About Equine Imports

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All of our horses are still in Germany or Denmark, and must be imported.

Is a deposit needed? Once you select a horse you want to buy, we let the owner know that you are going to buy it pending your vet’s approval, will have it vetted as soon as possible, and ask them to hold their horse for you.
We have never found a need for our buyers to pay a deposit to hold a horse.

What is the vetting process? We ask you to get from your vet the list of x-rays they wish to see and any other instructions or tests they wish to have performed.
We will need you to give us the name and mailing address, fax and phone number of the vet you want to receive the x-rays and vet report.

What is the cost of vetting? The cost of vetting varies widely, from about $500 to $1,000 or more, depending on the number of x-rays your vet wants to see or any special tests they want performed. The cost you pay for the vetting will include the courier’s fee to deliver the vet report and x-rays directly to your vet within a few days.

Payment procedures      We ask you to first wire the money over for vetting the horses and then, once your own vet approves your purchase, wire the money over for the horse and any other expenses still due.
     For German horses, we pay Mr. Klatte for shipping the horse to the US and need that wired over at the same time as the purchase price of the horse. Tim Dutta then bills you for the USDA quarantine costs and transportation to the quarantine facility from the airport.
     For Danish horses, when you wire the purchase price over there will be an adiditonal charge of less than $200 to pay the two special vets that have to approve animals for export. Global Shipping gets paid directly for all the transportation and quarantine expenses as well as the lab fee for the pre-quarantine bloodwork.

Importation costs      As of September 2005, it costs roughly $5,500 to import a German or Danish gelding into New York, iincluding all ground transportation, the flight over, and the USDA quarantine stay and expenses.
     The cost to fly horses into Los Angeles is about $1000 more, from either country of origin.
     These prices are beyond our control and are subject to change as well as the fluctuation of the currency exchange rates.

Quarantine procedures The USDA quarantine stay is normally 48 hours, during which time they will repeat the blood tests for the same four diseases your horse will have been tested for in Europe if you do the pre-quarantine bloodwork over there as well. We highly recommend this duplication because if the horse tests positive for any of those diseases, it will be your expense to fly it back to its country of origin.
If you are importing a mare or stallion above two years of age, they will require CEM quarantine in addition to the USDA quarantine, at an additional cost.

CEM Quarantine There are several facilities our clients have selected for CEM quarantine of their new horses. Cornell, in Ithaca, NY charges an average of $1,800 and keeps the mares about two weeks. Kentucky offers a facility that keeps mares for three weeks and charges $950 for their stay. There is also a facility in Rhode Island and more in other states.
Stallions require a longer CEM quarantine, lasting four to six weeks, during which time they must breed two test mares by live cover.

What services do we provide? We will make the necessary importation arrangements through the USDA quarantine for your new horse. The US Shipping agents we use can help you with any transportation or CEM quarantine arrangements after that point.

Which shipping agents do we use? For the German horses we sell, Guido Klatte ships them to the US for us and Tim Dutta takes over once they land.
For the Danish horses we sell, Bjorn Siig ships them to the US for us and Global Shipping takes over once they land.

Delivery of your horse You will have to arrange to have your horse picked up at the quarantine facility as soon as they are released. Your horse’s US shipping agent will be able to help you make those arrangements, as well as arrangements for CEM quarantine, if necessary.

How long does it take?      Contrary to popular belief, international bank wires are not instantaneous. It usually takes about two days for the funds to be available over there.
    Once the money for the vetting has been received in Europe, we should be able to get your prospective horse vetted within one week.
     Once your vet approves your purchase, and you wire your money over to buy that horse, we should be able to get it over to the US within two weeks or so after receipt of your funds.

Insurance We recommend that you insure your new horse as soon as you wire your money over to purchase it. Some companies offer transit insurance, which is a good idea to have during the importation process.