Friesian Horse Society, Inc (FHS)

31/03/2022

27/07/2021

Attention FHS Members:
We have 2 sites that volunteered so far for the 2021 Inspection.
They are:

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Plattsmouth, Nebraska

If you are interested in entering your horse(s) at either of these sites, get your entries in now! No one will be charged until we are sure there are enough entries to make the site definite.

Also, if you would like to host a site in your area, we are still accepting site requests.

All site requests & entries must be received no later than August 30, 2021 so there is time to book flights & Hotels.

23/03/2021

Attention FHS Members

The FHS Board of Directors thought we would celebrate the new 2021 FHS website by giving members the opportunity to get some extra free advertising promotion & win a prize at the same time!

This is the time of the year for: foals being born, booking stallions for the upcoming breeding season, and people training in the hopes of being able to compete or go to an Inspection this year.

To help everyone strike a positive note after the Covid virus has ruined so much, we decided to have a contest!

We would like everyone to submit any 1 picture of their Friesian or Part-Bred Friesian of their choice and include a caption with it.
Submissions will begin April 1 and should be emailed to: [email protected]
They will be posted to the FHS website: https://friesianhorsesociety.com/news-links/
and we will continue accepting photos until November 30, 2021

We will then ask the membership to vote from December 1st-15th for their favorite picture and the winner will receive the grooming kit shown below just in time for Christmas!

If anyone uses the photos of a professional, please remember to get their permission and send us their credit information which we will display in any promotional advertising.

None of the FHS Board of Directors will be participating in this contest.

So, get creative with your photos, have fun, and possibly win a prize!

Good Luck

Your FHS Board of Directors

02/02/2021

A Reminder to everyone the letters for naming your Friesian foals of 2021 are:
P, Q, R, or S

22/12/2020

22/12/2020

A Happy Announcement to end 2020:
We are proud to announce the launch of the redesigned Friesian Horse Society website.

It was specifically designed to simplify processes for Members, as well as enhance the experience of those searching the internet for our Registry.

We would specifically like to thank & acknowledge Chris & Jennifer Corey the owners of https://arborcreativellc.com, Web Design & Development who designed, created, & are hosting the new site.

Please check it out at https://FriesianHorseSociety.com and give us your feedback!

We are so excited to be able to release this before Christmas as a bright spot for our members in what has been a year that was challenging at best.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Healthy Happy New Year

The FHS Board of Directors

22/12/2020

Even though our 2020 Inspection Tour was cancelled due to COVID 19, FHS is now planning for 2021.

We will accept and post site hosts all through 2020 in anticipation of the 2021 Inspection Tour. Please consider hosting an Inspection Site. No experience is necessary, it doesn’t cost the host anything, & the FHS will be there to support you!

We will also accept entry applications. NO ONE will be charged ANY money until 2021 when their Inspection site is confirmed. We would love to get an early start & make the 2021 Inspection Tour a huge success!

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or input, please feel free to contact the FHS via email at [email protected] or phone the office Monday – Friday from 9:00am to 6:00pm in the Central Time Zone.

We wish everyone the best of health & encourage you to stay safe.

Sincerely,

FHS Board of Directors

22/12/2020

Letters for Naming 2020 Foals are:
M, N or O

02/01/2019

The letters for naming foals in 2019 are:

J, K, or L

Congratulations to all Breeders!

25/04/2018

FHS Member Camilla Vance announces her stallion:

This is Dark Waterspoon 015 taken in January 2018. Here he is ridden by our wonderful coach, Christian Garweg, FEI rider, Glouster, VA. Elizabeth Hart is his trainer/rider, she too is an FEI rider, gold Metalist and competed in the Brentina Cup. She is located in Southern Pines, NC

He is the only approved imported EAFS Arabo Stallion stallion standing in the US. He is the first Arabo Friesian competing at the US FEI level. The EAFS studbook awarded him as 1 of only 5 stallions, recognition for his outstanding performance and breeding quality. He has EAFS approved top US and European foals. He just placed 4th at his first FEI show at PSG.

I am thrilled to announce that his 6 foals in November 2017 in NC, US were inspected by the EAFS (European Arabo Friesian Studbook) judges who gave them all premium: , 5 received 1st premium. The 4 yr old mare gained her Ster. She is now starting her training and will compete both under saddle and driving with Suzy Stafford, MD. The judges were asked by me to re-inspect the stallion since he was imported in 2013. They were delighted! They were thrilled that he clearly stamps all his foals with, “his balanced build, lovely neck and head, active hind, strong back and 3 strong gaits. Temperament is outstanding”

Dark Waterspoon just placed 4th at PSG at the April 2018 Tryon/WEG qualifying shows where he competed against the best national and international riders/horses qualifying for a space on their WEG national teams. This was ONLY Dark Waterspoon’s second show at FEI PSG! He was 11th at 2nd Open Level, 2014, USDF National Champtionships, Lexington, KY.

Our goal is to breed superb quality sport horses. I wish to breed to top quality warmbloods and thoroughbreds. We offer A.I. and will be delighted to consider a discount for these mares or multiple horses. His breeding fee is $1650 for a live foal. I am the owner; my cell #610-405-6054, or [email protected]. Dark Waterspoon has a face book page at darkwaterspoon015. His site; www. darkwaterspoon015 has a 2018 breeding contract for your information.

We look forward to to seeing you at the 2018 IFSHA shows!

25/04/2018

25/04/2018

2018 Inspection Plans

We would like to make 2018 a success for the FHS Inspection Tour! Proposed dates are September 11-20, 2018. Both site applications and individual inspection entries ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED!! We are hoping that by taking entries along with the site applications we can better coordinate the needs of all.
Keuring participation is a valuable breeding, training, and marketing tool as well as a way to get stallions approved for breeding. Last year we got many requests for sites too late to generate enough entries to have the site pay for itself. (A necessity to have a site succeed in getting the judge(s) to fly in.) Therefore, we are starting EARLY! Start submitting your applications to host a site NOW! There is NO CHARGE to host a site. The requirements are listed here: http://www.friesianhorsesociety.citymaker.com/f/Requirements_for_hosting_an_FHS_inspection_site.pdf and the Application to host is located here: http://www.friesianhorsesociety.com/formhost_inspection_site.html

Let’s make 2018 a big Tour by getting those site applications in NOW! Again, the proposed dates are September 11-20, 2018. If you decide to host a site, we will be there to support you and help you through the process, so it is not a big deal if you have not done this before!

We also are now taking entries! http://www.friesianhorsesociety.com/forminspection_entry.html
They can be submitted at any time and you will not be charged for entries until the tour is confirmed. Plenty of advanced notice will be given that charges are about to be made. If you have adult horses that are ready for potential entry into the studbook or possible Star (3 years or older), you already know that you want them to go to an inspection! They don't have to have been inspected as a foal to now be inspected as an adult. Inspections are a wonderful way to have your mare evaluated by our judge(s) and receive a linear scoresheet that details the strength and weaknesses of your horse. This can be very beneficial in selecting the stallion that you would like to breed to as well as identify any issues that can be addressed with training. The judge(s) also are made available to answer questions after the inspection is finished for the day and this has proven extremely beneficial as well as informative to the members participating. Remember your Part-Bred Friesians are very welcome at our inspections and are judged according to their own standards located here:http://www.friesianhorsesociety.citymaker.com/f/FHS_PBBR.pdf

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the FHS office either by e-mail: [email protected] or by phoning the FHS office: 402-298-7FHS (7347) which is open Monday-Friday, excluding Holidays from 9:00am - 6:00pm in the Central Time Zone.

25/04/2018

Congratulations to our Adequn/USDF All-Breeds Award Winner Morgan Bailey-Horan and her horse August Rush who achieved:
Third Level Open (First with a 65.769%)
Third Level Junior/Young Rider (First with a 65.769%)
Third Level Musical Freestyle (First with a 66.113%

25/04/2018

Congratulations to Tamera Mayo!!

Tamera has obtained the Sport Predicate for her horses Mantreh and Clair NAF. This is a wonderful achievement and she has put in a lot of work to accomplish this through performance. To obtain this predicate through dressage, a horse must have at least five riding scores of 60% or higher at Third Level or above received from at least three different judges at USDF recognized shows. Good work Tamera, Mantreh, and Clair NAF!

Tamera also gets Congratulations for winning Adequn/USDF All-Breeds Award!

Tamera Mayo with her horse Mantreh Sport garnerd the following:

Second Level Musical Freestyle (First with a 67.959%)
Third Level Musical Freestyle (Second with a 62.050%)

25/04/2018

Important Changes for 2018

There have been several significant changes within FHS that will affect many of you in the new year.

1. TESTING FOR DWARFISM AND HYDROCEPHALUS IS MANDATORY:
Any DNA testing done will now require the additional tests for Dwarfism and Hydrocephalus if these tests are not already on file for your horse. This is for both Purebred and Part-Bred horses. Foals that are a result of two verifiably negative parents will not be required to have testing. In addition, geldings are also exempt. Foals that have one positive parent will have to be tested as well as any foal who's parents have not been tested.

Stallions used for breeding have to be tested immediately, if they have not already been tested. Stallion results will be posted on the FHS website as well as this page.

It is beneficial to have breeding mares tested since their test results, if negative and bred to a negative stallion, will exempt the resulting offspring from testing. This will save the testing fee for any offspring of the pairing.

Voluntary testing can be initiated by contacting the FHS office and you will be invoiced based on your specific needs. Once the invoice is paid, testing will be done. Results will be provided to the owner. As always, call the FHS office if you have questions, since situations may be different from horse to horse.


2. As of May 2017, FHANA is no longer distributing DNA profiles to other registries free of charge. A request for DNA can come from the breeder of record or the owner of the DNA profile and the profile will be distributed directly to them at no charge. Other DNA requests will be charged a fee of $30 and the DNA profile will not be released until the fee is paid. If FHS is required to pay the fee, that cost will be passed on to the owner and must be paid as part of the affected DNA process.

25/04/2018

The letters for naming 2018 Friesian foals are G, H, or I

05/10/2017

Important Information from the official Arabo-Freisian Studbook in Belgium (EAFS):
THE FIRST Arabo-Friesian inspection to be held for Foals, Mares, Geldings, and Stallions will be on the 4th of November in Vass, North Carolina at the invitation of FHS member Camilla Vance Holmes, owner of EAFS approved Arabo-Friesian stallion Dark Waterspoon.
You can also read it on the FHS website here:
http://friesianhorsesociety.com//f/EAFS_press_release_V1.2.pdf

19/09/2017

CONGRATULATIONS to Stacy Gormley and owners Jack and Elizabeth Milam. Friesian stallion "Devon f/t Friesian Connection Ster Sport" achieved a provisional breeding license at the September 16 Keuring in Camp Lake, WI

06/06/2017

Attention FHS Members:
We have 2 Inspection site requests so far:
1. Plattsmouth, NE
2. Camp Lake, WI

Inspection Dates are September 16 - 23, 2017
The FHS BOD encourages members to not wait until the last minute to apply for site hosts. It costs NOTHING and if you wait you may be excluded as we need time to secure airline tickets for the judges.
We are also encouraging ALL members to complete their entry forms NOW! There will be no charges until we confirm an Inspection site! We need to start early to take advantage of the best airline flights to keep member costs down.
Take advantage of this opportunity to get your horses inspected. It can increase the sales value and is a valuable tool for breeders as they choose their perfect matings in producing our precious black pearls!
If you need assistance please contact the FHS office. The hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm in the Central Time Zone! If you get voicemail due to high volume calls, please leave a message with your number and your call will be returned ASAP!

28/03/2017

Check out the March edition of the USDF Connection! The FHS was spotlighted along with the accomplishments of FHS members Tamera Mayo DVM and Morgan-Bailey Horan.
We wish to also congratulate the breeder of Dr. Mayo's mare, FHS member Linda Clair.

02/03/2017

Purchasing A Friesian....Protect Yourself!

22/12/2015

Holiday Office Schedule for FHS

The FHS office will be closed December 24th and December 25th for Christmas, opening again on Monday, December 28th.

The office will also be closed December 31st and January 1st for New Years, reopening on Monday, January 4, 2016.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

08/12/2015

2015 USDF All-Breed Year-End Awards:

Fifteen FHS Year-End Awards!! That is a record for recent years! Congratulations and thank you for showing what FHS horses can do!! The awards are in alphabetical order as follows:

Aslan with Elizabeth Morosani
Adult Amateur Training Level - Ranking = 1 (68.111)
Open Training Level - Ranking = 1 (68.111)

August Rush with Morgan-Bailey Horan
Open Second Level - Ranking =1 (69.390)
Open First Level - Ranking = 1 (70.809)
Muscial Freestyle Second Level - Ranking = 1 (72.867)
Junior/Young Rider Second Level - Ranking = 1 (69.390)
Junior/Young Rider First Level - Ranking = 1 (70.809)

Clair NAF with Tamara Mayo
Adult Amateur Second Level - Ranking = 1 (62.587)
Musical Freestyle Second Level - Ranking = 2 (67.500)
Open Second Level - Ranking = 3 (62.587)
Vintage Cup Award Second Level - Ranking = 1 (62.587)

Fauston NAF with Kailey Devore
Junior/Young Rider Second Level - Ranking = 2 (65.610)
Junior/Young Rider First Level - Ranking = 2 (68.676)
Open Second Level - Ranking = 2 (65.610)
Open First Level - Ranking = 2 (68.676)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

08/12/2015

2015 US Dressage Finals:

Again, congratulations to Morgan-Bailey Horan and her Part-Bred Friesian, August Rush at the US Dressage Finals! She placed third in the Second Level Freestyle Championship Open with a total score of 71.944%. Quite an accomplishment for this young pair and a superb example of what our Friesians and Part-Bred Friesians can do!

08/12/2015

Member Spotlight

Congratulations to Morgan-Bailey Horan and her Partbred Friesian, August Rush at the USDF Regional Championship show for Region 3. As a result of these achievements, she is entered in the US Dressage Finals starting today. Anyone in the area, please attend and cheer her on! Good Luck Morgan-Bailey!!


First Level - Grand Champion jr/yr

Second Level - Reserve Champion jr/yr

Second Level Musical Freestyle - Reserve Champion Open

Dressage Seat Medal - Reserve Champion (85%)

Her mom says that they did awesome and she couldn't be prouder of this pair! We agree and wish them much success in the coming years.

15/09/2015

US Dressage Finals

2015 US Dressage Finals:


November 5 - 8, 2015

Entries must be received by October 22, 2015 midnight Eastern Time

Official Prize List Available for US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan and USDF Dressage in the Bluegrass

The 2015 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan and USDF Dressage in the Bluegrass are to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park, November 5-8. Start making plans to attend and view the official 2015 prize list, along with other information, at www.usdressagefinals.com.

Declarations are now being accepted!

Declarations are now being accepted for the 2015 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan. There is no fee to declare, but horse and rider combinations must declare at the level(s) and eligible division(s) they intend to compete in at the US Dressage Finals. Declare now at www.usdressagefinals.com




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2015 USDF ALL-BREEDS AWARDS:


Declaration Deadline - October 15, 5 pm Eastern Time


Your horse must be declared with Friesian Horse Society to be eligible for awards.

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15/09/2015

FHS Inspections beginning this weekend!!!
Good Luck to all participating and make sure you get some good pictures and send them in to be published.

FHS Board of Directors

13/08/2015

www.friesianhorsesociety.citymaker.com

2015 Inspection Tour

DEADLINE SET FOR ENTRIES

AUGUST 15, 2015

(Inspection Dates September 15-22, 2015)

The Board has set the deadline for 2015 Inspection Tour entries. All entries must be received no later than August 15, 2015. If you desire to participate, now is the time to get your entries submitted. Do not wait! Site hosts are still welcome as long as there are enough entries at the site to make it a go. Both the site host application and the related entries must be submitted by August 15, 2015. If you are interested at all in hosting an inspection site, please fill out an application online at Application to Host an FHS Keuring/Inspection Site The site host requirements can be found online at www.friesianhorsesociety.citymaker.com/f/Requirements_for_hosting_an_FHS_inspection_site.pdf. As always, you can contact the FHS office (402 298-7347) and we would be happy to discuss the process with you! You will not be alone in the process and we will have an FHS representative at each site.

Remember, while inspecting foals is important for breeder input, adults can and should be inspected to get their studbook papers as well evaluation for possible Star, Model, or Crown predicates. The inspection is open to all properly registered Friesians and Part-Bred Friesians, including D-Book and B-Book I/II. It is an objective, educated evaluation of your horse and his/her potential. The results can be both a valuable selling point and a guideline for choosing future breeding matches. Again, help and information is just a phone call away at the FHS office!

Tentative Sites: Plattsmouth, NE,

Falcon, CO

15/07/2015

Inspection Entry Form

ATTENTION FHS MEMBERS-NEW INSPECTION SITE ADDED

We are pleased to announce the addition of an Inspection site in Falcon, Colorado! Your host is FHS member Natasha Rombeck and the facility is Springs Equestrian Center located at 13260 Cottontail Lane, Falcon, CO which is a little North East of Colorado Springs.
If you have questions about the facility, accommodations, directions to the facility etc., please contact Natasha at 719-231-1325

At this time we are accepting entries. Remember, no one is charged ANYTHING until we have enough entered at a site to pay for itself. We do need to get the entries in ASAP so we can make flight/motel reservations. The later we wait, the more expensive it gets.

You can fill out your entry form online.
As soon as we get enough entries to confirm a site, you will be invoiced by FHS for payment.

If you have any questions about entries, rules, etc., please contact the FHS office at 402-298-7FHS. I am available Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in the Central Time Zone. If you call and I am assisting someone on the phone or temporarily away from my desk, you will get the voice mail system. Please leave a message and I will return your call ASAP. You can also send e-mail to: [email protected]

DEADLINE FOR THIS FORM: July 31st. This form allows you to enter 3 horses for inspection, if you have more than 3 horse to enter, you will need to fill out an additional form(s).