ECHA - European Coloured Horse Association

[cmg]

I've been scouting for coloured stallions recently, and have come across one that has been graded by the ECHA. I've never heard of them, and wondered if anyone else knows who they are, and whether, if a stallion has been graded by them, what standard it will have to have achieved, in comparison to any of the warmblood studbook gradings. I've found their website (in amusingly dodgy translation from German), but it's not very helpful.

Can anyone enlighten me, please?

 

[volatis]

IMHO it is just the German equivilant of CHAPS, it is not a warmblood studbook in the usual sense of the word, and not a WBFSH member.

 

[eventrider23]

who is the stallion by the way?

 

[markvannunen]

It's the former Irish Cob society in Germany, I think TS means Milky Way. He is in that studbook.

 

[sallyf]

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It's the former Irish Cob society in Germany, I think TS means Milky Way. He is in that studbook.

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As far as i'm aware or the last time i looked anyway Milky Way was Cremello not coloured so i think OP is possibly looking at one of a few coloured stallions that there are around at the moment like Vagabont or Inde-cent to name just two which are ECHA graded.
Both are standing with people on here Touchwood and Rollestone so perphaps they would be able to help out the OP
And anyway going slightly off topic Milky Ways foals are eligable for Zfdp papers on inspection so why would you register the foals with a lesser stud book like ECHA

 

[markvannunen]

Can't you just register the foal in a UK studbook ( if you life in the UK )?