Registry

Accredited Oklahoma-Bred Quarter Horse, Paint or Appaloosa Criteria

Below are the simple rules for getting a stallion, broodmare, or racehorse officially “Oklahoma-Bred.”

1. Stallion Requirements

A stallion is Accredited Oklahoma‑Bred if:

• He is domiciled in Oklahoma,
• Stands for service in Oklahoma, and
• Is enrolled in the Oklahoma‑Bred stallion registry.

Key rules:

• Stallion must be accredited before the breeding that produces an eligible foal.
• Applications due February 1 of the breeding season (late accepted through June 30).
• Stallions may temporarily leave Oklahoma for racing, medical treatment, performance, sale consignment, or approved breeding in another hemisphere without losing accreditation, if return deadlines are met.
• Foals conceived while the stallion is away may or may not be eligible depending on timing of departure and return, or broodmares foaling history.
• If a stallion leaves Oklahoma for unapproved reasons and terminates domicile, he must re‑accredit before siring eligible foals again.
• Hardship re‑accreditation is allowed with an extra $200 fee.
• Sire awards are paid to the Owner or Lessee of record at the time of conception.

2. Broodmare Requirements

A broodmare is Accredited Oklahoma‑Bred if:

• She is domiciled in Oklahoma, and
• Is enrolled in the broodmare registry.

Key rules:

• Application due December 31 of the year before foaling (late accepted before foaling).
• Broodmares may leave Oklahoma for racing, medical treatment, performance, or sale consignment without losing accreditation if return conditions are met.
• Broodmares may be bred out‑of‑state to non‑accredited stallions if they return by August 15 of the breeding year.
• Failure to return by August 15 causes:
  • Loss of broodmare accreditation
  • Resulting foal becomes ineligible unless the mare is re‑accredited before foaling
• Broodmares can be re‑accredited annually; hardship re‑accreditation allowed with a $200 fee.
• Broodmare awards are paid to the Owner or Lessee of record at the time of conception.

3. Hardship Applications

Hardship rules allow:

• A mare accredited only as racing stock (not broodmare) to be retroactively accredited as a broodmare with an added $200 fee.
• A mare that was eligible but not accredited prior to foaling, that meets all other requirements, and owner provides proof of domicile can be retroactively accredited as a broodmare with an added $200 fee.

4. Racing Stock (Foal) Requirements

A foal is Accredited Oklahoma‑Bred racing stock if:

• It is foaled in Oklahoma, and
• Meets one of the following:

Eligible combinations:

1. Accredited stallion + Accredited broodmare, or
2. Non‑accredited stallion + Accredited broodmare, with restrictions.

Restrictions on non‑accredited stallion foals:

• A broodmare cannot produce Oklahoma‑Bred foals by non‑accredited stallions in consecutive years, except:
  • When multiple foals occur in the same year, or
  • When a prior accredited foal died and documentation is provided.

Multiple embryos:

If the national breed registry allows multiple foals from one mare in a year, all may be accredited if other requirements are met.

5. Late Applications

• Late broodmare accreditation: allowed before foaling; fee is double the regular fee.
• Late stallion accreditation: allowed until June 30; fee is double the regular fee.

6. Domicile Exceptions

Stallions and broodmares may leave Oklahoma for:

• Racing
• Performance
• Medical treatment
• Sale consignment (with 30‑day return requirement)

Owners must notify and provide proof to the Registering Agency.

7. Embryo Transfer Requirements (325:75‑1‑19)

These rules apply in addition to all broodmare and foal accreditation rules above.

Donor Mare Requirements

For an embryo‑transfer foal to be eligible:

• The donor mare must be accredited in the broodmare registry prior to foaling.
• If bred in Oklahoma, the donor mare may leave the state for embryo removal but must:
  • Return within 30 days to maintain domicile, or
  • If bred again out‑of‑state for additional embryos, she must return within 30 days of her final breeding date of that season.

Nothing prohibits an accredited broodmare serviced out‑of‑state (under 3.1(2)(A)) from producing multiple embryos during her permitted out‑of‑state breeding window.

Recipient Mare Requirements (Effective Jan. 1, 2020)

To protect foal eligibility:

Identification

• All recipient mares must be permanently identified using approved methods listed on the Commission’s “Recipient Mare Form.”

Domicile

• Recipient mares must be domiciled in Oklahoma at least 30 days before the foal’s due date and must remain in Oklahoma until foaling.
• If a recipient mare:
  • Is not domiciled in Oklahoma 30 days before the due date, or
  • Leaves Oklahoma before foaling → The foal becomes ineligible for the Oklahoma‑Bred Program.

Recipient Mare Form

• Must be submitted by November 1 of the year before foaling.
• May be submitted late (before foaling) with a $100 late fee.

Notification Requirements

The breeder or new owner must notify the Commission within 30 days of:

• Any change in domicile location
• Any change in ownership of the recipient mare
• Any transfer of ownership of a foal in utero (including the mare’s domicile location)

Failure to notify results in foal ineligibility.