AQHA Cloning Lawsuit Headed to Court Today

A lawsuit challenging American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) rules preventing cloned horses from being registered is headed to court this week.

Some owners have used the cloning process—which was first performed on horses in 2003—to preserve their animals’ bloodlines, particularly those of high-performance equines. In response to cloning as a way to preserve bloodlines, some breed associations ruled on whether or not cloned horses can be included in their breed registries. In 2004, the AQHA board of directors approved Rule 227(a), which prohibits cloned horses or their offspring from being included in the organization’s breed registry.

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