AQHA Queen Quiz: Registration

Prior to ___, foals registered with AQHA might have been in the registries labeled Numbered, Permanent, Tentative, Old Appendix and New Appendix.

Only these following registries exist today:

AQHA Mailing Address: PO Box [blank_start]200[blank_end], Amarillo, Texas, [blank_start]79168[blank_end]

AQHA overnight delivery address: [blank_start]1600[blank_end] Quarter Horse Drive, Amarillo, Texas [blank_start]79104[blank_end]

AQHA Phone Number: 806-[blank_start]376[blank_end]-[blank_start]4811[blank_end]

The burden of persuasion of a controverted registration fact is that amount of evidence admissible under AQHA's rules pertaining to disciplinary procedure, which will convince...

Cancelled parents shall be designated as "unknown".

If one parents is a Thoroughbred, no documentation is required of this parent for registration.

Thoroughbreds used for breeding after January 1, ____ must comply with AQHA white requirements and AQHA may require ____ colour photographs clearly showing white markings

When a horse is inspected for possible excessive white markings, the owner will pay AQHA a ______ inspection fee prior to the inspection.

Reasons why parentage may need to be verified through genetic testing: 1. Either of the parents was less than [blank_start]2[blank_end] years of age at the time of [blank_start]conception[blank_end] 2. It was the result of an embryo/[blank_start]ooctyte[blank_end] transfer 3. It was conceived by the use of [blank_start]cooled[blank_end] transported semen 4. It was conceived by the use of [blank_start]frozen[blank_end] semen 5. It was more than [blank_start]48[blank_end] months of age by the time application for registration was made 6. Its dam was exposed to more than one stallion within a [blank_start]30[blank_end] day time period 7. It has [blank_start]white[blank_end] markings exceeding the limitations 8. It is foaled January 1, [blank_start]2007[blank_end], or after and is a descendant of [blank_start]Impressive[blank_end]

Reasons why parentage may need to be verified through genetic testing: 1. Either of the parents was less than [blank_start]2[blank_end] years of age at the time of conception 2. It was the result of an embryo/[blank_start]ooctyte[blank_end] transfer 3. It was conceived by the use of [blank_start]cooled[blank_end] transported semen 4. It was conceived by the use of [blank_start]frozen[blank_end] semen 5. It was more than [blank_start]48[blank_end] months of age by the time application for registration was made 6. Its dam was exposed to more than one stallion within a [blank_start]30[blank_end] day time period 7. It has [blank_start]white[blank_end] markings exceeding the limitations 8. It is foaled January 1, [blank_start]2007[blank_end], or after and is a descendant of [blank_start]Impressive[blank_end] 9. The AQHA [blank_start]Executive[blank_end] Committee has justifiable cause to question its parentage

The name of a horse must not exceed ___ characters including letters, numbers, and blank spaces

A name may be reused if [blank_start]all[blank_end] of the criteria are met by the horse originally issued the name: 1. is [blank_start]deceased[blank_end] as evidenced by AQHA records 2. does not have a [blank_start]performance[blank_end] record (show or race) 3. has not received any AQHA [blank_start]special[blank_end] [blank_start]achievement[blank_end] recognition award or alliance recognition that appear on AQHA records as an award 4. does not have [blank_start]offspring[blank_end] with a performance record (show or race) nor any AQHA [blank_start]special[blank_end] [blank_start]achievement[blank_end] recognition that appear on AQHA records as an award 5. does not have produce or get under [blank_start]10[blank_end] years of age

For horses foaled after January 1, _____, any undesirable trait or condition commonly considered a 'Genetic Defect' shall be recorded on the registration certificate.

Horses with any of the following conditions are not eligible for advancement into the Numbered registry.

An [blank_start]appendix[blank_end] can be advanced to the numbered registry if the following 3 conditions are met: 1. the horse has qualified for [blank_start]Register of Merit[blank_end] in AQHA-approved events not restricted in any way (Open, not youth or amateur). 2. AQHA has received a signed statement from a licensed veterinarian certifying that the horse does not have a [blank_start]parrot[blank_end] [blank_start]mouth[blank_end] 3. if the horse is a [blank_start]stallion[blank_end], AQHA has received a signed statement from a licensed veterinarian stating it is not a [blank_start]cryptorchid[blank_end]

Horses not eligible for registration include: 1. offspring resulting from an [blank_start]Appendix[blank_end] registered sire or dam bred to another [blank_start]Appendix[blank_end] 2. offspring resulting from an [blank_start]Appendix[blank_end] registered sire or dam bred to a [blank_start]Thoroughbred[blank_end] 3. a horse having [blank_start]white[blank_end] markings beyond the prescribed by AQHA shall be subject to cancellation where the registration certificate fails to indicate or [blank_start]misrepresents[blank_end] the horse's actual markings and the horse cannot be parentage [blank_start]verified[blank_end] 4. foals born on or after Jan 1, [blank_start]2007[blank_end] and testing homozygous positive for [blank_start]HYPP[blank_end]

"Outstanding by performance or produce" = superior event horse, or offspring with superior

A [blank_start]genetic[blank_end] type must be on file with AQHA for any mare foaled on or after Jan 1, [blank_start]1989[blank_end], prior to the registration of any foal produced by them.

Any stallions having [blank_start]25[blank_end] or more mares on their 2014 breeding report are required to have a [blank_start]genetic[blank_end] [blank_start]disease[blank_end] panel test on file prior to the registration of their foals resulting from breedings after 2014.

Effective Jan 1, 2015 only those parentage verified foals whose sire and dam have tested negative for all genetic diseases on the genetic panel test will receive the designation "N/N" for each of the genetic tests.

Select the genetic defects/undesirable traits

Thirty days must elapse between exposure to different stallions for foals to be eligible for registration.

[blank_start]Bay[blank_end]: body color ranging from tan, through red, to reddish brown; mane and tail black - usually black on lower legs [blank_start]Black[blank_end]: body color true black without light areas; mane and tail black [blank_start]Brown[blank_end]: body color brown or black with light areas at muzzle, eyes, flank and inside upper legs; mane and tail black [blank_start]Sorrel[blank_end]: body color reddish or copper-red; mane and tail usually same color as body but may be flaxen [blank_start]Chestnut[blank_end]: body color dark red or brownish-red; mane and tail usually dark red or brownish-red, but may be flaxen [blank_start]Dun[blank_end]: body color yellowish or gold; mane and tail are black or brown; has dorsal stripe and usually zebra stripes on legs,, and transverse stripe over withers [blank_start]Red Dun[blank_end]: a form of dun with body color yellowish or flesh colored, mane and tail are reddish, flaxen, white or mixed; has red or reddish dorsal stripe and usually red or reddish zebra stripes on legs and transverse strip over withers [blank_start]Grullo[blank_end]: body color smoky or mouse-colored (not a mixture of black and white hairs, but each hair mouse-colored); mane and tail black, usually has black dorsal stripe and black on lower legs [blank_start]Buckskin[blank_end]: body color yellowish or gold; mane and tail black; black on lower legs; typically buckskins do NOT have dorsal stripes [blank_start]Palomino[blank_end]: body a golden yellow; mane and tail white; typically palominos do not have dorsal stripes [blank_start]Gray[blank_end]: mixture of white with any other colored hairs; often born solid-colored or almost and get lighter with age as more white hairs appear [blank_start]Red Roan[blank_end]: more or less uniform mixture of white with red hairs on a large portion of the body, but usually darker on head and lower legs; can have red or flaxen mane and/or tail [blank_start]Blue Roan[blank_end]: more or less uniform mixture of white with black hairs over a large portion of the body, usually darker on head and lower legs [blank_start]Bay roan[blank_end]: more or less uniform mixture of white with red hairs on a large portion of the body; darker head, usually red but can have a few black hairs in mixture ; black mane and tail and black on lower legs [blank_start]Cremello[blank_end]: light (or pink) skin over the body, white or cream-colored hair and blue eyes [blank_start]Perlino[blank_end]: light (or pink) skin over the body, white or cream-colored hair and blue eyes. Mane, tail and lower legs slightly darker than body color [blank_start]White[blank_end]: body color white; skin pink; eyes are usually dark; small black spots may be found on the skin, but usually are not accompanied by colored hair. Some white horses may be variegated meaning they have patches of colored hair, usually intermixed with white.