Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

Dr. James R. Crabtree BVM&S CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS Dr. Charles D. Cooke BSc(Hons) BVetMed CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS Associates: Dr. Kayleigh J. Barker BVetMed(Hons) CertAVP(ESM) MRCVS

Dr. Rory. K. Gormley BVMS, CertAVP(ESM) MRCVSConsultant: Dr. Jonathan F. Pycock BVetMed PhD DESM MRCVSAssisted By: Dr. Sandra Mateu Sanches DVM MRCS�

Veterinary Fees Scheme at Barrowby Connemaras, for MaresUsing Chilled or Fresh Semen by Artificial Insemination in 2018

This is an optional scheme where one pays a single fee per breeding attempt, to cover the costs of veterinary work necessary to help get your mare in foal and pregnancy testing by ultrasound up to 36-42 days. For information and further explanation of our breeding schemes and services please visit our website at www.ersvet.co.uk, or follow the QR code link at the bottom of the page.

The cost of this scheme is discounted to £275 + VAT for the first breeding attempt (cycle) if payment is received within 28 days of invoicing. Subsequent cycles will be discounted to £255 + VAT. If payment is not received within 28 days then the discount is removed and the full price of £325, or £305 + VAT is charged.

Following is a breakdown of the procedures included in the scheme. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Veterinary Fees included where necessary: Clitoral CEM swab & laboratory fee, examination of genital organs; ultrasound scans; insemination; hormone injections; a single lavage post breeding; Caslick's operation; pregnancy diagnosis at 14 to 16 days, 24 to 28 days and 36 to 42 days; crushing of one conceptus in sets of twins. At Barrowby Connemaras mares may be inseminated by Miss Frankie Lee, a certified AI technician.

Veterinary Fees NOT included: Routine visits to Barrowby Connemaras will be performed as necessary and the cost of the visit (£40 + VAT) will be divided between the mares seen. If your mare requires additional visits this will be communicated to the stud owner/manager and be arranged with them. Special and Emergency visits. Management (scans and medical therapies) before the mare is cycling properly or if she has a pre-existing infection; treatment of uterine infection. Any additional health screening as deemed necessary including sensitivity or Klebsiella capsule typing. Opening Caslick’s in pregnant mares; Regumate; pre-breeding lavage or multiple lavage treatments with fluids and other therapeutic agents post breeding. Treatment for injury, illness or lameness; second opinions and further outside investigations; attendance at foaling; care of sick foal; surgical procedures; routine vaccinations; pregnancy tests after 42 days; fetal sexing and insurance examination. Any sedation considered necessary for mare and/or personnel safety. Please let our office know if you do not require your foal blood typed, identified & micro-chipped. This will be done and charged for unless we are advised otherwise by you or the stud.

In the event of a negative pregnancy result it will be taken that you wish to repeat this scheme up to a maximum of three attempts unless we are informed otherwise. If you are new to ERS(UK) please take the time to read our terms and conditions, sign and return an application form as per our new client policy. If an application form is not returned by the commencement of work on your mare we shall assume that your mare is not on the scheme and your veterinary work will be billed and invoiced on a pay as you go basis.

We look forward to working with you and your mare and hope you have the best success in your breeding endeavours. We welcome communication so please speak to one of our office team or one of our veterinary surgeons if you have any questions.

33 Westgate, Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HE Tel: 01653 668190 (24 hrs) e-mail: office@ersvet.co.uk Company Registered in England and Wales, Reg. No: 8316943

Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited New Client & Breeding Scheme Application Form

33 Westgate, Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HETel: 01653 668190 (24 hrs) e-mail: office@ersvet.co.uk Company Registered in England and Wales, Reg. No: 8316943

Welcome to Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited. Please complete the following application form to become a client or join a breeding scheme. Please complete one form per horse.

Client Name:

Business Name (if applicable):

Correspondence Address:

Postcode:

Billing Address (if different to above):

Postcode:

Telephone Number (daytime): (evening):

Emergency Contact Number (mobile):

E-mail Address:

Name of Horse:

Sex: Age: Breed: Colour:

Breeding scheme (if appropriate)

Stud visiting: Stallion breeding to:

Stallion contact (name): Telephone Number:

*Maiden/Barren/In Foal/Foal at Foot; Breeding type: *Natural/Chilled/Frozen

I/We *DO/DO NOT want to join the practice and *join a breeding scheme. I have read the attached terms and conditions, or have viewed them on the practice website, and am in agreement with them.

Signed:

(I am over 18 years of age; *owner/agent)

PRINT NAME: Date:

Please return this completed form by post or email to Equine Reproductive Services (UK) at our address below. This form is also available on our website; www.ersvet.co.uk. * Delete as appropriate.

Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

TERMS & CONDITIONS

We (Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Ltd) are a general equine veterinary practice which specialises in equine reproduction. We provide a 24-hour veterinary service. Our aim is to provide a high quality of veterinary attention to all horses under our care. We are experienced in the management of stallions and mares and techniques to achieve and maintain a healthy equine pregnancy, we are also experienced in the management and care of the foal and young stock. We will endeavour to provide veterinary services in accordance with reasonable standards denoted in the RCVS guidelines for practice standards and the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons.

General terms: The establishment at which Your (the owner or agent of the horse) horse is resident at will be responsible for the daily husbandry and care of your horse and/or foal. We do not accept any liability for any illness or injury suffered by your horse and/or foal at establishments run or operated by third parties. Upon verbal or written request by you or the person caring for Your horse(s) we will provide veterinary services and invoice You for goods and services provided, unless previously advised otherwise in writing.

Emergency procedures requiring referral, surgery or general anaesthesia will be performed after consultation with You. If contact cannot reasonably be made, appropriate treatment will be provided to protect the welfare of Your horse. If at all possible we will liaise with and via the person(s) responsible for the care of your horse(s). If the services of other veterinary surgeons are enlisted, You will be liable for their fees. If Your horse is insured, You should advise either Us or the person(s) responsible for the care of your horse(s) when leaving Your horse(s) in their care. We recommend you to contact the person(s) responsible for the care of your horse(s) be that in training, at livery, at stud, or otherwise, regularly regarding progress with your horse(s). We welcome contact with you to discuss any aspect of your horse's veterinary care or costs of treatment; please telephone us during office hours (08:30 -15:00 weekdays).

Passports and section 9 (IX): All horses under Our care should be signed out of the human food-chain and section 9 (IX) of the horse’s passport should be signed by You. Or, by agreeing to our terms You agree to Us signing it on your behalf. By signing your horse out of the food-chain you are giving Us the freedom to use our clinical judgement in the use of medicines and the prescribing cascade. If you wish for your horse to remain in the human food chain you must notify us immediately in writing so that appropriate action can be taken.

Payment terms: All Our fees and medical charges are subject to VAT at the current rate. Our fee levels are determined by the time spent on a case and according to the medicines, materials, and consumables used. A written estimate is available on request. Any new client will be expected to pay in full at the time of treatment. Treatment on account will only be available to established clients known to Us with a sound credit history. We reserve the right to refuse services in the event that any of our conditions are not complied with or for any other reason we see fit.

Our clients will be invoiced monthly however We reserve the right to interim bill. Credit terms are 28 days from receipt of invoice for registered clients. Payment may be required on account for our professional fees before work can commence in certain circumstances. Please also bear in mind that if bills are not paid in accordance with Our credit terms We may not continue to work on Your horse until You or an agent have settled Your account. We have a statutory right to charge interest on the amount of the bill after expiration of one month from the date hereof. Such interest will be charged by Us at a rate of 8% if payment is not made within one month. We reserve the right to increase Our fees with 28 days notice.

Any cheque returned by Our bank as unpaid, any credit card payment not honoured, and any cash tendered and found to be counterfeit will result in the original account being restored to the original sum with further charges added in respect of the bank charges and administrative costs. This Agreement can be terminated by You at any time in writing or by Us on the occasion of any of the following events: You fail to comply with our terms and conditions, You fail to provide Us with instructions on request, You fail to pay an account delivered within 30 days, or on Our giving You notice in writing.

For full terms and conditions, details of our policy on horse passports and a description of the use of medications in your horse(s) under the cascade please visit our website www.ersvet.co.uk or follow the QR code links below:

FULL TERMS & CONDITIONS HORSE PASSPORTS MEDICINE GUIDANCE

33 Westgate, Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HE Tel: 01653 668190 (24 hrs) e-mail: office@ersvet.co.uk

Company Registered in England and Wales, Reg. No.: 8316943

Breeding: Schemes only apply to the current breeding season and for mares at participating studs on receipt of a signed ‘scheme form’. Successful pregnancy or delivery of a live healthy foal is not guaranteed by ERS(UK) Ltd. In the event of a negative pregnancy diagnosis it will be taken that you wish to continue under a scheme up to a maximum of three attempts unless we are informed otherwise. You will be invoiced monthly for any items not included in a scheme.

ERS(UK) Ltd do not accept any liability for, or the consequences thereof, in the event of a stallion not being able or available to perform breeding duties, semen not arriving on the day or time ordered to inseminate the mare, or semen arriving in an unusable condition, without appropriate labelling or health certification. ERS(UK) are not responsible for any additional veterinary, livery, or other costs incurred in such instances. We reserve the right to refuse breeding services in the event that any of our conditions are not complied with or if we deem that Your horse or foal are determined to be in an unacceptable state of health or a safety risk

All mares that are bred by natural cover or artificial breeding are foaled at Your risk and We do not accept any liability for any damages or compensation in respect of any injury or illness suffered by any mare and/or foal as a result of foaling. The vulva of any mare may be sutured if considered necessary unless written instructions are received to the contrary.

AI Technicians: Mares will be inseminated by either a veterinary surgeon acting on behalf of ERS (UK) or at certain studs by a certified AI technician outside the employment of ERS (UK), but a representative of the stud. We do not accept any liability for illness or injury suffered by your horse, or any adverse consequences of insemination, when this is performed by an AI technician. This would include illness or injury suffered by your horse, or any potential contagious disease consequences for your horse and other horses as a result of insemination of fresh, chilled or frozen semen of unknown disease status. Details of AI technicians involved can be found either in the breeding schemes or directly from the stud your mare is resident at.

Frozen semen storage terms: Where We are providing frozen semen storage, You shall arrange delivery of the semen to the storage facility on a date and at a time to be agreed with us. The container in which the semen is delivered must be suitable for this purpose and we shall be entitled in our absolute discretion to refuse to receive any semen delivered in a container which is not considered of a satisfactory standard.

We will store semen at the stud or at such other premises that We may in our absolute discretion determine for such purpose. Frozen semen will be stored on site in tanks maintained and overseen by a representative of Genus Breeding Limited, who are experienced in such work. We will store semen in such quantity as may be agreed between You and Us. We shall be entitled in our absolute discretion to refuse to receive any semen for storage or to end our storage of the semen for any reason. We will charge You (the mare owner/agent) for storage of semen at our current rate plus VAT per annum, or part thereof. We reserve the right to increase this fee with 28 days-notice.

You agree to us carrying out all necessary tests and procedures on the semen as appropriate for its storage or use. In respect of semen delivered to us a proportion (being part of a single dose) of semen will be thawed and examined under a microscope for motility and morphology when the mare is inseminated. This is a guide only as to the quality of the semen but we give no guarantee in respect of any tests carried out on the semen regarding the fertility or suitability of the semen or otherwise.

You may remove the semen from storage at any time on a date and at a time agreed with Us after giving seven days written notice, provided that such removal is not in breach of any relevant statutory or regulatory requirement. Return of semen to the stallion owner/agent will be the responsibility of the mare or stallion owner and is not the responsibility of ERS(UK) Ltd. We do not provide insurance for frozen semen in storage. You can take out privately based insurance on the semen You have in storage with Us. For more details on how to insure your semen we suggest You contact Irene Pickering, NFU Yorkshire Coast Agency on 01723 585307.

Unpaid fees: Legal title to any embryo or foal resulting from an insemination or embryo transfer undertaken by ERS(UK) Ltd shall remain the sole property of ERS(UK) Ltd unless and until all outstanding fees and interest thereon have been paid in full. ERS(UK) Ltd do not accept any liability for any costs incurred for said embryo or foal when not directly under our control.

I/We are in agreement with these terms and conditions listed above.

Signed:

Print name: Date: I am over 18 years of age