IDHS(GB) BREED REGISTERS

The aim of the IDHS(GB) is to preserve and improve the Irish Draught Horse in England, Scotland and Wales and to promote and maintain high standards of breeding, conformation, quality and soundness.  The IDHS(GB) is dedicated to recording ALL foals sired by Registered Irish Draught stallions.  All mare owners have the right to an official Covering Certificate on payment of their covering fee and the Society will only record those animals that have such a certificate.

In the year of foaling the mare owner will be sent a foaling return card.  It is most important that these are completed and returned to the Society Office so that fertility records can be compiled.

The Breed Register requirements are listed below:

IDHS(GB) BREED REGISTERS

RID (Registered Irish Draught)
For Grade A mares and female progeny of RID mares by RID stallions on inspection.
For female progeny of existing (born in or before 2000) AID mares by RID stallions on inspection.
For males by RID stallions, out of RID mares.

AID (Appendix Register)
For existing Grade B mares and female progeny of existing (born in or before 2000) SID mares by RID stallions on inspection.
Fillies/mares with one RID parent and three RID grandparents may also attain AID registration on inspection (in line with Ireland).
For geldings by RID stallions, out of AID mares.

If you have a colt out of an AID mare and you wish to have him inspected as a stallion, then he is only eligible for SHR or G2SH/G3SH Stallion status.

SID (Supplementary Register)
For existing Grade C & D mares. For geldings by RID stallions, out of SID mares.
If you have a colt out of an SID mare and you wish to have him inspected as a stallion, then he is only eligible for SHR or G2SH/G3SH Stallion status.
Fillies born in or before 2000 by RID stallions out of Thoroughbred/Native-bred mares, or out of RID/AID mares by Thoroughbred/Native-bred stallions registered with a recognised Breed Society, may also attain SID registration on inspection.

G2ID (Grade Two Irish Draught – equivalent to Irish S1 Register)
For stallions that fail the RID conformation inspection, but pass the veterinary inspection.
For progeny by G2ID stallions out of RID, AID, SID mares or by RID stallions out of G2ID mares.

G3ID (Grade Three Irish Draught – equivalent to Irish S2 Register)
For stallions that pass or fail the RID conformation inspection and fail the veterinary inspection.
For progeny by G3ID stallions out of RID, AID, SID mares or by RID stallions out of G3ID mares.

IDHS(GB) SPORT HORSE REGISTERS

SHR (Sport Horse Register)
For stallions (with proven Irish Draught breeding in their pedigree) that pass the SHR conformation inspection and pass the veterinary inspection.
For progeny by SHR or RID stallions out of non-ID mares, or out of identified SHR or ID mares by stallions (other than G2/G3ID or G2/G3SH) registered with a recognised Breed Society.

G2SH (Grade Two ID Sport Horse Register)
For stallions that fail the SHR conformation inspection, but pass the veterinary inspection.
For progeny by G2SH stallions out of identified SHR or ID mares (including mares graded RID, AID, SID).
For progeny by G2SH or G2ID stallions out of non-ID mares, or out of G2SH or G2ID mares by any stallions (other than G3ID or G3SH).

G3SH (Grade Three Sport Horse Register)
For stallions that pass or fail the SHR conformation inspection and fail the veterinary inspection.
For progeny by G3SH stallions out of identified SHR or ID mares (including mares graded RID, AID, SID).
For progeny by G3SH or G3ID stallions out of non-ID mares, or out of G3SH or G3ID mares by any stallions

All stock by un-inspected Pure Bred and Sport Horse Irish Draught stallions will only be registered in the respective Grade 3 registers.

MARE INSPECTIONS take place each Autumn, for mares identified with the Society and the property of Members, at various venues covering the whole of the country. Mares also have to be vetted at the owner’s expense. Should a mare fail inspection the person presenting her will be advised at the time of inspection of the reason and it is the owner’s right to bring the mare forward again as often as he/she wishes on payment of the set fee on each occasion.

STALLION INSPECTIONS take place each Spring. To obtain ‘Stallion’ status all colts, 3 years old and over, must come before an Inspection Panel, which includes a full vetting. If passed, a colt will be issued with a Covering Book on receipt of a current CEM Certificate. Any colt/stallion forward for his Inspection must be identified with the Society and the property of a Member.

ANY PURE-BRED ANIMAL THAT IS NOT INSPECTED (2 YRS FOR FEMALES, 3 YRS FOR COLTS) IS ONLY ‘IDENTIFIED’ WITH THE SOCIETY

IMPORTANT GRADING INFORMATION
All Affiliated Shows have their wording scrutinised by the IDHS(GB) Office and are correct. Entrants must abide by the wording. If you hold a SPORT HORSE PASSPORT you may only enter SPORT HORSE CLASSES. If you are GRADED SID, you are graded on to the BREED REGISTER and forfeit your SPORT HORSE status and passport.

Many of you have misunderstood the implications of putting forward your half-bred fillies, thinking they must be GRADED. This is NOT so. You can stay a SPORT HORSE - grading is not mandatory. In fact, as some of you have found out, a part bred (Graded SID) for example is totally out of place in a show class of GRADED ID MARES. If this is the case, you MUST let the Office know and return your GRADED passport for re-issuing as a SPORT HORSE.

The bottom line is - whatever the requirements of the show class wording,  that is the status in which you must make your entry.

GRADING into the BREED REGISTER is intended for those wishing to breed to the GRADE 1 RID STALLION.
So think very hard and long before committing yourself into the WRONG CATEGORY – it will certainly affect your position in a show class of GRADED mares.

Please note – Sport Horse mares have the same facilities to register their offspring, so they in turn will have passports and have the benefits of authenticated pedigrees issued by the IDHS(GB).

Registration Numbers for Colts and Geldings
Some confusion has arisen over the allocation of registration numbers for colts and geldings eligible for the Breed Registers and it is felt that an explanation is required:

Colt with RID Sire and Dam
At birth a colt from two RID parents will be given a registration number beginning with an F/…./…. (standing for ‘Foal’). There will be a stamp in the box on the front of the passport to indicate that the colt is eligible for RID on Inspection. If passed the colt becomes an RID stallion and the registration number is amended to RID/…./…. Alternatively, if the colt is gelded, his passport should be returned to the Office for the registration number to be amended to RID/ (fee £12). Geldings are not subject to inspection and this will be indicated in the box on the front of the passport.

Colt with RID Sire and either AID or SID Dam
A colt by an RID stallion out of an AID or SID mare would only be eligible for Inspection as an Irish Draught Sport Horse. However, in order to allow for his registration number to be amended if he is gelded, he would still be allocated an F/…./…. number at birth, but the letters SHR would be stamped in the eligibility box on the front page of his passport. If gelded, he would take on the grade of his dam, i.e. a colt out of an AID mare would become AID/…./…., and his passport should be returned to the Office so that it can be amended (fee £12). If, on the other hand, he comes forward for Stallion Inspection and is passed onto the ID Sport Horse Register, he would be allocated a new SHR number to replace the F/ number he was given at birth.

Colt not eligible for the Breed Register
If a colt is born from an SHR or RID stallion out of a non-ID mare or out of an identified SHR or ID mare by any other stallion registered with a recognised Breed Society, he would not be eligible for the Breed Register and would therefore be allocated a straightforward SHR number at birth, which would remain with him for life whether he is graded or gelded.

To summarize - ONLY colts with two RID parents are eligible for grading as RID stallions. Colts by RID stallions out of AID and SID mares are ONLY eligible for the Irish Draught Sport Horse Register.

Further information about the IDHS(GB) Breed Registers and Sport Horse Registers is available in the Yearbook.

RID = Registered Irish Draught (full bred)
AID = Appendix Irish Draught (three-quarters bred)
SID = Supplementary Irish Draught (half-bred)
SHR = Sport Horse Register (with proven Irish Draught breeding in the pedigree)
 

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