Certificate of Pedigree
What is a Certificate of Pedigree?
A Certificate of Pedigree (often referred to as a CP) is a white papered document equivalent to a birth certificate that is issued to an eligible horse that is considered to be crossbred. A horse qualifies for an AHS Certificate of Pedigree if it is either sired by an AHS (or VhW) approved Hanoverian papered stallion or is out of an AHS Hanoverian papered Main Studbook mare. In other words, one of the parents must be a Hanoverian that has been entered into the AHS breeding program.
A horse may be issued a Certificate of Pedigree at any age provided it has not been issued papers by any other breed society or registry. A Certificate of Pedigree is an official document attesting to the horse's lineage (ancestry), date of foaling, breeder and owner. It readily identifies the horse and imparts significant value to the horse to which it is issued.
Certificate of Pedigree horses are eligible to participate in the AHS's comprehensive awards program, including Hanoverian All-Breeds which we sponsor through United States Dressage Federation (USDF). For USDF and other awards (eventing, hunters, jumpers, sport horse breeding), the AHS requires that the Certificate of Pedigree horse be properly transferred into the ownership of a current-year AHS member.
Certificate of Pedigree horses are eligible to be advertised in AHS publications, however they may not be inspected and entered into the AHS breeding program, nor may they be branded.
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