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Foundation Register
Horses of established type and sound identity, accepted at inspection to found recorded lines where full pedigree is not yet documented.
National Studbook · Nigeria
The National Record Of Nigerian Sport Horses
Microchip identification, DNA parentage and a lifetime passport for every horse entered.
StatusPre-launch. Founding membership opens soon.
What The Studbook Does
Four Duties, One Record
The Studbook keeps an independent, permanent record of identity, parentage and quality for sport horses bred or kept in Nigeria, with polo and eventing as its objectives.
01
Identify
A veterinarian places an ISO 11784/11785 microchip in the left side of the neck. The Studbook links that number to one permanent record, and the owner receives a checkable identity for the horse.
02
Verify
Hair roots or blood are used to compare the horse's DNA with its recorded sire and dam. The testing laboratory provides the evidence; the Studbook records the result and the owner receives a verified parentage status.
03
Register
A registrar reviews the identity, parentage and application evidence before assigning the appropriate Register. Once approved, the owner receives a Studbook registration number and a lifetime passport.
04
Grade
An independent inspector applies the published pass or fail gates and scores the listed traits. The Studbook records the result, and the owner receives an inspection outcome that can be checked against the same standard.
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A Permanent Record, Not A Horse Business
What A Studbook Is
An independent, permanent record of a horse's identity and parentage. It connects the horse, its microchip, DNA evidence, registration status and lifetime passport in one record that can be checked.
What It Is Not
The Studbook does not breed, own, promote or sell horses. Farms and members breed independently; the founders' own breeding venture is a member like any other and has no role in Studbook decisions.
The Three Registers
Where A Horse Is Recorded
Each horse is entered in one register, according to the evidence available for its identity and parentage.
B
Main Register
Horses with verified parentage through recorded sires and dams, meeting the inspection standard for the Studbook objective.
C
Recorded Register
Horses identified and recorded for traceability and passport purposes, without breeding-grade status.
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The Studbook For You
Why Register
Four proofs every registered horse carries.
For Breeders
How breeding stock and foals enter the record.
For Owners
Continuous ownership and a lifetime passport.
For Institutions
Support infrastructure, never the record.
Breeding Records
The Studbook records breeding. Farms breed.
Breed Societies
Societies keep the breed. The Studbook keeps the Nigerian record.
Independence
The Same Rules For Every Member
The Studbook is independent of every breeder, owner and sponsor. Rules and fees are published and apply equally to founders and sponsors.
Register Your Interest
Be Ready When Membership Opens
Leave your details and the Studbook will write to you when founding membership opens.
Plain Terms
Short Glossary
- Studbook
- An independent, permanent record of horses, including their identity, parentage and registration status.
- Microchip
- An ISO 11784/11785 electronic transponder placed in the left side of the neck and read with a scanner.
- DNA Parentage Test
- A comparison of a horse's DNA with its recorded sire and dam, using hair roots or blood.
- UELN
- The Unique Equine Life Number: a 15-character international identifier. The Studbook's UELN code is in progress.
- Passport
- The lifetime document that links a horse to its identity, parentage, register and recorded history.
- Registers A, B And C
- Register A is Foundation, Register B is Main and Register C is Recorded. Entry depends on the evidence available for identity and parentage.
- Native Types
- Hausa, Bornu, Katsina, Sulebawa and Bhirum horses recorded through Register A without a claim of breed purity.
- Breed Society
- The organisation that owns a breed standard and its breed studbook. The Studbook keeps the Nigerian record.
- Inspector
- An independent person appointed to assess a horse against the published inspection rules.
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