Stand a stallion or book a season — both sides covered.
Two flows: stud owners offering a stallion, and mare owners booking one. A signed contract for every covering. Live foal guarantees written into the contract when the stud offers one.
How to stand a stallion at Hoofine
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Profile your stallion
Use the listing wizard with the 'Offer at stud' branch on. Add pedigree, performance record, notable get, semen options (live cover / fresh / frozen / ICSI) and your standing fee per season.
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Get verified
Verification reviews the microchip certificate and registry papers you upload. Mare owners can filter for verified stallions.
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Receive booking enquiries
Mare owners send a booking enquiry through your profile with their mare's details. You see it in your dashboard. Approve, decline or follow up over Hoofine messaging — phone numbers and emails stay masked until the booking is confirmed.
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Confirm the booking
Approve a booking and the contract is drawn up with your standing fee. The mare owner pays you directly as the contract says, and you confirm receipt on the booking.
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Coordinate logistics
Handle shipping schedules, dose timing and vet coordination over Hoofine messaging. Mark milestones (covered / shipped / pregnancy confirmed) so both sides see one timeline.
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Get paid as agreed
The mare owner pays you directly as the contract says — on booking, or on the milestones you set: confirmed pregnancy, live foal, or per session for fresh-cover. The milestones are recorded on the booking.
How to book a stallion on Hoofine
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Browse the stallion directory
Filter by breed, discipline, semen options (frozen / ICSI), live foal guarantee and standing-fee range. Each profile shows pedigree, notable get and the stud's terms in one place.
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Review the stud's terms
Live foal guarantee, repeat-breeding rights, frozen semen handling, ICSI logistics, payout schedule: what the stud offers is on the profile, and the agreed terms go into the contract.
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Send a booking enquiry
Tell the stud about your mare: name, breed, age, foaling history, vet status. The enquiry goes through Hoofine — your contact details stay private until the booking is confirmed.
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Sign and pay the stud fee
Once the stud approves and both sides sign, you pay the standing fee directly to the stallion owner as the contract says. They confirm receipt on the booking.
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Live foal guarantee, when offered
Where the stud offers a guarantee, its terms are written into the contract — typically a confirmed live foal that stands and nurses. If a refund or rebreed is due, the contract says what happens, and our dispute procedure is there if you disagree.
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Get the breeding done
Coordinate logistics over Hoofine messaging. Track milestones in your dashboard. Pay as the contract says.
What it costs, both sides
| Standing fee | Set by the stud (varies) |
| Platform fee on the stud fee — mare owner | 4.8% + €69.99 on top, shown before funding |
| Platform fee on the stud fee — stallion owner | 3%, from the payout |
| Listing a stallion at stud | Free |
| Featured stallion profile (30 days + social share) | from €9.99 |
| Stud verification badge | €129.99 — free for Charter Members |
See full pricing at /pricing and refund rules at /refund-policy.
Common questions
Who pays the platform fee?
The stud fee is paid directly to the stallion owner. Hoofine does not take a fee on breeding bookings at the moment, because stud fees are not paid through the platform. Current rates for everything else are on the pricing page.What if the live foal guarantee fails?
If the stud offers a guarantee and it isn't met within the agreed window, the contract says what the mare owner gets back — typically the standing fee, minus any portion the terms mark non-refundable (e.g. a booking deposit). The stallion owner refunds it; our dispute procedure reviews any contested outcome.Can the stud and mare owner contact each other directly?
Yes, once the booking is confirmed. Before that, Hoofine messaging masks phone numbers, emails and off-platform contact attempts to protect both sides. Commit to a booking and full contact details unlock for shipping.Frozen semen and ICSI?
Both supported. The stud declares which options are available; the mare owner picks one when sending the enquiry. Logistics — clinic addresses, courier handover, customs paperwork — are handled over Hoofine messaging.What about insurance?
Hoofine doesn't underwrite breeding insurance. Studs and mare owners arrange their own mortality, shipment and live-foal cover. Where the stud requires proof of mare insurance, that shows up in their terms.