Matthias Klatt Suspends Judging after Inquest into Bias at 2021 Hanoverian Elite Mare Show

Matthias Klatt will suspend his activities as a Hanoverian breed show judge following an inquest into bias at the 2021 Hanoverian Elite Mare Show in Verden.

Living Up to New Guidelines

The Hanoverian society went through a board crisis in 2019 which led to the firing of Dr. Wolfgang Schade as breeding and general director.

The board restructured to become a team more closely connected to the wishes of the breeders, more transparent in its management to be less influenced or affected by business relationships, influence, and bias.

Good Governance

In the words of the Hanoverian society, "In the past years, weak points regarding transparency and possible bias have been criticized in various divisions by discrete hints as well as in open discussions. Consequently, this resulted in the introduction of a Good Governance Guideline with last year's structural reform."

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