For mares boarding at The National Stud
The following items should be lodged at the National Stud office before or on arrival of the mare at the stud:
- Passport
- EHV 1-4 Vaccination Record (for Foaling Mares)
- Signed nomination contract for mares visiting National Stud stallions and/ or copy of a Completed Mare Particulars Form
- EVA Certificate (negative result required)
- Coggins/ ELISA Test for EIA (negative result required)
- Clitoral Swab Certificate
- Endometrial Swab Certificate (optional prior to arrival)
- Freedom from Infection Certificate
PLEASE NOTE: If any of the above information is missing at the time of arrival, the National Stud reserves the right to refuse entry of the mare to the stud for boarding.
Mares "walking-in" to National Stud stallions
The following items must be lodged at the National Stud office before the mare's first service:
- Signed nomination contract
- A signed and completed Details of Mare form
- Passport (or a photocopy including identification details, registration details, and vaccinations)
- EVA Certificate dated on or after 1st January of the year of cover
- EIA Certificate (Coggins/ ELISA) dated on or after 1st January of the year of cover
- Clitoral Swab Certificate dated on or after 1st January of the year of cover
- Cervical/ Endometrial Swab certificate – this must be a full 24hr swab; we cannot accept a smear on the first time of cover
PLEASE NOTE: If any of the above information is missing at the time of arrival, the National Stud will NOT BE ABLE TO COVER YOUR MARE.
The following certificates must be sent with the mare for each service:
- Copy of the passport
- Cervical/ Endometrial Swab Certificate (for each heat)
- Additional EVA Certificates (if requested by the Stud Manager)
- Freedom From Infection Certificate
Foreign Mares boarding at the National Stud:
The following items should be lodged at the National Stud office before or on arrival of the mare at the stud:
- Passport
- EHV 1-4 Vaccination Record (for Foaling Mares)
- Signed nomination contract for mares visiting National Stud stallions and/ or copy of a Completed Mare Particulars Form
- EVA Certificate (negative result required)
- Coggins/ ELISA Test for EIA (negative result required)
- Clitoral Swab Certificate
- Endometrial Swab Certificate (optional prior to arrival)
- Freedom from Infection Certificate
PLEASE NOTE:
The National Stud will re-take EVA and EIA blood tests 14 days after the arrival of your mare. Depending on the country of origin, the mare will also require further Clitoral Swabs to be taken before the mare can be covered.
Mares arriving from abroad will undergo 2 weeks isolation while the new blood tests are taken and the results established. The vets will not undertake any reproductive work on your mare during this time so please make sure you send your mare early in the season to compensate for this 2 week delay.
Foreign Mares “walking in” to National Stud stallions:
Please refer to the 2011 Breeding Requirements from the NSFA for details of full swab and blood tests required for foreign mares walking in to National Stud stallions.
All "WALKING-IN" studs/ mare owners are required to notify the National Stud of scan results 16 days from last service.