CLUB HARDSHIP-REGISTRATION FACT SHEET “Without papers it’s just another horse”

Do you own a gelding or spayed mare with Appaloosa characteristics and an unknown or unapproved pedigree? If so, ApHC Hardship-Registration is for you! Hardship-registration will introduce you to a multitude of ApHC programs and services, increase the value of your horse by certifying ownership and create showing, trail riding, and award-earning opportunities for you, your horse, or a future owner. For with unknown parentage, the process is EASY and INEXPENSIVE and there are no required Breeding Reports, ’s Certi cates, Inspections or DNA typing!

Eligibility Requirements: . Horse must be gelded or spayed; . Horse must display Appaloosa characteristics so as to be eligible for Regular (#) registration classi cation;  Appaloosa Coat Pattern;  Mottled skin and striped hooves in the absence of white leg markings;  Mottled skin and white sclera encircling the iris of the eye; . Horse must have unknown or unapproved pedigree;

Application Process: . Go to the Appaloosa Horse Club Website (www.appaloosa.com) and navigate to Registration; . Click on Downloadable Forms; . Print the Hardship Registration Application; . You may click on Tips For Registering Your Appaloosa for additional information; . Complete the Hardship-Registration Application to the best of your ability;  The ApHC understands that with a Hardship applicant horse, you may not know the exact foaling or gelding date, so it is perfectly ne to submit your best estimates. . If the pedigree is unknown note Unknown under sire and dam information. . Take photographs of your horse including all face and leg markings;  Front view;  Rear view;  Right side view;  Left side view;  Additional close-up photographs of brands, scars, and small markings such as a snip on the lower lip or a heel mark may also be taken;

Required Fees: Appaloosa Horse Club 2720 W. Pullman Road HARDSHIP REGISTRATION APPLICATION Moscow, ID 83843 If you need assistance in completing this form, please call the ApHC’s TEL: (208) 882-5578 Please type or www.appaloosa.com Customer Service Department at extension 300. [email protected] print neatly A. HORSE NAME SELECTIONS (Maximum of 20 letters including spaces) FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY  Check this box if you DO NOT want the ApHC to name this horse. Unless this box is checked, ApHC will select a name if your name choices are in use or not acceptable. Punctuation, special characters, numbers, or Roman numerals are not allowed . $160 Hardship-Registration (ApHC Members); 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Verified Proofed 5th  Spayed Mare . B. HORSE INFORMATION: STATE FOALED: SEX: Gelding $225 Hardship-Registration and Individual ApHC Membership; Date gelded FOALING DATE: COUNTRY FOALED: or spayed:

SIRE Name: Registration # Color Grandsire: Registration #: Granddam: Registration #: . Please note there are additional fees and requirements for Hardship-registration DAM Name: Registration # Breed Color Grandsire: Registration #: Granddam: Registration #: A sire and/or dam registered with the ApHC or an approved will necessitate filing of a Stallion Breeding Report and a Breeder’s Certificate. applicants when one or both parents are registered with the ApHC or an ApHC *OWNER OF HORSE BEING REGISTERED: (Please print)

I hereby certify that all information on this application for hardship registration is true and correct to my personal knowledge and agree that the ApHC has the privilege to deny, correct and/or cancel the ApHC Certificate of Registration for cause under its rules and regulations. Approved Breed Registry (AQHA, AHA, or JC). X Signature of Owner (Required) Date C. HORSE IDENTIFICATION: Required photographs include four current colored photographs, including both sides, a direct face and a rear view, clearly showing all face and leg markings, as well as close-up photographs of any brands and/or scars. Photographs must be on photo quality paper and not larger than 4x6 inches (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm). The ApHC reserves the right, at its discretion, to require additional photographs of better quality. Pictures become the property of the Appaloosa Horse Club. Check boxes that apply to this horse. Base Color of Foal: Appaloosa Characteristics  Dun  Coat Pattern Dark Bay or Brown White  Visible White Sclera Black Gray  Mottled Skin Chestnut or Sorrel   Striped Hooves Red Roan Grulla Blue Roan Buckskin See Official Handbook of the ApHC for rules Bay Roan Cremello or Perlino regarding hardship registration Brand For assistance with Hardship-registration, please contact the Registration Department Blue Eyes: Brand Location  Right  Le f t  Both Partial (1/2 blue eye)  Right  Le f t  Both at 208.882.5578 ext. 300 or e-mail us at [email protected]. We will be more than Scar Location happy to walk you through the process so that you have that desired ApHC Certi cate

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