Opus One MTA (Don Deluxe x Juweel Of Litchy MFS, Ster K/Elig Prok D-OC by Bordeaux), 2019 North American Keuring Champion; Photo: courtesy Danielle Landreville

Current Year foals

Birth Declarations have now been replaced with our online registration system. Current members who are both the foal breeder and owner can register their current year foals online by going to the “Member Portal” linked on our homepage. Enter your login information and click “Register a Foal”. The name of the mare you bred should then appear. Click on her name and the registration form should pop up. If you are a current member and need your login information for the portal, please contact the KWPN-NA office.

It is recommended that foals be registered within 30 days after the foal’s birth if possible, especially if they are to be presented at a keuring.  Foals registered within 60 days of birth receive a $50.00 discount from the $250.00 registration fee.

When submitting a birth declaration for a foal that has one non-KWPN parent, a copy of that parent’s registration paper and a four-generation pedigree should also be submitted if this was not done previously.

Parentage of all foals must be proven by DNA. If a mare does not have DNA on file (this generally includes all mares newly imported from Holland) it is advisable to pull hair (30 or so mane hairs with roots attached) prior to the birth and keep them on file. Any foal that does not have the DNA available on one parent will automatically be entered into the Register B book, regardless of pedigree.

The foal birth declarations are a custom generated document specific for that particular foal or older horse.  The office must provide this document upon request for any registerable horse outside of their year of birth.

Oh What A Dream (Vitalis x Lieve-Belle Ster D-OC by De Niro ) Photo: courtesy CanaDream Farm

Applicable to all types of registrations:

• If the dam is KWPN, she must be in the breeder’s name or the breeder must have a lease on file for her. If she is not in the breeder’s name, a transfer of ownership must be completed for any offspring to be registered.
• Mare DNA must be available for parentage verification. If she has not been DNA tested with KWPN-NA or another WBFSH studbook before, please fill out the DNA Typing Form for her. If her DNA was pulled by another studbook, we can request those markers for an additional $10 fee.
• If the foal is the result of an embryo transfer, please pull hair from the recipient mare for possible DNA testing. This sample will only be run in the event that parentage verification proves that the donor mare is not the biological dam.
• If the mare is not KWPN registered, a copy of her registration papers should be included.

A. To register foals by KWPN-NA activated stallions:

• If you choose not to register the foal online, the birth declaration must be completed and mailed along with three or more photographs of the foal that clearly show the foal’s identifying markings and the foal’s DNA sample in an envelope (pull 25–30 mane hairs with the roots attached).
• Registration fee: $250 (includes foal DNA testing, microchipping and USEF Lifetime Registration).

B. To register foals imported in utero by KWPN stallions:

• The breeding must have been reported to the KWPN in Holland.
• The original KWPN Dekbewijs (translation available on this website) must be completed and mailed within a month of the foal’s birth along with three or more photographs of the foal and mare that clearly show the foal’s identifying markings.
• Registration fee: $250 (includes foal DNA testing, microchipping and USEF Lifetime Registration).

C. To register foals bred by imported frozen KWPN semen:

• The mare owner must report the breeding on the frozen semen insemination form that is available from the website or office. The form must be completed and mailed to the office. A birth declaration will be issued and the foal owner must then follow the instructions in ‘A’.
• Registration fee: $250 (includes foal DNA testing, microchipping and USEF Lifetime Registration).

D. To register foals from outside (non-KWPN) stallions:

• The mare owner must report the breeding on either the insemination or frozen semen insemination form that is available from the website or office. The form must be completed and mailed to the office office along with a copy of the stallion’s papers. A birth declaration will be issued and must be completed and mailed back to the office within a month of the foal’s birth along with three or more photos of the foal and mare that clearly show the foal’s identifying markings.
• Registration fee: $250 (includes foal DNA testing and mare surcharge).

E. To register a horse that is not a current year foal (Yearling or older):

• The birth declaration must be completed and mailed along with three or more photographs of the foal that clearly show the foal’s identifying markings and the foal’s DNA sample in an envelope (pull 25–30 mane hairs with the roots attached).
• Registration fee: $300 for anything other than a foal (includes foal DNA testing and microchipping)
• Any horse born after 2020 may be subject to a $100.00 Inactive Sire fee.  The office will be able to advise.