Warmblood
horses are placed into one of the following Stud Books at a Keuring. A
Keuring is an inspection of breeding stock and foals held in various
locations across Europe and North America. The Inspectors are appointed
by the "parent" Verband in Europe.
STUD BOOK 1A
is for stallions that have received a satisfactory score at their
Keuring AND have fulfilled Performance Requirements. Performance
requirements are successful completion of the 100 day test or successful
show ring results in Dressage, Eventing, Jumping. I believe in the US
that winning in the Hunter ring can be used to satisfy performance
requirements as well. Before a stallion can be considered for Stud Book
1 he must meet pedigree requirements as well. Pedigree must be 5
generations of Approved Warmblood, Thoroughbred, Arabian, or Shagya
horses.
STUD
BOOK 1B is for stallions who have received a satisfactory score at their
Keuring. These stallions then have to fulfill the performance
requirements within a set amount of time to gain their Stud Book 1A
status. Pedigree requirements are the same as Book 1. If they are
unable to fulfill the performance requirements they are moved
into........
STUD
BOOK II is for stallions who are unable to satisfy the performance
and/or pedigree requirements. These stallions are recorded (registered)
according to EU rules but are not considered Approved. Foals sired by
these stallions are branded with a half brand and issued a certificate
of pedigree. Stallion sons of Stud Book II stallions are not allowed to
be presented for Breeding Approval. Daughters will be placed into
the Pre Mare Book II.
MAIN MARE BOOK is for mares who receive a satisfactory Keuring Score and
meet Breed Type and Pedigree requirements. Pedigree requirements for
Main book mares are four generations of Approved parentage.
MARE BOOK , same requirement as Main Mare Book, except a three
generation pedigree will be acceptable.
PRE-MARE BOOK, same requirements as above except the sire and the sire
of the dam must be stallions who are registered or eligible for
registration into Stud Book 1. Foals from these mares will receive a
half brand.
PRE MARE BOOK II for mares sired by STUD BOOK II stallions, or
mares who meet the Breed Type but not the pedigree requirements, or
mares with no pedigree but who receive a conformation score eligible for
Mare Book. Foals from these mares will receive a half brand.
What does this all
mean? Knowing where a horse comes from should help you make an informed
decision for breeding your mare or buying a youngster. Producing
horses from Approved families does "load the dice" in that horses favor.
With all the unwanted horses produced we feel it is our responsibility
to try (and to help others) to produce the best horse possible.
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