(Effective January 1, 2019)
ATA Fees may be paid by:
Note: On Inspection Fees, Member Early Discounts are only available if all paperwork is submitted and the fee(s) paid in full at least 4 weeks prior to the inspection date.
Note: Foals by inactive ATA stallions (in year conception occurred) will have their registration fees increased by $100 higher in each category. Mare owners that use frozen semen of inactive ATA stallions need to be aware of the increased registration fees that must accompany their registration applications.
| ATA MEMBERSHIP | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Active Membership (Annual Fee) | $125 | $125 |
| Junior/Youth (under 22) Membership (Annual Fee) | $35 | $35 |
| Lifetime Membership (one-time fee) | $1250 | $1250 |
| Junior Lifetime Membership (one-time fee) (Good until the year you turn 22, can be upgraded to Full Life Membership at anytime after turning 22 with a $350 discount) | $350 | $350 |
(All Registration Fees include DNA Test Charges for the horse being registered and a USEF lifetime #, if registered by 12/31 of birth year)
(Please see note below if registering offspring of an inactive, non-approved, deceased, or retired ATA stallion)
Foals from Inactive Approved ATA Stallions or Foreign Trakehner Studbook Stallions
(including in utero and frozen) incur an additional $100 fee.
| REGISTRATION TYPE | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| ORB – A, B, C, D, OAB-A, B, C (Domestic by an approved ATA stallion active in the year of conception) | ||
| Birth Year (Before Dec 31) | $225 | $400 |
| Yearling Year (Before Dec 31) | $250 | $500 |
| 2 Years of Age (Before Dec 31) | $300 | $600 |
| 3 Years of Age (Before Dec 31) | $350 | $700 |
| 4 Years & Older (Before Dec 31) | $400 | $800 |
| Gelding – Any Age | $200 | $400 |
| OAB – D (Appendix) | $200 | $400 |
| IMPORTED HORSES REGISTRATION TYPE | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Recording Imported Horses | $200 | $400 |
| CERTIFICATE OF PEDIGREE | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Any Age | $175 | $350 |
| TYPE OF INSPECTION | MEMBER FEE (Early Discount) | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Stallion Inspection | |||
| Prenominate Colt (By Dec. 31 of foaling year) | $100 | $100 | $200 |
| Stallion Inspection | $650 | $750 | $1,500 |
| Stallion Inspection – Pre-Nominated (as a foal) | $350 | $450 | $900 |
| Mare/Young Horse Inspection | |||
| Mare Inspection for OSB | $200 | $250 | $500 |
| Preliminary Stud Book Inspection (for Thoroughbred & Arabian mares) | $200 | $250 | $500 |
| Voluntary Mare, Gelding & Young Horse Inspection & Grading | $125 | $175 | $350 |
| Voluntary Weanling/Foal/Yearling Inspection & Grading | $125 | $175 | $350 |
| Performance Test | |||
| Mare Performance Test (at time of Mare Inspection) | $150 | $200 | $400 |
| Mare/Riding Horse Performance Test | $200 | $250 | $500 |
| * Member Early Discounts apply only if all paperwork is submitted and fee(s) paid in full at least 4 weeks prior to inspection | |||
| DNA RESEARCH FEE | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| DNA Research Fee for horses of unknown breeding | $100 | $200 |
| BRANDING FEE | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Branding License (Purebred brand only – One-time per applicant) | $50 | $100 |
| Branding fee (per horse charge) – NOTE: complimentary if at time of inspection | $60 | $120 |
| STALLION BREEDING FEES | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Annual Fee – Due by January 1 for ensuing year (waived if stallion participates & receives bid in an ATA stallion service auction) | ||
| Paid by January 1 | $250 | $500 |
| Paid January 2 – June 30 | $350 | $700 |
| Paid July 1 – August 31 | $400 | $800 |
| Paid September 1 or later | $450 | $900 |
| Lifetime Fee (If sold the lifetime activation remains with the stallion; it cannot be transferred to another stallion. Upon a stallion’s death or unavailability of frozen semen, lifetime activation ceases. For details or questions, contact the ATA Office) | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| OTHER FEES | MEMBER FEE | NON-MEMBER FEE |
| Ownership Transfer | $30 | $60 |
| Name Change of Registered Horse | $250 | $500 |
| Duplicate Registration Certificate (Submission of notarized affidavit of loss and promise to return original, if and when found by recorded owner.) | $100 | $200 |
| Marking/Color Change/Castration (gelding) notation | n/c | n/c |
| Corrected Certificate – (addition of pedigree, etc.) | $75 | $150 |
| Re-Open Closed/Suspended File | $75 | $150 |
| NSF check | $30 | $30 |
a – the back (withers to peak of croup)
b – the body (point of shoulder to point of buttock)
c – the pelvis (point of hip to point of buttock)
d – the rib length (withers to last rib)
e – the shoulder (withers to point of shoulder)
f – the arm (point of shoulder to point of elbow)
g – the elbow to the stifle
h – the knee to the hock
