T R A N S P O R T E D C O O

T R A N S P O R T E D C O O L E D S E M E N S T A L L I O N C O N T R A C T
AND BREEDING CONTRACT

Brooke Smith 204 CJ Wise East • Naples, Texas 75568 • (903) 930-1800

Does not guarantee a breeding until returned with deposit.

This agreement is made and entered into this ___________ day of ___________________, 20_______ by and between

______________________________________________herein referred to as Mare Owner and Secret Meadows Ranch.

1. The mare owner has agreed to breed the mare (Registered Name)________________________________________ and (Registration Number)._______________________ to the Stallion _____________________________, (Registration Number) __________________________ standing at Secret Meadows Ranch during the 2008 breeding season. The breeding season shall be between February 1^st to June 1^st of 2008.

2. The Mare Owner agrees to pay a stallion service fee of $________________ of which $250.00 is deemed as the booking fee is payable with this contract and is non-refundable. The balance being due prior to the first shipment of semen. We will not ship unless all fees have been paid in full.

3. The Mare Owner will send a complete current copy of the mare’s registration papers with this contract as well as any necessary lease information or documentation needed.

4. The mare must be in healthy and sound breeding condition. Secret Meadows Ranch recommends the Mare Owner use a vet that is experienced with transported cooled semen if you are using TCS

5. All shipments of semen will be subject to a collection and shipping fee of $_____________. All payments must be made prior to shipping. (Fed Ex only delivers Monday through Saturday–No Sunday deliveries.)

6. Please let us know the day in advance that semen will be needed so we can prepare for multiple orders.

7. Secret Meadows Ranch requires that the Mare Owner notify us no later than 8 p.m. the evening before the day the shipment of semen is to be shipped.

8. SEMEN IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. Orders will be filled in the order in which they come in for that collection. If we are unable to send semen to your mare on a particular day, you will be at the top of the list for the next collection day. Every effort will be made to fill all orders, but we ask for your understanding when demand exceeds the supply. Secret Meadows Ranch will not be held liable if the mare is missed due to the shortage of semen.

9. Secret Meadows Ranch guarantees a (LCFG) Live color foal guarantee on Paint and breeding stock mares. (LFG) Live foal guarantee on AQHA mares or mares of a different breed. A live foal is defined as a foal that stands and nurses without assistance. If the mare does not produce a live foal or if the mare does not settle, produces a foal that is still born or unable to stand and nurse, the mare is allowed a rebreed the following year. (This guarantee is for the mare originally booked unless a substitute mare is mutually agreed upon between Secret Meadows Ranch and the Mare Owner-- along with a fee of $125.00 for collection and shipping.) This guarantee is null and void if Secret Meadows Ranch is not notified within one week of the foal’s demise or when the mare is found to have aborted. This notice must be accompanied by a statement from a licensed veterinarian.

10. Should the stallion die or otherwise become unfit for breeding, this contract shall be null and void. If the mare should die or become unfit for breeding, this contract shall be null and void unless written approval from Secret Meadows Ranch grants the use of a substitute mare.

11. Secret Meadows Ranch will issue a breeder’s certificate when notified of the birth of the foal resulting from this breeding, providing that the mare owner has no outstanding debt to Secret Meadows Ranch. In the even of a debt, the breeder’s certificate will only be issued once the debt has been paid in full.

12. Secret Meadows Ranch is not responsible for lost, delayed or damaged semen caused by the shipping company, and makes no representation or warranties of any kind with respect to semen, except that it is the above stallion’s semen and was viable at the time of shipment.

APPROVED AND AGREED UPON BY:

Secret Meadows Ranch and The Mare Owner

By:_________________________________________ By: _________________________________________
(Secret Meadows Ranch Representative) (Signature of Mare Owner/ / Agent)

(PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION BELOW)

Name of Mare Owner (as it appears on Registration Papers)_________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________________ State ______________________________ Zip ______________________

Day Phone _________________________ Evening Phone _______________________ Email________________________________

SHIP SEMEN TO: (If different than above address – PLEASE PRINT)

SHIP SEMEN TO___________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Person ____________________________________________________________________________________

Semen Shipping Address - (No P.O Box)_________________________________________________________________

City____________________________________________ State________________________ Zip___________________

Telephone __________________________________________________ Email_________________________________

Please sign and return all pages of this contract and deposit to:

Brooke Smith • CJ Wise East • Naples, TX 75568

Secret Meadows Ranch will sign the contract and send a copy back to you for your file.