Rules & Regulations

1. THE FHANA ORGANIZATION

• 1.1. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FPS
  • 1.1.1. FHANA Recognizes the FPS
  • 1.1.2. The FPS Recognizes the FHANA
  • 1.1.3. Privileges of FPS Membership
  • 1.1.4. Communication with the FPS
• 1.2. MEMBERSHIP IN THE FHANA
  • 1.2.1. Categories of membership
  • 1.2.2. Applications for Membership
  • 1.2.3. Dues for New Members
  • 1.2.4. Memberships are Not Transferable
  • 1.2.5. Membership Privileges
    • 1.2.5.1. Privileges of All Categories
    • 1.2.5.2. Privileges of Individual, Family or Business & and life Members
  • 1.2.6. Responsibilities of FHANA Members
    • 1.2.6.1. Good Standing
    • 1.2.6.2. FHANA Breeding Policy
    • 1.2.6.3. Approved Breeding Privileges for Foal Book Topic
    • 1.2.6.4. Notification of Status Change
  • 1.2.7. Spurious Organizations
  • 1.2.8. Termination of Membership
    • 1.2.8.1. Resignation
    • 1.2.8.2. Suspension or Termination
    • 1.2.8.3. Non Payment of Dues
  • 1.2.9. Reinstatement of Membership
• 1.3. FEES
  • 1.3.1. Amounts
  • 1.3.2. Fees Are Due in Advance of Services
    • 1.3.2.1. Non-Sufficient Funds Checks
  • 1.3.3. Delinquent Accounts
  • 1.3.4. Penalties
• 1.4. CHAPTERS
  • 1.4.1. Chapter Designation
  • 1.4.2. Chapter Members
  • 1.4.3. Chapter Rules and Finances
  • 1.4.4. Chapter Representative
• 1.5. THE FHANA EMBLEM
  • 1.5.1. Authorized Use

2. BREEDING

• 2.1. BREEDING OBJECTIVE OF THE FPS
  • 2.1.1. Historical Context
  • 2.1.2. Typical Friesian Characteristics
  • 2.1.3. Conformation
  • 2.1.4. Breeding for Performance
• 2.2. BREEDER'S RESPONSIBIliTY
  • 2.2.1. Stallion Selection
  • 2.2.2. Inbreeding
    • 2.2.2.1. Inbreeding Coefficients
    • 2.2.2.2. Inbreeding Coefficient Forecasts
    • 2.2.2.3. Kinship
• 2.3. BREEDING GUIDEliNES
  • 2.3.1. Approved Breeding Methods
  • 2.3.2. Breeding Contracts
  • 2.3.3. Stallion Breeding limits
    • 2.3.3.1. Export of North American Stallions Not Yet Approved on Offspring
    • 2.3.3.2. Breeding limits for Mares Abroad
  • 2.3.4. FHANA-Approved Stallion Representatives
• 2.4. PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTED SEMEN
  • 2.4.1. Use of Frozen Semen From Deceased Stallions
  • 2.4.2. Imported Semen-FHANA Policy
• 2.5. STALliON RECORD BOOK & BREEDING CERTIFICATE FORMS
  • 2.5.1. Stallion Record Book
  • 2.5.2. Distribution of Breeding Certificate Copies
  • 2.5.3. Stallion Report
    • 2.5.3.1. Penalty for Late Stallion Reports
  • 2.5.4. Breeding Certificates for Imported Semen
• 2.6. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
  • 2.6.1. Naming the foal
• 2.7. BIRTH ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
• 2.8. JUDGING THE FOAL
  • 2.8.1. Registration Without Judging
• 2.9. IDENTIFICATION CODE
• 2.10. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE/FOAL BOOK
• 2.11. PARENTAGE VERIFICATION
  • 2.11.1. Parentage Verification Policy
  • 2.11.2. Stallion Genetic Testing
  • 2.11.3. Parentage Verification Requirement for Registration
  • 2.11.4. Obtaining Genetic Material from Dams
  • 2.11.5. Kits for Collecting Genetic Material
  • 2.11.6. Certification of Genetic Material
  • 2.11.7. Parentage Verification Results and Discrepancies
• 2.12. EMBRYO TRANSFER
  • 2.12.1. Written Permission for E.T.
  • 2.12.2. E.T. Mare Eligibility
  • 2.12.3. Veterinary Certification
  • 2.12.4. E.T. Parentage Verification Requirements
  • 2.12.5. E.T. Conditions
    • 2.12.5.1. Exceptional Producing Mares
• 2.13. CLONING

3. FOAL BOOK, STUDBOOKS, STUDBOOK REGISTERS, AUXIliARY/HulP STUDBOOK, SUBSIDIARY REGISTERS (B-BOOKS)

• 3.1. DEFINITIONS
• 3.2. FOAL BOOK
  • 3.2.1. Qualification
  • 3.2.2. Foal Book Adults
  • 3.2.2.1. Foal Book Mares and Their Produce
• 3.3. STUDBOOK FOR MARES AND GELDINGS
  • 3.3.1. Studbook for Mares and Geldings
    • 3.3.1.1. Judging
    • 3.3.1.2. Eligibility
    • 3.3.1.3. Criteria
    • 3.3.1.4. Registration Certificate
  • 3.3.2. Star Mare and Gelding Registers
    • 3.3.2.1. Judging
    • 3.3.2.2. Eligibility
    • 3.3.2.3. Criteria
    • 3.3.2.4. Registration Certificate
  • 3.3.3. Crown/Kroon
  •               3.3.3.1. Judging
  •               3.3.3.2 Criteria
  • 3.3.4. Model Mare Register
    • 3.3.4.1. Judging
    • 3.3.4.2. Eligibility
    • 3.3.4.3. Criteria
    • 3.3.4.4. Model Proof Performance Test
  • 3.3.5. Preferential Mare Register
    • 3.3.5.1. Qualification
    • 3.3.5.2. Application
  • 3.3.6. Performance Mother (Prestatie) Register
    • 3.3.6.1. Qualification
    • 3.3.6.2. Application
•              3.3.7. Sport Predicate
•                            3.3.7.1 Judging the Sport
•                            3.3.7.2 Criteria
• 3.4. AUXIliARY STUDBOOK (HulPSTAMBOEK) FOR MARES
  • 3.4.1. Qualification
  • 3.4.2. Purpose
• 3.5. STUDBOOK FOR STALliONS
  • 3.5.1. Eligibility
    • 3.5.1.1. Eligibility Based on Physical Appearance
    • 3.5.1.2. Eligibility Based on Pedigree and Dam
  • 3.5.2. Judging for Candidacy
    • 3.5.2.1. Candidacy of Exceptional Performance Horses
  • 3.5.3. Candidate’s Pre-Evaluations
  • 3.5.4. Central Stallion Proving
    • 3.5.4.1. Location, Frequency and Duration
    • 3.5.4.2. Evaluation of the Stallions
    • 3.5.4.3. Costs of the Central Stallion Proving
    • 3.5.4.4. Accountability
  • 3.5.5. Entry in Studbook for Stallions
  • 3.5.6. Provisional Approval for Breeding
    • 3.5.6.1. Offspring Judging I
    • 3.5.6.2. Offspring Judging II
  • 3.5.7. Approved Breeding Privileges Withdrawn
  • 3.5.8. Maintaining Approved Breeding Privileges
  • 3.5.9. Preferential Stallions
• 3.6. SUBSIDIARY REGISTERS (B-BOOKS)
  • 3.6.1. B-Book I
    • 3.6.1.1. B-Book I Sub-Registers
    • 3.6.1.2. B-Book I Registration Document
  • 3.6.2. B-Book II
    • 3.6.2.1. B-Book II Registration Document

4. REGISTRATION

• 4.1. GENERAL REGISTRATION GUIDEliNES
  • 4.1.1. Eligibility and Method of Receiving Registration Services
  • 4.1.2. Buyers and Importers’ Responsibility
  • 4.1.3. Registration Certificate is Statement of Pedigree Only
• 4.2. REGISTRATION FEE
• 4.3. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
  • 4.3.1. Recording Ownership Transfer on Registration Certificate
    • 4.3.1.1. To Record Transfer of Foal Without Registration Certificate
  • 4.3.2. Seller’s Responsibility in Transfer
  • 4.3.3. Buyer’s Responsibility in Transfer
    • 4.3.3.1. Late Transfer Penalty
  • 4.3.4. Transfer to Immediate Family Members
• 4.4. REGISTRATION OF IMPORTED HORSES
  • 4.4.1. Registration Documents of Horses Abroad
  • 4.4.2. Transfer of Ownership of Imported Horses
  • 4.4.3. Importation of In-Utero Foals
• 4.5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR B-BOOK II
  • 4.5.1. B-BOOK II Registration Requirements
  • 4.5.2. B-BOOK II Registration Procedure
• 4.6. DUPliCATE CERTIFICATES
• 4.7. CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF HORSES
  • 4.7.1. Castration
  • 4.7.2. Death
• 4.8. INVESTIGATION OF VAliDITY OF PEDIGREE

5. JUDGING

• 5.1. PURPOSE OF JUDGING
• 5.2. EliGIBIliTY FOR JUDGING
  • 5.2.1. Accountability
  • 5.2.2. Members in Good Standing
  • 5.2.3. Horses Must Be Sound
  • 5.2.4. Categories to Be Judged
• 5.3. JUDGING FEES
  • 5.3.1. Judging Fees and Circuit Fee
    • 5.3.1.1. Late Application Fee
    • 5.3.1.2. Substitutions and Refunds
  • 5.3.2. Regional Judging or Central Show Fees
• 5.4. LOCATIONS AND TYPES OF JUDGING
  • 5.4.1. Judging Sites
    • 5.4.1.1. Responsibilities of Hosts
  • 5.4.2. Types of Judgings
    • 5.4.2.1. Regional Judging
    • 5.4.2.2. Central Shows
• 5.5. PREMIUMS AND PRIZES
  • 5.5.1. Premiums
    • 5.5.1.1. Premiums to Foals
    • 5.5.1.2. Premiums to Other Horses
  • 5.5.2. Prizes
• 5.6. PRESENTATION OF HORSES FOR JUDGING
  • 5.6.1. Judging Format
  • 5.6.2. Presentation of Horses
  • 5.6.3. Equipment for Presentation
  • 5.6.4. Grooming for Presentation
  • 5.6.5. Dress of the Handler
  • 5.6.6. Presentation in the Triangular Arena
• 5.7. JUDGING STANDARDS
  • 5.7.1. linear Scores

Appendices

• A. Membership Dues & list of Service Fees
• B. FPS Approved Stallions in North America (See Stallion list)
• C. FHANA Chapters (See Chapter list)
• D. Registration Certificate - Explanation
• E. Registration Certificates - Descriptions
• F. So You Want to Buy a Friesian Horse
• (A Summary of Registers, Statuses and Premiums)
• Identification of Friesian Horse by Papers and Branding (table)
• G. Register in which Offspring will be Entered (table)
• H. Categories of Horses to be Judged (table)
• I. Responsibilities of Judging Coordinator
• J. Judging in the Triangular Arena
• K. Specifications for Horses’ Permanent Identification and Parentage Verification
• L. Registered Names of Horses
• M. Reference Material
• N. Emblems of FHANA and the FPS
• O. Conformation of the Legs
• P. Height in Centimeters, Inches and Hands
• Q. Stallion Selection Procedures