SETF meets on Tactical Landing in France

This Tuesday, the members of the SETF French Trotter Herdbook Commission met to study the proposed regulatory changes and the conditions of registration in the said book of offspring born in 2026 from the crossing of French Trotteur mares with the American stallion Tactical Landing (Muscle Hill).

At the end of the exchanges and debates, they were adopted by the majority.

In the whole of this system, it should be noted that the criteria concerning the eligibility of mares are as follows:

• be from two parents registered at birth in the French Trotter’s Herd Book,
• be allowed to breed in the TF breed for the 2025 breeding season and be classified in the 1st category according to its status as of October 31, 2024 and available on the Infonet server (Breeding section) or on the IFCE server,
• be under 17 years of age in 2025 (Letters “M” to “V”),
• who do not have more than one parent of a race other than Trotteur Français among his six direct ancestors (parents and grandparents),
• not have had two vacuities in 2023 and 2024, after having been bred,
• for mares covered in 2024, the due date must not exceed 31 May 2025.

This represents a population of 4,600 mares from which those that do not meet the last two criteria will have to be removed.

In addition, the number of entries is limited to 4 mares per owner. Registrations of eligible mares will be made via a dedicated internet link published in the SETF Bulletin, from November 22, 2024 at 12 noon and the closing date for these registrations is December 3, 2024 at 12 noon.

It was also adopted that in the event that the number of mares registered is more than 60, a public drawing of lots shall be held for 60 titular mares and 20 substitute mares,

under the authority of the SETF. This draw will be carried out on December 10, 2024, at 11 a.m., in the presence of a bailiff. In the event of a draw, no owner can obtain more than one mating card.

The SETF Board of Directors and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty must now approve these changes.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink