The following is a listing of some criteria which make the applicant horse automatically ineligible for registration with FAHR:

HYPP

Horses descending from families known to carry the dominant gene Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) will not be registered in this Registry regardless of the generation, pedigree, or testing outcome. HYPP is considered to be of recent origin, and Is felt by this registry to not have had sufficient time elapse for long range scientific research into the ramifications this condition may place on future generations.

Greying Gene

Individual horses who exhibit signs of the greying gene will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. A horse that exhibits the greying gene is often born black, but may be born of any base color, and often within a few days many white hairs will appear around the eyes, giving it a sort-of goggle appearance. Foals exhibiting this particular goggle appearance will not be eligible for registration. Any mature horse that has a coat of non-pigmented hairs (white), but shows spotted skin underneath the non- pigmented hairs, will be considered a grey and will be ineligible for registration with FAHR, and if It has been registered with FAHR but later exhibits this condition, FAHR recognition will be withdrawn and the registration will be revoked (note: the greying gene should not be associated with lesser contrasting color, some individuals appear to have faded spots because of lack of bold contrast, this does not necessarily reflect a horse with the greying gene). Because of a lack of solid scientific research into the effects of the greying gene in hereditability from those individuals whom through research trace back to a known exhibitor of the greying gene, and the fact that many of the individual who are noted as originators of the original Appaloosa breed pool carried or exhibited the greying gene, this Registry will not ban Recognition of those individuals of ancestry which includes the greying gene, but will ban those who currently exhibit this undesirable condition. 

Parrot Mouth 

Horses who exhibit the condition known as Parrot Mouth (Overshot Jaw) will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. For the purposes of this registry, this condition is defined as having the upper incisors overhang the lowers. This condition is strongly suspected as having a familial hereditability tendency . 

Paint Characteristics

Horses who exhibit Paint characteristics will not be eligible for registration in this Registry. For registration purposes, the following are considered to be Paint characteristics:

• Blue or glass eye(s).
• Bald Face – For the purposes of registration, a bald face defined as anything which exceeds the generally accepted defi nition of Blaze. To further define, the white may not be closer than 1/4 inch to the inside corner of the eye.
• High White – for purposes of registration, high white (otherwise known as a stocking) is defined as white that appears higher than three (3) inches below the knee or hock. 

Monorchids/Criptorchids

Horses who exhibit the condition known as Monorchid or Criptorchid will not be eligible for registration in this Registry.

Minimum Height Requirements

Horses who at maturity stand less than 14 hands when measuring from the bottom of the hoof to the highest point of the withers, will be ineligible for registration with FAHR. If a FAHR recognized horse is discovered to stand less than 14 hands, their registration will be revoked, and the ApHC and ApHCC will be duly notified of our findings.

The ineligibility standards in this section can not be altered, superseded, or deleted to reflect a lesser standard for any reason other than by reason of indisputable scientific or genetic findings proving a need for alteration, and then completed as to be in compliance with Article XI of these bylaws.