Horse Sales

CONDITIONS/ GUIDELINES FOR SALES HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SHETLAND HORSE SOCIETY

1. Ponies must not be removed from pens without the owner or his/ her representative being present.
2. At all Sales, if the owner is not present in person, a representative must be nominated in advance who will be responsible for the ponies.
3. All stock must be registered with the Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society by 15 July at the latest. This date will be strictly adhered to.
4. The minimum age of foals to be sold is eighteen weeks on the day of the Sale even if being sold at foot. The foal's exact date of birth must be stated on the entry form.
5. It must be emphasised that foals, unless being sold at foot, must be weaned This means they must be able to drink water and eat hard feed independently.
6. No ponies will be accepted for sale if they have undergone any form of surgical procedure e.g. castration, within 4 weeks of the sale date.
7. Owners who have had ponies suffering from an infectious disease within one month of the Sale must not present any ponies for sale. Any ponies showing symptoms of an infectious disease such as coughing, swollen glands, high temperature or a muco-purulent nasal discharge (snotty nose) will be excluded from the Sale.
8. Any ponies over the age of eighteen years must have a Vet's certificate, dated the day before the Sale, stating that the pony is fit to travel. The pony must only be vetted the day immediately prior to the Sale. If no such certificate is received by the Auctioneer, the pony must not be permitted to go forward for sale. No ponies over 20 years of age will be accepted for sale.
9. If a mare is in foal, it is assumed it is to a stallion/entire male registered with SPS-BS. If in foal to an unregistered stallion/entire male, the progeny will not be eligible for registration with the Society. The covering stallion/entire male's name and registration number and date(s) of covering must be clearly stated on the form.
10. In the interests of welfare, it is recommended that lactating mares are not accepted at Society Sales, nor should mares due to foal within eight weeks or less of the date of the Sale be accepted unless sold with foal at foot..
11. Full details of the following must be given on the entry form and printed in the catalogue :
Sire's name and Stud-Book number Dam's name and Stud-Book number
Exact date of birth of pony
Name and registration number of covering stallion, if applicable. Dates of covering must be included.
If mares have not been covered in the current season, this must be stated
12. In the interests of welfare, working ponies of four years old or over only may be clipped.
13. Passports for all ponies will be checked by Society officials. Should a passport be found to be incorrect, a charge of £5 will be payable to the Society before the pony will be permitted to go through the ring.
14. The Auctioneers must deduct a 1% levy from all Sales on behalf of the Society.
15. The Auctioneers must deduct £8 (incl. VAT) from the vendors' accounts for each male foal or yearling male sold and £10 (incl. VAT) for every other pony sold. If the vendor is a non-member, the transfer fee per male foal or yearling male is £16 (incl. VAT) or £20 (incl. VAT) per other pony. These fees should be sent to the SPS-BS who will process the necessary transfers.
16. In the case of a pony being exported, the Auctioneer must deduct £35 per pony - £25 of this to be paid by the purchaser and £10 by the vendor. An International Pony Movement Certificate will be forwarded directly to the foreign Stud-Book Society concerned. The Society would like all vendors of ponies sold for export to be present whilst the Vet completes the IPMC.
17. All ponies must have a Passport. No pony must be permitted to be presented for sale unless the Passport has been received by the Auctioneer's Office prior to the Sale. The Passport must then be passed to the new owner for the onward journey.
18. The Society reserves the right to random DNA test ponies which would involve taking a hair sample.

***PLEASE NOTE:- All Ponies entered must have a passport which complies with DEFRA requirements***

TO BE READ INCONJUNCTION WITH THE AUCTIONEERS CONDITIONS OF SALE