We aim to give you, the breeder, an efficient service, but it is also important that you present your mare to the stud healthy & in a condition to ensure maximum fertility. It is advised that your mare be flu-vaccinated & wormed prior to travel to the stud. Mares seen to be unhealthy will not be accepted to the stud. Mares & foals will receive all possible care while with us, but no responsibility can be taken for accident, loss or disease while at the stud. Veterinary intervention will be called if deemed necessary, with immediate notification to the owner, and this is directly charged by the Veterinary Surgeon to you the breeder. All mares are serviced at their owners risk an no responsibility will be taken for injury, damage or loss while teasing or serving any mare.

Stud Fees.

The Kennedy Family strives to bring you, the breeder, a World Class line up of Stallions. These horses have been purchased by us & we now have a full time staff offering you our top quality service. We have huge overheads annually to run the stud & we can only continue to provide you with this service if we are paid for our work. Please note that all Stud Fees & additional charges are laid out below & we will be enforcing these terms in 2010. We do not wish to cause offence if we refuse you our service due to non-payment of accounts due.

All fees can be paid by Visa, Bankers Draft, Post Office Draft, Cheque or Cash.

  Note : 1/2 of the Stallion Fee must be paid before covering & the remainder will be paid when the mare is scanned in foal or by the 1st of October.

The deposit is taken before covering. E100 of the deposit is non-refundable for labour & materials while on site or if sending semen, if the mare does not go in foal. The remainder of the fee is due by the 1st October 2010. If the mare is not in foal, & the stud fee fully paid, the owner is entitled to service that particular mare the following year, No Foal Free Return (NFFR). Please note that all covering certificates will be issued when the mare is scanned in foal & all invoices are paid in full.

Veterinary Fees :

On arrival at the stud you choose one of the local equine vets to deal with your mare. All expenses incurred for visits, examinations & medicines will be invoiced direct to you by the vet. Please ensure that these bills are paid promptly as foal certificates will not be issued until all bills are paid in full to the vet.

Livery

We encourage you to keep your mare at home & present her to the stud when she is at peak fertility, have her covered & then take her home, but if a mare must remain on site for a period of time the following charges will apply

: Mare at Grass = E5/day ------ Mare & foal (stabled) E8/day or E55/week

All livery bills must be paid before the mare leaves the yard. The owner of the mare must collect his own mare & pay his own bills, agents will not be allowed collect any breeder's mare without full payment of outstanding accounts.

Chilled Transported Semen.

Please contact the stud well in advance of the mare season to discuss stallion choice, veterinary surgeon & transport facilities to your area.

All deposits must be lodged well in advance of the semen being transported. Also Visa Card details will be required for security for our Transport containers. If there is an emergency, we accept mares are not regular, please call with Visa Card details & the semen may then be transported. All mare details including IHR Number & vet contact must be lodged before the semen is sent.

The Insemination form must be returned immediately with the containers. These must be signed by the Vet & also must include the Micro-Chip number of the mare.

Semen Transport Containers must be returned immediately by registered post. Your Visa Card will be debited after 14 Days if the container is not returned; E50 for the styrofoam boxes; E700 for the blue Equitainers.

Fresh & Frozen Semen for KEC Maximum Joe.

Fresh Semen for 'Joe' will be available to a number of selected mares for May & June only. Frozen semen will be available in July.

Terms & Conditions apply for availability.  Contact Kieran Kennedy for details