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GRADING MARKS EXPLAINED
Please note the Grading marks have been translated from the
Website of the Mother Stud Book - Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark (KNN) - for
the sole purpose of explaining marks given at the UK Knabstrupper Gradings 2005
and 2006 governed by the KNN. For the avoidance of doubt the Danish text takes
precedence.
Translation Copyright © Theresa Vimmerslev 2007 First
published www.ukknabstruppergrading.org.uk
The grading marks given by the KNN to
horses and ponies are for conformation and movement.
Since 2005 horses have been assessed
according to two standards – the sports type and the classic type. In 2005 it
was at the discretion of the judges which standard the horse was assessed to. In
2006 horses were assessed to both standards. The judges could however opt not to
assess a horse according to both standards, if the horse was seen as being
clearly of one particular standard. This is why some of the horses at the 2006
UK KNN grading do not have marks for both standards.
At the 2007 KNN grading it will be at
the owner’s discretion which standard the horse should be assessed to.
It is, however, possible to have the horse assessed to both should the owner
wish to do so.
The description of grading scores for
Catalogue number 10, Nobody’s Harlequin, at the 2006 UK KNN grading was:
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4-yo and older stallions
Cat.10 Nobody’s
Harlequin
DE
487-879007601 (7/8 pure bred)
Born: 14.03.2001 at Jens Stiehhler,
Bergstrasse 23, 08396 Durrenuhlsdorf, German
Owner: Lesley Thomas, Little Tresaison
Farm, Llandewi Rhydderch, Abergavenny Monmouthshire, NP7 9UY, Wales
Description: Knabstrupper, white with some bay spots, flesh coloured spots at
natural openings, bay to coronet both fronts and left hind, white
hoof right hind, sachsen-76 brand left
thigh. (gg) (=no
grey gene)
Height: 164cm Tape Height*: 173cm Girth:
194cm Cannon: 22 cm
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Sire:
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Norkrons Harlequin 9202851
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Dam:
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Ronja
9505817
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Dam Sire:
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Tyfon KNN 117
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*Tape
height is from the floor to the withers, measured with a tape rather than
a stick, and takes into account the horse's width.
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Performance assessment:
Passed with 840 points
Sport: Correct
sized, slightly heavy pure bred stallion (7/8)
of excellent type. Attractive head. Well set, slightly heavy neck.
Slightly short, but sloping shoulder. Short, well defined withers. Good
muscular top line. Muscular, well shaped croup. Good muscular hind quarters. Well
proportioned limbs, not quite clean and straight fronts. Short pasterns.
Excellent elastic movement.
Marks:
8 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8
Result: Fully approved with 8 points (1/1) (=number 1
out of 1 in his class)
Classic: Pure bred
stallion (7/8) of good size and type and with good depth and
breadth. Typical head, good neck. Good shoulder and withers. Good top line, back, loins and croup. Good
clean and strong limbs with good joint definition and large hooves. The
movement is good.
Marks:
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Result: Fully approved with 8 points (1/1)
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The marks awarded to Nobody's Harlequin
for conformation and movement are as follows:
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Type
and Body
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Head
and Neck
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Shoulders
and Withers
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Topline
and Quarters
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Front
Legs
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Hind
Legs
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Walk
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Trot
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Canter
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Overall
Impression
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Sport
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8
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8
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7
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8
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7
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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Classic
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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The
pure bred percentage is displayed as a fraction. For Nobody’s Harlequin this
means 7 out of 8 ancestors in the 3rd generation are Knabstruppers.
Mares
and youngstock do not loose jump, so they do not have the 4 Losspringing - Loose
Jumping marks that you will see attributed to stallion gradings.
They
are (boxes left to right):
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Loose Jumping
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Bascule
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Technique
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Elasticity and
Agility
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Scope and
Capacity
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An
additional mark for vetting is usually displayed in front of the loose jumping
marks.
Stallions going for their final approval
do not have the marks for loose jumping and vetting displayed in the same way as
they are included in the marks from the performance assessment:
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Disciplines
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Under
Rider
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Loose
Jumping
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Stamina
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Weight
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Total
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1. Paces
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a) Walk
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8.5
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1
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8.5
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b) Trot
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7
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1
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7
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c) Canter
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8
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1
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8
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2. Jumping
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Approach and take-off
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6
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8
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Average
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1
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7
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Technique (legs)
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7
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7
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Average
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1
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7
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Use of back
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6
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8
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Average
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1
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7
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Mark
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3. Endurance 10 - ( deductions)
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10
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1
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10
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Regeneration (ability to recover)
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10
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1
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10
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4. Willingness/Rideability/Capacity
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Vet
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Behaviour under rider/rideability
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9
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10
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Average
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1
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9.5
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Behaviour/rideability jumping
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6
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8
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Average
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1
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7
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Foreign rider rideability
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9
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1
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9
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Foreign rider capacity
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8
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1
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8
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Forwardness
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10
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1
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10
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Behaviour at endurance
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10
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1
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10
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