Events

Kyvyt Esiin / Abilities Forward

Is a schooling event for 2-3 year old horses. The owner gets an evaluation of the horse’s gaits and jumping capacity when free jumping. The events are held in April in ten different locations around the country. The best horses of all the spring events in the gaits and jumping are selected for a final held in October.

 

Laatuarvostelu / Quality evaluation

This event is held in October and is meant for 4-year old horses. 5-year old mares who have foaled can also be entered. The Quality evaluation is a one day event, where dressage horses and jumping horses are shown on different days. Dressage horses are judged for their conformation and perform a dressage test. Jumping horses are judged for their conformation and perform a jumping course.

 

 

5-vuotisderby / 5 year derby

A competition for 5-year old FWB horses. 6-year old mares who have foaled can also be entered. Showjumping classes are 110-120 cm and the dressage classes in the higher basic level. The Derby is held in August as a part of the Young Horse Festival, a major outdoor dressage and show jumping competition.

 

Breeders’ Prize

A competition for 6-year old FWB horses. 7-year old mares who have foaled can also be entered. The entering fee is paid annually beginning when the foal is born. The annual payment fee is increased gradually. The horse can be entered also later, only the entering fees need to be paid in double. The Breeders’ Prize is held both in dressage and show jumping. The entering fees are paid back  as prize money for the five best horses in both competitions. The prize money of a particular horse is divided between the owner (75%) and the breeder (25%). In 2016 the winner horse of both competitions received about EUR 5000 in prize money.

 

Festival for Young Horses

An annual event held in August which  brings together a lot of young horses in competition. Among other young horses classes the Derby for 5-year old horses and the Breeders’ Prize are held within this competition.