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Prefixes - Info

To be eligible to apply and have a Prefix allocated the following criteria must be met.

1. The applicant must be a financial member of the Australian Quarter Horse Association.
     A prefix may only be used when the person registering or recording a horse is also the breeder of      that horse, except when the breeder gives written authority to the Association to allow the      person registering or recording the horse to use his/her own prefix.

2. Only one (1) prefix can be applied for and allocated to a financial membership.

3. The prefix in question shall NOT
    (a) be the name of or sound like an already registered Horse,
    (b) be the name of or sound like an already registered Prefix,
    (c) be the full name of a member of the AQHA,
    (d) be offensive.

The Association reserves the right to approve or reject absolutely any prefix it deems unacceptable
and no prefix shall be used until written confirmation has been received from the Association. The
Prefix will form part of the horses’ name and therefore must be of an acceptable size to allow for
the maximum of twenty five (25) characters (this includes the prefix and spaces) allowed for a
registered name.