{"id":186400,"date":"2022-07-18T11:10:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:10:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:10:18","slug":"how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I find my horse&#8217;s sire and dam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#How_do_I_find_my_horses_sire_and_dam\" title=\"How do I find my horse&#8217;s sire and dam?\">How do I find my horse&#8217;s sire and dam?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#How_many_AQHA_points_Does_my_horse_have\" title=\"How many AQHA points Does my horse have?\">How many AQHA points Does my horse have?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#How_do_I_find_out_who_owns_a_AQHA_horse\" title=\"How do I find out who owns a AQHA horse?\">How do I find out who owns a AQHA horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#How_do_I_look_up_a_quarter_horse_pedigree\" title=\"How do I look up a quarter horse pedigree?\">How do I look up a quarter horse pedigree?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#How_do_you_find_a_horses_bloodline\" title=\"How do you find a horse&#8217;s bloodline?\">How do you find a horse&#8217;s bloodline?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#Is_the_sire_on_top_or_bottom\" title=\"Is the sire on top or bottom?\">Is the sire on top or bottom?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#How_can_I_trace_my_horses_history\" title=\"How can I trace my horses history?\">How can I trace my horses history?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-find-my-horses-sire-and-dam\/#Is_the_dam_the_mom_or_dad\" title=\"Is the dam the mom or dad?\">Is the dam the mom or dad?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_find_my_horses_sire_and_dam\"><\/span>How do I find my horse&#8217;s sire and dam?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A veterinarian or animal shelter often can assist with this. With the microchip information, you might be able to find the horse&#8217;s previous owner or breeder. Furthermore, in some cases, <b>DNA testing can help identify the horse&#8217;s sire and dam. This can be key information in recovering the horse&#8217;s pedigree.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_AQHA_points_Does_my_horse_have\"><\/span>How many AQHA points Does my horse have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can check qualifying points on a horse by <b>logging into your account at AQHA Services and clicking on World Show Qualifying Points in the Showing box of the Members page. You will need to have an account created and be signed into the website to access.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_find_out_who_owns_a_AQHA_horse\"><\/span>How do I find out who owns a AQHA horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To locate a full ownership record for yourself, <b>contact the AQHA Member Experience Team at 806-376-4811 and select option 3 or submit an electronic form here and someone from our Member Experience Team will reach out to help.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_look_up_a_quarter_horse_pedigree\"><\/span>How do I look up a quarter horse pedigree?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>How do I look up AQHA records and pedigrees?<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Free Records.<\/li>\n<li>Step 1: Go to www.aqha.com.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Click Free Records.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Select a record type from the dropdown.<\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Search by horse registration number or name.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Type in your email address.  <\/li>\n<li>Premium AQHA Records.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_find_a_horses_bloodline\"><\/span>How do you find a horse&#8217;s bloodline?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A veterinarian or animal shelter often can assist with this. With the microchip information, you might be able to find the horse&#8217;s previous owner or breeder. Furthermore, in some cases, DNA testing can help identify the horse&#8217;s sire and dam. This can be key information in recovering the horse&#8217;s pedigree.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_sire_on_top_or_bottom\"><\/span>Is the sire on top or bottom?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The sire (which is the father to the horse) is on the <b>top or first branch of the pedigree.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_trace_my_horses_history\"><\/span>How can I trace my horses history?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first place to start is by <b>checking the horse passport you received when you bought them. Passports have been a legal requirement since 2005 and will give you valuable information from which to start. The horse passport must be kept with them at all times, whether at their stable or on the move.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_dam_the_mom_or_dad\"><\/span>Is the dam the mom or dad?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A foal&#8217;s mother is called its dam. And, a foal&#8217;s grandmother on either side could be called its granddam. But, to specify the dam&#8217;s male parent, the word damsire is used.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How do I find my horse&#8217;s sire and dam?How many AQHA points Does my horse have?How do I find out who owns a AQHA horse?How do I look up a quarter horse pedigree?How do you find a horse&#8217;s bloodline?Is the sire on top or bottom?How can I trace my horses history?Is the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}