Educational Articles
ABFP
- THE ABFP: Understanding the General Aptitude & Utility Test
- ABFP-The General Aptitude & Utility Test
Breeding & Foaling
- Advancements in Breeding Friesian Horses
- Birth Defects: High Time for Active Management
- Breeding Ideal Determined in Breeding Goal
- Breeding Sport Horses
- Can We Control Inbreeding
- Chestnut Factor 1
- Crossbreeding Horses Can Be A Genetic Dead End
- Dealing with Inbreeding Part I
- Dealing with Inbreeding Part II
- DNA Testing in Horses
- Foal Mortality as a Result of Blood Groups: Icterus
- Foal Talk: NI Foals, Two Scenarios
- Foaling Facts
- Friesian Judging 101: Understanding the KFPS Breeding Goal
- Friesians & The Shipped Semen Game
- Genetic Testing & your Friesians
- Identifying your Breeding Goals
- Neonatal Isoerythrolysis (NI)
- Neonatal or Hemolytic Icterus (NI)
- New Help for Inbreeding Coefficent
- Premature Birth
- Preparations for the Next Breeding Season
- Principle Diseases in New Born Foals
- Research into the Correlation Between Rententio Secundinarium and Inbreeding
- Selecting a Stallion for your Horse
- Selecting a Stallion for your Mare
- So you want to Breed your Friesian Mare?
- Stallion Choice, an aid
- Stallion Choice: Search for the Ultimate Combination
- The Chestnut Gene
- The Fertility of your Mare
- The Foal is the Goal: The Cost of Breeding of Friesian Foal
- The Friesian Foal, Bringing up a Baby
- The More Detailed Look at the Chestnut Factor
- The More Suitable Stallion for your Mare
- The Squeezing Cure: How 20 minutes and a Length of Rope can Save the Life of a “Duffy” Foal
- What Can Go Wrong With Your New Foal
- What does the Retentio Secundinarium Study Mean-Statistically Speaking
- WHITE: It cannot be Eliminated, but can be Kept at a Low Percentage
- Photoperiod
- Neonatal Isoerythrolysis (NI)
- Fertility Information for Our Members
Equine Health
- 5 Ways to Protect Horses from Rabies
- Biosecurity Measures for horses at Home and at Competitions
- Coat Fadin…Understanding Causes & Tips for Prevention
- Consideration for the Prevention and Management of Equine Colic
- Contagious Equine Metritis
- Diagnostic 101, The Coggins Test
- Distichiasis in Friesian Horses
- Endotoxemia: Two Approaches
- Equine Body Conditions
- Equine Viral Arteritis
- Heat Stress in Horses & How to Avoid It
- High Fiber, Low Carb for PSSM
- Hoof Care
- Immunity, Part I
- Immunity, Part II
- Inga’s Sarcoid Journey
- New Hope for Repairing Broken Legs In Horses
- Rain Rot, What Can I Do?
- Regenerative Therapies in Horses, Part I
- Regenerative Therapies in Horses, Part II
- Rehabilitation for the Horse
- The Anatomy of Laminitis
- The Battle of the Bugs, External Parasites
- Tick Borne Diseases: Tremendously Tricky in Horses
- Vaccinations and the Diseases they Protect Against
- Veterinary Matters, Geldings
- Zoonotic Diseases
Friesian Conformation
- Conformation Index
- TROT: Diagonal Gait with Suspension
- Friesian Conformation 101: Upward Build
- Friesian Conformation 101: The Neck
- Friesian Conformation 101: The Topline
- Friesian Conformation 101: The Relationship Between Confirmation & Functional Use
- Is the Friesian Horse Overbuilt?
- Modern or Baroque?
- Terminology Conformation Index
- The Exterior of the Friesian Horse is Getting Better
- Friesian Conformation and Performance
Friesian Specific Health
- An Interview with Dr. Hein Van Haeringen
- Colic in Friesians
- Dental Basics: The Who, What, When and Why of Floating Teeth
- Do Friesians Need Fat?
- ITCH! Does Itch Threaten your Friesian’s Glorious Mane & Tale?
- Genetics in Friesian Horses
- Overweight/Obesity in your Friesian Horse Part I
- Overweight/Obesity in your Friesian Horse Part II
- Postanesthic Complications in Horses
General Education
- Disaster Planning
- Equine Rescue Training
- Fire Safety in Horse Barns
- Guidelines for Buying a Friesian Horse
- Manure Management
- Marketing your Friesian
- Medieval Trappings or Putting your Horse in a Dress?
- New Laws for Hauling Horses
- On the Road Again-Getting your Horses to the Inspection Safely
- Photographing your Foal
- Setting Yourself up for Success Photographing your Adult Horse
- Prepurchase Examination
- Prepurchase Examination 2001
- Preventing Stable Mischief
- Saddle Fit & Billet Alignment
- Saddle Fit & Fit to Rider
- The Right Saddle
- Tax Tips for Equine Businesses
- The Safety Helmet Success Story
- Where Will You Ride, Drive, Race, Compete, Raise Foals, and Grow Hay?
- Buying a Friesian Horse
- Friesian Characteristis and Use
- The Beautiful Friesian – Part 1 and 2
Grooming
- Melissa’s Grooming Tips
- Grooming the Friesian Horse in Preparation for a Judging
- Braids Friesian Mane Braiding & Banding Techniques JulyAugust 2005
History
- The Influence of the US on the Early History of the Friesian Horse Fall 2000
- The Friesian Horse is a Timed Honored Horse
- KFPS Aimed at Registration
- Historical Developments I
- Historical Developments II
- Friesian Fever Summer 2002
- A Timeline of the History of the Friesian Horse
IBOP
- The Riding IBOP Test…What Does that Mean?
- The Ins and outs of the IBOP Test
- Preparing your Friesian for the Driving IBOP
Inspections
- White Markings in Friesians-What do the Mean?
- The How & Why of Inspecting
- Relaxation Vital to Assessment-Walk
- Preparing your Adult Friesian for the Inspection
- Freshening Up on Inspection Procedures
- Does Linear Scoring Lead into a Sport Index?
- Developments in Linear Scoring
- Friesian Keurings-Not for Sissies…
Sport
- The Friese Sjees, Friesian Chaise
- The Friesian Horse is Ready for Grand Prix
- The Friesian Horse & Combined Driving
- The Friesian & Canter Work
- Tip-Securing the Bridle
- Starting the Driving Horse
- Selecting a Friesian for Dressage
- Selecting the Performance Friesian
- Rehabilitating Sport Hores
- Pair Driving 101
- Pair Driving 102
- Pair Driving 103
- Pair Driving 104
- Managing the Anxious Horse
- Longeing-Observing & Training Movement
- Jingle Bells on Ice
- How to Create a Successful Expo Appearance
- From Knight’s Horse to Grand Prix
- Friesian’s are Making Their Mark in Working Equitation
- Friesian Horses in the Dressage Arena
- Friesian Horses in Dressage
- Friesian Horses Deserve Good Riders
- Finding the Right Dressage Horse
- Dressage from the Driver’s Seat
- Dressage Equivalents
- Breeding & Selecting the Performance Friesian for Dressage
- Behind the Bit: A Dutch Phenomenon
- Gloria Austin AGM 2014
Stallion Approval
- The Sperm Inspection of Friesian Stallions
- Veterinarian Exams During the Friesian Stallion Judging
- Stallion Selection: What’s the Role of the Pedigree
Studbook Information
- Demystifying the naming of stallions
- Predicates: What, How, When
- Sport Aptitude Index Shows Genetic Aptitude for Sport
- Studbook Information Phryso International 2009
- Studbook Registration KFPS: Which Horse in Which Registry
- Studbook Information: Books, registers, & predicates of the KFPS
- The KFPS Breeding Goal
- Dutch Registration Papers Explained
- BBook II Article – Pros
- Registering BBook II Horses
- Horse Permanent Id and Parentage Verification
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