2025 MFTHBA Rulebook

29 a) The individual will submit the request in writing and will pay a fee. The individual will conduct a DNA test on the horse or pony in question. These results must be on file before final approval for may be given by the Board of Directors. b) The MFTHBA will send a certified letter to the individual's last known address. The MFTHBA will contact the individual using the last known phone number and email address. c) If all attempts fail, evidence of all attempts must be submitted to the MFTHBA office. The office staff will then post a notice on the MFTHBA web site asking the person or anyone knowing the location of the person in question to notify the office immediately. This notice will be published for two (2) months. d) If the notice on the web site fails to locate the person in question after a two (2) month time period, the Board of Directors may vote to waive the requirement for signature. e) The office staff shall then complete the transaction with notation on the paperwork that all attempts to locate the required person failed and that the transaction was approved with the signature requirement waived by the Board of Directors. 8. No person shall refuse a request from MFTHBA for the return of a Registration Certificate either before, after, or pending hearing to determine registration authenticity or for participation privileges in MFTHBA approved events. MFTHBA may retain possession of a certificate until resolution of the matter for which the return of the certificate was requested. 9. In the event of a horse’s death, the owner shall notify the MFTHBA office. Once notified, the official record in the MFTHBA office will note the horse is deceased. Section 2. Eligibility of Recorded Horses A. Information Recorded : Each entry into the MFTHBA Stud Book shall contain the registration number, specific markings and color of horse, sex, name of animal, date of birth, name and MFTHBA registration number of the sire, name and MFTHBA registration number of the dam, and name of owner of horse being registered. No more than two names shall be allowed concurrently as owners. B. Stallion Breeding Report : 1. A Stallion Breeding Report may be submitted to the MFTHBA office for each breeding stallion. Breeders completing Stallion Breeding Reports must submit the report no later than the following February 15 of each year. This report must include the registered name and registration number for each mare exposed to that stallion in the past calendar year. 2. Stallion owners may use this report to waive the requirement for stallion owner signature on Application for Registration. 3. Failure to submit a completed report by the due date will require all Applications for Registration for foals produced by the stallion to be signed by the stallion owner. C. Application for Registration : A completed Application for Registration, along with applicable fees, must be submitted to the MFTHBA office for approval for entry into the MFTHBA Stud Book. 1. The breeder of a horse shall be the owner or lessee of the mare at the time of service. Written notice of such lease, signed by the lessor, must be on file with MFTHBA at time of registration, in which event the Registration Certificate shall show the lessee as the breeder. 2. Applications submitted for registrations shall include the completed Breeder’s Certificate signed by the recorded owner of the sire and the recorded owner of the dam at time of service. The stallion owner's signature requirement will not be required if the stallion owner waives this requirement on the stallion breeding report. In cases where the stallion or mare is leased and written notification of said lease signed by the owner is on file with MFTHBA at the time of registration, the lessee shall check the appropriate box and sign as lessee. The signature of the owner of the leased stallion or mare is not required when the lease is on file in the MFTHBA office 3. It is recommended that all new applications be accompanied by good clear photos as indicated below. It is mandatory that all new applications for spotted horses be accompanied by good clear color photos as follows: a) One of each of the front and right side.