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Find Studbook or Breed Society contact details using UELNs

How can I identify the Breed Society or Studbook that issued the Unique Equine Life Number (UELN) for my horse/s?

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Written by Lauren Ball
Updated over 8 months ago

This article will explain how you can find out which Breed Society in Canada issued a Unique Equine Life Number (UELN).

If the UELN starts with the numbers 124, the UELN was issued by a Breed Society in Canada. The subsequent three numbers denote the Breed Society.

The table below provides a list of all Breed Societies in Canada and their unique prefix number.

UELN (First 6 Digits)

Breed Society Name

124 001

124 002

124 003

124 004

124 005

124 006

AWR: For Canadian AWR only

124 007

124 008

124 009

124 010

124 011

124 012

124 013

124 014

124 015

124 016

124 017

Canadian Percheron Association

124 018

124 019

124 020

124 021

124 022

124 023

124 024

124 025

Oldenburg Registry N.A. : Code for horses born in Canada only

124 026

ISR Pony: Code for Ponies born in Canada only

124 027

124 028

PAHR: code for Arabs born in Canada only

124 029

AHHA: Code for Holsteiner horses born in Canada only

124 030

AHS: Code for a Hanoverian horse born in Canada only

124 031

124 999

Code for horses identified by the Canadian Identification Project

124 CAN

The Jockey Club of America (Canadian TB only)

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