Registrations
Shetland ponies are issued with a Stud-Book number when the breeder registers the pony. This number remains with the pony throughout its life. When a filly has her first foal , a colt is registered as a gelding or a colt successfully passes the Voluntary Veterinary Examination to become a stallion , an additional mare, gelding or stallion number is added to the pony's record.
(Ponies born before 1991 will not have been allocated a number at birth and will only have acquired a Stud-Book number on having a first foal, being registered as a gelding or licensed as a stallion.)
Passports issued by the SPSBS combine the pony's registration document as well as the required pages for passport legislation.
Please note that Registrations and Passport legislation are a separate issue. (Please see Passports)
Categories for Registrations are:
Foals
All foals should be registered within twelve months of their birth. Late registrations will be accepted but will incur an additional fee (see below). Foals that are registered with the Society will receive a combined Registration and Passport document providing the required fees have been paid.
If you want to you can register your Shetland pony with the Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society but obtain a passport from another passport issuing organisation. However this passport will not contain any of the registration and pedigree details about your pony.
Foal names must be a maximum of 35 digits long including any prefix and spaces, apostrophes etc.
Mares with First Foal
When a filly has her first foal registered with SPSBS, she will need to be registered as a mare and will then be allocated a mare number. An entry recording her as a mare will be made in the Stud-Book for that year . A fee is payable for the mares registration as well as for the foal. Please return you first foaling mares passport to the office so that her new details can be updated.
CLICK Registration - Mare with First Foal Form
Mares with Additional Produce
For mares that already have foals registered with SPSBS:
CLICK Registration - Foal only. Dam already Registered as a Mare.
Should you be unfortunate enough to have a stillborn foal, you may still record the birth if you wish. Simply complete the registration form in the usual manner however you need only complete the front of the form. If you wish only to record the birth, you need not name the foal and the Stud-Book entry will show Dead foal no fee is payable for this unless it is the mares first foal in which case only the mares registration fee is payable. If you wish to name the foal, the registration fee will be payable.
Late Registrations of Ponies Over 12 Months Old
Late registrations will be accepted but all ponies over 12 months of age are required to be fully DNA parentage tested before being accepted for registration. It may be that one or both parents are already DNA tested - if in doubt please call the Society office - 01738 623471.
CLICK Registration - Application for a Pony over twelve months old.
CLICK - Payment Form
COAT COLOUR
The following list of colours is acceptable for pony registrations in our studbook. If any member wishes to use a description of a colour not on the list they should first to apply to council who will discuss the matter. Any colours not on the list will be returned for amendment.
BLACK Where black pigment is general throughout the coat, limbs, mane and tail, with no pattern factor present other than white markings.
BROWN Where there is a mixture of black and brown pigment in the coat.
BAYS Bays vary in shade from dull red or brown, to a brighter colour approaching chestnut, but it can be distinguished from the chestnut by the fact that the bay has black on the lower parts of the limbs, a black mane and tail and often black tips to the ears.
CHESTNUT This colour consists of a muted orange body varying in intensity from reddish to gold. Depending on the depth of colour, chestnuts can be light, dark/liver or bright. A true chestnut has a chestnut mane and tail which might be lighter or darker than the body colour. Chestnuts may also have flaxen manes and tails.
GREY Where the body coat is a varying mosaic of black and white hairs, with black skin. With increasing age the coat grows lighter. As there are many variations according to age and season all of them should be described by the general term grey.
PIEBALD The body consists of large irregular patches of black and white hair.
SKEWBALD The body consists of large irregular patches of white and any other definite colour except black.
PALOMINO Newly-minted gold coin colour (lighter or darker shades are permissible), with a white mane and tail.
CREMELLO Cremello is a horse coat colour consisting of a cream coloured body with a cream or white mane and tail. It occurs when a horse is homozygous for a dilution gene sometimes called the cream gene acting on a red (chestnut) base coat. Such horses have pink skin, blue eyes, and are a light cream or gold colour when born, but sometimes fade to almost white as an adult.
CREAM As above, but with dark eyes. Coat may vary from very pale cream to dark cream.
ROANS White hairs throughout the coat give a roan effect. Roans are distinguished by the ground or body colours, all of which are permanent. A basic colour must be given when describing roan e.g. blue roan, strawberry roan, etc. On the limbs hairs of the ground/body colour usually predominate, although white markings may be encountered.
DUN Duns vary in body colour from cream or light grey to chestnut or brown, but are distinguished by having darker limbs and a dorsal/eel stripe along the back. A basic colour must be given when describing dun e.g. blue dun, cream dun, yellow dun, etc.
WHORLS Whorls are formed by changes in direction of flow of the hair and should be indicated by a cross ie X
FLESH MARKS These appear normally on the muzzle where skin pigment is absent and should be marked as a solid red area.
ACQUIRED MARKS For example, scars, should be marked within inverted commas on the diagram. Freeze-marks should also be described and their location indicated in the relevant diagram.
