Oberlander Horse Association

Breeding Regulations

Breeding Certificates - Account of Descent and Birth Certificate
Article 20

Account of Descent
The issuance of the account of descent is effected when the following prerequisites are fulfilled:

Both parents are entered in the corresponding sections of the studbook (appendix 1) in the year of coverage or will at least be entered in the year of the birth of the foal (the breeding year).
The notice of birth was presented within 31 days after the birth of the foal.
The identity of the foal accompanying its mother has been ascertained by the stock supervisor or his or her ommissioner or proved otherwise.
As a rule, an account of descent for a foal originating from insemination is only issued when an agreement in the form of the master agreement of the FEI on the participation of the insemination station and the keeper of the stallion in the breeding program of a breeding association according to the decree of May 16, 1991 has been established between the insemination station or the keeper of the stallion and the responsible breeding association.

Birth Certificate
The issuance of a birth certificate is effected if the conditions for an account of descent are not satisfied, the following rerequisites, however, are fulfilled:

At least one parent is entered in a corresponding section of the studbook (appendix 1) in the year of the coverage or will at least be entered in the year of the birth of the foal (the breeding year).
The notice of birth was presented within 31days after the birth.
The identity of the foal accompanying the mother has been ascertained by the stock supervisor or his or her commissioner or proved otherwise.

The breeding account (account of descent and birth certificate) belong to the horse and remain in the property of the issuing breeding association; they are to be handed over to the new owner upon transfer of ownership, and they are to be returned to the issuing agency upon the death of the horse. Copies of the breeding accounts can only be issued upon application when a statutory affirmation in lieu of an oath bearing a notarially certified signature on the loss of the original breeding account has been presented. Copies are to be provided with numbers, and they are to be clearly labeled as copies.