American Trakehner Association |
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Inspection Requirements and Scoring Explained
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Breed | Stallions | Mares | Conditions |
---|---|---|---|
Trakehners | 58 | 42 | With no category score below 5 |
PSB 50% Trakehner Mares | 44 | With no category score below 5 | |
Thoroughbreds and Arabians | 60 | 49 | With no category score below 5 |
Inspection Scoring explained
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Type
- Breed and gender type
·
Frame
- Part of the body above the legs
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Legs
- Including hooves
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Walk
- 4-beat gait
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Trot
- 2-beat gait
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Canter
- 3-beat gait
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General Impression - Including temperament. (For stallions 4
years of age or older the under-saddle demonstration is included in this
score).
·
Free Jumping
- Required
for stallions only
For Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings only – Scores for Type, Conformation and Movement
The scores are numerical “shorthand” for words that describe the observation made during the inspection. No decimals or fractions of a score are used. The numerical scores correspond to the following words:
10 –
Excellent
6 – Satisfactory 2 – Poor
9 – Very
Good
5 –
Marginal
1 – Very Poor
8 –
Good 4
–
Insufficient
0 – Not Scored
7 – Fairly
Good 3 – Fairly
Poor
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Trakehner OSB Stallions
58 points
·
Thoroughbred/Arabian Stallions
60
points
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Trakehner OSB Mares
42
points
·
PSB 50% Trakehner Mares
44
points
·
PSB Thoroughbred and Arabian Mares 49 points
·
Trakehner
Stallions 64
points (Average 8 for the 8 Criteria = 64)
·
Trakehner
Mares
56 points (Average 8 for the 7 Criteria = 56)
·
Trakehner Foals/Weanlings 24 points (Average 8
for the 3 Criteria = 24)
Note: Yearlings, Thoroughbred and Arabian stallions and mares are NOT
eligible for inspection Premium titles. Only Trakehner stallions, Trakehner ORB mares
applying for the OSB and 50% Trakehner mares applying for the PSB and Trakehner
foals are eligible for Premium status.