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Trakehner Breeding Goals

As Defined in §21 of the Trakehner Verband Bylaws

The breeding goal is a riding and sport horse of Trakehner type, that is rideable and talented for many uses.

The selection criteria are the following:

Tsetserleg
Tsetserleg

Figure 2

Figure 2

a – 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae
b – thoraco-lumbar joint (T18 connection of last rib)
c – last rib
d – lumbo-sacral joint
e – hip joint (pelvis/femur)

Figure 1

Horse Figure 1

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

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