Spanish Mustang Registry Inc

Founded in 1957

The first and oldest Mustang Registry for dedicated breeders, owners and enthusiasts of the Spanish Mustang

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Registrations, Transfers, Breeding Reports

Important Information on Pricing:
The new pricing for registrations, membership and transfers applies only to payppal payments. If paying by check, please pay the amounts indicated on the back of the registration application, or the membership application. Prices for check payment of transfers are $5.00 for members, and $10.00 non-members. If in doubt, please contact the registrar.

Registrations

All horses out of registered sire and dam shall be eligible for registration on the Spanish Mustang Registry, Inc. and shall receive a certificate of registration upon application to the Registrar with the proper paperwork and fee. It is the Registrar’s duty to ascertain eligibility and if any questionable or potentially fraudulent registration is proposed, the Registrar shall immediately contact the Board of Directors.

Horse Registration Guidelines: (as required by the Registrar)

Please read ALL guidelines carefully and adhere to them when sending in your documents!

ALL pertinent questions on the application for registration MUST be filled in. Date of foaling, sex , color, markings, etc.

There must be THREE names for the horse listed in the order of preference. (One name is not adequate as many times that one name has already been used.)

Names of sire, dam, grandsires and granddams must be listed with numbers (if possible).

The diagrams on the second page MUST be filled in by the owner.

Clear, concise legible writing is necessary, as is the signature of the owner of the horse.

E-mail addresses of the owners should be included on the application.

Fees for registration are shown on the second page of the application, correct fee as shown on the back of the application is required if using money order, cash or check.

Certificate will be issued and signed by the Registrar, then sent to the SMR President for his signature and the SMR seal, then sent out by the President to the owner.

Photos - Photos MUST be done by a commercial photographic process. No colored photocopies on plain paper/photographic paper are acceptable due to risk of future fading. There must be four full body close up shots of each horse, one of each side, one of the rear and one of the front end showing face markings.As many body markings as possible should be shown and with accurate color. Photos of a group of horses in a field at a distance with an arrow marking the particular horse is not adequate. Photos should be taken primarily of the horse in question, not of a group of horses with the horse in question mixed with the group. It should be kept in mind that foals can change color when they shed their foal coats, to be accurate, it is recommended that they not be registered until their permanent coat is in place. It is also recommended that photos be in summer coat, if at all possible. Photos should be in standard size, 6" x 4" .

Horses not out of registered sire and dam will be required to produce proof of ancestry and undergo a physical inspection at an annual meeting by a group of SMR inspectors and the Directors to establish eligibility. This will apply to horses out of Spanish Mustang background if registration has not been kept up to date on all ancestors. In certain cases the Directors may allow the use of video tape to facilitate inspection in circumstances where absolute documentation as to parentage is available and said horse is out of registered stock but one or both parents are deceased and registration was never accomplished. Inspection by video tape will not replace physical inspection but may be used only in cases of emergency to be determined by the Directors. If a horse is determined not to be eligible and later evidence arises which the owner feels will be a factor in the reversal of the determination, an appeal may be made through the Registrar.

Horses conceived through artificial insemination and embryo transplant are eligible for registration if they are out of registered sire and dam. Proper forms must be obtained from the Registrar prior to the actual insemination or transplant. Forms will require (1) the notarized signature of the veterinarian or technician collecting the semen as well as the notarized signature of the owner of the stallion (2) the notarized signature of the veterinarian or technician performing the actual insemination as well as the notarized signature of the mare owner. Similar forms will be required for embryo transplant. Blood testing at the mare owner/stallion owner’s expense may be required to authenticate parentage if there is any reasonable doubt as to the eligibility of the resulting foal.

Recap: Registration of all eligible horses requires:

1. An official application from the Spanish Mustang Registry, Inc. which must be filled out completely, signed by the owner of the proposed horse, and with three alternate names in case of duplication.

2. Four color photos showing front (including all face markings), rear and both sides. Photos must be clear and the color accurately portrayed.

3. Cash, money order or check made out to the Spanish Mustang Registry, Inc. in the correct amount, as listed on the back of the application, or paypal payments (at a slighly higher rate, on-line).

Fees for Registration (amounts apply to pay pal payments only!!)

Members

Foals to six months - $16.00

Six months to three years - $21.00

Three years and up -$32.00

Non-Members (amounts apply to paypal payments only!!)

Foals to six months - $21.00

Six months to three years -$27.00

Three years and up - $37.00

Please insure your horse is eligible for registration before sending in your applications and fee. Only horses born of two SMR registered parents can be registered with this form. If in doubt, please contact the registrar first to avoid disappointment.

Download your registration form here: Horse Registration Form

Transfers

Transfer

When a registered horse is sold, either the seller or the purchaser shall send the original certificate of registration to the Registrar with the proper fee. Fee for transfers is $5.00 per horse for SMR members, $10.00 per horse for non-members. Photo requirement for a transfer is ONE close up full body photo with the same requirements as stated above showing as many markings as possible; more than one photo may be submitted if desired. E-mail address of owner should be included with the original certificate. Transfer will be done and the original certificate with notation as to transfer will be sent back to the current owner by the Registrar. All checks must be made out to the Spanish Mustang Registry, Inc.

Fee for transfer: (applies to paypal payments only!) $6.00 (Member)

$11.00 (Non-Member)

Name changes if a horse has never produced offspring, a name change is allowed. If there is any question concerning the name change, i.e., if the name has been used, more than one name must be submitted. (The registrar will check the names for you by e-mail at mailto:MAT@vtc.net .) Name changes require a fee of $5.00 for SMR member, $10 for non-member. Name change requires the issuance of a new certificate which will be handled in the same manner as a new certificate other than the original certificate must be sent in and will be voided and put in the horse's file. ONE close up color photo must be submitted (see requirements above for photos) with a name change.

Duplicate certificate if a new certificate is necessary due to damage, fire, etc., the old certificate must be sent in if possible, a new one will then be issued but will show that it is a duplicate and will have the same exact information other than the date, as the original. Duplicate certificate fees are $5.00 for SMR member, $10 for non-member. One color photo must be sent in of the horse in question when a duplicate is requested. The original certificate, if available, will be voided and put in the horseÕs file.