Propositions for Young Breeders Competition 2005

Vilhelmsborg, Denmark, 26 – 28 August

Participants Young Breeders from member organisations and associate members of World Breeding Federation for Sport .

The breeding societies all select 6 participants. Three for each of the two age groups:

• Young team: Born 1989 - 1986 • Older team: Born 1985 - 1980

Qualifying date is each 1 January, 2005.

There can be one selected reserve for each age group.

Clothes We kindly ask participants to wear T-shirts, polo shirts, or sweat shirts with the logo of your breed association. It would be nice if all the team members wore trousers of the same colour. Gloves are recommended to protect your hands.

We also ask you to bring your team flag.

Disciplines As from 2005 the competition implies 5 disciplines:

• Theory • Judging and ranking of • In-hand • Judging horses in freejumping • Judging gaits of horses loose in arena

Prizes There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of the team placings in both age groups and a 1st prize for the best young breeder individually in both the youngest and the oldest of the age groups.

A prize for the best mascot is also presented.

Calculating the score

Each of the five disciplines can give the score of max. 100 p., thus the total score of a team can give max. 500 p. Please take a look at each discipline below.

Theory Each participant answers 20 questions of the fields of breeding, keeping, feeding, health, and sport (multiple choice tests).

The questions will be available in the respective language for each team.

The host federation will not include questions which deal particularly with their own breeding, as this would not be fair to the teams from abroad.

The score In the theoretical part the participants can reach 100 points if all the questions are answered correctly. There is a certain number of points for each question, and if a question is not answered correctly these points are subtracted from 100.

Presenting a in-hand Before the competition starts there will be at least one to present a mare in hand the way it should be done in order to wipe off all misunderstandings.

Purpose The overall purpose of the in-hand discipline is to present the in a way that makes the horse look and act in the best possible way both standing still and moving. The horse will carry headcollar with ordinary reins.

The handler must behave discreetly in order to let the attention be concentrated on the horse. An eventual whip can be held in the left hand. Please be aware that unnecessary punishment may lead to disqualification in this discipline.

The triangle arena

50 m.

Out In

40 m. 40 m.

Judges

How On your way in, you will let your horse trot towards the judges. The horse is set in open position at the judges, heading left.

Then the horse is shown in walk on a small triangle (dotted line). Reaching the judges again, you will put the horse to trot on the big triangle. The horse is then positioned at the judges, heading left, and at the sign of the judges you will let the horse trot out.

Everytime when positioned in front of the judges, the horse must stand open towards the judges, meaning left front leg a in front of the other. Left hind leg should not be more forward than the front of the hoof directly vertically under the right point of hip. The horse must stand naturally on all 4 legs, holding head and neck naturally.

The horse being positioned, the handler will step to one side standing obliquely in front of the horse’s left front leg in approx. one arm’s length fronting the horse. The reins are held in the left hand in a suitable distance (approx. 30 cm) from the ring. If the horse is causing trouble the handler can stay directly in front of the horse with the reins in both hands.

When leading the horse the reins are held in the right hand. The walk of the horse must be calm and natural, clearly four-stroke and as earthwinding as possible. In trot the horse must show a clearly two-stroke and naturally earthwinding trot as soon as possible after the corners. In all movements the horse should carry its head and neck naturally, led on a straight line.

All turns are made to the right, being as short as possible. During the turns the left hand is kept at level of the horse’s left eye in a suitable distance.

The judges want the handler to present the mare at her best. In the walk as well as in the trot the mare should be given the opportunity to show her movements as freely as possible. In the corners of the triangle the handler is to reduce speed without the mare losing her rhythm. In the standing position the mare should look as advantageous as possible. The judges also want a harmonious total impression of the presentation.

The scores Participants can get a maximum of 100 points in each of the five parts. At the end the points reached are added up and divided by five = final score (in our judge’s sheet the maximum score was 10 each. A final result of 8.5 means 85 points)

The in-hand discipline will be judged according to the following scheme: (See below) Judging scheme of presenting mares in-hand

Catalogue No.______Name:______Team:______

9 Correct handling of reins

9 Correct and calm positioning of mare at first and at last

9 A short specification of age and pedigree of the horse 9 Calm handling with subtle support at movement

9 Showing and holding the wanted gait

Character scale of 1 – 10, half notes can be handed out

Scores are given for:

Positioning: Horse: ______

Handler: ______

Handling: Walk: ______

Trot: ______

General impression: ______(Holding the reins, eyes looking straight ahead, handling, attention, handler at shoulders level of horse etc.)

Total:

Remarks:

Judging and ranking of three mares Three mares are judged and ranked. A fourth mare is judged by the judges beforehand to give the participants an idea of the score level.

Scores are given for the following 10 criteria:

1) type and conformation 2) head and neck 3) shoulder and withers 4) topline and quarters 5) front legs 6) hind legs 7) walk 8) trot 9) canter 10) general impression

Scores range from 10 (= excellent) to 1 (= very bad)

The correctness of the movement is dealt with under the scores of front legs and hind legs. The swing, carriage, and elasticity of the movement are judged under the scores of walk, trot, and canter.

In the judging of mares 100 points are reached when a participant gives exactly the same scores as the judges. Each deviation is subtracted from 100.

Ranking The highest score of ranking mares is also 100 points which is given for the right ranking of the three mares. If the right mare is put in front 40 points are given. If no. 2 is found 10 points are given and likewise, if no. 3 is found 10 points are given.

Calculating scores The scores of the two subdisciplines, judging and ranking, are added and then divided in two. This way a final result of max. 100 points is found.

Judging of gaits of horses loose in arena

Three mares are judged loose in arena. A fourth mare is judged by the judges beforehand to give the participants an idea of the score level.

Scores are given for the following criteria:

1. Walk 2. Trot 3. Canter 4. Capacity

Scores range from 10 (= excellent) to 1 (= very bad)

In the judging of gaits of loose mares 100 points are reached when a participant gives exactly the same scores as the judges. Each deviation is subtracted from 100.

Judging horses in freejumping

Three mares are judged in freejumping. A fourth mare is judged by the judges beforehand to give the participants an idea of the score level.

Scores are given for the following criteria:

1. Capacity 2. Technique

Scores range from 10 (= excellent) to 1 (= very bad)

In the judging of loose jumping 100 points are reached when a participant gives exactly the same scores as the judges. Each deviation is subtracted from 100.

Capacity Scores are given for the ability/capacity as a show jumper. Ability is defined as talent, capacity, and potential as a show jumper. Importance is attached to the courage of the horse as well.

Technique Technique is defined as the horse’s ability to judge the oncoming jump including the distance and its use of legs and back. The horse must jump rationally and supply, understanding how to adjust the distances as well as pulling up its legs and rounding its back over the jump.

Freejumping arena

Breeding policy of Dansk Varmblod From the beginning, the overall objectives of Dansk Varmblod have been to breed successful horses for competition. This has been achieved in only a very short time by mating native Danish mares with from Europe's best bloodlines, and as a result Dansk Varmblod has become one of the leading riding associations in the world.

Horse breeding is one of the traditional activities in Danish agriculture, and Danish farmers are well-known for their consistently high standards of husbandry. The Danish breeders have always understood the importance of drawing on traditional knowledge, while at the same time being receptive to new methods and research. Dansk Varmblod has one of the most stringent selection procedures in the world today.

The breeding objective is to produce a riding horse with the ability to perform in and competitions at an international level. The Danish horse is noble, well- boned, and supple, possessing good durability and a high reproductive capacity.

Achieving the breeding objective Dansk Varmblod is able to achieve the breeding objective because it:

• holds ridden performance tests, in which 3-year-old mares are trained by their owners or at a training centre, alternatively 4-year-old mares can undergo an ability test; it is now also one of the conditions of winning a medal at the Elite Mare Show that the mare concerned must have performed well in one of these tests or have already proven herself in competition.

• promotes the use of young stallions that have recently passed their performance test; this speeds up the selection of stallions by enabling those that produce offspring that are successful in the competition field to be identified earlier than normally elsewhere.

• arranges specialised dressage and show jumping tests for 5- and 6-year-old riding horses; these are held in collaboration with the Danish Equestrian Federation.

• focuses on goal-oriented breeding, which emphasises either dressage or show jumping talent as appropriate.

• is striving to improve the reproductive capacity of Danish Warmblood horses

• ensures that the pedigree certificates of Danish Warmblood horses are processed speedily and efficiently and uses the information from these documents as basis for the statistics generated when analysing progeny performance.

Dansk Varmblod also approves the use of a very limited number of absolutely top class stallions within its breeding plan.

Contact

Contact Chalotte Salmonsen, Department for Young Breeders at

Dansk Varmblod Vilhelmsborg Allé 1 DK-8320 Maarslet Denmark Tlf.: +45 87 47 54 00 Fax: +45 87 47 54 10 E-mail: [email protected]

More information on: www.wbfsh.org