PAYPAL users: 2010 Membership Application form is up!
Criteria on JMB certificates apply, i.e. when applying for a ridden CHAPS qualifier card or HOYS qualifier card, a copy of a JMB Height Certificate is required for all non-native exhibits 153cms or under and all Nat/Cob/Trad exhibits 148cms or under, with the exception of shetlands and miniatures. This may be emailed to CHAPS Admin, where it can be linked to the PAYPAL membership application.
New members are urged to take the time to browse this site to familiarise themselves with CHAPS(UK) - taking out a membership does NOT cover horse registration! THE JOINING FEE IS IN ADDITION TO THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE (REFER TO FORM): MEMBERSHIPS WILL NOT BE ISSUED AGAINST RECEIPT OF JOINING FEE ONLY
No qualifier card will be issued without full details of the horse being given as required - NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
"Welcome to official website of The Coloured Horse & Pony Society (UK). We hope you enjoy your navigation through our site, where most information can be found at the click of a button. Please take the time to read the FAQ page, where (as it would suggest) you will find answers to Frequently Asked Questions - i.e. how to register/passport your horse, how to become a member, how to overstamp, etc.. The "Prices At A Glance" page will also give you an idea of how much everything will cost you! Our Affiliated Shows page is constantly being updated as soon as confirmation of affiliation is received, so keep your eye on this page if you are looking for shows in your area. Any important notices are added to the bottom of the homepage in red and these are also updated when appropriate, check out the News page for current happenings, and also the Show News page for notifications received regarding any of our affiliated shows.
If there is anything that you cannot find on the site, then please do not hesitate to use the "contact us" page, and your email will be swiftly answered. Please ensure that your email address is accurate so that the reply reaches you and is not bounced back as undeliverable! For direct contact with any of the directors or show affiliations, please refer to the Council Members page
CHAPS(UK) offer CHAPS(UK) Championship Show qualifiers, CHAPS/BSPS Winter Restricted Qualifiers, CHAPS/PUK Qualifiers, HOYS Qualifiers, Stallion and mare gradings, youngstock evaluations, our magazine "World of Colour" three times per year for our members, Junior Bursary, Regional Shows, Championship Show (with gala evenings and mad discos), Xmas Ball, merchandise (which can also be found on our roving trade stand), free issues of "Showing World" sent automatically and lots more. That is besides being a DEFRA approved stud book and Passport Issuing Office, passports being issued to both members and non-members alike."
WHAT IS A COLOURED ANIMAL?
The definition of a “coloured” animal is black and white (piebald) or white and any other colour, e.g, bay, roan, chestnut (skewbald) with a patch of naturally occuring white coat. This white patch must be on the body above the level of the stifle or elbow, excluding face markings. Any white marking below this does not qualify. Manes and tails may also be white or have white in them. Appaloosa animals with belly markings do not qualify.
If there is any doubt as to whether an animal is classified as 'coloured' photographs showing all markings should be submitted to CHAPS(UK) Administration for referral to Council at the next available meeting, if further clarification is required a representative of CHAPS(UK) Council will be required to inspect the animal at a mutually agreed location. Should further verification prove necessary, DNA testing will be required for the presence of the'coloured' gene.
