FOAL REGISTRATION
Eligible are foals by approved stallions which have been entered into the stud book – stallion division – of the Hannoveraner Verband e.V. in the 2007 and/or 2008 breeding season and out of mares which have been entered into a division of the VhW stud book. The foals must be presented together with their dams.
Don’t forget to bring the Abfohlmeldung with you and the original pedigree papers of the mother of your foal.
The Fee for Foal passports is $195.00 and the branding fee of foals is $15.00.
Parentage testing will be done by DNA genetic marker test and will be performed by Gene Control GmbH, 85586 Grub, Germany. The following procedure shall be applied:
The branding representative of our society pulls out hair from the mane of the horse, which is to be tested. The roots of the hair provide DNA for the tests. This can be done on the occasion of the branding of the foal.
The owner of the horse provides a cheque made out to the breeding Club over the amount of can $ 45,00 per sample.
The branding representative of the breeding club mails hair samples to our office and we will forward it to the lab.
Gene Control forwards the result to our head office
Our office sends out the passport to the horse owner.
MARE INSPECTION
Every Mare in the Hanoverian breeding programme needs to pass a mare inspection. The minimum age is three years, there is no age limit.
The following mares are eligible:
Hanoverian and Hessian mares:
Non Hanoverian mares:
Thoroughbred mares
Arab mares
Anglo-Arab mares
Can now be accepted into studbook section if the following criteria are met: Minimum total score of 7 in the studbook inspection with no subscore below 5 and a trot score of 7. They can upgrade into the main stud book with a performance record in dressage, show jumping or eventing or a good mare performance test. A trot score below 7 can be compensated through such a good performance record. Of course they need approved papers.
Warmblood mares:
They need to qualify for main-stud-book. The following criteria are to be met:
Pedigrees of non Hanoverian mares should be forwarded to the Verband´s office in Verden before approval prior to the inspections
Important:
Non Hanoverian mares with less than 50% Hanoverian blood need to be bred to Hanoverian stallions or a stallion with at least 50% Hanoverian blood.
It is essential to point out that the mares may not currently be registered with any other breed organisation as an active brood mare as the issuing of papers for foals resulting out of these mares and the branding of these foals can only be conducted by one organisation.
Fees:
The mare inspection fee for three-year-old hanoverian main/studbook mares is $100.00, for older hanoverian main/studbook mares $120.00 and for non-Hanoverian mares $250.00. Hessen mares are considered equivalent to Hanoverians.
Please always don`t forget the mares original pedigree papers!
We ask all participants to be at the inspection site at least half an hour before the beginning.
MARE PERFORMANCE TEST
Eligible are three year old and older mares who are entered in the main stud book or who are eligible for such an entry. Mare tests will be held if at least 3 mares are nominated for the test. The mare test fee is $60.00.
MARE SHOW
Mare shows are planned this year at Southlane Farm, Michael Boyd Farm and Spruce Meadows. They will, however, only be conducted if there are enough entries.
Mare show classes
ELITE MARES
At the mare shows, a mare can obtain the title of an “Elite Mare” resp. “Elite Mare Candidate”. This is the equivalent to the title “Staatsprämienstute” which can only be awarded in Germany.
Regulations for the award of the title of an „Elite Mare“ in Canada
Average “gaits” Average “rideability” Average “jumping”
Versatile mare 7,0 7,0 7,0
Dressage-talented 7,25 5,0
mares ( of average gaits and rideability)
Jumping talented 6,0 7,25
mares ( of rideability and jumping)
The title is awarded to three- or four-year-old mares. On principle the title is awarded at an official mare show of the two Canadian horse breeding clubs by the respective judges commission. The mares are graded and – by analogy with the proceeding in Germany – classified into Ia, I and II. If no mare show takes place in a region then the title is awarded at a studbook inspection where two official judges are present.
The mare must not be a roarer. The veterinary examination on this fault must be carried out in the year in which the title is awarded. The respective veterinary surgeons are designated in co-operation with the VhW.
The mare must give birth to a live foal which is registered with the Verband. The mare is recorded as Elite Mare Candidate as long as she has not fulfilled this requirement. If the mare does not give birth to a live foal she is not awarded the title and no financial or any other grants (see point 7/8) are given.
State’s Premium Candidates which are imported from Germany receive the title of an Elite Mare if they give birth to a foal in Canada and fulfill all the other obligations necessary.
The owners of Elite Mares and Elite Mare Candidates respectively can be paid a premium by the two Canadian horse breeding clubs. The horse breeding clubs themselves are responsible for the provision of the necessary funds and the way in which payment is effected.
The title Elite Mare is noted down on the pedigree paper and is recorded as part of the name of the mare as soon as all the requirements (also concerning the foal) have been met. The abbreviations are EM. and EM-CA.
STALLION LICENSING (KOERUNG)
As in previous years two stallion licensing sites in the U.S. can be attended by Canadian breeders:
Saturday, July 19
Hilltop Farm, Colora, MD, information: Natalie DiBerardinis, ph: (410) 658-9898
e-mail: natalie(at)hilltopfarminc.com
Saturday, July 26
Starr Vaughn Equestrian Center, Elk Grove California, information: Michele Vaughn,
ph.: (916) 689-5121, e-mail: svequestrian(at)aol.com
ELIGIBILITY FOR STALLION LICENSING FOR THE VhW STALLION BOOK
Two year old and older Hanoverian stallions, whose dams and dams’ mothers are main stud book mares. Their sires and the sires of their five female ancestors in the direct dam lines must belong to approved populations and fulfill the registration requirements of the Verband.
Important: Stallions which are seven years old and older must already be performance tested before presentation.
Non Hanoverians stallions need to meet the performance criteria before being presented. Please inquire further details at the Verband´s office.
Requirements
Application
Applications for stallion licensing must be made to the office of the American Hanoverian Society. The original pedigree paper must be enclosed to the application. A fee of US$500.00 per stallion will be charged.