Foundation Appaloosa Association, Inc.
Article XIII
Registration Rules and Regulations
Registration Requirements: The following requirements must be met for a horse to be eligible for registration in FAA:
A) Beginning January 1(first), 2018. Applicant horse must meet or exceed the following standard for acceptance in the FAA Registry:
1) Applicant horse may have only one (1) non-Appaloosa ancestor appear in the fourth generation, contain only four [4] non-Appaloosa ancestors in the fifth generation.
a) Applicant horse is considered the first generation in all computations.
b) All horses whose ApHC number contains an "F" preceding the number or any horse whose ApHC registration number is #139,999 or less is considered to be a 100% Appaloosa. This new requirement is for 75% Foundation breeding, using the FAA method of counting percentages. To do this, follow each line in the pedigree back to an ApHC number less than 139,999 or a horse of another breed, or a blank. A horse of another breed is counted as 0%. An Appaloosa with a number less than 139,999 is counted as 100%. Therefore, for eligibility purposes, these individual Appaloosa will not have ancestors counted as they are considered the foundation of the breed.
B) The registration requirements in this section can not be altered, superseded, or deleted to reflect a lesser percentage for the purposes of FAA eligibility. These percentages may be increased over time, and in the accordance with Article XI of these bylaws.
C) Applicant horse must be currently registered with the Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc. of the USA (ApHC) or with the Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada (ApHCC).
D) Applicant horse must trace to the ApHC F# horses.
Ineligible Horses: The following is a listing of some criteria which make the applicant automatically ineligible for registrations with FAA:
A) HYPP-Horses descending from families known to carry the dominant gene Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) must be tested and have a N/N outcome to be registered.
B) Greying Gene-Individual horses who exhibit signs of the greying gene will not be eligible for registration in the Registry. A horse that exhibits the greying gene is often born black, but may be born of any base color, and often within a few days many white hairs will appear around the eyes, giving it a sort of goggle appearance. Foals exhibiting this particular goggle appearance will not be eligible for registration. Any mature horse that has a coat of nonpigmented hairs (white) but shows spotted skin underneath the nonpigmented hairs, will be considered a grey and will be ineligible for registration with FAA, and if it has been registered with FAA but later exhibits this condition, FAA recognition will be withdrawn and the registration will be revoked. (Note: The greying gene should not be associated with lesser contrasting color, some individual appear to have faded spots because of lack of bold contrast, this does not necessarily reflect a horse with the greying gene.) Because of lack of solid scientific research into the effects of the greying gene inheritability from those individuals whom through research trace back to known exhibitor of the greying gene, and the fact that many of the individuals who are noted as originators of the original Appaloosa breed pool carried or exhibited the greying gene, this Registry will not ban recognition of those individuals of ancestry which includes the greying gene, but will ban those who currently exhibit this undesirable condition.
C) Parrot Mouth-Horses who exhibit the condition known as Parrot Mouth (Overshot Jaw) will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. For the purposes of this registry, this condition is defined as having the upper incisors overhang the lowers. This condition is strongly suspected as having a familial inheritability tendency.
D) Paint Characteristics-Horses who exhibit Paint characteristics will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. For registration purposes, the following are considered to be Paint characteristics:
1) Blue or Glass Eye(s)
2) Bald Face-For purposes of registration, a bald face is defined as anything which exceeds the generally accepted definition of a blaze. To further define, the white may not be closer than 1/4 inch to the inside corner of the eye.
3) High White-For purposes of registration, high white (otherwise known as a stocking) is defined as white that appears higher than three (3) inches below the knee or hock.
E) Monorchids/Cryptorchids-Horses who exhibit the condition known as Monorchid or Cryptorchid will not be eligible for registration in this Registry.
F) Minimum Height Requirement-Horses who at maturity stand less than 14 hands when measuring from the bottom of the hoof to the highest point of the withers, will be ineligible for registration with FAA. If a FAA recognized horse is discovered to stand less than 14 hands, their registration will be revoked and the ApHC and/or ApHCC will be duly notified of our findings.
G) The ineligibility standards in this section cannot be altered, superseded, or deleted to reflect a lesser standard for any reason other than by reason of indisputable scientific or genetic findings proving a need for alteration, and then completed as to be in compliance with Article XI of these bylaws.
A) Beginning January 1(first), 2018. Applicant horse must meet or exceed the following standard for acceptance in the FAA Registry:
1) Applicant horse may have only one (1) non-Appaloosa ancestor appear in the fourth generation, contain only four [4] non-Appaloosa ancestors in the fifth generation.
a) Applicant horse is considered the first generation in all computations.
b) All horses whose ApHC number contains an "F" preceding the number or any horse whose ApHC registration number is #139,999 or less is considered to be a 100% Appaloosa. This new requirement is for 75% Foundation breeding, using the FAA method of counting percentages. To do this, follow each line in the pedigree back to an ApHC number less than 139,999 or a horse of another breed, or a blank. A horse of another breed is counted as 0%. An Appaloosa with a number less than 139,999 is counted as 100%. Therefore, for eligibility purposes, these individual Appaloosa will not have ancestors counted as they are considered the foundation of the breed.
B) The registration requirements in this section can not be altered, superseded, or deleted to reflect a lesser percentage for the purposes of FAA eligibility. These percentages may be increased over time, and in the accordance with Article XI of these bylaws.
C) Applicant horse must be currently registered with the Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc. of the USA (ApHC) or with the Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada (ApHCC).
D) Applicant horse must trace to the ApHC F# horses.
Ineligible Horses: The following is a listing of some criteria which make the applicant automatically ineligible for registrations with FAA:
A) HYPP-Horses descending from families known to carry the dominant gene Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) must be tested and have a N/N outcome to be registered.
B) Greying Gene-Individual horses who exhibit signs of the greying gene will not be eligible for registration in the Registry. A horse that exhibits the greying gene is often born black, but may be born of any base color, and often within a few days many white hairs will appear around the eyes, giving it a sort of goggle appearance. Foals exhibiting this particular goggle appearance will not be eligible for registration. Any mature horse that has a coat of nonpigmented hairs (white) but shows spotted skin underneath the nonpigmented hairs, will be considered a grey and will be ineligible for registration with FAA, and if it has been registered with FAA but later exhibits this condition, FAA recognition will be withdrawn and the registration will be revoked. (Note: The greying gene should not be associated with lesser contrasting color, some individual appear to have faded spots because of lack of bold contrast, this does not necessarily reflect a horse with the greying gene.) Because of lack of solid scientific research into the effects of the greying gene inheritability from those individuals whom through research trace back to known exhibitor of the greying gene, and the fact that many of the individuals who are noted as originators of the original Appaloosa breed pool carried or exhibited the greying gene, this Registry will not ban recognition of those individuals of ancestry which includes the greying gene, but will ban those who currently exhibit this undesirable condition.
C) Parrot Mouth-Horses who exhibit the condition known as Parrot Mouth (Overshot Jaw) will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. For the purposes of this registry, this condition is defined as having the upper incisors overhang the lowers. This condition is strongly suspected as having a familial inheritability tendency.
D) Paint Characteristics-Horses who exhibit Paint characteristics will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. For registration purposes, the following are considered to be Paint characteristics:
1) Blue or Glass Eye(s)
2) Bald Face-For purposes of registration, a bald face is defined as anything which exceeds the generally accepted definition of a blaze. To further define, the white may not be closer than 1/4 inch to the inside corner of the eye.
3) High White-For purposes of registration, high white (otherwise known as a stocking) is defined as white that appears higher than three (3) inches below the knee or hock.
E) Monorchids/Cryptorchids-Horses who exhibit the condition known as Monorchid or Cryptorchid will not be eligible for registration in this Registry.
F) Minimum Height Requirement-Horses who at maturity stand less than 14 hands when measuring from the bottom of the hoof to the highest point of the withers, will be ineligible for registration with FAA. If a FAA recognized horse is discovered to stand less than 14 hands, their registration will be revoked and the ApHC and/or ApHCC will be duly notified of our findings.
G) The ineligibility standards in this section cannot be altered, superseded, or deleted to reflect a lesser standard for any reason other than by reason of indisputable scientific or genetic findings proving a need for alteration, and then completed as to be in compliance with Article XI of these bylaws.