Stud Book
This area of the website covers the following topics
- Pony registration,
- Production of Equine Passports,
- Changes of ownership,
- Stallion Licencing,
- Breed Characteristics.
Registration of ponies for showing - Ponies do not have to be registered with the NPS on an annual basis for them to be eligible for entry in NPS classes. Ponies are eligible for entry in NPS classes based on the Breed Society with which they are registered and the type of Equine Passport they hold. Pure Bred ponies, registered in the main section of their Breed Society Stud Book are eligible on that basis. In order for Part Bred ponies to be eligible for NPS Show Pony and Show Hunter Pony classes they will need to be entered in the British Riding Pony Stud Book and their Breed Society passport Overstamped by the NPS. Please see the Overstamping item on the left of this page.
There is no annual fee required for ponies to enter NPS classes. However, the owner of the pony needs to be an NPS member in order for the pony to Qualify. Please see Conditions for entry in NPS Shows and Affiliated Shows in Summer 2008 under the Membership tab and item Joining/Renewing.
Registration Criteria
The NPS is the custodian of the British Riding Pony Stud Book which is for ponies up to 15 hands who are cross breds between Britsh Native Mountain and Moorland breeds and Arabs or Thoroughbreds. Both parents must be known and proven via a service certificate or a DNA test. The registration process normally includes production of an Equine Passport.
The NPS can also produce Equine Passports for ponies of unknown breeding.