The .horse Domain: An Ending for the Equestrian World
.horse was recorded in the root zone on 28 February 2014; its ICANN registry agreement is dated 21 November 2013 and the present contracting party is Registry Services, LLC. The nTLDstats page accessed on 12 August 2026 shows 5,659 registrations, of which 4,902 appear in the zone file — one of the higher rates among neighbouring endings.
Studs and farms, riding clubs, farriers, equine vets, equipment retailers and the racing industry all use the ending. No eligibility condition applies. Try candidates through a .horse domain search, and see the neighbouring sports ending on the .hockey page.
The registry's Registration Policy of June 2022 lists this ending by name and takes from every registrant a warranty that the domain and its use will be consistent with the mission and purpose of the TLD. The same document requires changes to contact details to be reported within 14 days, and reserves the right to lock, place on hold, transfer or delete a name where the conditions are not met. The Acceptable Use Policy of August 2023 names the ending as well. There is no eligibility test: the constraint attaches to conduct, and the statement you make at registration becomes part of the contract.
.HORSE Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Registry Services, LLC
- ICANN registry agreement 21 November 2013
- Root zone record 28 February 2014
- Registered names 5,659 (nTLDstats, 12 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 4,902 names, about 87%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .horse domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.horse Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$32.49 /year -
Transfer
$32.49 /year -
Renewal
$34.99 /year -
Restore
$134.90 -
Late Renewal
$5.70
Included With Every .horse Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.horse Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .horse domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .horse address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .horse domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $5.70 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .horse returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.horse Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.horse Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .horse domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.horse Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .horse Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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It does. The Registration Policy takes from each registrant a warranty that the name and its use will match the purpose of the ending.
The same document requires changes to contact details to be reported within 14 days. Where the conditions are not met, the registry may lock, hold or delete the name. There is no eligibility test: what is examined is how you use the name, not who you are.
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Lesson times, ability groups, how to reach the yard, and the rules that protect the horses.
Beginners almost always arrive with a question about equipment and clothing, and answering it on a page of its own closes most incoming calls. Set out visitor safety rules too. If you run residential camps, state the age limits and what the insurance covers.
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Of 5,659 registrations, 4,902 appear in the zone file — about 87%.
One of the higher rates among neighbouring endings: a small zone, but almost all of it in the hands of working businesses. Short roots built on a yard or club name are still available. You can run a shortlist in one pass through the bulk domain name search.
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Identification and passport details, age, breed, veterinary history and any competition record.
When those are missing, buyer questions move to the telephone and the process drags. Give the date of the most recent veterinary examination as well. For distance sales, setting out transport arrangements and the point at which risk passes prevents most later disputes.
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Yes. It runs on an authorisation code and the registry asks for no extra documents.
Remember that a party taking the name over gives the same warranty about use. The duty to keep contact details current continues after the move as well, so check that the data carried across correctly from the whois search page, and start the move from the domain transfer page.
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