In order to assist the Inspection Committee and the ATA Central Office in organizing the annual inspections, owners wishing to have mares or stallions inspected in 2007 must nominate them by March 1, 2007, or pay an additional fee when applying for inspection. Please note that mares or foals nominated for an earlier inspection and not presented must be nominated again for 2007.

The NOMINATION FORM can be completed online from the ATA Web site. It can also be printed, completed and sent to the ATA Central Office ( 1536 W Church Street , Newark , OH 43055 ) or faxed to 740-344-3225 by March 1, 2007 . (No acknowledgments of receipt of these nominations will be sent.)

There is no cost to nominate a horse; however, any horse that is not nominated by March 1, 2007, although still eligible for inspection in 2007, will be assessed a fee of $75 in addition to the published inspection fee. The only exceptions to this are new members joining the association after January 1, 2007, and members who purchase and transfer a horse after March 1, 2007.

The inspection host site information will be cross-tabulated by ZIP or Postal Codes to determine the inspection sites that are most accessible to most of the nominated horses. Please note that a good deal of organization to coordinate host and inspector schedules is necessary, and a final schedule of the 2007 inspection sites will not be available until after April 15 of each year.

After you see the list of inspection sites and dates in the May/June 2007 Trakehner Times or on the ATA Web site at www.americantrakehner.com , please carefully observe the closing date for entries for the inspection you wish to attend. Complete the online inspection application from the ATA Web site or print the form, complete it, and send it to the ATA Office . Late entries beyond the closing date of each inspection will be assessed a late fee penalty of $75. Insufficient final entries may result in cancellation of some inspection sites. If the Central Office does not receive enough entries accompanied by inspection fees and registration certificates by the respective deadline, that site may be canceled. Furthermore, if you have not submitted your inspection application with appropriate fees and your horse's registration certificate by that date, the office staff will not know to notify you of the cancellation. Please respect the deadlines for the individual sites. They are very important in the inspection planning process.

Remember, the inspections are a two-step process:

1. NOMINATION;

then, after the 2007 inspection sites have been determined,

2. APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION

together with the appropriate fees and the horse's original registration certificate.