The Scottish Sports Horse is an Open Studbook therefore any sports horse/ pony mare or gelding regardless of parentage or pedigree can be registered (passported or over stamped) by the SSH in accordance with EU directives.

Mares and geldings can be entered from the foal book into Stud Book in the year that they reach the age of three or older only upon inspection at an SSH mare Grading.

Head Stud Book For All;

• First and Second Premium mares and geldings sired by an SSH, WBFSH or EU Licensed or Approved Stallion.
• First Premium, Ster and Keur mares sired by an SSH registered stallion.
• First Premium Geldings sired by an SSH registered stallion.
• For all First Premium, Ster and Keur mares sired by an SSH Listed Stallion.
• All Mares must have a minimum of three generation pedigree.

Auxiliary Mare Book For All;

• Second Premium mares and geldings by an SSH Registered stallion who's dam is a first or second premium stud book mare sired by a WBFSH licensed or Approved stallion
• First Premium mares or geldings sired by an SSH Listed stallion. Foals must have a minimum three generation pedigree.

Foundation Foal section For All:

• Second Premium Mares or geldings by an SSH Listed stallion
• Mares or geldings sired by Non Approved stallions
• Mares or geldings sired by licensed or approved stallions that are not EU/WBFSH members
• Third Premium foals regardless of the parents pedigree status
• Foals that do not have a complete three generation pedigree.

Passport Register For all mares and geldings that do not require an SSH breed society passport e.g. animals with unknown breeding and non breeding stock. No pedigree will be recorded. Foals registered with a basic passport cannot be presented at an SSH Grading.

NB Mares or Geldings registered in the Passport Register can apply for an upgrade to a Breed Society Passport in order that he/she be illegible for Grading and subsequently gain entry into the StudBook

For more detailed information of which book your mare or gelding will be registered please refer to the StudBook Guidelines