The 125^th edition of the Fieracavalli international expert horse fair took place in Verona from 9 to 12 November. Several Haflingers from South Tyrol were at the fair and took part in conformation shows organised by ANACRHAI, the Italian national breeders’ association – with great success: Having brought along high-quality horses, the members of the South Tyrolean federation were able to impress the judges across all individual categories. The Italian Champion, too, originally comes from South Tyrol: EVITA BZ30790 was bred by Klaus Marmsoler in Castelrotto/Kastelruth and is now owned by Cristian Tarca from Morbegno near Sondrio.

Best-in-show EVITA BZ30790 (breeder: Klaus Marmsoler from Castelrotto/Kastelruth; owner: Cristian Tarca from Morbegno)

G – BRINA DEL GARDA TN13953 (owner: Renzo Colpo from Mori near Trento) was crowned best filly, with GOLDIGE GITSCH BZ31526 (owner: Alois Zöggeler from Fiè/Völs) coming in second followed by GUANTANA VON LARCHEN BZ31577 (owner: Alexander and Theresia Zöschg from Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen). The runner-up among this year’s top colts: WALD-ZAR-G BZ31578, also owned by Alexander and Theresia Zöschg from Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen.

3-5-year old mares' winner DESI BZ30455 together with her breeder Simon Dapoz (left) and her owner David Bernardi from Badia/Abtei