LG-ANCCE USA

LG-ANCCE Opens office in the United States

The USPRE Board is pleased to inform its members that the official custodian of the Pure Spanish Horse Stud Book, LG-ANCCE has announced the opening an administrative and processing office in Miami, Florida The LG-ANCCE USA service center is presently headed by Dr Ana Gragera Slikker and commences PRE Stud Book service operations on Monday, September 22^nd 2008

Assisted by the Spanish Consulate in Miami, Pedro Rey Alvarez, LG-ANCCE Director landed in Miami several weeks ago to finalize all legal and contractual aspects associated with ANCCE’s initiative to establish a US based administrative infrastructure to service the needs of Breeders in North America

The LG-ANCCE USA service center will provide the full range of Stud Book services to the exception of the printing of new Cartas which remains the responsibility of the LG-ANCCE headquarters in Seville, Spain Dr Ana Gragera Slikker will be assisted by Ms Maravillas Perez-Cela, Liaison Officer

Dr Ana Gragera Slikker<

Acting Registrar

LG-ANCCE USA

Key Colony One

201 Crandon Boulevard, Suite 604

Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149

Tel: 786 264-1108

Fax: 786 999-8617

Email: usa@lganccecom

Additional points of interest:

LG-ANCCE USA Communications

In the interest of efficiency permitting staff to perform preliminary review of records, Breeders are kindly encouraged to communicate with Dr Ana Gragera and Mara Perez-Cela by email prior to calling the office

Inscription & Revision

While it is expected that Breeders complete Inscription procedures with their local approved Veterinarians, Dr Ana Gragera will travel as needed to provide Revision services throughout the country Breeders are requested to organize locations amongst themselves ensuring the minimum number of sites to be visited with the maximum number of horses to be serviced

LG-ANCCE Website Breeder’s Private Section

Holder of Breeder Codigos can now log on to review their personal records in the Stud Book database Breeders are requested to contact the LG-ANCCE USA office by email to receive their private Pin Number to gain access to their “Read Only” file The alpha-numeric Pin Number commences with a “C” which needs to be capitalized when using the Pin Number

Breeding & Birth Certificates Certificados de Cubricion

Certificates are now available online free of charge Breeders that require Breeding & Birth Certificates for their Stallions can create, store and print custom certificates from within their LG-ANCCE website personal Breeder’s file

LG-ANCCE Service Fees & Payments

Effective Monday, September 22^nd 2008, Inscription kits which include bar coded inscription form, blood cards, and microchip will cost Euros 14000 while Revisions will cost Euros 13500 All other services will remain as reflected in the current LG rate card All travel costs for Dr Ana Gragera to provide Revision services will be borne by LG-ANCCE

Until such time that the ANCCE IT department alters the online payment mechanism to reflect the new Inscription & Revision fees for the US, Breeders are requested make remittances by wire transfer for services requested after September 22, 2008 Remittance details are as follows:

Bank: La Caixa

Bank address: Marques de Paradas, # 29, 41001 Sevilla, Spain

Account name: LG ANCCE

Account number: 2100 2320 59 0200171739

Swift code: CAIXESBBXXX

Iban: ES49 2100 2320 59 0200171739

Free Owner Codigos

LG-ANCCE is now providing Owners of registered PRE horses with free Codigos category G The primary benefit to Owners will be the ability to effectuate the Ownership change of their horses It is important to highlight that only Breeder Codigos category C can apply for services