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| Hello Everyone  I have a question about registering a Quarter Horse. About 8 years ago I traded horses with some of my parents friends. It was an even trade and we recieved the papers, but the papers were lost. They have now been found. She has turned out to be the best horse i've ever had. I would love to put her in my name. On her papers she is not even registered to the same people we traded. (They are related though) My problem is, if I call the people and ask if they transfer the title to my name...can they take my horse? Can I even have the transfer it to my name. Please help? Thank you  |
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Location: Where I am happiest | Just contact the people you got her from, have them send a signed transfere,they only need to sign it, not fill it all the way out, but sellers info, and have them get a signed transfere from the people before. |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | You need to get a transfer from AQHA (online) and send it to them and have them sign off and just mail the transfer paper back to you. In Wyoming actual ownership of the horse is proved by the brand papers.  Welcome by the way
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Location: somewhere in East TX | I had the same problem a few years ago. I bought a mare from a girl and she only had bills of sale from the horse trader and no signed transfer. I finally got ahold of the original owners and they not only sent me a signed transfer but a copy of my mare's mommies papers from 1965!!! lol So just contact AQHA to get the adress of the listed owners and contact them to get a signed transfer. Most people are pretty good about it. |
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Location: Washington State | If you are nervous for some reason, that they might take the horse back or not sign the papers, then ask AQHA what you can do according to their rules.They have a great online email service for asking questions. Also, remember, that possesion is still 9/10ths of the law. You have her, so it would be diffucult for someone to take her. Just curious though, did you get a bill of sale when you bought her? |
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Location: Arizona | If you can't get anything directly from the last owners to have the papers, you can have AQHA act on your behalf. The process takes about 6 months, and the only charge is the one for duplicate papers (I think $25 for members). First you'll need to send whatever proof of documentation ownership you have--if you have a bill of sale/trade that's best--cancelled checks with comments in the memo section also work, but since this was a trade...any vet records of treatment might also help. That said, they'll send a letter to the last registered owners requesting they forward the papers and a signed transfer to your address; they'll also send you a copy of whatever they've sent for your records. If you get the papers/transfer from whomever, proceed as normal with the change of ownership. IF they can't find the old owners, or they don't get a response after whatever set period of time, and you've provided them sufficient proof of ownership, they'll produce an official copy of the papers and send them to you. That's my experience, at least. The burden of proof of ownership is of course on you. If you have the ability, and can at least get information from the last owners on where they purchased it, and that you obtained the animal in trade--a notarized letter would probably suffice--that should be adequate proof. |
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| Thank you guys so much! I really appreciate your help. I do not have a bill of sale but I do have the papers. I did take your advice and contacted the AQHA office and they gave me the address of the owners. I then was able to track down there phone number. Wish me luck  Oh one last question...is it true that AQHA considers a horse "dead" at a certain age?  |
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Location: BFE, Texas | Yes, AQHA considers a horse dead at age 25 yrs. past Jan. 1 of its foaling year. unless owner verifies the horse is still living, requiring a full view color photo and a written statement from owner, provided on an annual basis. (got this out of my handbook, pg.64, rule#226, sec.b) |
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Location: At The End of The Red Dirt Road | I bet the people will be happy to help you. I bought a horse from a banker, noticed that the transfer was not done correctly, he was going to take care of it - which later meant he would not return my phone calls. So, I contacted the original owner and we have since maintained a long distance friendship! |
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 Care for Canines
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Location: Cap't Shakira the Dagger | No they can't take your horse! That's at least good news! |
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