Expanded in 2025 — Half-Price Hardship Registration in 2026!
ATTENTION PAINT, PINTO & APPALOOSA OWNERS!
Your horse may now qualify for the ABRA Buckskin Bred Program under the newly expanded rules.
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How Do You Know If Your Horse Qualifies?
In 2025, the American Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA) expanded the Buckskin Bred Program (BBP) to welcome more horses with Buckskin lineage — even if their color patterns don’t meet Regular Registry guidelines.
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✨ 4th-Generation Lineage Qualification
Horses with a great-great grandsire or granddam (4th generation) meeting ABRA’s Regular Registry color guidelines may now qualify, provided parentage can be verified.
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✨ Hardship Clause (REG124)
Horses with white markings outside ABRA’s color standards — such as Paints, Pintos, or Appaloosas — may also qualify under the Hardship Clause if they carry an ABRA base-coat color (Buckskin, Dun, Red Dun, Grulla, or Perlino Dun).
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These new rules mean your Paint, Pinto, Appaloosa, or other patterned horse may now be eligible to register and show in ABRA Buckskin Bred classes — including at the 2025 ABRA World Championships, Futurities, and Ranch Challenge, which are already open to all breeds, colors, and ages.
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How to Check Your Horse’s Eligibility
Visit allbreedpedigree.com and look up your horse’s lineage.
If you find a Buckskin, Dun, Red Dun, Grulla, or Perlino Dun sire or dam within four generations, your horse may qualify for the Buckskin Bred Program!
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Registration Requirements
To register in the Buckskin Bred Program:
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Parentage must be verified, and horses must meet ABRA conformation standards (see ABRA Official Rulebook).
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Submit four (4) color photographs (front, back, and each side) with your application.
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The owner and exhibitor must be ABRA members to show in BBP classes.
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Important Notes
• The Buckskin Bred Program is not eligible for foals born before December 31.
• Buckskin Bred horses are not eligible for a Weanling Work Order (WWO).
🎉 2026 Special Offer — Half-Price Hardship Registration!
To celebrate the program’s successful expansion, ABRA is offering Half-Price Registration for Hardship Buckskin Bred horses in 2026 — those that fall under the Hardship Clause (REG124).
💛 Member Rate: $100
💛 Non-Member Rate: $140
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Why Register with ABRA’s Buckskin Bred Program?
✅ Compete in Buckskin Bred classes at ABRA-approved events.
✅ Earn points in the ABRA Honor Roll Program toward year-end prizes and custom buckles.
✅ Qualify to compete at the ABRA World Show, the premier event for Buckskin exhibitors nationwide.
✅ Be part of a growing community celebrating Buckskin heritage and quality conformation.
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Partial List of Eligible Non-ABRA Sires
The following partial list of non-ABRA registered sires may have offspring that are now eligible to register within the Buckskin Bred Program:
Machine Made
Lazy Loper
My Sleepy Valentine
Heart Stoppin
VS Code Blue
The Extreme Machine
Fire N Ice
Good Better Best
The Best Martini
RL Best of Sudden
Good I Will Be
Bank On The Best
Im Willy Fabulous
Millionaire Machine
First Thingz First
Salt On The Rocks
VS Phantom Code
All Time Fancy
Lopin My Best
Potential Investment
Invest Your Bucks
Plenty White Wood
Dakota Goose
Frostys War Chief
PC Frosty Bid
Frenchmans Guy
Fritz Leo Command
Hollywood Dun It
Blondys Driftin Dude
Tuf N Busy
Bueno Chex
Poco Tivio Chex
Dual Spark
Shining Spark
Invested Gold
Hollywood Vintage
The Best Principles
A Ghost Machine
(This list is preliminary; there may be additional sires to add.)
Apply Today!
Check your horse’s pedigree, confirm eligibility, and register your Buckskin Bred horse today.
👉 Register Here!