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Welcome to the website of the

Knabstrupper Society GB

UK Daughter Organisation of the KNN - the Mother Stud Book for the Knabstrupper Breed

2012 UK Grading will be held at Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire, on 9th September

Welcome!

We hope to see you out and about with your Knabstruppers in the coming year..... why not join the performance scheme? Kelly Clack, and her stallion Tornado af Knabstrup did just that in 2011 and are Performance Champions!

A comprehensive list of Shows and Events with Classes for Knabstruppers is on our Shows and Events Page

2012 UK Grading is to be held at Bishop Burton College East Yorkshire - see Grading Page for more information.

Do you have a 2012 Knabstrupper foal? Congratulations! Please send us the details and we'll add it to the foals page.

Don't forget if you have a Knabstrupper stallion, who you are breeding with in 2012 and will require KNN passports for the 2013 foals, your stallion needs to be on the Stallion List with the KNN and KSGB (listing is free with membership taken out before 15th January) as well as the breeding recorded on the Danish breeding certificates with the Danish Authorities.

Please follow the link buttons to the left for the relevant pages for 2012 Membership and 2012 Performance Scheme Application Forms

Updated KNN Rules

The new 2011 rules for the Knabstrupper breed standards have been uploaded on the Rules page - follow the link at the bottom.

Some notable amendments include:

	The permitted colours of horses from the outcross list are solid chestnut, bay and black (decided at the AGM 2011). Outcrossing with animals from the accepted outcross list that are carriers of the grey gene is not permitted (decided in 1995, updated 2007). The colour and markings of outcross animals that are not presented for assessment by Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark are decided according to the colour and markings recorded in their passports and on HesteData.
	the inclusion of Lusitano horses approved with APSL (Associação Portuguesa De Criadores do Cavalo Puro Sangue Lusitano) PRE horses approved with ANCCE (Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Caballos de Pura Raza Española) as accepted outcrosses for the Classical Knabstrupper (to be bred with a graded Knabstrupper with at least 6/8 Knabstrupper blood in the third generation).
	Elite Status - Stallions and mares graded with Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark can after application to the Breeding Board gain Elite Status according to the criteria set out in the rules. The recognition happens once a year and is announced at the KNN AGM. The application must be submitted to the Breeding Board at the latest on the 31st December in the previous year. It is the applicant’s responsibility to enclose documentation for the horse’s entitlement to Elite Status.

2011 UK Knabstrupper Grading

The 2011 KNN KSGB Grading held at Usk College was a resounding success. Despite being a long day, the day was well supported by spectators and all horses presented graded well. Best in Show went to the lovely mare Blacklaw Vice Versa, who not only premium graded as a mare, but also passed her performance test with flying colours.

Full results are online HERE.

We have already started looking at venues for 2012. Please contact us with details of your horse and location, if you would like to grade a Knabstrupper in 2012. We will endeavour to hold the grading(s) in as central a location as possible, according to demand.

2011 KSGB Performance Scheme

The KSGB runs a performance scheme for all Knabstruppers regardless of age. Points can be accrued from showing, show jumping, driving, dressage, hunter trials etc. At the end of each calendar year the points from that year are calculated and winning horses receive awards and rosettes, as well as being featured on this website and in the newsletter. Click on the link for more information and the Entry Form.

2010 Knabstrupper Grading Results

Moulton and Duchy Results click HERE

Scottish Results click HERE

KSGB Members Forum

Members of the KSGB now have their own forum where they can discuss all things Knabstrupper (and anything else that takes their fancy!)... visit the site at http://ksgb.freeforums.org/portal.php to join up and join in!

2010 Irish KNN Knabstrupper Grading

The first Irish KNN Knabstrupper Grading took place at Clonshire EC, Co Limerick on 26th June.

The weather was glorious and all horses presented passed their grading with flying colours.

Full results are now available HERE.

2010 KSGB Performance Scheme up and running

If you are not already a KSGB member and would like to become one, more details are available here:

Membership runs from January - December in the calendar year.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who was involved with the 2009 grading! It was good to see so many members, and also to welcome new ones!

Congratulations to Vicky Thomson-Carr, who took Best In Show with Blacklaw Vice Versa, a 2 year old Sports filly out of Vixen KNN 1608, by De Niro (Hann)

Results for the 2008 and 2009 KSGB / KNN Knabstrupper gradings in the UK are available online:

Click HERE for information and pictures

Knabstrupper Society GB is now able to provide DNA testing within the UK through the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket.

The Knabstrupper Society GB was democratically formed to provide a central organisation in the UK to promote the Knabstrupper breed and facilitate communications between the Danish Mother Stud Book and the UK.

The Knabstrupper Society GB has been officially recognised as a Daughter Organisation by the Danish Mother Stud Book, the Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark (KNN) and is the only organisation in the UK to have been awarded this status by the KNN. The Knabstrupper Society GB rules which have been drafted by the Board are based on the Mother Stud Book’s rules and are fully approved by the KNN.

The Knabstrupper Society GB has been formed to represent the interests of British Knabstrupper owners and breeders who wish to compete, breed, register and also grade their horses under the auspices of the KNN. If there is anything you would like to know, and cannot find the answer on this website, please contact us, we are more than willing to help with any query, from bloodlines to grading eligibility.....

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