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| I've never had a mare bred before. Just wanting to get a handle on what all the costs/fees would be. Is the booking fee part of the stud fee or in addition to? On top of that there is additional chute fee and shipping fee? Plus vet work of course. Am I missing anything? I am looking a few different options but if there is a large amount of fees on top of stud fee- I may go with a little less expensive stud fee. Thanks |
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| The key is finding a good reproduction vet. The way mine worked was I paid the stud fee and then took my mare to my vet to figure out when she was going to cycle. After determining her cycle (whether by timing or shot) I took my mare there and left here there for a few days and they took care of everything and rolled it all up in to one bill which I found to be very nice/helpful that they took care of all the logistics - in short I just had to get my mare there.
My bill breakout was
$15/day mare care (it was more worth it to me to just keep her there the 3 days necessary then to haul her back and forth)
$300 for the shipment of the semen. This can range based on who is doing the shipping... sometimes it can be included in the stud fee or the stud owner will pay if they are doing some sort of promotion.
$100/approximately for the actual insemination and vet work.
I always budgeted an extra $500 for the actual breeding process between getting her in cycle, actually breeding her, and then follow up appointments to ensure she settled. This is a highly successful repro vet in my area so I didn't bother shopping around so I'm not sure how this will compare to anywhere else.
Goodluck and have fun!! Exciting times! :-)
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| One thing to consider is some stallion owners include the first collection/shipment in their stud fee. 
Typically the booking fee is deducted from the stud fee. One stallion we bred to did not have a booking fee - his stud fee needed to be paid in full in order to book.
Edited by WrapN3MN 2018-01-26 8:55 AM
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| You need to start by either contacting the stallion owner and having them mail you a contract or by downloading the breeding contract. That SHOULD have any fees on it, cost of shipping, etc. Vets have run me anywhere from $350 to $700 at different vets. Know what your contract says! |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Every stallion is different but generally the booking fee is just part of or like a downpayment on the stud fee, usually nonrefundable. The entire stud fee will have to be paid before they will ship.
Yes, chute fees and shipping fees are often in addition to the actual stud fee. As has been mentioned, some studs may have specials or include one or both of these in the actual fee. Looking at the contract or talking with the stud owner is the only way to know this for sure (unless they have advertised it on a stallion poster or facebook page or something similar).
I have bred a mare for as cheap as $200 when everything went right and as much as $1000 when it didn't. Use a vet that specializes in repro to avoid trouble. Their individual fees sometimes are more but they may not have to breed over and over again to get your mare to take because of their experience.
I like to take my mare in on their first cycle, see where they are at, do a rough calculation of when she is likely to come back in and then drop her off a few days before she cycles and let her stay at the vet until she is bred and they have made sure she is fluid free etc. This tends to take about a week ($15 to 20 a day depending on whether or not she has a foal with her). |
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| Don't forget to include your vet costs too!
Also there are LOTS of auctions going on where you can pick up services for reduced fees. Our auction is one of them. (VGBRA) and I try to list all the other costs that may be associated. Usually when you buy through an auction the deposits are waived. We start all the stallions' bids out at 1/2 of their advertised fees so BIG savings! Here is the link, even if you aren't interested it is a good way to look at the fees, etc involved :) www.vgbrastallionincentive.com |
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