If you are unsure if your foal is eligible or Hanoverian or Rhineland registration, contact Christy at .

• If both the sire and dam are are approved for the AHS breeding program please complete the form below.
• Once the form and fees are received by the AHS office you will be sent a foal kit that includes a microchip and instructions to submit the DNA via the mail.
  • The DNA kit for parent verification will contain instructions on how to pull the foal's hair and place it on the enclosed form as well as where to mail it. Results will be sent to the AHS office not to you. The office will contact you with the results.
  • The microchip is injected by your licensed veterinarian who will sign the Microchip Certificate. As the foal owner, you will need to return the microchip certificate to the office via the mail or email a picture of the signed certificate to .
  • The AHS does not issue refunds if you elect to use your personal microchips. Your licensed veterinarian completes the provided microchip certificate after scanning the horses neck, writing the microchip number on the form. It is your responsibility to return the completed certificate to the AHS office.
  • Three (3) name choices are required when applying for papers. Names must begin with the first letter of the sire's name and are not to exceed 20 characters including spaces and punctuation. Often, initials or numbers are used after a name for a second or third choice.
• After the microchip certificate has been returned, the parent-verification results have been received and all fees have been paid, foal papers will be issued and mailed to the owner.
  • If all foal requirements are submitted to the AHS Office by Dec. 31 of the year of birth, the foal will receive a complimentary USEF number.

If you are unsure if your mare is eligible to be inspected, send a copy of her papers to Christy at . for pedigree approval.

• Inspection Pre-approval
  • Non-Hanoverian warmblood mares must send in their mare’s papers including their pedigrees for inspection pre-approval at least four weeks prior to the inspection you would like to attend.
  • Hanoverian, Rhineland, Jockey Club-papered Thoroughbred, and registered Arabian or Anglo/Arabian mares are automatically eligible for AHS/ARS inspection and do not need pre-approval.
• Check the Inspection Tour Schedule and choose the inspection site you would like to attend, noting the deadline for that site.
• Complete the mare Inspection enrollment form below.
  • A copy of your mare’s registration papers will need to be uploaded to the form.
  • You must be a current Active or Lifetime member to take a mare to inspection or participate in an Mare Performance Test. If you're not a current Active or Lifetime member, you can join/renew on the enrollment form.

Next Steps

• Read the site information sheet attached as a PDF next to the site hosts contact information on the tour site page. This form will give you contact information for the host, inspection site information, start time and stabling information.
• Submit a Site Host/Stabling Form to the site host.

Complete the form below to enroll your stallion for inspection

STALLIONS: Ages 3 to 6

• Get Pedigree approval at no cost
• • Send a copy of papers to AHS office for pedigree approval to Christy at .
• Complete Inspection enrollment form below ($150 non-refundable x-ray fee)
• Send x-rays files to Christy at (veterinarian-specific costs)
  • Read the x-ray protocal for list of required views
    • X-rays previously completed for other German-registry approvals (must have all views listed on AHS x-ray protocol)may be used
  • Only JPEG formats are accepted
  • Christy will contact owner with x-ray results
• If x-rays pass, the office will invoice for the remaining inspection fee of $350
• Have vet certification form completed for stallion (veterinarian-specific costs)
  • Must be within six weeks of scheduled licensing.
• Complete Performance requirements for lifetime approval
  • 2 years of NASST (stallionsporttest.com) OR
  • Performance in sport
    • See AHS Breeding Rules for Hanoverian requirements
    • See ARS Breeding Rules for Rhineland requirements

STALLIONS: Ages 7 and up

• Get Pedigree approval at no cost
  • Send a copy of papers to AHS office for pedigree approval to Christy at .
• Complete Inspection enrollment form below ($150 non-refundable x-ray fee)
• Send x-rays files to Christy at (veterinarian-specific costs)
  • Read the x-ray protocal for list of required views
    • X-rays previously completed for other German-registry approvals (must have all views listed on AHS x-ray protocol) may be used
  • Only JPEG formats are accepted
  • Christy will contact owner with x-ray results
• If x-rays pass, the office will invoice for the remaining inspection fee of $350
• Have vet certification form completed for stallion (veterinarian-specific costs)
  • Must be within six weeks of scheduled licensing.
• Complete the Performance in Sport requirements for lifetime approval
  • If the performance requirements have already been met at the time of the inspection, stallions accepted
    at the inspection receive a lifetime approval instead of a temporary license