[TESS030404]

I was talking to a friend of mine today, and she said that as of 2010 AQHA will no longer register Impressive bred horses. Any horse that has ANY Impressive breeding on either side will no longer be able to be registered.
Has anyone else heard this?

[trail_rider]

i thought that had already took effect???? i thought in 2005. i could be wrong tho.

[Lexy]

Originally Posted by TESS030404

I was talking to a friend of mine today, and she said that as of 2010 AQHA will no longer register Impressive bred horses. Any horse that has ANY Impressive breeding on either side will no longer be able to be registered.
Has anyone else heard this?

I wouldn't think that is right. Probably if any horse tests positive for HYPP then they won't be registered.

[Lexy]

As of Jan 1 2007 if a horse tests H/H for HYPP then they can't be registered.

Without looking at anything, it seems that the 2010 rule will allow a horse to be registered if they are N/H but only if they are gelded/spayhed.

[Acme Acres]

It is any Impressive horse that is HH. NH and of course NN horses are still registerable. NNs will always be registerable. If I remember right, they're saying no NH after 2017.

[TESS030404]

just did some reading here is what i found:
1. Rule 227 will be amended making foals of calendar year 2006 and after ineligible for registration if they are descendants of the stallion Impressive, AQHA Number 0767246, and found to be HYPP positive (H/H).
2. Additionally, Rule 227 will be amended to provide that foals of 2010 and later that are found to be HYPP (N/H) will only be eligible for registration as geldings or non-breeding mares.

i guess ill be passing this on to my friend
your right lexy

[Lexy]

I know this discussion is a few weeks old, but I thought this would be a good place to make a correction so if anyone finds it for reference, they will have the correct info.

CORRECTION

I talked to the owner of the stallion we are breeding our mares to today. We were talking about HYPP and HERDA. The mare I had there is N/H and I made the comment I didn't know what we were going to do with her come 2010. While she would retain her papers and would be allowed to bred, any foal she had that tested N/H would be subject to the geld/spay rule to obtain registration. Gelding isn't a problem, but spaying a mare is a different ball game. From what I understand, spaying is a large animal hospital, major surgery, bookoos of money type deal and I am not interested in not having an unregistered horse nor do I want to have to put out that kind of money just to get papers.

She told me I didn't need to worry that the whole deal with the N/H horses had been defeated. That the 2010 rule would NOT be implemented.

Just wanted to clear up my above info.

[JBandRio]

Are you saying that she is saying the 2010 rule has been vetoed? Where did she hear/read that?

Spaying these days doesn't have to be the big deal that it was. It no longer has to be a huge, lay 'em out on the table ordeal. It's still not trivial, but it's not nearly as complicated as it used to be.

[luvs2ride79]

It also did NOT SAY ANYTHING about spaying, only "non-breeding", meaning NONE of the mare's foals could be registered by AQHA.

I would also NOT go off the word of some friend as to what a registry is doing. Go look it up on their web site or call to verify.

[Lexy]

Gee.... You are right it says NON breeding mare. I was gonna fix it this morning.


Nothing has been implemented except the 2007 H/H out rule. You will see the first proposal is about the 2010 deal. The second is to have any positive horse be ineligible for registration beginning 2024. I can't find anything else concerning the status of the N/H horses and registration.

October 17, 2003; letter from AQHA President Steve Stevens:
HYPP
The next important topic relates to Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP). The stud book and registration committee has asked the executive committee to obtain input from the membership regarding this important matter that will appear on their agenda at the Reno convention in March 2004. The proposal is as follows:
1. Rule 227 will be amended making foals of calendar year 2006 and after ineligible for registration if they are descendants of the stallion Impressive, AQHA Number 0767246, and found to be HYPP positive (H/H).
2. Additionally, Rule 227 will be amended to provide that foals of 2010 and later that are found to be HYPP (N/H) will only be eligible for registration as geldings or non-breeding mares.
Again, make your elected representatives and AQHA staff aware of your feeling regarding this issue.


November 12, 2003; letter from AQHA President Steve Stevens:
……..a halter task force met with a subcommittee of the stud book and registration committee and with the executive committee. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss proposals that the stud book and registration committee made in October relating to HYPP.
We received a substantial amount of input from our membership. This process has been excellent, and we look forward to discussing other matters of importance with you.
Based on this discussion, the subcommittee will recommend the following to the entire stud book and registration committee during the 2004 AQHA Convention in Reno:
1) Foals of 2006 and later tracing to the stallion Impressive will be required to be parentage verified and tested for HYPP.
2) Foals of 2006 and later testing positive for HYPP (H/H) will not be eligible for registration with AQHA.
3) Foals of 2024 and later testing positive for HYPP (N/H) will not be eligible for registration with AQHA.
In addition, the subcommittee supported a recommendation made by the executive committee to commence an education and awareness campaign informing the membership of the effects of HYPP.
I hope our members believe this to be a workable solution to this long-standing matter of importance to our Association. If passed at the convention, this resolution should ultimately eliminate the problems associated with HYPP, while being fair and equitable to our members who presently own these horses.