Mare and Breeding Handbook

Mare and Breeding Handbook 2018

The New Zealand Hanoverian Society Inc.

Hanoverian Type

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Thoroughbred Type

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BREEDING AIM

The breeding aim is to achieve a willing, noble, well-proportioned and correct Warmblood Horse which, as a result of it’s natural talents, temperament and character, is particularly suitable both as a performance and leisure horse.

It shall be the Society’s aim to breed highly talented sport horses for the following disciplines:

dressage – jumping – eventing – driving

INCLUSION OF OTHER BREEDS (ORIGINS)

Stallions

In addition to Hanoverian stallions, the limited use of Thoroughbred stallions is

possible.

These must, however, fulfill the requirements for the registration of stallions with regard to type and performance.

Mares

In addition to Hanoverian mares, which have to gain an overall mark of 6, those

of the following breeds can be registered in the Main Studbook.

(a) Thoroughbred mares, with a minimum of four generations recognized by the

New Zealand Racing Conference, which gain an overall mark of 7 in the

Studbook inspection and do not have a mark in any section which is lower

than 5.

(b) The introduction of mares from Verband recognized populations may under special circumstances be considered for selection.

Mares of non-Hanoverian breeding registered with the NZHS are to be paired with a stallion with a Hanoverian foal brand mark registered in the Stallion Book.

Registered mares from other populations with at least 50% Hanoverian blood

are on par with mares with the Hanoverian foal brand mark.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Pedigree

(According to Clause 9 Registration of Stallions and Clause 10 Registration of

Mares)

2. Evaluation of external appearance.

The evaluation of the mares and stallions takes place before registration in the studbook. The evaluation shall be carried out at collective events so that the animals presented may be compared with sufficiently large number of other horses also presented there, unless this should not be possible because it would inflict hardship or cause danger to health. The horses are evaluated according to the following points:

(a) Breed and sex type (b) quality of conformation

(d) impulsion and elasticity (trot) (b2) neck

(e) walk (b3) saddle position

(f) general impression and (b4) frame

development (b5) fore limbs and feet

(g) overall evaluation (b6) hind limbs and feet

(b7) approximately 160 cms in height and over (although quality mares under 160cm can be considered – but no less than 155cm)

The horse’s canter when turned out loose as well as free jumping may be considered in addition as individual criteria when making the overall evaluation.

to (b)The mark for quality of conformation represents a summarized evaluation of the features (b1) to (b6). It is, however, not an arithmetical mean of these, as features (b1) to (b6) are subject to different criteria for the individual disciplines.

to (g) The overall evaluation of a horse concerning the features of the

external appearance results from the average of the marks (a) to (f)

as well as, if applicable, cantering when the horse is turned out

loose and the free jumping

. If the mark ‘0’ is given this factor shall not be taken into consideration.

The criteria in the different sections shall be assessed according to the following

marks:

10 = excellent 4 = deficient

9 = very good 3 = quite poor

8 = good 2 = poor

7 = quite good 1 = very poor 6 = satisfactory 0 = not evaluated

5 = sufficient

Main Studbook

Mares of three years and older shall be registered which;

(a) are out of dams which are registered in the Main Studbook or Studbook.

The sire as well as the sires of the dam, the grand dam and the great grand dam on the dam’s side either have to be registered in the Stallion Book of the NZHS

(4 generation pedigree) or fulfill similar conditions (e.g. regarding pedigree, conformation and performance) of a breeding population, the involvement of which is supportive to the achievement of the aims as laid down in the breeding programme and approved by the committee and the VHW.

(b) in the evaluation of the external appearance according to Clause 6. (2) for the criteria in each of the 6 sections achieve a mark of at least 5 and in the overall evaluation at least 7 points.

For Birth Branded Hanoverian Mares an overall evaluation of 6 points is sufficient.

Pre Studbook

Mares that are Hanoverian bred with two generations of Hanoverian

blood that are not birth branded but have verified birth certificate

papers from the Non Stud Book are eligible.

All the Mare Studbook conditions apply with the additional requirement that they have an overall pass mark of 7.

A White Pre Studbook Mare Certificate will be produced for these mares with their Life Number preceded by a P. (e.g. P020302994)

The Rheinland Studbook

Main Studbook (H)

In general, three-year-old and older mares shall be entered that

descend from dams that are registered as main studbook or studbook mares of the studbook of the approved breed. The sire as well as the sires of the dam, granddam and great-granddam on the maternal side have to be registered with the Stallion Book I of the corresponding breed (four generations of ancestors) or have to match corresponding features as long as they belong to an accepted refining breed (see § 2 of this annex)
that were rated with a mark of at least 5 in the partial evaluations a – d, f and h and achieved a final score of at least 6 for conformation as laid down in § 24 (4) of the Constitution of Hannoveraner Verband.

Quaterly (Quaterhall/Landioso Holst.) Top Rheinland mare 2017

Studbook (S)

Three-year-old and older mares shall be entered whose parents are registered as main studbook or studbook mares of the studbook of the accepted breed.

Pre-Studbook (V)

Mares that are not entered the main division of the Studbook for mares, but that comply with the breeding aim of the Rheinland riding horse, that are identified and that score a minimum mark of 5 for conformation with no partial marks less than 4 and that do not exhibit health restricting properties as laid down in # 28 2.11 of the Constitution of Hanoverian Verband e.V shall be registered with the Pre-Studbook. Progeny of Pre- Studbook mares shall be entered into The Studbook if they score at least 6 for conformation and if their sire is registered in Stallion Book 1.

Mares entered into the Pre- Studbook will be issued with a “Breeding Certificate Special Division”

Mare Performance Test

Henton Faberge – Top Mare Performance 2015

Often the Mare Performance Test is conducted at the same time as the Studbook inspection

The minimum requirements for Elite Mare Status re as follows.

Basic Gaits Readability Jumping

Dual talented 7.0 7.0 7.0
Dressage talented 7.5 (ave of BG and R) 5.0
Jumping Talented 6.0 7.25 (ave R and J)

Mare Studbook Status Appendix.

ELITE MARES

The Elite Mare status is recognition of exceptional mares – in the hope that they remain in the Breeding Programme. The Mare Studbook classification score is overall 7 and the Mare Performance Test scores are as follows….

Often the Mare Performance Test is conducted at the same time as the Studbook inspection

The minimum requirements for Elite Mare Status re as follows.

Basic Gaits Readability Jumping