How To Register Your AQHA Foal
May 6, 2013
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.
But what if you don’t have your pre-printed application? AQHA has a registration application available for download. This is the same form, but you have to fill in all the information that would come ready for you in the pre-printed version.
Now you need to ask yourself a few questions:
- Is my name choice available?
- Does my foal need to be parentage verified or HYPP tested?
- Do I have the proper photos of the foal?
- Do I have all the signatures I need to get my foal registered?
Once you have all of these basic things covered, you can get your markings drawn in and ship it off to AQHA with the peace of mind that it will probably go off without a hitch!
You need to be an AQHA member to register your foal. AQHA membership comes with hundreds of dollars in savings each year, plus America’s Horse magazine, free records, access to AQHA
programs and events and much more. Join AQHA or renew your membership today!
If an AQHA foal registration isn’t something you do every day, it can get a little confusing. And there are a lot of scenarios that can come into play when registering your foal. Not all registrations are the same, and depending on several factors, there are some additional things you may need to do.
Read up on AQHA registration rules in the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations.
Online Registration
Maybe snail mail isn’t the medium for you – here is a quick list of the information you will need to register your foal online.
- Date foaled
- Breeding method
- Embryo transfer date & number
- Dam’s name and/or registration number
- Current breeding reports
- Markings description, including 5 photos
- Six foal name choices
- Other foal information
- For transfers: date
of sale, buyer’s name, AQHA ID number, address, phone number, and e-mail address
Comments
124 Comments on “How To Register Your AQHA Foal”
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January 21st, 2009 at 5:28 pm
May I register a QH/Paint filly through AQHA?
Thank you,
Theresa
January 21st, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I purchased a Quarterhorse mare & her foal 10/07. I have not transfered the papers yet. I have the mare’s and foal’s papers, but not the foal’s permanent papers with her markings filled in. All the papers I have are completed. I wasn’t sure how to get her markings on her papers until I read this article. If I take the 5 pictures as described in the article and send them along with the papers for transfer for both her and her mom, how much will that cost so I know how much money to send? Also, which forms do I need to include? Thanks. I have wanted to get this done since I purchased them both, but didn’t know how. Thanks again,
Jill Anderson
Member #0762326
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Theresa, AQHA is an equine breed registry, whereas, APHA is actually a color registry. AQHA will not register a foal that does not follow the guidelines below.
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.
As always, please comment back with further questions, or speak to me or another AQHA Customer Service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Jill, If your foal has extensive leg markings, please be sure to include close-up photos of each leg. The same for the face or any other part of the body with white markings. Also, include a note to AQHA stating you are submitting photos in lieu of drawing markings. If we need additional photos, or more information regarding the markings, we will let you know during processing.
As for the fees, that depends on the age of the foal and your membership status. Please click on the link below for a complete price listing for foal registration.
http://www.aqha.com/association/registration/registration.html
Please feel free to comment back with further questions, or speak with me or another AQHA Customer service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 am
With colour, that does not show untill about 12 months, how do you get it right? Pictures are ok if you don’t live in the North where it starts to snow in Oct. winter hair is now growing and long,and the background is white.Because temperatures are in the -degrees,untill the end of March, Mares are usualy bread to foal in April or May which makes them 6 months for the first snow fall. If colour was reg. at 12 months, you could get better pictures and better colour as they would be sheading out.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Dave and Norma, AQHA rules allow six months from the issue date on the certificate or until the 12 month birthdate-whichever is the later date- for corrections on a horse’s certificate. For this reason, you may still register the foal early and make necessary corrections. You may register the foal the color he is at birth, or submit photos of the foal for our equine color speciaists to analyze at the time of registration. They look at the points of the horse and the color of the sire and dam and can usualy make an informed color choice. Read more about equine color genetics in AQHA’s Color Coat Genetics brochure, available for download at the following link.
http://www.aqha.com/association/download/pdf/GeneticsBook.pdf
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
February 20th, 2009 at 10:43 am
i have a quarter horse mare
that was sold by david &stacie mcdavid at a sale she was avertised
as bread to be bread to hes a peptospoonful. at the sale they said
she was not.they owned both the stallion and mare at time of service.I got in touch with him he said he would not sign the papers because he did not sail the horse to me as bread.
If you could help me in eny way it would be much appreated.
I can not afford 8500 hundard dollars. thanks william
February 20th, 2009 at 10:53 am
William,
In reviewing AQHA records, I do show a Stallion Breeding Report was filed for your mare in 2008. If your mare is set to foal in 2009, you can still obtain a Registration Application and fill it out to the best of your abilities. Submit it to AQHA and we will write a letter to the breeders requesting the necessary information. AQHA rules do state, however, that they are required to sign the breeder’s certificate, and without their signature, the foal is not registerable. I do suggest you try because this will at least lock in your registration fee for the foal.
Please feel free to comment back with further questions, or speak with me or another AQHA Customer service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I have a foal that was given to me at 1month of age and she is out of an AQHA stallion and mare. They have two stallions and are not sure of which one is the sire. Can I get this foal registered and what do i need to do.
Thanks
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 am
Jeannie,
This is not uncommon in the horse registry world! Please apply for your foal’s registration certificate as normal, choose the best possible sire that would fit your foal and request parentage verification on the application. If that stallion is not the sire, AQHA will ask you for the name of another stallion. We will perform the parentage test multiple times (without charging you more for it) until we find your foal’s sire.
This not only accomplishes the task of finding the correct parent of your horse, it will also take care of your foal’s DNA type for the future (if you choose to breed it).
Please feel free to comment back with further questions, or speak with me or another AQHA Customer service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
March 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Please send me a foal registration form to
6901 Anders Bottom Rd. La Grange, Texas 78945March 5th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Judy,
I have ordered a registration application for you. It should arrive via US Post in 7-14 business days. You may also print an application from the following link.
http://www.aqha.com/forms/index.html
Please feel free to comment back with further questions, or speak with me or another AQHA Customer Service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
March 6th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Hi, I am considering purchasing a reg. paint filly. She is solid black and her sire is a reg. QH stallion. Can she be AQHA registered?
March 7th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I have a 9YO registered Breeding Stock APHA mare. She is unpainted, her dam’s side is all AQHA and her sire’s side is APHA on top and AQHA on bottom. Is there any way to get AQHA papers on her. If so, can you give me an approximate cost?
March 11th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Kara and Colleen,
AQHA is an equine breed registry, whereas, APHA is actually a color registry. AQHA will not register a foal that does not follow the guidelines below.
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.
As always, please comment back with further questions, or speak to me or another AQHA Customer Service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 5th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I have a registered APHA horse. He is an 8 year old bay tobiano, on his sire side they are all APHA except for one. on the dam side they are all registered AQHA horses. Can my horse be registered with AQHA?
April 13th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
I bred my thoroughbred mare who is registered with the Performance Horse Registry to a 100% foundation bred Quarter Horse. The stud is Jaz Mighty Mateo, a golden dun. I had a colt born that looks like he is going to be a red dun. If I send pictures of the mare and colt, will I be able to register him as an appendix quarter horse? I am a member of AQHA.
April 14th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Becky,
If your Thoroughbred is registered with the Jockey Club, AQHA will list the horse as breeding stock. A Thoroughbred bred to an American Quarter Horse will result in a foal that is registerable in the AQHA Appendix Registy. Please see the link below for more about Appendix Registered American Quarter Horses.
http://www.aqha.com/association/registration/generalglossary.html#appendixhorse
Please feel free to contact me or another AQHA Customer Service Representative at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5 CST.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 16th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
We recently bought a colt for our daughter. They told me he could be registered but that they hadn’t done it yet. I just got the papers for his dam and sire and it looks like the sire is registered APHA and the dam is AQHA. Is there a way to determine if the sire is an appendix breed so that I can register the colt…? Or did I get misinformation on registering?
Also, I see a lot of questions about DNA typing, etc? Is this required as part of the registration process if we know who the parents are?
I’d like to get this taken care of as soon as possible as he turns a year in May. I know we are going to need some specific steps to the registration process….!!
Thanks!!
April 18th, 2009 at 12:19 am
I purchased bred mares in the fall. They are now foaling, I was just checking on the next steps I need to take at getting these registered. I was told by one of the mares previous owners that they get the papers from the stud owner, fill them out register the foal to them and then the papers for the foals are given to me. A little confused at how this whole process works??
April 27th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Kristy,
AQHA does not list paints as breeding stock for our Appendix registry.
AQHA will not register a foal who’s breeding does not follow the guidelines below:
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)
Please feel free to contact AQHA Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5 CST and a representative will be happy to assist you.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 27th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Bertina,
That process is correct. AQHA sends each stallion owner pre-printed registration applications upon receipt of their stallion breeding reports each year. The stallion owner then signs and gives the applications to the mare owners. Since you purchased your mares bred, you will need to contact the previous owners of the mares for the application. If you are unable to obtain the pre-printed application, you may print a registration application from the following link.
http://www.aqha.com/forms/index.html
Please feel free to contact AQHA Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5 CST and a representative will be happy to assist you with further questions!
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 28th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
How do I register my TB Stallion to be able to breed to AQHA mares and have registerable babies?
April 28th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
I purchased three yearlings three years ago under the understanding that they where to be registered by the previous owner. They have not been registered. He has the breeding certificates and owns the dams. Can I register these colts and what would it cost per colt?
April 28th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
The sire and dam are both AQHA registered.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Amanda,
Thoroughbred horses are eligable to breed American Quarter Horses per AQHA rules so long as they have been approved by AQHA to do so. Your stallion will need what is commonly referred to as a T-number. This is a seven digit number that begins with a T (indicative of Thoroughbred).
Please see the link below for information regarding Thoroughbred Recording.
http://www.aqha.com/association/registration/tbrecording.html
A signed statement giving AQHA permission to obtain any exsisting DNA markers from the Jockey Club is also required. (If we are able to obtain and use any existing DNA info, we will not charge a fee to get the information. If not, you will need to DNA type the horse through UC Davis. AQHA charges $50 per kit.)
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
April 29th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Brent,
AQHA will accept a foal registration at any age. Please see the link below for a current fee schedule.
http://www.aqha.com/association/registration/registration.html
You may print a Registration Application and Transfer Report for each foal from http://www.aqha.com/forms. Fill the forms out to the best of your ability and submit them to AQHA. We will lock in your registration fee and write the appropriate persons for any missing information.
Thank you for your comment and good luck getting your foals registered! Please contact Customer Service if you need any more assistance and we’ll be happy to help! http://www.aqha.com/contact.html
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
May 12th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Kayla,
Recently purchased a Foundation Bred colt and have owned for 5 months with no further contact from the previous owners. Upon purchase they advised they had forgotten papers, then got call that stated they found them and would send them…Never received another word. They advised us that his Grandfather was the “Bob Evans” horse. Is there anyway to register him?
Thanks,
May 14th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Ken,
Thank you for your comment!
To be eligable for registration with AQHA, your horse must have an AQHA registered sire and dam. If this is the case, and you know their names, you can get a Registration Application and fill it out. You will also need a transfer.
You do still need signatures in order for your foal to be registered. However, if you send what information you have on the application, AQHA will lock in the fee for your foal and we will then write letters to obtain the appropriate signatures. I’ve included the link to the AQHA forms page so you may print the necessary documents.
http://www.aqha.com/forms/index.html
Please feel free to contact AQHA Customer Service if you need further assistance!
http://www.aqha.com/contact.html
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
May 26th, 2009 at 7:09 am
What makes a horse foundation bred?
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
I have an APHA registered stallion and I am breeding him to 3 AQHA mares. If I get a solid foal, can the foal be registered as AQHA . Or can it only be registered as APHA. I have been trying to find out but every one tells me something different. I am hoping you can help.
I thank you for your time.
Christina Vermeer.
C.M.G. Horses.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Hi, I was wondering how do i register my 4yr old Australian QH? He is elegiable to be American Registered but i was wondering how do i get the form and how much will it cost? Thanks heaps Holly Marshall
June 10th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Holly,
Please submit a front and back copy of the Austrailian QHA certificate along with an AQHA Registration Application available here: http://www.aqha.com/forms/index.html. AQHA also requires a pedigree for both the sire and dam of the horse. The fee is $25.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
June 16th, 2009 at 6:08 am
I have a gelding that could have been registered but the people I got him from never received the papers from the breeder. With the age of DNA is it possible to send DNA in from the gelding and do a DNA search to find his Dam and Sire? More interested in his bloodlines and actual age then registering him.
June 16th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Matt,
AQHA does not currently have a system in place to identify a horse based on DNA type alone.
If you feel that the parents of this horse have been DNA typed, it’s definately worth a shot to contact UC Davis – the lab AQHA utilizes exclusively for genetic testing. Please see direct contact information below.
http://vgl.ucdavis.edu/
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm
My new colt has a large white spot on his inner thigh, his parents are both AQHA registered and DNA’d , his sire is also fountation registered can he still be registered with AQHA. If not can I register with APHA.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
why is it that a appendix x appendix can not be registered. would it still not be 1/2 thoroubred and 1/2 quarter horse (therefore still a appendix horse) the same as a thoroughbred x quarter horse…… i have a appendix stud and it really limits what i can breed. i am just not sure why two horses with papers can not be registered yet you allow a thoroughbred into the registry by crossing it on a quarter horse.
June 26th, 2009 at 8:35 am
i have a four year old mare that is maaking a nicce calf horse. but i have no papers. i got her from a house trader a he said that they may have got lost along the way. if she had papers or not could the DNA testing help me?
July 6th, 2009 at 8:24 am
We have a new foal whose dam is a buckskin. The sire is a black. The foal is a questionable color and may mature to be a black, a dun, a buckskin or a grulla. If I select a grulla or dun as a color on the foal’s registration papers and the foal sheds out and matures to be a totally different color (changes from grulla to black?) then how do we correct the color on the AQHA registration?
August 6th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
A little complicated. I have a couple of APHA mares that have 100% AQHA breeding. In their lineage is an AQHA crop-out that was registered with the APHA, and since crossed with AQHA stock. The crop-out stallion is 3 generations back, and is long deceased. Some of my foals are solid, meaning they have APHA undesirable characteristics. But,their AQHA breeding makes them conformationally superior. With the registration incentive program, I could conceivably register these horses AQHA for around $1200. Would their APHA papers, with AQHA names & registration suffice; or, would blood-typing still be required on unavailable horses (i.e. deceased).
August 11th, 2009 at 11:05 am
[...] the registration process is the same at any age, the first step is to get a registration application. You will complete the [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
i have an APHA mare that is bred to an AQHA stallion how do i go about registering the foal.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:59 am
We just purchased a horse and wanted to see if there was anyway of finding out any more inof on her. We have her Appendix Certificate thru AQHA. We will need to transfer her info to us. Please let me know. Thanks
October 28th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Hello,
My name is Cassandra. I just recently bought a foal and there is a huge contriversy. The owner of the dam doesnt want foal registered and will not give out mares name. I know sires name and owner. And a little info on that. Is there anyways possible i can get this foal registered.
Sire was paint Dam was Quarter
October 29th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I have a 2yr.old filly out of Reg. AQHA mare/stallion. Owners of both never sent me paperwork for registration as promised. I know that I can fill out the paperwork with the info. I know along w/registration fees and AQHA will send letters to the owners of sire/dam to fill out the paperwork but what if they don’t? Am I out of the money for the fees or can you bypass owners signing?? Thanks!
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I am trying to figure out the paperwork to get my appendix filly registered. The mare was TB (Betty’s Babe) and was bred AI. The mare has a DNA type #QH441527 sticker on her jockey club papers. The stallion is Larks Tuff E Nuff. What other information do I need to put on the application and where? I have never done one like this before.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Nocole,
Thank you for your comment! AQHA requires a completed breeder’s certificate in order to register a foal. If the appropriate signatures are not obtained, the foal cannot be registered. AQHA locks in registration fees from the time the applicaton is received. If AQHA is unable to complete the registration, any money submitted is refunded. The application can be reactivated at a later date if the missing informatin is obtained. The origional fees will be assessed plus an activation fee.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
November 16th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Can i find out a horses pedigree by just knowing its previous owner
November 28th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Dear Kayla,
I have a five-year old Paint(Quarter Horse) gelding. His sire is a registered Quarter Horse and his dam is a regitered Paint(Quarter Horse), however, my horse was never registered. Is it possible that I can still register him now at this age, with a registered Quarter horse sire AND Registered Paint dam?
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I had my mare bred last fall, the foal is on the ground but the stallion owner never signed the breeders certificate, and they will not reaturn any phone calls so pretty much I am stuck. Is there anything else that I can do? Or is my filly pretty much going to be a grade horse? Does anyone have any ideas??
April 15th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I have a 17 year old mare, she is registered with the Appendix Quarter Horse Association, however I would like to register her with the AQHA as an appendix. When I bought her the guy said she was registered but I got a run around on the papers. Is there any way to determine who she is and get her papers? Or is there any way of registering he so I can breed her to a registered stallion and register the baby?
April 29th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Daniel Casillas Apil 29th,2010 at4:30 I would like to get information on how to register 1 colt and 2 filles over the internet .
April 29th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
I would like to get information on how to register 1 colt and 2 fillies over the internet
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:32 pm
i sent in a registration for my two year old mare about three months ago, and have not heard anything further about it. i was wondering how long it usualy takes to process the regestration for a horse, or if something went wrong with the papers
May 6th, 2010 at 12:44 am
I have a stallion I purchased abour 3 years ago, I was told that he was a qh, however, I donot hold the papers, and am unable to contact the previous owner… am I able to register?… what would I need?
May 10th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I had a foal born yesterday that has overo paint markings on his face and legs. He also has one small line of white on his underside. I can prove via dna that the colt is pure breed QH. How do I know if I can register him?
May 13th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Jenifer,
Thank you for your comment! Please utilize the link below for information regarding registration/transfer requirements and fees.
http://americashorsedaily.com/images/pdfs/registeraquarterhorse.pdf
Transfer – (if person registering was not the mare owner at time of foaling)
http://www.aqha.com/association/registration/transfer.html
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Customer Service Department, Monday-Friday, 8-5 CST, (806) 376-4811.
May 14th, 2010 at 6:01 am
[...] If a mare has multiple foals, multiple breeder’s certificates must be obtained from the stallion owner before the resulting offspring can be registered. [...]
May 15th, 2010 at 9:16 am
I need to register a foal from a thoroughbred mare ana an AQHA stallion but the mare is not registered in the Jockey club of America, just in the spanish club. What i have to do to register this mare in the AQHA? DNA kit is required?
Thanks
Josu
June 16th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
can you register a horse if just one of the parents are registered??
June 16th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
AQHA is an equine breed registry, whereas, APHA is actually a color registry. AQHA will not register a foal that does not follow the guidelines below.
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.
As always, please comment back with further questions, or speak to me or another AQHA Customer Service Rep directly Monday-Friday 8-5CST by calling 806-376-4811.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:52 am
I purchased a mare in foal in Dec 2008, with the seller promising to send the paperwork to register the foal once they did the late breeders report. To date I have not recieved the paperwork for my 2009 filly. Can I submit name of Sire and Dam with DNA kit to register my filly? Seller is not owed money but demands more money each and every time we attempt to collect the paperwork on our yearling!
August 8th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
I have a seven year old mare who isn’t registered with two registered parents. The pricing sheet said it would cost me about 1,040 to get her registered but there was a link to an article about special pricing, i was wondering if that still applies and if it applies when i sent my papers in and not bring them to an AQHA event.
August 20th, 2010 at 9:29 am
I own a section II registered mare and I would like to breed from her using a pure bred quarter horse Sire.
Would any resulting foal be eligible for registration as a full quarter horse without the appendix?
August 27th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
I have 5 mares that I would like to start breeding, I am just wondering whether or not I have to get them dna typed to register the resulting foals?
September 5th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
hello,aqha please for horse of registration application paper i don’t have the registration and need this application registration for horse and hopeful.if take picture the horse they how do.please send to mail me o.k.this my name,my adderss,now and silas ewell owens jr.1527 day ridge rd.whitley city.ky.42653.please let me know how much cost registration application.o.k. appreciate thank you.
September 14th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I am new to this process of registering foals! Just bought a filly and both dam and sire are papered but I don’t have info but was told if I wanted to register her I need to DNA type her…could you explain this process to me and let me know the cost? I’m not quite sure what to do from this point! thank you
October 4th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
I have a registered qh mare and had a cremello stud that breed the mare . mean time i gelded the stallion and sold him . mean time the mare has had a stud colt and I would like to register him.I have a copy of the stallions papers and have current mares papers . any suggestions how to proceed on registering my new stud colt ? Thank you JIm
October 28th, 2010 at 9:28 am
Im new to horse breeding and my small QH mare is in foal with an AQHA registered stud, she is not registered however. Do both parrents have to be registered in order for the foal to be?
Thanks, Mel.
November 4th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I am going to breed my mare and she is not registered, however the stud is registered. How can I get the foal registered?
Thanks
November 5th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Nicole,
In order for your foal to be eligible for registration, both the sire and the dam must be registered.
November 17th, 2010 at 8:55 am
I would like to know how people can get their horses double registered, AQHA and APHA? I see these things advertised all the time. Even these high dollar studs in the APHA magazine. Are the somehow registered first with AQHA and then APHA, and these horses are spotted. So how do you do that?
November 17th, 2010 at 9:14 am
Karen,
In order to be registered with AQHA, both the sire and dam of a horse must be registered. AQHA is a breed registry, meaning registration eligibility is determined by pedigree. The APHA is a color registry, meaning the eligibility is determined by (in the case of the APHA) how much white is on a horse and the pattern the markings make.
Prior to 2004, AQHA disallowed registration for American Quarter Horses with too much white on their bodies. Those owners then registered many of those horses with the APHA. In May of 2004, AQHA canceled what was called the ‘white rule,’ and opened up registration to all American Quarter Horses, regardless of their markings. Many Quarter Horses who were eligible due to the cancellation of the white rule were then registered with AQHA. That is where the double registration you see comes from.
Keep in mind that these horses’ pedigree still has to be verified, and all the necessary registration documents, including DNA tests, are required. If you have any questions regarding the matter, or would like to discuss further, contact AQHA at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5 CST.
Kayla Randall
Assistant Internet Production Manager
American Quarter Horse Association
November 18th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I have a yearling filly that was part of a county neglect case. Owner says she lost the registration papers. Anyway to obtain papers? I have no idea of who sire or dam would be, only that she was born sometime in 2009.
November 18th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Jason,
Please contact AQHA Customer Service at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday, 8-5 CDT for assistance with records.
December 15th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Hi! I have two questions related to registration/papers. First, in 2007 I purchased a horse. However, I never transferred his papers into my name. I then sold him in 2008. She never transferred him either. I have recently purchased him back from her. However, his papers have fallen into the hands of one of her friends who insists that I pay her $500 for them. She never purchased the horse. Her name is not on his papers. What do I do? Second, I purchased a yearling last year. She is now coming three and I have been bugging the person I purchased her from since last year to give me the information I need to get her registered. She swears it is coming, but she has to get it from the man she got the horse from. Is there anything I can do to move this along. She is telling me we need a DNA test. What all do I need to register this horse? How much will it cost to register a three year old? I am so confused. Thank you for your time.
December 19th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
yes i sent in my reg papers 2 week ago and my membership fees and aint herd nothing back can you please help me and let me no thanks jason wright
December 24th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Kayla,
Heres my situation: Both Sire and Dam are DNA typed and my foal has been DNA typed to be confirmed match. The sire is now deceased. The mare was sold at an auction without papers while pregnant with my foal. Dam is presumed dead now (meat auction). My foal is now approaching 6 years old and I am trying to have her registered since she only came with a breeders certificate. Is it true that my horse cannot be registered if the location of the dam is never found? Or whether she is indeed confirmed deceased? Even with 100% DNA match results? It is unclear where the registration papers of the dam have ended up through all this, but ownership was never transfered from original owner.
Thanks for the help.
December 26th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Hi Kayla,
Thanks for all that you do and being very informative regarding these posts. However you have stated several times that the APHA is a color registry. That is not entirely correct as the APHA has bloodline requirements as well (unlike the PtHA, which is truly a color breed). APHA horses, as I’m sure you are aware, must have an APHA, AQHA, or TB parents with at least one parent being an APHA horse. This was not always the case as cropouts used to be registered, but the horse still must have been AQHA or TB, therefore bloodline requirements were still in place.
January 3rd, 2011 at 2:52 pm
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January 7th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Hi Kayla,
Question for you regarding a foal due April 2011. I own the mare and just sent in the transfer form, so she has not yet changed to my name. I am the orignal name on the papers and bought her back. Long story short, I had her bred to a stud locally and the owner and I had falling out. So, she filed the breeding report without telling me, or even letting me know when it was due, and now says “it is my problem” to get my foal registered. My mare is AQHA and so is the stud. Is there a way for me to still get the foal registered, and if so how do I go about that without any help from the stud’s owner?
Thank you and look foward to hearing from you…
January 8th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Kayla,
I recently purchased a weanling. Her previous owner hadnt registered her yet. She purchased the mare already bred and owned the mare at the time of foaling. But the registration papers that she gave me to register the filly have the previous mare owners name on it. How will I register the filly in my name? Thanks
Sandra
February 7th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
I just aquired a new foal, he’s about 8 months old, and I need to register him, and I was told I can do that online, which is great! But, I forgot to ask about the stallion report, there was never one filed as fas as I know. I would like to take of this asap, what should I do?
Thanks
Tami Suvada
February 19th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I purchased a registered quarter/hancock mare but never got the papers and need to get them but I don’t know how to go about this I need to know what I need to do or if there’s nothing I can
Thanks
Leah
February 21st, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Are there any names that arent allowed?
February 23rd, 2011 at 5:57 pm
I recently bought a 10 month old colt. I was told that he was eligible to be registered with AQHA. The lady I bought him from gave me the name of his sire and the owner, as well as the mare’s papers. It turns out that she is registered in the Appaloosa Horse Club, but everything on her papers looks like AQHA or TB. The sire is AQHA registered. Will I be able to register the colt with AQHA? I have read the info on the website about what can and can’t be registered, but since most of the horses on his pedigree seem to be AQHA, is it still possible? I bought him because they told me he could be registered…were they lying to me?
April 24th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
I purchased a registered mare with foal and bred back to same stud in 2010 I sold the colt before I registered him and have not transferd the ownership on mare does that need to be done before I can register the 2011 foal and if its not done before foal drops will the chance to register foal be gone
May 24th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Im purchasing a stud colt that’s 10 months old both parents are full bood quarter horses but not registered. Is there any way I can get the colt registered if the vet writes out saying for sure he’s full blooded with pictures all around the colt..
June 3rd, 2011 at 4:02 am
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July 8th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Your registration for a non preprinted application DOESN’T WORK…..
July 8th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Your LINK for a registration for a non preprinted application DOESN’T WORK…..
July 18th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Hi i have recently took my mare to a breeder she is reg aqha and is in my name. I paid the owner for the breeding to their stallion. The mare was breed the week of may 6th two times, and she is now bred. I have the receipt from them saying i paid for the stud fee. We had a falling out now she is saying she is not going to send the stallion report in, so i wont be able to register my foal. Is there anything i can do about this?
August 19th, 2011 at 6:38 am
Hello,
I received a mare from my grandfather last fall. I asked him at the time if the mare could be pregnant…he said no, she was out with the stud but not long enough. Well, my mare just gave birth to a filly! My grandfather still has the stud, but he didn’t do a stud report or anything because we didn’t know the mare was bred.
I’m not sure how I go about registering the filly. The mare has been DNA typed, but I’m not sure if the stud has…he was born in 2007. Can you let me know the steps I need to take to get my surprise filly registered.
Thanks! Clarissa
September 6th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Hello,
I have a yearling colt…sire is my stallion. He is DNA typed…Dam was a mare I got a few years ago. She was NOT DNA typed but is/was registered. This mare passed away this last winter before I could pull hair for her DNA typing. Is there any way to get this colt registered?
He is turning out REALLY nice, and I would love to get him registered if possible. I will be sending in a late stallion report, with this mare listed on it…
Please let me know what I can do!
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
Sincerely,
Kathy Schaefer
October 6th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
Kayla,
I recently bought a registered aqua mare with her filly. The previous owners bought the bred mare at an auction.
The filly’ s sire is Jabolena roan, but unfortunately the breeder died, and I can’t find the new owner of the stallion. That means no breeders certificate. Is there any way I can register my filly?
Thanks, Wanda
November 11th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
I bought a TWH/Paint Cross he has no papers but by looking at him you can tell what he is. He was bought at an auction I there any way to register him APHA. I know the Pinto Association will allow me to send in pictures of him & they will register if he meets their requirements Does APHA do that??
November 16th, 2011 at 10:53 am
Hello. I purchased a brood mare in foal last year. The original owner recived the Breeder proof but i did not get it. The mare is in my name now but im not sure how to go about registering the filly. Is the breeders proof on file with AQHA? Do i just send in the papers to register the filly?
December 3rd, 2011 at 5:24 pm
I recently purchased a 4 yr old gelding. When I looked at the papers carefully the markings are wrong. The horse has a white right rear pastern and the papers show white front pastern and the horse has a blaze face and the papers show a stripe. Both the seller who has had the horse for approx 18 months and did transfer the papers to her name and another person who has know the horse confirm that the papers are correct and a mistake was made and no one ever caught it. Will AQHA correct this if I send in pictures and avidavits from these people?
December 28th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Hi,
I have a mare with papers to transfer in my name….I have now bred her to a registered stallion. I am not a member….so how much is membership, how much and how do I transfer the mare to my name and how do I register the foal that will be born in June 2012,
Thank you in advance
Not sure how to do all of this and would like it done correctly the first time…..
Yvonne
December 29th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I recently bought a 2007 mare the owner has the registration papers for but refuses to give them to me, I got caught in a divorce where i was friends with both. is there anyway to get papers for she will make an excelent brood mare. please help
December 29th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Hello, I am currently looking at buying a AQHA stud age 3, but the owner did not register him as a baby, she informs me that he is purebred and I would like to use him as a stallion for breeding. Is there any way that I can aquire papers on him now, either by DNA or some other means? Please let me know, thanks.
January 9th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
i purchased a dun mare in 2009. She is a 2008 foal out of One Genuine Dun and Eyes on Dixiana. She is coming up on 4 years old and id like to register her before the fee doubles. I notice on allbreedpedigree there are 2 mares listed for 2008 progeny of One Genuine Dun x Eyes on Dixiana #3075747. Is there anyway to know if my mare is already registered? If so, how would I acquire her papers? Thanks. Emily
March 19th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Hi,
I am looking at purchasing a coming 2 yr old filly (will turn 2 this April). The current owner doesn’t have papers for this filly but informs me that her sire and dam are both registered. The sire is appendix and the mare is aqha. The problem with the filly not being registered is due to the fact that the original breeder of this filly at first leased the stallion and then after 4 breedings she bought him. The papers were never transferred into the new owners name by the seller. So at the time when the filly would have been eligible for registration as a foal, the dams papers were in order but the sires were not! The sire is “LNL too lucky” he is 3/4 tb and a 1/4 quarter horse, as I say he is registered appendix apparently. The mare is “Bar sn Lady Dash”, aqha. The current owner of this filly has emailed me a visual copy of your application for registration of foal forms but she said they never were able to get anywhere due to the sires issues with the papers not transferred. On the application is listed clearly the sire and dams full registered names. It was suggested by a local quarter horse prefermance breeder of reining and cutting horses in my area that I check with you about any possibility of this filly being registered as you have changed some of your rules in this area lately? Do you have any suggestions or can you tell me if this filly can be registered?
Thanks, Lindsay.
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:16 pm
I bought a registered mare over a year ago and have not been able too contact the owner you registered her under their name in AQHA is their anything I can do? I have a filly who was born a month ago by her and I’d like too have both of them registered
April 6th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
Hi Kayla,
I just purchased a 2 mth old colt, I’d like to register him, however there was not a stud report filled out for the sire. I know the breeder, and both the mare and stud. Both are registered. Will this cause a problem registering him if there was no stud report?
Thank you!
Casey
April 7th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Hi, I was wondering if it was somehow still possible to register the baby if I don’t have papers on the dam
April 11th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
I have a yearling filly, her dam is not registered but the owner says she could be but doesn’t want to pay the expense. The stud is registered with AQHA. I would like to register my filly and am wondering if i am able to do so in another way? like DNA testing? I appreciate any help/info in this matter
Regards
April 15th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Can a foal of a registered Quarter Horse Mare be register if the Sire is no registered?
April 24th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
i need help.i bought a mare (registered name) is “Just Chex My papers” and i cant get her papers..and supposibly their are a lot of disputes about this mare with AQHA …can anyone HELP ME!
May 20th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
I have read all the questions WHERE ARE THE ANSWERS????????????????????
June 21st, 2012 at 4:42 pm
I also would like to be able to learn the answers to most of the questions above, but primarily my situation.
I have been unable to keep up with my mail due to health reasons. I have applied to register foals but never gotten the papers on all I submitted. Now I have sold some of the mares and the buyers are asking about getting the papers. How am I able to get caught up?
On one mare, Poco Melody Rose, I sold her in good faith and paid for the DNA to be done by the new owner. I do not know if she ever did it, or if that mare gave her a foal that year. I did NOT guaratee her as bred, but later was told that she was… never hearing more from that owner, I do not know if it was done. I have been unable to contact the new owner.
Than, again in good faith, I sold the filly out of that mare at a sale in Missoula MT. The buyer parentage verified her, Poco Gypsy Melody, and was told the filly did not come out of that mare. I did not get much money for that filly, and I do not feel I should have to pay a bunch more money, or spend a lot more time on this issue, but I KNOW that filly came out of that mare because I stood there and watched the birth! What do I do now? I’d gladly provide the buyers the name of the purchaser of the dam, but would like to be done with this!!!
Please let me know! Thank you!
I would like to know my status on the others I have submitted for registration as well. Is this a way to do that, by email?
I just found this site on a search.
Sherilee Lund
July 11th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
i am interested in taking my two mares who are registered, to a nice buckskin stud who is five years old. he is not registered but the owner has his papers of parents, so i was wondering how much it costs to register a 5 year old stud so i can register the colts from my mares.
Thank you.
Shane Drake
August 8th, 2012 at 9:57 am
New foal Registration:
Does AQHA always require DNA testing on newly reg foals?
Does AQHA from here on out always put a foal photo on the cert. of reg.?
August 9th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Hello there, i have a full blooded paint yearling that i was looking into registing but i wanted to know if i can register him in any way without knowing his dam or shire? please and thank you i was looking a way to get around that to get him a registered him anyways as a pinto?
August 30th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Hello,
I have a mare that I purchased 4 years ago. She was a rescue. I was told her name was “Coys Fancy Bonanza” (that name doesn’t exist). I was also told; she came from Canada and was purchased at a sale as a 2 year old and her papers were never transferred. The people couldn’t remember the previous owners name. She was put into reining training as a 2 year old and then sold later to a pack outfit where she stayed for 9 years. She is a 1996 (possibly 1997) Sorrel (Chestnut) mare. I have been spending the last 4 years finding horses she is not. Is there a way to do DNA testing to find out who she is? A horse that I thought she was (A Feature Bonanza) was genetic typed (1996 model). I am hoping there is a chance she was too. Do you have any other help for me? I would love to find out who she is. Thanks SO much!
October 19th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Hello, I recently purchased a 5 mo. old filly at auction. She came with her breeders certificate. what do I do next to get her registered? I am not a member of AQHA. Thanks.
Ralph
January 10th, 2013 at 9:12 pm
Hi Kayla !!,
So i have an 8 month old colt, who has not had his registration sent in yet.. Both parents are AQHA. When i recieved the colt the previous owner gave me a registration application that was already filled out. If I wanted to change the names that they have filled in how would I go about doing that ? also what is my next step after I turn that application in with his photos ?
Thank you for your time
January 11th, 2013 at 8:40 am
Heather,
Please send your registration as is with a statement attached of what you would like the horses name to be. If you are not the Owner at time of foaling (#6 on the registration application)then you will need a signed transfer report from that party in addition to the registration, which is $15. Also, please note there has been a fee increase effective Jan 1, 2013. An 8 month old will cost $60 to register for members and $100 for non members.
If you have any further questions please contact AQHA at 806-376-4811 Monday-Friday 8-5 CST.
Priscilla Ramirez
Secretary to the Senior Director of Mkg and Comm
American Quarter Horse Association
February 18th, 2013 at 3:46 pm
I purchased two fillys last summer and was told a copy of the dams papers would be mailed to me from the previous owner so i would be able to register them. That never happened and now i cant get ahold of him. With a blood test can they determine who the sire and dam are if the parents are registered? I was told they are blue valentine bred, and i would like to have the proof if it is possible.
Thank you!!
March 17th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Hello, I bought a filly at auction from a BREEDER of AQHA horses. I know the name of the breeder, the website, and her sire and dam. This filly is now almost 2. The breeder at auction put a minimum bid to register the horses… None of us paid it. There was about 25-30 babies plus sold. She REFUSES to sign the breeding certificate unless I pay her an extra amout of money. Is this even allowed? She owns sire and dam. I feel that if you need to sell that many babies at the auction and refuse to have them registered you should not be breeding horses! Like I now have a filly that could be registered and have an opportunity as even a brood mare if she ever got injured… All because she wants to make a buck and refuses to sign a piece of paper… This must go against some kind of rules… And if it does not it should!Is there anything I can do??!! Id like this filly registered!!
April 26th, 2013 at 8:24 pm
I have a quarter horse mare ( unregistered) that I’m wanting to breed to a registered aqha stallion would the resulting colt be eligible for registration?
- yes I know most people discourage breeding unregistered mares however I had this mares other foal for a few years and loved everything about her.
April 28th, 2013 at 7:23 am
I have a qh colt out of a registered mare and stud. The owner of the stud said he sent the paperwork in that I needed. Do I need any additional information from him? I’ve tried opening the links to view prices my phone won’t let me. How much does it cost to register a foal? Thanks for your time.
May 8th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Hi i have a buckskin stallion i need to register but do not have a clue who his parents are. Can he be registered with buckskin registry i got him in hopes to start my own line please help!
June 12th, 2013 at 11:34 am
Hi, my mare just had her foal, the sire is registered, but she is not, I believe the mare’s parents are though. Can I register my foal without having to register the mare if I know her lineage?