1) the mare must either carry the Canadian Hanoverian hip brand or the brand of the Verband or the brand of another approved Hanoverian society and must be entered into the main studbook.

2) Her dam must be entered into the main studbook

3) The mare must have passed her mare performance test at the age of five at the latest with the following results:

Average Gaits Average Rideability Average Jumping
Versatile Mares 7.0 7.0 7.0
Dressage Talented Mares 7.25 5.0
(avg Gait and Rideability)
Jumping Talented Mares 6.0 7.25
(avg Rideability and Jumping)

4) The title is awarded to three or four year old mares. On principle the title is awarded at an official mare show of the two Canadian horse breeding clubs by the respective judges’ commission. The mares are graded and must be classified into Ia. If no mare show takes place in a region then the title may be awarded at a studbook inspection where two official judges are present.

5) The mare must not be a roarer. The veterinary examination on this fault must be carried out in the year in which the title is awarded. The respective veterinary surgeons must be approved by the Verband.

6) The mare must give birth to a live foal which is registered with the Verband. The mare is recorded as an Elite Mare Candidate as long as she has not fulfilled this requirement. If the mare does not give birth to a live foal she is not awarded the title.

7) States Premium Candidates which are imported from Germany receive the title of an Elite Mare if they give birth to a foal in Canada and fulfill all the other requirements.

8) The title Elite Mare is added to the pedigree paper and is recorded as part of the name of the mare as soon as all the requirements (including the foal) have been met. The abbreviations are: EM and EM-CA.