Warmblood certifcation and shoes for height?

Question

I know that when measuring ponies and certain breeds they give you an allowance for shoes that does not count as the horses height.
I have a client who is taking a warmblood mare in for her breeding certification but they must be 15.3 minimum for height and she is very borderline.  I believe she's over but the owner is sure she's dead on or a tad low.  She believes that addin shoes and possibly pads will give the added boost to make sure she qualifies.  
I'm not sure if the certification board takes shoes into account for height.  If they do it's not going to help much and may cause trouble if we add the pads.  Has anybody had any experience with this or any good guesses on the regulations?  Any advice would be helpful.
The mare is Thoroughbred and I believe Holsteiner but I may have the warmblood side wrong.

nixity · Accepted Answer

It's kind of a silly question, if you think about it.  They have height requirements for a reason.  Tacking on shoes and pads to try to ensure you reach that minimum won't help - they won't qualify her if she's not the appropriate height without shoes.  They won't measure the shoes in and give her that extra hand.  But chances are if she's dead on, good quality, and displays the characteristics they're looking for - she'll be fine.

Paint Pony · Answer

After reading the Warmblood rule book for registration, I would think that as picky as they are, they will disallow the shoes in the height. I might add, that if all breeds where this strict, the horse world would be way better off. Good Luck!

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Warmblood certifcation and shoes for height?

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