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Iowa Stallion Service Contract - Horse Equine Forms

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Animals - Horses

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Iowa

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IA-16-06

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Understanding this form

The Stallion Service Contract is a legal agreement between a farm and a mare owner for breeding services. This contract details the terms of the stud services provided, including booking fees, stud fees, veterinary expenses, and care for the mare. Unlike informal agreements, this contract outlines specific responsibilities and liabilities, ensuring clarity for both parties involved in the equine breeding process.

What’s included in this form

Details of the parties involved: Farm and Mare Owner information.
Booking and stallion fees, including any nonrefundable booking fees.
Mare care and boarding charges based on specific conditions (dry or wet fields and barns).
Conditions for a live foal guarantee and refund policies related to unsuccessful breeding.
Health requirements and veterinary responsibilities for the mare upon arrival at the breeding facility.
Liability disclaimers and terms regarding the inherent risks associated with equine activities.

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Common use cases

This Stallion Service Contract should be used when a mare owner intends to breed their mare to a specific stallion and requires a formal agreement that outlines the terms of the breeding arrangement. It is essential when financial agreements are involved, as well as to clarify responsibilities for veterinary care and other charges associated with the mare's breeding and boarding.

Intended users of this form

This form is suitable for:

Mare owners looking to engage breeding services for their registered mares.
Farm operators or stallion owners offering stud services.
Individuals involved in equine breeding who wish to enforce specific terms of engagement.

Instructions for completing this form

Identify the parties involved, including the farm and mare owner.
Enter the registration information of the mare and the stallion to be bred.
Specify the booking and stallion fees along with mare care charges.
Detail any veterinary requirements, including health certificates and tests.
Include signatures from both parties to finalize the contract.

Notarization requirements for this form

This form does not typically require notarization unless specified by local law. However, it is advisable to verify local requirements to ensure compliance and enforceability.

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Common mistakes

Failing to clearly specify the booking and stallion fees, which can lead to disputes.
Not including necessary veterinary documentation, which can delay the breeding process.
Omitting the provision for a live foal guarantee, which is crucial for the mare owner's protection.
Ignoring local regulations that might affect the validity of the contract.

Benefits of using this form online

Convenient access to the document from anywhere, making it easy to manage legal agreements.
Editability allows users to customize the contract based on specific arrangements.
Reliability of templates developed by licensed attorneys, ensuring legal compliance.

The Stallion Service Contract ensures clear agreements on fees and responsibilities between the mare owner and farm.
This form is enforceable in Iowa and may need adjustments for use in other jurisdictions.
All agreements specified should be followed to maintain the live foal guarantee as outlined in the contract.

The Stallion Service Contract is essential for establishing clear breeding agreements.
Accurate completion and adherence to the specified conditions are crucial for the validity of the contract.
Understanding the implications of fees and responsibilities helps protect both the mare owner and breeding farm.

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Iowa Equine Activity Statutes

673.1

Definitions.

1. "Claim" means a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, complaint, or cause of action recognized by the Iowa rules of civil procedure and brought in court on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death.

2. "Domesticated animal" means an animal commonly referred to as a bovine, swine, sheep, goat, domesticated deer, llama, poultry, rabbit, horse, pony, mule, jenny, donkey, or hinny.

3. "Domesticated animal activity" means any of the following: a. Riding or driving a domesticated animal.

b. Riding as a passenger on a vehicle powered by a domesticated animal.

c. Teaching or training a person to ride or drive a domesticated animal or a vehicle powered by a domesticated animal.

d. Participating in an activity sponsored by a domesticated animal activity sponsor.

e. Participating or assisting a participant in a domesticated animal event.

f. Managing or assisting in managing a domesticated animal in a domesticated animal event.

g. Inspecting or assisting an inspection of a domesticated animal for the purpose of purchase.

h. Providing hoof care including, but not limited to, horseshoeing.

i. Providing or assisting in providing veterinary care to a domesticated animal.

j. Boarding or keeping a domesticated animal, by the owner of the domesticated animal or on behalf of another person.

k. Loading, hauling, or transporting a domesticated animal.

l. Breeding domesticated animals.

m. Participating in racing.

n. Showing or displaying a domesticated animal. 4. "Domesticated animal activity sponsor" means a person who owns, organizes, manages, or provides facilities for a domesticated animal activity, including, but not limited to, any of the following: a. Clubs involved in riding, hunting, competing, or performing.

b. Youth clubs, including 4-H clubs.

c. Educational institutions.

d. Owners, operators, instructors, and promoters of a domesticated animal event or domesticated animal facility, including, but not limited to, stables, boarding facilities, clubhouses, rides, fairs, and arenas.

e. Breeding farms.

f. Training farms. 5. "Domesticated animal event" means an event in which a domesticated animal activity occurs, including, but not limited to, any of the following: a. A fair.

b. A rodeo.

c. An exposition.

d. A show.

e. A competition.

f. A 4-H event.

g. A sporting event.

h. An event involving driving, pulling, or cutting.

i. Hunting.

j. An equine event or discipline including, but not limited to, dressage, a hunter or jumper show, polo, steeplechasing, English or western performance riding, a western game, or trail riding. 6. "Domesticated animal professional" means a person who receives compensation for engaging in a domesticated animal activity by doing one of the following: a. Instructing a participant.

b. Renting the use of a domesticated animal to a participant for the purposes of riding, driving, or being a passenger on a domesticated animal or a vehicle powered by a domesticated animal.

c. Renting equipment or tack to a participant. 7. "Inherent risks of a domesticated animal activity" means a danger or condition which is an integral part of a domesticated animal activity, including, but not limited to, the following: a. The propensity of a domesticated animal to behave in a manner that is reasonably foreseeable to result in damages to property, or injury or death to a person.

b. Risks generally associated with an activity which may include injuries caused by bucking, biting, stumbling, rearing, trampling, scratching, pecking, falling, kicking, or butting.

c. The unpredictable reaction by a domesticated animal to unfamiliar conditions, including, but not limited to, a sudden movement; loud noise; an unfamiliar environment; or the introduction of unfamiliar persons, animals, or objects.

d. A collision by the domesticated animal with an object or animal.

e. The failure of a participant to exercise reasonable care, take adequate precautions, or use adequate control when engaging in the activity, including failing to maintain reasonable control or failing to act in a manner consistent with the person's abilities. 8. "Participant" means a person who engages in a domesticated animal activity, regardless of whether the person receives compensation.

9. "Spectator" means a person who is in the vicinity of a domesticated animal activity, but who is not a participant.

673.2

Liability.

A person, including a domesticated animal professional, domesticated animal activity sponsor, the owner of the domesticated animal, or a person exhibiting the domesticated animal, is not liable for the damages, injury, or death suffered by a participant or spectator resulting from the inherent risks of a domesticated animal activity. This section shall not apply to the extent that the claim for damages, injury, or death is caused by any of the following:

1. An act committed intentionally, recklessly, or while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or other drug or a combination of such substances which causes damages, injury, or death.

2. The use of equipment or tack used in the domesticated animal activity which the defendant provided to a participant, if the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the equipment or tack was faulty or defective.

3. The failure to notify a participant of a dangerous latent condition on real property in which the defendant holds an interest, which is known or should have been known. The notice may be made by posting a clearly visible warning sign on the property.

4. A domesticated animal activity which occurs in a place designated or intended by an animal activity sponsor as a place for persons who are not participants to be present.

5. A domesticated animal activity which causes damages, injury, or death to a spectator who is in a place where a reasonable person who is alert to inherent risks of domesticated animal activities would not expect a domesticated animal activity to occur.

673.3

Notice required.

A domesticated animal professional shall post and maintain a sign on real property in which the professional holds an interest, if the professional conducts domesticated animal activities on the property. The location of the sign may be near or on a stable, corral, or arena owned or controlled by the domesticated animal professional. The sign must be clearly visible to a participant. This section does not require a sign to be posted on a domesticated animal or a vehicle powered by a domesticated animal. The notice shall appear in black letters a minimum of one inch high and in the following form:

WARNING

UNDER IOWA LAW, A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL PROFESSIONAL IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES SUFFERED BY, AN INJURY TO, OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT RESULTING FROM THE INHERENT RISKS OF DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ACTIVITIES, PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE CHAPTER 673. YOU ARE ASSUMING INHERENT RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ACTIVITY.

If a written contract is executed between a domesticated animal professional and a participant involving domesticated animal activities, the contract shall contain the same notice in clearly readable print. In addition, the contract shall include the following disclaimer:

A number of inherent risks are associated with a domesticated animal activity. A domesticated animal may behave in a manner that results in damages to property or an injury or death to a person. Risks associated with the activity may include injuries caused by bucking, biting, stumbling, rearing, trampling, scratching, pecking, falling, or butting.

The domesticated animal may react unpredictably to conditions, including, but not limited to, a sudden movement, loud noise, an unfamiliar environment, or the introduction of unfamiliar persons, animals, or objects.

The domesticated animal may also react in a dangerous manner when a condition or treatment is considered hazardous to the welfare of the animal; a collision occurs with an object or animal; or a participant fails to exercise reasonable care, take adequate precautions, or use adequate control when engaging in a domesticated animal activity, including failing to maintain reasonable control of the animal or failing to act in a manner consistent with the person's abilities.