Because a solid basis of knowledge and training is essential, the Provincial Federation of South Tyrol Haflinger Horse Breeders recently invited Dr Andrea Sgambati to hold a specialist seminar on the linear description and evaluation system. The event was open to members of the Advisory Council and all interested Haflinger enthusiasts, and the format was a tried-and-tested one: a theoretical part in the morning, plus a chance to put that theory into practice in the afternoon. Plenty of space was given to the participants’ individual questions, providing a great deal of specific knowledge to take home.
 

Correctly working with the linear evaluation sheet in particular requires some practise – which is why Dr Sgambati went through the individual criteria in great detail and explained exactly what to pay attention to and how the evaluation scale works, to ensure that the participants could learn to use it in a targeted way. After all, the aim is not just to evaluate each individual horse, but to also collect data in order to estimate its breeding value as accurately and objectively as possible.