Delivery on Bank Holidays

UK Holidays

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.

2026 UK Bank Holidays

3rd April

6th April

4th May

25th May

31st August

Ireland Bank Holidays:

17th March

3rd April

6th April 

4th May

25th May

13th July

31st August

EU Holidays

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.

Germany Public Holidays

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)

3rd April 

6th April 

1st May

14th May

25th May

4th June (BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL, SN & TH) 

15th August (BY & SL)

France Public Holidays

Studs affected: Beligneux le Haras, GFE Web, Haras de Brullemail

3rd April 

6th April 

1st May

8th May

14th May

25th May

14th July 

15th August

The Netherlands Public Holidays

Studs affected: Ad Valk, Stal Brinkman, De Dalhoeve, De Wiemselbach, Team Nijhof, Van Uytert, VDL Stud

3rd April 

6th April 

27th April 

5th May

14th May

25th May

Denmark Public Holidays

Studs affected: Blue Hors, Helgstrand Dressage

2nd April 

3rd April 

6th April 

14th May

25th May

5th June

Belgium Public Holidays

Studs affected: Van De Heffinck, Zangersheide

3rd April 

6th April

1st May

8th May (Brussels)

14th May

15th May

25th May

21st July 

15th August

Sweden Public Holidays

Studs affected: Lövsta Stuteri

3rd April 

6th April 

1st May

14th May

6th June

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any stage with any queries or for further advice and information.