Clear Lake Farm Icelandic Horse Blog

Canadian owners and breeders of the Icelandic Horse are fortunate to have the services of the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation (CLRC) - the national pedigree service for purebred and non-purebred livestock in Canada - available to them. Everyone involved with Icelandic Horses should take full advantage of those services.

It is very important to keep the registry with CLRC up-to-date since it is a great source for statistics in regards to the Icelandic Horse population in Canada. Questions like:

§         How many horses have been imported since the registry started?

§         How many foals are born every year in each province?

§         How many registered offspring does a certain stallion or mare have?

§         Or just to know how many Icelandic Horses there are in each province and in all of Canada?

Of course only the Icelandic Horses registered with CLRC can be included in these statistics. It is up to each Icelandic Horse breeder and owner to help keep the records with CLRC precise. Therefore every Icelandic Horse owner should check their files:

E                             Do you have an Icelandic Horse which is not registered?

E                             Is the Canadian pedigree of your horse actually in your name?

E                             Is your beautiful gelding still registered as a stallion?

E                             Did one of your beloved horses pass away but CLRC did not receive a notice?

E                             Did you sell your horse but did not transfer ownership through CLRC?

Maintaining the record properly is one of the responsibilities that come with owning or breeding horses. An accurate registry of Icelandic Horses which will also provide many interesting statistics.                                                  

Most importantly: Only a registered Icelandic Horse can be considered an Icelandic Horse as it has been proven to be pure-bred. So to maintain the value of your Icelandic – register it!

Websites of interest and support: www.cihf.ca and www.clrc.ca

By Kordula Reinhartz