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AQHA requires you to know the sire and dam of the horse you are trying to register. If you know this information, the next step would be to submit a registration application. There will also be a registration fee that you must pay. This amount will vary depending on the current age of your horse.

AQHA rules require horses over the age of 4 to be parentage verified before they can be registered. This can sometimes be a hindrance if one or both of the parents has not been DNA typed and no longer available to be tested. In some cases, it is not possible to get DNA from one or both of the horse's parents.

If you buy a horse Contact the Passport Issuing Organisation ( PIO ) within 30 days to update the passport ownership details. If the seller does not give you the horse's passport, contact your local trading standards office for advice.

A horse bill of sale is a proof of ownership form kept by the buyer of an equine animal, serving as verification that they paid a specific amount of money to a buyer. Any type and breed of horse can be sold using this document, including those that are used for farming, riding, or competing/showing.

In Colorado, you will need a bill of sale and a brand inspection, at a minimum. An inspection is required every time an animal is sold or purchased (horses, cattle, mules and donkeys) or when any change of ownership occurs, regardless of whether or not the animal is transported after or prior to the sale.

A horse's passport and its breed registration paper do not provide conclusive proof of your ownership on their own. Ownership, therefore, depends upon other circumstantial evidence, such as a bill of sale.