For many years TWHBEA has allowed members to file an “Acknowledgement of a Sold Horse” and pay $20 to have horses that they’ve sold removed from their name. Those horses are transferred to an “unknown owner” account until such time that someone provides the appropriate documentation and fees to have them transferred into their name. The acknowledgement releases the owner from any interest in the horse and agrees to hold TWHBEA harmless for future transfers to another party. While it is highly recommended that the seller promptly files a transfer when they sell a horse, we realize that not every owner does that. Many times people sell horses and trust that the new owner will take care of the transfer. This is a risky assumption since the former owner still has some liability associated with a horse that’s no longer in their possession as long as that horse remains in their name.
To help members “cleanup” their accounts and remove horses that they no longer own, the Executive Committee has approved discounted pricing until the end of the year. Individual acknowledgements can still be filed for $20 each. Those who wish to file up to five at one time will only pay $75 and those who are willing to pay $150 can file unlimited acknowledgements, so long as they are all filed at the same time. Owners must be a current member to file the acknowledgement(s). Members will be able to use iPEDs to use this process to remove horses from their name beginning in June, but the standard forms can be submitted using the discounted rate anytime from now until December 31, 2024. The “Acknowledgement of a Sold Horse’ form can be downloaded from our website at www.TWHBEA.com/about-twhbea/forms-literature.
