The American Quarter Horse Affiliation will start the transition to microchips rather than lip tattoos to determine racing American Quarter Horses efficient January 1, 2024.
Any horse that was not beforehand tattooed as of January 1, 2024, can have their microchip quantity scanned and used as a part of the identification verification accomplished by an permitted AQHA-contracted identifier. Horses who have been recognized by tattoo earlier than January 1, 2024, shall be allowed to proceed to make the most of their tattoo as a way of identification.
The microchip have to be ISO compliant. This implies the microchip should function at a radio frequency of 134.2 kHz and comprise 15 digits.
AQHA is at present within the means of constructing an software for use by our Identifiers named QHChip, and coaching will probably be offered to them quickly.
As soon as a horse is microchipped and inspected by an official identifier, the data will probably be out there on the identification platforms, each in InCompass Options and the QHChip app.
