Mare Grants

Name of Grant

Details

Conditions

Covering Grant 

£70 for the mare owner for covering each mare with a Registered Licensed Suffolk Stallion.

Reported Births Grant 

(NEW GRANT FOR 2018)

£125 for the mare owner for each birth

1.       The owner of the dam must report the birth of foal to the SHS within seven (7) days of it occurring.

2.       The grant will be paid for each live or still born foal or aborted visible foetus.

3.       The grant will also be payable if the mare dies and is shown to be in-foal by a Veterinary Surgeon’s post mortem.

4.       These events must be reported to the SHS office within seven days of them occurring.

Foal Registration Grant

£200.00 for mare owners for registering foals before 1^st October 2018 - to cover the cost of the blood sample, a tetanus inoculation and as a reward for registration.

IN ADDITION an equine passport will be supplied free of charge.  (Under EU legislation all horses in the UK require an equine passport. A foal must have a passport within six months of its birth or by 31^st December of the year of its birth, whichever is later.)

PLUS the registration fee of £20.00 will be waived.

1.       The owner of the dam of each foal must report the birth of the foal to the SHS within seven (7) days of it occurring.

2.       On receipt of the report of each live birth the office will send a registration form to the mare owner for completion by a veterinary surgeon. The completed form must be returned to the office before 1^st October 2018 and will be incorporated into the equine passport. 

3.       The owner of the dam of each foal must provide the Society with a covering certificate (form MCC) for each foal to be registered. Covering certificates are mandatory under EU legislation. 

4.       The foal must be micro-chipped.  (Please note under EU legislation micro-chipping is mandatory for all horses issued with a new passport after 30^th June 2009.) 

5.       Owners of foals forward for registration must submit a blood sample to the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, to be held by them. Details will be provided with the registration forms.

Whilst not wishing to dictate to owners, the SHS strongly advises that all horses are immunized against tetanus.

We strongly recommend that all foals be given tetanus anti-toxin shortly after birth to provide initial protection before a full immunization program can begin at around 6 months of age.

Foal Post Mortem Grant

We will pay the cost of a post mortem for still born foals. Check with the Society for more details.

Professional Report of Post Mortem findings to be lodged with the Society.

Covering Travel Grant

Available to mare owners for expenses incurred in travelling long distances to a suitable stallion. Payable at £1 per mile round trip. The travelling grant is predicated upon the journey, not the mare. Therefore, the mileage calculation is the same regardless of the number of mares being moved.

1.       Owners wishing to claim a mare travel grant must write to the Society with details of the mileage incurred.  Claims must be received by 1^st October 2018 at the latest.

2.       Only 1 claim per mare, per covering season will be applied.

Fertility problems

Owners of mares that have failed to conceive, or had difficulty conceiving, for two breeding seasons/ years, are asked to contact the office.  The SHS will pay for a veterinary examination to see if the cause can be identified.