Once again, the Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association (CWHBA) will send a young breeders team to represent Canada at the International Young Breeders Championship. It will be the experience of a lifetime, taking place in Stutteri Ask, Denmark, July 4th to 7th.
The championships invites young people from all around the globe whose studbooks are members of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH). These championships are hosted biannually with studbook teams of eight split in two age groups of 16-20 and 21-26. The competition includes four components: theory; judging of conformation traits; judging of athleticism traits (loose jumping and movement); and presenting a horse in hand. The 2017 edition was held at Spruce Meadows; the last edition in 2022 was won by Team Irish Sport Horse. (Watch a video of highlights here.)
Led by Team Coordinator Maria Ardito, this year there will be some returnees and some new faces: