• Introduction
    • Projects
    • Webinars
    • Meet The Team
      • Welcome to the WBFSH

        Scientific Collaboration

        To reflect the increasing importance of science and research in sport horse breeding the new Department of Scientific Collaboration was created to coordinate the organisation’s groundbreaking work in initiatives such as the Scientific Advisory Committee. This has become a hub for the exchange of information in scientific research related to breeding.

        Our Department will make the latest scientific developments and information available to the members and support the important goals of developing and promoting excellence, as well as safeguarding equine health and welfare.

      • Webinars

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          Watch Presentation

          Watch the webinar on what breeding values are and how they can be useful

          Play Webinar

        • PDF Downloads

          Downloads

          Download webinar presentation PDF files

          Download Files

      • Meet The Team

        • Claus Hansen

          Ralph van Venrooij

          I am Claus Hansen, member of the WBFSH Department of Breeding.

          Since 2008 I have been a Danish Warmblood judge, and in 2011 I joined the breeding management of the federation and later became spokesperson. In 2024 I was appointed managing director of the Danish Warmblood breeding society.

          My passion for breeding originates from my parents as they were successful breeders of Danish Warmblood horses. My wife Annette Bugge and I continue my parents stud name “Åtoften” and today we breed on five dam-lines.

          My aim is to use my experience as a breeder and a judge to be the voice of the breeders in WBFSH and in corporation with knowable and passionate colleagues in the Breeding Department facilitate a modern forward-thinking breeding policy.

Get in touch

The Department of Science will be happy to be informed about research going on in your country/studbook. Please send me a small summary of the research. More information in form of scientific papers will also be welcome.

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about our work and how you can get involved, please do not hesitate to drop us an email, it would be a pleasure to talk to you.