Guide to Registering a Quarter Horse
April 9, 2010
Registering an American Quarter Horse is easy. AQHA’s FREE report shows you how.
Each year, 75 percent of the horse registration applications submitted to AQHA glide through the process without hitches.
Then there are the 25 percent that stall out.
Of those, about 20 percent are delayed due to simple problems such as missing information.
In AQHA’s FREE report, Guide to Registering a Quarter Horse, we offer some hints to make sure your horse’s registration gets through the first time, whether you choose to complete your application online or by mail.
Get detailed information on what you need before you begin your paperwork. We even include a checklist with dates, photos and other important information you’ll need to speed the registration process along.
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February 19th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Has AQHA ever offered its members an incentive to get those horses registered that maybe as foal it just didn’t cut it but then as 4 year old they’re possibility? and wishing you had registered but now he’s just a grade… I know in APHA they did last year… I was just wondering about AQHA
LOVE these reports… I am going to share them with youths in our barn and the local 4H club – THANK YOU!
February 20th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Rosemary,
At this time, there is not a program in place to register older horses at a cheaper fee. AQHA is still offering the Transfer incentive program-transfer multiple horses for one fee. Keep checking the site and your email for more details!
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
February 21st, 2009 at 1:35 am
I was just given a nicely bred horse that belonged to a friend. He thought his wife had sent in the registration papers. I have all the transfer paperwork, but the mare is 5 now. I have a nice stud and want to breed her, and I wish the fee would be lowered for the older horses too.
February 26th, 2009 at 10:34 am
i too have a 4 year old mare that should have been papered. now i it may cost to much think.I would like to know why it is so high.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:42 am
AQHA encourages registration of American Quarter Horses as weanlings. To register an older horse, there is a chance of paperwork being lost and possibly even mistaken identities. If the owner of the dam at time of foaling registers the horse as a weanling, there is a greater chance-and less office paperwork involved-that the horse will be registered quickly and accurately. AQHA will accept a registration application anytime after the foal is born. Once the appication is received by AQHA, the registration fee is locked in permanentaly. Even if we are unable to complete the registration at that time, it can be reactivated for the same price.
Please contact AQHA Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5CST. You may also email a question or comment to AQHA by utilizing the Contact Us link at the bottom of the home page at http://www.aqha.com.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
March 4th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I too, would like to register some older horses, but the fee right now is to expensive to do that.A few years back the AQHA ran a special for anyone wanting to register older horses. It would really be nice if they could do that again.
March 10th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I have a 12 year-old mare that my dad sent the papers in for when she was a weanling, but the papers were sent back because of some errors and my dad just never sent them back in. If I try to get her registered, does the registration fee he was having to pay for her then still apply since you say the fee is locked in permanently? Or is this a new rule that will not apply to her?
March 11th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Courtney,
AQHA does lock in registration fees. If you have the information to complete the mare’s registration, please submit it to AQHA along with the origional registration fee and a $25 reactivation fee. AQHA will complete the registration.
If you are unsure of what you need to complete the registration, please contact Customer Service Monday-Friday 8-5 CST at 806-376-4811 and a representative will be glad to go over the file and let you know.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 7th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
I have a registered solid paint.She is a two years old and her sire is a registered Quarter Horse [One hot krymsun]. Her damn is a registered paint. Could i get her dual registered with the AQHA?
April 9th, 2009 at 7:00 am
AQHA requires that Both the Sire and Dam be listed in AQHA’s official registry for resulting offspring to eligible for registration.
Foals resulting from the following breedings that are eligible to be registered with AQHA:
Registered Appendix (X) + Registered Quarter Horse (QH)= Registered Appendix foal (X)
Registered Quarter Horse (QH) + Registered Quarter Horse (QH) = Registered Quarter Horse foal (QH)
Recognized Thoroughbred (TB) + Registered Quarter Horse (QH) = Registered Appendix foal (X)
Some examples of horses that are not eligible for registration with AQHA:
Appendix (X) + Appendix (X)= not eligible to be registered
(Unless one Appendix horse is eligible for advancement)
Thoroughbred (TB)+ Appendix (X)= not eligible to be registered
(Unless the Appendix horse advances)
Quarter Horse (QH)+ Any other breed of horse besides a registered Appendix, acknowledged Thoroughbred, or registered Quarter Horse are not eligible to be registered with AQHA.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Serbvice
April 13th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
i have 4 horses and one of them is my boyfriends. She was registered when he got her so I am VERY clueless about this registering stuff. She got bred ( on accident) by a non registered quarter horse and has a beautiful quarter horse foal. Would I be able to register her? or not because her dad isn’t? Im sorry I have so many questions, just confused. Please let me know. Thanks guys!
April 14th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Carrie,
Given the information available, your horse will not be registerable with AQHA. The breedings appropriate for AQHA registration are Registered QH to Registered QH, Registered QH to Appendix, or Registered QH to Throrughbred. Please reference the above comment for a complete list and explanation.
As always, please feel free to contact Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5CST.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 24th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
They charge more because it’s easier to decide you want to bred a mare/stallion with no papers and find an old application to fill out. Things like this are why they require the DNA testing.
I’m registering a two year old I just got. She’s worth the money to me to get her registered, so I’ll pay it. It’s about keeping up quality, and making sure the information with the horse is correct. The longer before it’s registered, the more owners it’s been through, sale barn, private sales… pretty soon those aren’t the horses papers they’re just some someone found to bring up the price of the horse.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:14 am
My mare is primarily QH, with her very top end being APHA, however only because her Great Granddam was a cropout quarter horse, named Baby Doll McCue, who was bred to Skip Hi APHA, who has QH top side and paint on bottom. Is there a way I can dual register my mare, AQHA as well?
May 6th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
I bought a 4 yr old sorrel quarter horse and I want to register him, can I?
May 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
I am thinking of buying an older (I’m older too) QH (first horse) If I go for a registered one I feel I will have much more info about it’s history ….. how often sold etc. Is the extra asking price worth it? Geraldine
May 29th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
i bought a horse from a individual and it is registered but no aqha papers were present how do i go about registering it under my name
June 8th, 2009 at 7:06 am
i have two horses that i bought last year, both are already registered, i just need to put them in my name??? do i have to pay $45.00 each to do this??
June 16th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I have a beautiful 12 yearold purebred quarter horse gelding that is Doc bar’s Grandson… How much would it cost to register him?
July 13th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I have a philly that needs to have the HYPP test where do i send the hair sample and the fee.
July 25th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
When did it stop being allowed that horses could not be registered both AQHA and APHA. I have a yearling registered solid paint with a Hot Lopin Sensation (APHA) Sire and a registered QH dam. Was it recently that they did not allow that registration anymore? Also would they ever allow it again for solid paints?
July 31st, 2009 at 10:10 pm
How do some horses end up with dual AQHA & APHA registry when AQHA requires both parents to be AQHA registered?
August 1st, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Is there a way to find out if APHA registered horses qualify for AQHA registration (going back in their generations)? If so, how much does it cost for a mature horse? Thanks,
Lola Porter
September 1st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I have a 2 1/2 year old Quarter Horse. He had papers with him when i got him but I need to re-register him as some of the information is now incorrect. I’ve never owned a horse and had this situation before. Can someone help me in how I start the process?
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:31 am
McKenna, here’s a great place to start: http://americashorsedaily.com/free-corrections/
Kayla or another Customer Service rep can help you get everything taken care of. Congrats on owning a Quarter Horse!
Jody Reynolds
AQHA Internet Editor
September 4th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Can a registered breeding stock APHA horse that comes out of a registered AQHA sire and a registered APHA mare be registered as an appendix quarter horse?
If not, what additional requirements would need to be met — do we need to show thoroughbred blood?
September 8th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Jennifer,
Horses that are not of registered American Quarter Horse or Listed Thoroughbred parentage are not eligable for registration with AQHA. The APHA registered parent woud have to be proved, and registered, as an American Quarter Horse for its ofspring to be eligable.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
January 13th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
We were recently given a registered QH mare. She was previously bought by the girl who gave her to us when the mare was less than a year old. Unfortunately, she never bothered to send in the transfer papers from the original owners. The mare is now 5 years old, she is registered, and we would like to have her under our name. Please let us know what we need to do.
January 14th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Beverly,
AQHA does not knowingly skip transfers. You will need a transfer from each seller to each buyer of the horse in order to update the ownership. The certificate of registration is also required to transfer ownership.
If you have further questions, please contact AQHA Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5CST.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
February 1st, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I have a Gelding thats Sire is registered AQHA and his Dam is registered Saddlebred. Can he be registered AQHA?
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:38 am
AQHA requires that Both the Sire and Dam be listed in AQHA’s official registry for resulting offspring to eligible for registration.
Foals resulting from the following breedings that are eligible to be registered with AQHA:
Registered Appendix (X) + Registered Quarter Horse (QH)= Registered Appendix foal (X)
Registered Quarter Horse (QH) + Registered Quarter Horse (QH) = Registered Quarter Horse foal (QH)
Recognized Thoroughbred (TB) + Registered Quarter Horse (QH) = Registered Appendix foal (X)
Some examples of horses that are not eligible for registration with AQHA:
Appendix (X) + Appendix (X)= not eligible to be registered
(Unless one Appendix horse is eligible for advancement)
Thoroughbred (TB)+ Appendix (X)= not eligible to be registered
(Unless the Appendix horse advances)
Quarter Horse (QH)+ Any other breed of horse besides a registered Appendix, acknowledged Thoroughbred, or registered Quarter Horse are not eligible to be registered with AQHA.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
March 16th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
We purchased a 5 year old palomino grade mare last fall with no papers of any kind. I have no idea what her breeding is, but I am told by friends with more breeding knowledge than I that she looks like she could be of old foundation quarter horse breeding. I am wondering if there is a blood test, or DNA test that could tell us what she is (assuming her ancestors are in your registry)? If there is, could she be registered with AQHA? Thanks!
March 17th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Is it possible to register a foal from a mare who isn’t registered at all and a sire who has multiple registries. I’m not looking for AQHA specifically because the mare is a dunn and the stud is a palomino, so probably the foal couldn’t be registered AQHA. I’m just wondering if the foal could be registered at all. Thanks!!
May 4th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
I have rescued a QH Mare who I was told is out of AQHA Registered stock from a very bad situation.
the previous Owner was very abusive to this horse and will not give me any information about her breeding. She is a Perlino mare of very nice quality. I have rehabbed her and she is showing great potential and I would like to know if there is any way of tracing her parentage via DNA? and if so, what the chances are of getting her registered through that avenue. She is obviously well bred and I would like to get her registered if possible but will get no help from previous owner. any help would be great!!
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