THE ICS LTD "INTERNATIONAL"
IRISH COB STUD BOOK

The Irish Cob Society Ltd (ICS Ltd) in Ireland is approved to maintain The Irish Cob Stud Book of the Origin of the Breed.

Although there are other approved Irish Cob Stud Books outside of Ireland, those stud books are not connected with each other, or, with the ICS Ltd Irish Cob Stud Book in Ireland.

There are no such legal terms as “mother stud-book”

or “daughter stud-book”.

Use of the terms “mother stud-book” and “daughter stud-book”, gives the wrong impression that the ICS Ltd Irish Cob Stud Book of the Origin of the Breed is somehow integrally linked (connected with) other approved Irish Cob Stud Books.

THIS IS NOT THE CASE

However, in order to provide for breeders /owners,

the EC has laid down rules in CD 96/78/EC.

Article 1 (first indent)

“To qualify for entry in the main section of the stud-book of it’s breed registered equidae must:

-          Be descended from parents entered in the main section
OF A STUD-BOOK of that same breed and have pedigree established in accordance with the rules of that stud book”

Article 2

“1.    THE MAIN SECTION of a stud-book may be divided in conformity with No 3 (b), fifth indent, of the Annex of Commission Decision 92/353/EEC laying down the criteria for approval or recognition of organizations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae into several classes according to the animals’ merits. 

Only animals meeting the criteria laid down in Article 1
(See above) may be entered in one of those classes.

2.      Where a stud-book contains several classes in the main section, an animal from another stud-book shall be entered in the class of the stud-book whose criteria it meets. 

- CD 96/78/EC entitles to breeders / owners to register their FULL PEDIGREE Irish Cobs into any Irish Cob Stud Book. 

- CD 96/78/EC does not entitle breeders / owners to register
  “Supplementary Irish Cobs”, which are registered in one Irish Cob Stud Book, to be registered into the Supplementary Section of any other Irish Cob Stud Book.

“Supplementary Irish Cobs” may be entered from the Supplementary Section of one Irish Cob Stud Book into the Supplementary Section of another Irish Cob Stud Book

in accordance with the stud-book rules of the approved organizations.

All animals are eligible for registration into the ICS Ltd
Irish Cob Stud Book, where they were registered into
the MAIN or SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION of any other
Irish Cob Stud Book in accordance with CD 96/78/EC.

ICS LTD ELITE CLASS STALLIONS

Main Section (Full pedigree) Irish Cob ICS Ltd Elite stallions must be accepted for registration in other approved Irish Cob Stud Books in accordance with Article 1 & 2 of CD 96/78/EC.

(see in particular areas highlighted in red)

Supplementary ICS Ltd Elite Irish Cob stallions shall be entered into other Irish Cob Stud Book in accordance with the stud-book rules of the approved organizations.

As the ICS Ltd Irish Cob Stud Book is a totally separate
 Stud Book to any other Irish Cob Stud Book (including Irish Cobs Stud Books maintained by ICS Ltd Affiliated organizations), ICS Ltd Elite Class stallions - in any country, are NOT automatically entitled to be made Elite Class in any other Irish Cob Stud Book.
 The ICS Ltd cannot register any animal into
any another Irish Cob Stud Book.

The ICS Ltd cannot upgrade the breeding status

of any animal registered in any another Irish Cob Stud Book,

via “the back door” or any other way.

ICS LTD INSPECTORS

Only ICS Ltd Inspectors Grades 1 & 2 can inspect animals
on behalf of the ICS Ltd.

 Inspectors from organizations which are not affiliated to ICS Ltd, CANNOT inspect animals on behalf of the ICS Ltd.