The 2024 mare inspection tour continued yesterday in Behrendorf. The mares from the breeding districts Nordfriesland and Schleswig-Flensburg were presented here for rinspection with selection for the Verband mare show on 16 June 2024. Click here for the 2024 catalogue.
In the breeding district Schleswig-Flensburg, the champion mare and reserve champion mare from the breeding district and the mare from the breeding district Europe qualified to take part in the Verband mare show.
Result of the breeding district Schleswig-Flensburg
In the breeding district Nordfriesland, all mares in the final ring qualified to take part in the Verband mare show.
Result of the breeding district Nordfriesland
Inspections will continue next Monday, 27 May, at the Verband's grounds in Elmshorn. The mares from the breeding districts Pinneberg, Steinburg and Europa will be presented here for inspection and registration.
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 Nordfriesland: One For Me by Tobago Z out of Zuerich I SP by Caretino, breeder and owner: Ivonne Carstensen, Sollwitt
Photo above: Champion mare of the breeding district Schleswig-Flensburg: Ophelia I by Belantis II out of A Part of Joy by Aljano, breeder and owner: Karin Winter-Polac, Lürschau
Photo: Marja-Liisa Solterbeck
