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This affects all stallions, as UK couriers cannot deliver on UK Bank Holidays. The Elite Stallions office is open on Bank Holidays, so semen can still be ordered and dispatched from the EU for next-day delivery on these days, providing there are no corresponding EU holiday dates where your chosen stallion stands.
Where a UK Bank Holiday falls on a Monday, frozen semen cannot be dispatched, but you can personally collect semen from Devon if required, or a same-day driver can be arranged for an additional cost.
2025 UK Bank Holidays
18th April
21st April
5th May
26th May
25th August
Semen cannot be sent from studs in Europe on these days, but can be delivered in the UK provided there is not a corresponding public holiday, and the semen is ordered the previous day.
Where an EU Bank Holiday falls on a Monday, the earliest the semen can be delivered to the UK is the Wednesday of the same week.
The EU stud season runs from January to August; German studs will close their breeding stations at the end of July, and we stop shipping from mid-late August. If semen is required on EU Bank Holidays, please contact us to check if we have frozen stock in the UK, as frozen can sometimes be supplied on chilled terms in this case.
Studs affected: Böckmann-Pferde, Deckstation Schockemöhle, Dressurpferde Leistungzentrum (Lodbergen), Ferienhof Stuecker, Gerd Sosath, Gestüt Birkhof, Gestüt Bonhomme, Gestüt Famos, Gestüt Sprehe, Gestüt Vorwerk, Gestüt Westfalenhof, Helgstrand Dressage Germany, Hengststation Schult, Johann Hinnemann, Klosterhof Medingen, Ludger Beerbaum
Germany has several regional bank holidays in addition to national holidays. Please check if your stud is affected on the regional holidays by calling the office on 01837 880100 to confirm.
8th March (BE)
18th April
21st April
1st May
8th May (BE)
29th May
9th June
19th June (BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN, TH)
15th August (BY, SL)
Studs affected: Beligneux le Haras, GFE Web, Haras de Brullemail
18th April
21st April
1st May
8th May
29th May
9th June
14th July
15th August
Studs affected: Ad Valk, Stal Brinkman, De Dalhoeve, De Wiemselbach, Team Nijhof, Van Uytert, VDL Stud
18th April
21st April
5th May
29th May
9th June
Studs affected: Blue Hors, Helgstrand Dressage
17th April
18th April
21st April
29th May
30th May
5th June
9th June
Studs affected: Van De Heffinck, Zangersheide
21st April
1st May
8th May
29th May
30th May
9th June
11th July
21st July
15th August
Studs affected: Lövsta Stuteri
18th April
21st April
1st May
29th May
6th June
20th June
Please do not hesitate to contact us at any stage with any queries or for further advice and information.