Who is responsible for registering a foal?
The owner or lessee of the dam at foaling is responsible for registering that foal. This person is automatically recorded as the original owner of the foal on the registration application and certificate. If the application is accompanied by a signed transfer, the new owner will be contacted for more information if needed. Section 1: Information on the Horse to be Registered Section 1 of the registration application asks for basic information about the horse. As most horses are registered when they are foals, we will use both “horse” and “foal” interchangeably. List three name choices in the spaces provided. You may not use punctuation marks, numbers, Roman numerals or profanity in the name. The name may not exceed the number of spaces on the application. Also, no two horses registered by the association may have the same name or a name that sounds similar. If the APHA determines that your choice is too similar to another name already in use, the name will be disqualified and your next
