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WHY REGISTER YOUR HORSE WITH USA-UK?
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To maintain the integrity of the Stud Book of the American Saddlebred in the UK. |
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We offer a DEFRA approved passport at a reasonable price. |
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All passports issued by USA-UK headquarters contain more than the minimum information required by DEFRA. These can include colour photographs, dentistry records, worming records, foals bred, stallion licensing details, performance awards to name but a few. No longer will you have your horses records in all different places, but together in a bound passport. |
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Once registered (any equine) you can take part in our many year-end award schemes. |
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Reduced entry fees at our champs show for all registered horses (including non-Saddlebreds). |
Please note NEW address for registrar - see bottom of this page.
DNA kits are available from the Registrar .
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Passport Application Form |
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Lost / Damaged / Replacement Passport Form |
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Change of Colour / Markings Form |
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Castration Forms (only needed for passports issued PRIOR to July 2009) - after this date forms are incorporated within passport. |
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Stallion Covering Certificates |
| Transfer of Ownership | Transfer of Ownership Forms (only needed for passports issued PRIOR to July 2009) - after this date forms are incorporated within passport. |
FEE'S
In all instances a NEW PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM must be completed,
Unless an existing passport is submitted with the application for Registration
ALL applications will be issued with a DEFRA approved passport as well as being
registered in our Stud Books.
All passports are returned by Recorded Delivery.
| Item | USA-UK Members | Non-Members |
| DNA Kits (necessary for entry onto our Main Stud Book) |
£48 per horse | £48 per horse |
| Horse Registration
(includes
DEFRA approved passport)
all equines Horse MUST be micro-chipped for all applications |
£20 per horse | £30 per horse |
| Saddlebreds already USA-UK registered but
applying to upgrade for a passport Horse MUST be micro-chipped for all applications |
£15 per horse | £20 per horse |
| Saddlebred already USA-UK registered, has passport from another PIO requiring overstamping | FREE but £5 for return of passport to be included |
£10 per horse |
| Equines NOT registered - applying for USA-UK registration, but has passport from another PIO requiring overstamping | £12 per horse | £15 per horse |
| Registration of
Offspring by any USA-UK licensed stallion
(includes passport) Horse MUST be micro-chipped for all applications |
£16 per horse | £25 per horse |
| Transfer of Ownership As per DEFRA regulations, should be within 30 days of sale. |
£8 per transfer | £10 per transfer |
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All equines applying for a passport must be micro-chipped. |
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ID/Silhouette must be completed by a Vet, unless you already have a passport and are applying for overstamping. |
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Horse must have a passport by 31st December the year they are born, or by the time they reach 6 months of age, whichever is the later date. Horses older than 6 months when applying for a passport will be signed OUT of the human food chain, as per DEFRA guidelines. |
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All horses imported from non-member states (e.g. South Africa, America, Australia), must have (or have applied for) a passport within 30 days of arrival into this country. |
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Passports must be returned within 30 days of sale for transfer of ownership. |
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Upon receipt of passport, owners should sign the relevant page. |
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Upon the death of your horse, USA-UK should be notified within 30 days and the passport returned - these can be returned to the owner (if wished) after cancellation. |
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USA-UK offer passports for ALL Equines, not just pure and part Saddlebreds. |
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Stallion licencing is available through USA-UK - stallions must be at least 2 years of age, USA-UK registered and have their DNA on file. |
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For more information on the EU horse ID regulations contact:www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/movements/horses/index.htm |
All purebred Saddlebreds, in order to be
entered onto the Main Registry, must have proven parentage by DNA testing.
Why do we insist on this? First and foremost we believe in maintaining the
integrity of the breed. It is not in the best interest of anyone, to have a
horse listed as a "purebred" when no other country will recognise it
as one. Because of this we follow the rules laid down by the Mother Stud book
for the American Saddlebred Horse, the ASHA (in America), whereby there must be
an unbroken chain of verified parentage. As such we will accept onto our Main
Registry any Saddlebred already registered with the ASHA (America), the SHBoSA
(South Africa), the ASHAA Inc (Australia) and the Canadian Registry, provided
this criteria has been met.
Partbred Saddlebreds are accepted down to a minimum of 12.5%, with the exception of National Show Horses (Saddlebred x Arab, minimum 25% Arab, maximum 99% Arab, with the remainder being Saddlebred) who have their own separate Appendix on the Registry.
The Data Protection Act 1998
It is required under data protection legislation to advise individuals about the processing of personal information i.e. why this information
is being collected, how this information will be used and the circumstances in which it will be disclosed. Information supplied in
connection with your application for passport/registration and year end and any other USA-UK awards will be passed by the United Saddlebred
Association-UK to the National Equine Database [NED]. NED is jointly operated by the National Equine Database Society Limited for Government
and the GB equine industry.
There is a mandatory requirement that some horse passport based information about horse and owner must be passed to NED by Passport
Issuing Organisations. The information required is likely to be: - Passport Identification Number, names of horse, date of registration,
date or year of birth, date or year of death, breed, sex, colour, owner details (title; first Name; last Name; address; postcode), country of
birth, date of passport issue. If available other information to aid identification such as BHD number, internal organisation reference
number, microchip number, ancestry & keeper details should also be passed to the database. This information is being
collected in order to provide a source of data that supports Defra's veterinary disease control and surveillance activities. The information
will also enable Defra to carry out its responsibilities regarding the
implementation of the horse passport requirement. It will also facilitate strategic planning within the equine sector, assist in
tracing the owners of straying, lost or stolen horses and reduce malpractice in the sale of horses and ponies. NED will also provide
information for Defra-authorised research and evaluation. Defra will be the data controller for the mandatory information which will be
processed for Defra by NED Society Ltd. The data collected for this purpose will be adequate, relevant and not excessive for the above
purposes.
For the equine industry in general, the information passed to NED voluntarily by the industry will provide a comprehensive central
archived source of Breeding, Evaluation and Performance [B.E.P] data which will enhance the quality of horses bred in Great Britain. NED
Society Ltd will be the data controller for the B.E.P data and a full list of the information provided by the industry data suppliers in order
to populate the B.E.P element will appear on the NED website when this is established (reference Annex B). BEP data will be accessible via a
dedicated Internet website to other interested parties who will pay a
fee to access the information. The horse passport based information provided may, in future, be used for research purposes or statistical
analysis. Your personal data may be shared, if necessary, within the Defra family, other Central Government Departments, Non-Departmental
Public Bodies and Local Authorities. Your personal details [i.e. name and address of horse owner] will be treated as confidential at all times
and all data supplied will be kept secure. Your personal details will not appear on the commercial BEP website. Any enquiries from users of
the BEP website will be directed to the organisation or society that
forwarded the information to the National Equine Database.
In limited circumstances, Defra / NED Society Ltd or its agents may be required to release information, including personal data and commercial
information, on request under the Environmental Information Regulations, the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information or the Freedom
of Information Act 2000. However, neither Defra, NED Society Ltd nor its agents will permit any unwarranted breach of confidentiality nor
will we act in contravention of our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998.Defra / NED Society Ltd or its appointed agents may
use the name, address and other details on your application / entry form to contact you in connection with occasional customer research aimed at
improving the services that Defra provides to you.
For More Information Contact:
USA-UK Horse Registrar, 108A Broughton Road
Road, London, SW6 2LB.
Tel: 07941 812212
Internet: Lynnusauk@aol.com