2026 ASHA Stallion Auction

1. Bidding starts at 50% of the advertised stud fee, unless otherwise specified by the stallion owner.
2. The winning bidder fully understands and agrees to deal with the stallion owner or manager on all matters related to breeding his/her mare.
3. The Alberta Stock Horse Association will not mediate between parties if issues arise and will be held harmless in such matters.
4. Winning bidder fully understands all the fees outside of the stud fee, including but not limited to chute fees, shipping fees, mare care, veterinarian care and more are not included in the winning bid and will be paid to the stallion management/owner and these prices vary by stallion. Other fees may vary in price and currency depending on stallion.
5. The stallion services purchased through the Alberta Stock Horse Association auction are intended for the upcoming breeding season only. In the event of a missed breeding due to unforeseen circumstances, the purchaser can contact ASHA with explanation of circumstance and valid proof of missed breeding. Breeding will then be honored for the following year ONLY, and foal will be eligible for the corresponding years incentives. Breeding MUST be used the next year to still be eligible for the incentive.
6. Breeding terms and stallion availability are as specified by the stallion owner’s breeding contract.
7. The breeding is not transferable unless approved by the stallion owner.
8. All bids for the stallion service auction are quoted and payable in Canadian dollars.
9. All stallions will have a minimum bid unless otherwise stated by the stallion owner.
10. Payment is required before bidder name will be released to stallion management as the official winner of the stud fee. No exceptions.
11. Offspring Nomination deadlines ; July 31 - futurity incentive / April 30 - Derby Incentive (4 y/o only). A late fee of $500 will be required for all nominations received after due date. Payment required at time of nomination. This late fee will be put into resulting incentive. *Late nominations will NOT be accepted after closing date of show entries for corresponding show - this includes stallion nominations. 
12. Non-contributed stallion-buy in: Stallion stud fee plus $500 annually until the nominated year.
13. If non-stallion owner nominates a stallion, the ASHA will approach stallion owner about buy in before approval. 
14. Owner Payout is as follows: The highest money earning eligible age appropriate offspring to show at our Futurity or derby will earn 30% of the stallion auction proceeds. This 30% will be equally paid (50% each) in the Open and Non-Pro division. The stallion owner of these resulting winners will receive 20% of the stallion auction proceeds. This will be equally paid (50% each) to the sire of Open and Non-Pro winners. 
15. If there are no eligible futurity or derby aged horses entered in the incentive, the money will be rolled equally into the next four incentive years payouts.
16. When a stallion is purchased through the auction, ALL of that year's offspring by that stallion are eligible for the Futurity incentive.
17. Incentive payout is based on corresponding ASHA futurity & derby earnings only.
18. If there are no earnings received by any of the nominated incentive offspring during the ASHA Futurity, the payout will be decided by high aggregate score.
19. Payment from the winning bidder or purchaser is due within 24 hours of auction close. If payment is not received within 24 hours, the runner up will be given the opportunity to purchase the breeding at their last bid price. Payment methods listed below. 
20. By registering to bid you are agreeing that you have read and understand these conditions. 
21. The Alberta Stock Horse Association reserves the right to deny stallion auction eligibility at any time.
22. The Alberta Stock Horse Association reserves the right to adjust the derby payout in any year where auction proceeds are significantly reduced.

The Alberta Stock Horse Association (ASHA) has grown significantly and hosts some of Canada’s largest cow horse shows. 

Offspring from purchased stallions will be eligible for the ASHA cash incentive, with significant payouts for the highest-earning reined cow horse offspring at our Finals. With 50% of the stallion auction proceeds creating our payout. This incentive is the highest in Canada and growing rapidly, this is a great added bonus for both the offspring and the stallion owners. We are proud to announce an added derby incentive to provide offspring and stallion owners even more chances to win!

The remaining 50% of the money raised from the auction will continue to provide much needed funds for our club functions. To date, this has been used for funding items and activities such as youth clinics, cattle works, advertising, member givebacks, and added money at our year end Futurity and Derby limited aged events.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to support the growth of the cow horse industry!