Pferdeforum 2024: Tradition and expertise combines in Irdning-Donnersbachtal

Pferdeforum 2024: Tradition and expertise combines in Irdning-Donnersbachtal

On October 11, 2024, the second horse forum was organized in the Styrian community of Irdning -Donnersbachtal, an event that offered a platform for experts and enthusiasts of horse keeping and breeding. This meeting, which took place in the wonderful rooms of the Gumpenstein Castle, attracted over 100 participants, including active people and exhibitors from all over Austria. Framed by perfect autumn weather, the mayor Herbert Gugganig welcomed those present and emphasized the role of the horse in today's society.

The forum, a cooperation between horse power Austria, the state horse breeding association, the Chamber of Agriculture in Styria and the rural riders and drivers Austria, has established itself as an important learning and exchange format. The focus was not only on tradition and regional peculiarities, but also current topics of horse keeping and breeding.

diverse lecture topics and exciting insights

After the greeting, the President of the rural riders and drivers Austria, Paul Kendlbacher, explained the importance of the horse as a working animal. In his appeal, he underlined the added value that horses can offer in various agricultural sectors. The lack of historian MMAG. Gertrud Grilz-Seger, who had to cancel due to an illness, was not a setback; Irene Mösenbacher from the Haus Raumberg-Gumpenstein took on this role and presented the historical aspects of hem trading that goes beyond regionality.

The event also included an interesting breeding show in which horses from the best mother lines were presented. Peter Neuper presented his impressive Noriker-Rapp mare Evita, who has already received various awards. The offspring show was particularly remarkable, in which several successful horses were shown. The breeding of Heinz Hutegger was represented by the mare Paris, which can come up with numerous descendants, including the success horses. Sliding and the licensed stallion Avalon.

practical demonstrations and completion of the forum

After the breeding show, we went to the outdoor area of the research institute, where the participants were introduced to the world of the late. Anja Greunz and Christian Aigner clearly showed different equipment, and emphasized the importance of a good fit in the support sets. The practical demonstrations, supported by two Noriker mares, led to lively interest, since various possible uses were presented, from the supply of alpine huts to support in the care of pasture fences.

Wolfgang Ehmeier, chairman of horse power Austria, and the organizer Irene Mösenbacher closed the forum with a thank you to all helping hands and participants. The very well attended event will continue in 2025, which underlines the continued enthusiasm and the need for such informative meetings in the field of horse breeding and keeping. For more information on this important event, the reporting of www.arf.at