Registry Services - Artificial Breeding
Artificial Insemination - Mare Owner's Guidelines
(Updated February 2008)

The procedure of Artificial Insemination (AI) is deemed an act of veterinary science under the relevant State Acts and therefore can only be performed by a registered Veterinarian or Accredited Technician. 

However, some State Acts do allow for people who have undergone training to perform the procedure on their own horses.  Because of the complexity of the procedure AQHA recommends that members engage suitably experienced veterinarians or technicians where an Act permits.

Any person or breeding establishment planning to inseminate a mare artificially should contact the AQHA to verify all paperwork for the stallion is in order and correct.
Artificial Insemination using transported cooled or frozen semen will be accepted by the AQHA subject to the following:

• The Stallion must be enrolled in the AQHA Artificial Insemination program prior to the first collection of semen. Unless permitted by relevant State law, the person carrying out the collection procedure of any semen ideally must be either a registered Veterinarian or an Accredited Technician.

• The person carrying out the insemination procedure must ideally be either a registered Veterinarian or an Accredited Technician. AQHA understands that some members have undergone training and perform AI procedures in the normal course of running their stud enterprise.

• The Stallion breeding certificate must clearly indicate the breeding was as a result of artificial insemination.

• DNA for both stallion and mare must be on file with the Association.

PLEASE NOTE: As of 1 August 2007 mare enrolment for Embryo Transfer has been abolished, so where a mare is part of an ET program with AI, no paperwork is required by AQHA for the mare.