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To pass the inspection, a stallion must receive an overall score of seven (7) with no subscore lower than five (5). If a stallion passes, he is considered “provisionally licensed” and is limited to the registration of only 20 AHS foals per year. Photo Above: Imported by Photo: Courtesy Highpoint Hanoverians |
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Stallion Licensing and Approval
Registered Hanoverian stallions approved for breeding by the AHS or VhW may be included in the Stallion Book upon application and payment of fees and proof of approval. The AHS grants approval for breeding to VhW approved non-Hanoverian stallions on a case-by-case basis. Eligible foals sired by VhW approved Hanoverian stallions standing outside of North America may be registered with the American Hanoverian Society. Pedigree Specifications One of several requirements for AHS breeding approval is that a stallion’s pedigree contains six generations of approved ancestors. Domestically bred stallions are eligible for registration in the Stallion Book only when sired by an approved Stallion Inspection At a minimum of two-and-a-half years of age, the stallion undergoes a veterinary inspection, including a new protocol adopted in 2004 requiring a detailed x-ray examination consistent with the existing practice of the VhW in Germany, and is evaluated in free jumping, conformation, gaits, presence, and masculinity. In 2006 there were two stallion inspection sites – one each in Maryland and California. The inspection commission consists of representatives of the Verband and members of the AHS Mare and Stallion Committee. To pass the inspection, a stallion must receive an overall score of seven (7) with no subscore lower than five (5). If a stallion passes, he is considered “provisionally licensed” and is limited to the registration of only 20 AHS foals per year. Performance Test Within two years of licensing, the stallion must successfully complete a 100-Day Performance Test at an AHS-approved test facility, where stallions are evaluated in dressage, show jumping, and cross country. On the final weekend of the performance test, special guest riders also evaluate the stallions. To be fully licensed to breed, the stallion must pass the 100-Day Performance Test with a minimum score of 90 points or attain the show results specified in the section titled 100-Day Test Alternatives. Until the 100-Day Performance Test is completed, the temporary breeding approval is limited to 20 registered AHS foals per year. Forms Required The stallion owner is required to provide the Central Office with an original Stallion Service Certificate when individual breeding contract obligations have been met by the mare owner (the stud fee has been paid). The stallion owner is also required to submit to the AHS, on or before November 30 of each year, a Stallion Service report on a form provided by the AHS. The stallion owner must list all the mares serviced by the stallion during the previous year. Failure to submit this report may lead to inactivation of the stallion. Fees The Central Office bills annual stallion dues. These dues and annual membership dues must be paid to retain the stallion’s studbook status and to register his foals. Foals cannot be registered until these dues are paid. Payment of dues also entitles the stallion to be included in the Society’s annually published Stallion Directory. A current Fee Schedule may be found on this web site. German Licensing and Approval In Germany at two years of age, stallion candidates are presented to a commission of the Verband, and undergo a rigorous selection process. The stallions that pass this initial inspection are then presented at the main stallion licensing when they are two-and-a-half years old. This evaluation includes a veterinary exam, free jumping evaluation and assessment of gaits. The stallions in Germany become licensed in three fundamentally different ways:
Performance Test Scoring In Germany and North America, the performance test concludes with three days of Score Requirements For entry into the stallion books of both the Verband and the AHS, a stallion must complete the German licensing and approval criteria listed, or the 100-Day North American performance test with a score of at least 90 points. The two subscores of rideability and jumping listed in the AHS Stallion Directory are composite scores of many subgroup scores. The score of 90 or above can be used as an indicator of performance, but of course it doesn’t guarantee the stallion will be a successful producer of performance horses. To quote bloodlines expert Peter Birdsall, DVM, from a lecture he presented at the AHS annual meeting in 1989, “Because the horse doesn’t top his year as a tested horse doesn’t mean he won’t do well as a sire of performance horses.” He cited several examples of this based on his research. Some of the sires that have the best records over the years for producing winning offspring were stallions that finished in the mid-levels of their test classes. Test Alternatives In North America, there is also an alternative to the 100-Day Performance Test. The stallion must accumulate the following show record:
Upon recommendation of the Committee, stallions that achieve these performance results may be accepted into the Stallion Book – provided they have also passed AHS inspection. Maintaining Approved Status Once the performance test is passed, a stallion’s eligibility is verified yearly based on an assessment of his foals and the annual payment of fees and dues. The Central Office must receive correctly completed Stallion Service Certificates and Stallion Service Reports by the specified deadline. Foals sired by stallions whose owners fail to comply with these requirements are ineligible for registration. It is the mare owner’s responsibility to verify a stallion’s status. The Central Office should be contacted if there is any question regarding a stallion’s status. |
