angie1
Well-Known Member
I paid a stud fee for a stallion to cover my mare by AI. Being completely stupid I didn't insist on written terms but accepted verbal info - I understood no foal/no fee, but was then asked for money before semen was dispatched to me. Having got the mare ready I paid the money. Collection fee also added at last minute, never mentioned before.
Needless to say she didn't catch - the first lot of semen was quite poor but the second lot was OK & she ovulated perfectly to schedule.
That was late last season (she had picked up an injury hence late planning). This spring, before trying again, decided to do biopsy & lab report suggested low chance of her holding (15 yr old maiden). Kept stallion owner informed throughout.
Once lab report known wrote to stallion owner explaining that I didn't feel it was appropriate to waste her time & put my mare through AI cycling again, so asked if partial refund was possible.
After no response to letters/emails, eventually got reply simply saying "no foal free return - so no refund will be given".
I feel stupid for not clarifying things in advance. Any suggestions, other than getting another mare & AIing her instead. It was this special mare I wanted to have foal from so not really a plan I want to follow. There are enough foals being born for no good reason- would rather put it down to experience than breed for the sake of the principle of "getting my money's worth"!
Needless to say she didn't catch - the first lot of semen was quite poor but the second lot was OK & she ovulated perfectly to schedule.
That was late last season (she had picked up an injury hence late planning). This spring, before trying again, decided to do biopsy & lab report suggested low chance of her holding (15 yr old maiden). Kept stallion owner informed throughout.
Once lab report known wrote to stallion owner explaining that I didn't feel it was appropriate to waste her time & put my mare through AI cycling again, so asked if partial refund was possible.
After no response to letters/emails, eventually got reply simply saying "no foal free return - so no refund will be given".
I feel stupid for not clarifying things in advance. Any suggestions, other than getting another mare & AIing her instead. It was this special mare I wanted to have foal from so not really a plan I want to follow. There are enough foals being born for no good reason- would rather put it down to experience than breed for the sake of the principle of "getting my money's worth"!
