Guide to Registering a Quarter Horse
March 21, 2011
Registering an American Quarter Horse is easy. AQHA’s FREE report shows you how.
Each year, the majority of registration applications submitted to AQHA glide through the process without hitches.
The few that stall our are usually 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!!
August 30th, 2010 at 4:03 am
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October 29th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
My friend owns an 8 year old American Quarter Horse mare whos dam and sire are both registered in the AQHA. She bought her as a two year old unpapered because the mares owners, who also owned the dam, had not registered her. For several years she has wanted to get her registered so she can participate in shows and be able to register foals out of the mare. She is wondering what the fee for registration of her mare will be since she is now 8 years old. How much is the registration fee for older horses? Thankyou
November 1st, 2010 at 7:54 am
Brooke,
Take a look at the article at the link below. It’s all about our current prices and procedures for registering older horses.
http://americashorsedaily.com/how-to-register-an-older-horse/
If you have questions or need further assistance, please contact AQHA Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5CDT. Thank you for your interest and support of AQHA!
December 2nd, 2010 at 9:53 am
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January 20th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Will the AQHA ever consider forming an appendix registry for SPB’s? After all the APHA was only started due to the AQHA not accepting colored stock horses. If the rules at the founding of the AQHA had been the same as they are today, these horses the APHA initially accepted would have been AQHA. Their markings were the only thing distinguishing them. The APHA has never allowed any other breeds to register horses with them other than the initial colored horses they accepted, QH’s, and TB’s. I would jump at the opportunity to pay a hefty fee for the chance to earn AQHA papers through earning a ROM. This would help both organizations and increase AQHA revenue. I can guarantee you if you were to walk out into a field of 50 horses, 25 AQHA and 25 SPB, you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart. Please take this into consideration!
March 6th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Ditto Nicole, I couldn’t agree with you more!! I’ve got a 2yr old solid Bay filly registered SPB, sired out of a prominent QH show stallion. Her dam is a registered APHA SPB as well. There are only “4″ registered Paints in her entire lineage going all the way back to 1937, everything else is QH, yet from what I’m reading it sounds like unless both parents are registered AQHA, I’ll never be able register AQHA or show my filly in any AQHA sanctioned shows, which is so disappointing since she’s so talented.
April 13th, 2011 at 7:15 am
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May 12th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
I have a week old philly her sire is registered QH and her dam is registered TB can i register the philly. I dont have the breeders report on my stud i am in iraq and the two bred while i have been gone will that effect the registration process. What do i need to do i have never done this before wasnt planning on having colts.
May 20th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
If I didn´t send my stallion breeding record las year and my mares are foaling now, what do I need to do to register the foals?
September 5th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
What is the fee to register a 4 yr old and what is needed to do so?
September 8th, 2011 at 8:59 am
It’s really obvious, after reading through these comments, that there are a LOT of people that need to be educated before they start breeding/owning horses. Some of the comments/questions just had me shaking my head.
September 27th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
I have a question similar to Sasha Hunter & Carrie Sherrell.
I have a dappled gray blue roan mare who looks very QH. When I first bought her she was extremely blue and as blue roans do she turns black in the winter. She is now 5 and has grayed out but she still looks like a silvery blue.
I’ve been breeding her with an AQHA papered dun stud and she has produced an extremely rare color of grulla. She has no papers of any kind that I know of but if I did a DNA test and she turned out to be pure QH could I register her foals with AQHA?
Anytime I ever bring the subject up over the phone I feel they won’t listen or have anything to do with me so they tell me “you cannot paper a horse if you don’t know who the Sire and Dam are.” so would I be able to start a ‘bloodline’ or ‘stud book’ or whatever it is with my mare and the papered stud?
October 18th, 2011 at 9:42 am
We bought a registered quarter horse and want to have the horse listed in our names. How do we do that?
October 18th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Carl,
Check out our new transfer video tutorial, available here: http://americashorsedaily.com/transfer-video-tutorial/
Congrats on your new American Quarter Horse!
October 27th, 2011 at 9:01 am
I have purchased a palamino mare, 6 yrs old and she has papers but Im not sure how to track them. could you give me some ideas on direction? the former owner had her as a two year old but didnt get papers.
January 16th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
I have a breeding stock registered APHA grulla mare that I am planning on breeding this spring to a AQHA and NFQHA registered stallion. My question is will I be able to register the baby AQHA & APHA or just APHA?
January 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 am
I just bought a 3 year old registered filly. On her papers she’s listed as a bay. She currently has the markings of a dun (dorsal stripe, leg barring, and some greyish areas on the legs). Do I need to note those changes on the transfer report, and send several photos?
January 23rd, 2012 at 10:16 am
Kelly,
Thank you for your e-mail and yes I would include photos along with the transfer and ask for them to be reviewed.
Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Hi,
I just bought a mare that is a quarter horse, but i have no idea who her parents are. Am i allowed to register her or not?
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Hannah, your best bet is to start by calling AQHA Customer Service and telling them everything you know about the horse. She might already be registered, and you’ll just need to get her transferred into your name. Give us a call! 806-376-4811. Thanks for your question!
Jody Reynolds
AQHA Dir. Online/Interactive Communications
March 6th, 2012 at 4:34 am
Hi, I am about to buy a solid paint bred 4 year old mare bred out of Colonelsmokinggun AQHA/APHA stud and a solid paint bred dam out of smart little lena and another solid paint bred mare who herself was bred out of 2 registered quarter horses. Could this 4 year old be dual register AQHA/APHA considering the fact the 2 parents of her grand mother are AQHA horses? It seems very strange that a solid sorrel horse that was born out of 2 aqha horses was registered as a solid paint bred to start with, because of this all her foals, even if they don’t present any white markings and their sire is AQHA, have to be registered with the APHA. Is it possible that this horse has already dual registration? (all I have is the APHA certificate of registration)
Thank you for your help in this matter.
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:43 am
I have a seal bay (brown under black, black points, agoutti gene)1!out of dam:Blackwell Cat Chex and sire:Settle it on Sunday. I bought her from a veterinarian who owned the dam. He gave me papers to register her as half Quarter Horse because a dispute between him and the stallion owner so they would not release the sires side to register her AQHA. What can I do to get these so I can register her AQHA? (I’m breeding with an AQHA stud and really would like to register the foal.)
April 23rd, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Crystal,
Thank you for your e-mail and to answer your question, you can send the information the mare owner gave you and we can request the signature from the stallion owner. If he doesn’t sign then this is consider a civil matter. If we are unable to register the horse we will refund your money. I hope this will help you.
Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Thankyou! Hopefully this works.
May 16th, 2012 at 9:13 am
We just bought a reg qh mare in foal we got the mares papers and the breeding certificate for the foal but its in the old owners name how do we get this little foal in are name
Thanks
May 16th, 2012 at 10:02 am
Chase,
AQHA does not knowingly skip transfers. You’ll need all transfers for each owner up to your purchase in order to get the horse transferred into your name. Check out our transfer video tutorial for more information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO44g-vfvWE
August 7th, 2012 at 11:54 am
I have a 1/2 QH mare that will be foaling here soon. The sire was a 100% QH… Would I be able to register the foal as a grade QH?
November 16th, 2012 at 9:19 am
It will not let me enter any iformation above to get registration form to register my horse.
November 28th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
I need help, I’m trying to register my horse online (older than 48 months). I cannot contact the stallion owner to get the exposure dates (not sure if she moved or?) and it also will not let me select the dam (says only the owner/leesee/agent can). The dam is now deceased (passed away when foaling her last filly)and I still need the stallion owners signature as you informed me you can do this when I send in my info. I want to register her this year as you have the 300 + 40$ parental verification test and she is foal for a 2013 foal. What can I do to fix this? Please help!
Thankyou
-Crystal
January 22nd, 2013 at 8:08 pm
I have a 10 year old mare that I got when I was 18 and didn’t have the money to register her I want to now but all I have is a copy of her sire’s papers and a copy of her dams papers can I register her with that can’t get oh old of any of the owners
February 7th, 2013 at 9:28 am
I have an AQHA registered horse that I show in reining and halter at AQHA affiliate shows. I was wondering if I could enter my mare into an incentive fund so that the points I earn can earn money. I am a youth member and plan to show at Congress this year and a regional show. I also wasn’t sure if this was an option for a youth.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:30 am
Can youth members sign up for the incentive fund? I have a mare that is already registered, but I was wondering if youth can apply a horse to an incentive fund.
March 4th, 2013 at 7:54 pm
We recently bought a registered gray paint gelding.
Is the process for transferring ownership the same for APHA as for AQHA? How much does it cost?
We got his original registration paperwork with him.
April 10th, 2013 at 8:26 am
I have a solid apha registered mare. Her dam is registered apha. Her sire is aqha. Can i get her dual regustered aqha as well?
June 4th, 2013 at 9:56 pm
When AQHA is not an option due to color, unaffordable rates, lack of registration for one parent, etc: go to the American Half Quarter Horse Registry! Halfquarterhorseregistry.com– ph. 254.592.7827