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> Amen to that and the AHA is an a guilty party in this who sorted 
> mess. With the current process of DNA testing anyone that buys an 
> Arabian and can prove it by DNA should be able to register it 
> independent if they "bought the papers" or not.
>
> Of course for a gelding I could never figure out why anyone cared.
>
> Truman

The standard DNA testing that AHA and other breed registries do does 
not establish *breed* -- it establishes parentage, which is the whole 
point of a registry anyway.  Of course, if you know who the parents 
of your unpapered horse are supposed to be and both have their DNA on 
file, your horse's DNA plus the parent's registration numbers (or 
some other way for the testing lab to access the parents' DNA 
records) would allow parentage to be established and papers issued. 
OTOH, papers/registration paperwork is sometimes withheld for a valid 
reason -- the stud fee was never paid, a contract involving right of 
first refusal or bellies or breedings due before transfer wasn't 
honored.  Yes, it's too bad for the person who buys such a horse, but 
it's like buying a car without a pink slip transfer: sorting out the 
mess can be a problem. And an expensive one (once all fees, late 
penalties, etc-- never mind contractual items -- are assessed) in the 
case of a horse.
--

 Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA
 http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/

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