HRH Princess Benedikte - our patron

HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark is patron of WBFSH. The Princess is a horse breeder herself and has bred no less than two approved stallions and four Grand Prix dressage horses within Dansk Varmblod. One of those dressage horses figured on the WBFSH ranking list with her daughter Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein for many consecutive years.

UK breeders can continue on the same terms

During the Brexit transition period the WBFSH member studbooks from the UK have been facing potential challenges, but it has now been announced that the European Commission has accepted their application for third country listing of DEFRA-recognised breeding bodies under Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 which means that UK breeders can continue to trade with EU breed societies or breeding operations on the same equivalent terms as before Brexit

Verden will host the 2021 WBCYH in dressage

The World Championships for young dressage horses, held in a collaboration between the FEI and WBFSH, should have been held in the German town of Verden this year, before returning to Ermelo in the Netherlands for a 3-year period. It has now been decided that the 2021 championship will be held in Verden

FEI/WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses cancelled

VERDEN: Current planning uncertainty makes cancellation of the FEI/WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses necessary

2020 Longines WBFSH Breeders Awards

The WBFSH and its partner, the Swiss watchmaking brand Longines, are proud to present the winners of the 2020 Longines WBFSH Breeders Awards for the disciplines of Dressage, Jumping and Eventing