# World Arabian Horse Organization

The World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) is the world organization for the preservation, improvement and preservation of Arabian horses. WAHO grants membership to nations after examination of national breeding stud books, and review of regulations for each country. WAHO was founded in 1974.

## WAHC

World Arabian Horse Championship (WAHC) in beautiful horse competitions was held for 40 years in Paris. In 2023 was held in Qatar.

## Members

WAHO Member Nations :
| Egypt | Egyptian Agricultural Organization |
| Algeria | Office National De Developpement Des Elevages Equinss (O.N.D.E.E.) |
| Argentina | Stud Book Argentino |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Arabian Horses Club |
| Australia | The Arabian Horse Society of Australia, Ltd. |
| Bahrain | Royal Arabian Stud of Bahrain |
| Belgium | Belgisch Arabisch Paardenstamboek |
| Belize | Belize Arabian Stud Book |
| Brazil Paraguay Bolivia | Associacao Brasileira Dos Criadores Do Cavalo Arabe |
| Bulgaria | Executive Agency for Selection & Reproduction in Animal Breeding |
| Chile Peru | Sociedad de Fomento Agricola de Temuco |
| Denmark | Dansk Selskab for Arabisk Hesteavl |
| Germany Luxembourg | Association of Breeders and Friends of the Arabian Horse (Verband der Züchter und Freunde des Arabischen Pferdes) (VZAP) |
| Finland | Finnish Arab Horse Society |
| France | Stud Book Francais du Cheval Arabe |
| United Kingdom Ireland Malta Greece | The Arab Horse Society |
| Iraq | Registrar, Iraqi Arabian Horse Organization |
| Iran | Equestrian Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Israel | Israel Arab Horse Registry |
| Italy | Associazione Nazionale Italiana Cavallo Arabo (ANICA) |
| Jordan | Registrar Royal Jordanian Stud Book Authority |
| Canada | Canadian Arabian Horse Registry |
| Kazakhstan | Arabian Horse Society of Kazakhstan |
| Qatar | Qatar Arabian Horse Registry |
| Colombia | Asociación Colombiana de Criadores de Caballos Arabes |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Arabian Horse Registry, Hunting & Equestrian Club |
| Lebanon | S.P.A.R.C.A. |
| Libya | Libyan Arabian Horse Breeders Society |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Horse Breeders Association |
| Morocco | Ministere de l'Agriculture; Direction De L'Elevage |
| Namibia | Arab Horse Breeders Society of Namibia |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Arab Horse Breeders Society Inc. |
| Netherlands | Arabische VolboedpaardenStamboek in Nederland |
| Norway | Norwegian Arab Horse Society |
| Austria | Verband der Vollblutaraber-Züchter Österreich |
| Oman | The Royal Cavalry |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Arabian Horse Society |
| Poland | Polish Arabian Stud Book (PASB) |
| Portugal | Associacao Portuguesa de Criadores de Racas Selectas |
| Romania | Romsilva Dept. of Horse Breeding, Exploitation & Improvement (DHBEA) Bd. |
| Russia | Russian Arabian Stud Book, All-Russia Research Institute of Horse Breeding |
| Saudi Arabia | King Abdul Aziz Arabian Horse Center |
| Sweden | Swedish Arab Horse Registry (SAHR) |
| Switzerland | Schweizer Zuchtgenossenschaft fuer Arabische Pferde (SZAP) |
| Zimbabwe | Arab Horse Society of Zimbabwe |
| Slovakia | Narodny Zrebcin Topolcianky |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Arabian Stud Book Authority |
| Spain | Asociación Española de Criadores de Caballos Árabes (A.E.C.C.A) |
| South Africa | The Arab Horse Society of South Africa |
| Syria | Arabian Horse Office, Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform (MAAR) |
| Czech Republic | Purebred Arabian Horse Association – ACHPAK |
| Tunisia | Association Fondation Nationale D'Amelioration |
| Turkey | Turkish Arabian Horse Registry |
| Hungary | Society of Hungarian Arabian Horse Breeders |
| Uruguay | Sociedad Criadores de Caballos Arabes |
| Venezuela | ASOARABE |
| United Arab Emirates | Emirates Arabian Horse Society |
| United States Mexico Panama | Arabian Horse Association Purebred Arabian Horse Trust |

## Candidates for membership

Candidates for WAHO membership :
| Ecuador | Associacion de Criadores de Caballos Arabes del Ecuador (ACCAE) |
| Estonia | Arab Horse Stud Book |
| Japan | Japan Race Horse Registry |
| Croatia | Croatian Livestock Centre Department for Horse Breeding |
| Cuba | Comandante de la Revolucion |
| Panama | Panama Arabian Stud Book Authority bisher bei den USA |