Policies
Returns Policies

Please note that if goods are faulty then we will meet our obligations under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 to provide a remedy.

Goods that need replacing, repair or exchange must be returned within seven working days. If you are unable to meet this obligation, you will need to notify Summit Grains and Saddlery by email or by phone within seven working days.

Please note that we send goods suspected of being faulty to our supplier for proper inspection, the delivery cost involved with this process will be borne by the customer until there is a proven fault. If a product is proven to be faulty by our supplier then we will refund the delivery cost to the customer, if it is not deemed faulty then no refund will be given. Any damage to the product or use of the product for a purpose other than that which it was designed for could void any claim for faulty goods.

The cost of freighting goods that are returned for exchange will be borne by the customer.

Summit Grains & Saddlery retains the right to allow or deny an exchange of goods.

Goods cannot be returned to, refunded, exchanged or repaired by Summit Grains & Saddlery unless you have proof of purchase. An invoice will be sent to you with your goods and you should retain it for this purpose. Products returned to Summit Grains & Saddlery for exchange must be unused, unmarked and must still have the original tags, if the product has been used, marked or there is a lack of tags then we may not allow an exchange your goods. Summit Grains & Saddlery retains the right to allow or deny an exchange of goods.

If a product is not available to be exchanged we will issue an in store credit voucher, valid for 3 months for the same amount. Sale and reduced to clear items cannot be exchanged, replaced, repaired or refunded.

We are willing to exchange rugs and covers if they are not the right size or fit. However they must be clean and unused, please place a clean sheet underneath the cover when trying it on your horse. If the cover is used or dirty (this includes horse hair) we will not be able to exchange it. Please note that the cost of freighting covers being exchanged will be borne by the customer.

For no reason will Summit Grains & Saddlery replace, repair, refund or exchange any saddle that has left our shop unless it is deemed faulty by the manufacturer.

Our courier requires a signature before delivery can be made, please ensure that the package does not look broken, crushed or torn and if possible check that the goods are undamaged before signing. If goods are damaged in transit please record the courier’s full name and signature and refuse to accept the goods unless the courier has admitted damage to the goods, ring Summit Grains & Saddlery immediately so that we can contact the courier company and lodge a claim. However If you sign for the package and later find that the goods are damaged Summit Grains & Saddlery can lodge a claim with the courier but we make no guarantee that the product will be repaired, replaced or that you will receive a refund.

To prevent the spread of diseases and to protect our customer’s horses, no bits can be returned to Summit Grains & Saddlery after having been used with the exception of Myler and Sprenger bits. However Myler and Sprenger bits can only be returned during the trial time which is 2 days upon receipt of the product, note there is an additional charge of a trial and cleaning fee. If there is damage to the bit then Summit Grains & Saddlery retains the right to charge for the damage or not provide a refund.

Packaging and Delivery Policies

Online sales are subject to availability, Summit Grains & Saddlery will endeavor to notify you should there be a delay in the delivery of your goods. If you require goods urgently contact Summit Grains & Saddlery, however we do not guarantee that we will be able to deliver on an urgent basis.

We endevour to dispatch Purchase paid for by Credit Card on the same day, unless ordered after business hours or after the final pick up time of our courier, in which case the order will be dispatched on the next business day.

We endevour to dispatch purchases paid for by Bank Deposit when the payment has been received in our bank account, this is usually within two business days. Please ensure that an appropriate reference is included when you make payment and note that orders will not be dispatched unless the full amount is paid.

All of our online orders are dispatched by courier unless otherwise arranged with us

Freight charges relating to any exchange of product will be borne by the customer.

Failure to select the correct freight charge will delay your delivery until the full amount is paid, if you are unsure which freight charge to select, please contact Summit Grains & Saddlery.

Our courier requires a signature before delivery can be made, please ensure that the package does not look broken, crushed or torn and if possible check that the goods are undamaged before signing. If goods are damaged in transit please record the courier’s full name and signature and refuse to accept the goods unless the courier has admitted damage to the goods, ring Summit Grains & Saddlery immediately so that we can contact the courier company and lodge a claim. However If you sign for the package and later find that the goods are damaged Summit Grains & Saddlery can lodge a claim with the courier but we make no guarantee that the product will be repaired, replaced or that you will receive a refund.

If your goods have not arrived within a reasonable time frame or you suspect that your goods may have been lost in transit, please contact us so that we can make an enquiry or rectify the situation.

Summit Grains and Saddlery does not ship or sell products overseas via this website. If you wish to make an enquiry about an export order, please contact us by email or by phone.



Customer Use of Website Policies

Summit Grains & Saddlery and its affiliates provide their services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit or shop at Summit Grains & Saddlery, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future Summit Grains & Saddlery service or visit or purchase from any business affiliated with Summit Grains & Saddlery, whether or not included in the Summit Grains & Saddlery Web site, you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business.

Electronic Communications

When you visit Summit Grains & Saddlery or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Copyright

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Summit Grains & Saddlery or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Summit Grains & Saddlery and protected by international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of Summit Grains & Saddlery or its software suppliers and protected by international copyright laws.

Liscense and Site Access

Summit Grains & Saddlery grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Summit Grains & Saddlery. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Summit Grains & Saddlery. You may not frame or utilise framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Summit Grains & Saddlery and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Summit Grains & Saddlery’s name or trademarks without the express written consent of Summit Grains & Saddlery. Any unauthorised use terminates the permission or license granted by Summit Grains & Saddlery. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Summit Grains & Saddlery so long as the link does not portray Summit Grains & Saddlery, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Summit Grains & Saddlery logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

Your Account

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Summit Grains & Saddlery does sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may use Summit Grains & Saddlery only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Summit Grains & Saddlery and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

Reviews, Comments, communication and Other Content

Visitors may post reviews, comments, and other content; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation. You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of content. Summit Grains & Saddlery reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content. If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Summit Grains & Saddlery and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Summit Grains & Saddlery and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Summit Grains & Saddlery or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Summit Grains & Saddlery has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Summit Grains & Saddlery takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Copyright Complaints

Summit Grains & Saddlery and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, email us with your complaint.

Risk of Loss

All items purchased from Summit Grains & Saddlery are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

Product Descriptions

Summit Grains & Saddlery and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, Summit Grains & Saddlery does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-ee. If a product offered by Summit Grains & Saddlery itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition.

Other Businesses

Parties other than Summit Grains & Saddlery and its subsidiaries sell product lines on this site. In addition, we provide may links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their web sites. Summit Grains & Saddlery does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY SUMMIT GRAINS & SADDLERY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. SUMMIT GRAINS & SADDLERY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, SUMMIT GRAINS & SADDLERY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SUMMIT GRAINS & SADDLERY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM SUMMIT GRAINS & SADDLERY ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SUMMIT GRAINS & SADDLERY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Applicable Law

By visiting Summit Grains & Saddlery, you agree that the laws of New Zealand, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Summit Grains & Saddlery or its affiliates.

Disputes

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to Summit Grains & Saddlery or to products you purchase through Summit Grains & Saddlery shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in New Zealand, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Summit Grains & Saddlery’s intellectual property rights, Summit Grains & Saddlery may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any court in New Zealand, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of an independent arbitrator. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Site Policies, Modification and Serveability

Please review our other policies, posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to Summit Grains & Saddlery. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
ALL prices are in New Zealand Dollars, and all prices are GST inclusive.