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Member:
Sjeys

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 - 1:58 pm:

I have two 16 month old TB's that I went to go register with the Jockey Club and realized the fee was $525 each. (It was $200 each before they turned 1). If these horses will never be on the track, should I bother registering them as TB's? They will be eventing/hunters/jumpers/dressage horses or whatever they want to be.

Reason I ask is because technically I shouldn't call them "TB" if they aren't registered with the TB organization, right? Or can I just say they are TB's because of their breeding, but they are not registered with the Jockey club? I own another older TB that never raced and wasn't registered and I call him a non-TB because I read somewhere once that was the term you should use if they are not registered with the Jockey club.

Or should I just call them TB's and stop worrying about it? :-) I'd rather save the money for some other horse issues instead of getting them registered, but I'll do it if it will help them later in life to have an identity or papers.
Member:
Jojo15

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 - 7:44 pm:

two benefits i can think of is selling and breeding. You don't want to breed without papers not sure if they are geldings or mares. And selling usually will get a higher price for a papered horse. A TB is a breed just like other horses, so their breed registry is the jockey club.. Not sure the cost of other breeds, but i've always likened a TB to a ferrari... costs a bit more...
Member:
Sjeys

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 - 8:32 pm:

That's what I was thinking...I won't breed because there are too many horses going to slaughter already, but as a performance horse, some folks may feel better with TB papers. I guess we can come up with the $525 x 2 at some point during the year. Yikes; I'd much rather give it to an animal charity and give the new owners that "paper" :-).

I have no plans to sell these horses for years...unless they are too talented for me to sit on and they would do better with someone else to reach their potential. Otherwise, they are mine for life if they are mid level horses or lawn ornaments.
Member:
Wgillmor

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 - 9:41 pm:

Is there any reason you need to register now, rather than waiting until (if) you sell or breed them? I know nothing about registration rules.
Wiley
Member:
Sjeys

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 - 10:24 pm:

The fee schedule is crazy for TB's. Its $200 before age 1, $525 before age 2, $775 before age 3 and $2000 after that. I guess most folks are smarter than me and do it early...though $200 is still a lot to spend. The lady I bought my older non-TB from kept apologizing for not having papers on him, but I didn't care because I loved him. I was just curious as to how others viewed this.

Would it stop someone from buying a performance TB if he didn't have TB papers...
Member:
Jojo15

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2006 - 10:31 pm:

I'm not sure about shows, but aren't some sanctioned shows horses need to be papered? that might be another reason too...

Have you called the jocky club and spoken to someone? Maybe this is registration costs for race horses, with tatooes. And since you aren't doing this the cost could be less.
Member:
Stevens

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 5, 2006 - 8:42 am:

I think the biggest benefit of registering your horse is that they will be more appealing to a buyer. I don't know any better way to have high confidence that the horse is in fact the age and of the breeding indicated without such third party confirmation.

Granted, there are crooks out there selling horses with fake papers.
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