MARES

The ACE register for mares is divided into these sections:

❖ Mare Studbook 1

❖ Mare Studbook 2

❖ Mare Studbook 3

❖ Mare Register

To enter a Studbook, the mare must be assessed and have a DNA test.

The minimum age for mares to enter the Studbook is 30 months.

Mare Register

To be entered in the mare register the mare must be ACE registered or recognised with an official registration certificate or an ACE horse passport but must not prove four (4) complete generations of performance-oriented breeding.

Upgrading of a mare

Mares that are entered in one section of the studbook may be presented again for reassessment with a time and place set deciding whether the mare is to be upgraded to the next higher section. A respective upgrading is to be documented accordingly.

Transfer of the ownership of mares

Following written notification by the new owner of a mare, the transfer of ownership will be entered in the Studbook. The requirements for this are:

• The new owner must be or must become a subscriber of ACE (as of the 01/01/2015) and
• The registration paper must be submitted to ACE.

 Amendment to Studbook Registrations

ACE will transfer the horse to another section of the studbook or delete the horse from the studbook or register if it subsequently receives information that the requirements for entry were not fulfilled or were subsequently not met. Each amendment will be clearly documented as such. Without exception, all of the originally issued registration papers are to be collected and cancelled. The breeder will be informed of the measure.

STALLIONS

Health
Horses used for breeding are expected to be healthy and fertile. General health, as well as the health of reproductive organs and hereditary health, are to be taken into account.
Recognition of results of sports performance for the entry into the Stallion Studbook.
ACE recognises results from international and national competitive sports events/ horse performance shows for approval to the ACE studbooks if they correspond to the following placings:

Dressage: Receive scores of at least 68% five (5) times under various judges in tests at the advanced level or higher at EA Australia recognised events; or

Jumping: Be placed in the top three (3) in at least 1.45m to 1.50m courses for a total of five (5) times at EA Australia recognised events; or

Eventing: Be placed three (3) times in the top 50% of finishers at EA Australia recognised events at a three-star or higher level.

Horses that achieve these performance results may be accepted into the Studbooks – provided they have also passed an ACE approved inspection of movements, external appearance, and internal characteristics.

Licensing Application

An application for the licensing of a stallion during the ACE breeding inspection and assessment tour must be submitted to the main office of ACE within the time limit stated on the ACE website.

Conditions for admittance to licensing:

The following conditions must be met for a stallion to be admitted to the licensing:

❖ The stallion must be at least 30 months old on the day of presentation for the preliminary licensing and 36 months of age for the full licensing,

❖ His ancestry must correspond to the conditions for registration in the stallion studbooks and register,

❖ the stallion´s certificate of pedigree must be presented on the day of licensing.

The ACE register for stallions is divided into these 4 sections:

❖ Stallion Studbook 1

❖ Stallion Studbook 2

❖ Stallion Studbook 3

❖ Stallion Register

Stallion Register 

Any ACE registered or recognised stallion that does not fulfill one or more of the stallion studbook requirements will be listed in the stallion register. Stallions in the register are eligible to receive a service certificate book from ACE, to encourage efficient record-keeping and registration of the progeny.

To be registered in the stallion register the stallion must be ACE registered with an official registration certificate or an ACE horse passport and have a DNA profile with ACE.