The 2024 mare inspection tour continued yesterday in Elmshorn. The mares from the breeding districts Pinneberg, Steinburg und Europa were presented here for inspection with selection for the Verband mare show on 16 June 2024. Click here for the 2024 catalogue.
All mares in the final ring in the breeding ditrict Pinneberg qualified for participation in the Verband mare show.
Result of the breeding district Pinnberg
In the breeding district Steinburg, the champion mare of the breeding district qualified for participation in the Verband mare show.
Result of the breeding district Steinburg
All the mares in the final ring in the breeding district Europe qualified to take part in the Verband mare show.
Result of the breeding district Europe
Inspections will continue on Thursday 30 May in Tasdorf. Here the mares from the breeding districts Bordesholm and Plön will be presented for inspection.
How does a mare inspection work?
A commission registers the mares in all breeding districts. After measuring, the three- and four-year-old mares are presented in hand and free-range in the hall. After around ten mares, they form a ring in which the district premium mares are honoured and the Verband premium mares are selected. The next mares are then presented in the hall and the process is repeated until all the mares have been entered. The five-year-old and older mares are registered in the hall after the measurement and are then released. In all breeding districts, the five-year-old and older mares are judged before the three- and four-year-olds are registered.
Only the mares selected for the final ring must remain at the inspection place, all other mares are released after their inspection. After inspection, all selected mares competing for participation in the Verband mare show in Elmshorn (16 June 2024) will be presented again in the final ring. This is where the final selection is made.
Cover picture: Champion mare of the breeding district Europe: Operetta by Crack out of Karmen SP by Casall, breeder and owner: Wendy Davis Gerrish, USA Weatherford
Photo above: Champion mare of the breeding district Pinneberg: Odorata by Franz Joseph J. out of Escada W BP by Catoo, breeder and owner: Elisabet Wiemann, Lutzhorn
Photo above: Champion mare of the breeding district Steinburg: Ohana MB by For Romance I out of Celia II BP by Ibisco xx, breeder and owner: Martin Bachmann, CH Heimberg
Photos: Marja-Liisa Solterbeck
