In a message dated 5/4/2002 2:54:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Mel@i12.com writes: > I am just thinking is > that how some "dealers" would get false history for a horse, then get more > money for a foal or whatever on the basis that its from a particular > lineage? > Mellie > IBSSG > I am thinking a Veternarian would certify the removal of the sample was from the specified horse. Probably with two witnesses to certify it was so. Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) ~~ Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n d i c o t t, S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. Nv.)
<ScismGenie@aol.com> wrote.... > I am thinking a Veternarian would certify the removal of the sample was from the specified horse. > Probably with two witnesses to certify it was so.< Nope! Neither are required. In fact, in a situation like that, how is the vet to know if the horse is legit unless he is personally acquainted with the animal? Part of the 'insurance' here is that when the registration & DNA typing is submitted, there is an area on the registration where the horse's markings have to be illustrated in detail in 4 different views on the horse diagram that is a part of the application. When the reg. app. is processed and the final papers come back, the markings are printed out on a horse diagram that appears on the official registration, again in 4 views (front, back, left & right). This application and diagram will follow the registered animal the rest of it's life through however many owners so it's very important to get the diagram of the markings correct from the get-go! ;-) The Pinto, The Buckskin, The International Barb and the American Indian Horse registries all require photographs of the horse from the 4 different angles and these are attached to the final registration papers. No bloodtesting or DNA typing here... yet. The Racking Horse and other specific breeds require bloodtesting, drawn by a licensed veterinarian and submitted with the registration application. And those are the only breeds that I can attest to with any degree of personal knowledge. There... more than anyone wanted to know about registration requirements for horses! :-) Best, SueB