TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SEMEN ORDER

Terms and Conditions for Semen Orders:

1. Please always check semen availability by phone.

2. The breeding season runs from March 1st to August 31st of each year. Semen orders must be placed in writing via the online order form, Monday through Saturday.

Shipping is available Monday through Saturday. Please note that we do not ship fresh semen.

Delivery usually takes place the next day. Weekend deliveries incur a surcharge. Please contact the office for exact shipping costs. Frozen semen orders are typically delivered 3 to 5 days after ordering.

3. For international customers, we charge €75.00 per shipment for processing and issuing the veterinary certificate (TRACES paper) and a flat fee of €150.00 per shipment for filling the shipping container with liquid nitrogen, including the rental fee. VAT and shipping costs are not included.


Delivery usually takes the next day. 4. The stated stud fees are subject to 7% VAT. Invoices will be sent via email and are due immediately. I reserve the right to refuse semen delivery if invoices are not paid in full, if there has been a history of late payment, or if shipping containers were not returned on time.

5. A barren mare can only be considered as such if a veterinary certificate of non-pregnancy is provided.

6. I have had the stallions tested for WFFS (FFS) during fresh semen collection. The results can be found in each stallion's description. If you use a stallion that is WFFS positive, Vornholt Pferde will cover the laboratory costs for testing your mare. This amount will be credited to your stud fee invoice and will not be refunded. This applies only to stallion semen stored in Visselhövede, for which I hold the exclusive distribution rights.


6. 7. Due to the recent changes to the performance test regulations, I would like to remind our breeders that the use of stallions for breeding before they have completed the sport tests or the short test/50-day test, and before achieving the required sporting results, is at the breeder's own risk. Stallion owners will endeavor to obtain the necessary performance records, but cannot guarantee them.

8. Please also note that registration of foals sired by stallions licensed abroad is not possible with every breeding association; in some cases, the breeder may need to apply for permission. Please clarify this with your breeding association beforehand.

9. Please inquire at my office about the specific conditions and prices for frozen semen. Frozen semen is intended for use in artificial insemination only. Use of the semen for other purposes, such as embryo transfer or ICSI/OPU, is possible after registration and requires my written approval. Due to animal welfare regulations, frozen semen may only be supplied to recognized insemination stations and veterinarians. Transferring frozen semen to third parties is prohibited. Dividing insemination doses is not permitted. Only one breeding certificate will be issued per dose sold. Breeding certificates are issued exclusively by me. Violations will be prosecuted. The resale of frozen semen is prohibited.

10. To prevent the illegal semen trade, I expressly point out that the breeder/customer acquires only the right to use the frozen semen upon payment of the stud fee, not ownership. Violations will be prosecuted. Unused and used straws must be returned free of charge.

11. Semen shipments abroad are only possible upon prepayment of the full stud fee plus shipping costs and the cost of the TRACES documentation. I reserve the right to invoice any additional costs incurred for semen shipments.

10. 12. I have several frozen semen shipping containers, but I would like to ask our customers to send us their own containers for transport, as we cannot guarantee availability. Frozen semen shipments are only available with prepayment of shipping costs for both the outbound and return shipments. We have also now equipped our shipping containers with GPS trackers to monitor their location.

13. The use of frozen semen is at the breeder's/customer's own risk. There is no claim or right to compensation against Vornholt Horses or the stallion owners. The received frozen semen is to be used only for the specified mare in normal insemination. Resale/transfer is prohibited, as is embryo transfer/ICSI/OPU, and will be prosecuted. Used and unused straws must be returned. A contractual penalty of €2,500.00 will be due in the event of unauthorized use or transfer.

13. 14. Stallions used for breeding from other breeding associations are only partially permitted to continue breeding in their original breeding associations.

Breeders should expect higher fees in these associations. Information can be obtained from the respective associations.

15. Liability for transport damage is excluded. Please report any complaints in writing to the office immediately on the day of delivery. Otherwise, the transport will be invoiced. After insemination, the signed semen shipment confirmations must be returned to the station with sufficient postage in the shipping containers. Otherwise, these will be invoiced.

16. We are all human and mistakes can happen, so please check your semen deliveries. Should you not receive the desired semen, please inform me immediately by telephone and also in writing by email to samendepot@vornholt-pferde.de. If we do not receive notification, subsequent complaints are excluded. The semen user, i.e., the veterinarian or inseminator, must check the delivery before insemination, specifically the labeling of the semen vials and the accompanying semen documentation, and consult with the breeder if necessary. If the semen user nevertheless uses potentially incorrect semen, they are solely liable for any resulting damages. All semen doses (fresh or frozen) are labeled with the stallion's name, registration number, date of production, station name, and registration number. Should anything be incorrect, please do not hesitate to inform us and inquire before use.

17. A contractual penalty of €2,500.00 will be due if the breeder/customer violates the terms and conditions, fails to pay invoices, or does not return shipping containers.

18. The stud certificate will only be issued and forwarded to the respective breeding association once the stud fee invoice has been paid in full and all other incurred costs (veterinarian, stable fees, shipping, etc.) have been settled.