Registration

Canadian Pinto Horse Registration Information

Canadian Pinto Pony Registration Information

Section 27: Applications for Registration

Section 29: Breeder and Breeder's Certificate

Pinto Horse Registration Information

The Canadian Pinto Horse Association will issue registrations to any pinto-colored horse with a registered sire and a registered dam, upon passing a personal inspection. The sire and dam do not have to be registered Canadian Pinto horses, but may be registered with any light horse breed excluding Appaloosas and Curly Bashkirs.

To be eligible for registration as a Canadian Pinto, the horse must meet the color requirement established by the Canadian Pinto Horse Association. The coat of the horse in question must be composed of two colors, one being white, and in one of two color patterns: Tobiano or Overo. Tobiano, the most common color pattern, has white as the base, with color imposed on the white. Overo horses have any color other than white as the base, with white being imposed on top, often in a ragged, splashy manner. The accepted colors for Canadian Pintos are white and one of the following colors: bay, black, brown, chestnut, sorrel, dun, red or blue roan, gray, palomino, buckskin, and grulla. Glass or wall eyes are acceptable for registration. The white must cover a minimum of 50 square inches, above the knee and behind the eyes. Facial markings, white socks or stockings and any other markings considered typical of a solid-colored horse, are not considered Pinto markings.

The horse to be registered must also meet the height requirement of 14.1 hands at maturity. Measurement of all horses is to be without shoes or with the height of the shoes subtracted from the measurement. A maximum of four (4) inches of toe from the coronet band will be allowed for the height measurement.

To be eligible for registration in the Canadian Pinto Horse registry all stallions and mares must pass a personal inspection at 2 years of age. A temporary registration certificate will be issued for weanlings and yearlings until such time as the stallion or mare passes the personal inspection. An expiry date is placed on the temporary registration certificates. Geldings will be picture inspected and if in doubt a personal inspection will be ordered.

Acceptable proof of parentage must accompany the registration application. This could be a copy of the registration papers of the horse in question from another breed association, showing names and registration numbers of the sire and dam. If the horse in question does not have papers from another breed association, a copy of the papers of the sire and dam, together with a signed breeder’s certificate must be submitted. Other circumstances regarding parentage may be brought before the board by applicants. The only light horse breeds not accepted by the Canadian Pinto Horse Association are the Appaloosa and Curly Bashkirs.

Photographs of the horse to be registered must also be enclosed. The Canadian Pinto Horse Association requires six photographs: 2 of each side, 1 of the rear and 1 of the front of the horse. Photos are not to exceed 3” by 3” and must not contain people or other horses. Polaroid and laser pictures are not acceptable. Color pictures are preferable, but black and white photos are acceptable. Pictures will be kept permanently on file with the registration application. Two pictures, one of each side, will be attached to the Registration Certificate. Photos should be taken at a great enough distance to ensure full horse is shown in photo, including ears and all 4 hooves.

Registration fees are as follows for members of the Canadian Pinto Horse Association: weanlings and yearlings are issued a temporary registration at a cost of $20 and $30. Two year olds are eligible for permanent registrations at a cost of $50. Weanlings and yearlings must be upgraded from temporary to permanent status at two years of age, following personal inspection, at a cost of $10. Horses three years of age and older are issued permanent papers at a cost of $100. However, the Canadian Pinto Horse Association has decided to REDUCE this fee to $50 until December 31, 2004. All horses 2 years and older are eligible for permanent registration, following a personal inspection, for a fee of $50 – until the end of 2002.

Membership fees in the Canadian Pinto Horse Association are as follows: $30 for a single membership, $45 for a family membership.

The registration procedure is as follows:

1. An Application for Registration must be fully completed including sire and dam of sire, and sire and dam of dam. If you do not have that information (for example, information concerning the stallion), please obtain it from the owner and include it on the application. Please include the appropriate registration fee with your application for Registration (the appropriate fee in noted on the form.)

The “breeder” of a foal is the person who owns the mare at the time of breeding.

The “owner” of the foal is the person who owns the mare at the time of foaling.

2. The Breeders Certificate portion is included on the application for Registration and must be completed.

3. Please enclose the following pictures of the horse to be registered: 2 of each side, 1 of the rear and 1 of the front of the horse. Photographs are not to exceed 3" by 3" and must not contain people or other horses. Polaroid pictures are not acceptable.

4. If you bought a horse eligible for registration, but not registered, the seller must sign the application for Registration as “ owner”. A Transfer of Ownership (copy enclosed must then be completed and signed, and included with the Application for Registration and the appropriate transfer fee. The fee is noted on the Transfer of Ownership form.

In a nutshell, you will need:

1. A completed Application for Registration (including Breeder’s Certificate portion) and appropriate fee;

2. 6 photographs of the horse to be registered;

3. A signed Transfer of Ownership and appropriate fee, if applicable; and

4. A parent Certificate of Registration, if applicable.

Please note that the original (temporary) Certificate of Registration for all mares and stallions will expire at the age of 2 years. At this time, each mare and stallion must be inspected by either a Canadian Pinto Horse Association Approved personal inspector or a licensed veterinarian. After this inspection has been completed, please forward the Inspection form, the initial Certificate of Registration and the appropriate fee so that your horse may be permanently registered.

Once all documents, application form, photographs, and appropriate fees are received, the application for registration will be processed and the Certificate of Registration returned to you as soon as possible.

Canadian Pinto Pony Registration Information

The Canadian Pinto Horse Association has re-opened the Canadian Pinto Pony Registry and will issue registrations to any pinto-colored pony, upon passing a personal inspection. The pony in question does not need to have registered parents to be registered as a Canadian Pinto Pony. The association has decided that in order to establish a solid Pinto Pony base, the Pinto Pony registry will waive the requirement for registered parents.

To be eligible for registry as a Canadian Pinto Pony, the pony in question must meet a height requirement of being under 14.1 hands but above 38 inches at maturity. Miniature horses will not be eligible for pony papers. Measurement of all ponies is to be without shoes or with the height of the shoes subtracted from the measurement. A maximum of four (4) inches of toe from the coronet band will be allowed for the height measurement.

To be eligible for registration as a Canadian Pinto Pony, the pony must meet the color requirement established by the Canadian Pinto Horse Association. The coat of the pony in question must be composed of two colors, one being white, and in one of two color patterns: Tobiano or Overo. Tobiano, the most common color pattern, has white as the base, with color imposed on the white. Overo horses have any color other than white as the base, with white being imposed on top, often in a ragged, splashy manner. The accepted colors for Canadian Pintos are white and one of the following colors: bay, black, brown, chestnut, sorrel, dun, red or blue roan, gray, palomino, buckskin, and grulla. Glass or wall eyes are acceptable for registration. The white must cover a minimum of 25 square inches, above the knee and behind the eyes. Facial markings, white socks or stockings and any other markings considered typical of a solid-colored pony, are not considered Pinto markings. Furthermore, the white areas must be visible when the inspector is in a standing position.

Proof of parentage is not required at this time for registration in the Canadian Pinto Pony Registry. However, if pedigree information is available, it should be included on the registration application and it will appear on the registration papers.

To be issued registration papers in the Canadian Pinto Pony registry all stallions and mares must pass a personal inspection at 2 years of age. A temporary registration certificate will be issued for weanlings and yearlings until such time as the stallion or mare passes the personal inspection. An expiry date is placed on the temporary registration certificates. Geldings will be picture inspected and if in doubt a personal inspection will be ordered.

Photographs of the pony to be registered must also be enclosed. The Canadian Pinto Pony Registry requires six photographs: 2 of each side, 1 of the rear and 1 of the front of the horse. Photos are not to exceed 3” by 3” and must not contain people or other horses. Polaroid and laser pictures are not acceptable. Color pictures are preferable, but black and white photos are acceptable. Pictures will be kept permanently on file with the registration application. Two pictures, one of each side, will be attached to the Registration Certificate. Photos should be taken at a great enough distance to ensure full pony is shown in photo, including ears and all 4 hooves.

Pony registration fees are as follows for members of the Canadian Pinto Horse Association: weanlings and yearlings are issued a temporary registration at a cost of $20 and $30. Two year olds are eligible for permanent registrations at a cost of $50. Weanlings and yearlings must be upgraded from temporary to permanent status at two years of age, following personal inspection, at a cost of $10. Ponies three years of age and older are issued permanent papers at a cost of $100. However, the Canadian Pinto Horse Association has decided to REDUCE this fee to $50 until December 31, 2002. All ponies 2 years and older are eligible for permanent registration, following a personal inspection, for a fee of $50 – until the end of 2002. Membership fees in the Canadian Pinto Horse Association are as follows: $30 for a single membership, $45 for a family membership.

The registration procedure is as follows:

1. An Application for Registration must be fully completed including information on sire and dam of sire, and sire and dam of dam if available. Please include the appropriate registration fee with your application for Registration (the appropriate fee in noted on the form.)

The “breeder” of a foal is the person who owns the mare at the time of breeding.

The “owner” of the foal is the person who owns the mare at the time of foaling.

2. The Breeders Certificate portion is included on the application for Registration and must be completed.

3. Please enclose the following pictures of the pony to be registered: 2 of each side, 1 of the rear and 1 of the front of the horse. Photographs are not to exceed 3" by 3" and must not contain people or other horses/ponies. Polaroid or laser pictures are not acceptable.

4. If you bought a pony eligible for registration, but not registered, the seller must sign the application for Registration as “ owner”. A Transfer of Ownership (copy enclosed must then be completed and signed, and included with the Application for Registration and the appropriate transfer fee. The fee is noted on the Transfer of Ownership form.

In a nutshell, you will need:

1. A completed Application for Registration (including Breeder’s Certificate portion) and appropriate fee;

2. 6 photographs of the pony to be registered;

3. A signed Transfer of Ownership and appropriate fee, if applicable.

SECTION 27: Applications for Registration

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Registration Application

If you have any questions about registration or require registration forms, please contact info@canadianpinto
or
Valerie : phone/fax (780) 470-3786
or write to us at:
Canadian Pinto Horse Association
c/o 26117 Hwy 16A
Spruce Grove, AB T7Y 1A5

Application for registration of a horse in the Canadian Pinto Horse Association must be made by the recorded owner of the foal’s dam at the time of foaling on a completed and signed registration application form (can be obtained free of charge from the C.Pt.H.A. office) accompanied by a Breeder's Certificates six photographs (see section 27.C.) and the correct registration fee.

When an animal is a twin, it shall be so stated when applying for registration. The sex of the animal with which it is a twin shall also be stated. 'Should a twin be entered upon the record without such statement, no subsequent application for entry of animal twinned with the same shall be accepted.

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PICTURES:

1. All application for registration must be accompanied by six (6) pictures of the horse to be registered; two pictures of each side and one of the front view and one of the rear view. Care should be taken to get a front face view.
2. No photographs will be accepted if they contain other horses or people in the photograph.
3. Polaroid pictures are not acceptable.
4. Color pictures are preferred, but Black and White pictures are acceptable.
5. Pictures will be kept permanently on file with the registration application.
6. Two pictures, one of each side, will be attached to the Registration Certificate.

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Naming A Horse

1. A breeder may register for his exclusive use a name to be used as a prefix in naming his animals. A particular name will be allowed to one person or partnership only, and in registering such names, priority in the use and in application for registration shall be considered. A registered prefix name may be transferred to another person or persons on application of the person in whose name it is registered.
2. Names shall not contain more than thirty letters including spaces. Periods, apostrophes, hyphens or spaces between words shall count the same as letters.
3. It shall not be permissible to change the name of an animal after it has registered progeny.
4. In the event of a change In the name of a partnership or company or if any party Is taken into partnership, the name may be transferred upon application to the Canadian Pinto Horse Association by the registered owner or his authorized representative. Likewise a transfer may be made from a deceased owner to his heirs.
5. The Association reserves the right to refuse any name which may be misleading as to origin or relationship of an animal, or which conflicts with the name of any other registered animal.
6.The Following Names shall not be used:
- Names of members of the Royal Family or leaders of the national government of the day.
- Names of animals registered previously in the registry.

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AGE

1. The age of a horse is computed by the calendar year starting on January 1 of the year foaled. A horse is a weanling during the calendar year in which it is foaled; it is a yearling during the first calendar year following its foaling date regardless of the time of year foaled.

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BRANDS

1. All brands appearing on a horse should be shown on the registration certificate.
2. Brands not appearing on the certificate will be added by the Association upon payment of the required fee if the recorded owner submits the registration certificate, and diagram showing the location of the brand and the date of branding if known.
3. Any freeze branding shall be reported and be accompanied be a clear photograph of the Grand area.

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INSPECTION PROCEDURES:

1. Personal Inspectors are appointed by the Directors of the CPtHA upon review of their application and completion of an Inspector's Seminar and apprenticeship as Junior Inspector.
2. The CPtHA will have a Picture inspection Committee of three members of the Association appointed by the Directors.
3. Stallions and mares eligible for registration in either the Main Registry or the Part-bred Registry must pass a personal inspection before being issued a permanent certificate.
4. Personal inspection requests are made to the Secretary of the CPtHA with the necessary forms. The inspector concerned is then notified by the Secretary of the request and when the inspection is completed, the inspection report is forwarded and signed by both the inspector and the recorded owner to the Secretary for processing.
5. The Personal Inspection fee is to be paid directly to the inspector at the time of inspection
6. When a personal inspection is required in an area where an Association personal inspector has not been appointed, the standard procedures shall be that the closest Veterinarian be contacted for his services.
7. If the horse fails to pass the personal inspection, the the owner may take an appeal to the Board of Directors in writing within 30 days of the inspection for a re-inspection with two or more inspectors. The owner shall bear the cost of the inspectors for this inspection

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ADVANCEMENT FROM PRELIMINARY TO PERMANENT STATUS IN THE MAIN REGISTRY

1. Stallions and Mares eligible for registration in the Main Registry will, upon application for registration, be issued a Preliminary Registration Certificate. Upon reaching two years of age this certificate will expire and the horse must pass a personal inspection to be re-issued a Permanent Registration Certificate.
2.Horse colts subsequently gelded will receive Permanent Registry upon returning their Preliminary Certificate to the C.Pt.H.A. office with notification of the gelding.
3. Horse colts will be issued Permanent Registration Papers if on the application for registration the horse is listed as a gelding and passes a picture inspection.
4. Foals may not be registered out of horses carrying Preliminary Papers only.

SECTION 29: Breeder and Breeder's Certificates

The breeder of a horse shall be the recorded owner or lessee .6f of the dam at the time of service, except when a mare is held under leas at the time of breeding (and written notification of such lease signed by the lessee is on file with the Canadian Pinto Horse Association at the time of registration), in which even the registration certificate shall show the lessee as the Breeder.

A breeder's certificate signed by the recorded Owner(s) of the sire and dam at time of service must be submitted with application for registration. EXCEPTION: If applicant was the recorded owner of the sire and dam at time of service, a breeders certificate is not requred.

When a stallion or mare is bred under a lease agreement, notice of which is filed with the Association office, the Association will accept only the signature of such lessee or lessee's authorized agent on breeder's certificate and stallion breeding reports for breedings which occurred during the effective period of the lease.

Upon cancellation other termination of any such lease agreement, the owner shall immediately give written notice to the Association and to the lessee, and signature of such lessee on breeders certificate or stallion breeding reports will not thereafter be recognized except as to the breedings which occurred prior to the date such notice is received.

When written authorization (on a form furnished by the Canadian Pinto Horse Association upon request) has been filed in the Canadian Pinto Horse Association office, the Association will accept the signature of such authorized individuals on a breeder's certificate. The written authorization must be signed by the record owner(s) of the horse specified in such authorization.

If a mare is served by mare than one stallion during the season, her owner must obtain breeder's certificates signed by the recorded owner of each stallion involved, dates of service, and must submit each breeder's certificate, also signed by the recorded owner of the mare, to the Association.

If a mare is bred to or exposed to any one stallion during a breeding season, and a period of at least thirty (30) days did not elapse before the mare was bred to or exposed to a different stallion, any resultant foals registration will depend on the results of a blood typing of the stallions and the involved dam of the foal to determine the accurate parentage of the foal. The Canadian Pinto Horse Association will not be responsible for any cost incurred for this procedure.

No person shall make any alterations to information on breeder's certificates. A breeder's certificate on which information has not been changed shall not be acceptable for the purpose of registering a horse.

If you require more information, please email Kym at: info@canadianpinto.com