Society
About The Society
The Nigerian Sport Horse Society is the independent membership body for Nigerian sport horses. It owns the rules and keeps the national Studbook as its register.
Principles
Society, Studbook And Members
The Society governs, sets the rules and recognises breed societies under its published framework. The Studbook records horses in Register A Foundation, Register B Main and Register C Recorded, linking microchip identification, DNA parentage and lifetime passports. Members include owners, breeders, clubs and farms who enter horses.
Independent Board
The Society is governed by its own Board, independent of every breeder, owner and sponsor.
Published Rules
Rules, criteria and fees are published in full before they take effect.
Equal Treatment
Founders and sponsors are bound by the same rules and pay the same fees as every member.
Member Control
The registry moves to an elected board once membership opens.
Recognition Roadmap
External Recognition
FMLD recognition
Recognition by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has not yet been granted.
Polo governing body
Recognition by the national polo governing body has not yet been granted.
- In progress
UELN code
Issue of a Studbook code for Universal Equine Life Numbers via ueln.net. UELNs are not assigned until the code is issued.
WBFSH associate membership
Associate membership of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses has not yet been granted.
Independence
Separate From Every Horse Business
The Society and the Studbook own no stock, never promote or sell any member's horses, and take no commercial interest in any horse. The founders' breeding venture is an ordinary member, separate from both bodies, with no role in Society decisions.
Next Step