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Re: [RC] [RC] identification - starlingfeather

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:24:25 -0700, Bette Lamore <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
if I supply the Registry with the sire's name and they
already have him DNA'd, and a sample of the foal's hair for DNA testing,
would they be able to identify the mare if she is a purebred?

Keep in mind that most Arabians are not DNA tested -- DNA tests are
only required on foals of 2002 later, and horses that produced same. 
I bet the odds of being able to identify your mare via DNA are slim,
even if the DNA profile is unique to a specific horse, which I suspect
it is not.

They also won't let you register the resulting foal as a half-Arabian
if you tell them the mare is an unregistered purebred -- apparently
"that's cheating".  How do I know? I bought an unregistered gelding
from a forced sale (the breeder died suddenly; her uninvolved brother
and elderly parents suddenly had 20-some un-halter-broken horses) with
the assurance that he was registerable.  When he did not blood type to
the purported sire, and we could not identify another possible sire on
the farm, we were not allowed to register him as a partbred.

Finally, even if you figure out "who" your mare is, you won't
necessarily be able to get papers on her.  (Another rescue story
elided... but the romance of fixing horses other people threw away
finally wore off, let me tell you.  *wry grin*)

Good luck!

Ambar
http://ambararabians.com/

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