KNN Approved Outcross List

KNN Approved Outcross List

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

Outcrossing with the following breeds is permitted by the KNN - this applies to mares as well as stallions.

For the Knabstrupper horse the accepted outcross list includes:

	Frederiksborg Hesteavlsforeningen (Fredriksborger)
	Dansk Oldenborg Avl (Danish Oldenborg)
	Trakehner Avlsforbundet i Danmark (Trakehner)
	Dansk Selskab for Arabisk Hesteavl (Shagya, Arab and Angloarab)
	Dansk Varmblod (Danish Warmblood)
	Grænseegnens Holstener Hesteavlsforening (Holsteiner)
	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.

For the Knabstrupper pony the accepted outcross list includes:

	Avlsforeningen for New Forest Ponyer i Danmark (New Forest Pony)
	Welsh Pony avlen i Danmark (Welsh Pony, but not Welsh Cob)
	Avlsforeningen for Connemara Ponyer i Danmark (Connemara)
	Dansk Sports Ponyavl (Danish Sports Pony)
	Avlsforeningen for Dartmoor Ponyer i Danmark (Dartmoor pony)
	Avlsforeningen for Shetlandsponyer i Danmark (Shetland pony)
	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.