. The return privilege is not transferable without permission fo Rafter3 Ranch.
11. Stallion Service Certificates will be issued when foal stands, nurses, and all fees and
bills have been paid in full. The payment of all fees and bills and live foal are the conditions precedent for the issuance
of such certificates.
12. All mares and foals must be on a regular shot/wormng program prior to breeding.
13. Mares that are not halter broke or vicious mares will not be accepted.
Name_______________________________________Date___________________
Address______________________Phone#_______________________________
Name________________________Registration#__________________________
Stallion_______________________Registration#__________________________
Breeding Season________________Stud Fee______________________________
Approved by__________________________________Date_________________
