Page 2: ATA SSA Songline Contract Mare Name/Owner:
American Trakehner Association
c/o John Cassel, 5169 148th Pl., Wellborn, FL 32094
e-mail: – phone: 501-231-3614
SONGLINE *Ps* FROZEN SEMEN AGREEMENT, for use only for the ATA Stallion Service Auctions.
The mare owner, whose signature appears below, hereby agrees to breed the mare described below:
Mare's name_ Registration Number
Breed Year of Birth Sire
Dam Dam's sire
Mare Color and Markings
To the Stallion Songline *Ps* - ATA Registration Number OSB-E-S437, Lebensnummer DE 409 090173304.
In the 2017 or 2018 season, subject to the following TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The service fee for this breeding shall be determined by means of the ATA SSA Auction and will be paid directly to the American Trakehner Association. No frozen semen will be shipped until ATA notifies John Cassel of payment received.
The mare owner warrants that the mare is in sound breeding condition.
1. The ATA SSA its owners, employees, and agents make no warranty of production of a live foal, only that the supplied frozen semen is viable, defined as having at least 30% progressive motility at the time of proper thawing. No other guarantee, implied or expressed is made.
2. Registration (including all fees and paperwork associated with registration) of the foal resulting from the breeding of the mare and stallion designated in this contract is the sole responsibility of the mare owner.
3. The ATA SSA agrees to authorize shipment of sufficient semen for a maximum of four (4) inseminations (total) of frozen semen. All costs of shipment, including use of container, handling, shipment to and from mare owner, and any other fees required for shipping or handling will be the sole responsibility of the mare owner and payable to John Cassel or other authorized agent. John Cassel will directly collect these charges from mare owner and may do so prior to shipment of semen.
4. Should the mare die or become unfit to be bred before she is serviced, then this contract shall become void and without effect and any and all frozen semen shipped to mare owner returned to the ATA SSA at his/her expense, unless separate agreement is made and signed by both parties.
5. This contract shall not be assigned nor transferred without the written consent of the ATA SSA Representative.
6. This agreement is executed in duplicate and constitutes the entire agreement between both parties involved and may not be modified except in writing signed by both parties hereto. When the representative of the ATA SSA signs and returns one copy of this contract to the mare owner, it will then be binding on both parties, subject to the terms and conditions in this contract.
7. All written notices required by this agreement shall be by First Class Mail to the ATA SSA at the address above or the mare owner at the address provided below, whichever applies.
8. This contract shall be governed by, interpreted by, and enforced under the laws of the State of Florida. Any suit or action commenced by or against the ATA SSA, its owners, employees, or agents must be filed and heard in the County of Suwanee, State of Florida. The prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs of discovery.
9. For shipped semen breeding each breed association may require additional paperwork and fees, as well as blood typing of the mare and foal, all of which are the responsibility of the mare owner.
10. The mare owner agrees to return the semen-shipping container, at mare owner's expense, in good working order to John Cassel (or to sending agent) within five (5) days of receiving the container. For each day after that the container is not returned, John Cassel may charge the mare owner by the day whatever penalty they require.
11. This breeding contract is for one pregnancy and delivery of one or two foals from one mare by in utero conception.
12. The ATA SSA assumes responsibility only to authorize delivery of frozen semen from Songline *Ps* in viable condition, as evidenced by progressive motility of at least 30% of the spermatozoa at the time of thawing, to the destination designated to the ATA SSA by the mare owner. The mare owner assumes responsibility for handling, storage, and use of the frozen semen after that point. Mare owner explicitly hereby agrees not to resell or give away any portion of frozen semen supplied by the ATA SSA, nor to use it on any mare other than the one listed in this agreement without prior written consent by the ATA SSA.
13. The mare owner agrees that a licensed veterinarian shall inseminate the mare with the semen:
Veterinarian/Clinic Name:
Semen will be shipped to:
Contact Name
Business Name (if Applicable)
Address
Phone Number(s):
14. The mare owner agrees to assume all responsibility for the condition of the mare and shall bear all risk of loss or damage to the mare whether by death, disease, injury, infection, or otherwise, and by any cause whatsoever, and further agrees to hold the ATA SSA, its owners, employees, and agents harmless for any and all damages resulting therefrom.
OWNER OF MARE
Print name email:
Signed Date
Address
Phone Numbers
Daytime Evening
Cell phone
The ATA SSA c/o John Cassel, 5169 148th Pl., Wellborn, FL 32094
By______for the ATA SSA
(Please sign and return one copy of Contract to John Cassel. A copy signed by us will be returned to you.)