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The first step in making an informed purchase of a Friesian horse is to understand the organization and rules of the FPS studbook. By understanding this information you will be able to differentiate between the the horses you may see with respect to their conformation to the breed standards.

05/26/2026

View Fred Hekstra's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

๐ŸŽ‰๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ŸŽ‰๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’š๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ญ๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘จ ๐‘ญ๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ ๐‘ญ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ฝ๐‘จ๐‘ณ
05/13/2026

๐ŸŽ‰๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ŸŽ‰

๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’š๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ญ๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘จ ๐‘ญ๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ ๐‘ญ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ฝ๐‘จ๐‘ณ

๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations Shayna Abbot for already hitting 50 miles for the FHANA Ride and Drive!! These photos are beautiful! H...
05/11/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations Shayna Abbot for already hitting 50 miles for the FHANA Ride and Drive!! These photos are beautiful!

Have you signed up yet? Thereโ€™s still time to join us for the 2026 FHANA Ride and Drive.

https://fhana.com/fhana-ride-and-drive-2026/

To view the recording of Doeke Hoekstra and the FHANA Webinar Stallion Reproduction Advances, please visit the link belo...
05/11/2026

To view the recording of Doeke Hoekstra and the FHANA Webinar Stallion Reproduction Advances, please visit the link below

Stallion Reproduction Advances

Donโ€™t forget to join us THIS Saturday with Doeke for the webinar!
05/07/2026

Donโ€™t forget to join us THIS Saturday with Doeke for the webinar!

CLICK HERE to access the webinar Background on Doeke Hoekstra for FHANA Webinar May 9, 2026 Doeke Hoekstra grew up...

Applications to host a 2027 inspection are now open. If you are interested in hosting, please use the link below to fill...
05/06/2026

Applications to host a 2027 inspection are now open. If you are interested in hosting, please use the link below to fill out your request.

Application to Host an Inspection. Selecting a Private Venue Rather VS. a Public Venue FHANA prefers that inspections be held at facilities not owned by members participating in the inspection. However, FHANA recognizes that this may not be feasible in certain places and circumstances. In addition,....

Would you like to be a part of one of the most exciting Friesian events in North America? Weโ€™ll make it easy for youโ€ฆBec...
05/05/2026

Would you like to be a part of one of the most exciting Friesian events in North America? Weโ€™ll make it easy for youโ€ฆ

Become a sponsor for the FHANA Fall Festival

Please click the link to complete this form.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐’๐“ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ž๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐…๐‡๐€๐๐€ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซโญ๏ธ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘“...
04/28/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐„๐’๐“ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ž๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐…๐‡๐€๐๐€ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ
โญ๏ธ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ โญ๏ธ

FHANA is delighted to announce an upcoming webinar featuring Doeke Hoekstra from the Netherlands, a renowned expert in equine reproduction. With nearly 35 years of hands-on experience, Doeke brings extensive knowledge in semen processing across various horse breeds and a strong dedication to improving semen quality and reproductive techniques. His expertise extends to mare reproduction, advanced insemination methods, and maximizing fertilization chances.

Doeke previously presented at our FHANA AGM, and we are excited to welcome him back for this special educational event. FHANA members and horse breeders are encouraged to join and benefit from Doekeโ€™s insights and experience on optimizing breeding outcomes for Friesian horses.

CLICK HERE to access the webinar Background on Doeke Hoekstra for FHANA Webinar May 9, 2026 Doeke Hoekstra grew up...

04/26/2026

FHANA Ride and Drive is here ๐ŸŽ‰

๐๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐‡๐€๐๐€ ๐‘๐ข๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐‹! ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ?

To celebrate 2026, we are asking our members to ride and/or drive your horse 26 hours during these dates. (In hand work is also accepted โ€“ itโ€™s about getting out there and having fun with your horse!)

Take ๐Ÿ“ธ photos! You can participate alone or with friends. The event is also open to non-members so get your barn friends signed up!

Send in your photos to be featured on the FHANA social media pages. It is going to be a super fun event and will benefit a great cause!

Included with your entry fee you will receive a FHANA Ride + Drive T-shirt!! Everyone who signs up will also receive an official FHANA Ride + Drive Certificate of Participation.

There will be prizes for:

๐Ÿ†The Most Hours Completed

๐Ÿ†The Best Location

๐Ÿ†The Best Group Photo

๐Ÿ†The Furthest Distance Travelled

๐Ÿ†The Best Dressed (fancy dress encouraged!)

๐Ÿ†Best Action Shot

๐Ÿ†Youngest Rider

๐Ÿ†Oldest Rider

๐Ÿ†Youngest Horse

๐Ÿ† Oldest Horse

๐Ÿ† Most Creative Participant (we are looking for the most unique ways of spending time with your horse!)

๐Ÿ“๐ƒ๐„๐“๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’

๐…๐ž๐ž: $50 (all proceeds to benefit the FHANA Research Grant)

If you wish to donate 100% of the registration fee please type NONE in the T-Shirt size below.

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง: Anytime between April 1 โ€“ July 31, 2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ: Ride and/or Drive your horse at least 26 hours

To be in with a chance to win an award, use the buttons above and submit your completed hours and photos.

Letโ€™s have fun with our beautiful Friesian horses and come together as a community in this nationwide event.

*All hours accumulated during the event may also be submitted towards the recreational use award.

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4037 Iron Works Pkwy, Ste 160
Lexington, KY
40511

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+18594557430

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