Alberta Invitational Warmblood Auction

Terms & Conditions

ELIGIBILITY

Horses eligible for nomination must be registered Canadian Warmblood, Canadian Sport Horse or registered with a breed recognized with THE WORLD BREEDING FEDERATION FOR SPORT HORSES.

CONDITIONS FOR CONSIGNMENT

All consigned horses may be subjected to drug testing and all consigners agree to submit their horse(s) for testing according to the Equine Canada, Alberta Zone Medications Control Committee, Chapter XV.
All consigned horses will have current vaccinations for E and W encephalitis, Tetanus, Flu and Rhinonumonitis. The consignor is to have a veterinarian certificate will be on hand verifying this.
A Coggins test is required for all consigned horses.
All information and representations are the sole responsibility, and made on behalf of the consignor.
The seller warrants that each horse consigned to the sale is free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
Each consigned horse must successfully complete an insurance equivalent physical exam prior to sale date, including musculoskeletal, eye, respiratory and heart.
Each consigned horse is required to successfully undergo pre-sale inspection by a selection committee. All selected horses will be presented in hand and will be evaluated for health and basic soundness by sale veterinarian.
Show quality turnout will be strictly enforced.
The sale management reserves the right to refuse or withdraw any horse from the sale without refund or liability to any party, at it's discretion.

SALE TERMS

All bidders must register at the sales office. The Auctioneer will accept bids ONLY from registered bidders.
This is a reserved auction.
No Horse will be sold for under $3,000.00.
GST will be charged on horses according to Canadian law. For out of country buyers GST rebate forms will be available at the Sales Office.
Each horse will be sold to the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer, whose decision is final and who, along with the sale staff, act as agents for the seller but assume no responsibility for the buyer or the seller.
The auctioneer reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
All horses are sold as is. IT IS THE BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE VIEWED ALL INFORMATION(IN THE CASE OF X-RAYS BUYERS WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED ACCESS WHEN IN THE COMPANY OF A VETERINARIAN) ON FILE OF SAID HORSE. Right of recourse must be directed to the seller and not to AIWS or sale management.
THIS IS A PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE, BUYERS MUST BE DILIGENT AND CONSULT A VETERINARIAN IF THEY ARE PURCHASING A HORSE FOR BREEDING PURPOSES.
According to the laws of the province of Alberta, Canada, all horses sold must be delivered to the new owner with a halter.
A sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer or in any other customary manner, and until that announcement is made any bidder may retract his/her bid.
Upon the auctioneer declaring the horse as sold, all risk, title care and responsibility shall pass to the buyer.
Every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the catalogue. However, the sale management and auctioneer assume no responsibility for errors or omissions.
Prospective buyer's will be permitted to ride performance sale horses for tryout ONLY IF the prospective buyer has proper riding footwear and approved safety helmet. IN ADDITION, all prospective buyers must register with the Sales Office and complete a WAIVER OF LIABILITY. Sale management and consignors reserve the right to refuse tryouts of any horse to any prospective buyer.
AIWS, Westerner Park, management, employees, and Carey Auction Services and their staff and volunteers accept no responsibility or liability for injury or damage to person, horses, or equipment as a result of attending or participating in the auction.
The right to bid is reserved expressly by and on the behalf of the seller and the seller or any one person on his/her behalf may bid at auction.
Every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of this catalogue. However, the sale management and auctioneer assume no responsibility for errors or omissions.
Terms of sale are cash, cheque or Credit Card(all credit card purchses are subject to a 3% office fee) and payment in full must be made to the cashier immediately after the sale. Valid personal cheques will be accepted with proper identification (driver's license and major credit cards) and or standby financial letter of credit from the buyer's band.
The sale management will withhold registration papers until the buyer's cheque clears the bank. At such time, all documents will be processed for transfer to the buyer. The seller will pay all transfer fees, according to Canadian law.
Phone bids will be accepted of the following terms are provided:
   - A standby financial letter from the bidders bank.
   - Drivers license and major credit card information.
   - Signed bidder's contract.
To obtain phone bidder number, contact Jennifer Stephenson at (780) 696 2506 and provide the necessary documentation. To facilitate the necessary paperwork, contact must be made prior to June 15th, 2008 Horses purchased via phone bids will be held at Westerner Park Stabling of said horse(s) is the responsibility of new owners at a cost of $50.00 + GST payable to Westerner Park until June 23rd, 2008 at 10 am. After this time it is the responsibility of the buyers to arrange for horse(s) to be moved. Hauling and boarding at the new facility will be at the buyer's expense. All phone sale horses will be released to the buyer once payment has been received in full.
Stabling of any horses after June 22nd, 2008 are subject to a fee of $50.00 + GST payable to Western Park.
Should the buyer fail to comply in any respect with all the conditions above, the sale management may, at its discretion, pursue any remedy available against the defaulting buyer, including, but not limited to, taking possession of the horse(s) and resale of the case, the defaulter shall be liable for any deficit in the account of the defaulter. In such a case, the defaulter shall be liable for any deficit in the account after payment of all costs of maintenance and resale, attorney fees, cost of litigation, and damages available to the seller by Canadian law.

BIDDER REGISTRATION

To bid at the auction you must register at the sales office - THERE IS NO CHARGE
Bidders will be required to produce a driver's license or other picture identification and a major credit cart. A letter of credit for a major bank will be accepted in addition to, or in place of, the major credit card.

VETERINARY CONSULTATION AND PRE-PURCHASE EXAMINATIONS.

Prospective buyers are welcome and are encouraged to have a veterinarian of their choice perform a pre-purchase exam of horses of interest. THE ONUS IS PLACED FIRMLY WITH THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER (AND LIABILITY RESTS SOLELY WITH THE BUYER) WITH RESPECT TO PAYING FOR AND ARRANGING VETERINARY EXAMS.
Some horses will have x-rays on file(X-Rays have not been pre-examines by AIWS) the show office - this will be stated clearly in the catalogue and on stall charts. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS MUST ENSURE THAT THEY CHECK WITH THE CONSIGNOR AND THE SALES OFFICE IN RESPECT TO X-RAYS. X-RAYS WILL ONLY BE RELEASED IN THE COMPANY OF A CERTIFIED VETERINARIAN (BUYERS COST).
Pre-purchase examinations should be arranged and discussed with the consignor.

TRY-OUTS

Prospective buyers will be permitted to ride sale horses for tryout IF the prospective buyer has proper riding footwear and approved safety helmet. In addition, all prospective buyers must register for a bidder's card at the sales office and complete a WAIVER OF LIABILITY before the prospective buyer will be permitted any tryouts. All management and consignors reserved the right to refuse tryouts of any horse to any prospective buyer.
Buyers must produce their bidders card to each consignor before they will be allowed to tryout horse(s).

INSURING YOUR PURCHASE

Fall of the Hammer Insurance is available on all sale horses. Please inquire at the Sales Office for more details.
An insurance agent will from Drayden Insurance will be available during and immediately following the auction on Tuesday evening to allow purchasers to insure their new horse. Each horse in the sale will have an insurance health certificate completed prior to the sale. This form will be provided to purchasers by the sales office at the time of payment.

REMOVAL OF HORSES

All hoses must be removed from sale grounds by 10:00 am, Monday June 23rd(Stall charges per night are $50.00 + GST payable to Westerner Park, this charge is applicable to any horses that stay overnight of June 22, 2008). To remove horses from sale barn, the transport agent must obtain a release form from the sale office and present it to the barn manager. The barn manager will be available until 10:00 pm Sunday June 22nd, 2008, and from 8:00 am to 10:00 am Monday, June 23rd, 2008.