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The Association |
Hansruedi Vonlanthen
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From a breeding farm to an umbrella organisation!
1. Breeding farm = breeder
2. Breeding club, breeding association, breeding co-operative = 1. Membership
3. Breeding organisation = organisations
4. Umbrella organisation of the breeding organisations for the Haflinger breed, comprising five divisions/sections
5. Umbrella association of the breeding organisations = e.g. the Swiss breed umbrella organisations recognised since 1960.
The management of a purebred horse breeding programme, for example the ‘Haflinger’ breed in Switzerland – with the exception of South Tyrol/Italy, the birthplace of the Haflinger breed, which belonged to Tyrol-Austria before 1918 – is the responsibility of the Haflinger Horse Breeding Association of Tyrol-Austria. Starting a horse breeding programme with UZB (Original Stud Book) status:
1. ⇒ The breeding establishment acquires a ‘Haflinger’ and decides to breed this horse and produce foals by joining the stud book responsible for this horse as a member.
2. ⇒ Membership of the breeding association is determined by the pedigree of the breeding foal, e.g. breeding association, breeding federation, breeding cooperative.
3. ⇒ The breeding association or breeding co-operative is a member of the breeding organisation; there may be approximately three breeding organisations per breed (organisations maintaining the original stud book).
4. ⇒ Each breeding organisation is a member of the umbrella organisation, in that the breeding organisations belong to the umbrella organisation, e.g. Haflinger-Pentagon Sàrl-GmbH.