• To register your Part Bred heavy horse in the main stud book your horse must have ¼ (25%) of proven purebred heavy horse breeding registration and will be registered in sections of Light, Medium and Heavy horses.

• Part Bred Clydesdales will be registered as such, as long as there is at least ONE parent who is 100% Clydesdale and that parent is registered with the Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society Australia (CCHSA). This meets the requirements of the CCHSA Part bred Clydesdale recording guidelines, showing that there is no less than 50% of registered Clydesdale bloodline.

Part Bred Clydesdales with less than 50% Clydesdale bloodlines are also registered with the AHHA, as long as there is proof of linage/bloodlines. Please contact the AHHA Secretary for any further information or clarification.

AHHA Part Bred Clydesdale Registration guidelines can be found here

• We have upgraded our 'Classified Heavy Horse' studbook to include two separate registries.

Classified Heavy Horse (Breeding Unknown), this has not changed.
Classified Heavy Horse Appendix (Heavy Horse breeding 12.5% - 24.99%)

Full details regarding the Classified Heavy Horse Appendix regulations can be found here

To register your horse in the 'Classified Heavy Horse' section of unknown breeding, you must submit your registration to the committee with proof of purchase and 4 photos (Front, Side (L & R) and Behind). This registration will be registered in sections of Light, Medium and Heavy based on heavy horse features as type. eg feathering. bone structure etc.

All Pure bred horses that are unregistered can be registered as a Classified Heavy Horse, as long as they meet the criteria above.

Classified Heavy Horse registrations are encouraged to enter Any Other Registered Heavy Horse classes at shows when competing, due to their unknown breeding and qualification according to our breed registration requirements.

• Over Stamping - All Pure breed and Part Bred heavy horses registered with their relevant breed society will be 'over-stamped as foundation registered Pure Heavy Horse or Part Bred Heavy Horse when their AHHA registration application is accompanied with a copy of their official foundation breed registration.

This DOES NOT overrule their original breed society's registration, this however, allows members who have their pure horses registered with us to enter shows and use their results to put towards the AHHA Performance Awards.

Full Registrations

These are for all horses (whether Pure or Part) who are registering with the AHHA as new horses, that are NOT already registered with another breed society. These include all Pure, Part Breed and Classified Heavy Horse Registrations.

Over Stamp Registrations

These are cheaper than 'normal' registrations. If your horse (whether is be a Pure or Part Breed) is already registered with their breed society and you are registering it with the AHHA, to be eligible for our Performance Awards it will only cost you $20 instead of the 'Full Registration' cost of $40. Therefore making it the cheaper option for registration.

If you require any further clarification or information regarding our registrations, please contact our National Secretary.

DNA Verification will be needed for the following registrations:

1. Pure Breed Gypsy Cobs (MSB1 and MSB2)

2. Part Bred Gypsy Cob 50-50 (including Drum Horses)

3. Pure Breed Heavy Horses

If you require DNA testing please contact Practical Horse Genetics. This link will take you to the right location to request a DNA profile for parentage, with our AHHA organisation code pre-loaded: https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=mic&org=AHHA

The link provided above, you will need to scroll down until you can see the button that says 'Provide details and pay'. This will take you to a form where you can fill in your contact details and some details for the horse too. There is a field for “How many animals” next to the “Provide details and pay” button that allows you to order for more than one horse if necessary.

More information about our AHHA Studbook Structure can be found here.