Departments

The Secretariat
The Secretariat of the WBFSH is based at the offices of the Danish Warmblood Society (DWB) in Denmark and it is run by Karina Christiansen. In addition a number of areas of work or Departments of the WBFSH are managed by other studbooks/organisations on behalf of the WBFSH in colloboration with the DWB. The DWB is responsible for ordinary administration and updating the web-site.

Contact Karina Christiansen (DWB) on varmblod@varmblod.dk

Department Promotion
The Department Promotion is managed by the Royal Dutch Sporthorse (KWPN) in the Netherlands on behalf of the WBFSH. The external promotional activities of the WBFSH are concentrated around the three Championchips for young horses which are organized with the FEI. KWPN has the contact to the official publications in the magazine Breeding News. The KWPN is also calculating the rankings for Sport Horses and for Studbooks in cooperation with FEI.

Contact Johan Knaap (KWPN)on heineke@kwpn.nl

Department Development
The Irish Sport Horse Studbook (ISH) manages the Development Department which deals with applications for membership. For further contact regarding membership, please contact Alison Corbally on acorbally@horsesportireland.ie

Department Breeding
The Breeding Department is managed by the French organisation Institut Francais du Cheval & de l'Equitation on behalf of the WBFSH. It deals primarily with the promotion of the Universal Equine Life Number (UELN) and the development of data exchange (XML).

Contact Xavier Guibert on xavier.guibert@ifce.fr

Department Finance
The administration of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable is the responsibility of the Financial Department. Such activities include an audit of compliance with the items added to the budget after approval at the General Assembly.

The WBFSH's working capital is primarily provided by the member fees. The total number of foals in the studbook forms the basis for calculating such membership fees.

Calculations are as follows:

1. For full members: A flat amount of €1,000.00, increased with €1,00 for each foal over one thousand. For this purpose the data on foals for the past year are used, or the data of the best year should no data be available for the past year. The maximum amount payable by country is €25,000.00.
2. For associated members: €500.00.
Should no data be transmitted for a studbook of an associated member, a flat fee of €3,500 will be charged. The invoice will be corrected on the basis of any data sent at a later date.

The letter requesting the data on the foals is sent shortly after January 1, of any business year. Invoices for the membership fees are sent around in April.

Department Cooperation
The Department Cooperation is managed by the German Equestrian Federation (FN) on behalf of the WBFSH. Main task is to coordinate and stimulate the external and internal cooperation of the WBFSH. This means to represent - together with the other departments - the common interests of the sport horse breeding world to relevant international organizations, such as agricultural and equestrian organizations like the FEI and to the Commission of the European Union. The Department Cooperation represented by Klaus Miesner is presently chairing the Executive Committee.