Mares inspected at two years of age or older and approved as AID by an official inspection panel must have one parent approved as RID either the dam or the sire and three RID grandparents. No warmblood or foreign bloodlines other than thoroughbred and both parents and grandparents registered in the IHR main studbook.

Irish Draught refers to

1. All pure bred animals which are eligible for or have failed inspection
2. Stallions which have been selected for and are awaiting performance testing prior to approval

The traditionally bred Irish Sport Horse or half-bred was a cross between the Thoroughbred stallion and the Registered Irish Draught mare. The half-bred mare when crossed again with a Thoroughbred stallion produced a three-quarter bred.

The modern Irish Sport Horse may contain bloodlines from many different breeds including European breeds.

The terms Irish Sport Horse, Sport Horse, Irish Hunter, Hunter, Non-thoroughbred are names used to describe the same animal

Registered Irish Draught refers to

1. Mares and Geldings inspected at two years of age or older and approved as RID by an official inspection panel. Sires of mares must be RID, dams of mares must be RID or AID.
2. Stallions inspected by a panel of judges and a veterinary surgeon and pass a performance test for approval as RID at three years of age or older. Sires of stallions must be RID, dams of stallions must be RID, both entered into the Irish Horse Register, or into a studbook of a recognised daughter society of the Irish Draught Horse Society(Irl.) (Approved)

Section 1 referes to stallions only (Not Approved)

Stallions which do not qualify for RID status on inspection may achieve 'Section 1' stallion status provided they

• have established pedigree, and
• have passed the veterinary examination

Section 2 referes to stallions only (Not Approved)

Stallions which do not qualify for RID status on inspection may achieve 'Section 2' stallion status provided they

• have established pedigree, and
• have not passed the veterinary examination

Stallions which do not qualify for RID status on inspection may achieve ‘Supplementary 1’ stallion status provided they

• have partial pedigree, and
• have passed the veterinary examination

Supplementary 2 refers to stallions only (Not Approved)

Stallions which do not qualify for RID status on inspection may achieve ‘Supplementary 2’ stallion status provided they

• have partial pedigree, and
• have not passed the veterinary examination