Breed Standard Evaluation

The EBRA acknowledges that some registries admit animals that are 87.5% as purebred, however the minimum requirement of 93.75%, or 15/16, reflects the Registry’s high standards and expectations for what is deemed purebred European Brabant. A horse that is 93.75% will be rounded up and eligible for inclusion only after the evaluation process. 

The Breed Up Program is completely voluntary and >93.75% horses may remain in the European Brabant Stock Studbook at the owner’s discretion. Those horse owners who wish to “Breed Up” their horses to the premier European Brabant Studbook may do so when the horse reaches a minimum of 24 months of age. It should be noted, the Registry encourages horse owners to wait until the animal is >36 months to ensure the most accurate evaluation.

Horses who are >93.75% and >24 months old may apply for European Brabant Studbook registration and undergo the Breed Standard Evaluation process straight away, while horses who are >93.75% and <24 months will be registered within the European Brabant Stock studbook until they are old enough for evaluation.

A full color panel test is required for all Breed Up Program applicants prior to evaluation. Horses who carry a dilute color or color spotting pattern gene will be disqualified and designated as a European Brabant Stock horse. If the applicant’s European Brabant Stock progenitors have been color tested, and are negative for dilute color or color spotting pattern genes, no testing is required.