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EFTBA General Assembly held in Deauville - Normandy - France on Sunday 15th of May 2016 with the support of Normandy Region.  Please find the report below. 

The next EFTBA Annual General Meeting will by held in Deauville - Normandy by the french TBA - Syndicat des éleveurs de chevaux de sang de France, with the support of Normandy Region from May 14 to May 16. Please find the provisional schedule. 

Dear European breeders, News prove that the subject covered by the symposium in Baden- Baden, whose presentations are reported by Hanspeter, is still current. Indeed, the last MEP Horse Lunch held in the European Parliament in early March focused on the question of "Responsible Ownership" and referred to the cre ation of Codes of Practices to improve the minimum standards of...

On March 2nd, the European Horse Network, with the support of MEP Julie Girling, organised a lunch meeting at the European Parliament on the topic of ‘Responsible Ownership’. The key word of Mrs Girling’s intervention was that she wants no more regulation on Equine Welfare. This point of view was shared by both Daryl Noble, permanent representative of the Republic of Ireland, and Dr Alf Fuessel...

Dear European breeders, At our last fall meeting, we insisted on the responsibility for the industry to endorse ethics and sustainability issues. This is why I feel the initiative of Dr Hanspeter Meier to report on the presentations held in Baden- Baden in August is more than useful. The recent publication of guidelines on foal endoscopy has already allowed benefical enhancements...

Eleven nationalities were gathered last Tuesday in the Jockey Club of Newmarket to share their hopes and fears about the future of Thoroughbred breeding in Europe. This annual Autumn Meeting of the EFTBA revealed a common will of breeders' associations to work more closely together. Such a synergy is all the more important that European decision-makers are expecting from socioprofessionals that...

EFTBA was elected to the Board of the EHN for the year 2016 during the last EHN Annual General Meeting that took place on 22nd October 2015 in Brussels. EFTBA is a founding member of the EHN and is still collaborating actively with the network.  Visit EHN website to know further about them and their actions.   

The retired racehorse Part 1 Dear European breeders, Once again the chosen subject by Hanspeter is an important matter in the eyes of horse lovers and those who may not be so close to the horse but care for animals in a more general fashion. Hanspeter with this first part gives an excellent introduction and a historical retrospect which I feel will continue with future...