You don't have to be in the horse world for long before you hear the words studbook and registry. Yet there are a few different kinds of equine studbooks which can cause a little bit of bewilderment to the untrained because there is no single definition of a studbook.
Warmblood Studbook
Horses within the Warmblood registries are raised for type and performance, they are not a breed in themselves. So, a horse can be born to two Swedish Warmblood parents and yet be registered as a Danish Warmblood. This practice is particularly common with warmblood stallions. This is the reason why you'll be able to find stallions approved with multiple Warmblood registries with progeny in just as many studbooks. The only criteria is that the horse must be a warmblood or of an outstanding type that will improve the Warmblood bloodline (usually a Thoroughbred).
Open vs. Closed Studbook
Warmblood studbooks are essentially open studbooks since their selection factors for qualifying horses are based totally on type, not bloodline. Open studbooks thus permit outside blood (horses whose parents are not listed in that registry) as long as it is decided the new introduction will improve the breed. In sharp relief to an open studbook, closed studbooks don't allow outside blood. That means that a horse can't be registered with that registry unless it has one parent registered in that studbook. An instance of horses with closed studbooks are the Thoroughbreds and Trakehners (the sole closed warmblood studbook). On a very rare occasion, closed studbooks will approve a member from another breed, however it tends to be a foundation breed for that studbook.
Breed Registries
Breed registries are studbooks restricted to a particular breed which is why most breed registries are closed. Breed registries tend to produce horses of a very particular type and the limited outside blood allows the registry to maintain a stricter type than open studbooks.
Performance Studbooks
Although warmblood studbooks breed for performance, they're not performance registries in the explicit sense. Performance studbooks will permit horses from varied breeds to be members so long as they conform with that studbook's performance parameters. Owners must take care though as if their horse is already registered with a breed organisation, they might be prohibited from registering with a performance registry.
The studbook world can be rather puzzling on occasion. There are breeds, types, open and closed registries, but understanding the diverse kinds of studbooks and being able to distinguish between them will only enrich your equestrian knowledge. This is very important when breeding horses as the studbooks are the definitive lists of stallions at stud.
Warmblood Studbook
Horses within the Warmblood registries are raised for type and performance, they are not a breed in themselves. So, a horse can be born to two Swedish Warmblood parents and yet be registered as a Danish Warmblood. This practice is particularly common with warmblood stallions. This is the reason why you'll be able to find stallions approved with multiple Warmblood registries with progeny in just as many studbooks. The only criteria is that the horse must be a warmblood or of an outstanding type that will improve the Warmblood bloodline (usually a Thoroughbred).
Open vs. Closed Studbook
Warmblood studbooks are essentially open studbooks since their selection factors for qualifying horses are based totally on type, not bloodline. Open studbooks thus permit outside blood (horses whose parents are not listed in that registry) as long as it is decided the new introduction will improve the breed. In sharp relief to an open studbook, closed studbooks don't allow outside blood. That means that a horse can't be registered with that registry unless it has one parent registered in that studbook. An instance of horses with closed studbooks are the Thoroughbreds and Trakehners (the sole closed warmblood studbook). On a very rare occasion, closed studbooks will approve a member from another breed, however it tends to be a foundation breed for that studbook.
Breed Registries
Breed registries are studbooks restricted to a particular breed which is why most breed registries are closed. Breed registries tend to produce horses of a very particular type and the limited outside blood allows the registry to maintain a stricter type than open studbooks.
Performance Studbooks
Although warmblood studbooks breed for performance, they're not performance registries in the explicit sense. Performance studbooks will permit horses from varied breeds to be members so long as they conform with that studbook's performance parameters. Owners must take care though as if their horse is already registered with a breed organisation, they might be prohibited from registering with a performance registry.
The studbook world can be rather puzzling on occasion. There are breeds, types, open and closed registries, but understanding the diverse kinds of studbooks and being able to distinguish between them will only enrich your equestrian knowledge. This is very important when breeding horses as the studbooks are the definitive lists of stallions at stud.
About the Author:
Ashley Kantter is an independent writer, focusing on subjects linked with horses and equestrian matters. Harthill Stud is a specialist horse stud. Their stallions at stud were chosen especially for breeding top class competition horses.
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