Inspection Requirements and Scoring Explained - Brad Kerbs, Chair, ATA Inspection Committee |
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The inspection season is approaching and there are requirements that members should be aware of prior to the inspection. Please refer to this page prior to each inspection as they are subject to change by the ATA Board of Trustees. Owners exhibiting horses in ATA Inspections are required to:
All horses except foals at side and weanlings applying for inspection are required to have registration certificates with the appropriate breeding registry. Weanlings require at least a pending application for registration.
Thoroughbred and Arabian horse owners are required to submit along with application, a complete 4 generation pedigree plus a racing record report indicating the horse’s:
Please see required ATA Genetic Testing Requirements A negative Coggins test plus a veterinary health certificate for each horse is required to be provided to the host at each inspection site and is to accompany each horse indicating they show no sign of infectious diseases to help protect the horses of fellow members. The ONLY exception to this requirement is a state where intra-state transportation does NOT require a negative Coggins test. Owners of stallions applying for inspection should see Stallion Guidelines for requirements and details related to stallion inspection. Note: all ATA stallions are subject to ATA Genetic Testing Requirements. Minimum approval scores were changed in 2006.
Inspection Scoring explained
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Type
- Breed and gender type ·
Frame
- Part of the body above the legs ·
Legs
- Including hooves ·
Walk
- 4-beat gait ·
Trot
- 2-beat gait ·
Canter
- 3-beat gait ·
General Impression - Including temperament. (For stallions 4
years of age or older the under-saddle demonstration is included in this
score). ·
Free Jumping
- Required
for stallions only
For Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings only – Scores for Type, Conformation and Movement
10 –
Excellent
6 – Satisfactory 2 – Poor 9 – Very
Good
5 –
Marginal
1 – Very Poor 8 –
Good 4
–
Insufficient
0 – Not Scored 7 – Fairly
Good 3 – Fairly
Poor
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Trakehner OSB Stallions
58 points ·
Thoroughbred/Arabian Stallions
60
points ·
Trakehner OSB Mares
42
points ·
PSB 50% Trakehner Mares
44
points ·
PSB Thoroughbred and Arabian Mares 49 points
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Trakehner
Stallions 64
points (Average 8 for the 8 Criteria = 64) ·
Trakehner
Mares
56 points (Average 8 for the 7 Criteria = 56) ·
Trakehner Foals/Weanlings 24 points (Average 8
for the 3 Criteria = 24)
Note: Yearlings, Thoroughbred and Arabian stallions and mares are NOT
eligible for inspection Premium titles. Only Trakehner stallions, Trakehner ORB mares
applying for the OSB and 50% Trakehner mares applying for the PSB and Trakehner
foals are eligible for Premium status. |
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