Det kan vara intressant att diskutera om treårstestet på Flyinge där det var en hollänsk domare som dömde enligt deras linjära system parallellt med de svenska domarna som dömde enligt ASVHs system. Enligt den holländska domaren så höll hästarna som visades på Flyinge högre kvalitet än hästarna inom KWPN!
Här är texten som den holländske domaren Jacques Verkerk skrev efter bedömningen:
My opinion - Swedish 3-årstest vs Dutch linear scoring
By Jacques Verkerk
On request of Ann-Charlotte Cadier, fourth year student of Van Hal Larenstein Equine, leisure & sport, I judged 84
horses in Flyinge regarding the Dutch system of linear scoring.
Linear scoring is an objective scoring system of 19 conformation traits, 9 movement traits and for the jumpers 8
jumping traits. The scoring system is displayed on a scale from a to i.
I also gave the dressage-horses scores for conformation and movement, what is an average of the marks for walk,
trot, canter and self carriage. Regarding the specialised breeding of riding horses in Holland, I did not score the
dressage-horses for jumping. The jumpers got scores for conformation, walk and trot and a score for jumping, what is
an average score of the marks for canter, reflexes, technique and scope. Based on the scores I was able to rank the 48
jumpers and 36 dressage-horses.
My scores were given independently from the two judges Jan-Ove Olsson and Mikael Nolin. But I think that although
there is a difference in the scoring system, the way we look at a horse and what we want to see in a modern talented
sporthorse is similar. Comparing the two rankings the best horses are top of the ranking in both judging systems.
I went home with a very good feeling about the quality of
horses I got to judge in Flyinge. To me the Swedish breeders
have accomplished the goal of breeding a modern European
sporthorse with good gaits and I found a couple of really
talented jumpers. Following the scores five jumper mares would
qualify for the Dutch championships free-jumping, what means
a minimum score for jumping of 85 points. In Holland only 30 to
40 mares qualify.
Last year the percentage of horse that received the ster
predicate (at least 70 for conformation and 75 for movement
or jumping) in Holland was about 45 percent. In Flyinge based
on the scores I gave 50 percent of the dressagehorse would get
that Dutch predicate and for the jumpers the percentage was 56
percent. So based on the figures the horses in Flyinge could easily compete with the Dutch horses.
The way the inspection is organised is quite similar to the system of the KWPN. In Holland horses are presented
outside on the hard surface for linear scoring of the conformation and the correctness in walk and trot, what you
do after the canter and free jumping on the centreline of the arena and the trot and walk in hand. In Holland the
horses are shown free for the basic gates in the indoor and the jumpers are shown in free-jumping in a jumping-shute
that contains three jumps, two uprights and an oxer that has a maximum height of 1.25-1.30 m. After the horses
are shown loose the group of 5 or 6 horses comes back in the ring and the jury (3 people) will make comments and
explanations and will make known the scores.
Although my Swedish is not good enough to understand every word of the jury’s comments about the horses I felt
that the breeders/ owners received it well and were willing to take advises also. The judges gave a lot of information
commenting the horses and did that with a positive approach.
The Swedish system, as how I experienced it, is very open. Horses from other breeds have the same chances and the
policy to approve stallions from colleague studbooks contributes to the enormous improvement in the quality of the
Swedish horses over the last two decades.
I like to thank Ann-Charlotte for the professional organisation of her project and also the judges and the people at the
inspection in Flyinge for their support and the warm welcome they gave me.
Här är texten som den holländske domaren Jacques Verkerk skrev efter bedömningen:
My opinion - Swedish 3-årstest vs Dutch linear scoring
By Jacques Verkerk
On request of Ann-Charlotte Cadier, fourth year student of Van Hal Larenstein Equine, leisure & sport, I judged 84
horses in Flyinge regarding the Dutch system of linear scoring.
Linear scoring is an objective scoring system of 19 conformation traits, 9 movement traits and for the jumpers 8
jumping traits. The scoring system is displayed on a scale from a to i.
I also gave the dressage-horses scores for conformation and movement, what is an average of the marks for walk,
trot, canter and self carriage. Regarding the specialised breeding of riding horses in Holland, I did not score the
dressage-horses for jumping. The jumpers got scores for conformation, walk and trot and a score for jumping, what is
an average score of the marks for canter, reflexes, technique and scope. Based on the scores I was able to rank the 48
jumpers and 36 dressage-horses.
My scores were given independently from the two judges Jan-Ove Olsson and Mikael Nolin. But I think that although
there is a difference in the scoring system, the way we look at a horse and what we want to see in a modern talented
sporthorse is similar. Comparing the two rankings the best horses are top of the ranking in both judging systems.
I went home with a very good feeling about the quality of
horses I got to judge in Flyinge. To me the Swedish breeders
have accomplished the goal of breeding a modern European
sporthorse with good gaits and I found a couple of really
talented jumpers. Following the scores five jumper mares would
qualify for the Dutch championships free-jumping, what means
a minimum score for jumping of 85 points. In Holland only 30 to
40 mares qualify.
Last year the percentage of horse that received the ster
predicate (at least 70 for conformation and 75 for movement
or jumping) in Holland was about 45 percent. In Flyinge based
on the scores I gave 50 percent of the dressagehorse would get
that Dutch predicate and for the jumpers the percentage was 56
percent. So based on the figures the horses in Flyinge could easily compete with the Dutch horses.
The way the inspection is organised is quite similar to the system of the KWPN. In Holland horses are presented
outside on the hard surface for linear scoring of the conformation and the correctness in walk and trot, what you
do after the canter and free jumping on the centreline of the arena and the trot and walk in hand. In Holland the
horses are shown free for the basic gates in the indoor and the jumpers are shown in free-jumping in a jumping-shute
that contains three jumps, two uprights and an oxer that has a maximum height of 1.25-1.30 m. After the horses
are shown loose the group of 5 or 6 horses comes back in the ring and the jury (3 people) will make comments and
explanations and will make known the scores.
Although my Swedish is not good enough to understand every word of the jury’s comments about the horses I felt
that the breeders/ owners received it well and were willing to take advises also. The judges gave a lot of information
commenting the horses and did that with a positive approach.
The Swedish system, as how I experienced it, is very open. Horses from other breeds have the same chances and the
policy to approve stallions from colleague studbooks contributes to the enormous improvement in the quality of the
Swedish horses over the last two decades.
I like to thank Ann-Charlotte for the professional organisation of her project and also the judges and the people at the
inspection in Flyinge for their support and the warm welcome they gave me.
Eller delvis - elitryttare har vi, men var är utbildarna och ryttarna som tar fram dem från 2 -6 års ålder och gör det på rätt sätt? Nu mitt i alla 3-årstester så är man fascinerad över alla fina hästar det faktiskt finns i Sverige. Sen när man ser dem på första tävlingarna som 4-åringar förstår man var det till 90% går fel. Antingen så har de gått på bete till november samt vilat halva vinter och ligger efter utbildningsmässigt. Eller så sitter det människor på ryggen som inte kan rida en häst i balans varken runt ett fyrkantspår eller mot ett hinder. 
