Page 13 - April 2005 The Game

Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper The Game, April 2005 13
NewRegulationswhenTraileringHorsestotheUS
On December 13, 2004, United States Customs introduced new Customs regulations for all commercial shipments crossing into the United States, which includes horse trailers.
All trailers entering the U.S. are required to be set up with the Pre Arrival Processing System, otherwise known as PAPS.
PAPS is a pre-notification service for U.S. Customs which assigns a 4 digit code representing your company which will allow your shipment to
be on file with U.S. customs before arriving at the border.
The new PAPS system came as a surprise to some Canadian thoroughbred breeders as they attempted to transport their mares to the U.S. to be bred.
One such thoroughbred owner arrived at the border with mare and foal in the trailer and was delayed at the border for 10 hours and faced a fine of $5,000 from U.S. Customs.
A first time offense warning could also be made at the U.S. Custom’s discretion and a record of the warning would be kept on file.
A PAPS registration takes approximately 3 weeks to complete.
For more information about the Pre-Arrival Processing System you are asked to contact your local Customs Office or visit the customs website at www.customs.gov.com
Highly Regarded Individual New to Stud in 2005
The colt Shelter was highly regarded by those who owned him. However a nagging injury prevented him from reaching his full potential and he was eventually retired to stud duties in Eastern Ontario.
Shelter is a well bred son of Seeking the Gold and was born and raised at Pin Oak Stud in Kentucky. Pin Oak thought highly of the colt who is out of the multiple Graded Stakes winning mare, Missed the Storm, by Storm Cat, who had already produced three winners.
Stallion Shelter
Shelter’s racing career began at age 3. He had 2 wins and a second in his five starts and by the end of the season problems with his lower suspensory had put him away for the winter. He won two more races at age four including an allowance race at Woodbine despite his reoccurring injury.
A couple of years later Shelter was claimed at Woodbine for $16,000 by trainer Norm McKnight for owner Rick Scriver who decided to retire the horse to stud.
Shelter is currently standing for $1000 guaranteed live foal at Marilyn Bandy’s Marlandy Stable, in Arnprior, Ontario which is located just west of Ottawa.
Stallion Manager Kimberly Conn said in a recent interview that Shelter is a very striking individual and should do well as a stallion. Kimberly mentioned a letter which was faxed from Clifford Barry at Pin Oak Stud which read, “When he (Shelter) raced for Pin Oak he showed blistering speed, he was a very fast individual and liked to sprint at shorter distances. But then he was plagued with lower suspenso- ry problems. We wish you the best of luck with his stallion career.”
For more information on Shelter contact Kimberly Conn at 613-623-9873 or email stouriebrae@arnprior.net or Marilyn Bandy at 613-623-2950