Breeding Records
The Studbook Does Not Breed Horses. It Records Them.
Farms and members breed. The Studbook records matings, sires, foals and parentage under one set of Society rules.
Principle
One Set Of Rules
The same rules, fees and inspections apply to every farm, including founders, Board members and sponsors. The founders' breeding venture is separate from both bodies, a member like any other, and has no role in Society decisions. The Society and the Studbook own no farm, stallion or mare, never promotes or sells a member's horses, and takes no commercial interest in any horse.
Objectives For Registered Stock
- Polo Pony
- Eventing
Records
How Breeding Is Recorded
Foundation Register (Register A)
- Mares enter Register A, the Foundation Register.
- Native types recorded: Hausa, Bornu, Katsina, Sulebawa, Bhirum.
- Every mare passes the inspection gates: hindquarters, soundness, temperament.
- Diversity rule for the foundation population. Board to confirm
Approved Sires
- Stallions enter through a stallion application and inspection.
- Foreign sires are verified with the originating studbook.
- Frozen semen requires the sire's identity and DNA records, the straw batch and the FMLD import permit reference.
Mating Records
- The covering certificate is filed with the Studbook before the foal is born.
- A foal without a filed covering certificate is not eligible for Register B.
Foals
- Foals are notified to the Studbook within 30 days of birth. Board to confirm
- Microchip and DNA sample are taken before weaning.
- DNA parentage is confirmed before a passport is issued.
Adaptation
Adaptation Is Recorded, Not Claimed
Condition on local keep, health screening and fertility are recorded as data against each horse. The Studbook does not claim adaptation; it records the evidence.
Next Step
Record Your Breeding
Membership is the first step for farms and members recording breeding.