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Assessment of Quality & Suitability While Maintaining Breed Identity
FEIT is the first, and only,
independent equine inspection tour in the USA. FEIT allows ALL
horses of ALL breeds to participate, regardless of age,
gender, breed or registration. Anyone who wishes to have an
opinion and a score from the judge may have their horse inspected.
FEIT inspections are judged by licensed, highly experienced, USEF R
Judges. Horses are presented in hand and at liberty and the quality
of the horse’s conformation, walk, trot and canter are evaluated,
discussed and scored. Riding and driving tests are also available at
some locations.
Horses are scored
40% on conformation and 60% on movement. For horses that qualify,
first, second and third premiums are given and ribbons and
certificates are awarded. All horses scoring 7.7, and over, will
have their quality further acknowledged by also receiving an award
of “High Merit”.
FEIT currently offers a
choice of 3 different standards
that horses may be judged against and more standards may be added in
the future:
Sporthorse Standard
(traditional Olympic disciplines)
Park Standard (for riding or driving horses with high knee action)
Purebred Friesian Standard
Inspections Are Valuable &
Educational & Promote Responsible Breeding!
Inspections are generally viewed as a good way to assess the quality
of the horses breeding and producing offspring within a registry or
breed type. Inspections also help to educate breeders and buyers
about the type and quality they are aiming to produce or buy.
Some owners find these inspections useful in terms of having the
horse(s) professionally evaluated for conformation and for potential
for various disciplines. They are particularly useful as a marketing
tool. Buyers often find a horse with a good inspection score more
appealing than a horse without one. For breeders, it helps to
establish the overall quality of their breeding programs and often,
helps them to see where improvement is needed.
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