المملكة: A unified regulation for the management of horses and the protection of the breed at the King Abdulaziz Center

Protecting the breed

The regulations aim to protect the breed, regulate the financial compensation in accordance with regulatory procedures, support the spread of purebred Arabian horses, and enhance the role of the center with government agencies, institutions and individuals, while unifying procedures for evaluation, advertising, documentation, and contracting.

According to the regulations, a five-member committee is formed by a decision of the Council to evaluate horse management operations for a renewable period of three years, which includes a specialist. in Sharia or regulations, a veterinarian, a horse expert, and a financial specialist.

Recommendation standards

The committee issues its recommendations by majority within a period not exceeding 30 days, and the president has the casting vote in the event of equal votes, provided that the recommendation is approved by the director general of the center.

The committee’s standards before issuing the recommendation include verifying the horse’s suitability for production, show or training programmes, productive or show age, and defects. Genetic or diseases that prevent benefiting from the horse.

Sale and loan

With regard to sales, the regulations require advertising through the center’s official website, official accounts, and bulletin boards for a period of no less than 15 days, provided that the sale is made according to an official contract authenticated and approved by the council, with a certificate of ownership being issued to the buyer, and documenting the revenues in the center’s account in accordance with the applicable regulations.

The regulations stipulate that loan operations must be documented Under an official contract stating the borrower’s data, purpose, duration and obligations, with a commitment to return the horse in the condition in which it was received.

As for grants and donations, they are made by decision of the Council for national, social, cultural or scientific purposes, and documented in the center’s official records to ensure the protection of horse lineages.

Safe disposal of horses

The regulations include procedures for safe disposal of horses according to an approved veterinary report proving that the horse is unfit or Its seriousness, the approval of the committee and the approval of the Director-General, in accordance with the legal standards, the animal welfare system and veterinary regulations, with all operations documented in the center’s official records.

The regulations stressed the commitment not to dispose of horses in a way that harms the lineage or violates the center’s objectives, and to prevent dealing with relatives up to the second degree, ensuring the public interest and financial return, canceling any process in which fraud or manipulation is proven, recovering the horse when the buyer violates the conditions, and referring violations to the authorities. competent, while enabling people to inspect and inspect the horse before purchasing.