14.22 If in the opinion of the Association there is a justifiable
cause for inspection of an animal, that inspection will be
carried out at the applicant‟s or the registered owner‟s
expense;
14.23 Upgrading - from 1st August, 1999, no horse will be
upgraded on performance.
14.24 Incorrect Documentation
a) Any documentation received by the Association which
is incorrect in any particular or is incomplete will not be
processed until the error or omission has been
remedied by the applicant and the correction fee has
been paid.
b) In cases where the Association is advised by an owner
that the information supplied is incorrect with respect to
such items as sire, dam, gender or markings, a revised
Registration or Recording Certificate may be issued by
the Association.
c) When applying for a revised Registration or Recording
Certificate, the applicant must:
i) complete and submit a statutory declaration to the
Association stating the reasons why the horse was
incorrectly registered in the first place; and
ii) forward the original certificate to the Association at
the time of applying for a revised certificate.
15. AGE OF A HORSE
The age of a horse will be calculated on the basis of a
breeding calendar year starting 1st August every year. For
example, a horse foaled any time between 1st August,
2012 and 31st July, 2013 (weanling) for the breeding
records the foal is a 2012 born horse. It is considered to be
one (1) year old on 1st August, 2013 (yearling) and two (2)
years old on 1st August, 2014.
16. NAME OF A HORSE
16.1 Each horse will be given a name by the owner acceptable
to the Association, which does not conflict with any other
animal registered or recorded with the Association either
living or dead. (Exception: Imported horses, horses
registered for imported semen and Foundation Recorded
horses.)
16.2 The Association reserves the right to refuse any name it
deems unacceptable or inappropriate.
16.3 The horse‟s name cannot exceed twenty-five (25)
characters, including spaces. (NB: If US registration is
intended to be sought, the AmQHA allows up to twenty [20]
characters).
16.4 Numerals and any form of punctuation are not acceptable
in a name.
16.5 No suffixes of existing registered horse‟s names will be
accepted. This rule includes but is not limited to names
ending in: s, en, ed, ing, er, est.
16.6 If a prefix has been applied for and accepted by the
Association, the Association recommends that prefixes be
used wherever possible as part of the registered or
recorded name of the horse.
16.7 The name of a horse once registered or recorded will not
be changed.
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