• Why are mares allowed to breed if they carry HYPP and not the stallions?  Stallions can produce many more foals a year than a mare and therefore can affect more foals.  If we see that this policy does not keep HYPP foals to a minimum, then we may enforce a more stringent policy. 

• I was just received papers from the old IQPA, but I already got my new IQPA papers.  What should I do?  Ponies are not allowed to possess registration papers for both new and old IQPA.  You must send the papers for the OLD IQPA to us so we have it on record that the pony does not have both sets of papers.

• How do I apply for membership to IQPA?  There is no such thing as membership to IQPA.  Membership is with QPA only.  Having a membership with QPA, gives you all membership benefits including the discounted registration rates.

• What if an inspector is not available in my area?  You may submit your application and photos directly to the home office in TN for consideration, but registration may take longer and you may only receive "Temporary" papers until the pony can be physically inspected.

• Why did the new IQPA registry form an alliance with the QPA?  The QPA has a much larger support structure and therefore able to offer better advantages to the members.

• Why did WQPR merge with the new IQPA?  Well, you would have to ask Pat Byrd for a complete answer, but since Pat is on the Board of Directors of QPA, she really only gave up the registration part.  The rest she is still very active in the Quarter Pony industry.

• Why did this association split into color "divisions"?  This was done to help with organizing classes at shows & points recording.  Papers, for ponies in color divisions, will look the same, but those papers will have a bearing on the registration number format.  It will also help us track the QP industry better.

• Why are IQPA, AQHA, APHA, ApHC, & POA the only recognized registries?  Although ponies in many other breed registries may have the physical characteristics of a Quarter Pony, not all of them do.  Therefore, we will take pones of other registries on a case by case basis.

• I have ponies I want to breed that are not in one of the named registries, what do I do?  You can either submit the pony for Hardship Registration, or as long as the pony is being bred to a pony that is in a named registry, the baby will not have to go thru Hardship Registration.  (Only ONE parent has to qualify for Standard Registration.)

• My pony is exactly 14.2 hands, does it still qualify? Yes, IQPA accepts pony who are up to AND INCLUDING 14.2 hands.  (And yes, we deduct the height of the shoes without them having to be removed from the pony.)

• What is the maximum AGE limit for registering a pony? There is no maximum age limit for registering a pony. 

• What do I do with my old WQPR papers? If your pony is already registered with IQPA, then there is nothing to do with the old papers.  If your pony is not already registered with IQPA, then submit your old WQPR papers to our home office in TN, and we can convert them to IQPA papers.  (You only need the new IQPA papers if you plan to show.)

• Do you provide a pedigree service for IQPA ponies?  Most of our members use the all breed pedigree database that is online at www.allbreedpedigree.com.  Considering so many different breeds are used in breeding QP's it was impossible for us to match the data already available on this other site.  And much of their information is free.

• How do I know what points/awards my pony has received?  That is one of the functions of the new QPA.  The QPA will be responsible for reporting points and issuing awards &  titles.

• I have a Paintaloosa/Pintaloosa, which Color division does it fall in?  We have created a division for "other" colors, that they will fall into. 

If you did not find your answer here, you can either submit your question to registration@iqpa.com or call 931/670-2009.