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Hi Claire
So long as you send the papers in, you have time to send in the payments. AHA 
is good about that. The important thing might be to leave your options open :-)
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)


Claire Nystrom wrote:
> I have an Arab filly that will be turning 2 on May 5 that was given to
> me by a friend who didn't have time to spend with her.  She gave her
> to me so that she would be well taken care of and have a good home.  I
> have all the signed paperwork in order to register her, I just have to
> get a DNA test kit and take a sample from the mare.  However, I do not
> have the 200+ it would cost to register her, and the deadline is
> coming soon.  I have basically decided not to register her as I just
> don't have the money and don't see having it anytime soon.  I spend a
> lot of time doing groundwork with her and plan on using her for
> endurance when she gets older.  If that's not what she's suited to,
> then I'll find another discipline that she can do.  I love her
> personality (and she's gorgeous) and I plan on keeping her forever. 
> Of course, I don't know what life will bring, as none of us do, but I
> think that the most important thing for a horse is to be well-trained.
>  If a horse is well-trained and fun to ride, they will have a far
> better chance of finding a nice home throughout their life.  I have a
> mustang/Tb x and she is registered with the AMBA and my boyfriend has
> a QH (we have the papers, but can't transfer them into our name as we
> have not been able to track down the breeder whose name they're in--
> we bought him from a family who's house was getting foreclosed on). 
> My mustang and QH were both 5 when I got them and had not been
> trained-- I picked them because they are both very well put together
> and were in my under $1000 price range.  Sure, they were both a huge
> investment in terms of training -- but that was my only option for
> getting a sound, conformationally correct horse (especially where I
> live in the NYC area and horse prices are astronomical).  I don't care
> that they're not registered, I'm not going to breed my mare.  I used
> to work at a breeding facility and I have seen many times the tens of
> thousands of dollars, not to mention heartache if something goes
> wrong.  I'll let other people that have the $ and interest to breed,
> do the breeding.  And if the horse has the conformation that I want,
> I'll buy it, regardless of papers or not.  My two horses that are old
> enough to ride are both very well-trained and can be ridden anywhere
> in a halter.  Papers or no, god forbid, I would have to part with
> them, their training will guarantee them a good home.  I know my
> Arab's bloodlines, I have been told they are excellent, but don't know
> enough to make a judgment.  Her father is PL Prince Royale and mother
> Zanonda, if anyone wants to look them up on the IAHA database and let
> me know their opinion, I'd love it.
>
> Thanks, 
> Carol
>
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