internal and external Assessments
Assessment And Approval Is What
Differentiates Quality Studbooks
In 2022, WSS introduced an internal Assessment mechanism in order to qualify and award those horses meeting the breed standards of the Warlander and Warlander Sport Horse Studbooks - regardless of where you live in the world.
Assessment is important tool for the Warlander as breeding them is not a simple matter of meeting the ratios - when over 80% of the Assessment score is based on conformation and type. The remaining 20% covers movement, pedigree and for stallions – their relationship to the herd in any specific country.
Assessment is an invaluable tool for breeders and provides a quality control for your breeding goals as well as establishing a benchmark within a national and international market.
Assessment is a valuable tool for sellers and purchasers – removing the guesswork and sales pitch.
The Assessment is carried out by a panel of ‘three’ independent qualified equine judges who rate the horse from videos and photographs against the letter of the Breed Standards.
The WSS system is fair and transparent. All of the expert judges have no financial or otherwise interest in the Warlander horse. They only know the sex and age of the horse they are evaluating so there can be no favoritism.
As of 2024, all Warlander horses must pass Assessment in order to move from the foal book to the adult book where they can also receive premiums (bronze, silver and gold) and breeding approval.
The Assessment results of their progeny can also culminate in them reaching the pinnacle of breeding - Approved Breeding Status.
Assessment is an important mechanism of all credible studbooks. In most cases however, it means the travel expenses of hauling your horses to an outside venue, paying for overnight stalls, lodging for yourself and all the time worrying about the safety of your horses or hosting a judge which has its own expenses as you are responsible for looking after them with lodging and travel.
Since the pandemic, WSS has carefully watched many equine organisations world-wide try and implement internal assessing. We have talked to those who failed (which is majority) and worked out some key factors to success. One you must pay your Assessors well. You get what you pay for and two you must have an exemplary administration system in place ensuring the Assessors receive manageable digital files that ‘allow’ them to make a thorough Assessment.
WSS sincerely thanks our members who have already had their horses Assessed and worked with us to fine tune a fail-safe system that is simple to understand… and importantly it works.
WSS Internal Assessment can take place when a horse is three years of age (36 months) and is open to all WSS registered horses and Members with a horse registered in your name.
To register for Internal Assessment, please download the Internal Assessment Package which gives you detailed information and email registrar@warlanderstudbooksociety.com.au to book.
To register for Internal Assessment, please download the Internal Assessment Package which gives you detailed information and email registrar@warlanderstudbooksociety.com.au to book.
External Assessment
Australia: - Must have WSS papers and judged to WSS Breed Standard
Australian Continental Equestrian Group Inc. (ACE)Ingrid Chester - Group Breed Registrare: office@acegroupinc.com.au
Germany: - Bayerischer Zuchtverband fuer Kleinpferde und Spezialrassen - Judged to WSS Breed Standard
Contact Alexandra Green
e: warlander-franken@t-online.de
USA: - FPZV: Contact Cassandra Adams e: dragonsvalourfarm@gmail.com
Predicates based on Sports Achievments
Warlander and Warlander Sport Horses can obtain a predicate (SPORT) based on their competition achievements.
Dressage: Five points to be achieved at different times and signed by different judges. If there is more than one judge, the scores of all judges are averaged to one percentage. Medium Tests Level 4, 4.2 and 4.3 (USA - Third Level)60% - 64% = 1 point, 65% - 69.9% = 2 points, 70% and higher = 3 pointsEventing: – CCI***Show Jumping: – World Cup Qualifier 1.40Driving: – FEI World Championships qualifying score as per the FEI criteria - *75points in the dressage phase and the completion of two events. Reining: – CRI*
Dressage: Five points to be achieved at different times and signed by different judges. If there is more than one judge, the scores of all judges are averaged to one percentage. Medium Tests Level 4, 4.2 and 4.3 (USA - Third Level)60% - 64% = 1 point, 65% - 69.9% = 2 points, 70% and higher = 3 pointsEventing: – CCI***Show Jumping: – World Cup Qualifier 1.40Driving: – FEI World Championships qualifying score as per the FEI criteria - *75points in the dressage phase and the completion of two events. Reining: – CRI*