Use these tips to make your foal a part of the world’s largest breed registry.

When it’s time to register your foal, you need to ask yourself a few questions, such as “Does my foal need to be parentage verified?” (Journal photo)

Everyone loves American Quarter Horse babies.

But it takes a lot more than a sire and dam to get a foal registration in the works. One of our most frequently asked questions by AQHA members is, ‘How do I register my foal?’

Every year, AQHA mails out a pre-printed registration application (also called a breeder’s certificate) to every stallion owner who files a stallion breeding report. This application will contain pertinent information such as the sire and dam’s information, mare and stallion owner’s name and address and the breeding dates. It’s up to you, the proud owner of a new foal, to fill in the rest.

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Let AQHA know if your horse has been gelded. We will change his certificate for free.

If you’ve gelded your horse, follow this easy process to get his information updated.

There are many certificate corrections AQHA will make for customers at no charge, including brands and scars. Another common correction AQHA makes is changing your horse’s status from stallion to gelding.

No matter what age your horse is gelded, it’s important to keep his records accurate.  You want a correct certificate in the event you show the horse, sell the horse or, heaven forbid, he gets lost or stolen.

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With foaling season around the corner, get the lowdown on this requirement for registering your new American Quarter Horse.

Parentage verification compares a horse’s genetic marker to that of the sire and dam recorded for that

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horse. (Journal photo)

Since AQHA’s inception back in 1940, science and information technology have advanced by leaps and bounds, making it easier than ever to verify an American Quarter Horse’s identity. Utilizing these advancements, AQHA has certain DNA testing and parentage verification requirements in place to protect owners and breeders of American Quarter Horses. Read the rest of this entry »

Three of the biggest ownership transfer questions answered.

Updating the ownership of an American Quarter Horse represents a vital part of AQHA’s mission statement: protecting the integrity of the American Quarter Horse breed.

As stated in my post AQHA Transfers, Cheap and Painless, it’s important to make sure the horse you’re purchasing has an updated ownership record. Even then, there are a few bumps you might hit along the way. Read on for the three most common issues we see when completing ownership transfers.

Need to transfer your horse? Find transfer forms and other paperwork on AQHA’s Forms page.

Question:

Why did I get charged for a new membership? I already had one!

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Our new membership site walks you through all the benefits you receive through your AQHA membership.

In today’s economy, AQHA members are making great efforts to spend their money wisely.

Many of you have made sacrifices: You’re carefully selecting the horse shows and trail rides closest to home. You’re

holding off on that new saddle you want. You’re packing your lunches and banding your own manes.

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Changing your Quarter Horse’s registered name is a simple process, but only some horses are eligible.

Find out how to change your horse’s registered name. Journal photo.

Have you purchased an American Quarter Horse but aren’t too thrilled with his registered name? AQHA Customer Service gets many requests for changing a horse’s name. The process is simple, as long as your horse meets certain criteria.

To change your horse’s name, submit via mail an acceptable name choice, his registration certificate and the $55 name change fee ($95 for non-members).

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Check out video tutorials,  AQHA’s latest digital customer service tool.

AQHA Transfer Report Video Tutorial

AQHA Customer Service gets asked for help filling out our forms a lot. We’re creating a series of video tutorials that will help you complete our forms anytime, anywhere! Watch the video for a step-by-step guide to completing an AQHA transfer report. Be sure to read the rest of this post for some extra pointers on doing your homework before you buy. Read the rest of this entry »

Registration fees will change January 1, 2013, so hurry for reduced rates on older horse registrations.

Got a horse who’s 3 or older and has never been registered? Hurry before the end of 2012 to get him registered — and increase his value — for a special price!

Because registration fees will be changing at the first of 2013, we’re running an older horse registration special until December 31, 2012. This special is good for any horse of Quarter Horse bloodlines that is 36 months old or older and unregistered. We’ll get him registered for just $300 if you submit registration paperwork by December 31, 2012. That’s hundreds of dollars in savings!

Here’s a guide to registering your Quarter Horse, including all the information you’ll need on hand to complete the registration process. You can complete your horse’s registration online through AQHA Member Services, or download a registration application to mail in. Read the rest of this entry »

In the quest for point payback, an AQHA Incentive Fund competition license must be filed every year.

There’s a great way to earn renumeration for earning AQHA points – it’s called the AQHA Incentive Fund. (Journal photo)

Between training, shoeing, feeding, grooming and hauling, the costs all add up before you even get to an AQHA show. But what if there was a way to receive remuneration for every AQHA point earned? Wait – there is a way! It’s called the AQHA Incentive Fund, and when it was created in the early 1980s, putting money in owners’ and breeders’ pockets was exactly what the founders had in mind.

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AQHA members have the opportunity to shape the world’s largest equine association.

AQHA wants to hear any suggestions you have to make AQHA membership, programs and services reach their fullest potential.

At AQHA, we know that our members are vital to the Association and have been influential in shaping the organization since its founding in 1940. The opportunity to propose new rules or changes allows members to voice their ideas and help continue to improve AQHA.

If you are an AQHA member, you can submit a suggestion for a rule change for the AQHA Official Handbook. All proposals are due by December 31 of each year. During the AQHA convention each spring, member-submitted rule changes and suggestions are reviewed.

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Get the facts on how to lease an American Quarter Horse.

A showing lease has a one-year minimum and a maximum of three years. (Journal photo)

Lease agreements are designed to protect both the owner and the lessee of the American Quarter Horse, and as a business decision, it’s a very wise one to make.

A horse can be leased, according to the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations, for two purposes: breeding or showing.

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AQHA has lowered the registration fees for older horses. Find out how easy it is to get a set of papers for everyone in your pasture.

No matter your Quarter Horse’s age, AQHA strives to make the registration process easy.

AQHA makes an attempt to encourage early foal registration by setting weanling fees low. If you have a horse that is aged and unregistered, it can seem like quite a feat, financially and otherwise, to file the paperwork. AQHA has introduced a registration special that will lighten the load. Instead of paying $550 for a 36-month-old horse and $1,000 for horses that are 48 months old or older, you only pay $300 from 36 months on. The older horse registration special runs through December 31, 2012. There has never been a better opportunity to get the inhabitants of your pasture registered with AQHA.

Since the registration process is the same at any age, the first step is to get a registration application. You will complete the application the same way you do for a weanling. The only problem I see people encounter is locating the breeders for the appropriate signature and, in some instances, DNA.

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