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COMITÉ D'ÉVALUATION

Le comité d'évaluation est composé d'entraîneurs de l'équipe nationale collégiale de jugement des chevaux nommés par le conseil d'administration, qui sont formellement formés aux normes de race du Brabant européen et fournissent à l'EBRA des évaluations indépendantes et impartiales.

Committee Chair: Olga Pushkareva

Committee Chair: Olga Pushkareva

Olga is the EBRA Breed Standard Evaluation Committee Chairperson. She is passionate about European Brabant breed preservation and owns two purebred studs at OT Farm in Missouri. She studies equine conformation and actively participates in horse shows to expand her knowledge.

Evaluator: Hani Gasser

Evaluator: Hani Gasser

Hani has the largest breeding herd of imported Ardennes draft horses in North America at his farm in Canada. He uses his horses in logging agility courses, which provides him unique perspective.

Evaluator: Hein Manders

Evaluator: Hein Manders

Hein's experience in breeding European Brabant draft horses goes back five generations to his family farm, Stal De Vinkenpeel, in the Netherlands. Today, he has a breeding program on his farm in Ohio, Koekje Jar Stables. His understanding of the breed standard is unmatched.

Evaluator: Maura Freshour

Evaluator: Maura Freshour

Maura and her family have one of the largest purebred European Brabant draft horse herds in North America at Jack Creek Farms in Georgia providing Maura with in-depth knowledge of the breed.

Alternate: Rebecca Courtney

Alternate: Rebecca Courtney

Rebecca Courtney is the founder and co-owner of All the King’s Horses - the largest purebred European Brabant breeding program in North America. As a co-Founder of the EBRA and purebred breeder, she has expert, working knowledge of the European Brabant breed.

Alternate: Stacy Pearsall

Alternate: Stacy Pearsall

Stacy has a small purebred European Brabant breeding program on her farm, LowCountry Acres, in Harleyville, SC. She has studied the breed extensively and has an in-depth knowledge of the breed standard.

Independent Evaluator: Megan Greenwood

Independent Evaluator: Megan Greenwood

Megan Greenwood is an Animal Science TA & Assistant Livestock Judging Coach at Texas A&M University

Independent Evaluator: Monique Buellens

Independent Evaluator: Monique Buellens

Monique is the daughter of a renowned Brabant Draft breeder, the late Frans Beullens, of Ranst, Belgium. Given her heritage, Monique was born with a love for the breed. Professionally, she is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at KUL and has been a valued official jury member of Flemish (Brabant) Horse in Belgium and The Netherlands for several years. Monique currently sits on the European Brabant Registry of America's Advisory and Breed Evaluation Committees.

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