The North American Peruvian Horse Association’s mission is to serve as a member-represented equine association; protect the integrity and accuracy of breed records and registration process; provide services to meet the needs of the show and recreational owner/rider; and promote the Peruvian Horse. Assoc|Breed Registries
The primary mission of the American Association of Professional Farriers (AAPF) is to promote the integrity of the farrier industry by strengthening the knowledge and skills of its members through continuing education. See our website and Facebook page for additional information on how AAPF can benefit you. Associations Equine
Welcome to the American Ranch Horse Association. ARHA is a national association that promotes and values the truly versatile working ranch type horse. The association provides a friendly, family oriented environment where the ranch horses can compete and exhibit their unique skills and abilities. The ARHA is open to all western stock-quarter type breeds and … Read more
It has been said that the Trakehner has everything everybody is looking for in a performance horse, and indeed, the breed’s list of attributes certainly leads one to believe it. Trakehners have size, bone, and correctness of conformation, yet are extremely breedy and beautiful. They are very athletic, with magnificent movement that is comfortable, balanced, … Read more
SWANA is the only official Swedish Warmblood registry in North America. SWANA licenses stallions for breeding and organizes an annual inspection tour of Swedish Warmblood horses. The breeding rules and standards of the SWANA are consistent with those of ASVH, the Swedish Warmblood Association in Sweden. SWANA invites representatives of ASVH to the annual inspection … Read more
The U.S. Trotting Association is a not-for-profit association of Standardbred owners, breeders, drivers, trainers, and officials, organized to provide administrative, rulemaking, licensing and breed registry services to its members. Assoc|Breed Registries
A North American Sportpony is a pony in the general range of 13.2-14.2 h that looks and moves like a small horse, capable of competing in the Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing, as well as in Driving. It is not your traditional Thellwell type of pony, but rather is much more athletic and … Read more
The Oldenburg Registry North America and International Sporthorse Registry (ISR-Oldenburg NA) – was founded in 1983. North America needs an independent Sport Horse Breed Organization which works on the basis of 200 years of European experience and as successful as European registries. America needs its own source for the sport horses of the future! … Read more
Fanciers of Shetlands began importing these hardy little ponies from the Shetland Isles and Europe in the late 1800s. Immediately, the earliest enthusiasts embarked on a road to improve the quality of stock by selectively breeding for improvement and, thereby, established a truly American pony. Today’s American Shetland and all its divisions are tributes to … Read more
The Rocky Mountain Horse breed originated in the United States in the late 1800s, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. At the time of its beginnings, there was no understanding of the need to document anything about these horses. The people living in this region were quite unaware that one day … Read more
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