The Maryland Sport Horse Registry
The Maryland Sport Horse Registry records five-generation pedigrees of Maryland-bred sport horses and sport ponies. To be eligible for the registry, the horse or pony must have been born in Maryland, and must have competed in at least 3 non-racing competitions, with at least 3 participants, judged by a disinterested judge, under a publicly available set of rules. Breed shows and in-hand shows qualify as competitions.
Registry PortalEligibility &
Classification
HSM allows some exceptions to the “born in Maryland” requirement for horses that were conceived in Maryland but delivered under the care of a veterinarian in an in-patient veterinary facility in Virginia or Pennsylvania due to medically exigent circumstances.
There are four classes of Maryland Sport Horse:
- Class A – a Maryland-bred Thoroughbred
- Class B – a horse or pony of any breed with a Maryland-bred Thoroughbred within 2 generations.
- Class C – a horse or pony of any breed that is not Class A or Class B.
- Class D – Maryland-bred dam or sire of a Maryland Sport Horse