• Regulation: The Regulation of the King Abdulaziz Center for Purebred Arabian Horses, issued by Council of Ministers Resolution No. (153) dated 17/3/1439 H.

• Bylaws: The Regulatory Bylaws for Purebred Arabian Horses, issued by Council of Ministers decision No. (337) dated 20/6/1442 H.

• Rules and Requirements: The rules and requirements for registering purebred Arabian horses.

• Center: King Abdulaziz Center for Purebred Arabian Horses.

• Minister: The Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture.

• Purebred Arabian Horses: Bloodlines descending from Arabian horses, including Saudi-origin and Saudi-bred horses (Founder’s Horses), registered in the Center’s records and documented with the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO).

• Horse Owner: A natural or legal person who owns purebred Arabian horses, is registered as a horse owner with the King Abdulaziz Center for Purebred Arabian Horses, and the horse intended for sale is registered as a purebred Arabian horse under their name.

• Stud (Stable): A facility equipped to house and care for purebred Arabian horses.

• Registration Certificate: An official certificate that clarifies all data related to the horse and confirms that it is registered in the Arabian horse pedigree records.

• Breeding Approval Certificate (Covering Certificate): A document issued by the stallion owner indicating their approval of the breeding (covering) that took place using their stallion for a mare owned by another owner.

• Applicant for Registration: The person who submits an electronic application to the Center to obtain its approval, by which they become the owner of the horse to be registered in the Arabian horse pedigree records.

• Serious Violation: Violations that may lead to serious harm to humans, purebred Arabian horses, or public or private facilities

These regulations and requirements aim to preserve purebred Arabian horse lineages by establishing advanced electronic databases that ensure the preservation of all their documents and regulate their registration.

• The center is competent - with regard to the registration of purebred Arabian horses - as follows:

  • 1- Examining the registration application and verifying the fulfillment of the necessary data, documents, and conditions for registration.

  • 2- Issuing its decision regarding the registration application.

  • 3- Rejecting the registration application if the conditions and requirements are not met, and the rejection shall be justified.

  • 4- Requesting any additional documents from the applicant within fifteen (15) days from the date of notification, and if the requested documents are not provided within the specified period, the application shall be considered null and void.

• Conditions for requesting birth notification for registering purebred Arabian horses:

  • 1- The horse's name must not violate customs, must be appropriate and consistent with religious beliefs, must not exceed 25 characters, and the name must be linked to the stable's name - if there is a registered stable name at the center for the applicant or abbreviated codes for the stable -.

  • 2- Both the sire and dam of the horse must be registered in the horse pedigree records.

  • 3- The production registration applicant must be the owner of the mare, unless accompanied by proof of the mare owner's waiver of production registration.

  • 4- The birth notification must be submitted within (90) days from the date of birth, and accuracy in determining the production birth date during registration must be observed.

  • 5- The registration request must be submitted electronically to the center (via Nama Platform - Aseel Services) and must include the following data and attachments:

    • A- The name of the horse to be registered (in both Arabic and English), provided it is not duplicated, not linked to a previously registered stable name, in addition to information about the stallion and mare such as nationality - if the horse has a nationality -.

    • B- Attach the mare owner's waiver of production registration in the name of the applicant in case the applicant does not own the mare.

    • C- If the sire is not open for comparison: a comparison report must be attached.

    • D- In case of embryo transfer; the related report must be attached.

    • E- Attach the stallion owner's approval for the comparison of the mare if the owner is different and the sire is not open for comparison. F- Attach the comparison certificate certified by the external registration authority where the horse is registered if the compared horse is a mare outside the Kingdom.

    • G- Approval from the mare owner to register her production if the production is through embryo transfer from a mare registered in the Kingdom.

    • H- Registration approval from the external registration authority with proof of registration of the stallion and mare, and attaching the registration certificates of the mare and the compared stallion along with their DNA analysis in case the production is through embryo transfer from horses outside the Kingdom.

• The registration applicant shall commit to the following:

  • 1- Commitment to the accuracy of the data provided to the center.

  • 2- Fulfillment of all requirements related to horse registration.

• 1- The center shall decide on the registration request within (thirty days) from the date of submitting the request or from the date of completing the additional documents.

• 2- The registration certificate shall be issued by the center after fulfilling all the conditions and paying the specified financial fee within (thirty days) from the date of notification of acceptance of the request in order to complete the registration acceptance.

• 3- The center has the right to announce the registration by any means it determines.

Anyone who commits any of the violations (major and minor) related to the registration of purebred Arabian horses in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation and the Violations and Penalties Schedule shall be punished.