Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2004
Contact: AHA
(303) 696-4500

Discounted Registration Fee Offered for Older Arabian Horses

Do you have an unregistered Arabian, Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian that is 2 years old or older in your barn? The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) "Amnesty Program" for older horses offers reduced registration fees for domestic horses. Purebred Arabian horses age 2 and older are eligible if their parentage can be qualified through blood typing or DNA and they meet all registration requirements. Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses must also meet registration requirements.

The Amnesty Program starts on Sept.1, 2004, and runs through March 31, 2005.

At $250, owners save 50 percent off purebred Arabian registration. Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian owners pay $75 which is a 35 percent savings. A $15 fee is assessed if ownership needs to be transferred.

Owners greatly expand their options to participate in programs and competitions when they register horses. Shows, distance rides, races, prize money, awards, recognition and the camaraderie of sharing many activities with other Arabian horse enthusiasts are some of the benefits enjoyed by owners with registered horses.

To qualify, purebred Arabians must have both sire and dam blood type or DNA profile on record with AHA. If one parent is blood typed, the other parent must also be blood typed. If one parent has DNA on file, the other parent must have DNA on file. If either parent's blood type or DNA is not on file, that horse must be available for testing and the fee is $65 per horse. For foals born between 1991 and 2001, parentage can be verified through either blood or DNA testing. Foals born in 2002 and later must have their parentage verified with DNA testing.

You can find out if a horse's parents have blood type or DNA on file by contacting AHA or going to ArabianHorses.org and signing up for DataSource Online.

To read about the different registration rules for Arabian and Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horses, go to www.arabianhorses.org/registration.asp

AHA is a major breed association serving 46,000 members across North America that registers and maintains a database of more than one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses. It administers more than $4 million in annual prize money, produces championship events, recognizes almost 400 Arabian horse shows and distance rides and provides activities and programs that promote breeding and ownership. For information about Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses, call 303-696-4500, e-mail info@ArabianHorses.org or visit www.ArabianHorses.org