1. Name of the organization
The name of the organization is Irish Cob Society Nederland, also known as ICS Nederland.
The organization is a society with members with voting rights and is registered at the Company Registration Office (Kamer van Koophandel) with id 11052202.
2. Breeding purpose
Irish Cob Society Nederland wants to maintain the horse/pony breed Irish Cob as a daughter studbook of the Studbook of Origin Horse Sport Ireland.
3. Name of the breed
The name of the horse/pony breed is Irish Cob, in the United Kingdom sometimes referred to as Gypsy Cob.
4. Detailed characteristics of the Irish Cob
The detailed characteristics of the Irish Cob are written in the Irish Cob Breed Standard. See attachment.
5. Geographical Area
Irish Cob Society Nederland performs inspections, registers Irish Cobs and issues horse passports in The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Poand, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Slowakia, USA
6. Identification of animals for breeding
Animals for breeding are identified:
- By use of the transponder (microchip),
- By use of the passport belonging to the horse (silhouette and microchip).
Registration in het studbook takes place with a unique 15 digits studbook number with the layout 528023 yyyy nnnnn where yyyy is the year of registration, and nnnnn is a unique serial number.
Control system
All equidea presented as parent of an offspring or showed on an ICS Nederland event will be identified by the accompanying horse passport whereby the microchip is used to verify the passport belongs to the horse presented.
7. Lineage check
Irish Cob Society Nederland only registers parents after a DNA verification in a specialized laboratory. The pulled-out hairs necessary for the verification should be taken from the horse by a veterinary surgeon or by a representative of ICS Nederland.
8. Selection and breeding goals
Goal is to breed healthy Irish Cobs that meet the Breed Standard set by the Studbook of Origin in Ireland that are easy to handle and willing to work.
Animals who behave aggressively or unmanageable on events and inspections will not be approved for breeding.
9. Performance testing
Performance if the Cobs is tested on inspections organized by, or on behalf of, ICS Nederland. Qualified inspectors judge the equidea using a score chart related to the descriptive text laid down in the Breed Standard for Irish Cobs.
Besides participants may enter a riding- or driving test to show the Cob is also suitable for use in riding or driving.
The Irish Cob performing best on a show will be called “Show Champion”.
Based on the scores the participating Cob is rewarded a third, second or first “Premium”.
Repetition of a first premium in a new calendar year is rewarded with the title “STER”
An Irish Cob that produced three or more offspring with a First premium when adult can be rewarded with the title “Preferent”.
The titles mentioned above will be stored in the ICS Nederland database and mentioned on the stallions pages on the Web, on the Online Studbook and in the horse passports of offspring when issued by ICS Nederland.
a. Way of collecting data
All inspections of Irish Cobs are accessible for public.
The animal to be inspected will, after the horse passport is received by the inspection administration, being identified and presented to the inspector(s).
The inspector(s) award points to the characteristics of the animal on a score chart with a carbonless copy.
The awarded points and eventual comments are mentioned to the owner and to the public.
b. Registration, validation en communication of data
At the end of an inspection event the handler of the horse or it’s owner regain the horse passport in which the awarded score is listed, and a copy of the score chart signed by the inspector(s) and stamped.
The original score char will be copied into the ICS Nederland database and archived in the ICS Nederland office.
The total score will be published on the ICS Nederland web site within three working days and in the club magazine.
c. Use of the data collection on behalf of selection purposes
Publication of awards and scores with pictures of the Cobs and the online pedigree with ancestors and progeny creates an opportunity for mare owners to seek for a suiting stallion for the mare(s) to be used for breeding.
Additionally members of ICS Nederland or affiliated organizations may request which other horses in the ICS Nederland database are related to the Irish Cob they own.
The results of PSSM1 rests is also published in on-line publication
10. Artificial insemination
For mentioning of parents in the passport of a foal the same rules as for natural covering are applied: with the DNA of progeny and parents the parentage is to be proven before a horse passport or certificate is ussued,
11. Genetic evaluation
This is not applicable
12. The Irish Cob studbook, sections and procedures
As from 01-01-2026 the division of the studbook in HB and Basic section will be changed into the new layout prescribed by the mother studbook Horse Sport Ireland.
Studbook layout and procedures valid from 1-1-2026 to be found HERE
13. Zootechnical certificates
ICS Nederland issues equine passports and, for imported horses with a valid equine passport from another studbook, a certificate of registration in the ICS Nederland studbook.