AQHA Fees

These are the AQHA business fees, including the cost to register, transfer an American Quarter Horse – and more.

mare and foal with mountain background (photo by Paige Oveson)

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FEE100. General Provisions

FEE100.1 Payment is required at the time of processing and payable in U.S. funds only. Mailing address: P.O. Box 200, Amarillo, Texas 79168. Overnight delivery: 1600 Quarter Horse Drive, Amarillo, Texas 79104. www.aqha.com. 806-376-4811

FEE100.2 Through the payment of a membership fee to AQHA, an individual acknowledges that membership in AQHA is voluntary and agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions provided in this Rulebook.

FEE100.3 AQHA upgrades are available to AQHYA members whose youth eligibility has expired. The upgrade request must be made prior to June 30 in the year after the youth member turns 19.

FEE100.4 Registration fees are determined by the actual age of the horse according to the date the application is received in AQHA’s office, as evidenced by AQHA’s date stamp.

  • EXAMPLE: Foaling date of February 15, the 7 month deadline is September 15.

FEE100.5 A rush/special handling service is available for specified transactions and provides for expedited processing within 2-4 working days. To receive the special handling service, this fee must be submitted in addition to the applicable fee and the envelope should be clearly marked Special Handling Service Requested. The rush fee does NOT include overnight return service.

FEE100.6 For complex transactions AQHA may charge for excess time expended by employees at a minimum fee of $100.00 per hour. AQHA will notify you if your case falls into this category prior to completing any work.

*An office processing fee of $25 will be charged on all work not processed to completion, some exceptions may apply.

  Member Non-Member
FEE101. ADVANCEMENT FROM APPENDIX REGISTRY
Gelding $25 $90
Mare $50 $115
Stallion $100 $165
 
FEE102. ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HORSEMEN
Annual $60 N/A
36-month $150 N/A
 
FEE104. CERTIFICATE - DUPLICATE, CORRECTED OR REPLACEMENT
Corrected certificate $20 $20
Duplicate certificate $50 $115
Replacement certificate $25 $90
Name change (horse; if permitted) $100 $165
Reservation of horse name $75 $140
Re-registration $50 $115
 
Optional, additional charge(s):
Rush/special handling per certificate

$100

$100
 
FEE105. EMBRYO TRANSFER ENROLLMENT
Annual $200 $265
Lifetime $1,500 $1,565
Plus per registration embryo fee $100 $100
 
FEE106. FROZEN EMBRYO PERMIT $75 $140
 
FEE107. FROZEN SEMEN PERMIT $75 $140
 
FEE108. GENETIC TESTING
DNA kit for unregistered foal $55 $120
DNA kit for registered horse $55 $120
Postmortem Testing $300 $365
HYPP kit (separate from panel test) $50 $115
Genetic Health Panel Test $100 $165
Genetic Health Panel and DNA $120 $185
Optional, additional charge(s):
Rush/special handling

$100

$100
 
FEE109. HORSEBACK RIDING PROGRAM
Enrollment $35 $100
 
FEE110. LEASE
Breeding lease $100 $165
Breeding lease rush $100 $100
Showing lease for amateur $100 $175
Showing lease for youth $100 $125
Showing lease rush $100 $100
     
 
FEE111. MEMBERSHIP
AQHA life $1,250 N/A
AQHA 12-month $65 N/A
AQHA 36-month $160 N/A
12-month upgrade to Amateur $10 N/A
36-month upgrade to Amateur $30 N/A
Amateur 12-month $75 N/A
Amateur 36-month $190 N/A
AQHYA 12-month $25 N/A
AQHYA 36-month $65 N/A
College-aged 12-month $25 N/A
Amateur rush $100 N/A
AQHYA life $125 N/A
AQHYA life upgrade to AQHA life $1,150 N/A
Graduating Youth upgrade to
4-year AQHA membership

$160

N/A
Graduating Youth upgrade to
4-year Amateur membership

$190

N/A
 
FEE112. REGISTRATION
Foaling date to 7 month birthdate $50 $115
8 to 12 month birthdate $75 $140
13 to 24 month birthdate $170 $235
25 to 36 month birthdate $300 $365
37 to 48 month birthdate $400 $465
Past 48 month birthdate $500 $565
Optional, additional charge(s):
Rush/special handling

$100

$100
 
FEE113. STALLION BREEDING REPORT
Filing fee per stallion $75 $140
Plus per mare exposed $10 $20
Late filing fee, in addition to regular fee $50 $115
Photocopy of stallion breeding report $5 $5
     
FEE114. TATTOOING $120 $120
 
FEE115. THOROUGHBRED RECORDS
Thoroughbred recording fee $50 $115
Thoroughbred ownership update $40 $105
 
FEE116. TRANSFER $40 $105
Optional, additional charge(s):
Rush/special handling per transfer

$100

$100
 
FEDEX SHIPPING FEES
International overnight fee $75 $75
Domestic overnight fee $35 $35
Domestic two-day guarantee envelope $20 $20