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PERFORMANCE REGISTRATION
The Single-Footing horse should demonstrate a pleasurable disposition, a willing nature, and be easily handled and managed.
Horses of breeding status (mares & stallions) should be of exceptional quality in conformation and in gait.
No horse with profound conformation flaws, nasty dispositions, or undesirable gait will be accepted for registration.
The Single-Footing horse should demonstrate an even timed, four beat gait with a broad range of speed. At no time should proper form and gait be sacrificed for the sake of speed. Horses that become pacey or break gait will not be eligible for registration.
The Single-Footing horse is able to perform this gait and range of speed naturally without the aid of weight or action devices. The Single-Footing horse should be barefoot or wearing no more than a keg shoe on all four feet. The use of a handmade shoe is permitted as long as it is made of 3/8 x 3/4 stock or less.
You must be a current member in order to register a horse
Follow these guidelines to submit a video of your horse for consideration of a performance registration. 1. Show the horse in hand and without a saddle in four views: directly facing the camera, the direct right side, the direct rear side, and the direct left side so the horse's markings and conformation can be clearly seen. 2. Lead the horse in a circle in both directions. 3. Pick up each foot so the horse's shoes can be clearly seen. A horse wearing excessive weight, plantation shoes, pads, or action devices of any kind, on any foot, will not be accepted for registration. 4. Saddle the horse and ride for at least five minutes to show his natural gait. No whips ar tie-downs are allowed. Begin riding him at a walk and then ask for increasing speed. The horse should demonstrate a reasonably broad range of speed in an even timed, four beat, single-footing gait. At no time should the horse be allowed to pace or break gait for the sake of speed. 5. You must be a member of SHOBA, submit the proper fees, and the horse must meet the above registration requirements in order to be registered. Once approved for registration, the horse is also certified to breed. 6. Videos may be mailed or uploaded to YouTube, WhatsApp, or a cloud and a link sent to info@shobaonline.com.
Horses of breeding status (mares & stallions) should be of exceptional quality in conformation and in gait.
No horse with profound conformation flaws, nasty dispositions, or undesirable gait will be accepted for registration.
The Single-Footing horse should demonstrate an even timed, four beat gait with a broad range of speed. At no time should proper form and gait be sacrificed for the sake of speed. Horses that become pacey or break gait will not be eligible for registration.
The Single-Footing horse is able to perform this gait and range of speed naturally without the aid of weight or action devices. The Single-Footing horse should be barefoot or wearing no more than a keg shoe on all four feet. The use of a handmade shoe is permitted as long as it is made of 3/8 x 3/4 stock or less.
You must be a current member in order to register a horse
Follow these guidelines to submit a video of your horse for consideration of a performance registration. 1. Show the horse in hand and without a saddle in four views: directly facing the camera, the direct right side, the direct rear side, and the direct left side so the horse's markings and conformation can be clearly seen. 2. Lead the horse in a circle in both directions. 3. Pick up each foot so the horse's shoes can be clearly seen. A horse wearing excessive weight, plantation shoes, pads, or action devices of any kind, on any foot, will not be accepted for registration. 4. Saddle the horse and ride for at least five minutes to show his natural gait. No whips ar tie-downs are allowed. Begin riding him at a walk and then ask for increasing speed. The horse should demonstrate a reasonably broad range of speed in an even timed, four beat, single-footing gait. At no time should the horse be allowed to pace or break gait for the sake of speed. 5. You must be a member of SHOBA, submit the proper fees, and the horse must meet the above registration requirements in order to be registered. Once approved for registration, the horse is also certified to breed. 6. Videos may be mailed or uploaded to YouTube, WhatsApp, or a cloud and a link sent to info@shobaonline.com.
PEDIGREE REGISTRATION
Foals born of SHOBA registered parents are automatically eligiable for Pedigree Registration in SHOBA. Both parents must be registered SHOBA for the foal to be eligible. If only one parent is SHOBA registered, the owner of the offspring can apply for Performance Registration when he/she is under saddle. Once the pedigree eligible foal is six weeks old, print out a Registration Application and a DNA Sample form, fill them out, attach an envelope containing 25 to 30 tail hairs, with root bulbs included, to the DNA Sample form, compete a Membership Application if you are not already a member, include the fees and mail to SHOBA. Once the pedigree registered foal is under saddle, he or she will need to be certified under saddle if there are plans to breed the horse later. If the pedigree horse is not certified to breed prior to the birth of the foal, the foal is not eligible for pedigree registration, This certification program has been instigated in order to preserve the true Single-Footing gait from generation to generation. We do not want breeders to substitute speed for gait.
CERTIFICATION
The Certification process, begun January 2021, is a program that requires breeders to prove that their breeding horse is a true Single-Footing horse, anything less and any future foals are not eligible for pedigree registration.
The owner must submit a video of their horse showing conformation, markings, shoes, and a variation in speed. The horse must demonstrate a consistent SIngle-Footing gait with no boots, pads, action devises, whip, or tie down.
Once the are certified to breed, then any future foals are eligible for pedigree registration.