The American Hanoverian Society (AHS) will be hosting its 2011 Stallion Service Auction in the Hanoverian Marketplace throughout the end of January into February bringing hundreds of viewers and thousands of hits to the sales site within the AHS website.

The high-bid stallion in the 2010 auction, ES Harvard, will once again be featured in the 2011 event.

The AHS Stallion Service Auction opens for Bidding January 23, 2011, with 65 stallions available, and ends February 20. A Second Chance "Buy-It-Now" Auction for unsold services will be held Monday, February 21 at approximately 10 a.m. EST.

For more information, registration and bidding, please visit the Hanoverian Marketplace at www.hanoverian.org and click on Stallion Action under the yellow Marketplace tab.

The annual AHS Stallion Service Auction is your opportunity to purchase a breeding at a discount price and at the same time help promote the American Hanoverian horse. For complete and detailed information on any ancillary costs associated with breeding to each stallion, always call the phone number listed next to each stallion's name before you place your bid. Booking fees or deposits for shipping, collecting, containers or mare care are usually required by stallion managers prior to breeding your mare. Please note that any such fees associated with the purchase of any of the donated breedings are the responsibility of the mare owner. Also note that residents of Kentucky purchasing breedings to stallions standing in Kentucky will be required to pay a 6% State Sales Tax on the bid amount, which is payable to the AHS.

The proceeds of the auction benefit all American Hanoverian breeders, mare owners and stallion owners through increased promotion of the American Hanoverian in advertising, event promotion and our significant awards programs.

ONLINE BIDDING ONLY
This internet auction format is working so well that once again we will be offering only online bidding this year.

SECOND ROUND "BUY-IT-NOW" BIDDING"
Stallions who do not receive bids when the main auction ends will be put back up on the auction site February 21, 2011 at 10 a.m. EST for second-round "Buy It Now" bidding. Last year they included some excellent choices for bidders who missed out in the first round.

Before bidding on a stallion, please browse our Bidder Features and How the Service Stallion Auction Works pages to familiarize yourself with common terms and procedures. Be sure to read and understand the Stallion Service Auction Terms and Conditions because after a bid has been made there will be no bid withdrawls, exceptions or refunds given.

For more information or if you have any questions regarding the auction, contact Edgar Schutte at (916) 645-1471 or email [email protected], or the auction manager at [email protected].

For more information or to register for the 2011 AHS Annual Stallion Service Auction, please visit the 2011 AHS Stallion Service Auction directly.

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