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Responsibility of the Breeding Stallion Owner
File a stallion breeding report with the SDHR office by December 31st each year. Provide a breeding certificate to each mare owner who breeds their mare to your stallion.
How to Change a Horse’s Name
Changing a horse’s name is ONLY possible if there have been no get or produce registered to that animal and/or it has not earned any points in approved shows or contests. Send in a completed Name Change application with the appropriate fee. Pricing is $10 for members and $25 for non-members.
What do I need to do to Lease a horse?
Lease forms are required to keep breeding, registration, and showing authorization agreements between lessor and lessee clear. This minimizes paperwork and helps protect the rights of all parties involved. Complete a lease form based on gender of the horse to be leased and pay the appropriate fee. Price is $10 for members and $20 for non-members.
How to Take Photos for Registration
For registration, the SDHR requires 4 photos of your horse – one from each side, one from the rear, and one from directly in front. These photos are used for approval and identification of the horse. Photos should be large images in order to help with resizing and avoid distortion on your registration papers. No free reprints will be available in the event that distortion occurs because these guidelines were not followed.
When taking side shots of your horse, make sure the entire horse is shown from top to bottom. No part of the horse should be obscured or cropped out. The horse should be standing on a level surface with short grass that allows the hooves to be easily seen. Keep background debris and other animals out of frame. Stand your horse in a reasonable conformation pose, not grazing. Show grooming is unnecessary, but the horse should be reasonably clean so all markings are easily identifiable. Furthermore, at least one side of the horse’s neck should be shown without the mane covering it.
Here are some examples of the quality of photos we require. Please note, this is not an SDHR horse, he is just being used as an example.