A photocopy of the original or official pedigree of sire and dam, including grandparents and great grandparents will be required with exceptions for the following horses providing they meet all other criteria for registration as detailed in articles I, II, VI, VII and VIII.

a. Horses registered with a recognised society/registry/association before April 21,1984.
b. Foundation Stock horses of a recognised society/registry/association.
c. Foals of a. and b. above.
d. Horses whose sire and dam are registered with a recognised society, registry or association.

ARTICLE II - ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

The society recognises and approves the use of ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (AI) and EMBRYO TRANSPLANT (ET) provided the following criteria are met:  

1.  Effective January l997, all stallions transporting semen for AI breeding must file an application for a Semen Transport Permit and be assigned a Semen Transport Permit Number prior to the transport of semen.  This number must appear on the required FHRS forms accompanying each shipment of semen and on all appropriate paperwork.  

2.  DNA typing of the stallion must be on file before a Semen Transport Permit Number will be issued.  

3.  DNA typing of the mare to receive AI service or the ET donor mare must be on file with the FHRS before the resulting foals can be registered. 

4.  The foal resulting from AI or ET must be DNA typed before it is registered.  

5.  For either procedure, an identification certificate must be completed for the mare showing all whorls, markings, scars, brands, tattoos and/or microchip number.  This certificate must be made available for inspection by the inseminating veterinarian to confirm the identity of the mare receiving the procedure.  

6.  A Receipt for Transported Semen form must be completed and signed upon receipt of each semen shipment by the licensed veterinarian performing the procedure.  
a. This certificate must be returned to the stallion owner/manager who must keep this record available for inspection.  

7.  A Veterinarian Certificate of AI Service form must be completed, signed and notarised upon finding the mare to be in foal.  
a. Two copies of this certificate must be sent to the stallion owner/ manager upon finding the mare to be in foal.  
b. The original of this certificate must accompany application for registration of the resulting foal.  
c. A copy of this certificate must be attached to the Annual Stallion Breeding Report.  

8.  Each embryo transplant must be accompanied by a Transplant Report filled out by the licensed veterinarian performing the procedure and filed with the Registrar.  

9.  In any one breeding season, a mare may produce a limit of two registered foals; one by ET and one by natural gestation and birth.  

10. THE RESULTING FOALS WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE FHRS UNLESS THE ABOVE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET.          

THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS, IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, MUST BE FOLLOWED TO INSURE REGISTRATION OF FOALS CONCEIVED BY THE USE OF IMPORTED SEMEN (Frozen or other):  

1.  A pedigree, the name, address and phone number of the contact person in the country of origin and the AI registration details for the stallion to be used must be on file before the insemination.  

2.  The semen must meet current Scottish Executive requirements. (At the present time it must be collected from a government supervised programme and from stallions that have undergone CEM testing and quarantine for import from Europe and America.)

3.  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE ANY HORSE PRESENTED FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE FHRS.

The society recognises and approves the use of ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (AI) and AMBRYO TRANSPLANT (ET) provided the following criteria are met:

1.  Effective January l999, all stallions transporting semen for AI breeding must file an application for a Semen Transport Permit and be assigned a Semen Transport Permit Number prior to the transport of semen.  This number must appear on the required FHRS forms accompanying each shipment of semen and on all appropriate paperwork.

2.  DNA typing of the stallion must be on file before a Semen Transport Permit Number will be issued.

3.  DNA typing of the mare to receive AI service or the ET donor mare must be on file with the FHRS before the resulting foals can be registered.

4.  The foal resulting from AI or ET must be DNA typed before it is registered.

5.  For either procedure, an identification certificate must be completed for the mare showing all whorls, markings, scars, brands, tattoos and/or microchip number.  This certificate must be made available for inspection by the inseminating veterinarian to confirm the identity of the mare receiving the procedure.

6.  A Receipt for Transported Semen form must be completed and signed upon receipt of each semen shipment by the licensed veterinarian performing the procedure.
a. This certificate must be returned to the stallion owner/manager who must keep this record available for inspection.

7.  A Veterinarian Certificate of AI Service form must be completed, signed and notarised upon finding the mare to be in foal.
a. Two copies of this certificate must be sent to the stallion owner/ manager upon finding the mare to be in foal.
b. The original of this certificate must accompany application for registration of the resulting foal.
c. A copy of this certificate must be attached to the Annual Stallion Breeding Report.

8.  Each embryo transplant must be accompanied by a Transplant Report filled out by the licensed veterinarian performing the procedure and filed with the Registrar.

9.  In any one breeding season, a mare may produce a limit of two registered foals; one by ET and one by natural gestation and birth.

10. THE RESULTING FOALS WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE FHRS UNLESS THE ABOVE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET.

ARTICLE III - REGISTRATION NUMBERING SYSTEM 

1.  The first three digits determine the country that issued the horse passport. The UK identification number is 826.  

2.  The second three digits identifies the studbook as being a government approved Passport Issuing Organisation.   The FHRS number is 059. 

3.  In practice this code will never be maintained as two separate fields and will be issued as a single digit code.  The central UELN register maintains a list of these codes.  

4.  The remaining nine digits uniquely identify the horse within the studbook.  

ARTICLE IV - REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

1.  A photocopy of the original or official pedigree including sire and dam, grandparents, and great grandparents will be required with exceptions for the following horses providing they meet all the other criteria for registration.  
a.  Horses registered with a recognised Norwegian Fjord horse society/ registry/ association before April 21, 1984.  
b.  Foundation stock horses of a recognised society/ registry/ association.  
c.  Foals of a. and b. above.  
d.  Horses whose sire and dam are registered with the FHRS.  

2.  A Certificate of Service unless the owner owns the mare, stallion and the foal. The FHRS will accept copies of bills of sales etc., if a complete chain of owners is known on older horses.  

3.  DNA typing of the sire and dam must be done for any foal born after January, 1999.  

4.  DNA typing is required for any horse presented for registration after January 1, 1999. (Geldings are exempt)  
a.  DNA typing kits may be obtained by sending the necessary funds to the Registrar along with the name, sex, foaling date and Registration number of the horse to be DNA typed.  
b.  Hair samples from the mane or tail must be pulled so the root is part of the sample.  DO NOT CUT the hair.
c.  After the DNA typing is completed and the results received by the Registrar, the FHRS will include this information on the horse’s permanent registration certificate.  
d.  The Registry may at any time request DNA typing of any mare, stallion and/or foal.  

5.  A Registration Application completed in full, signed and dated.  

6.  One colour photograph of the horse showing a side view.  

7.  No foals born after December 31, 1999, will be registered unless there is a Stallion Breeding Report on file with the FHRS or an equivalent document from another Registry approved by the FHRS accompanies the Registration Application.  

8.  See Article I Criteria for Registration for any questions.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR TRANSFERS FROM OTHER REGISTRIES  

1.  A copy of the Registration papers from the approved transferring Registry.
a.  Horses eligible for registration with the transferring registry but not actually registered must be registered according to the Registration Procedure under Article IV Section A.  

2.  A photocopy of the original or official three generation pedigree.  

3.  A Registration/Registration Transfer Application completed in full.  

4.  One colour photograph of the horse showing a side view.  

5.  Pregnant mares must have a Certificate of Service from the transferring registry in order to register the foal.  

6.  DNA type results must be on file with the FHRS registrar for horses being presented for Registration Transfer after January 1, 1999.  (Geldings are exempt).  

7.  Inbred horses foaled after January 1999 can not be transferred. This includes: mother to son, father to daughter, brother to sister, and half-brother to half-sister.  

ARTICLE V - TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP

Before a change of ownership can be recorded by the FHRS, the following must be received by the Registrar:  

1.  Transfer Report signed and completed by the seller or sellers, if jointly owned.

2.  The original Registration Certificate.    

ARTICLE VI - STALLION BREEDING REPORTS

  
All stallions used for breeding must have a completed Breeding Report on file with the society by December 31 of the breeding year.  

1.  No foals born to FHRS registered parents after December 31, 1999, will be registered unless there is a Stallion Breeding Report on file with the FHRS or an equivalent document from another Registry approved by the FHRS.  

ARTICLE VII - NAMES

ARTICLE VIII - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

ARTICLE IX - DEATH OF AN ANIMAL

ARTICLE X - CASTRATION OF A STALLION OR COLT

ARTICLE XI - DUPLICATE REGISTRATION PAPERS

ARTICLE XII - BOARD OF APPEALS REGARDING REGISTRATION

The Board of Directors will act as an Appeal Board on all matters of Registration.  If you wish the Board of Directors to discuss a problem with you about your horse, please submit all pertinent information, in writing, to the Registrar of the FHRS.  It will be the Registrar's responsibility to disseminate the information to the Board of Directors.  The Board will review the information presented and the information submitted.  The following may be considered; age of horse, previous registration with other approved registries, sex of horse, whether horse is gelded or spayed, on site inspection of horse and offspring (cost of such to be the responsibility of the owner of the horse). 

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