Registering a Connemara pony

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Just musing really, to find more out about this.

I have a 6yo Irish Connemara gelding who is not registered. He is chipped and pass ported with the Irish horse register.

Just wondering what you had to do to register them? Is it worth it? What are the advantages of registering? Is it expensive? Basically just anything I should know about it! His dam and sire are not recorded however I have been told he is by Earl of Newbridge.

This is him this summer, conformation critique welcome :)

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Op you need to prove parentage in order to be eligible for Connie passport. If you email the irish connemara society they will send you kit for him to be dna tested. Vet takes blood and you send back to society for them to test. Costs 90 euro.
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showpony said:
Op you need to prove parentage in order to be eligible for Connie passport. If you email the irish connemara society they will send you kit for him to be dna tested. Vet takes blood and you send back to society for them to test. Costs 90 euro.
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Ah yes I remember hearing about that actually! Thank you :)
 
You can only test DNA if the parents are also already DNA tested. (Unless you suspect who they both are and the owners are willing for you to get them tested too) When I first bought my lad he was only recorded as a foal, not named or passported. I had to firstly apply to the Irish Connemara Society for change of ownership (bought through a dealer here) from his last registered owner on his foal papers and get him named as he only had his stud prefix, then applied to the British Conne Society and get him DNA tested, both parents had already been parentage tested so could be proven as his sire and dam, then he was passported through the BCPS. Took about 5 months in all.
 
Bobbly said:
You can only test DNA if the parents are also already DNA tested. (Unless you suspect who they both are and the owners are willing for you to get them tested too) When I first bought my lad he was only recorded as a foal, not named or passported. I had to firstly apply to the Irish Connemara Society for change of ownership (bought through a dealer here) from his last registered owner on his foal papers and get him named as he only had his stud prefix, then applied to the British Conne Society and get him DNA tested, both parents had already been parentage tested so could be proven as his sire and dam, then he was passported through the BCPS. Took about 5 months in all.
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That makes sense. I'm guessing earl of newbridge (if, of course, he is Kenny's sire) will be DNA tested. But not a clue who the dam could be. Like I said I don't need to know just musing. Would be nice to know. I also HATE his registered name - Jim Bob Cross! Thank you for the info :)
 
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