Registered Name Query

Check to see if your choice of registration name is available by entering the name into the search field. If your name contains any special characters read the additional information provided below. Names may be reserved for no longer than six months, if the six month period has expired before registration has been initiated the name will be dropped from the reserved list.

To reserve a name contact the ATA office.

We will attempt to update this database once a month. If you have registered a horse or reserved a name recently, it may not appear in the query.

This query is provided as a means to help you narrow down your name search, since final approval of your selection will be made by the ATA office it is recommended that more than one name is submitted with each application.

Naming Rules as per Part II, Article XV of the ATA Corporate Regulations

• No horse will be registered in the records of the Association by any name which is a duplicate of the name of a horse, living or dead, already registered with the Association.
  
  
• The name of the horse shall not exceed twenty-five (25) characters including blank spaces. In the case of horses eligible for future transfer to the Official Stud Book, the first letter of the name shall be the same as the first letter of the dam line. Otherwise, if the dam line is not a Trakehner, the name may start with the first letter of the sire's name.
  
  
• Names ending in numbers, such as "One Six", or the words 'filly" or "colt" as part of a name are not permitted.
  
  
• Punctuation marks are not permitted.
  
  
• The horse must be named prior to being used for breeding purposes. Thereafter, the name of the horse cannot be changed.
  
  
• Horses registered in the Stud Book of the Trakehner Verband or an association affiliated with the Trakehner Verband will be registered in the ATA Stud Books with the same name. If such name is already in use in the ATA registry, the appropriate Roman numeral will be added to the horse's name.
  
  
• The Association may refuse to register a horse by any name that appears inappropriate, misleading or obscene.

Query Hints

Periods, Hyphens and Apostrophes

For names containing abbreviations such as Dr. & Ms., try searching for the name without the period. For example: Dr Detroit. For names that may contain hyphens or apostrophes try both versions (eg. Ichi Ban & Ichi-Ban).

Special Characters

Many names within this database contain special characters - most notably umlauts and accents. Searching for a name without these characters correctly may yield incorrect results.

To type these characters hold down your "ALT" key while typing the following number combinations using the keypad portion of your keyboard.

ä = ALT + 0228
ö = ALT + 0246
ü = ALT + 0252
é = ALT + 0233

Below are commonly used name fragments that usually contain special characters:

• bluete - blute = blüte
• floete - flote = flöte
• fuerst - furst = fürst
• gruen - grun = grün
• jaeger - jager = jäger
• koenig - konig = könig
• loewen - lowen = löwen
• maedchen - madchen = mädchen
• maedel - madel = mädel
• maerchen - marchen = märchen
• praerie - prarie = prärie
• schoen - schon = schön
• stueck - stuck = stück
• taenzer - tanzer = tänzer
• traeum - traum = träum
  
  
• ae = ä
• oe = ö
• ue = ü