REGISTER YOUR INTEREST for 2025 Studbook Tour
Irish Draught Horse and Irish Sport Horse Studbook Inspections
​(If Eligible)

 EOI Applications are now OPEN the 2025 Inspection Tour

IS MY HORSE ELIGIBLE?

​There are 3 important requirements as follows:
1. Age
The horse must be at least 3 years of age. Not rising 3. 
2. Registration
ALL horses MUST be IDSHS pedigree registered with DNA parentage verified and microchipped. You have must have this completed so please act now!! 
3. Breeding
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Purebred Irish Draught Studbook
The horse must be the progeny of:
  • COLTS / STALLIONS AND MARES - Registered Irish Draught (RID) or C1 parents
  • MARES ONLY - A Registered SID or AID mare (Irish Draught Studbook Approved) and a Registered Irish Draught (RID) or C1 stallion

Irish Sport Horse Studbook
The horse must be the progeny of:
  • A Registered Irish Draught (RID) or C1 stallion or mare, and a Thoroughbred stallion or mare of provable breeding (ASB registered, ASB verified, ASB passport etc.)
  • A Pedigree Registered ISH mare (with approved breeding) and a Registered Irish Draught (RID) or C1 stallion

Horses that wish to be Irish Sport Horse Studbook inspected must have at least 1/2 (50% or greater) provable Registered Irish Draught blood.

If you are unsure, please get in contact with us to confirm.
JOINING THE TOUR
If you would like your horse inspected this year, with commencement from May in Victoria, please complete an Expression of Interest so that we can make provisions to see your horse. 
Expression of Interest Date: 31 March 2025

Once our dates and locations are arranged, we will send you the necessary links to complete the required paperwork.
NO horses will be accepted after the closing date (TO BE ADVISED).

Inspection & Registration Day(s) - STUDBOOK
Register your Interest Form

Please complete the following details. 
If you have more than one horse to be inspected, please refresh this page after you have finished submitting your first horse, and then complete all details again for each horse thereafter.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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If you have any questions or would like to know more about whether your horse is eligible, here are some key contact details to assist you:

​To enquire about your horse's registration status or to commence the registration process: Monika Rodger, Registrar at [email protected]

For clarity on the rules or any enquiries regarding dates or locations: Jennifer Bain, Secretary at [email protected] or Ali Geeves [email protected] 
 If your horse is inspected, passes and is registered into the Irish Draught Studbook or Irish Sport Horse Studbook, he/she may be branded with the Society’s shamrock flank brand and bar underneath

Colts and stallions that fail inspection for the Irish Draught Horse Stud Book or the Irish Sport Horse Studbook are ineligible for any studbook registration with IDSHS (Aust) Inc. and will remain in the IDSHS Pedigree Register.

please note we will be advertising the pass and fail status, as well as scorings to the public.  

Progeny of failed colts and stallions are NOT eligible to be ISH pedigree registered

Mares and fillies that fail inspection for the Irish Draught Horse Stud Book or the Irish Sport Horse Studbook will remain in the IDSHS Pedigree Register.

​Older Irish Draught Stud Book mares graded D, C or B on their Registration Papers are classed as Supplementary Irish Draught (SID)  This includes ½ bred RID x TB and ¾ bred RID x SID cross mares  ​​

For the ride of your life, Ride IRISH!