On 02 October, the 2021 South Tyrol Foal and Young Horses Championships saw a whopping 74 Haflingers gathered at the Alps Coliseum Equestrian Sports Centre in Egna/Neumarkt. Especially in recent years, this twin championship has managed to establish itself as a top-class breeding event – and particularly so among breeders, who regard it as a key indicator for the status quo and future direction of Haflinger breeding.

This year, a total of 23 young horses were presented:

• 15 one-year-old and 8 two-year-old mares. Dolivia NR BZ30214 (sired by Nebbiolo-W-R out of Olivia/Amsterdam, bred by Norbert Rier and owned by Anton Stürz from Aldino/Aldein) emerged as the winner of the category of one-year-olds.
• Cometa-AM TN13302 (sired by Winterstern-O out of Talina-S/Alpenbue-I, bred by Daniela Nicolodi from Isera in Trentino and presented by Andreas Pichler from Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen) won best two-year old.

Incidentally, as the event is also highly regarded in Trentino, some 10 foals from our neighbouring province were presented at this year’s Championships. 
The Foal Championship featured 51 foals: 20 colts and 31 fillies. Having been previously selected in the course of the annual appraisal of foals, they represented a coherently high-quality “crop”:

• Of the colts, BENZ-E BZ30622 (sired by Blitz-U out of Tina/liz. Sevruga, bred and owned by Wolfgang and Berta Wendlinger from Chiusa/Klausen) was crowned winner of his year.
• As usual, the fillies were also quite prominently staffed – with Elina Royal BZ30768 (sired by Stelios out of Saphira Royal/Wörthersee-T, owned by Brigitte Federspiel from Cermes/Tscherms) taking home the coveted title.

The audience, following the event both live on site and online via streaming, was rewarded with impressive images: After all, it’s not every day that you get three years’ worth of new Haflingers talents showcased with their top representatives at a single event!

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