The Australian Sporthorse Registry (Shire/Light Horse crosses)

General Guidelines

This is a Registry for the registration of offspring of the breeding of a registered Shire to a light horse. The Shire parent may be either the sire or the mare. The Shire parent can be in any Shire Registry, even the Non-Breeding Shire registry. The Shire Sporthorse Registry is not a stud book as such, but rather a Registry which records Shire Sporthorses to the ¼ cross.

A registered Shire Sporthorse may be bred to another light horse and the offspring of that breeding may be also registered in this Registry. But the Registry does not go any further with that breeding, although a breeder who owns a 1/4 Shire Sporthorse will have proof of the Shire genetics in the next generation of foals.

The Registry provides a colourful certificate (see below) that certifies that the horse in the Registry is either a half or quarter Shire. The certificate lists the breeding of the horse and if the light horse parent does not have a full registered name, it is acceptable to put just the name, such as “Penny”, for example.

The Shire Sporthorse and its owners, breeding and features will be listed and publicly viewable in the Online Shire Stud Book. See the link on this website.

In order to register a horse in this Registry, you will need to join the Society. Our Society strives to keep our fees as low as possible.

To ensure the proper operation of the Shire Sporthorse Registry and to ensure the best possible information management standards, there are a number of rules or guidelines for breeders to follow:

Australian Shire Sporthorse Registry Rules

If you have any general questions or comments regarding the registry, please use our Shire Sporthorse Registry Enquiry Form to contact the SHSA Committee.

Please scroll down to apply for a prefix and for new registrations.