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World Arabian Horse Organization

Definition of a purebred Arabian:

"A pure-bred Arabian horse is one which appears in any pure-bred Arabian Stud Book or Register listed by WAHO as acceptable."

A word about WAHO:
From the inception of WAHO it was apparent that one of the most important and most urgent objects as stated in the WAHO Constitution was to "maintain throughout the world the purity of the blood of the horses of the Arabian breed."    WAHO is significant to all breeders for two reasons:

  1. It's members can accept and register any Arabian horse from any WAHO-approved country and,

  2. Because the U.S. refused to accept horses of known impure blood, but horses that were already registered in a WAHO-accepted registry, the Arabian Horse Registry of America lost its membership in WAHO.

The impact of the second is clear and presented a dilemma for U.S. owners. Without registration in a WAHO-approved stud book, a horse cannot be registered in another member country according to the rules and definitions of WAHO.  Most horses exported from the U.S. are done so for breeding stock so of course, registration in the new country was essential for both buyer and seller. In order to facilitate the sale and exportation of U.S.-bred Arabian horses, the Purebred Arabian Horse Registry (PAHR) was formed. U.S. breeders were forced to double-register their horses (register in both AHA and PAHR) if they were planning to export them. Of course the stallion and dam also had to be PAHR registered, which meant six registration fees for every exported horse.

The disputed horses became a sticking point in negotiations between the U.S. costing breeders exorbitant registration fees. The issue was finally resolved, I assume because the U.S. relented and accepted the partbreds into the registry, and U.S. is now a member of WAHO. Preservation of Asil Arabian horses was sacrificed on the alter of financial necessity. 

To learn more about WAHO, visit their site at www.waho.org.

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