~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The G Bar M Ranch  2008 Breeding Contract~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We must receive a signed copy of this contract with a $100 non-refundable deposit in order to secure a spot for your mare. Please contact us concerning date availibility or with any questions you may have. Multiple mare discounts and proven producer discounts will apply!  Mare care is $10.00/day for wet mares, $8.00/day for dry mares.

Breeding date requested:___________________________

This agreement is between Patrick and Valerie Gann and

______________________________________________

(name of mare Owner).

Address:______________________________________________________________________________

Home phone:__________________

Cell phone:____________________

email:________________________

Mare’s name, registry, and registration number:________________________________________________________________________________

Above listed mare is to be bred to (_________________________), AQHA stallion, and APHA listed and approved.  Breeding fee is $400 - $100 non-refundable deposit due with a signed copy of this contract will be applied to the breeding fee . Mare owner is responsible for a $10/per day fee, wet, or $8/per day fee, dry, for mare and/or foal care. This fee starts the date the mare is delivered and ends the day the mare is picked-up. The remainder of the breeding fee and full cost of the mare and/or foal care is due upon pick-up of the mare.

Responsibilities of the Stallion Owner:

The Ganns are responsible for the reasonable care of the mare and/or her foal, and a reasonable effort will be made to ensure her/their safety and well being while at the ranch. However, the Ganns, and their stallion, are not responsible for the injury and/or death of the mare or foal due to natural causes or forces of nature. If the mare/foal appears to need immediate veterinarian care, the Ganns may use their judgment to get the expert care she/the foal needs. The Ganns will only exercise this option if the mare owner can not be contacted and/or the situation appears to be an emergency. The Ganns will not be held responsible for any expenses generated from this care - all expenses are the responsibility of the mare/foal owner.

The mare owner will provide a current negative Coggins test and a list or shot record of all vaccinations. We do recommend West Nile for this area. The owner will disclose any known health issues associated with the mare or her current year’s foal. If mare is known to have difficulty becoming pregnant, carrying a pregnancy to term, irregular heat cycles, or foaling, the Ganns must be told.

In order to protect the safety of the mare, the stallion and the Ganns, the mare owner must disclose any unusual or undesirable personality traits of the mare/foal - this includes biting, kicking, striking, etc. All mares must be broke to halter, lead and stand tied.

The mare owner will deliver the mare and/or foal to the Ganns in good health, proper weight, free of woms, and vaccinated. The mare should also have had any farrier work done prior to delivery to the Ganns and all horseshoes removed! The mare owner will provide any special care needs (i.e. supplements, medications, etc) of the mare and her foal to the Ganns prior to the Ganns accepting the mare into their care.

Mare owner is responsible for the removing of the mare and her foal from the Ganns in a timely manner after the Ganns have completed the breeding service. Ultra sounds and/or vet checks are at the expense of the mare owner and will only be provided if the mare owner contracts and pays for these services in advance.

The mare owner will provide a maximum dollar amount for vet services in the event of emergencies - total costs not to exceed $______________ (initial by owner and date____________).

Special Conditions:

LFG (Live Foal Guarantee) - the Ganns guarantee a live genetically normal foal to be born to above mare. The foal should stand and nurse on its own. If a foal is produced and it does not meet the above conditions, the Ganns are responsible for a re-breeding after it has been proven that a normal foal was not produced. The mare owner will be entitled to a re-breeding if the Ganns are notified within two weeks that the mare has aborted the foal or the foal was born dead with major genetic deformations (hernias and contracted tendons are not considered genetic abnormalities and do not apply). This notification must include a statement of the situation from a licensed veterinarian and the foal’s registration application (breeding certificate) must be returned to the Ganns. Mare owner will only be responsible for the mare care costs associated with this re-breeding. Undisclosed genetic or previous foaling problems with the above mare will negate the LFG - as will poor care, nutrition and maintenance deficits on the part of the mare owner in regards to this mare which may have caused or contributed of the foal’s premature birth or death's

The Ganns ______________________________(date)__________________________________(date)

Mare Owner_____________________________(date)__________________________________(date)

Mail two signed copies to: Patrick and Valerie Gann, 583 Price Road, Spring City, TN 37381  (we will return one copy to you with our signitures for your records!)

Please Remember: You must bring a copy of the coggins, with the original, the shot record, as well as a copy of the mare's AQHA or APHA papers (if registered)... For the health and safety of our herd as well as your mare's, we can not unload any horse until we verify these... Thank you for understanding..