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Horse Registration Options

10 April, 2009

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Almost everyone who owns horses has heard of AQHA and APHA and such, but what if your horse is not able to be registered with them, or you want to double register your horse, what are you options? Do you have options? In this post, I will discuss some options and their pros and cons.

This post is worth reading if you have a horse that is registered already, or a horse that you have not registered yet, or cannot be registered with one of the “big name” registries. You might be surprised how many alternatives you have, and that many really are reputable and have some great opportunities that the “big name” registries do not offer. Note that I own mostly stock type horses, so I am missing the Arab, Arab cross, Morgan and other lighter breeds. My main focus is the stock type and the some thoroughbreds. I also have the miniature horse registries, listed here, I believe there are a few more, but I was not able to access a website, so they may have been absorbed by a larger registry. As far as that goes, I am not sure, because I have never been able to find any more information.

I am doing my best to write this in a way so you can skip around without missing the big picture, because I understand that you may not be interested in reading about all of these.

Registries I will talk about in this post…I have already done the research, so I might as well share with you!
-The Big Registries-Jockey Club, AQHA, APHA and for the minis AMHR and AMHA
-The Palominos PHBA and PHA
-National Quarter Horse Registry
-American Appendix Horse Association
-International Pleasure Horse Registry
-National 1/2 Quarter Horse Registry
-American Part-Blooded Horse Registry
-American Grade Horse Registry
-Pinto Horse Association
-National Pinto Horse Registry
-Performance Horse Registry
-Gold Seal Miniature Horse Registry
-World Class Miniature Horse Registry
-Falabella Blend (also for miniature horses)

Some of them I will give detailed information, others I will brief on. These are not all the registries, but a good chunk of them that portain to the stock and miniature horse, but not just them!

The Big Guys
I love the big registries, but sometimes you cannot register with them for some reason or another, and it is also nice to be able to double register, especially if you have a breeding stallion and would like to reach out to a larger group of people.
AQHA-this is great, they have some really nice programs and really realistic prices.
Jockey Club-Registers TB, I think they cost a lot to register with, but I am not too concerned since I do not own any full TB.
APHA-Registers breeding stock and paint horses, these horses have to have parents registered with APHA, AQHA or the Jockey club. They also have some nice programs, and are huge as well!
AMHR-Affliated with the Shetland pony registry, they accept NO hardship registrations, but have both an A and B classification for height.
AMHA-Accepts hardship registrations (cost a lot though), and only horses under 34”. They developed because more miniature horses were imported from oversees and AMHR would not accept them into their registry. (this is according to what I have read)

National Quarter Horse Registry
I really like this Quarter Horse registry. Back when this all started AQHA registered horses from some farms and NQHR and many other smaller registries registered the rest. NQHR absorbed many of the smaller ones AQHA may have too. NQHR allows new blood into the breed and have done many good things for AQHA like pressured them to allow the TB to influence Quarter Horses and they also had something to do with the white marking rule changes. NQHR is not ran by an association but rather the members.
There are 2 main sections of registration, Breeding Stock and full Quarter Horse. With a certain amount of crosses of the Breeding Stock with full Quarter Horses, they will also be considered full Quarter Horse.
Sections of Breeding Stock Registration
-Quarter Type (basically hardship registration)
-1/2 Quarter Horse
-3/4 Quarter Horse
They also register Paints but under a separate section of the registry
-Paint, has at least 3/4 QH blood
-Paint type, looks QH, but does not meet the bloodline restrictions
Registration of Ownership-This is a great option, I think so anyways. If your horse has a pedigree and you do not want to pay the fees of registering, or if your horse does not have a pedigree. The papers looks just like the registration papers, but say registration of ownership instead.
Fees-
$25 membership
Starting at $20 for breeding stock and $25 for full blooded registration*
$25 registration of ownership
$25 double registration with AQHA, APHA ect… *The registration fees do increase with age, but once they reach a certain age, the fees drop off.
These guys have GREAT customer service and if you e-mail them with a question, they almost always have an answer for you the next day.
Like I said, I feel really good about this registry, they are currently not hosting any shows, but plan to in the future.

American Appendix Horse Association
This registry accepts double registry with AQHA, APHA and stand alone registration of a horse, any color (can have paint markings) that has a mix of Quarter Horse and TB breeding. They currently have a flat registration special of $30 no matter the age of the horse. Membership is $30 and $15 for the youth. They do not host any of their own shows, but do reward their members for showing with the performance card program ($15). Each year a high point winner is awarded. They accept points from any breed, local, 4-H or riding club show. All you need is the Judge to sign the card. This registry looks promising and allows a nice way for those Quarter Horses who both parents are registered appendix to be registred and their breeding to be tracked.
Fees-
$30 regular registration
$50 hardship registration
$30 membership
$15 youth membership

International Pleasure Horse Registry
I think this registry will also hit my list of top three favorites, that look the most promising. This is a fairly young registry, found in 2006, but is looking very good! They basically register any horse, of any breed and record your performance at shows and stuff. They are a great idea for double registration with the big registries, especially if you do not always show in the breed shows because this will keep track of your non breed show along with the breed show points for you. They also give you a certificate with a pedigree and name and everything else. Not only that, they give out prizes and nice ones for high point over all, top horse, top western horse, English horse, ect. For a complete and accurate list of recognized awards go to their website. The members decide what the prizes are. For detailed information, just use the contact page on the website for fast customer service.
For all of you who own a registered horse, but do not have an official way to record non breed show points, or own an unregistred horse and want to keep track of their performance or just get them registred, this is the registry for you.
Fees-
The summer special so registration only costs $10!
Membership is reasonable too at $10 for youth and $20 for adults.

PHBA and PHA
These are also good options for double registry to add value to a horse. For the Palomino Horse Breeder’s Association, your horse must already be registered with an approved registry. Palomino Horse Association is open to any horse, registered or not, with a documented pedigree or not.
Fees-
PHBA-Registration Starting at $30 and increasing with age. Membership $44 and $15 for youth.
PHA-$45 any age registration without a membership, double check with their site for more detailed and accurate information.

National 1/2 Quarter Horse Association
They record points for you, and their website looks nice. I personally would rather register with NQHR since your horse can advance and the other benefits, but for some people this might work better.
Fees-
Membership $20, and $10 youth
Registration $20

American 1/2 Quarter Horse Registry
This registry has options such as crossing to make your horse 3/4 of a breed and so forth. They have programs for recording points, riding miles and more. Membership is $25 and registration starts at $25 and you have to pay for the points and riding programs. For this, I would also rather register with NQHR but this may work better for some people.
Fees-
Registration starts at $25 for foals
Membership $25

American Part-Blooded Horse Registry
If you have a horse with one registered parent (regardless of breed), this might work for you. They are a little spendy with registration starting at $50 for the young horses, and from what I understand you have to pay extra to have a pedigree on the papers.
Fees-
$45-$50 starting registration for weanlings

American Grade Horse Registry
The home web page currently says the registry is closed to new applications. Their fee for registration is $25.

International Generic Horse Registry
These guys also register grade horses. Everything you pay for registration fees goes to programs that benefit horses and horse research.
Fees-
$25 base registration (costs less for foals and more for studs, check web page for more information)

Pinto Horse Association of America
This almost fits into the category of the big name registries, but I felt it was worth writing about. Good way to double register horses, they accept miniatures and ponies too. Prices can get spendy if you do not register when they are young though.
Fees-
Registration is $20 for foals
Membership is $30.

National Pinto Horse Registry
This is a great alternative to the PtHA and costs to register does not increase as the horse gets older. Not only that but they also have 5000 members. They have different classes of registration and the cost starts at $30. Their different classes of registration include horses that have no paint markings but out of a paint marked horse, horses with one parent who was paint marked and horses that carry two copies of the paint colored gene.
Fees-
$30 registration (does not increase with age)

Gold Seal Miniature Horse Registry
This is a smaller miniature horse registry, I am sure it was one of those found to allow registration of imported miniature horses and is still growing, I could be wrong though.
They are very affordable with regular membership at $17.50 and youth at $7.00 and weanling registration only $12.60 and if you do not want to become a member it only costs something like $5 more (check with their website for exact numbers). They also have very affordable hardship registration, so if your miniature horse is not registered and you would like him/her to become registered this is a great option,$75 for stallions and $50 for mares and $25 for geldings.
Fees-
$17.50 membership and only $7.00 for youth
$12.60 starting price of registration

World Class Miniature Horse Registry
This is much larger than Gold Seal Miniature Horse Registry, and only costs a little bit more, sometimes less. This registry is also more well known and more often recognized. Hardship registrations are also affordable here. This could be a good opportunity to double register your miniature horse or register him for the first time.
Fees-
$15 starting price of weanling registration
$32 adult membership and $5 youth

Falabella Blend Registry
Check your miniature horse’s papers for this one, my miniature horse has it marked right on his, one of his grandsires was a falabella making him eligible for this, they also offer free research to check and see if your mini is part falabella. This would be a great way to get your miniature horse double registered.
Fees-
Free Membership
$20 starting price of registration and $15 set price for geldings

More…
Of course there are more. There is one that registers “Trail Horses” and for $125 you can get a lifetime membership, a horse registered and mircrochiped. Their are many Arabian cross registries, if you have an appaloosa there are also a number of options there. If you want to know more about the options for registering your particular horse and I did not cover any registries here, just do a search on your favorite search engine, you may have to go through many pages searching to find all your options, but you may find it is worth it in the end. Do not forget the endless color registries for anything from buckskins to horses with the champagne gene.

I hope this helps some people and opens doors to more options than you might have realized.

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