THIRD SCHEDULE.   THE MORGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND REGISTER OF PARTBRED HORSES.

Until otherwise determined by Association the following are the regulations for entry of horses in the Association's Register of Partbred Morgans.

1.         REGISTERING OF PARTBRED MORGAN HORSES.

1.1       Before any foal can be registered the Association must be in receipt of:-

1.1.1    The appropriate service certificate.

1.1.2    Completed Identification and Naming form signed by the breeder.   All white markings on a horse (pink skin) must be indicated in red on the diagram appearing on the application form supplied by the Association and a description of the said markings in the space provided.   Whorls must be noted by a dot within a circle.   All acquired marks (scares,  brands,  etc.) must be shown and described.

1.1.3    The Veterinary Certificate signed by the Veterinarian who branded and/or implanted the microchip in the horse.

1.1.4    The Veterinary Certificate signed by the Veterinarian who gelded the partbred colt/ stallion.

1.1.5    The prescribed fee.

2.         Any person/s who stands a stallion at stud and wishes to use that stallion for breeding Registered Partbred Morgans must be the listed owner/ lessee of that stallion.

3.         Application for entry in the Association's Register of Partbred Morgan horses will be accepted only from the listed owner /lessee of the dam,  whether they are members of the Association or not.

4.         Service Certificates will be issued on request to any person whether they are members of the Association or not.

5.         Each application for entry in the Association's Register shall be submitted on the prescribed form containing such information as the Association may from time to time require.

6.         Identification and Naming forms are required to be signed by the breeder and must be submitted to the Registrar before the horse is two years of age.   Late entries,  if accepted into the Association's Register,  may be charged at increased fees.

7.         Onus of proof of breeding of all Partbred foals shall be on the owner of the dam of the foal.

8.         Each application for entry shall be approved by the Association or its officers appointed by the Association for this purpose.

9.         If a horse has not been submitted for entry in accordance with the forgoing regulations the Association may refuse to enter the horse.

10.       A number shall be allocated by the Association to each horse upon entry in the Association's Register and the numbers so allocated shall be known as the Registered number,  numbers shall be allocated consecutively,  accordingly,  no two horses shall have the same Registration number.

11.       A Certificate of Registration shall be issued in respect of each and every application for Registering so approved.

12.       BRANDING.

12.1     The use of an approved brand and/or the implantation of an approved microchip will be acceptable symbols in identifying that a horse is listed in the Association's Register of Partbred Horses.

12 2     The brand to denote that a horse is a Part bred Morgan shall be owned by the Association.

12.2.1  The Owners of horses to be branded will apply on the required form for the use of the brand.

12.2.2  This form will be returned to the Association when applying for registration.

12.2.3  The branding iron will be applied and returned to the Association in accordance with the contract of use.

12.3     Microchips.

12.3.1  Microchips will be obtainable from the Registrar of the Association upon application and tendering of the appropriate fee.

12.3.2  The microchip will be inserted by a veterinary surgeon according to the accompanying instructions and a Veterinary Certificate will be signed and returned to the Registrar stating the appropriate microchip number.