NOTICES
ACCOMMODATION
Black Bull Hotel 01904 411856
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Holiday Inn Express 01904 438660
TRAVEL
By Car:- we are situated just off the A64 York by-pass at the intersection of the Hull-Bridlington roundabout.
By Sea:- Daily overnight sailings from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam to Hull (departing at 18.30pm and arriving at 8.00am). York is only 1 hours drive away.
By Air:- Nearest Airport Leeds/Bradford which is 28 miles away.
STABLING
For vendors wishing to stable their ponies overnight prior to the sale, please phone Juliet Drewniak on 01904 489731 to confirm your expected arrival time. We accept no responsibility for ponies housed on our premises overnight.
REFRESHMENTS
Café & Bar facilities are available on the day.
CAR PARKING
All horseboxes travel to the far end of the car park to un-load. All cars park in front of the main market hall.
PONIES
The ponies are stabled to the rear of the Market Hall; showing will take place in the paddock to the North at 9.00am ; the sale will be conducted in the Ebor Ring at 11.30am
SHOW
The Show commences at 9.00am in the show Paddock. The classes are as follows:-
Class 1: Colt Foals
Class 2: Filly FoalsThis is followed by the Champion Foal Judging
Class 3: Stallion & Colts
Class 4: Geldings
Class 5: Fillies (4 yrs or younger)
Class 6: Mares (5 yrs or older) This is then followed by the Supreme and Reserve Champion judging. There are two perpetual trophies presented:- The Hermits Trophy for the Champion Foal & The Ebor Trophy for the Supreme Champion.
SHETLAND PONY STUD BOOK SOCIETY NOTICES
Whilst every effort is made by the society to ensure that the information given regarding Pedigree, ownership and details of colour, height and date of birth is correct, responsibility remains with the prospective purchaser to verify these details. Liability for errors and omissions will not be accepted by the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society. Passports for ponies legally required to have one will be checked at the Society Sales in 2002. Please ensure you contact a ‘Checker’ to have your pony looked at with it’s passport prior to handing the passport to the market office official. It is the responsibility of the vendor or his/her agent to ensure this is carried out. All ponies sold for export from society sales in 2005 must have a passport. If a pony is bought by a foreign purchaser and the pony does not already have a passport, the PURCHASER will be required to pay £15 for a passport to be produced. This decision has been taken in order to ease acceptance by the foreign Stud-Book Society concerned. All lots must be registered with the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society, by 15th July at the latest & the vendor must lodge with the Auctioneers Passports where applicable prior to the sale. All other registration documents must be lodged with SPSBS prior to the sale. The auctioneers will then pass the passport to the new owner for the onward journey. If a female is shown in the catalogue as a ‘filly’, this means she has not yet bred a registered foal. Where it is stated that a mare has been scanned in foal, potential purchasers must be aware that, as mares may be scanned from as early as 17 days, there is no guarantee a foal will ultimately be produced. It must be accepted that reabsorbtion could take place.
CONDITIONS/ GUIDELINES FOR SALES HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SOCIETY
(to be read in conjunction with the General Sale conditions & if in conflict, the Special Conditions shall prevail)
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.
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. As from January 1, 2001 , the Society will not accept progeny from mares unless the mare is at least 33 months old on the date of foaling.
10. If a mare is in foal, it is assumed it is to a stallion registered with SPS-BS. If in foal to a stallion not licensed with SPS-BS, the progeny will not be eligible for registration with the Society. The covering stallion's name and registration number and date(s) of covering must be clearly stated on the form.
11. 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. Fillies of two years or less who have been running with or covered by a stallion will not be accepted for sale.
12. 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 Entries for colts aged two years or over must indicate whether the colt has been presented for assessment and the result given.
13. If ponies are catalogued as for sale due to stud dispersal, it is assumed that the ponies will be sold and not taken home unsold.
14. In the interests of welfare, working ponies of four years old or over only may be clipped.
15. Should a pony be thought to be overheight, the Vet present will be called to take a measurement. If the animal is subsequently found to measure more than 42”, 107cm (plus 0.5 inch, 1.3cm if shod), the pony will be removed from the Sale and its registration withdrawn. The owner may take the pony to a Joint Measurement Board pad, at his/her own expense, if they so wish.
16. Passports for all ponies that require one legally 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.
17. The Auctioneers must deduct a 1% levy from all Sales on behalf of the Society.
18. 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.
19. 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. Double rates apply to non-Members. 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. Should any pony sold for export not already have a passport, the purchaser must pay £15 for a passport to be produced. All ponies sold for export must be in possession of a passport.
20. A pony which has a Passport (all those born on or after 1 January 1998 ) must not 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.
21. The Society reserves the right to random DNA test ponies which would involve taking a hair sample.
