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DataWatt, an odometer, tachometer and wattmeter for horses DataWatt is a device that calculates in real time the power developed by a working hitch. To calculate this power, the speed of travel must be measured. To measure this speed, you need to measure the distance you are travelling. To measure this distance, you can walk alongside the hitch or attach the device directly to the implement being used, depending on the options available This measurement is carried out using an encoder wheel...

FECTU General Meeting at PferdeStark 2025 The FECTU General Meeting (AGM) has always been held in the spring. Since the IGZ agreed to host this year's meeting, PferdeStark was chosen as the venue. On Friday evening, before the start of the trade fair and competitions, the new president of FECTU, Michaela Taubländer, welcomed members from Germany, Denmark, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Lithuania, Spain, France, and Great Britain. After the obituary for founding member and former FECTU vice...

Dansk Køre Forbund - The Danish Driving Federation hosted the FECTU AGM in 2024. Representatives of the organizations "IG Arbeitspferde" from Switzerland, "ÖIPK" from Austria, "Lithuanian Draft Horse Breeders Association" from Lithuania and the "British Horse Loggers" from Great Britain were present at the open-air museum Hjerl Hede in Vinderup. New elections were held at this year's General Assembly. The current president Joao Rodriguez from Portugal and long-term president Pit Schlechter...

From 26th - 28th of August the European logging championship took place in Liebenfels in Carinthia (Austria)

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We proudly present our new FECTU member from the czech republic: Centrum slezského norika https://www.facebook.com/slezan Check out their webpage: http://www.centrum-slezsky-norik.cz/

Since July 2020, FECTU has been promoting a monthly webinar, covering different topics focused on health and welfare of working animals, but also on different uses in all kinds of activities. These webinars will continue in 2021 and are included in the continuous training programme, as a way to share knowledge and bring together professionals from different areas, having in common the passion for animal traction and working animals. As a result, FECTU has launched the new YouTube channel, where...

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of FECTU took place at the Muzeum Szreniawa in Poland this year.