Authorization of Prefix

  • The ABA maintains a list of reserved prefixes.
  • A proprietor is allowed to reserve only one prefix and reserved prefixes are unique and cannot be used by more than one proprietor.
  • As the ABA begins its registry, there will be times when the current owner of a horse is applying to register a horse that he did not breed. Using the breeder’s prefix in the horse’s name is preferred. This form, completed by the breeder, allows the person named use the breeder’s prefix. The use is limited to the horses specified by the breeder.
  • After it is completed, the current owner will include this form with the horse’s registration application.