Hi There,
I’ve done a quick web search on how to do this, but didn’t find any specific instructions.
I’m assuming its worthwhile to get an NRHA registered horse to be also registered with AQHA. Is this correct?
Has anyone done it?
Thanks guys!
I don’t think you can do that, unless the horse’s parents are already AQHA registered.
There are some exceptions for a horse with APHA/palomino/buckskin papers that the parents are also AQHA registered.
If that was so, arabians and any other licensed by the NRHA could become AQHA and that is just not so.
I would call the AQHA and see if your horse qualifies under any of their registration rules and/or exceptions.
Assuming you mean the National Reining Horse Assoc, it doesn’t work that way. An NRHA license is just for showing (like USEF) and has nothing to do with breed. AQHA is a breed registry. You need proof of parentage and it must meet AQHA requirements.
What does it state as breed on the competition license?
His NRHA says “Grade” for breed. But WTF (sorry for language) - he’s a grandson of Smart Chicolina and Holywood Dunit. Did some non-QH sneek in somewhere? How dare they!
If his papers weren’t provided to NRHA when the license was applied for, he’s grade in their eyes. He would need to be registered with AQHA, then his papers provided to NRHA to have the breed on his license changed.
That said, aside from proof of age for resale, the only reason to try to register a reining gelding is if you want to go the AQHA breed show route.
I thought that at some point, in case he doesn’t work out for us, or for some reason we to sell it, it would be a benefit to have AQHA papers.
My question is: if I submit his NRHA registration to AQHA, with its limited lineage information, will AQHA divine if he is eligible for AQHA registration??
Is there some person at AQHA that sits at a desk and looks at NRHA registration papers, and says “Yes” or “no” ?
Thanks again, this is totally new for me. The reining barn where we got him from doesn’t register any of their QH’s with AQHA. Only NRHA. When I asked about getting his AQHA papers, they brushed it off as “why would we do that?”
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I thought that at some point, in case he doesn’t work out for us, or for some reason we to sell it, it would be a benefit to have AQHA papers.
My question is: if I submit his NRHA registration to AQHA, with its limited lineage information, will AQHA divine if he is eligible for AQHA registration??
Is there some person at AQHA that sits at a desk and looks at NRHA registration papers, and says “Yes” or “no” ?
Thanks again, this is totally new for me. The reining barn where we got him from doesn’t register any of their QH’s with AQHA. Only NRHA. When I asked about getting his AQHA papers, they brushed it off as “why would we do that?”[/QUOTE]
Sorry, what you say there about that “reining barn” doesn’t quite make sense.
Are you sure you understood what they were saying to you?
People buy registered horses with their registration certificate and change their name as owners when they buy a horse.
Any one horse from any breed you want to show in NRHA shows you have to register, that is his “NRHA” license, but doesn’t mean anything about what breed any one horse is.
“Reining barns” show in NRHA and AQHA reining, some also in APHA or other smaller registries, buckskin, palomino, appaloosa, pinto and such also, if a client has a horse of that breed they want to show in those breed shows.
I had an appaloosa that was world champion reiner, in the appaloosa association.
If you bought the horse from them, do ask nicely again that they explain to you all this and why the horse was sold with a supposedly known breeding, you mention Smart Chic Olena and Hollywood Dunit but no papers.
There are way too many such grandsons out there to say who your horse is.
It would not hurt to call the AQHA and give them the NRHA license number and see if it happens to cross-reference with any one specific horse’s name.
Try the same with the NRHA, see what they may tell you.
AQHA will NOT issue papers based off NRHA papers.
If his sire and dam are AQHA registered, you MAY be able to get him registered. There may be a lot of back-track paperwork you will need to get done. If stallion reports had actually been filed, DNA was in order and your guy pretty much just wasn’t registered, you just need to pony up about $600 to get it done.
If the sire/dam AQHA papers were not transferred, if the stallion reports weren’t filed… potentially still doable but time-intensive and laborious.
If the sire or dam were not AQHA registered, you cannot register your horse.
Here’s a link to the page explaining the information AQHA needs to register a foal:
http://www.aqha.com/About/Content-Pages/About-the-Association/Services/Register-a-Horse.aspx
You’ll notice you need the registration number of sire and dam, so you’ll need those specific names and numbers.
Here’s a link to a story about working through some of the obstacles to registering an older horse:
http://americashorsedaily.com/how-to-register-an-older-horse/#.U44tFHYSlI0
You can call AQHA directly with your questions about your specific horse, but you’re probably going to need the sire and dam name for the registration department – and it’s not one person, it’s about 40 people – to make a start on your registration process.
Questions are free, though, so call and ask!
