For competition purposes, "American-bred" means that the horse was foaled in the United States. The horse can be enrolled as American-bred if there is documentation that states the horse was foaled in the United States.

You can submit the request within the Horse Recording Application, or under your individual horse's dashboard through the "APH Performance Horse Appliaction" tile with the American flag icon. A copy of the horse's breed papers or the USEF Breeders Affidavit, along with the $10 processing fee will be required.

No. Any horse born in the U.S. is eligible to enter the registry if they provide proof that they are American-bred. Horses enrolled by submitting breed papers or a USEF Breeders Affidavit will incur a small processing fee of $10.

APH enrolled horses will appear on APH Rankings Lists and will be eligible for APH Year-End Awards. 

APH horses who are also USEF recorded will be designated with a special symbol in the USEF Horse of the Year standings. If the APH horse is registered with a breed registry, the corresponding logo will also appear.

Recorded and non-recorded USEF horses will be recognized on a ranking list for APH horses only. This list will also show the breed registry logo.

All horses enrolled will be eligible for APH Year-End Awards.

• Categories are based on age groups and are as follows:
  • 0-3 Years Old
  • 4-6 Years Old
  • 7-9 Years Old
  • 10 & Over
  • Best Overall (Highest points from all categories)

Points are calculated using the following scale:

1st: 5 points

2nd: 4 points

3rd: 3 points

4th: 2 points

5th: 1 point

Additional points based on number of entries:

10 or more entries in a class: add 5 points

7-9 entries in a class: add 4 points

5-6 entries in a class: add 3 points

3-4 entries in a class: add 2 points

Less than 3 entries in a class: add 1 point