KNN Standard for Knabstrupper Horses and Ponies

2007 KNN Standard
for Knabstrupper Horses and Ponies

Please note the Rules and Breed Standards have been translated from the official rules and regulations of the Knabstrupper EU Mother Stud Book – Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark (KNN) as last revised 5^th May 2007.For the avoidance of doubt the Danish text takes precedence.

Translation © Theresa Vimmerslev May 2007 for the KNN.

Original source of publishing www.ukknabstruppergrading.org.uk

RULES FOR THE KNABSTRUPPER SPORTS HORSE

§ 1

The Standard

Type.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse is a big framed and well balanced horse with good depth and breadth.

Size.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse is above 148 cm at the withers.

Colour.

The Knabstrupper’s most significant characteristic is a particular colouration. There are numerous permutations of the colouring. The extent of the colouring therefore has no bearing on the assessment and classification.

	The minimum permitted colouration is flesh coloured areas at natural openings.
	Solid coloured stallions with only flesh coloured areas at natural openings are ineligible for grading.
	Solid coloured stallions with a proportion of at least 6/8 Knabstrupper blood in the third generation are eligible for grading.
	Stallions with the greying gene are ineligible for grading.
	Stallions with ‘wall eye’ or ‘rat tail’ (very sparse hair on the tail) are also ineligible.
	Horses and ponies with distinctly piebald or skewbald markings are ineligible for grading.
	Solid coloured mares out of or by one graded Knabstrupper parent are eligible for grading. A mare of this category must be put to a graded Knabstrupper stallion of Knabstrupper colouration.

Head and Neck.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse has an expressive noble head with large clear and calm eyes and good clearance between the lower jaw and start of the neck. The head is attached through a good, flexible poll to a well-proportioned and well-set neck.

Shoulder and Withers.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse has a long sloping shoulder with good freedom of movement and a well-defined wither.

Body.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse has a well defined wither which flows into a strong back and short muscular loins. It has a long, slightly sloping, muscular croup with a well set tail and tail carriage.

Limbs.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse has sound, strong, clean and well-turned limbs. The hocks and pasterns should be well-defined with correct angles. There should be plenty of bone with a smooth transition to the cannon. The cannon should be short and flat. The pasterns should be proportionately long and sprung. There is a muscular forearm; the hind leg has a well-defined broad and deep musculature. The hoof should be well-shaped with good horn quality.

Movement.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse has a light and forward movement. It is rhythmic and elastic, with the hinds tracking well in under the horse.

Temperament.

The Knabstrupper Sports Horse must be lively with an amiable and cooperative manner.

RULES FOR THE CLASSICAL KNABSTRUPPER HORSE

§ 2

The Standard

Type.

The ideal Classical Knabstrupper Horse is elegant, well balanced with good muscle mass and three equally proportioned body parts, preferably with equal height and length. A muscular build with good depth and breadth is desirable.

Height.

The ideal height at the withers should be within the range of 148 to 165 cm.

Colour.

	The minimum permitted colouration is flesh coloured areas at natural openings.
	Solid coloured stallions with only flesh coloured areas at natural openings are ineligible for grading.
	Solid coloured stallions with a proportion of at least 6/8 Knabstrupper blood in the third generation are eligible for grading.
	Stallions with the greying gene are ineligible for grading.
	Stallions with ‘wall eye’ or ‘rat tail’ (very sparse hair on the tail) are also ineligible.
	Horses and ponies with distinctly piebald or skewbald markings are ineligible for grading.
	Solid coloured mares out of or by one graded Knabstrupper parent are eligible for grading. A mare of this category must be put to a graded Knabstrupper stallion of Knabstrupper colouration.

Head, Poll and Neck.

The head must be expressive. The eyes should be large and widely set. The ears should not be disproportionately large. The bridge of the nose may be pronounced. The lower jaw should be broad and well defined.

The length and shape of the poll should allow good freedom and throat clearance between the lower jaw and the neck.

The neck should be long and high set with a muscular crest. An over pronounced lower neck is undesirable.

Shoulder and Withers.

The shoulder should be long, sloping and muscular with a long bone in the upper arm and should be flexible with good freedom of movement. The withers should be of proportionate length with good muscle. The withers may appear short due to a high set neck and muscular crest. This will not be considered a fault.

Body.

The top line should be muscular, flexible and gracefully rounded. The back should be medium to short, muscular and strong. The loin should be compact and flexible with a well-developed musculature. The croup should be muscular and sloped. The tail should not be too highly set.

Limbs.

The legs should be clean and well-turned with correct angles in hocks and pasterns. The thigh bone should be long and sloping. The pasterns should be strong and elastic. The hooves should be strong, well-shaped and of proportionate size.

§ 3

Pedigree Requirements for the Main Stud Book

For an animal to be eligible for the Society’s main stud book it must have 3 full lines of approved ancestry.

2: By approved ancestry, it is understood that the ancestors in the animal’s pedigree are registered with Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark, are graded with another EU approved Knabstrupper stud book that follows the rules of the mother stud book, or are graded with other stud books from which the Society accepts out crossing. Approved ancestry can also be a registered mare by a stallion graded with an EU approved Knabstrupper society or accepted out cross society where the mare was active in breeding up until and including 1995.

For the Knabstrupper horse the accepted outcross list includes:

q Frederiksborg Hesteavlsforeningen (Fredriksborger)

q Dansk Oldenborg Avl (Danish Oldenborg)

q Trakehner Avlsforbundet i Danmark (Trakehner)

q Dansk Selskab for Arabisk Hesteavl (Shagya, Arab and Angloarab)

q Dansk Varmblod (Danish Warmblood)

q Grænseegnens Holstener Hesteavlsforening (Holsteiner)

q Thoroughbred XX (approved with Danish Warmblood, Trakehner or Arab Societies)

3: Outcrossing with animals from other spotted breeds is not permitted.

4: Outcrossing with animals from the accepted outcross list that are carriers of the grey gene is not permitted (decided in 1995, updated 2007).

5: When using a stallion from the accepted outcross list on a graded Knabstrupper mare the progeny will be eligible for registration and branding provided the mare owner has notified the Society’s stallion list administrator before the 1st November of the year of the covering taking place.

6: Progeny which results from a cross between an approved Knabstrupper and a cold blood horse, pony or trotter is not eligible to be put forward with Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark.

RULES FOR THE KNABSTRUPPER PONY

§ 4

The Standard

Type.

The Knabstrupper Pony is a well balanced riding pony with clear pony characteristics showing good depth and breadth.

Size.

The Knabstrupper Pony categories are divided as follows:

	Cat 1: 140.1 -148 cm at the withers
	Cat 2: 130.1-140 cm at the withers
	Cat 3: 105-130 cm at the withers

Colour.

The Knabstrupper’s most significant characteristic is a particular colouration. There are significant permutations in the colouring. The extent of the colouring therefore has no bearing on the assessment and classification.

	The minimum permitted colouration is flesh coloured areas at natural openings.
	Solid coloured stallions with only flesh coloured areas at natural openings are ineligible for grading.
	Stallions with the greying gene are ineligible for grading.
	Stallions with ‘wall eye’ or ‘rat tail’ (very sparse hair on the tail) are also ineligible.
	Horses and ponies with distinctly piebald or skewbald markings are ineligible for grading.
	Solid coloured mares out of or by one graded Knabstrupper parent are eligible for grading. A mare of this category must be put to a graded Knabstrupper stallion of Knabstrupper colouration.

Head and Neck.

The Knabstrupper Pony should have a small expressive and noble head with a wide brow, small ears and large clear and calm eyes. There should be plenty of space between the lower jaw and start of the neck. The head should be joined through a good, flexible poll to a well proportioned and well-set neck.

Shoulder and Withers.

The Knabstrupper Pony has a long sloping shoulder and a long and well-defined wither.

Body.

The Knabstrupper Pony has a well defined wither which flows into a strong back and short muscular loins and a long sloping and muscular croup. The hind quarters should be deep broad and well-muscled.

Limbs.

The Knabstrupper Pony has sound, strong, clean and well-turned limbs. The hocks and pasterns should be well-defined with correct angles. The cannon should be short and flat. The pasterns should be proportionately long and sprung. The hoof should be well-shaped with good horn quality.

Movement.

The Knabstrupper Pony’s movement should be rhythmic with the hinds tracking well in under the horse and a powerful action.

Temperament.

The Knabstrupper Pony must have an amiable and cooperative manner.

RULES FOR THE KNABSTRUPPER MINIATURE PONY

§ 5

The Standard

Type.

The Miniature Knabstrupper Pony is a well balanced pony of riding type with good depth and breadth.

Size.

Up to 104 cm at the withers.

Colour.

	The minimum permitted colouration is flesh coloured areas at natural openings.
	Solid coloured stallions with only flesh coloured areas at natural openings are ineligible for grading.
	Stallions with the greying gene are ineligible for grading.
	Stallions with ‘wall eye’ or ‘rat tail’ (very sparse hair on the tail) are also ineligible.
	Horses and ponies with distinctly piebald or skewbald markings are ineligible for grading.
	Solid coloured mares out of or by one graded Knabstrupper parent are eligible for grading. A mare of this category must be put to a graded Knabstrupper stallion of Knabstrupper colouration.

Head and Neck.

The Miniature Knabstrupper Pony has a small expressive and noble head with large clear eyes and small ears. The head should be joined though a flexible poll to a well-proportioned and well-set neck.

Shoulder and Withers.

The Miniature Knabstrupper Pony has a sloping shoulder with good freedom of movement and well defined withers.

Body.

The Miniature Knabstrupper Pony has a short and strong top line and short muscular loins and a well-shaped and muscular croup, with a well-set tail.

Limbs.

The Miniature Knabstrupper Pony has sound, strong, clean and well-turned limbs. The hocks and pasterns should be well-defined with correct angles and flat joints. The hoof should be well-shaped.

Movement.

The Miniature

Knabstrupper Pony should have a rhythmic and ground covering stride. Good elasticity in the movement is desirable.

Temperament.

The Miniature Knabstrupper Pony must be energetic, amiable and cooperative.

Movement.

The movement should be energetic and rhythmical with a natural balance. Good lift in front and hind legs is desirable, so that the forward motion in walk and trot is with a slightly bent knee and hock. The walk should be relaxed with a good length of stride. The trot should be energetic, rhythmic and track correctly with the hinds moving well in under the horse and with good elevation of all joints. The canter should be calm and well balanced showing good elevation in the stride.

Temperament.

The horse should be calm, alert, intelligent and cooperative.

§ 6

Pedigree Requirements for the Main Stud Book

For an animal to be eligible for the Society’s main stud book it must have 3 full lines of approved ancestry.

For the Knabstrupper pony the accepted outcross list includes:

q Avlsforeningen for New Forest Ponyer i Danmark (New Forest Pony)

q Welsh Pony avlen i Danmark (Welsh Pony, but not Welsh Cob)

q Avlsforeningen for Connemara Ponyer i Danmark (Connemara)

q Dansk Sports Ponyavl (Danish Sports Pony)

q Avlsforeningen for Dartmoor Ponyer i Danmark (Dartmoor pony)

q Avlsforeningen for Shetlandsponyer i Danmark (Shetland pony)

q Dansk Miniatureforening (Danish Miniature Society) – Only allowed for Miniatures

3: It may be permissible to use spotted ponies from other breed societies not included in the outcross list. A decision is made on a case by case basis. Precedence may not be cited. The Society may constrain the requirements when grading horses or ponies out of parents graded in breed societies in other countries not adhering to the breeding requirements of the Society.

4: Ponies of Knabstrupper colouration of other breeds or of unknown ancestry may only be graded in the Society for crossing with animals registered with the Society. In force from 2006.

5: Outcrossing with animals from the accepted outcross list that are carriers of the grey gene is not permitted (decided in 1995, updated 2007).

6: When using a stallion from the accepted outcross list on a graded Knabstrupper mare the progeny will be eligible for registration and branding provided the mare owner has notified the Society’s stallion list administrator before the 1st November of the year of the covering taking place.

7: Progeny which results from a cross between an approved Knabstrupper and a cold blood horse, pony or trotter is not eligible to be put forward with Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark.