IRISH breeders can now use the new General Stud Book (GSB) online registration platform to complete their foal registrations with Weatherbys Ireland.

The 2017 fee for foal registration will remain at €132 (including VAT) for all online registrations. However, there is a slight increase to the paper registrations at €150 (including VAT).

The platform, which is already available to British breeders, streamlines the registration process, saving breeders valuable time, and is available on both desktop and mobile, with payments being made by credit/debit card, charged to a Weatherbys account or Irish invoicing account.

Further development of the platform is underway and will facilitate, broodmare and stallion registration, change of ownership, import and export applications, covering certificate uploads, breeder registration reports, application tracking, and an eCRM facility.

Russell Ferris, chief executive of Weatherbys Ireland, said: “To date the platform has been very well received by those breeders who have made their foal registrations via the new system. It is our objective to incorporate new technology into the General Stud Book, to create user friendly, mobile and efficient systems to meet the demands of the modern breeder.”

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