AMHA fees

LB27 · Jun 26, 2012

Maybe I'm just easily confused but when looking on the AMHA website I can only find the costs for registering ($10-60 range) and the cost for becoming a member ($65). I can't find if that is a yearly cost or if its a one time thing. Can someone please explain? Thanks.

LB27 · Jun 26, 2012

Oh, also, I'm assuming you have to be a member to register a horse. What about after it is registered? Must you always be a member?

Lori W · Jun 26, 2012

The membership fee is annual and you need to be a member to transact business with them (register a horse, transfer, bring temporary papers to permanent, etc.).

I understand their reasoning, since it brings in membership fees to the organization. But sometimes I think it keeps people from registering their animals, due to the extra expense of the membership. However, I think most registries do this (I'm pretty sure that AQHA does).

charlottein · Jun 27, 2012

Thanks for the info Lori, I was wondering about that since I need to transfer Chaos' papers into my name.

stormy · Jun 27, 2012

Last I knew you did not need to be a member to do business with the registry but fees were higher for non-members, has that changed??

Mima Acres · Jun 27, 2012

stormy said:
Last I knew you did not need to be a member to do business with the registry but fees were higher for non-members, has that changed??

It changed. I just registered my mare in my name a couple months ago and I had some old transfer paperwork that had different fees for members and non members then looked online and saw a new form that said memebership was required. So I called and confirmed that I would need to become a member.

stormy · Jun 28, 2012

Hummm, not a very smart move on the part of the registry...hard for those with one or two minis maybe they just want to transfer or bring permanent...kind of encourages people to let the paperwork slide when a transfer would cost near $100 with having to be a member to do it!!