Commission Rates:

Commission shall be 7% with a cap of $700 and a minimum of $150.
No sale fees and buy backs commission is where the hammer falls.

Horse Health Requirements:

All out of state horses must have a NEGATIVE Coggins test within 12 months of the sale and an interstate health paper within 30 days of the sale. NOTE: Canadian horses must have International Health papers for transport between countries.

Check-In:

No horses will be allowed on the grounds without proper health papers. Horses arriving must be taken directly to the check-in office to have the paperwork processed. Sale numbers will be assigned and then the horses can be stalled. Be sure to send your health papers with your transport driver if you plan to send the horses ahead of yourself. Hay, Bedding and Feed:
All consignors are responsible for their own feed and hay. Shavings available at auction facility.

Registrations:

If the horse is registered, all papers will be sent to the new owner(s). Catalog number of the horse is the sale number. Buyers: All Sales are Final! The seller of the horse guarantees the identity of each animal as it appears on the registration certificate. Title passes at the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer at which time all risks and responsibility for the horse passes to the buyer.

Terms:

All no sale horses must have a check out slip with No sale fee paid. All consignments must have a new halter and lead rope. Otherwise, the sale committee will supply one and charge the seller for the cost. No horse will be allowed to leave the grounds without a checkout slip indicating full payment. All horses must be removed from the barns by 9PM Friday evening, the last day of the sale unless other arrangements are made with the sale committee. All sellers are responsible for their horses up until the time that the gavel falls, after which the buyer is in full responsibility. A 3% Fee will be charged on all horses purchased online. The sale committee of the Eastern American Saddlebred Sale reserves the right to reject any horses for any reason, including, but not limited to: unsoundness, poor condition & improper documentation of registration of health papers.

Warranties:

Ages, heights, markings and physical conditions are approximated and not guaranteed. It is the responsibility and obligation of the buyer to examine the horse before he bids as all sales are final. In the case of typographical errors, or if other errors are discovered, the auctioneer will announce them, which will take precedence over the printed catalog. Buyers are therefore cautioned to pay attention to the auctioneer’s announcements.

Buyer’s Payment:

Buyer shall pay for the horse(s) prior to the conclusion of the sale by the following means: cash, approved personal check, money order, cashier’s check or traveler’s check. US Funds only. A $75 service charge on all bad checks (Non-Sufficient Funds, etc.).

Guarantees:

No guarantees, expressed or implied, are made by the sale committee, the auctioneers, pedigree readers, bid spotters, or anyone associated with the Eastern American Saddlebred Sale as to title, quality, unsoundness or soundness of any of the consignments. Presentations given in writing by the consignor to the sale committee will be announced at the time of sale as though by the consignor. Any claims made based upon said presentation, guarantees, or omissions, shall be made against the consignor only and not the sale committee or any persons related to the sale. Seller’s statements of soundness or unsoundness will be announced at the sale.

Liabilities:

Everyone is urged to use caution and care while attending the sale. The Eastern American Saddlebred Sale, all members of the committee, and all those associated with the sale in any way shall not be liable for any injuries sustained by anyone attending the sale. All parties entering the grounds where the sale is held do so at their own risk and further agree that the organization responsible for the sale is hereby released from any liability or responsibility for any injuries sustained by them during the attendance of the sale and it’s related activities from any case whatsoever. Notice: Under Pennsylvania Law an equine professional is not liable for any injury to or the death of an equine activity participant that results from an inherent risk of the activity.

Notice: Under Pennsylvania Law an equine professional is not liable for any injury to or the death of an equine activity participant that results from an inherent risk of the activity.

All horses must be removed from the barns by 9PM Friday evening, the last day of the sale unless other arrangements are made with the sale committee. All sellers are responsible for their horses up until the time that the gavel falls, after which the buyer is in full responsibility