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Frequently Asked Questions Where does the name Standardbred originate? A Standardbred referred to a horse that could meet a certain standard of speed in order to be registered in the Wallace’s American Trotting Register in 1871. Where does the name Standardbred originate? A Standardbred referred to a horse that could meet a certain standard of speed in order to be registered in the Wallace’s American Trotting Register in 1871. The American Standardbred can be traced to what American stallion? Hambletonian The Standardbred stallion named Allan was the foundation stallion for what breed? Tennessee Walking Horse What is the official birthday of all Standardbreds? January 1 "Can I find out what my horse's age is?" Standardbred's are permanently identified by the United States Trotting Association and Standardbred Canada with either a lip tattoo or a freeze brand on the right side of the neck. (Freeze brands began to be allowed in 1995 and thereafter.) The tattoos or freeze brands are five characters long, composed of letters and numbers. For horses born in 1981 or earlier, the first three digits are numbers. The fourth character can be a letter or a number, and the fifth character is a letter indicating the year of foaling. The letters M, N, O, Q, and U are not used in tattoos of horses born in 1981 or earlier. So the tattoo might look something like this: 3456Y or 345BY (born in 1980). A 1961 B 1962 C 1963 D 1964 E 1965 F 1966 G 1967 H 1968 I 1969 J 1970 K 1971 L 1972 P 1973 R 1974 S 1975 T 1976 V 1977 W 1978 X 1979 Y 1980 Z 1981 For horses born in 1982 or later, the first character is a letter, indicating the year of foaling. The letters I, O, Q, and U are not used in tattoos of horses born in 1982 or later. The second character can be a letter or number, and the last three digits are numbers. So the tattoo might look something like this: A1234 or AA123 (born in 1982). A 1982 B 1983 C 1984 D 1985 E 1986 F 1987 G 1988 H 1989 J 1990 K 1991 L 1992 M 1993 N 1994 P 1995 R 1996 S 1997 T 1998 V 1999 W 2000 X 2001 Y 2002 Z 2003 The above is edited from: http://www.mi-harness.com/Mich/SEP.htm Year Foaled Letter 1978 W 1979 X 1980 Y 1981 Z 1982 A 1983 B 1984 C 1985 D 1986 E 1987 F 1988 G 1989 H 1990 J 1991 K 1992 L 1993 M 1994 N 1995 P 1996 R 1997 S 1998 T 1999 V 2000 W 2001 X 2002 Y 2003 Z

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