One hundred and forty two competitors aged 16-26 representing 20 studbooks gathered at Martofte in Denmark for the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) International Young Breeders (IYB) World Championships. Competitors from Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany (ten studbooks), Great Britain, Ireland, Latvia, Sweden and the Netherlands, alongside hosts Denmark, took part in the championships. The competition demands concentration, stamina, consistency, exemplary knowledge and skill in the areas of theory assessment, conformation and athleticism trait appraisal, as well as the ability to handle a strange horse and show it effectively to the judges on a triangle format akin to a dressage test in hand. The aim of competitors during the trait assessment phases is to match the judge’s scores for the animals as closely as possible. The team representing the Irish Sport Horse Studbook put in a tremendous performance over three days of assessments. Seniors Gillian Burke, Maria Cairns, […]
