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Sale Terms & Conditions

NOMINATION & GRADING PROCESS • Pre-purchase exam should include bidders trying to register after this deadline,
- TOP HORSES SELL AT SALE but is not limited to clean x-rays (Left are not guaranteed to bid. All bidders must be
• Horses are nominated months in advance & Right Fore Foot DP, Left & Right at least 21 years of age. The highest bidder
then scored using our rubric. Fore Foot Lateral, Left & Right Skyline is the buyer. If any dispute arises between or
Navicular View) and any other ex-rays among two or more bidders, sole authority
• Nomination Rubric (Click to View) - the deemed necessary by the veterinarian. to settle the dispute as he sees fi t is reserved
higher the trainer & their horse score, the Our PPE also requires a full veterinarian by the auctioneer and the decisions shall be
better their chances are of selling at our examination. fi nal. Seller reserves the right to waive the
sale. Quality over quantity!
• Some trainers will include hock and sale (bids) of his/her horse before it leaves
• 12 scoring areas: Trainer Status, stifl e x-rays as well as others but it’s not the ring. The auctioneer reserves the right
Ownership, Loyalty, Pedigree, Age, required. If buyers want more than the to reject any or all bids. The auctioneer
Photos, Description, Conformation, required PPE, they are required to get it completes sale of a horse at the fall of the
Disposition, Body Condition, Bonus done before the sale at their expense. gavel. We reserve the right to refuse bidding
Points, & Performance/Riding Ability. +3 to anyone.
“Superior” is the score to shoot for in each • X-rays are viewable on our website as • Online Bidding: is provided by our
category. early as 2 months before sale day up to
sale day and then the system automatically company, MM Auction Services, LLC.
• Our job is to ensure each horse is a good deletes them when the gavel drops. We do Go to Premieronlinesales.com and you
fi t for our sale and buyers as well as our not keep x-rays past sale day, hence it’s can fi nd it under current auctions at
sale is a good fi t for all horses and trainers called a pre-purchase exam and not a post that link. Click on “How it Works” to get
alike.
purchase exam. started or call with questions. There will
be a 1% online buyers fee applied to
Sifting Process @ the Sale • The deposit and inspection of X-rays, all online winning bids. Online bidders
and access to the repository are subject
• Arena work – Catch, saddle, all 4-feet to our Repository Terms & Conditions have 2 payment choices, credit card
easily picked up, bridle, ride off with tight listed on our website. All buyers accept or ACH (e-check). We do charge a 3%
cinch – no problem and lope away. convenience fee to pay with a credit card
the Repository terms and conditions when
• Minor abrasions, cuts, or sores may be accepting these terms and bidding at sale. or debit card (International 4%). Make
sifted unless it is likely to heal normally • Each buyer is encouraged to instruct sure you plan accordingly and notify your
without veterinarian treatment and cause their registered veterinarian to inspect the bank of the charges. Any returned e-check
no long-term threat. charges will be accessed a $500 fee and
X-rays for each Lot and physically inspect required to wire the balance same day plus
• Trainer understands that if their horse each Lot prior to the purchase thereof. the $500 fee. International bidders have 2
doesn’t pass all stages of Premier Horse As provided in the Standard Conditions payment options of credit/debit card (4%
Sale’s sifting process, they will be pulled of Sale contained in the Sales Catalogue convenience fee) or wire transfer. Once
from the sale and consignment fee is and on our website, each Lot purchased we have confi rmed you are a customer
forfeited. If we decide they’re out, they are is purchased, at the fall of the hammer, in good standing with your bank, we
OUT! Bring your BEST! with all defects and defi ciencies, latent and will send you an “approval to bid” email.
patent, subject to the exceptions set out in Watch for emails in your spam folder.
Pre-purchase Exam the said Standard Terms and Conditions
• Trainers are required to provide a pre- of Sale, or, announced prior to the auction • Phone Bidding & Absentee Bidding:
Serious buyers only! There will be a 2%
purchase exam including x-rays. X-rays of a Lot. The Buyer acknowledges that buyer’s premium fee applied to all phone
we require consists of AP and Lateral it is his sole responsibility to determine and absentee winning bids. To bid on more
radiographs of the navicular as well the quality, accuracy and completeness than 4 horse, you must fi rst pay $100
as Skyline Navicular views. Buyers of the Pre-purchase Exam and to obtain per additional head to bid. This payment
understand that if they want additional independent advice with respect thereto is non-refundable but will be applied to
x-rays of horses or a pre-purchase exam from a registered veterinarian. your fi nal statement if you purchase a
of their own, they will have those done horse. In order to bid, you will need to
ahead of sale time at buyers’ expense. Bidding fi ll out our phone/absentee bidding form.
• All horses selling at Premier Horse Sales Bidders have 4 options to bid: onsite, online, All registered phone bidders are required
are required to have a pre-purchase exam phone, or agent bidding. See our “Register to to provide us with a payment form prior
done by a licensed veterinarian in order to Bid” page to get registered for our next sale. to bidding. New bidders need to provide
sell. New Bidders are required to provide a driver’s us with their bank contact information,
license, bank contact information, and bank
• PPEs can be done as early as 4 months account number so we can verify you are a bank account number, and copy of driver’s
before sale day but no sooner. Vets are customer in good standing in order to obtain license.
required to upload PPE information to our a bidder number. Please know that all online
website, repository page, as early as 2 & phone bidders must be registered by noon
months before the sale but no later than 2 the day before the sale. Any online or phone
weeks prior to sale day.
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