This is article discusses the final results of the keuring, and what to do with those results. The article is rather short. Why? There is no precise answer. Some people feel the results help the owner determine a market value for the horse. Some people have a stallion they are hoping to advance to consideration [...]

My take: I will just go ahead and say it. I think the trot is the most misunderstood thing about judging a Friesian horse at an American inspection. Nothing is criticized more in a judge or upsets an owner more than the perceived score for a horse, based solely on what people “think” is a [...]

When inspecting a horse for the KFPS inspection, two of the three gaits are inspected: the walk and the trot. Stallions who are attempting to become approved as breeding stallions may have the canter inspected as well, but foals and mares are looked at (presently) for the walk and trot only. These are judged while [...]

Conformation is really not the “beauty” of the horse (of course!) Conformation has to do with the question “is this horse put together in a way that will enable it to be effectively used for its intended purpose”. The conformation of a draft horse that pulls a plow might be perfect for plow pulling, but [...]

This autumn, inspectors, judges and runners from the Netherlands will fly to North America to inspect our horses in this annual event. For those of us in the Friesian world, this is a significant time for our horses (especially the adult horses) and for Friesian lovers everywhere it is a great time to come out [...]

Sorry it has taken me a while to add this new step – I have been busy getting the mares bred (or trying to)! I did want to tell you a bit about getting the semen here and getting it stored so I could then have it protected and available. As mentioned in a previous [...]

This year I decided to take the plunge and try using frozen semen. My friends here at FHAME and I thought maybe writing about these experiences would be a good way to share info with others as part of our education outreach. Others at FHAME are trying to breed with frozen semen too, so hopefully [...]