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have lineage to Poco Bueno/Miss Taylor and do not have their HERDA results on file will be suspended and no paperwork will be processed for that mare; c) Once a negative or carrier HERDA result has been received, all rights and privileges for the stallion/mare will be reinstated. 19.7 Arabian Horses a) Any Arabian pure bred or Anglo horse registered with the Arabian Horse Society and applying for Foundation Recording must be tested for the following genetic disorders: i) Cerebellar Abiotrophy; ii) SCID Severe Combined Immunodeficiency; and iii) Lavender Foal Syndrome. b) The horses must test negative to all of the above tests before being considered by the Association for Foundation Recording; c) It is the applicant‟s responsibility to have all of the above tests completed and to have the recognised testing facility send the results direct to the Association. 19.8 Other Genetic Disorders a) At the direction of the Association any horse may be required to be tested for any genetic disorder at any time; b) On notification from the Association, a registered veterinarian will, using an official testing kit, be required to take the specified sample and forward it to the place of testing directed by the Association; c) The horse‟s registration papers must be forwarded to the Association where they will be marked with the official result. 20. GELDING STATUS 20.1 Colt/Stallion to Gelding A registered colt/stallion, that has been gelded, will have their records amended once: a) The Association has been notified in writing that the horse has been gelded; and b) The original Certificate o f Registration has been received by the Association; c) Notification online: i) can only be submitted by the owner as per the Associations records; ii) and the original registration certificate is to be forwarded to the Association within fourteen (14) days of submitting notification online, or a penalty fee will apply. 20.2 Gelding to Stallion If a stallion has been registered as a gelding, upon discovery of this error, an explanation in writing plus the original Registration Certificate must be returned to the Association for correction and a new certificate will be produced upon payment of penalty fee. There will be no redress for any member who sells/transfers a stallion that is registered as a gelding. Page 38