UNITED SADDLEBRED ASSOCIATION-UK

USA-UK is a DEFRA approved PIO for all equines and an approved breed registry for pure and partbred American Saddlebred Horses.

We are EEC approved to provide passports for Saddlebreds and all other equines.
We hold the original National Show Horse Registry for the UK,
which was founded by Ann Hawke and handed over to USA-UK in 1997.

WHY REGISTER YOUR HORSE WITH USA-UK?

DNA kits are available from the Registrar

 REGISTRATION FORMS/ APPLICATIONS FOR PASSPORTS/TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP please contact the Horse Registrar for a form.
Or visit our other site to download a form

FEE'S
In all instances a NEW PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM must be completed,
as DEFRA requires us to include many more details than we originally held when we first started our Stud Book.
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 EQUINES APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT MUST HAVE THE ID AND SILHOUETTE PARTS OF THE FORM COMPLETED BY A VET OR COMPETENT AUTHORITY UNLESS:
1) the equine is microchipped - in this case the owner can fill it in;
2) the equine has a vaccination card with the silhouette/ID details, which have been signed by a vet or competent authority. In these circumstances this original card must submitted with the passport application and will be included in the passport.

All horses MUST have a passport by 28th February 2005. Horses born after 28th November 2003 MUST have a passport by 31 December in the year the horse was born or six-months after the horse was born which ever is the later date.

Section IX (the bit about human consumption) now does not need to be completed when you get your passport - all new passports issued will explain when you need to complete this section - if you already have, then that is OK too!

USA-UK recognises the following as "Competent Authorities" :
1) All USA-UK directors and the USA-UK Horse Registrar;
2) Any person(s) authorised as a competent authority by any other DEFRA approved PIO.
3) USA-UK reserves the right to appoint any person they feel meets their criteria of a "competent authority". Appointed persons include Caroline Lockhart BHSII (Kent), David Lloyd (Hampshire).

Upon receipt of your USA-UK passport, all owners should sign page 1 (signature of owner). Don't forget that upon change of ownership, the USA-UK passport needs to be returned to USA-UK (together with a completed Transfer of Ownership Form) for the new details to be recorded and endorsed. If your equine is also registered with a different breed society, those separate papers will need to be returned to the respective breed society. Change of keeper details can be made to USA-UK via email or paper, and the passport amended at the AGM or at an agreed meeting with the Registrar (or the passport can be returned to USA-UK). Achievement of Hi-Point and Year End Awards will be recorded & endorsed in your horse's passport at the AGM. Photo's can also be added to your horse's passport and endorsed at the AGM each year, or similarly the passport can be returned to USA-UK for amendment.

You do not need to be a USA-UK member to apply for a DEFRA approved passport, nor does your equine need to be a Saddlebred - we offer passports for ALL equines, although if your horse is of known breeding we strongly recommend you approach your breed society (if it is a DEFRA approved PIO) for a passport.

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.

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.

Stallion Licensing is available through USA-UK. Stallions must be at least 2 years of age, USA-UK registered and their DNA on file.

DNA kits are available from the Registrar

 REGISTRATION FORMS/ APPLICATIONS FOR PASSPORTS/TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP please contact the Horse Registrar for a form.

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:

United Saddlebred Association-UK
36 Philpot Square, Peterborough Road, London, SW6 3HT.
Tel: 020 7731 7885 or 07941 812212

Internet: Lynnusauk@aol.com

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Last Modified 10th June 2008.