Sport Elite predicate for outstanding achievements in sports
Since the November 2016 Member Council Meeting, Friesian horses that do exceptionally well in sports are entitled to apply for the Elite predicate in...
Inducing lactation in foster mares
End January, shortly after having given birth to her foal the mare belonging to breeder Gert van Dijkhuizen and his partner Margriet Griffioen from...
Afterbirth quickly expelled with ‘garden hose method’
Mares retaining their afterbirth are at risk of becoming seriously ill. Veterinarian Mark Meijer by chance discovered a treatment to swiftly expel the afterbirth....
Lisanne Veenje: ‘Wirdmer and I more and more a combination’
At the subtop competition in Mariënheem Lisanne Veenje and Friesen Exclusiv Wirdmer (Beart 411) achieved 60,9%, the highest scores in the Grand Prix. In...
Uldrik 457 off to America
Uldrik 457 (Dries 421) is going to change stables from De Nieuwe Heuvel in the Netherlands to Pitch Black Stables in Cookeville (TN) in...
Touring the country
This month gives us another opportunity to exercise our democratic privilege: casting our votes for the Provincial Council elections. Although, privilege...? It´s not how...
Zebra rugs really do the job
Horses in ‘Zebra’ rugs are less afflicted by flies. This is the outcome of research carried out in Great Britain. The stripes disrupt the...
The Stormruiter nominated for entertainment prize
The 'Stormruiter' has been nominated for a Dutch Live Entertainment Production Award in the category ‘Best Production’. All prize winners in the nine different...
Mare keepers in the UK can opt for filly or colt
Starting in April, sexed semen will become available in the UK. That will give mare keepers the choice to predetermine the sex of their...
Canada to have her own Fryske Quadrille
The 35th Jubilee Celebrations of Fhana – the KFPS sister organisation in North America – the Fryske Quadrille couldn´t be missed, really. But flying...
