USLR Rules and Regulations for the Registration

The United States Lipizzan Registry utilizes the following policies to manage the registration process of Lipizzan horses. These policies are approved by the USLR Membership, and interpreted, implemented, and administered by the USLR Board of Directors. Specific requirements and procedures utilized to carry out these policies are delineated in the USLR Requirements and Procedures section. The USLR Board of Directors, in its duty to uphold the purity and integrity of the Lipizzan breed and to facilitate the operational needs of the Registry, with the advice and consent of the Registration Review Committee, will review the Requirements and Procedures at least annually, update it as needed, and the members will be so notified of changes.

I. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

To be eligible for registration by the USLR, a Lipizzan horse must firstly have a five (5) generation pure Lipizzan pedigree on both the dam and stallion side (six generations in all). A crossbred Lipizzan horse is one whose pedigree is 50% or more purebred Lipizzan, and one parent must be a purebred Lipizzan. Further detailed requirements and procedures are enumerated in the Requirements and Procedures section.

II. BREEDING REQUIREMENTS

1. A foal may be begotten by natural service or by artificial insemination (Al). The USLR permits the use of transported semen (TS) and implanted embryo (IE) in accordance with the rules set forth by the Board of Directors and published in the Requirements and Procedures section.

2. It is strongly recommended that there be no duplication of ancestors in a pedigree closer than four (4) generations.

3. It is strongly recommended that a stallion not be bred before five (5) years of age, and that a mare not be bred before four (4) years of age. The recommendation is made due to the slow rate of maturation of the Lipizzan.

III. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER ELIGIBLE HORSES

The procedure to register eligible horses is presented in detail in the Requirements and Procedures section.

IV. GENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE HORSE AND VERIFICATION OF PARENTAGE

For the purposes of establishing the identity of a horse and of verifying its parentage, the USLR will continue to utilize a method that is both scientific and objective e.g. blood typing or DNA analysis. The specific requirements and procedures for the testing in use are explained in the Requirements and Procedures section. Conformance to and compliance with these practices are mandatory before the horse can be registered.

V. NAMING THE HORSE

Naming of Lipizzan horses is governed by a set of prescribed rules and guidelines established by the USLR Board of Directors and set forth in the Requirements and Procedures section. All official documents must contain the horse’s complete name as per these standards. The registered name of the horse may not be changed.

VI. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION INTO A NEW NAME

In order for a horse to retain its Registry status, the USLR requires notice of transfer of registration whenever a purebred or crossbred changes hands. A horse must already have been registered or recorded with the USLR before a Certificate of Registration or Recordation to a new name(s) can be issued.

VII. CHANGE OF STATUS REPORTS

Whenever there is a change of status of a registered or recorded horse, i.e. death or castration, a change of status report must be filed with the USLR in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Requirements and Procedures section.

VIII. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

A duplicate Certificate of Registration will be issued only by submitting an Affidavit of Lost Registration. See the Requirements and Procedures section for details.

IX. USLR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND PEDIGREE POLICY

The Certificate of Registration is the property of the USLR, and may be issued, replaced or revoked by the Registry if new information concerning the pedigree becomes available.

X. POLICY CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF A HORSE

It is the business of the USLR to register Lipizzan horses, and, in so doing, to produce as accurate a pedigree as possible. Because the USLR does not have the ability to verify the ownership of the horse, the name of the owner(s) in the USLR records is the name of the person(s) who has applied for the Certificate of Registration. It is the responsibility of the buyer(s) to ascertain the legal ownership of the horse. Therefore, if a dispute arises as to ownership, it must be resolved by the parties involved, possibly in a court of law, but in no case will the USLR become involved in a question of ownership. If the legal ownership of a horse is in question in a court of law, the USLR reserves the right to hold the Certificate of Registration until the matter is resolved.

FEES

MEMBERSHIP

Participating $64

Family $89

Corporation/Partnership $104

Associate $35

Junior Associate/Civic Organization $25

VARIOUS FEES Member Nonmember

Registration (six months of age & under, and all imports) $40 $150

Late Registration (over six months of age) $100 $300

Transfer of Ownership (within six months of sale) $15 $100

Farm Registration Discount (members only):

6 or more horses registered at once.

ALL under six months of age. 10% discount on $40 fee $36 N/A

1 or more over six months of age. $100 first, $40 others $100/$40 N/A

Late Transfer of Ownership (after six months of sale) $25 $150

Recorded Crossbred (six months of age and under) $40 $150

Late Recorded Crossbred (over six months of age) $100 $300

Duplicate Certificate $25 $75

Upgraded Certificate (with birth dates and places) $10 $25

Add Other Breed to Crossbred Certificate $25 $75

DNA Kit $47 $155

Blood typing and DNA Testing (both marker types) $67 $180

DNA Conversion (from existing blood samples) $27 $75

Replacement DNA kit $7 $20

Late Stallion Report (reports due by Dec.31) $10 $25

Fees or charges for the services mentioned above in this document are to be set by the Board of Directors. A majority of the Board of Directors must vote in order for the change to go into effect.

USLR Requirements and Procedures

The United States Lipizzan Registry Board of Directors has compiled the following rules, procedures, guidelines, and practices to carry out the policies set forth by the USLR Membership in the Rules and Regulations Policy document. This handbook is keyed by topic to the policy section, and provides information and instructions for members and others interested in registering horses.

I. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

1. STALLION LINES. The USLR recognizes as purebred, Lipizzans descended uninterruptedly in every stage of their origin from the six stallion lines: CONVERSANO, FAVORY, MAESTOSO, NEAPOLITANO, PLUTO, and SIGLAVY. In addition the stallion lines INCITATO and TULIPAN are equally recognized as long as that in the lineage of the sire and in the lineage of the dam there are five (5) consecutive generations of exclusively purebred Lipizzans without interruptions. (Clarification: Five (5) generations behind the horse being registered; six (6) generations in all.)

2. MARE LINES. The USLR recognizes as purebred those horses descended uninterruptedly in every stage from the classic mare lines, plus the additional mare families which have been introduced through traditional breeding procedures according to a plan of the individual European studs. The additional mare families are equal to the classic mare lines, provided that five (5) or more continuous generations of the sire’s lineage, and of the sire’s lineage on the mare’s side, are stallions belonging to the six classic stallion lines or to the Incitato or Tulipan lines.

3. RECOGNIZED EUROPEAN BREEDING EXPERIMENTS. The horses of Arab, Andalusian, Kladrubi, or other breeding are occasionally accepted in the pedigree of a Lipizzan, PROVIDED that these horses were incorporated in a traditionally recognized stud breeding program in Europe and are approved on an individual basis by the USLR Board of Directors with the advice and consent of the Registration Review Committee. No other breeding experiment will be accepted as a purebred Lipizzan.

4. CROSSBREDS. The USLR recognizes as Lipizzan Crossbreds, horses with half or more Lipizzan breeding. One parent must be purebred Lipizzan and eligible for inclusion in the USLR official records. The non-Lipizzan parent must be of the species equus caballus (horse). There are two categories of crossbred Lipizzans; REGISTERED Crossbred (those who are genetically typed) and RECORDED Crossbred (those who are not genetically typed).

5. GRANDFATHER CLAUSE. Prior to November 1986, only those Lipizzan, whose pedigree was traceable back four (4) generations or ultimately to an official stud farm in Europe were eligible to receive a USLR Certificate of Registration. To bridge any gap created by the requirement of five (5) consecutive generations uninterrupted as set forth above, all horses previously registered as purebreds with the USLR as of January1, 1990 will be accepted as purebred, but any descendants will appear in the Appendix Section of the USLR Stud Book if the pedigree is incomplete as to five (5) generations uninterrupted.

NOTE: A five (5) generation pedigree is one which shows the horse being registered and five (5) generations behind that horse. Dates and places of birth are required for each horse named in the pedigree.

II. BREEDING

1. Natural breeding, including pasture breeding, is permitted. Artificial insemination (AI) of fresh, frozen, or transported semen (TS) is permitted (see further rules, including limitations on numbers of mares bred by one stallion using TS in a breeding season, in the section entitled “Transported Semen”).

2. All breeding Lipizzans, prior to their offspring being registered with the USLR, must be DNA typed by a USLR approved laboratory. An official copy of the DNA typing report shall be on file at the USLR office.

3. As of January 1, 1998 all foals/horses (both Purebreds and Crossbreds) that are eligible to be Registered must be DNA typed prior to a Certificate of Registration being issued. In addition, the sire and the dam of a horse born on January 1, 1998 or there after must be DNA typed. In the case of an imported horse born on January 1, 1998 or there after, any horse with the proper five generation pedigree (with birth dates and birth places) from an LIF recognized stud farm need not have a parentage verification of its sire and dam. If the imported horse is not from an LIF recognized stud farm, and DNA typing of the sire and dam is impossible, the Board of Directors, with the advice and consent of the Registration Review Committee, will decide on a case by case basis whether to waive this requirement for registration. A foal’s/horse’s DNA type must be in harmony with that of its sire’s DNA type and that of its dam’s DNA type. DNA typing of the horse to be registered must be done by a USLR approved laboratory. An official copy of the DNA typing report shall be kept on file in the USLR office. (See section IV entitled “Genetic Identification...’’ for further information and requirements.)

4. The Breeder’s Certificate portion of the Registration Application must be completed by the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the dam, or by the agent of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the dam. If the name of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the dam on the Registration Application is different from the name of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) on record in the USLR files, then a sale or lease agreement, signed by the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of record, must accompany the Registration Application.

5. In the case of natural service, the Stallion Service Certificate portion of the Registration Application is completed by the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the stallion, or by the agent of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the stallion, at the time of the breeding(s). If the name of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the stallion in the Stallion Service Certificate is different from the name of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) on record in the USLR files, then a sale or lease agreement, signed by the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of record, must accompany the Registration Application. If the service was Artificial Insemination, a Transported Semen Permit must be sent with the application.

6. TRANSPORTED SEMEN. Transported semen (TS) is semen that is shipped off the breeding farm or collection center for insemination.

A. A limit of thirty (30) Lipizzan mares per Lipizzan stallion may be bred by transported semen each breeding season. There is no limit for breeding non-Lipizzan or Crossbred mares.

B. A TS Permit, good for one season only, must be obtained from the USLR office. The TS Permit must be completed by the stated owner(s) or lessee(s), or the agent of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s), of the stallion and the so designated copies shipped with the semen.

7. STALLION REPORTS.

A. On or before December 31 of each calendar year, the stated owner(s) or lessee(s), or the agent of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of each purebred Lipizzan stallion to which mares have been bred or exposed during the preceding year must submit a Stallion Report on a form provided by the USLR. This form must be returned to the USLR office and be postmarked no later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the breedings have taken place.

B. The Stallion Report shall include the name of the stallion, as well as the name of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the stallion, and the name of the mare, as well as the name of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the mare, all breeding dates or dates of exposure, and the designated indication signifying if a mare had been artificially inseminated (Al).

C. If the breeding was by natural cover, the Stallion Report be on file when the Registration Application is received.

D. If semen was shipped, the appropriate copy of the TS Permit for each mare that was bred by AI must accompany the Stallion Report.

E. Each Stallion Report shall be signed by the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of record of the stallion, or by the agent of the stated owner(s) or lessee(s) of the stallion.

F. No foal shall be eligible for registration unless the Stallion Report covering that foal has been received by the USLR office. The information pertaining to an individual foal must be identical in both the Stallion Report and on the Stallion Service Certificate section of the Registration Application or the TS Permit that accompanies the Registration Application.

G. A separate Stallion Report for each stallion is to be submitted.

H. Stallion Reports received bearing a postmark after December 31 will be subject to a penalty fee.

8. IMPLANTED EMBRYO. Implanted embryo (IE) by fresh, frozen, or otherwise preserved embryo is permitted according to the following rules:

A. A donor mare shall produce a limit of ten (10) purebred Lipizzan foals by IE in her lifetime.

B. A donor mare shall produce a limit of twenty-five (25) total offspring by any method, including natural, AI, or IE, in her lifetime.

C. An IE Permit shall be obtained from the office of the USLR. It is good for one breeding or one year only, and is not transferable.

D. The recipient mare(s) must be identified.

E. DNA typing of the recipient mare(s) must be done by a USLR approved laboratory. An official copy of the DNA typing report shall be on file at the USLR office.

III. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER ELIGIBLE HORSES.

Requests for all forms (for which there is no charge) or for genetic typing kits should be sent to the USLR office. In addition to the instructions below, all horses must be DNA typed to be registered. Send the completed required paperwork and fees to the USLR office.

1. LIPIZZAN BRED IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, OR MEXICO.

A. A fully and accurately completed Registration Application;

B. If registering a foal (up to one year), and if applicable, a fully and accurately completed copy of a TS Permit;

C. Photocopies of the four (4) generation pedigree of the sire and of the four (4) generation pedigree of the dam if registering a foal (up to one year), or of the five (5) generation pedigree of the horse itself if registering a horse over the age of one year, if the parents are not on file with the USLR;

D. Appropriate fees.

2. IMPORTED LIPIZZAN.

A. A Registration Application completed as far as is possible;

B. Photocopy of the horse’s five (5) generation pedigree from a recognized stud farm;

C. A photocopy of the horse’s exportation/importation papers;

D. If the foal/horse was imported in utero, a photocopy of the four (4) generation pedigree of the sire from a recognized stud farm or from a recognized registry, and a photocopy of the four (4) generation pedigree of the dam from a recognized stud farm or from a recognized registry, together with a letter or certificate from the stud farm or registry certifying the breeding;

E. Appropriate fees.

3. REGISTERED CROSSBRED LIPIZZAN.

A foal or horse, whose sire is a Lipizzan stallion but whose dam is of a different breed, or whose dam is a Lipizzan that was bred to a stallion of a different breed, is a Lipizzan Crossbred and by no means will be considered a purebred Lipizzan. The Lipizzan Crossbred and its descendants will be registered as such. A Registered Crossbred Lipizzan is one who has been DNA typed and whose Lipizzan parent has been DNA typed incompliance with the DNA typing rules. Registered Lipizzan Crossbreds are eligible for USLR awards.

A. A fully and accurately completed Registration Application;

B. If registering a foal (up to one year) and if the sire of the foal to be registered is a Lipizzan, and if applicable, a fully and accurately completed copy of a TS Permit;

C. If the parents are not on file with the USLR, a photocopy of the Lipizzan parent’s (sire or dam) four (4) generation pedigree and the name, as well as the pedigree if available, of the horse with which the Lipizzan was bred if registering a foal (up to one year), or of the five (5) generation pedigree of the horse itself if registering a horse over the age of one year;

D. Appropriate fees.

4. RECORDED CROSSBRED LIPIZZAN.

A foal or horse, whose sire is a Lipizzan stallion but whose dam is of a different breed, or whose dam is a Lipizzan that was bred to a stallion of a different breed, is a Lipizzan Crossbred and by no means will be considered a purebred Lipizzan. The Lipizzan Crossbred and its descendants will be recorded as such. A Recorded Crossbred Lipizzan is one who is not in compliance with the DNA typing rules. Recorded Lipizzan Crossbreds are not eligible for USLR awards. In order for the status of a Crossbred Lipizzan or its descendants to be changed from Recorded to Registered, both the horse initially classified as a Recorded Crossbred and its Lipizzan parent must be DNA typed.

A. A fully and accurately completed Registration Application;

B. If registering a foal (up to one year) and if the sire of the foal to be registered is a Lipizzan, and if applicable, a fully and accurately completed copy of a TS Permit;

C. If the Lipizzan parent is not on file with the USLR, a photocopy of the Lipizzan parent’s (sire or dam) four (4) generation pedigree and the name, if the horse is not on file with the USLR, as well as the pedigree if available, of the horse with which the Lipizzan was bred if registering a foal (up to one year), or of the five (5) generation pedigree of the horse itself if registering a horse over the age of one year;

D. Appropriate fees.

IV. GENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE HORSE AND VERIFICATION OF PARENTAGE.

As of January 1, 1998 DNA typing is the scientific method used by the USLR for establishing the identity of an individual horse, and of verifying its parentage if the DNA types of the horse’s sire and of its dam are on record. All horses registered in 1998 must be DNA typed. The sire and dam of a horse born January 1, 1998 or there after must also be DNA typed (with the exception of a five generation pedigree—with birth dates and birthplaces—from an LIF recognized stud farm for imported horses only). The following text outlines the rules in force for the periods stated, up until January 1, 1998. Some still apply.

1. All foals/horses (including Crossbreds and the Lipizzan parent of a Crossbred born in 1992 and there after) that are eligible to be registered are required to be blood typed prior to registration. (Blood typing is not required for Recorded Crossbreds.) All stallions who sired foals in 1987 and there after must be blood typed in order for their get to be registered. All mares producing foals in 1988-1997 must be blood typed in order for their produce to be registered.

2. Requests for a genetic typing kit along with the appropriate fee must be sent to the USLR office.

3. Genetic typing must be done at a USLR approved laboratory. The horse being genetically typed must be correctly identified. An official copy of the genetic typing report shall be on file at the USLR office. A notice of completion shall be mailed to the horse owner.

4. The Registration Review Committee, when it is deemed necessary to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the records, may request that genetic typing be done, by a USLR approved laboratory, of any horse that is registered with the USLR, or of its sire (if living and whether or not such horse is registered with the USLR) or of its dam (if living and whether or not such horse is registered with the USLR). Failure of an owner to comply with the genetic typing request may lead to the horse being reclassified (e.g. to the Appendix Section of the Stud Book, or to a Lipizzan Crossbred) or to losing its USLR registration altogether. Any change in classification of a horse will necessarily also affect the classification of the horse’s descendants.

V. NAMINGTHE HORSE

The registered name of the horse may not be changed.

1. An imported Lipizzan shall keep its original name.

2. Purebred Lipizzan foals/horses born in the United States, Canada, or Mexico shall be named using USLR rules when being registered with the USLR:

A. Stallions. Every stallion has a double name, the first being that of the lineage name of his sire and the second being the name of his dam. In the case of more than one breeding of the same sire to the same mare, or in the case that a different stallion from the same stallion line is bred to the mare, resulting in a duplicate name for two or more horses, in order to distinguish the stallions, the USLR, at the time of registration of the stallion, will add appropriate numerals to the name, which will then be a permanent part of that stallion’s name.

B. Mares. The owner of a filly/mare may submit a name up to twelve (12) spaces in length. It must be one word and end in the letter “a”, but may contain a hyphen. It would be helpful if the owner submitted three names incase there is a horse already registered with the selected name. However, if the owner submits only one name, and if there is a duplication, the USLR, in order to distinguish the filly/mare, at the time of registration of the filly/mare will add appropriate numerals to the name, which will then be a permanent part of that horse’s name. It is strongly recommended that the filly name begin with the same letter as the mare name. The USLR reserves the right to refuse a name it deems inappropriate or unsuitable.

C. Crossbreds may use any name, except that for stallions and geldings they may not use the method for naming described in Section “A” above. The USLR reserves the right to refuse a name it deems inappropriate or unsuitable.

VI. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION INTO A NEW NAME.

I. In order for a transfer of the Certificate of Registration into a new name to take place, a horse must already have been registered with the USLR.

2. Further, in order for a Certificate of Registration to be transferred into a new name, the person (s) to whom the horse is currently registered according to the records of the USLR must endorse the Certificate.

3. The Certificate of Registration, naming the person(s) requesting the transfer, along with the appropriate fee, must be forwarded to the USLR office.

4. All transfers of Certificates of Registration must be duly recorded by the USLR.

5. If title to a USLR registered Lipizzan or Lipizzan Crossbred passes to another by reason of death or incapacity of the owner(s), the USLR may transfer the registration of such horse to the new owner upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or upon other satisfactory proof of transfer of ownership.

VII. CHANGE OF STATUS REPORTS

1. Castration. When a previously registered Lipizzan or Lipizzan Crossbred stallion is castrated (gelded), the Date of Castration line on the back of the Certificate of Registration must be completed by the person(s) to whom the horse is registered or recorded, and the Certificate of Registration then forwarded to the office of the USLR. An endorsement that the horse has been castrated will be indicated on the Certificate of Registration and the Certificate returned to the owner. There is no charge.

2. Death of a Lipizzan. Upon the death of a Lipizzan or Lipizzan Crossbred, the Date of Death line on the back of the Certificate of Registration must be completed by the person(s) to whom the horse is registered or recorded, and the Certificate of Registration forwarded to the office of the USLR. The Certificate will be returned to the owner after endorsement by the USLR. There is no charge.

VIII. DUPLICATE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

A duplicate Certificate of Registration will be issued only when a signed Affidavit of Lost Registration form is submitted. If possible, a copy of the Bill of Sale should accompany the Affidavit, along with the applicable fee, and be sent to the office of the USLR. In addition, if the horse had not been blood typed, it will be necessary to have it done, using a USLR approved laboratory.

IX. USLR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND PEDIGREE POLICY

1. It is to be understood that the USLR, in its continuing research concerning the background and identification of Lipizzan horses, may discover new information or corrections that affect a horse’s pedigree. In the interests of keeping the pedigrees pure and accurate, the Board of Directors, with the advice and consent of the Registration Review Committee, reserves the right to make the appropriate changes to a horse’s record, even if it results in a change of status for the horse and its descendants. In the event that the USLR does make changes in a registered horse’s pedigree, upon being informed of said change, the owner of record must forward the horse’s Certificate of Registration to the USLR office, where upon an updated Certificate of Registration will be issued at no charge. The USLR may rescind a horse’s Certificate of Registration if it finds significant or salient information on the Registration Application or on the pedigree of the horse or of the horse’s parents submitted in conjunction with the Registration Application to be false, whether or not the person knowingly submitted the false information.

2. Any question concerning an individual horse’s pedigree or Certificate of Registration must be directed in writing to the USLR office.

X. POLICY CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF OWNERSHIP

The position of the USLR concerning its policy regarding responsibility and liability for establishing the true ownership of a horse is covered in the USLR Rules and Regulations.

XI. FEES

MEMBERSHIP

Participating $64

Family $89

Corporation/Partnership $104

Associate $35

Junior Associate/Civic Organization $25

VARIOUS FEES Member Nonmember

Registration (six months of age & under, and all imports) $40 $150

Late Registration (over six months of age) $100 $300

Transfer of Ownership (within six months of sale) $15 $100

Farm Registration Discount (members only):

6 or more horses registered at once.

ALL under six months of age. 10% discount on $40 fee $36 N/A

1 or more over six months of age. $100 first, $40 others $100/$40 N/A

Late Transfer of Ownership (after six months of sale) $25 $150

Recorded Crossbred (six months of age and under) $40 $150

Late Recorded Crossbred (over six months of age) $100 $300

Duplicate Certificate $25 $75

Upgraded Certificate (with birth dates and places) $10 $25

Add Other Breed to Crossbred Certificate $25 $75

DNA Kit $47 $155

Blood typing and DNA Testing (both marker types) $67 $180

DNA Conversion (from existing blood samples) $27 $75

Replacement DNA kit $7 $20

Late Stallion Report (reports due by Dec.31) $10 $25

Fees or charges for the services mentioned above in this document are to be set by the Board of Directors. A majority of the Board of Directors must vote in order for the change to go into effect.