American Warmblood Society

“The Ideal American Sporthorse is noble and
correctly built of a modern type (lighter and
more athletic with trainability). Our modern
sporthorse presently is more capable of
superior performance in the sports the AWS
supports. All AWS inspections and sports are
conducted in “OPEN” competition. In this way,
the actual qualities and performance can be
fairly evaluated rather than breed specific or
“Elite” bloodlines.
We offer a unique open studbook, allowing
a wide range of bloodlines that are eligible for
registration with the American Warmblood
Society to produce the ideal Sport horse type.
The AWS is a Member of:
U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF)
United States Dressage Federation (USDF)
United States Eventing Association (USEA)
Pending - World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH)
Shequin /*/ / / / / Robin Brueckmann, NC
Police Horse Training • Photo by Karen Havis
Remington, Anna Barrows, RI
All AWS sport horses/ponies will be evaluated
on their own qualities and/or performance
records. Hot-bloods, cold-bloods, warmbloods
and all crosses are eligible, previously registered
or non-registered as long as the horse/pony
is breeding for, training for, or participating in
one of the disciplines that the AWS supports;
Dressage, Eventing, Hunter,
Show Jumping or Combined Driving.
Taschi Z, Kaitlyn & Suzanne Brittendall, GA
2014 Dressage 2nd Place Training Level Open
American
Warmblood Society
Blending best to best - like to like.
Brentwood By Amy
The American Warmblood Society (AWS)
was founded in 1983 with the sole purpose
of promoting the American Warmblood
Sporthorse. The AWS supports our members/
breeders and their sporthorses through
monitoring with inspections and actual
performance results.The AWS assures the
selective development of the ideal sporthorses
by awarding and designating horses of better
qualities through inspections and through the
horses performance records. AWS horses are
active and successful in the sport from the
grass roots to Olympic level competition.
American Warmblood Society
SRC Parrot Bay /*/*/*/ / / /, Sarah Spalding, KY
2014 Dressage 3rd Place- 2nd level Open
P.O. Box 1561 • Higley, AZ 85236
Phone: 480-251-0348 • Fax: 520-568-3318
www.americanwarmblood.org
American Warmblood Society - Performance Sporthorse Registry
Eligibility for Registration
To be eligible for registration a horse/pony can be of
any breed (with pure gaits) or combination thereof.
All horses are required to satisfy a performance
requirement sometime in the horse’s lifetime.
Pending registration certificates are available until the
performance requirement is satisfied.
Eligibility for Recording
To be eligible for recording, the horse/pony has been
previously registered with another registry. All AWS
benefits are the same as registered warmbloods.
Types of Books
The Main Book, Pony Book and Elite Book
are maintained by the National Office for all
registered and recorded horses. Registration or
Recording is for the lifetime of the horse/pony.
Addalaide /*/*/ / / /, owned by Lexis Gibrick
& ridden by Brittany Burson
2014 Dressage Lower Level Horse of the Year
(71.725)
Main Book
For Main Book registered or recorded horses/
ponies pedigree history is desirable,
but not required.
Elite Book
For Elite Book registered or recorded horses/
ponies pedigree/bloodline history is required.
This history must provide evidence of four
generations of proven, documented sport
horse/pony performance in one of the sports
supported by the AWS. The horse/pony that is
to be registered is automatically included in the
four generations.
Sport Pony Book
Equine 14.2 hands or under will be in the Sport
Pony Book. Ponies will receive separate year-end
awards for national in-hand and inspections.
Minimum size is 13.0hh.
*Stellar TVR /*/ /*/ / /
New Horizons Haflingers, photo credit - ll-foto.de
AWS Approved Stallion
The performance requirement may be satisfied from any
one of the AWS recognized sports, on-site inspection
or submitted video inspection. Just submit an entry
level performance scoresheet or inspection video with
registration forms/fees.
The AWS inspections are now offered to “Open”
(non-registered AWS horses) and registered/recorded
horses or ponies throughout the year. See the Inspection
Entry form for more details.
The horses and sport ponies may be any age. The
score designations of Red Preferred, Blue Preferred
or Supreme Horse or Pony will be stamped on the
Certificate of Registration. These AWS designations are
only awarded at the AWS Inspections.
We also offer a comprehensive award program. These
awards are intended to recognize and promote American
Warmbloods in the AWS supported sports of dressage,
eventing, hunter, show jumping or combined training.
American Warmblood Society
Dezdemona
owned, bred & ridden by Eileen Keller, NJ
2014 Dressage 2nd Place Training Level AA
P.O. Box 1561 • Higley, AZ 85236
Phone: 480-251-0348 • Fax: 520-568-3318
www.americanwarmblood.org