Horse Registration Form - United States Dressage Federation (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Please Note:

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Horse registration begins when the form and correct fees are received in the USDF office.

The USDF Horse Identification (HID) number is used as a tracking number. It can be upgraded to a USDF Lifetime

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Horse Registration (LHR) for $70. If a horse has a USDF LHR, it does not need an HID number.

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Horses with a USDF LHR are eligible for Adequan

/USDF Year–End Awards and to qualify for Great American

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Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships. The horse must have a USDF LHR at the time the scores

are earned.

USDF allows a youth member to be the recorded owner of a USDF registered horse.

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To be eligible for Adequan

/USDF All-Breeds Awards, Adequan

/USDF Year-End Awards, and Great American

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Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships, the owner and the rider must have a USDF Participating

Membership (PM) at the time the scores are earned.

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Verification of USDF horse registration for use at any USEF-licensed/USDF-recognized show is available on the

USDF Web site at

Lease Information:

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If the horse is leased, the lessee must submit a notarized USDF Lease Recording Form and the lease recording fee

($25) at the time of the application. The USDF Lease Recording Form is available on the USDF Web site.

Transfer of Ownership:

The Transfer of Ownership Form, Ownership Affidavit, and complete transfer instructions can be found on the

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USDF Web site.

USDF does not accept the signature of an agent on any transfer of ownership forms.

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Breed Association/Registration Papers:

Registration with a breed association is not required for a horse to be registered with USDF.

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To be eligible for the Adequan/USDF All-Breeds Awards, a copy of breed registry papers and the All-Breeds Awards

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Declaration Form (available on USDF Web site under awards) must be on file with USDF by August 1st of the

current competition year. The horse must have a USDF LHR at the time the scores are earned. Members should

contact the breed registry for additional requirements. Questions regarding the Adequan/USDF All-Breeds Awards

and the declaration process can be directed to the USDF Competitions Department at (859) 971-2277, or via e-mail

at .

Exceptions:

Riders and owners/lessees competing only in classes which are exempt from the USDF HID requirements are also exempt

from the USDF Non-Member (NM) ID requirements and fees. Exception: Horses competing only in Individual Breed Classes

(IBCs) at DSHB competitions, sires and dams of horses in DSHB group classes, where those sires and dams are not actually

competing in the same competition, horses competing only in breed restricted dressage or DSHB classes at Regular

Competitions (e.g. all Arabian, all Friesian, or all Morgan classes), or in USDF Introductory Level tests, Pas de Deux,

Quadrille, FEI ParaEquestrian, or Opportunity classes, are exempt from this requirement. Also exempt are horses ridden in

leadline, exhibitions, games and races, classes for 4-H members, walk trot and academy classes. For foreign-owned horses

competing in a CDI, USDF accepts copies of the horse identification pages from an FEI passport in lieu of a USDF HID or LHR.

Also exempt are Handlers of horses competing in DSHB In-Hand or Group classes.

For information on rider/handler/owner/horse eligibility see specific program requirements at

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