Irish Draught Horse Society North America- inspection issues?

[whitney159]

I registered my filly with IDHS-NA last year and had the advice from the stallion owner to plan on inspection to get her “R” when she is 3. So this question is getting ahead of myself, but–

I saw on the website that there was no inspection tour this year due to limited registrations. Are there discussions to no longer do inspections? Or do inspections every other year etc?

I know the closest inspection to me last year (I’m in NC) was an 8 hour drive, something that might really put me off from doing it. Anyone got any insight as to the future of the registry in north America?

[RTF]

I think they want to switch to the irish standard of inspection and harmonize with Ireland. I personally see pros and cons, but I went ahead and bred my RID anyways this year to another RID. Hopefully soon, everyone will have a concrete idea of where the society stands and what updates will need to be made to the current RID stock in the USA. I believe in the breed and adore my irish horses. Whatever changes are made I will go with at this time. I assume they will host inspections next season.

[Ballygrace]

The IDHSNA plans inspections around the locations of horses to be inspected. Last year, SE Region, nearest to you there was one near Atlanta and one in the NE near Philadelphia. The year before Ocala, before that KY , 2009 and 2010 they were in Lexington, VA. So, as you see, they move around.
This year, there were not enough horses signed up for inspection to justify flying two inspectors from Ireland.
RTF is correct that the IDHSNA is deciding whether or not to align its inspection and registration with those of Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain.
If you have questions, please contact your Regional Chair , contact information www.irishdraught.com.

[whitney159]

[QUOTE=Ballygrace;8274366]
The IDHSNA plans inspections around the locations of horses to be inspected. Last year, SE Region, nearest to you there was one near Atlanta and one in the NE near Philadelphia. The year before Ocala, before that KY , 2009 and 2010 they were in Lexington, VA. So, as you see, they move around.
This year, there were not enough horses signed up for inspection to justify flying two inspectors from Ireland.
RTF is correct that the IDHSNA is deciding whether or not to align its inspection and registration with those of Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain.
If you have questions, please contact your Regional Chair , contact information www.irishdraught.com.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info! I had read that they selected sites based on where the people signed up were coming from, so that sites varied year to year. I couldn’t find information on where the inspections had been for the years before last year. I saw that last year they were Atlanta and Philly and was thinking “ugh, 6-8 hours?”. Lexington, VA would be a welcome drive compared to either of those.

[horsetales]

The IDHSNA did vote to harmonize the pure bred stud book with Ireland, Canada and Great Britain. Is your filly pure bred ID or an IDSH? What I am hearing is the IDSH inspections will remain as they have been and the new harmonized linear profile format will be used for IDs. Inspection sites will be geographically determined by where the horses are. Since there are none this year, I expect there will be a fair number next year and I think a good number in the mid-Atlantic region. I have an IDSH that I will likely get inspected next year and often a VA location is closer to me. I can put you in touch with Sue for the SE region if you want to get more answers - just pm me

[whitney159]

She’s IDSH. Do you take yours to inspection at 2, or give them more time to grow?
I had expected to take her at two, but the stallion owner says she takes most of hers at three, when they are bigger. I don’t feel like I need to wait for size, she’s 16 hands in the rear…but if her front end doesn’t catch up I’ll keep hiding her behind the barn.

[horsetales]

I’ve done both. At 3 they tend to be more even in growth, so they will likely move better. They’ve also been backed and muscling and coordination are better, so again tend to score better. Definitely a better chance for being at a swan stage rather than ugly duckling at 3 How much they have been out can also make a huge difference. I took a 2 yr old IDSH who had not been out much and being stabled and all the excitement (was in conjunction with a show) was too much. I’ve found at 3, they’ve been out more and are mentally more mature so they’ve shown better. I just got back from Ireland and am envious of their hedges that are perfect for hiding young horses :lol:

[QUOTE=whitney159;8284416]
She’s IDSH. Do you take yours to inspection at 2, or give them more time to grow?
I had expected to take her at two, but the stallion owner says she takes most of hers at three, when they are bigger. I don’t feel like I need to wait for size, she’s 16 hands in the rear…but if her front end doesn’t catch up I’ll keep hiding her behind the barn.[/QUOTE]

[GAEventer]

I too, am interested in following when there will be another inspection - I’m in the southeast. I have a two year old IDSH filly that I would like to have inspected, but I’m not sure how mares that are pasture sound only are evaluated? My filly sustained an injury as a foal, and while a very good mover, she is rarely 100% sound. She has a great pedigree and is otherwise conformationally correct so we do intend to breed her down the road.