A new era for world-wide Haflinger breeding

New World Haflinger Breeding and Sports Federation founded on 1 February 2013

For over a year, the international cooperation in Haflinger breeding was a key topic for the representatives of Haflinger breeders' associations and especially for the officials of the federations in Italy and Austria. On several occasions the negotiations were on the brink of failure, and it is only thanks to the preparatory efforts and the commitment of the federation officials that on 1 February a new umbrella organisation was successfully founded in Ebbs (A). The founding session was marked by an excellent atmosphere which proves that a new chapter is about to be written in global Haflinger breeding: an era characterised by sincere collaboration. 16 organisations have already joined the new Federation as regular members and four have signed up as associate members.

The WHBSF bodies in the founding year

President Lukas Scheiber, Tyrol/Austria
First Vice President Norbert Rier, South Tyrol/Italy
Second Vice President Jennifer Rousseau, USA

The members of the Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Giancarlo Gigatti, Italy
Walter Werni, Styria/Austria
Hans Schiller, Germany
Norb Schumacher, Luxembourg
Mathieu Ringler, France
Wolfgang Kreikenbohm, Germany

Secretary General Michael Gruber (l) and President Lukas Scheiber (r)

Monitoring committee

Edy Biot, Luxembourg
Stane Bergant, Slovenia
Jaroslav Drazan, Czech Republic

Secretary

Michael Gruber, South Tyrol/Italy

Josef Hechenberger (President of the Tyrolean Department of Agriculture), Anton Steixner (Regional Minister for Agriculture, Tyrol), President Lukas Scheiber, Vice-President Jennifer Rousseau and Hans Berger (Regional Minister for Agriculture, Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen-South Tyrol)

Headquarters and administrative office

Via Galvani 38
39100 Bolzano
South Tyrol/Italy

Breeding Centre

Fohlenhof Ebbs
Schlossallee 31
6341 Ebbs
Austria

The WHBSF bodies after the 2017 elections

President: Lukas Scheiber (HPT, Austria)
1^st Vice-President: Norbert Rier (ANACRHAI, Italy)
2^nd Vice-President: Mathieu Ringler (France)

President Lukas Scheiber, Secretary Michael Gruber, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee were re-elected and confirmed in office

Board of Directors

Emily Bambridge (Haflinger Society of Great Britain, UK)
Giancarlo Gigatti (ANACRHAI, Italy)
Manfred Lientschnig (ARGE Austria)
Hans Schiller (FN Germany)
Norbert Schumacher (Luxembourg)
Wolfgang Kreikenbohm (associate members' representative)

Audit Committee

Edy Biot (Luxembourg)
Jaroslav Drazan (Czech Republic)
Chuck Hendershot (USA)

Secretary: Michael Gruber (Provincial Federation of South Tyrol Haflinger Horse Breeders, Italy)