Royal Mail pays up after late delivery of fresh semen

[TrueBlueTerrier]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/164935.html

A horse breeder who took the Royal Mail to court in a wrangle over chilled semen being held up in the post has received full compensation after H&H became involved.

Tony and Sandy Ware of Maesybont, Llanelli, wanted to put their mare Chicory in foal to Treliver Decanter, a palomino Warmblood, who stands at the Quainton Stud near Aylesbury, Bucks. A special container of chilled semen was dispatched on 25 April.

The parcel, sent by special delivery, should have arrived with the Wares the following day, but did not turn up until 27 April.

Semen for artificial insemination (AI) needs to be as fresh as possible and is best used within 48 hours, according to a spokesman at the AI Centre Stud in Gloucestershire.

The semen was used but, Chicory was not in foal when scanned 17 days later.

"Once we had the vet's bills a month later we put a claim in on the consequential loss insurance which had been paid for by the Quainton Stud at the time of posting," said Mr Ware. "But we were told that since we had not applied within 14 days our claim was not valid. But on 5 May my wife had sent Royal Mail an email saying that we planned to claim."

Royal Mail refused to move so the Wares took it to the small claims court on 13 November, requesting £320 to cover their costs.

The case was adjourned at the Royal Mail's request and was due to be resolved on Tuesday (27 November).

But last Thursday (22 November), after inquiries were made by H&H, Mr Ware received a cheque for £375.

A spokesman for Royal Mail said: "We are sorry Mr and Mrs Ware did not receive the service they expected. Our special delivery service is reliable and popular. Delays are very rare. We are pleased the claim has now been settled in full."

But Mr Ware added: "It remains that consequential loss insurance, taken out with Royal Mail, is difficult to claim on for semen shipments. Any claim must be fully documented, including supporting bills, within 14 days of posting, but because of the biological timescales involved [having to wait 17 days to see if the mare is in foal] this is difficult."

He said a procedure needs to be worked out between the breeding industry and Royal Mail.

[DGP1]

Bunch of w*****s

[dvbuk55]

I'll pop down myself if there happens to be a young welsh filly needing a sample - hopefully she'll have a bucket handy.

[Shiggaddi]

An unusual story straight from "the horse's mouth"

[k979aaa]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/164935.html

A horse breeder who took the Royal Mail to court in a wrangle over chilled semen being held up in the post has received full compensation after H&H became involved.

Tony and Sandy Ware of Maesybont, Llanelli, wanted to put their mare Chicory in foal to Treliver Decanter, a palomino Warmblood, who stands at the Quainton Stud near Aylesbury, Bucks. A special container of chilled semen was dispatched on 25 April.

The parcel, sent by special delivery, should have arrived with the Wares the following day, but did not turn up until 27 April.

Semen for artificial insemination (AI) needs to be as fresh as possible and is best used within 48 hours, according to a spokesman at the AI Centre Stud in Gloucestershire.

The semen was used but, Chicory was not in foal when scanned 17 days later.

"Once we had the vet's bills a month later we put a claim in on the consequential loss insurance which had been paid for by the Quainton Stud at the time of posting," said Mr Ware. "But we were told that since we had not applied within 14 days our claim was not valid. But on 5 May my wife had sent Royal Mail an email saying that we planned to claim."

Royal Mail refused to move so the Wares took it to the small claims court on 13 November, requesting £320 to cover their costs.

The case was adjourned at the Royal Mail's request and was due to be resolved on Tuesday (27 November).

But last Thursday (22 November), after inquiries were made by H&H, Mr Ware received a cheque for £375.

A spokesman for Royal Mail said: "We are sorry Mr and Mrs Ware did not receive the service they expected. Our special delivery service is reliable and popular. Delays are very rare. We are pleased the claim has now been settled in full."

But Mr Ware added: "It remains that consequential loss insurance, taken out with Royal Mail, is difficult to claim on for semen shipments. Any claim must be fully documented, including supporting bills, within 14 days of posting, but because of the biological timescales involved [having to wait 17 days to see if the mare is in foal] this is difficult."

He said a procedure needs to be worked out between the breeding industry and Royal Mail.

For now it is better to come to early than to late!. but let's not be to premature about this then!.

[norbet colon]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/164935.html

A horse breeder who took the Royal Mail to court in a wrangle over chilled semen being held up in the post has received full compensation after H&H became involved.

Tony and Sandy Ware of Maesybont, Llanelli, wanted to put their mare Chicory in foal to Treliver Decanter, a palomino Warmblood, who stands at the Quainton Stud near Aylesbury, Bucks. A special container of chilled semen was dispatched on 25 April.

The parcel, sent by special delivery, should have arrived with the Wares the following day, but did not turn up until 27 April.

Semen for artificial insemination (AI) needs to be as fresh as possible and is best used within 48 hours, according to a spokesman at the AI Centre Stud in Gloucestershire.

The semen was used but, Chicory was not in foal when scanned 17 days later.

"Once we had the vet's bills a month later we put a claim in on the consequential loss insurance which had been paid for by the Quainton Stud at the time of posting," said Mr Ware. "But we were told that since we had not applied within 14 days our claim was not valid. But on 5 May my wife had sent Royal Mail an email saying that we planned to claim."

Royal Mail refused to move so the Wares took it to the small claims court on 13 November, requesting £320 to cover their costs.

The case was adjourned at the Royal Mail's request and was due to be resolved on Tuesday (27 November).

But last Thursday (22 November), after inquiries were made by H&H, Mr Ware received a cheque for £375.

A spokesman for Royal Mail said: "We are sorry Mr and Mrs Ware did not receive the service they expected. Our special delivery service is reliable and popular. Delays are very rare. We are pleased the claim has now been settled in full."

But Mr Ware added: "It remains that consequential loss insurance, taken out with Royal Mail, is difficult to claim on for semen shipments. Any claim must be fully documented, including supporting bills, within 14 days of posting, but because of the biological timescales involved [having to wait 17 days to see if the mare is in foal] this is difficult."

He said a procedure needs to be worked out between the breeding industry and Royal Mail.

For now it is better to come to early than to late!. but let's not be to premature about this then!.

The Stable owners do have a point as a lot of money can be made from breeding racehorses .Those er, "samples " used to be sent by Red Star on the train by farmers

Isn't it "amazing" how 1 Royal Fail tried to deliberately drag their feet 2 Got the County Court Case adjourned , no doubt to get their spivvy bent solictors in 3 Paid up without quibbling as soon as the magazine got a sniff of the case. Says everything you need to know about that "chain of command " , some of those idiots in charge couldn't even spell "responsibility " let alone use it .

I've heard of someone's spaniel being put in kennels when they were away , but when they came back , the dog kept running away to the kennels & it turned out the kennel owners were putting it to bitches on heat as money could be made from selling the subsequent puppies .

The Nazi's did have The Joy Division stud farms to breed blond ayrian children . I think RM are trying to breed stupid people that say Win, Win & it's not rocket science , judging by :lfo 's "love children ".

[IWW Fellow Worker]

The Nazi's did have The Joy Division stud farms to breed blond ayrian children . I think RM are trying to breed stupid people that say Win, Win & it's not rocket science , judging by :lfo 's "love children ".

"Let's move on" is another one!

[dvbuk55]

Bring back the Joy Division I say and sooner rather than later - the bucket is NOT bottomless.

[L Tommo]

£375 FOR A WANK!!!! Now thats one exspensive five knuckle shuffle... Or hoof shuffle....


Its not like the old nag cant knock another one out....

I might pop down to Aylsbury for a shuffty...

I know i know im QWACKERS!!!


OUT!!

PS my throat hurts.. I feel a little Horse!!!

I blame these two,,, :cfo :lfo

[BELIAL]

I know of a w****r who gets £1.6m. per annum. and a 26% rise even though his volume is down

[DGP1]

£375 FOR A WANK!!!! Now thats one exspensive five knuckle shuffle... Or hoof shuffle....


Its not like the old nag cant knock another one out....

I might pop down to Aylsbury for a shuffty...

I know i know im QWACKERS!!!


OUT!!

PS my throat hurts.. I feel a little Horse!!!

I blame these two,,, :cfo :lfo

Mate someone has to do it the pay for emmmmm collecting a sample (cleanest way of putting it) would never be enough.

[jafferpants]

Lads all the laughing at your quips has left me a little horse. Must go the wife's nagging me. I'm having a mare

[Shiggaddi]

Lads all the laughing at your quips has left me a little horse. Must go the wife's nagging me. I'm having a mare

A little horse? That would be a foal

[L Tommo]

Lads all the laughing at your quips has left me a little horse. Must go the wife's nagging me. I'm having a mare

GET IN THERE JAFFS MATE... I aint heard a good crack from you for a while... Its all getting tense in ere!!!

GOOD TO SEE YOU CRACKS ARE BACK...

OUT

[jafferpants]

All this talk of breeding and semen reminded me of my first ever romantic encounter many years ago. You know how it is as a young man. Early spring and the sap was rising. I thought i'll impress her with a picnic in a field on a hot spring day, and as i took her gently from behind till my dying day i'll never forget her first words BAAAAAHHHHH.