PRE Studbook Continues to Grow with 12,300 Newly Registered Foals in 2021

Breeding

PRE

The PRE studbook (ANCCE) has registered more than 12,300 newborn foals in its studbook and noted more than 3,300 new stud farms.

In 2021, the Studbook (LG PRE ANCCE) registered a total of 12,382 new Purebred Spanish Horses (PRE) in its Birth Register (6,128 males and 6,254 females) and registered 3,310 new stud farms.

As of December 31, 2021, the breed's census stands at 268,425 horses (134,889 males and 133,536 females), belonging to 44,220 active stud farms in 67 countries, which represents a 3.3% increase of horses and almost 7% of stud farms with respect to the previous year.

Of the newly registered stud farms, 47% are outside of Spain, mostly in Holland, the USA and Germany. The other 53% of the stud farms are located in Spain, with the main regions being Andalusia (47%), Catalonia and Castilla y Leon.

In terms of other services offered by the ANCCE PRE Stud Book office, there have been 5,642 assessments as Basic Breeding Stock and 10,823 changes of ownership (17.3% more than the previous year). Of these ownership modifications, most were in the United States, Holland, Mexico and Italy.

It is noteworthy that authorized veterinarians took 25 trips abroad for assessments (revisions); these were performed in 21 countries, including but not limited to the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Sweden and Austria.