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AUSTRALIAN
KEURING RESULTS
MAY
2000
Introduction
Regardless of what you are looking for in a purebred Friesian horse,
whether it is for breeding or performance, it is essential to
understand the complexities of the Friesch Paarden Stamboek (FPS), the
parent studbook for The Friesian Horse in The Netherlands. This point
is particularly relevant to Australia as to date only horses from this
registry are available. The following information is based as a
general guide and we recommend you talk to the appropriate studbooks
to find out their individual requirements.
The FPS has more than 30,000 horses registered worldwide; the FPZV
also has a substantial amount of registered horses so we can safely
say that The Friesian Horse is far from endangered. Due to its
popularity and some geographical scarcity, purchase prices are hefty.
Thorough research can save later disappointment by giving you
the knowledge to correctly assess the quality of the horses as judged
by the FPS examiners.
The new millenium has undoubtedly seen a new start for Friesian
breeding in Australia. For the first time since The Friesian Horse
first came to Australia in 1977, two qualified officials from the
Friesch Paarden Stamboek inspected Australian bred Friesians.
Jan Hendriks and Rik Dekker-Wortel performed a thorough and fair
evaluation in which Australian Friesians were judged by world
standards.
The presented horses were judged in-hand and 60% of the evaluation
was based on the quality of movement and 40% is based on conformation.
The ANZFHS/FPS Keuring was held in May 2000 and spanned four states
of Australia. In Western Australia it was held at the State Equestrian
Centre in Brigadoon. Twelve horses were presented for judging
including the first two stallions to arrive in Australia, Lyckle B
and Maurits Friso. At 25 and 24 years of age respectively,
both stallions looked well for their age.
Skansen Park Equestrian Centre in McLaren Vale was the venue in
South Australia where four horses were presented. Hans Maes of
Tamworth organised the New South Wales Keuring, which was held at the
Tamworth Riding Club. In total six horses were presented.
The largest Friesian numbers presented were in Victoria at The
Briars in Clyde where 18 Friesians were presented for judging.
"May
2000 Keuring Results kindly reproduced with the permission of the World Register -
Australasian Warmblood Friesian Ass Inc (1995)"
www.awfa.org/
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