STACKHOUSE STUD

Stud Terms

The breeding season runs from 1 March up to and including 31 August.  No semen will be available outside of these dates.

Fresh or chilled semen is limited, mainly due to our stallions' sport commitments and we cannot guarantee the availability of anything other than frozen semen.  Please contact us early to discuss availability if you wish to use fresh or chilled semen.

We recommend that you ask your vet to perform an initial inspection to assess whether artificial insemination with frozen or fresh / chilled semen is a viable option for your mare.

If you wish to use one of our own stallions please contact us (click here for details) and ask us for a nomination form.  If you wish to use a guest stallion, please call Katie O'Brien on 07815 151893 to discuss your requirements.

Please note we require the completed nomination form to be returned by e-mail to  info@stackhousestud.co.uk or by post to Tracey Forrest, 14a Oaklands Rise, Welwyn, Herts AL6 0RN.  We require payment in full PRIOR to the dispatch of the semen to you or your vet. 

If you incur any problems, at any stage, please contact us immediately and we will do our best to help.

Ordering Fresh / Chilled Semen (may vary for Guest Stallions)

Please remember that our stallions are competing in the sport, so fresh or chilled semen can be limited.

• You should contact us once you have decided to use one of our stallions to discuss whether fresh or chilled semen is likely to be available at the time that you will require it.

• A nomination form together with the stud fee must be sent to us well in advance and contain an indication of the approximate date that the semen is required.

• 48 hours notice is required by telephoning one of the contact numbers  before despatch of semen. If fresh or chilled semen is not available from your chosen stallion you have the option to either receive frozen semen, in which case the frozen semen terms apply, or change to another stallion with an appropriate price adjustment.  If you do not wish to take either of these options, and we are unable to deliver the semen of your choice, your stud fee will be refunded in full.

• It is important that you ensure that you or your vet has adequate insurance to cover the storage of the semen as it will no longer be covered by our insurance once it reaches its destination.

• The semen will be delivered in an appropriate container, which must be returned within 7 days at the mare owner's cost.  If this is not possible, flasks can be hired at £7 per day thereafter, until the container is received back by us.

• The Stud terms for fresh / chilled semen are Not In Foal Free Return.  If the mare is not in foal after insemination we require written confirmation from your vet after which the mare will be entitled to one free return.  That free return can be taken in the same breeding season or the following breeding season but due to the limited availability of fresh / chilled semen, we reserve the right to despatch up to 2 doses of frozen semen, after discussion with the mare owner. If we do, the frozen semen terms in relation to refund of stud fee if the mare is not in foal by 1 October will not apply.

• We will however endeavour to make available fresh / chilled semen if that is what you have ordered. 

Ordering Frozen Semen (may vary for Guest Stallions)

• Our frozen semen has been collected by Stallion AI Services Limited, based at Twemlows Hall Stud (a DEFRA Approved Collection Centre).

• Payment of the Stud Fee entitles you to an allocation of frozen semen of up to three insemination doses for your nominated mare. We will send the first two doses together with delivery included in the Stud Fee but please note that the delivery of the third dose will be charged at £75 each (UK charge - others on request).

• Orders should be placed in advance by telephoning one of the contact numbers. Please allow three working days for the semen to be packed and dispatched.  Our distribution contractor does not operate on a Saturday or Sunday. To avoid semen being held over by the couriers deliveries are made Tuesday to Friday inclusive.  If the third dose is required, we need written notice to that effect.

• It is important that you ensure that you or your vet has adequate insurance to cover the storage of the semen as it will no longer be covered by our insurance once it reaches its destination.

• The frozen semen will be delivered in an appropriate container, which must be returned within 7 days at the mare owner's cost.  If this is not possible, flasks can be hired at £7 per day thereafter, until the container is received back by the distribution contractor.  Most vets experienced in working with frozen semen will have their own storage containers and will transfer the semen and return the container to the distribution contractor immediately with the carriers.

• Once a pregnancy is achieved any unused doses of semen remain the property of Stackhouse Stud and will be returned to the storage centre on the account of the mare owner.  No unauthorised coverings are allowed - only the mare nominated to us by the mare owner shall be covered.

• Should your mare not be in foal you should return to us a veterinary certificate by October 1st of that breeding year. As long as she has been inseminated three times, you will receive the Stud Fee paid less our retention - see table above.

Payment

Cheques should be made payable to Mrs T Forrest.  Please return the cheque to Tracey Forrest, 14a Oaklands Rise, Welwyn, Herts AL6 0RN.  We require payment in full PRIOR to the dispatch of the semen to you or your vet.
 

Once Your Mare Is In Foal

• When your mare is in foal, let us know. Send us a certificate from your vet including the date(s) of insemination.  Following 1 October we will issue you with a covering certificate from the relevant breed society.  They will send you the necessary paperwork for registering your foal.

• We take great interest in the progeny of our stallions. When your foal is born let us know and send us a picture if you can. 

Send mail to info@stackhousestud.co.uk with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 02-Jan-2009