RULE AMENDMENT – EFFECTIVE 1ST AUGUST 2025

12.1 IBF Process

A stallion must have its Certificate of Registration endorsed as having completed the IBF process prior to the first service taking place. NB: Failure to comply with the above will result in a substantial penalty fee being applied.

a) The owner of the stallion must submit the following to the Association for consideration:

• the stallion’s original Registration Certificate

• a fully completed IBF Form signed by a registered veterinarian certifying that the details contained in the form are true and correct

b) The stallion will not be eligible for IBF if he:

• has been gelded prior to the AQHA receiving the IBF form

• is Parrot mouthed (overshot or undershot) where normal occlusion between the upper and lower incisors is absent in horses over the age of two (2)

• is a cryptorchid or monorchid

• does not have two (2) visible testicles descended into the scrotum at the time of submitting IBF Form to the AQHA

• is under 18 months of age at the time of IBF Vet inspection

• is not a minimum height of 14hh at the time of IBF Vet inspection

• If the horse tests positive for deafness.

c) A deceased stallion cannot have an IBF completed and therefore cannot be upgraded to a breeding sire;

d) Any stallion that applies for IBF, from 1 August 2024, must complete a GBED, PSSM1, IMM, MH and MYHM genetic test by a laboratory recognised by the Association as part of the IBF process.