how do i know if hes registered???

i bought a Hanoverian crossed with a thoroughbred at the begining of february from a horse trader. When we bought him he still had all his winter hair and he had alot of hair missing in patches. I really didnt notice until now while on his left hind he has a Hanoverian brand. Im wondering if this horse trader was just guessing on what breed he was. He was so neglected he didnt even have a name. so i know he didnt get very much attention. I just want to know how you go about to see if he was ever or not registered!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!!
thanx so much for your replies :?

 

horses

look on his papers

 

Re:how do i now if hes registered

he did not come with papers as i had bought him from a horse trader. He says he is a hanoverian thoroughbred cross but he has the hanoverian brand! :?

 

Just because he has a brand doesn't mean anything. Most crosses are not registerable!

I highly doubt he was. Pure breds are almost always registered. His past is probably going to be hard to dig up, especially if you got him from a trader.

 

I had a similar situation where I bought my mare last year. They sold her as a quarter horse but said they didn't have papers but she was registered . After finding out where they got her from and where those people bought her and tracing way back I finally contacted the guy who actually had her as a foal out of his mare and stud. Well during all this I also called the AQHA and they could find her anywhere. Anyway turns out the guy that had her as a foal is not a quarter horse breeder at all but an Appaloosa breeder!!!! She's actually a solid chestnut non-characteristic appaloosa and she IS registered ..... with the Appaloosa Horse Club. So don't give up if you want to find out there's always a way and you never know what you'll get!!!
Tara