Registry Services - Registration

How to apply for Foundation Stock Recording

Copies of registration papers from your horses registering breed society (Australian Stock Horse Society, Arabian Horse Society of Australia or Australian Stud Book).

An AQHA Foundation Recording Application completed with the horses details and markings.

We do not accept Paint, Appaloosa, Pinto, Standard Bred, Pony breeds and Draught breeds into the Foundation Recording system.

DNA: The horse applying for Foundation Stock Recording must have DNA on file with the AQHA. DNA kits can be ordered and paid for through the AQHA. The cost is $110. Payment must be received upfront for this test kit before it will be issued. If the horse has DNA on file with its breed association then the AQHA upon notification will obtain the profile from the Association on behalf of the member.

OLWS testing is compulsory for Foundation Stock recording. This kit can be ordered and paid for through the AQHA. The cost is $90. Payment must be received upfront for this test kit before it will be issued.

HERDA testing is compulsory for all horses that have lineage to POCO BUENO or for any horse that cannot prove their pedigree. This kit can be ordered and paid for through the AQHA. The cost is $55. Payment must be received upfront for this test kit before it will be issued.

HYPP testing is compulsory for all horses that have lineage to IMPRESSIVE or for any horse that cannot prove their pedigree. This kit can be ordered and paid for through the AQHA. The cost is $60. Payment must be received upfront for this test kit before it will be issued.

All Arabian horses applying for Foundation Recording must also be tested for Cerebellar Abiotrophy, SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) and Lavender Foal Syndrome. The Arabian horses applying for foundation Recording MUST test negative to all of the above Genetic Disorders prior to being accepted by AQHA for recording. It is the responsability of the member to have all of these Genetic Disorder tests completed.

Foundation Sires (FS) must go through the Initial Breeding Fee (IBF) inspection process to be eligible for Foundation Recording. You can download an IBF Inspection Form or we can send one to you upon request.

For a Foundation Stallion to be accepted as a sire of progeny eligible for entry into the Appendix Register, and have a Breeding Return book issued by the Association, he must have his Foundation Recording endorsed as having completed the IBF process prior to the first service taking place.

The owner must ensure that prior to the first service taking place, that the AQHA office has received;

The appropriate Initial Breeding Fee of $550.

The stallion’s application for Foundation Sire Recording.

The stallion has a DNA type on file with the Association.
Where required, the results of any scientific tests for genetic disorder/s are on file with the Association.

A fully completed IBF Examination Certificate (available from the AQHA office), which contains a signed statement by a registered veterinarian that certifies that the details contained thereon are true and correct, and that the stallion does not have:

• an umbilical hernia
• parrot mouth (overshot or undershot as defined as no occlusal contact between the upper and lower central incisors)
• is not cryptorchid or monorchid and that it has two (2) visible testicles descended into the scrotum, and;
• meets or exceeds the minimum height requirement of 142 cm (14hh).

Please note: Failure to comply with the above will result in a substantial penalty fee being applied.