In accordance with its statutes, the duties of the Verband der Züchter des Holsteiner Pferdes e.V. include not only providing general advice to members on breeding and keeping Holsteiner horses (A. Section 2.8), but also assisting in promoting and ensuring compliance with animal welfare provisions pursuant to the Animal Welfare Act (A. Section 2.14).
The Holsteiner Verband supports the Grönwohldhof and its affiliated external operations to the best of its ability. Compliance with animal welfare and the guidelines for keeping horses is the Verband's highest priority. To fulfil these duties even more effectively in the future, the Holsteiner Verband has appointed a committee of professionally qualified persons to advise on, comply with, and monitor the implementation of these and other objectives. The committee has constructively accompanied the discussions between the animal keeper and the veterinary authorities.
Among other things, the owner will implement the following measures:
-Reduction of the stock
-Keeping of the horses in compliance with guidelines
-Improvement of management through more qualified personnel
-Carrying out regular stock checks
The following measures have already been implemented:
-Reduction of the horse stock has begun
-Construction of paddocks and ground improvement have been commissioned
-Equine nutritionists have been consulted
-Staff training has now been initiated
-Preparations for further marketing of horses have been made.
Photo: Janne Bugtrup
