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Just do it
Registering your cropout with APHA is easy. You’ll need to provide a copy of your horse’s AQHA or Jockey Club registration papers, along with an APHA registration application, four clear full-body photos that show the horse from all sides, as well as extra close-ups of the qualifying area next to a ruler or tape measure; and the applicable fees. All cropouts must be parentage verified with APHA—for Quarter Horses, we can access the information on file at AQHA, but Thoroughbred cropout owners might need to go through a few extra steps to help APHA get the information we need.
Check out the handy “How to Register Your Cropout Paint” video on APHA YouTube channel, youtube.com/aphavideo, or contact the APHA MemberCare team for more infor- mation at (817) 222-6423 or email askapha@apha.com.
To register your cropout, provide a copy of your horse’s AQHA or
Jockey Club papers, an APHA application, full body photos showing the horse from all sides, and close-ups of the qualifying area next to a ruler.
horse owners to add a Paint to their strings in- stead of cultivating brand-new participants, so it makes sense to encourage registration of existing cropouts—both Quarter Horses and Thorough- breds—through more streamlined registration guidelines and lower registration fees.
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Following deep discussion prior to and during their committee meeting at the 2015 Convention, the Breed Improvement/Registration Committee voted to present RG-070—the revised cropout registration rule—for directorship voting. It passed nearly unanimously in March 2015, and also received support from the directors for imme- diate implementation. Because it’s a policy change, not a rule change, that was easily accomplished.
The new rule streamlines registration guidelines, requiring the same minimum color requirements for cropouts as those horses with
at least one Paint parent. All horses must have a natural Paint marking in excess of two inches in the “qualifying zone”—simply put, that’s an area that extends above the center of the horse’s knee or hock, or beyond an imaginary line from the base of the ear to the outside corner of the eye
to the corner of the mouth, under the chin and around to the other corner of the mouth.
As of January 1, 2015, registration fees for cropouts have been reduced as well, per an Ex- ecutive Committee decision. Cropouts still pay higher registration fees—horses with at least one Paint parent get the benefit of the lowest- available fees—but the fees themselves are now more reasonable and, theoretically, more entic- ing for the average horse owner.
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In the weeks since the new cropout rules went into effect, Theresa says the MemberCare team has received a flood of inquiries from interested cropout owners, and registrations are starting to come in as well.
For owners like Anne, the decision to regis- ter her eligible cropout was a no-brainer. Look- ing forward to expanding her APHA participa- tion and maybe even competing at the APHA World Championship Show, Anne even has plans to register another eligible cropout soon.
“With membership and all fees, it was $320 to have Captain Rocket registered; the previous fee would have been more than $1,100. I’m currently working with another off-the-track Thoroughbred, Chase The Blaze, that qualifies for cropout registration. He has an extensive race record with 15 wins,” she said. “I’ve just started the retraining process with him, but plan on taking advantage of the new rules and get him registered with APHA, too.”
Jessica Hein is editor of the Paint Horse Journal. To comment on this article, email jhein@apha.com.
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