How is IPWHR going to ensure that every horse registered in this registry is a sound horse?
IPWHR CANNOT ensure that every horse registered is a sound horse. We are not an HIO (Horse Inspection Organization) nor affiliated with an HIO. But we can cut down on the Bad Image horses by not registering padded horses. There are penalties in place for the owners of horses registered with IPWHR. The first is that the owner of any IPWHR registered horse which is exhibited in heavy shod or padded-up (Big Lick) classes or which receives an “upheld” ticket for an HPA violation from a VMO or DQP for scar rule, unilateral soring or foreign substance will have the right to conduct business with IPWHR, as well as all their horses’ registration status, suspended for a period of one year from the time of acceptance or conviction. (Conducting business meaning but not limited to: registration of foals, transfer of ownership, filing of stud reports, etc.) Second: the owner of any IPWHR registered horse which receives an “upheld” ticket for an HPA violation from a VMO or DQP for bilateral soring o
