Geldings

To register a Gelding for the first time, the appropriate rules on the Registration page will apply. Gelding registrations attract a lower fee to incentivise the early castration of colts in order to register them as geldings with the Society. For Pure and Part-Bred applications for registration of a gelding, the Welsh Pony and Cob Society requires a castration certificate to be completed by a veterinary surgeon to confirm that the animal has either been castrated or that the animal has been examined and verified to be a gelding, in order for the Society to register the animal as a gelding. The certificate of castration must be submitted alongside the registration application form. The certificate of castration form can be downloaded from the Passport Services Forms section of our 'Downloads' page. 

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Pure Bred and Part-Bred geldings can be registered at any age without late entry penalties or full DNA parentage tests. However, if it is the first Pure Bred foal from a mare, then a DNA profile for the mare is still required before the foal can be registered.

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If an animal that was previously registered as a colt is castrated, then there is a requirement to update the passport to denote that the animal has been castrated. The castration section of the passport must be completed by the veterinary surgeon, and the passport must be returned to the Society to be marked as ‘Gelding’. There is a fee for this service.

For a full list of prices, please visit the main Passport Services page and follow the link to the Price List.