Life Numbers

Each Hanoverian birth registered horse is allocated a number when it is born. This number is not to be changed and stays with the horse for life. This applies even if the horse concerned is transferred to a different section in the Stud Book.

German issued Life Numbers are composed as follows:-

e.g. 314611185 31 = Hanoverian Verband Code Number
46 = Place where covering act took place
111 = Covering registration number of the previous year
85 = Year of Birth

The German Hannoveraner Verbena’s UELN is now inserted in front of the existing life number formula. These are:

Verband hannoverscher Warmblutzüchter 276331 Germany For horses born before 2000

Verband hannoverscher Warmblutzüchter 276431 HANN Germany For horses born since 2000

The code letters ‘DE’ is often inserted instead of the numbers 276 which is the code for the whole of Germany.

Australian issued Life Numbers are composed as follows: –

E.g. 01-0073-994 01 = Australian Society Code Number
0073 = Numerical allocation of all horses born in Australia since 1993
994 = Year of Birth

The HHSA’s UELN is now inserted in front of existing life number formula for both birth registered (pink papered) foals and Identification registered (yellow papered) horses.

HHSA UELN prefix is 036012.

Thoroughbred mares when classified into the Main Stud Book are allocated a Life Number also. This number is now recorded as the 15 digit UELN and uses the ASB issued Life Number. This is recorded on the mare’s Classification Score sheet and on their original pedigree papers from the ASB. Thoroughbred mares are not issued a further pedigree paper, but rather their Breeding Certificate is issued on their original pedigree papers or if not available, on their Classification Score sheet.

E.g. ASB TB Life Number: AUS00872991 = 036AUS087299104
UELN code for Australia is added to front = 036
UELN code for ASB is continued = AUS
ASB life number is inserted, with extra ‘0’ taken out where necessary = 0872991
Last two digits of year of birth are added to the end of number = 04

Horses entered into the Identification Register are also issued with a Life Number which is recorded on the Identification Certificate.

e.g. I01-004-987 I = Prefix denoting Identification Registration
01 = Australian Society Code Number
004 = Numerical Allocation of Identification Register horses.
987 = Year of Birth

Mares classified into the Stud Book are allocated a Prefix Letter before the Life Number as follows which denotes the Section of the Stud Book in which they are registered:

V = Pre Stud Book or Vorbuch
S = Stud Book
H = Main Stud Book (Hauptstutbuch)
E = Elite Mare Award

UELN – HHSA UELN prefix is 036012. The 036 is the Country Code for Australia and the 012 the number associated with the HHSA.

Other Australian Society codes

AWHA: 036001.

ASB: 036AUS

036012010073009 036 = The UELN country code for Australia
012 = The UELN code given the HHSA
01 = HHSA Code Number
0073 = Numerical allocation of all horses born in Australia since 1993
009 = Year of Birth

 

Other Hanoverian UELN’s internationally are as follows:

Code for Hanoverian horse born in Canada only 124030 Canada

British Hanoverian Horse Society 826006 Great Britain

The American Hanoverian Society 840023 AHS USA