NAPHA General Rules Regarding Registration
Responsibility for the correctness of the pedigree rests with the owner/applicant of the horse.
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Application for Registration
a. For adult non-breeding horses, application for registration must include a completed application accompanied by complete conformation pictures, five minutes worth of video that exemplifies the horse’s best qualities as a pleasure horse. Videos may be under saddle or in hand but should show a calm, safe, and agreeable horse in multiple settings. Horses from other registries are welcome to apply. The NAPHA reserves the right to deny registration of any horse that does not pass the video inspection and display a sound-minded horse that can be described as unreactive, dependable, and quiet.
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b. For stallions and mares intended for breeding, application for registration must include a completed application accompanied by complete conformation pictures, five minutes worth of video that exemplifies the horse’s best qualities as a pleasure horse, and a clean 7-panel (HYPP, PSSM1, MH, GBED, HERDA, MYHM, and LWO) genetic test (disease carriers will be accepted as breeding stock but may be registered as a non-breeding animal). Horses from other registries are welcome to apply. The NAPHA reserves the right to deny registration of any horse that does not pass the video inspection and display a sound-minded horse that can be described as unreactive, dependable, and quiet, has obvious conformation flaws, or does not have a clean genetic test.
i. Progeny of NAPHA-registered horses will be eligible for registration at birth so long as both sire and dam are NAPHA-registered.
ii. Foals born to NAPHA-registered horses that do not have a clean 7-panel test on file, will not be eligible for NAPHA registry at birth.
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c. For foals (<1 year), of non-NAPHA registered sire and dam, application for registration must include a completed application accompanied by complete conformation pictures, five minutes worth of video that exemplifies the foal’s best qualities as a pleasure horse. Videos should be in hand and should show a calm, safe, and agreeable foal that is away from its Dam in multiple settings. Horses from other registries are welcome to apply. The NAPHA reserves the right to deny registration of any horse that does not pass the video inspection and display a sound-minded horse that can be described as unreactive, dependable, and quiet.
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a. All horse certification applications will be reviewed by a NAPHA professional. NAPHA professionals have a thorough understanding and expertise of the pleasure horse demographic and will assess behavior, body language, and training in each video. NAPHA retains the right to request additional video from applicant and additionally retains the right to deny a horse from certification.
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b. In the case that an application is denied, all fees are non-refundable.
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Application Review
3.
Name Choices
a. Three name choices must be submitted and names must be less than 30 characters long. Each horse will be assigned with a unique registration name to the NAPHA as well as a 7-digit ID number.
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b. If horses are registered with a name under another registry please make note in your application.
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Open Stud Book
a. NAPHA is currently operating on an open studbook which means that all, horse-sized, trotting breeds (grade included) are welcome to apply with the goal of developing a new breed of horse that is gentle, stocky, and healthy. Horses that show promising ability to further the breed or are a good representation of a Pleasure Horse will be accepted to the registry.
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i. Examples of horse breeds (but not limited to) that are permitted to register: AQHA, APHA, Appaloosa, draft and draft cross breeds, Warmblood breeds, Morgan Horse (trotting only), Haflinger, Thoroughbred, Standardbred (trotting only).
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ii. Examples of horse breeds that do not qualify (but are not limited to) for registration for gait or size: Paso Fino, Missouri Fox Trotter, Tennessee Walker, Icelandic, Walking Horse, Miniature Horse, Shetland Pony.
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Transfer of Ownership
a. NAPHA registration papers can be transferred to a new owner. Seller and buyer must both sign the transfer of ownership form and buyer will incur a transfer of ownership fee to obtain new registration papers.
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The Right to Revoke Certification and/or Registration
a. The NAPHA retains the right to revoke NAPHA registration for both horses and horsemen. Horses that have been repeatedly reported not to uphold the standards of the NAPHA may be removed from registration. Professional horsemen who are revealed to train or trade horses cruelly or dishonestly also may be removed from certification.
a. NAPHA recognizes that there is inherent risk to all equine activities. While NAHPA strives to register calm, family type horses NAPHA recognizes that all equine activities are inherently dangerous and can lead to injury, death, or damage as a result of an inherent risk of equine activity.
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b. By registering a horse with NAPHA you also recognize that there is inherent risk to all equine activities and while NAHPA strives to register calm, family type horses you recognize that all equine activities are inherently dangerous and can lead to injury, death, or damage as a result of an inherent risk of equine activity.
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Notice of Inherent Risk