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(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) | $95 | $95 |
Junior/Youth (under 22) Membership (Annual Fee) | $35 | $35 |
Lifetime Membership (one-time fee) | $950 | $950 |
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 |
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