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Character tests
Analysing the versatility of the Haflinger breed
In South Tyrol, character tests for Haflingers were first introduced in 2019, with tests designed and developed in cooperation with the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen. The aim: to collect reliable scientific data on the heritability of the Haflinger breed’s temperament.
For this purpose, the horses typically complete a five-obstacle course at the annual breeding register entry event. Ideally, the horses to be tested should not be prepared for the exam in advance, because only their spontaneous reaction offers objective indications regarding their temperament – and, in the long run, sufficient data as a basis upon which to determine the heritability of individual character traits.
On a more immediate level, however, there is considerable added value for breeders and buyers alike: crucial information with regard to the horses’ further training strategy or their future use in line with their dispositions – depending on whether they soldier on entirely unimpressed by diversions such as balls rolling around them or would prefer to rush through the course and get it over with quickly. After all, it is this very versatility that we value in our Haflingers – a large variety of traits that breeders can help preserve by participating in the character tests!
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Haflinger Festival 2024
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Haflinger Sport
Results
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23/03/2024
2024 General Assembly in Terlano/Terlan
Manfred Canins elected as new Chairman
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19/03/2024
Out now: Haflinger News!
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25/02/2024
Winter races in Val Passiria/Passeier valley
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24/02/2024
Haflinger and Noriker log pull and sleigh races in Renon/Ritten
All results
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04/02/2024
Sleigh races in Avelengo/Hafling
Raffle: lucky tickets
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