{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.frederiksborg-horse","code":"thing-q288482","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q288482/","name":"Frederiksborg horse","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.LIV"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The Frederiksborg horse is a Danish domestic horse breed developed from the royal stud associated with Frederiksborg, historically bred for court riding and carriage work.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognize Frederiksborg breed membership, assess individual suitability and breeding eligibility, and support conservation without confusing ancestry, appearance, and approval.","scope":{"in":["Frederiksborg identity, documented ancestry, and studbook membership","Breed type and individual conformation assessment","Registration, grading, and breeding approval","Individual evidence of riding and carriage-driving suitability","Breeding population diversity, distribution, and conservation"],"out":["Domestic horse taxonomy, general anatomy, and universal life stages","Complete veterinary diagnosis and treatment protocols","Knabstrupper, Danish Warmblood, and other separate horse breeds","Governance and membership administration of breeding associations","Ownership transactions, equestrian competition rules, and carriage equipment","Frederiksborg Castle and royal-stud history except where needed to interpret ancestry"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Test breed claims against identifiable pedigree and studbook evidence; Danish origin or a Frederiksborg-like appearance alone does not establish membership.","Distinguish a horse registered as Frederiksborg from another breed carrying Frederiksborg ancestors; ancestry does not determine its present registration.","Treat chestnut coloration as supporting appearance evidence rather than a requirement or sufficient identifier; other colors occur. [NordGen breed profile](https://www.nordgen.org/our-work/farm-animals/nordic-native-breeds/frederiksborg-horse/)","Separate the modern breed from horses described in historical royal-stud records; require a documented connection before asserting continuity for a particular lineage.","Check breeding approval independently of breed registration, grading participation, and sporting achievement."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"breed-identity-and-boundaries","name":"Breed identity and boundaries","description":"Establish what a Frederiksborg claim refers to and how it is evidenced.","layers":[{"id":"breed-population-individual","name":"Breed, population, and individual","description":"Keep breed identity separate from a geographic breeding population and a particular animal.","findings":[{"id":"membership-evidence","name":"Membership evidence","description":"Record the subject level and evidence behind each Frederiksborg designation.","questions":[{"text":"Does this record describe the breed, a defined breeding population, or an identified horse?","id":"membership-evidence-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Which registration or pedigree document supports the Frederiksborg designation?","id":"membership-evidence-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"ancestry-and-neighboring-breeds","name":"Ancestry and neighboring breeds","description":"Distinguish historical relationships from present breed membership.","findings":[{"id":"ancestry-is-not-registration","name":"Ancestry is not registration","description":"Document historical and pedigree connections without automatically classifying descendants as Frederiksborg.","questions":[{"text":"Is Frederiksborg the horse's registered breed or an ancestor's breed within another studbook?","id":"ancestry-is-not-registration-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Which pedigree links substantiate any claimed connection to historical Frederiksborg stock?","id":"ancestry-is-not-registration-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"frederiksborg-type","name":"Frederiksborg type","description":"Describe breed appearance through observations and attributable assessments.","layers":[{"id":"size-and-color","name":"Size and color","description":"Record measured size and observed coloration against a dated reference.","findings":[{"id":"reference-versus-observation","name":"Reference versus observation","description":"NordGen lists ideal heights of 160-165 cm for mares and 163-168 cm for stallions; these are reference ideals, not individual measurements. [NordGen breed profile](https://www.nordgen.org/our-work/farm-animals/nordic-native-breeds/frederiksborg-horse/)","questions":[{"text":"What is the measured withers height, and at what age and date was it obtained?","id":"reference-versus-observation-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which current standard governs interpretation of size, coat color, and markings?","id":"reference-versus-observation-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"conformation-and-movement","name":"Conformation and movement","description":"Preserve the evidence and conditions behind breed-type evaluations.","findings":[{"id":"attributable-type-assessment","name":"Attributable type assessment","description":"Represent conformation and gait judgments as assessed observations rather than automatic consequences of breed membership.","questions":[{"text":"Which Frederiksborg assessment rubric was used for the head, neck, topline, limbs, and movement?","id":"attributable-type-assessment-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What scores and explanatory observations did the assessor record?","id":"attributable-type-assessment-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"registration-and-breeding-eligibility","name":"Registration and breeding eligibility","description":"Connect individual identity to the applicable studbook and breeding decisions.","layers":[{"id":"identity-and-studbook-records","name":"Identity and studbook records","description":"Resolve the horse and its pedigree to authoritative records.","findings":[{"id":"record-reconciliation","name":"Record reconciliation","description":"Track the evidence connecting physical identity, registration, and recorded parentage.","questions":[{"text":"Do the horse's identification evidence and studbook record refer to the same animal?","id":"record-reconciliation-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Are parentage discrepancies, missing ancestors, or conflicting registrations unresolved?","id":"record-reconciliation-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"grading-and-approval","name":"Grading and approval","description":"Record decisions under their actual authority, rules, and dates.","findings":[{"id":"approval-scope","name":"Approval scope","description":"FHF organizes breed assessments; the model must preserve each decision's scope and governing rule version. [FHF brochure](https://fhf.dk/onewebmedia/Brochure-FHF-english.pdf)","questions":[{"text":"What grading or breeding decision applies to this horse, and for which period?","id":"approval-scope-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which requirements remain before the proposed mating can produce offspring eligible for the intended registration?","id":"approval-scope-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"riding-and-driving-suitability","name":"Riding and driving suitability","description":"Evaluate the individual evidence needed to use a Frederiksborg under saddle or in harness.","layers":[{"id":"discipline-specific-readiness","name":"Discipline-specific readiness","description":"Keep ridden training and harness training independently evidenced.","findings":[{"id":"demonstrated-task-capacity","name":"Demonstrated task capacity","description":"Use dated observations to establish which riding or driving tasks the individual has demonstrated.","questions":[{"text":"Which ridden or driven tasks has this horse completed, with what handler and conditions?","id":"demonstrated-task-capacity-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What additional assessment is needed before the intended rider, driver, or harness-team assignment?","id":"demonstrated-task-capacity-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"individual-condition-and-behavior","name":"Individual condition and behavior","description":"Link intended work to current physical and behavioral evidence.","findings":[{"id":"reputation-versus-readiness","name":"Reputation versus readiness","description":"Record individual limitations instead of translating breed descriptions of willingness or versatility into guarantees.","questions":[{"text":"What current soundness, fitness, and handling observations affect this horse's proposed work?","id":"reputation-versus-readiness-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do age, reproductive state, training gaps, or observed behavior require changing the proposed task?","id":"reputation-versus-readiness-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"population-and-genetic-conservation","name":"Population and genetic conservation","description":"Assess continuity of the Frederiksborg breeding population using dated demographic and genetic evidence.","layers":[{"id":"population-accounting","name":"Population accounting","description":"Separate living animals, registered births, and active breeding animals within explicit geographic boundaries.","findings":[{"id":"dated-population-evidence","name":"Dated population evidence","description":"Treat conservation status as an attributed assessment of a defined breed population.","questions":[{"text":"Which year and territory do the counts cover, and do they count living horses, births, or active breeders?","id":"dated-population-evidence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which authority and assessment method support the reported breed-risk category?","id":"dated-population-evidence-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the record distinguish Danish breed origin from current managed distribution?","id":"dated-population-evidence-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"lineages-and-conserved-material","name":"Lineages and conserved material","description":"Connect mating choices to documented relatedness and accessible genetic resources.","findings":[{"id":"genetic-contribution","name":"Genetic contribution","description":"Assess pedigree completeness, lineage representation, and breeding-material availability before asserting a conservation benefit.","questions":[{"text":"How related are the proposed parents, using which pedigree depth or genomic method?","id":"genetic-contribution-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which underrepresented ancestry could the mating retain, and what evidence supports that designation?","id":"genetic-contribution-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is suitable conserved semen documented and available under the applicable access and breeding conditions?","id":"genetic-contribution-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Frederiksborg horse this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Frederiksborg horse this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Frederiksborg horse this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Frederiksborg horse this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Frederiksborg horse this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Frederiksborg horse this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify a Frederiksborg horse by its registration and breed records.","Record a horse's care, health and movements on its keeper's instructions.","Report a horse that is injured, loose or in distress to its keeper or a vet."],"mustNot":["Misrepresent a horse's breed, pedigree or registration in a sale.","Ride, drive, breed or move a horse without its keeper's authority.","Give medicines or treatment that a veterinarian has not prescribed.","Work or show a horse that is lame, ill or exhausted."],"requiresHuman":["Selling, breeding, transporting or euthanising a horse."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["The breed is rare, and its survival depends on careful and honest breeding records.","Horses depend on people for their welfare and can suffer from overwork or neglect."],"affectedParties":["The horse itself","Its keeper and breeders","Riders and handlers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The registered keeper; the breed society keeps the studbook.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Breed studbook","Equine passport and identification databases"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q2962909","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q808569","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.frederiksborg-horse","Wikidata: Q288482 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288482)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Breed membership evidence: documented registration | documented ancestry only | claimed | disputed | unknown","Studbook and individual identity: issuing body, studbook entry, UELN or other identifier, and matching identity evidence","Pedigree and lineage: documented sire, dam, ancestors, lineage designation, and pedigree completeness","Age and reproductive category: age in months or years; mare | stallion | gelding; reproductive state where relevant","Height at withers: cm, with age, date, and measurement method","Coat and markings: observed coat color and markings; genetic test results recorded separately","Conformation and gait assessment: assessment scores with rubric, assessor, date, and examination conditions","Breeding approval: unassessed | pending | approved | expired | refused | withdrawn | unknown, with authority and validity dates","Riding and driving readiness: separate task-specific assessments with training, behavior, soundness, and date","Population and genetic representation: dated animal counts, annual foal counts, active breeding counts, lineage representation, and relatedness estimates"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A medium-sized warmblood horse, most often chestnut, with a strong arched neck.","High, elegant movement suited to riding and driving.","Carries a microchip and passport linked to the breed studbook."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Verify or qualify a Frederiksborg identification using pedigree, registration, and physical identity evidence.","Compare a horse's conformation assessment with the applicable Frederiksborg standard.","Identify missing evidence for registration, grading, or breeding approval.","Assess a proposed mating for documented eligibility and genetic representation.","Match an individual to a riding or driving task using current assessment evidence.","Summarize dated population evidence and identify conservation information gaps."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["A small breeding population risks inbreeding and loss of the breed.","Horses can kick, bite or bolt and injure handlers."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for breeding animals, European Union."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["The Frederiksborg horse is encountered in Danish horse breeding, equestrian heritage and breed conservation.","Individuals may be used for riding or driving, with suitability assessed from their training, health and temperament.","Breed membership and breeding eligibility depend on documented ancestry and applicable registry rules rather than appearance alone."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q288482: Frederiksborg horse","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288482","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Frederiksborger","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederiksborger","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Which current FHF breeding-program version defines registration classes, permitted ancestry or outcrossing, grading thresholds, and approval validity?","What are the latest verified living-population and active-breeder counts by country, and which dated breed-risk assessment applies?","Which sire lines and mare families remain represented today, and what pedigree or genomic evidence establishes their relative scarcity?","Which domestic-horse taxonomic treatment, authority, date, and GBIF or NCBI identifiers should be inherited from the parent model without inventing a breed-level taxon?","Which health or inherited-condition claims have evidence specific to the modern Frederiksborg population, and which concern only historical stock?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q288482/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q288482/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T09:52:06Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:29+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}