Free Corrections
March 8, 2011
Make minor additions to your horse’s AQHA Registration Certificate – for free!
Some AQHA certificate corrections are obvious. A missed pastern or a change in color are two examples that happen frequently.
But what about a small scar or a brand? Even some newly gelded horses’ certificates fall through the cracks. But when your unmarked sorrel gelding is in a pasture with 10 other unmarked sorrel geldings, that reported scar or brand – even gelding stamp – is what could set your horse apart and maybe even bring him home if he is stolen.
AQHA Customer Service Rep Kayla Randall
As mentioned in the Theft Prevention post, the addition of a scar or brand to a horse’s certificate can allow for an easier match-up in the event the horse is stolen or lost. And all of these things can be added to your horse’s certificate very easily. AQHA provides this service for free!
Read on for the scoop on the three most-useful and most-performed free AQHA certificate corrections.
Your horse has been branded (Rule 217):
- Send a drawing of the brand.
- Include the location and written description.
- Tell AQHA whether the brand is a freeze or fire brand.
- Send the Certificate of Registration.
- Include the date the horse was branded (if known).
Your horse has a scar (Rule 217) (that white hair has not grown in place of) :
- Send a statement to AQHA with the location and shape of the scar.
- Send the Certificate of Registration.
- Include the date of injury (if known).
Your horse has been gelded (Rule 216):
- Send a statement to AQHA denoting the sex change.
- Send the Certificate of Registration.
- Include the date gelded (if known).
Again, these corrections are provided by AQHA free of charge. An exception is if your horse’s scar has white hair that has grown in place of the original coat color. It is then considered a white marking and is therefore a paid correction. You’ll need to provide AQHA with the correct fee, photos and an Affidavit for Corrected Certificate, signed and notarized (Rule 219(b)(d)).
I know this is broad, but that’s because it’s pretty simple! Most AQHA members are surprised that there isn’t something more needed to make simple changes to their horse’s registration certificate. But take it at face value – an easy process in an otherwise complicated business!
Questions? Leave a comment!
As always, at your service,
Kayla Randall
AQHA Assistant Internet Production Manager
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July 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Kayla, what if a horse is registered “grey” as a baby.. she is now a sorrel. What would a person do?
Thanks, Melinda
August 6th, 2009 at 11:05 am
What if I registered our fillie as Sorrel as a baby, now she is Bay. What should I do?
Thanks
Jerri
August 13th, 2009 at 9:12 am
To submit a correction for your horse’s certificate of registration, utilize the Affidavit for Corrected Certificate form. This form is available at the following link. http://www.aqha.com/forms
There is a $10 correction fee, and four photographs of the horse are required along with the form to complete the correction.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
May 1st, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Hi Kayla:
I have been given a 4 yr. old registered appendix quarter horse as a gift. The friend that bought him for me didn’t get a bill of sale. All he got was the AQHA registration certificate (he’s never bought a horse before). The horse was never registered under the previous owner’s name and she is no longer at the barn he bought him at. We can’t find her. How do I go about registering him under my name?
December 1st, 2010 at 6:11 pm
I have a gray mare that has 2 whIte spots & has been accepted In PInto Assoc.What do I do to update her papers?
March 8th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Kayla, I notice there is a different fee for DNA typing (at time of registration) and for blood typing.
It seems to me that DNA would be the definitive identification, so why or when would blood typing be of any advantage?
March 8th, 2011 at 10:54 am
Delbert,
AQHA no longer does blood typing. We now get horse’s types with a hair follicle test. A DNA test ordered during foal registration is $40, and a test ordered for a registered horse is $50. The difference in fees is to encourage DNA typing at the time of registration.
October 3rd, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Hi, I inquired a while back about changing the color on one of my mares reg papers. I was told to submit the correction form along with her orig reg papers and a $10 fee. I did send that in today but I was also told I could email 4 pics of the mare. I lost the email address to where I would send the pics. Could you give me that? thanks Jan
February 29th, 2012 at 8:13 am
Hello, I Have a horse who carries impressive blood. On his certificate it reccomends he get hypp tested but when I looked him up with the $10 from member services it said he was already tested negative on his profile. How would I go about having that changed?
Thanks, Geovanni