Microchipping

For all the details and up-to-date information regarding microchipping please visit the CTHS National Office website.

Since it is mandatory to implant microchips, the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society is recommending breeders to nasally implant Canadian-bred Thoroughbreds being registered with the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society.

Further, The Jockey Club is aware that the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society is recommending that its breeders implant microchips in the nasal area rather than in the nuchal ligament. Horses with microchips implanted in the nasal area will be considered eligible for registration as Thoroughbreds upon completion of all other requirements as described in the Principal Rules and

Requirements of The American Stud Book. Owners must note the location of the microchip when submitting the microchip number to The Jockey Club and the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society.

If a Canadian-bred horse is microchipped in the nuchal ligament, after 2017, it will not affect the eligibility of Canadian-bred or Provincial status of that horse, granted that horse has met all Canadian bred and provincial program requirements.

It is the hope that Canadian-bred horses will have nasal microchips and be recognized as Canadian-bred horses internationally through the distinction of a nasal microchip implant.