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There are two registries that I know of that meet the online 24/7 and that is the USTA (Standardbreds) and the APHA (American Paint Horse Association).  I have a contact at the USTA.  How would someone like me, who is willing to make the connection to a person at the breed organization, get the USTA and AERC to talk to make this happen?  I think that the reason it hasn't happened with other breed organizations is that no one who could help knew that anything needed to be done to make it happen. 

 

Carolyn Burgess

Michael Maul <mmaul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In response to:"But look at the little things....AERC tracks pedigree of 
> Arabs doing endurance, but no other breed. "
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> Here's a little background on why only registered Arabs and half Arabs 
> are linked in the AERC online
>  records.
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> 1. The pedigree links can only be done if the registry has a modern 
> database with a software support team and is available 24/7 from the 
> Internet. AHA does have that and probably spends $700K a year minimum on 
> that db and the support team.
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> 2. The "linked to" registry needs to have something in it for them to 
> spend the effort on their end to create the software links and continued 
> support of the link when there is a problem. AHA feels like they 
> enhance their DataSource registry offering (which they charge for) 
> enough to justify the cost to them. The cost on their side was probably 
> $7K-$10K for the development of the interface.
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> 3. Russ and I felt there was value to a large enough group of AERC 
> members to contribute our volunteer efforts on the AERC side to develop 
> and debug our side of the interface. Our volunteer efforts were 
> probably about $1.5K if there had been a charge.
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> If there's another
>  registry that wants to contribute the effort on their 
> end to develop the s/w and database and support it - and the group in 
> AERC is large enough to justify our volunteer efforts again - Russ and I 
> would do it for another registry.
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Carolyn Burgess
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