Louella Stud

Terms

General

All stallions are Blood Typed, CEM swabbed and EVA tested

Livery Fees

Barren mare out at grass: £5.00 per day
Barren mare in at night corn fed: £10.00 + VAT per day
Mare in foal/foal at foot out at grass: £5.50 per day
Mare in foal/foal at foot in at night corn fed: £10.50 + VAT per day

If your mare requires any specialist care we will do our utmost to accommodate you. Please contact us to discuss your specific needs.

Grooms fee: £20 + VAT
Foaling fee: £160 + VAT
Foaling fee (if not being covered by Louella stallion): £220 + VAT
Walk In fee: £50 + VAT
Weaning fee: £50 + VAT

Terms and Conditions of Acceptance for Visiting Mares

Nomination agreement forms are now available for download in PDF format:

Download the Standard Nomination Agreement Form

CEM Swabs
A negative CEM swab certificate must accompany the mare to stud. No mare can be covered naturally without a clear CEM swab.

Worming
All mares and foals are wormed monthly and the owner will be charged accordingly.

Farrier
All mares are to arrive with their hind shoes removed and will not be covered until the hind shoes have been removed. The farrier will be called when necessary and the owner charged accordingly.

Other Requirements
All mares must arrive with their passport and a head collar that they can be turned out in.
Any rugs or other equipment arriving with the mare should be clearly labelled.

Veterinary assistance
Veterinary assistance will be called in when necessary and all vets bills will be charged directly to the owner.

Stud and Livery Fees
To retain any discount given all NFNF October 1st clients are required to pay their keep, worming, farrier, groom and foaling charges before mares and/or foals are removed from the stud. Payment of the stud fee, or a negative pregnancy certificate issued by a veterinary surgeon if the mare is not in foal, must be lodged with the stud by October 1st 2010, or the discount will no longer apply. Any deposits are non refundable.

Visiting mares and/or foals may not be removed from the stud until all accounts have been paid.

VAT will be charged on stud fees, keep and foaling.

In respect of stallions that are promoted with a free return, if the chosen stallion is no longer available, an alternative horse will be offered.

Every care will be taken whilst your mare is in our charge but no responsibility will be taken for accident, theft, injury or disease howsoever caused. Louella Stud accepts no liability for any claim, damage, cost, loss or expense of any kind howsoever incurred.

Veterinary Fertility Work
A fixed fee contract of £138.00 + COST OF DRUGS + VAT for fertility work is available from Chine House Veterinary Group. This will include all routine work with regards to achieving a healthy pregnancy. This includes:-

Endometrial swabs and smears.
Pre breeding examinations for ideal mating times.
Scanning ovaries, uterus and pregnancy detection.
Detection of endometritis.
Caslick operations and uterine lavage.

This contract will not include CEM swabs, foaling, blood sampling, foal IDs and treatment of any disease or illness not associated with breeding. These services would incur additional charges.

All clients not taking advantage of this fixed fee contract service will be charged for treatment given on a pro rata basis.