
— TERMS & CONDITIONS –
➢ All horses must be tagged and go through the ring
➢ Horses won’t be allowed through ring until consignor has checked in at once the day of sale
➢ No horses allowed in barns that are not consigned to the sale
➢ All horses sold in catalog order
➢ PICTURES AND VIDEOS ARE WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED. Our sales are nationally advertised, and buyers travel many miles
for the opportunity to buy your horse. All pictures are subject to a selection process and will be approved by Auction Company for
publication
➢ ALL HORSES SOLD IN CATALOG SALE WILL BE SOLD 100% SOUND UNLESS SELLER STATES OTHERWISE. SOUNDNESS
GUARANTEE applies to catalog entries. R&J Horse Sales Inc. considers sound is: sight out of both eyes, good in the air hit the ground
sound on all four and not to crib. Horses sold which are unsound in eyes, wind, are “windsuckers, cribbers” or are of known lameness, but
be so announced.
➢ CONSIGNMENT/CATALOG FEE PER HORSE
o $50 CATALOG HORSES
o $25 UN-CATALOG/SUPPLEMENT
o $25 NO SALE FEE
o COMMISSION IS 8% WITH A MIN OF $30 PER HEAD
➢ Consignors are reminded to bring registration papers, breeding certificates, signed transfers and coggins tests the day of the sale – ALL
ORIGIONALS. They should be turned in to the office before the sale. Coggins test MUST be under 6 months old.
➢ REGISTRATION PAPERS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE BUYER AS SOON AS CHECKS HAVE CLEARED. PAPERS WILL BE
ISSUED ON CASH, CERTIFIED CHECKS, OR MONEY ORDERS.
➢ All known defects will be announced before each horse is started. Every horse will be sold under this rule. Therefore, no horse can be
rejected by buyer when struck off by auctioneer. The seller guarantees all mares were bred to stallions as indicated in the catalog. We
believe them to be in foal, but are selling them as they are and without return privileges, unless otherwise specified.
➢ Immediately after the horse is sold, it will be the sole risk and responsibility of the buyer thereof, but possession of the horse cannot be
obtained by him until payment in full has been made.
➢ Buyer to pay one transfer fee
➢ No refunds of catalog fee
➢ All catalog and supplement horses will be offered with online bidding
➢ Your horse is cataloged for the benefit of advertising the horse and giving everyone a fair opportunity to bid on the horse. Once a horse is
cataloged, we DO EXPECT the horse to be brough on sale day. Upon execution of this contract, consignor agrees not to dispose of the
horse by private sale. Any horse withdrawn from the sale, for any reason other than infirmity, will be assessed a $350 penalty in addition to
the catalog fee. NO BACK-ALLEY TRADING IS ALLOWED. This is a contract. You’re consigning your horse to SELL AT THE
HORSE SALE. CONSIGNOR AGREES TO NOT PRIVATELY SELL OR WITHDRAW CONSIGNED HORSE TO SALE unless
injured/sick with vet release. We recommend not pricing your horse to buyers, let the pricing of your horse to buyers, let the horse sale sell
dictate your horses value on the day of sale.
➢ As a consigner, I recognize that R&J Horse Sale Inc. and sales staff are only acting to provide a time and place for sale of my horse or
horses. I also recognize that all agreements and disputes are between me as a seller and the purchaser, as determined by Auctioneer and
R&J Horse Sales Inc, and that neither the R&J Horse Sales Inc. nor auctioneer has any obligation, duty, or liability to me with respect to
performance or nonperformance by any purchaser, and that any disputes will be resolved in the district court for Wadena County.
➢ The Sales management acts only as an agent. ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND GUARANTEES ARE BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER.
➢ The highest bidder will be the buyer, and if dispute arises between two or more bidders, the horse in dispute shall immediately be put up
again for advance bids. If there be no advance bids, the horse shall go to the person from whom the auctioneer recognized the last bid. The
auctioneer will decline any bid made by parties who have defaulted in former purchases, or by persons who, in his judgment, are not
responsible bidders.
➢ Terms of sale are cash and payment in full to be made to the cashier immediately after the sale.
➢ Upon receiving payment for a horse, the cashier will issue an order to obtain delivery. Buyers are cautioned not to lose these orders. Buyers
assume all expenses and risks on horses after they have left the auction rin . Buyers must make arrangements with the sale company for
care of stock until it can be removed.
➢ Upon failure of compliance with any of the above conditions, the lot shall be resold by public or private sale, and the deficiency (if any)
attending such resale shall be made good by the defaulter immediately.
➢ If any person shall purchase a lot and not pay for it as prescribed above, nothing shall prevent the auctioneer or the owner from compelling
the purchaser to pay for it if the auctioneer or seller shall so deem fit.
➢ Every effort has been made to ensure correctness of the catalog, but the sales management and auctioneer are not responsible for errors or
omissions, and assume no liability on its part or on the part of the seller as to any statements, either verbal or written, regarding horses sold
➢ Immediately after the horse is sold, it will be the sole risk and responsibility of the buyer thereof, but possession of the horse cannot be
obtained by him until payment in full has been made.
➢ As a consigner, I recognize that R&J Horse Sale Inc. and sales staff are only acting to provide a time and place for sale of my horse or
horses. I also recognize that all agreements and disputes are between me as a seller and the purchaser, as determined by Auctioneer and
R&J Horse Sales Inc, and that neither the R&J Horse Sales Inc. nor auctioneer has any obligation, duty, or liability to me with respect to
performance or nonperformance by any purchaser, and that any disputes will be resolved in the district court for Wadena County.
➢ Buyers and spectators are cautioned to be careful while on the grounds and particularly while horses are being shown in the ring. The
management cannot be responsible for any accidents.
I have completed this form to the best of my ability. I have reviewed the conditions of the sale and am willing and able to meet both the obligations and deadline schedule.