How To Register Your American Miniature Horse from the AMHA | Page 35

FARM PREFIX RESERVATION
Want to reserve your farm prefix with the AMHA for your use when naming horses? If so, file a Farm Prefix
Reservation form and return it to the AMHA.
The filing of such a reservation does not override any rights that another member or nonmember may have to
the exclusive use of a prefix, suffix or horse name pursuant to federal trademark or trade name laws or other
laws similar thereto including, but not limited to, common law surrounding rights in trademarks and trade
names.
All of the currently registered prefix's are listed online on our website. To check if a certain prefix is in use or
available, please visit our website or call 817-783-5600.

You do not have to reserve a prefix in
order to register foal's with the AMHA.
A prefix merely links the foals you
produce to your farm name.

There is a one time fee of $150.00 to reserve your farm prefix. Once you have submitted your application and
fee, the request is reviewed to ensure that it is not already in use. From there is it published in the Miniature
Horse World magazine where 60 days later it will be reviewed by the Board. Once approved, you have the
exclusive right to use the name when registering your foals with the AMHA.
Be specific when reserving a prefix. The AMHA will only reserve EXACTLY the prefix you have listed. For
example Pegasus Fields is a different prefix than Pegasus Farms. Reserving a farm prefix does not have any
impact on any other name except for horse names. Also keep in mind that AMHA registered horse names are
limited to 35 characters. The longer your prefix name, the less room you will have available for the remainder
of the horse name.
For more on this subject please read the following reprint from Miniature Horse World magazine.
What's In a Name?
Reprint Article from Miniature Horse World