Frequently asked questions

Registering your foal on our website is easy and straightforward.

Click here to register your foal!

Belgium: 

After you have registered your foal with Studbook Zangersheide vzw you will receive an invoice from HorseID. After your payment has been received by HorseID, the foal needs to be identified by the identifier of your choice. As soon as we have received all the required information (microchip number, sketching, positive DNA result, ...) via your identifier we will print your passport and send it to you.

Outside Belgium:

The procedure for foal registration outside Belgium depends on the member state in question. Generally, the foal can be easily registered via the website of Zangersheide. As soon as the foal has been registered via the website you will receive a sketching form. The veterinarian is required to complete the sketching form of the foal and to send us the microchip number together with the hair samples for DNA verification.

Another option for foal registration is to ask the veterinarian to download the Zangersheide Horse Identity App and complete the foal sketch on the App. Following that, hair samples of both dam and foal have to be sent to Zangersheide for DNA verification.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our staff. They are familiar with the guidelines of individual countries and will smoothly guide you through the registration procedures.

Studbook Zangersheide vzw takes every effort to deliver your passport as soon as possible. The average processing time depends on several factors; the identifier, the DNA verification in the laboratory, printing of the passport… We generally need a period of four weeks from the moment we have received all the data.

No, you don’t. A stud service certificate is no longer necessary because Studbook Zangersheide vzw carries out parentage verification of every foal via DNA analysis.

Of course you can! As a rule, every foal whose parents have been registered (and for stallions have been approved by) in a WBFSH-recognised studbook can be registered with Studbook Zangersheide vzw. This is on the condition that both parents were bred for the sport or can submit sport results. In case of doubt please get in touch with our studbook office.

A Zangersheide passport is a quality label for your foal and horse. It is evidence that your foal has been correctly identified and that its DNA profile is correct. It also offers you a chance of winning one of the numerous bonuses for breeders and you are entitled to take part in the various Zangersheide events.

In case of a change in ownership you can send the horse’s passport to our studbook office in Lanaken, together with a sale statement from the last-known owner on the passport. In case this document is not in your possession we will get in touch with the last-known owner on your behalf.

Belgium

You have to apply for your duplicate passport via HorseID. HorseID will then send the application to the studbook. We do ask for a DNA hairsample which you can send to Zangersheide. We will perform an identical check. After this we can send a duplicate.

Outside Belgium

You can request your duplicate passport via our studbook and we would like to receive the following items:

- A written declaration showing that you do not have an original passport.

- A written description AND/OR some clear photos of the complete horse.

- A DNA hair sample (15 to 20 hairs) of the mane or tail (no body hair - DO NOT cut).

- A proof of reading the chip number which is active in your horse.

- A statement of sale (If you are the new owner) from the last known owner(s) listed in the passport.

- The full contact details of the new owner.

(Please write your details as fully as possible and in print, often it is very difficult for us to read the handwriting)

You may send everything to:

Domein Zangersheide

3620 Lanaken

Belgium

After this sad event you have to send your passport back to the studbook office.

Ordering semen can be done by phone (+32 89 73 00 30) or via this link. Please note: during the stud season semen orders have to be sent in before 09:00 AM.

During the stud season you can put in a new semen order (conform our stallion conditions) after a negative pregnancy test. In case the mare is still not in foal at the end of the stud season, we need a non-gestation statement from your veterinarian.

You can always change stallions. For more information please read our stud service terms and conditions here.

All our stallions (even stallions who have not been available with fresh semen for a while) are available for ICSI in various centres across the world. Please ask our staff for information about our favourable conditions.

You can find the terms and conditions for taking part in the Z-Festival here.

You can find the terms and conditions for taking part in the stallion inspection here.

Every year, Studfarm Zangersheide and Studbook Zangersheide organise various events. These events include our auctions, foal championships, The Zangersheide International and of course the renowned ‘FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championships for Young Horses’. Here you can find a complete overview of our events.

Participation in the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Championships for Young Horses is possible after selection by your national federation. More information is available via [email protected].

We would love to welcome you as a VIP guest in our VIP stand where you can enjoy the sport in the most comfortable way, including gastronomic catering. Our VIP arrangement can be downloaded under this link.

Everyone is welcome at Studfarm Zangersheide during the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Championships for Young Horses. Parking and entry are completely free! If you wish to be welcomed as a VIP, please download our VIP arrangement here.

You can apply for a press accreditation via this link.

The address of our event is Studfarm Zangersheide, Domain Zangersheide, 3620 Lanaken. For your navigation you are advised to enter the following address: Schuttershofstraat, 3620 Lanaken, then please follow the arrows that will lead you to the location of the event.

For all information about the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Championships for Young Horses please go to our event page.

All information relating to the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Championships for Young Horses is available on our event page under this link.

You can enter your horse for any of our auctions via the page ‘Selection Days’ or by clicking here.

In the overview ‘Upcoming auctions’ or under this link you can see which auctions are currently being organised. If you want to buy a horse, please click here to register.

Zangersheide organizes auctions of embryos, foals, young horses and approved stallions as well as broodmares. In addition to the live and online auctions we have our Breeders’ Sales, which is constantly ongoing, where people can buy horses directly from breeders.

Selling a horse at the Zangersheide Breeders’ Sales is easily arranged by entering the horse via the link below.

Placing a bid on a horse at the Zangersheide Breeders’ Sales is straightforward. First you need to register yourself via this link. After activation of your profile you can place bids by logging in and placing a bid on the horse in question.

You can find the sales terms and conditions for the Zangersheide Breeders’ Sales here. 

You can find the buyer’s terms and conditions for the Zangersheide Breeders’ Sales here.

We are always curious to hear about sport- and any other news concerning Z horses. You can send in your news via [email protected].

Via this link you can easily and quickly subscribe to our Z-Magazine.

Yes you can!

Yes it is! To place an advertisement please get in touch with our editors via [email protected].

Cancelling your subscription to the Z-Magazine can easily be done by sending an email to [email protected].

Our Z-Magazine is published four times per year. If you are in doubt about correct delivery of your Z-Magazine then please get in touch with us to verify your address details.

Payment in our Z-Shop is quick and straightforward via several online payment options.

Your order is processed immediately. As a rule you will receive your order within one week.