To establish, maintain, and operate a non-profit association of breeders, owners, and friends for the promotion and preservation, in the Western Hemisphere, of the warmblood horse of Trakehner origin.
To maintain a public registry of Trakehner horses.
To mark or brand approved stallions, mares, and foals with the Association’s registered brands.
To disseminate information to breeders, owners, and friends pertaining to the breeding, showing, and raising of Trakehner horses.
To promote the performance of the Trakehner horse in dressage, three-day eventing, hunting, jumping, driving, and other sporting disciplines.
To encourage a public understanding of the Trakehner horse, its breeding, its history, and its performance.
a – the back (withers to peak of croup)
b – the body (point of shoulder to point of buttock)
c – the pelvis (point of hip to point of buttock)
d – the rib length (withers to last rib)
e – the shoulder (withers to point of shoulder)
f – the arm (point of shoulder to point of elbow)
g – the elbow to the stifle
h – the knee to the hock