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1 PHOTO: LAURA ZUGZDA/ ATTACHMENT GENERAL MEETING REGIONAL AND GENERAL MEETING AUTUMN

2 Data regional meetings autumn 2015 Minutes of the General Meeting of the Member Council of the Royal Society Het Friesch Paarden-Stamboek (KFPS), on Friday May 22nd 2015 in Putten Region Date Location Het Friesche Paard Twente-Achterhoek Monday, November 9th, 2015 Wapen van Delden, Langestraat 242, 7491 AN Delden Het Friesche Paard Limburg Monday, November 9th, 2015 De Hoeberij, Kerkstraat 68 in Panningen Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 Governing Board: Bert Wassenaar (Chairman), Peter Bazuijnen, Detlef Elling, Geralt Pots and Pascale Drijfhout Het Friesche Paard Zuid-Nederland Hotel de Druiventros, Bosscheweg 11 in Berkel-Enschot Studbook office: Ids Hellinga, Marijke Akkerman, Eveline van Kooten Ellen Franke (Phryso) It Fryske Greidhynder en Het Friese Paard Wolvega Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 The press: Café Restaurant Overwijk, Heawei 9, 8406 AV Tijnje Audience: Peter Kamminga, Margriet van der Weide, Jan Vriend, Wilbert Lucius, Martin Eikelenstam, Henk Minkema, Anita van Kempen, Annemiek Mandemaker, Marit van Ingen Schenau Ta it Bihâld Thursday, November 12th, 2015 Glinstra State in Burgum Minutes secretary: Chris van der Grinten (Hét Notulistenteam) Het Friese Paard in Noord- en Zuid-Holland Friday, November 13th, 2015 Stoeterij Haalstra, J. Glijnisweg PD Heerhugowaard 1. WELCOME Groningen Drenthe Combinatie Monday, November 16th, 2015 Sunrise Stables, Baggelhuizen 2 in Assen members of the Member Council who are present as guests. Apologies for absence have been received for the following five council Het Friese Paard Midden-Nederland Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 Buitenlust Voorthuizen, Hoofdstraat 89, 3781 AC Voorthuizen It Fryske Hynder Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 Café De Freonskip, Vitusdyk 1 in Blauwhuis Attendance Council of Members: 31 Council members, 3 of them via Skype Authorisations: 2 Bert Wassenaar opens the meeting at 19.10hrs. He gives a special welcome to Ted Vanderkooi via Skype in Canada and prospective members: Elaine de Boer, Dik Brummel, Frank van den Boogaert, Hans Maes and Tjibbe Bosma. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS Bert Wassenaar calls on the meeting to observe a moment of silence in memory of three highly valued members who have recently died. The names of the deceased are Wim van Lierop, Wim van Bemmel and Anne Oosterbaan. Bert Wassenaar brings to mind beautiful events from 2014 and 2015 but also mentions the flaw which took place during the Stallion General meeting of the Member Council: Friday, November 20th, 2015, starting at 19:00 Location: Postillion Hotel Amersfoort Veluwemeer, Strandboulevard 3, 3882 RN Putten Inspection. The Board regrets the incident. The Jury has offered its apologies. The Board has discussed the issue with the stallion keeper and the owners. Lessons have been learned from the event. The process of judging was conducted in a proper way but things went wrong during the announcement phase. Possibly the effects of the lighting, sound and show have been of influence. Future announcements will be made in a more formal way. Additionally, from now on the champion will be announced by the Head of Jury. Bert Wassenaar states that constructive discussions have taken place at the regional meetings, also with regard to the long-term policy plan. Agenda Regional- and Council Member Meeting Autumn DOCUMENTS RECEIVED There is one received document from Hans Maes (Australia). 4. APPROVAL MINUTES PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Welcome With reference to the minutes: 2. Announcements Point 5, sport membership: Upon request, Bert Wassenaar reports that a proposition will be submitted during the meeting in 3. Documents received November. 4. Approval minutes previous meeting With reference to the action points: 5. Financial statements Point 3, grooming: Bert Wassenaar states that the Studbook stands by the guidelines as published in the Phryso. There is no question a. (Long-term) budget 2016 of a change in regulations. Policy is to make members aware of undesirable practises by way of advice from, for example, jury b. Establish membership fees and rates members and articles in the Phryso. c. Other Point 6, introduction of an Overall Breeding Day Champion: Ids Hellinga reacts positively to the initiative to encourage more 6. competition between breeding chapters. The Studbook is going to work out this idea for the Central Inspection in September. Appointments a. Re-Inspection Jury 7. Proposal sport membership 8. Proposed amendment registration regulations The minutes of the regional meeting are approved without alterations. The action list is checked, cleared and updated. 9. Any other business 5. LONG-TERM POLICY PLAN 10. Closure Bert Wassenaar states that the regional meetings have come up with two important additions to the guide document which must lead to concrete annual plans. 1. It is an option to add competition results to the breeding estimate sport aptitude. 2. Breeding chapters will be given a more prominent role in the transfer of knowledge to members. Andries Zandee likes to add that members should be encouraged to become more involved with the Studbook. It is important for members to know they are being heard. Regarding sport objectives, Jan Heidema of the Mid Netherlands region has suggested to make a sharper distinction between sport horses and working horses. Bert Wassenaar observes that people have different views about the distinction between working horse, recreational horse and sport horse. 2 3

3 Doeke Hoekstra is adamant that the characteristics of the Friesian breed should be preserved, which goes against the ambition to b) Report Financial Committee breed sport horses. Moreover, he has the impression that foreign members get more attention than Dutch members. He also states The report of the Financial Committee has already been distributed among Council Members. No questions are raised but Andries that in his opinion the (regional) meetings are not interesting enough. Finally, it s unclear to him how exactly the benchmarks for the Zandee points out that Tjitse Bouma s full name is missing under the report. The Member Council unanimously approve the decision objectives in the policy plan are defined. to add the result to the other reserves. Bert Wassenaar states that the Netherlands are definitely not neglected in comparison to the foreign countries. He agrees that involvement of members must be fuelled with new ideas. Input for this collective process is always welcome. c) Proposed discharge of the Board Ids Hellinga answers that membership numbers reflect the degree of popularity of the Friesian horse. This is also the primary focus of The Members of the Member Council unanimously grant discharge to the Board. the policy plan. In the autumn, the long-term policy plan will be presented with more concrete details and measurable figures as Henny Vloedgraven would like to see a vision for the future regarding finances. Peter Bazuijnen answers that the vision will follow defined in the long-term budget. Meanwhile, aspects like breeding value estimates and developments abroad are targets the Studbook from the long-term budget. can currently be judged by. Henny Vloedgraven suggests to use 2,5 million of the Studbook capital for market-neutral investments. He expects a 13% return. Boudewijn Sengers argues for a stronger position of breeding chapters. He would welcome sport funds from the KFPS as an alternative Peter Bazuijnen replies that Studbook invested capital has recently been raised from 300,000 to 500,000 for the improvement of for usual sponsors. Bert Wassenaar mentions that the sport represents one of the three pillars of the Studbook with corresponding balance sheets. He likes the idea of upgrading to one million, but only if based on market-neutral or defensive investment profiles. financing from the KFPS in combination with other institutes such as the KNHS and sponsors. According to him a 13% return is unlikely. Tjitze Bouma points out that the choice of investment profile carries more weight than the Doeke Hoekstra would like to hear what we are aiming for in the sport: Z dressage or Olympic levels, and is concerned this might amount of invested capital. Peter Bazuijnen proposes a vote among members of the Member Council to sound out where they stand happen at the expense of personality characteristics? Dick Reiding does not think that personality characteristics are influenced by the regarding scaling up the invested capital. The vote carries the proposal for scaling up. The Board agrees to present a motion six development of sport aptitude. weeks prior to the autumn meeting. Tjitze Bouma also finds the policy plan lacks concrete objectives and points out that a budget is no adequate foundation of policy. He wants answers to questions such as: What line do we take regarding personality characteristics? How will the sport be developed? 8. APPOINTMENTS Does the Studbook strive to reach a certain membership total? a) Member Council Bert Wassenaar reaffirms that the sport should not overshadow the other two pillars. Exterior, character and sport aptitude are all equally The new Council members chosen from the regions are: Peter Kamminga (Ta it Bihald), Margriet van der Weide (Groningen/Drenthe), important. Growth of membership numbers is indeed, not an end in itself, but ideas to promote increase in members are welcome. Ids Jan Vriend (North and South Netherlands), Wilbert Lucius (South Netherlands), Martin Eikelenstam (Mid Netherlands), Henk Minkema Hellinga adds that more tangible proposals based on the policy plan will be presented during the upcoming regional meetings. (It Fryske Greidhynder), Anita van Kempen (Limburg), Annemiek Mandemaker (It Fryske Hynder), Marit van Ingen Schenau (Germany) Romke van de Meer points out that people abroad are most attracted by the Friesian horse s character and appearance. For sport and Ted Vanderkooi (North America/Canada). aptitude they use other breeds. Roelof Bos comes forward with the idea to include health and vitality as important pillars, and adds that the question What horse does b) Stallion Inspection Jury (nomination from the Board) the Studbook want? should be central to how the policy plan is formulated. Bert Wassenaar states that to this day they have not succeeded in nominating a third person. The existing jury member cannot Janna Kroes draws attention to the fact that height at withers of horses is ever increasing. Should the Studbook set a maximum in continue because the 4-year term in office has expired. The intended candidate is still considering the option. As soon as the Board connection with sustainability and health? According to Bert Wassenaar the topic of height at withers is not part of the policy plan. receives a positive answer the members of the Member Council will be asked for their approval in writing to avoid an enforced delay The development of selection tools to underpin the pillars of the Studbook, however, is. Ids Hellinga adds that the question relating to right up to the autumn meeting. Andries Zandee refers to stipulation 22 (sub 9) which states that approval of the Member Council is what kind of horse the studbook wants is categorically not an item for the long-term policy plan, but belongs to the breeding goal. The not mandatory. The candidate can always be voted out by a two-third majority at the meeting of the Member Council during the policy plan deals with how the breeding goal should be realised. Andries Zandee inquires after the possibility to list information about autumn meeting. In Bert Wassenaar s view securing advance approval is the correct procedure to avoid surprises. offspring s sport performances in catalogues. Ids Hellinga will look into this. Doeke Hoekstra thinks that in future members should be involved in the selection of jury members. He also states that there has Point of order: Cees Star requests speakers to mention their names and regions. been ample time to find a jury member. Bert Wassenaar explains that the Board nominates candidates so that there will be no discussions about people in the regions. Tjitze 6. ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Bouma wholeheartedly agrees. Tjitze Bouma remarks that on page 14 the jury members Jan Hellinx and Wil Thijssen must be added to linear scoring. Bert Wassenaar adds that Koos Naber has been appointed as the new Head of Training. Henny Vloedgraven thinks that page 13 should be amended as follows: the Member Council supervises but also has the power to decide. Page 7 leads to a question by Andries Zandee whether the percentage of 35% of horses entered for inspections is an establis- Press and guests leave the room. An appointment committee is formed. hed norm. If this is the case then in his view, this information should not be listed in the Annual Report because an Annual Report should only give an account of the inspection procedures in Ids Hellinga explains that the annual result was mentioned as extra c) Appeals Committee, acting member (nomination from the Board) information to put the Jury policy in perspective. The percentage reflects the present policy: one third of the number of mares receive The Board has nominated Klaas Wielenga. The nomination is carried unanimously. the Star predicate. Doeke Hoekstra requests a validation for the number of indicated stud services. Ids Hellinga replies that these d) Confidential Committee (nomination from the Confidential Committee) figures represent the total of registered stud services, including Foal Book stallions. Going out and not eligible for re-election are Mr Roel Oldenburger and Mr Andries Zandee. The Confidential Committee presents as nominees for these positions: Dick Reiding (It Fryske Greidhynder) and Johan Achterhof (South Netherlands). Their nomination is 7. FINANCES carried by a vast majority. a) Annual Account 2014 After the election the Confidential Committee will elect a new chairman and new spokesman. Peter Bazuijnen presents a power point explanation and asks if there are any further questions or remarks: e) Financial Committee (nomination from the Confidential Committee) Boudewijn Sengers has studied the comprehensive Annual Account. He would like to know what policy is behind, in his view, the In connection with continuity and preservation of experience within the Financial Committee, the Confidential Committee proposes structural shortage of 200,000. in spite of buffer capacity and capital. Peter Bazuijnen refers him to the diagram on page 5 of the to grant a one-year dispensation to Cees Star. Candidate for a position on the committee is J. Raaijmakers. Her nomination is carried Annual Account. The results will decrease in the future. The 2016 budget is also under pressure due to extra investments abroad and by a vast majority. promotion expenses. In his view a loss-making budget is acceptable for a period of three successive years. Janke Steenbeek would like to know why numbers of re-judging are going up. Is this because the standards continue to be raised? Ids Press and guests are allowed to return. Hellinga explains that raising of standards is a gradual process but he agrees that a 60% increase in re-judgings definitely justifies looking into. Cees de Vrieze remarks that on page 11 the result should not be listed within brackets. 4 5

4 will be taken to review our policy. Ytsen de Vries would like the Studbook office to mail reminders for regional meetings. Ids Hellinga 9. PROPOSED AMENDMENT REGULATIONS SPORT PREDICATE DRIVING DRESSAGE agrees to investigate this option. The motion is put to the vote and carried unanimously by the members. Janna Kroes has a question about the possibility to look up progeny tests in the same way as before, for the purpose of researching stallions. Andries Zandee thanks his colleagues on the Confidential Committee and calls on all members to volunteer for positions on commit- 10. PROPOSED AMENDMENT INSPECTION POLICY tees. He goes on to ask whether the First Viewing of stallions will take place in Ermelo or Drachten. He would like to see a comparison Motion 10A proposed by the Board: of the quotes for both locations. Additionally, Andries Zandee proposes the introduction of blind judging at the Studbook inspection. Andries Zandee asks if the horses can be presented at an inspection during the same year. He also wants to know if these horses can be The Board will take his suggestions into consideration. selected. Ids Hellinga states that this inspection is scheduled for the end of the year. These horses cannot be entered for inspections In Henny Vloedgraven s view the Performance Test should only be carried out by specifically trained people. Deviation from this rule again until the following year. In general, for the same reason no horses will be selected from these inspections for progeny testing. should only be accepted after stating reasons. The Board agrees to consult the Rules and Regulations on this matter. Roelof Bos would also like to see these inspections introduced at breeding days to promote cost-efficiency and low-threshold accessibility. A question via Skype is about the rules concerning trimming of ears. Ids Hellinga explains that European Guidelines forbid the Ids Hellinga proposes to conduct a pilot in October/November to be followed by providing an evaluation at the autumn meeting. At trimming of ears. Apparently this is less of an issue in America. this stage it is still not clear if breeding days are a suitable platform and we must avoid interference with regular proceedings. Roelof Ardi Poppelaars, Romke van der Meer and Boudewijn Sengers thank the members of the Member Council and others present for the insists on submitting an amendment to introduce such inspections at breeding days. Ids Hellinga replies that this amendment effecti- many years of teamwork. vely represents a restriction because current regulations also offer the possibility to present untrained and unshod horses on breeding days. The amendment in effect implies that such horses can no longer be declared Star. After putting to the vote, the Blauwhuis 13. CLOSURE amendment is voted down by the Council Members. The original motion is carried with an overwhelming majority. Bert Wassenaar calls on the nine outgoing members to step forward. Romke van der Meer, Roel Oldenburger, Cees de Vrieze, Sjouke Plantinga (North America/Canada), Ardi Poppelaars, Wiebe de Vries, Dik Brummel (absent), Boudewijn Sengers, Marjolein Samplonius, Motion 10B from the region Twente-Achterhoek: Janke Steenbeek all receive a bouquet of flowers as a thank you token for their commitments to the Studbook. According to Roel Oldenburger the word unfavourable under point 2 should be deleted. Cees de Vrieze points out that originally the The new members of the Member Council will all be invited to the office in Drachten in June. Their first official meeting will be the Central Inspection was supposed to be the most important podium for mares. If the suggested after inspections are introduced it will Member Council meeting of November 20th be difficult to compare mares. Henny Vloedgraven is not happy with the term after. These inspections are meant to give mares more chances. However, many believe that broodmares are the backbone of the Studbook and deserve to be seen centre stage during the Bert Wassenaar closes the meeting at 22:40hrs. Central Inspection. The motion is voted down by a majority of members. Motion 10C from the region Twente-Achterhoek: Roelof Bos believes it is up to the judges to decide. If a youngster becomes Champion it really must have superlative qualities. The motion is voted down by a majority of members. 12. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Bert Wassenaar mentions that the Board is considering a motion to combine the spring meeting with meetings of breeding chapters ACTION POINTS FOR THE BOARD AFTER 22 MAY 2015: in an effort to make regional meetings more inviting. At the autumn meeting the emphasis lies more on formal matters. Meeting attachments remain unchanged. Council Members still have ample opportunity to confer with their regions. Tjitze Bouma believes 1. Work out motion for sport membership and present the same at 2015 autumn meeting. KFPS affairs should not be discussed with breeding chapters since many KFPS members are not even members of a breeding chapter. 2. Look into the idea for Overall Breeding Day Champion and organise pilot at CI in September. Boudewijn Sengers is categorically against this motion. In his opinion two regional meetings are essential. Maybe it is a solution for 3. Look into the possibility to list information about offspring s sport performances in catalogues. the Board to scale up to 7 members again for more attendance in the regions? 4. Investigate the 60% increase in re-judgings. Bert Wassenaar requests a vote to sound out feelings regarding just one formal regional meeting a year. The majority is opposed to the 5. Submit a motion at the autumn meeting to increase the invested capital of the Studbook to 1 million. idea. The representatives from abroad abstain from voting. 6. Look into the possibility to send reminder mails the day before regional meetings. Marjolein Samplonius would welcome more differentiation in subjects in the Phryso. Bert Wassenaar suggests the editors in atten- 7. Considering the option for blind judging. dance should pick up this hint. 8. Consult Rules and Regulations regarding rules for carrying out Performance Tests. Roelof Bos wonders if there is a possibility to combine the performance day for stallions with a sports day. Ids Hellinga says this is something the Sports Council should look into. Tjitze Bouma has two suggestions to improve the appeal of regional meetings. He is in favour of substantiating the long-term policy plan and putting the Annual Report (and headway) of the Breeding Council on the agenda. Cees de Vrieze thanks all present for the teamwork during the 8 years of his membership on the Member Council. Being freed from the obligation of instructions and consultation has certainly improved general discussions over the years. Janke Steenbeek has objections to the publishing of the Barockpinto Studbook advertisement in Phryso. She also wants to be informed regarding the status of Foal Book stallions abroad. Ids Hellinga replies that the idea was to stop issuing breeding licenses within Europe from 2015 onwards, but for some countries this proved to be too ambitious. Janke Steenbeek would like to know the procedures for the election of Breeder of the Year. Ids Hellinga refers her to the Phryso staff who are working on a proposal to put greater emphasis on quality rather than quantity. Dick Reiding is curious to find out more about the status of the life-size statue of a Friesian horse on the Afsluitdijk. Ids Hellinga replies this is an initiative of a foundation and has the support of the Studbook. Investigations regarding viability are still ongoing. Wiebe de Vries enquires after the policy regarding surplus in stud services. He expresses his concern that the practice of exceeding breeding limitations is still taking place. According to Ids Hellinga this only happens incidentally, but should this be different steps 6 7

5 Realisation 2014 BENEFITS Membership fees Phryso Stud service fees Judging proceeds Breeding proceeds Registration proceeds Sales promotional materials Entrance fees Ticket sales Sponsoring proceeds Other benefits Total other proceeds COSTS Staff expenses Debits Housing costs Printing costs Reimbursement volunteers Judging costs Breeding costs Costs accommodation/hall Office expenses Inventory and transportation Promotion expenses Computerisation costs Other business expenses Total other business expenses Investments Interest returns Banking costs Bal. fin. Benefits and costs Result Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget Explanation budget not deemed necessary. More cutbacks would affect our service levels on a national scale and probably even more so on an internatio- General KFPS Board suggests that it is necessary to work on the consolidation of the organisation. We will therefore seek to invest in market The KFPS is a healthy organisation with excellent equity capital and liquid assets. We have managed to build substantial financial development, international promotion and the support of foreign associations. nal scale, but also core businesses such as in the fields of breeding, communication and events would feel the impact. Instead, the reserves thanks to good results in previous years. During the past few years economic circumstances have been less favourable for the KFPS. KFPS profits are falling due to a drop in the number of stud services and the directly and indirectly related proceeds Benefits and costs through registrations and inspections. This has resulted in negative budgets in recent years. In spite of this fact the KFPS has Traditional sources of income for the KFPS (membership fees and registration- and breeding-related services) are still showing a negative succeeded each year to rise above the zero line, which is partly due to good results of the Stallion Inspection. In spite of a negative trend although less negative than in previous years. A certain degree of levelling off can be observed. The number of stud services has budget we can look forward to an approximately zero-line balance of the expected 2015 realisation. Among other things, this has again remained stable, the number of services in 2015 is similar to 2013 and 2014, for a slight growth is anticipated. Average been achieved thanks to another successful Stallion Inspection and less reduction in inspection- and registration proceeds. stud service statistics over the past 15 years stand at over 6,500. To guarantee a consistent policy the KFPS deems it wise to aim for a Following the long-term KFPS policy plan a long-term budget has been drawn up. Overall, this budget shows a more long-term average of 6,000. Therefore the long-term policy plan suggests a step-by-step raise of expected stud service numbers towards positive outlook than the 2015 budget. Considering that the books for 2015 will also be closed with a better result than budgeted 6,000 in In the next few years the decline in inspections will cause a drop in inspection costs and reimbursement of volun- and as included in the long-term policy plan, the KFPS Board would like to act upon the investments and further cuts are teers, to be followed by a rise when stud services go up again. 8 9

6 Membership numbers have been on the decline since 2008 but as mentioned before, there is a perceptible slowdown. This slowdown horse. The donation membership can be upgraded with several subscriptions. A so-called donor will receive a donor pass. For the is the result of the balance between new members and membership cancellations. A positive note is the apparently stable and naming of this pass an online election will be held which will simultaneously serve to promote acquisition and exposure. slightly increasing total of membership numbers in recent years. The KFPS believes that a complimentary membership will attract The pass is meant for all users and lovers of the Friesian horse. The objective is to attract and engage this target group so that this and engage a new target group of sportsmen/women (riders/drivers). group will also feel more involved with the goals of the KFPS. For an entry fee of 25,- a year the KFPS sport donor helps to maintain, improve, promote and advance the well-being of the Friesian Breeding proceeds as well as expenses are largely based on the number of stallions that are expected to take part in progeny testing, horse with its characteristic exterior, paces and character. with an estimated average of five stallions. Of additional importance are the proceeds from the Central Examination. Here, the KFPS But there is more, donors will have access to KFPS TV and the online Library where all sorts of information is available with respect does not expect any significant changes in the next five years. to the Friesian horse. Additionally, donors will receive discounts on tickets for the Stallion Inspection, 10% discount on all KFPS merchandise in the web shop and the option to take part in clinics and courses organised by the KFPS. Clinics and courses will also Proceeds from merchandising have shown an upward trend in recent years. Last year distribution proceedings were updated which target various sport disciplines ranging from elementary to top sport levels. yielded positive results. For the next few years merchandising is looked upon to become a more significant source of income and Against extra payment the donation membership can be upgraded with several subscriptions: therefore a rise has been budgeted for the coming years. Apart from its financial significance, merchandising is also an important Annual subscription Phryso Sport (4x per year) tool to enhance the (international) visibility of the KFPS. Phryso Total (12x per year) Annual subscription online My Horse for horse data and stallion information From 2019 onwards the budgeted result is expected to improve in comparison to previous years. This is due to the first release of deposit debits which will take place starting Rights such as voting, registration of horses and entering inspections will remain the exclusive right of members of the KFPS as stated in the Statutes. Cutbacks Over the past few years we have seen the implementation of several cut-backs. As indicated, additional cut-backs would have a negative impact on service levels and core businesses of the KFPS. Therefore the KFPS Board considers this to be unjustifiable for the near future. Agenda item 8: Proposed amendment Registration Regulations Introduction Investments / Incidental costs In its long-term policy plan the KFPS has indicated its intention to collect data of a larger portion of potential stallion dams in terms A substantial part of policy development aspects as included in the long-term policy plan have no direct consequences for the of the sport and sport aptitude. Earlier attempts to this end were the introductions of Sport- and Crown predicates. Both predicates (long-term) budget. The policy plan contains two elements which require additional investments, these being market development apparently do not represent sufficient incentives for a major part of potential stallion dams (specifically 2nd premium Star mares). and the application of DNA technology for the purpose of our breeding programme. The required investment in market development This proposed amendment aims to boost the collection of data regarding sport (aptitude). has been included in the long-term budget. With regard to DNA technology the policy plan differentiates between two applications: 1) the development of DNA tests for hereditary defects and 2) the application of genomic selection for breeding goal characteristics Considerations (exterior, sport, character, fitness). It has been estimated that the earmarked funds for the development of DNA tests for genetically Within the KFPS breeding policy the predicates are pre-eminently a means to produce some degree of mare selection. It has been straightforward defects (similar to hydrocephaly and dwarfism) will be sufficient. This implies that such applications will not decided that the introduction of further predicates is undesirable. Yet, many qualities/selection characteristics (exterior, sport) are influence the (long-term) budget. For other applications of genomic selection no investments have been included in the long-term trapped within these predicates. This does not apply or only partly applies to the performance (ABFP/IBOP) tests (as part of the budget. At this moment in time the nature of such applications cannot be predicted, neither what investments would be needed, nor Crown- and Model predicates). at which point in time this might become relevant. For this reason the Board prefers to address this subject at the moment when such applications are evident. To meet the financial demand, future positive results/windfalls could be earmarked to this end or Motion alternatively, the use of reserves could be considered. The motion seeks to introduce an extra indicator for predicates for horses with above average achievements in a performance test. There are several options to choose from. We suggest two options, based on the fact that the average performance test totals 73 Agenda item 5b: Establish membership fees and rates points: Rates 1) One indicator for all horses with 73 points and over: The motion has been submitted to raise all price-index figures of household economy as per September 2015 by 0,6%. VB MSA, StbSA, StarSA. This could also be applied to Crown and Model, but these predicates already imply that all requirements have been met (including Sport predicate). Agenda item 5c: Raising the investment mandate During the Spring 2015 Member Council Meeting the Member Council instructed the Board to examine the options to raise the 2) Instead of one indicator, three classes on the basis of test results, with further subdivisions of positive scores in proportion to quality. investment mandate from 500,000 to 1,000,000. The Council also expressed its wish to aim for higher returns. The current investment policy keeps to a defensive risk profile. Higher returns can only be achieved with a higher risk profile. The Board adopts a very A possible classification could be as follows: reluctant attitude in these matters and is in favour of a conservative investment policy. Therefore the Board proposes to honour the C (20% of all horses) wish of the Member Council by raising the investment mandate from 500,000 Euros to 1,000,000 Euros under the condition that the B (20% of all horses) investment profile is maximised at moderately defensive. A 80 en hoger (10% of all horses) Agenda item 7: Motion sport membership For example a Star mare with an IBOP/ABFP score of 76 points would receive the following indicator: Stb StarB. During the Meeting of the Member Council in autumn 2014 the members gave a positive vote with regard to the introduction of a user/sport membership aimed at raising the KFPS appeal for other users than just owners and breeders. The Board presents the following motion. Introduction of a low-threshold donation membership of the KFPS aimed at users and sportsmen/women working with the Friesian 10 11

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