Equine Registration

Please decide if you would like to join IGEA as a Member, which provides you discounted fees and other Member Services benefits including participation in our Show Awards, Event Awards and Lifetime Titles Programs.

You do not have to be a Member of IGEA to register or Transfer Ownership of an IGEA Registered Gypsy Equine.  Please see the IGEA Fees and Service Request Form to determine all services and fee amounts.

If you decide to become a Member of IGEA, please complete a Membership Application and send it along with any registration/s and or Transfer Of Ownership to immediately benefit with reduced fees on services. Membership Applications are available online and also printable forms here on our website.

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Any Gypsy Cob or Gypsy Cross registered with another Gypsy Registry does not have to be registered with IGEA to register it's offspring if it is approved by IGEA. You must be able to verify registration and ownership (must provide a front and back copy of the Registration Certificate).

     ** Any Gypsy Cob or Gypsy Cob Cross registered with another registry must be registered with IGEA "if" you wish to participate in any IGEA Show and Events Awards Programs and Owner and Exhibitor must be an IGEA Member in good standing.

RRL Registration

​If your Gypsy Equine is already registered with another Gypsy Registry, it may qualify as an RRL (Recognized Registry Listing) and be registered with IGEA at a reduced Registration Fee (see IGEA Fees and Service Request Form). To qualify as an RRL you must provide a front and back copy of the Registration Certificate from the other registry when applying for IGEA Registration.

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To register RRL:  You will still need to complete an IGEA Registration Form, provide the 4 required photos (Left side, Right side, Front - with forelock put to the side and Rear). Send the completed IGEA Registration Application, front and back copy of the Registration Certificate from the other Gypsy registry along with the fee/s to the IGEA Registry Office.

Completed IGEA Registration Application, documents and photos can be scanned and sent via email, printed forms sent by regular mail, or you can use the online form on our website.  Our online form has directions and file upload to attach documents and photos. We prefer digital photos be emailed to the IGEA Office even when the Registration Application has been mailed.

To Register a Gypsy Equine that is not already registered:

You must complete the Registration Form providing as much requested information as possible. If you do not own the Sire of your Gypsy Equine, you must provide an IGEA Breeder's Certificate Form. 

IGEA reserves the right and final decision to approve or decline any application. You must be able to verify ownership (must provide a front and back copy of the Registration Certificate). If you own the Dam or Lease the Dam at the time of Mating that results in the foal you are registering you are listed as the Breeder on the Registration Application. You must provide documentation to verify Ownership and or Lease Contract. Breeder is responsible for registering. If Breeder does not register eligible stock and provides documentation and permission for new owner to register, then new owner is responsible for paying registration fee and any transfer fee.

​    If you are unable to provide the completed IGEA Breeder's Certificate or verify Ancestry, please see Hardship Registration below.

When registering a Gypsy or Gypsy Cross, provide as much information as possible on Parents, even a non Gypsy Parent. If a non-Gypsy Parent is registered with it's Breed appropriate registry, provide if available, a copy of the Registration Certificate and IGEA will add the non Gypsy Parent's information to the file and pedigree on the IGEA Registration Certificate. If you own the Dam or Lease the Dam at the time of Mating that results in the foal you are registering you are listed as the Breeder on the Registration Application. You must provide documentation to verify Ownership and or Lease Contract. Breeder is responsible for registering. If Breeder does not register eligible stock and provides documentation and permission for new owner to register, then new owner is responsible for paying registration fee and any transfer fee.

At this time, DNA is optional for some of our Stud Books, though it is encouraged.

​DNA IS NOW REQUIRED FOR  HARDSHIP REGISTRATION (unless a Gelding),

AND FOR REGISTRATION IN OUR PREMIER STUD BOOKS. If you would like DNA or any other testing, please be sure to mark that option on the registration application and add the additional fee for service. 

​Send the completed IGEA Registration Application, the 4 required photos (Left side, Right side, Front - with forelock put to the side and Rear), and fee/s for payment to the IGEA Office. Completed IGEA Registration Application, documents and photos can be scanned and sent via email, printed forms sent by regular mail, or you can use the online form on our website.  Our online form has directions and file upload to attach documents and photos. We prefer digital photos be emailed to the IGEA Office even when the Registration Application has been mailed.

Hardship Registration

If you are unable to provide documentation to verify Ancestry, and or a required IGEA Breeders Certificate you may apply for IGEA Hardship Registration.

Any Gypsy Equine of Unknown or Unproven Ancestry may be considered for Hardship Registration. These applications are handled on an individual basis and approval may be required by the IGEA Registration Committee. The decision to accept or decline any application for registration is solely the decision of IGEA.   

You must complete an IGEA Registration Application providing as much requested information as possible. Provide the 4 required photos (Left side, Right side, Front - with forelock put to the side and Rear), and the Hardship Registration Fee. Effective January 1st, 2024: If Hardship is approved for intact Stallion or Mare you must provide required Hair Sample and pay for required Health & DNA Testing results before registration certificate will be issued. Approved Geldings are exempt from required Health and DNA Testing.

The decision to accept or decline any application for registration is solely the decision of IGEA. IGEA also reserves the right to request a video of said Gypsy Equine, if deemed that a video may help with decision making.

Completed IGEA Registration Application, documents and photos can be scanned and sent via email, printed forms sent by regular mail, or you can use the online form on our website.  Our online form has directions and file upload to attach documents and photos. We prefer digital photos be emailed to the IGEA Office even when the Registration Application has been mailed.

IGEA reserves the right to request and or require at any time a sample for DNA testing for any Equine applying for IGEA Registration or for any IGEA Registered Equine. Due to any misrepresentation or error provided to IGEA for registration purposes, IGEA reserves the right to cancel or revoke any registration certificate at any time for correction or complete cancellation.

If you are not a current Member of IGEA, please see Schedule Of Fees and Service Request Form which includes Member and Non Member pricing for your consideration:

The IGEA Schedule Of Fees is now the IGEA Fees and Service Request Form and should be provided with any completed forms for service.

Here is a link to the Members benefits for your consideration:

Membership Benefits

If you decide to become a Member, please complete your Membership application and send it to the IGEA Office so that you can immediately benefit as a Member with discounted fees.

Online Forms

Forms to Print

Next, please make sure that your new owner information is correct on the completed IGEA Transfer Form that you received from the Seller along with the original IGEA Registration Certificate when you purchased your IGEA Registered Equine.

You must mail the original Registration Certificate along with the completed Transfer Of Ownership form to the IGEA Office.

Since the current registration certificate will be voided when you mail it in to the IGEA Office and a new registration certificate will be reprinted with you listed as owner this is a great time for any updates. If you would like to update any information such as microchip, a brand, scar, add photos to your Gypsy Equines IGEA file, provide updated photo for registration certificate, provide Color or Health Panel testing results, change Stallion to Gelding, change Mare to Spayed Mare, add or update Height, DNA Profile or Parent Verification or find out if your Gypsy Equine is eligible for another Stud Book or a Premier Stud Book, please contact the IGEA Office via email, phone or the IGEA Website.

If you are paying fee/s via check please include check payment with check made payable to:  IGEA Registry

Mailing address: IGEA Registry

204 Longview Drive

Jeffersonville, IN  47130

United States and Canada  ~ Online Fee payments are accepted via Paypal to: igearegistry@gmail.com

❗️Due to recent PayPal changes for Currency Exchange Fees and other payment specifics - Outside Of United States and Canada must reach out directly to IGEA Office via email for exact Fees: igearegistry@gmail.com 

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❗️❗️❗️ Outside of U.S. - Payment by PayPal Only 

UNITED STATES ONLY ​*** U.S. Only - when paying by Check or United States Postal Money Order - Must be made Payable to:  IGEA REGISTRY.

At this time, DNA is optional for some of our Stud Books, though it is encouraged.

​DNA IS NOW REQUIRED FOR  HARDSHIP REGISTRATION (unless a Gelding), AND FOR REGISTRATION IN ANY OF OUR PREMIER STUD BOOKS. 

University of Kentucky Lab handles our DNA testing.  If you order DNA, please choose it on the Registration Application and provide the additional fee for payment.

If you purchase an IGEA Registered Gypsy Equine that does not have a DNA Profile, you can request and pay for DNA when transferring Ownership. If you wish to get DNA on an IGEA Equine that is already registered you are welcome to order and pay for DNA and have the IGEA Registration Certificate updated.  Please just reach out to the IGEA Office and let us know.

Any Gypsy Equine of Unknown or Unproven Ancestry may be considered for Hardship Registration. These applications are handled on an individual basis and approval may be required by the IGEA Registration Committee. If Hardship is approved for intact Stallion or Mare you must provide required Hair Sample and pay for required Health & DNA Testing results before registration certificate will be issued. Approved Geldings are exempt from required Health and DNA Testing.

This is the beginning of a Basic Equine DNA Parent Verification Information Page, as there seems to be allot of confusion and potentially misinformation regarding Equine DNA Profiles, and Equine DNA Parentage Verification.

Basic Equine DNA Profile and Equine DNA Parent Verification facts: 

It is important to understand that at this time, there is no Laboratory Test available to identify any equine with 100% certainty as purebred, as per breed.

A DNA Profile is NOT the same as a DNA Parent Verification Test. 

A DNA Profile is created by the Laboratory for an individual equine by recording specific genetic markers.

DNA Profiles can be compared to determine Parent Verification.

What DNA Parent Verification Testing "can" do, is confirm or exclude, a specific Sire or Dam as a Parent by comparing Parent DNA Profiles to the DNA Profile of offspring.

The main DNA testing that registries utilize is to verify Parentage, not if an equine is Purebred or a specific breed.

Example for DNA Parent Verification Service:

• Sire has Individual DNA Profile Report provided, or on file with Laboratory. 

• Dam has Individual DNA Profile Report provided, or on file with Laboratory. 

• Individual DNA Profile is created for Foal stated to be offspring of above Sire and Dam.  

• Laboratory Service is requested to verify Parents via DNA Parent Verification of said Foal. 

• Laboratory tests by comparing Foal’s DNA Profile to Sire’s DNA Profile to verify or exclude Sire, and tests Foal’s DNA Profile to Dam’s DNA Profile to verify or exclude Dam. 

Animal up breeding Calculations

Animal up breeding has been proven, through Scientific Research the World over in Animal Husbandry Breeding practices. Select up breeding programs have been utilized, to establish and create new breeds of animals, and or, to preserve rare and endangered Livestock Breeds.

The following example will always include in each generation, a Sire that is recognized as 100 % Purebred.  Utilizing a recognized Purebred Sire each generation, eventually in 5 generations results in producing offspring that possess less than 5 % out cross genetics, and are scientifically considered Purebred. The small amount of 5% or less, outside influence of genetics, becomes no longer significant. 

​Comparatively, F5 and F6 matings, and the matings of offspring produced from F5 and F6 matings, have already established the foundation of desired inheritable traits for the gene pool. Worthy F5 and F6 Stock can then be a consideration, to mate with the already established 100 % Purebred Stock, resulting in all Offspring recognized as Purebred.

​‼️ Formula: ___% mated with ___% (add percentage of each) = ___ + ___% = ___ (divided by 2, because both parents contribute) = ___% of resulting offspring.

F1~created with 100% mated with an outcross animal  = 100 divided by 2 = 50 %

F2~ created with 100% mated with F1 a 50% = 150 divided by 2 = 75 %

F3~ created with 100% mated with F2 a 75% = 175 divided by 2 = 87.5 % 

F4~ created with 100% mated with F3 a 87.5% = 187.5 divided by 2 = 93.75 %

F5~ created with 100% mated with F4 a 93.75% = 193.75 % divided by 2 = 96.875 % (and has less than 5% outcross or outside genetic influence)

‼️ Remember, if the outside genetic influence is 5 % or less, it is not genetically significant. An animal that is 31/32, or greater than 95 % of a specific breed is considered a purebred.

*F6 ~ created with 100% mated with F5 96.875 % = 196.875 % divided by 2 = 98.4375 %

* By utilizing Selective breeding of worthy specimens, that possess preferred attributes through out the up breeding process of  F1 through F5, and F1 through F6 matings, the desired characteristics and attributes are, and should be progressing and producing uniformity, with a high % of consistency in the F5 and F6 Offspring.

F6~100% mated with F5 98.4375 = 198.4375 divided by 2 = 99.21875% (or 99 %)

The following example provided utilizes F5 and or F6 individuals as Sire and Dam.

F5 98.4375 % mated with F5 *98.4375 % = 196.875 divided by 2 = *98.4375 %

F6 99% mated with F6 *99% = 198 divided by 2 = divided by 2 = *99%

IGEA honors the Registration Certificates from the Breed appropriate Registries of any Non Gypsy Stock utilized in Blend/Part bred breeding. Example: Welsh Pony, Half Welsh Pony, Shetland, Miniature Horse, Haflinger, American Draft Pony, Paint Horse, Quarter Horse, Belgian, Clydesdale, Icelandic, Friesian, Tennessee Walking Horse, Missouri Fox Trotter, Peruvian Paso... 

"Matter Of Record" (MOR) pedigrees are included, when provided, for their genetic contribution, along with their lineage on the pedigrees of their IGEA Registered Offspring. This provides Breeders the opportunity, to utilize other equine genetics in their Breeding Program, without the expense of registering their "Non Gypsy" Breeding Stock as Breeding Stock with IGEA. This Service is provided at no charge, as long as a copy of, the Registration Certificate of the Non Gypsy Parent is provided at the same time of application to register Offspring. IGEA strongly encourages Breeders, to make good use of this service and provide any, Certified Registration data of Non Gypsy Breeding Stock to be included, as it will be listed on the IGEA Registration Certificate and Pedigree of it's IGEA offspring, along with details such as registry, color, health panel testing, height, as all documented details provided are recorded.

​❗️❗️❗️MOR Breeding Stock, Non - Gypsy Breeding Stock are not eligible for IGEA Event Awards, Show Points and Awards Programs.

IGEA offers Stud Books for the following:

• Gypsy Cob

• Mini Gypsy Cob

• Miniature Feathered Horse

• Feathered Pony

• Mini Gypsy Horse

• Gypsy Draft Pony

• Gypsy Ranch Horse and Pony

• Gypsian Horse

• Mini Gypsy Cross

• Gypsy Draft Pony Cross

• Gypsy Stock Horse and Gypsy Stock Pony

• Gypsy Sport Horse

• Gypsy Sport Pony

• Gypsy Baroque

• Gypsy Gaited Horse

• Gypsy Gaited Pony

• Drum Horse

• Drum Horse Breeding Stock

• Gypsy Draft Horse Cross

• Learn more about IGEA Stud Books here..