British Breeder Magazine May 2020

BRITISH 

BREEDER 

May 2020 

Stallion Spotlight: 

Cevin Z 

Update: 

Lockdown 

News 

Futurity: 

Virtual Futurity 

Announced 

Breeder 

Profile: 

Di Lampard

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Welcome to this digital edition of British 

Breeder magazine. We all love the print 

copy, but with events cancelled and 

many veterinary practices closed to 

visitors, our usual distribution channels 

are limited and so this digital edition 

became the most viable option. On the 

positive side, we are delighted that so 

many groups and organisations have 

offered to distribute this issue by email, 

and we therefore look forward to 

welcoming many new readers! 

Life has changed for all of us in the 

past 6 weeks as this hitherto unknown 

COVID-19 virus continues its rampage 

around the world. Whilst many are 

fortunate to be able to carry on life 

almost as normal, at home with horses, 

mares foaling, enjoying space and the 

current spell of good weather, there is 

the ever-present risk to health whenever 

we step outside of our property. Many 

are learning to balance working from 

home with home schooling for children, 

some are struggling with health issues 

exacerbated by the restrictions and 

our heart goes out to you if you are 

fighting the virus. But as horse people 

we are made of stern stuff, we are used 

to battling the elements, dealing with 

the heartache and still enjoying the 

thrills that horses inevitably bring and as 

breeders we also put our faith in the 

future – it is what we do. So get 

through this we will. 

Going digital has allowed us to expand 

our coverage of the Stallion Event and 

you can enjoy our gallery of images. 

We have our usual round up of news 

and updates from the disciplines and 

UK Studbooks, plus insight on Breeding 

Contents 

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14-17 

20-25 

28-30 

32-41 

46 

47-49 

53-55 

56-57 

59 

62-65 

68-69 

70-71 

73 

in 2020 by Sacha Shaw, advice on 

feeding dietary protein from Baileys 

Horse Feeds and veterinary insight from 

Tomlinson Equine. Our breeder profile 

on Di Lampard provides a 

fascinating look at her breeding 

programme, we learn about Hazel 

Offord’s new collection facility at 

WG Stud and our interview with Tullis 

Matson gives a frank account of how 

Stallion AI is coping with lockdown. 

A special mention should go to the team 

at Bolesworth for getting their 

Equestrian Relief project into action 

so quickly and raising a magnificent 

£250k for NHS Charities COVID-19 

Appeal. 

The British Breeding /Baileys Horse 

Feeds Futurity Evaluations are due to 

commence in August, but if restrictions 

are not sufficiently lifted for us to tour the 

country safely and within government 

guidelines, then we need a contingency 

plan! Our team have been working 

hard and you can rest assured that there 

WILL BE a Futurity series this year, but 

with a difference. Our international 

team of evaluators, veterinary and 

condition scorers are all keen to deliver 

this year’s series for breeders, and we 

are, as ever, extremely grateful to our 

loyal sponsors, Baileys Horse Feeds, 

for their continued support. We will, of 

course, continue to monitor the 

situation so that we are in a position 

to run live events once restrictions are 

lifted. Check out our Futurity Update for 

further details. So, cameras at the 

ready… 

Stay safe and keep well, 

Rachael 

News 

Obituaries 

British Breeding Stallion Event Report 

British Breeding Virtual Futurity 

Studbook News: AES, BHHS, NPS, SHB-GB, SPSS, Trak, WBS-UK 

Living with Lockdown 

Breeder article: WG Stud 

Baileys Feeding Feature 

Breeder Profile: Di Lampard 

Breeding in 2020 

Stallion Profile: Cevin Z 

Vet insight: Options Available - Tomlinson Equine 

Interview with Tullis Matson 

Classifieds 

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NEWS 

Team Eventing Wins Gold As Equestrian Relief 

Raises £250,000 For The NHS Covid-19 Appeal 

Equestrian Relief culminated in an elaborate finale on Monday 

night as our teams participated in a round of Dark Horse, where 

our teams shared their hidden talent. They went all out to impress 

the celebrity judges, TV presenter and Pop Idol judge Nicky 

Chapman and opera singer Russell Watson. This was combined 

with the public vote and the teams pulled out all the stops to win the 

final challenge and take the crown. 

Going into the final in the lead, Team Eventing unleashed their 

secret weapon. A comical parody of Netfilx’s latest smash hit ‘The 

Tiger King’ performed by Ben Hobday. This put him at the top of the 

challenge leaderboard and sealed the overall win for the team. An 

outstanding rap performance by Team Polo’s Jack Richardson and 

Tom Morley put them just behind Ben boosting Team Polo into a 

runner up spot in the final rankings. 

The amazing commitment and effort from all the riders and 

presenters, kind donations by our sponsors and generosity of those 

who pledged auction prizes has resulted in Equestrian Relief 

smashing its initial target. Equestrian Relief and the team at 

Bolesworth are thrilled to be handing over £250,000 to the NHS 

Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. Now is time that the 

NHS really need these vital funds. 

Top lot in the charity auction was membership of a Nick Bradley 

Racing syndicate which raised £7,501. Zara Tindall’s painting from 

the Horse Drawn challenge raised £5,700. Frankie Dettori’s signed 

breeches raised £4,9000 and the round of golf with Sir AP McCoy 

and Oli Bell earned £3,800. Collectively the charity auction 

added £165,440 to the overall amount raised. Said Nina Barbour, 

Bolesworth Managing Director: “It has been an overwhelming 

fortnight – and we are delighted to be in a position to be donating 

over quarter of a millions pounds to the NHS Covid-19 Crisis Fund. 

I would just like to extend a massive thank you to everyone from the 

Equestrian World who has supported this fantastic cause in every 

way, and helped us achieve this great result.” Ellie Orton, CEO or 

NHS Charities Together said “We are massively grateful and 

inspired by all of the sports people, who are our idols, that are 

giving back and saying thank you. To hear the NHS are their 

heroes is fantastic and although the donations are important, as 

they’ll make a massive difference, it’s the morale and emotions that 

are involved which mean so much to all of our teams”. 

Zara Tindall, Team Captain for the Eventers said “It was a honour 

to be asked to get involved with Equestrian Relief, such an amazing 

group of people to be able to come together to try and support 

our NHS for the unbelievable job they are doing to fight this war 

against corona and hoping that the money raised will help in the 

areas that it is really needed. She added “Obviously the highlight is 

to take overall team Gold. What an incredibly talented and game 

spirited Eventing team we had and the most valuable player has 

to be Ros with her double gold! A huge thank you to all those who 

donated and please keep supporting our NHS through this difficult 

time. Stay safe everyone.” 

Mark Tomlinson, Team Captain for the Polo riders said “I’m very 

proud of the Polo Teams performance and our silver medal, which 

is impressive as we were late comers to the competition. The 

highlights for me have to be Jack and Tom’s rap, which was 

outstanding, and the fact that as a collective the equestrian world 

came together to raise over a quarter of a million pounds for the 

Covid-19 Appeal.” 

Sir AP McCoy of Team Racing said “It was a pleasure to be 

involved and I’m really proud of everyone from the equestrian 

world for helping to raise a great sum of money for a cause that 

has touched everyone in recent times.” It is still possible to make a 

donation by visiting www.equestrianrelief.com, where you can see 

the full results and revisit all the action. 

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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES 

BEF & MBs in 

consultation for 

financial stability 

and resumption of 

sport. 

The British Equestrian Federation 

(BEF) is working closely with its 

Olympic and Paralympic 

governing bodies British Dressage, 

British Eventing and British 

Showjumping, in conjunction with 

the British Horse Council, on 

planning for safeguarding the 

viability of the sport and a 

resumption of activity when the 

government is in a position to relax 

coronavirus restrictions. 

commented; “There is a great deal of 

work going on in the background by the 

volunteer Boards and remaining staff 

in the sports of dressage, eventing and 

show jumping and those involved are to 

be commended on their efforts. 

Collectively, we want to ensure our 

sports are financially secure and that, 

when we get to a position where 

competition can resume, they’re ready to 

go with their organisers, officials, 

sponsors and venues. However, we must 

all appreciate that that is still some time 

away and our immediate focus remains 

to support the government and the NHS 

by holding firm and supporting the 

lockdown restrictions.” The BEF are also 

in constant communication with the 

British Horse Society, British Riding 

Clubs, The Pony Club, Riding for the 

Disabled and other sporting member 

bodies on their approach to financial 

management and any plans for 

resumption. Malcom added; “These are 

tough times and every single one of us 

has felt the impact of this pandemic in 

some way. We must maintain focus and 

work together and support one another 

to get through to the other side so that 

equestrianism can continue to flourish. 

We need to get riders riding, coaches 

coaching, businesses trading, venues 

running and the industry moving but 

only when the time is right. We all still 

have a social responsibility to do all we 

can to stop the spread and minimise the 

impact of the coronavirus on our health 

and emergency services. The work and 

planning in place means that, when the 

day comes, the equestrian world will be 

open for business.” 

Each of the organisations face tough 

economic challenges as their main 

income streams, membership revenue, 

competition levies and sponsorship, are 

decimated as a result of the pandemic. 

All three disciplines have made use 

of the government’s Coronavirus Job 

Retention Scheme by furloughing staff 

while a number of further cost savings 

and reductions have been made around 

operating costs and project deferment. 

The boards and management teams in 

each of the companies are fully 

committed to ensuring economic stability 

for their stakeholders to return to when 

conditions allow. With lockdown 

restrictions in place until 7 May at the 

earliest, calls are being made for a return 

to competitive riding and all three 

organisations are working on plans 

for getting underway in line with any 

requirements set by the government. 

However, all are fully committed to 

supporting the government’s continued 

message of Stay at home, stay safe and 

support the NHS’ and will not action any 

return until it is safe to do so. 

There will be a period of transition as 

those competitive members will need to 

get back riding and build their personal 

fitness levels, as well as training their 

horse to be ‘competition ready’. 

Organisers and venues will need to 

make adaptations in line with any 

restrictions imposed by government and 

the competitions themselves may have 

alternative formats, restricted numbers 

and different environments to operate 

within social distancing parameters. 

Each sport is formulating and 

developing what will be needed to meet 

these requirements, as well as closely 

monitoring what other sports are 

proposing, alongside any changes in 

government policy. BEF Interim 

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Update from 

Jude Matthews, 

British Eventing CEO 

Firstly, I hope that you and your families are keeping well. 

I thought it may be a good time to update you on the work we 

are doing for sport recommencement. The announcement last 

Thursday of a period of at least another three weeks of 

restrictions was inevitable, but it also puts an increased focus on 

the work we can do to ensure an appropriate sport 

recommencement. 

There remains a huge number of unknowns which means that 

any plans will have to remain fluid, and we will need all 

stakeholders to work together to get eventing back up and 

running. 

Sport resumption strategies 

Unfortunately, it is inevitable that some of you may not be in a 

position to compete in the way you would have planned prior 

to COVID-19, but we know that there are others who are 

desperate to get going again. 

We are therefore looking at our 

fixtures list to ensure it can meet a 

potentially changing level and type 

of demand. 

We know that many of you are keen 

to understand what the plans are for 

BE Championships and we know how 

important these are to all our members. 

We are working on plans for each of 

our Championships, this too takes time 

and involves input from organisers 

and sponsors. We will update you 

as soon as we have any more 

information. All of the above 

requires significant work to 

develop, and BE will continue to 

work with all its stakeholders 

over the coming weeks. 

We are working on a number of strategies for 

recommencement. Much will depend on both the 

timing and the way that the government lifts restrictions. 

However, we are currently working on the following: 

•Hybrid competition formats – 

Such as arena eventing or combined training, to bridge 

the gap between relaxing of restrictions and full rider 

and horse fitness for normal eventing. We know that 

our different segments of member will have differing 

needs and we will continue to discuss proposals with 

all stakeholders as we get closer to a restart. 

•Social distancing – 

What measures can we take to limit close social 

contact on event. We are planning on the basis that 

some level of social distancing will be required for 

some time. It is also likely that many people will feel 

safer to compete again knowing we are putting these 

measures in place. 

•Restrictions on mass gatherings – 

Restrictions on mass gatherings – what would a restriction in 

numbers mean to how we can operate? 

We know that there will be a number of key considerations, not 

only restrictions. For example, 

•Will we be able to procure appropriate medical cover? 

•Will our volunteer base be comfortable and willing to take 

up their roles again? We have to consider that they may not 

want to volunteer until the situation stabilises. 

•Will the contractors used to support events still be in business 

and able to supply the services we need? 

•Are there rules that we will need to review in order to enable 

us to resume sport but maintain our high standards and resume 

sport again? 

We also do not know what demand for competition will be 

when we can recommence, but we are carefully listening to 

member feedback. 

Working through 

these scenarios also 

provides us the 

opportunity to really look 

at how sport is delivered, 

and ways that we can 

make what we do more 

efficient & cost effective. 

We have committed to 

you that we will look 

at ways we can 

reward the loyalty of 

those who have 

retained membership 

with us during the 

period of no sport, 

which will also form 

part of the work to 

be done when we 

know when sport 

can recommence. 

We do not know 

what the future looks 

like, but we will come 

out of this, and the sport 

will thrive again. 

Take care, Jude 

Tim Price 

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British Eventing to pilot 

BE90 Three Day Event 

As part of British Eventing’s 

commitment to continue the 

development of their 

grassroots offering, they 

are pleased to confirm that 

they will pilot a BE90 Three 

Day Event in 2021 and 

2022. 

The pilot BE90 Three Day Event follows 

member feedback and will be run with 

both BE90 and BE90 Open sections, it 

will include a dressage test in a 60m x 

20m arena and steeplechase phase. 

The process to secure a venue to 

host the two-year pilot started at the 

beginning of the year with expressions 

of interest welcomed from existing BE 

venues. These venues were then invited 

to formally apply to host the exciting 

new competition. 

From these applications, BE have 

published the venues who will move 

forward to the next stage of the 

application process.The following 

venues will be inspected* by the 

Venue Assessment Panel: 

•Bicton 

•Great Witchingham 

•Keysoe 

*Following the current guidance to 

avoid unnecessary travel, all 

inspections will take place in due 

course. 

The Venue Assessment Panel will 

submit venue reports to the Regional 

Coordinators and Sport Team. 

The final stage of the application 

process will see the venues presenting 

to a panel of the sport’s key 

stakeholders, including: 

An Independent Chair, the BEOA, 

the EHOA, a member of ERA or rider 

representative and a member of the 

Performance team. The successful 

venue and further details of the pilot 

competition will then be shared with 

the membership. 

SsangYong 

Blenheim 

Palace Horse 

Trials will 

sadly not be 

running in 2020 

British Eventing, alongside the Blenheim 

Estate and sponsors SsangYong, have 

announced that the SsangYong Blenheim 

Palace Horse Trials will not be running in 

September 2020. 

The statement by British Eventing said that 

financial viability remains a Board priority, 

and as the Blenheim Palace Horse Trials is 

a BE owned event it would not be prudent 

to continue to move forward with event 

planning, and the costs that this would 

incur, with the level of uncertainty which 

exists about whether the event will be able 

to run. 

The government have indicated that a 

level of social distancing is likely to remain 

necessary until at least the end of this 

year, and the potential impact this would 

have on the viability of the event in terms 

of spectator numbers has resulted in the 

decision to cancel this year’s event. 

The organisers expressed disappointent, 

but wished to thank their sponsors and 

said they were looking forward to seeing 

competitors, owners, spectators, 

exhibitors, volunteers and officials at the 

2021 Blenheim Palace Horse Trials. 

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Virtual Windsor 

2020 Receives 

Thousands Of 

Entries From 

Around The World 

Following the cancellation of Royal 

Windsor Horse Show due to COVID-19, 

the Organisers of the Show have put an 

innovative solution in place; 

Virtual Windsor 2020, an online 

platform that merges virtual competition 

with ecommerce and social media. 

Virtual Windsor has already generated 

an astounding number of entries to its 

online Showing classes, which are taking 

place at the same time as the usual 

competitions at the Show. 

Across all classes, there have already 

been 3,122 entries from all corners of 

the globe, demonstrating the willingness 

of the worldwide equestrian family to 

pull together and celebrate their passion 

virtually (a ‘normal’ Royal Windsor 

would receive around 2,300 entries 

to its Showing classes). The classes will 

be judged by Chief Showing Steward, 

Nigel Hollings, with expertise also 

provided by John Peacock and Linda 

Lawrance. 

Alan Titchmarsh, Royal Windsor Horse 

Show Member, celebrated gardener 

and television presenter has joined in 

with the spirit of the event and is set to 

judge the fancy dress competition, which 

has already had some very creative 

entries. He joins a line-up of judges 

who have been selected for their expert 

knowledge, and who have previous 

experience at top Showing events. 

There are exceptional stories from some 

of the other entries, such as a driving 

entry from the US whose competitor 

hand-built the wicker cart used for 

the photograph. Elsewhere, Frances 

Hampson-Jones has entered her trusted 

partner, Holliday, in the Ridden Senior 

Horse or Pony. Their combined horse 

and rider age is 90-years-old – quite a 

feat! Other heartwarming stories include 

the 27-year-old horse Sweet William, 

who has – despite health issues – 

competed at Royal Windsor every year 

since he was 16 in the Senior Horse 

or Pony classes, which he continues to 

contest virtually this year. 

Emma Tovey, owner of Sweet William, 

said: “Royal Windsor is a very special 

show to us, and we will miss it 

enormously this year, but I’m pleased to 

be able to enter the virtual version. 

Bring on 2021 and thank you for coming 

up with a way to keep our spirits up!” 

Elsewhere, the line-up includes 

racehorse Saint Are – five-time runner in 

the Grand National, including a second 

placing in 2015 – who is entered in the 

Retraining of Racehorses class, with his 

owners hoping to win one of the 

prestigious Royal Windsor rosettes. 

Simon Brooks-Ward, Show Director, 

said: “It’s a great shame that Royal 

Windsor Horse Show couldn’t go ahead 

as planned; however, Virtual Windsor 

2020 has been phenomenally popular, 

showing that everyone can come 

together during these tough times. The 

amount of entries we have received has 

been astonishing, with the variety and 

level of competition extremely high. 

We want to thank everyone who has 

supported Virtual Windsor 2020 so far 

and look forward to what is set to be an 

exciting Championships taking place on 

17 May 2020.” 

Virtual Windsor 2020 was also created 

to support the shops that the show 

houses each year, many of whom are 

independent traders. The online show 

has now welcomed more than 190 

brands, with some of them displaying 

their wares at “Royal Windsor” for the 

first time this year. Many have selflessly 

contributed to the NHS however they 

can, with Hayfield England producing a 

beautiful hat pin in blue and white 

feathers to raise money for the NHS; 

Thermatex colleagues making scrubs 

bags for NHS employees; and the 

owner of Bella Singleton – a luxury 

clothing designer specialising in silk 

products – creating face masks available 

to the general public. 

The Royal Windsor Horse Show 

community has shown an admirable 

ability to seamlessly transfer into the 

“Virtual World”, with more than 50,000 

page views on the Virtual Windsor 2020 

platform, coupled with all Royal 

Windsor related social media pages 

growing exponentially. As well as this, 

Virtual Windsor 2020 continues to grow 

the content platform. Interviews with a 

golden list of equestrian stars, including 

Ros Canter, Martin Fuchs and Daniel 

Naprous, videos of unforgettable Royal 

Windsor Horse Show moments of the 

past and top tips on horse care and 

nutrition. 

Classes will be judged during Show 

week, 13th-17 May, with final winners 

progressing to the Championships being 

judged on Sunday 17 May 2020. 

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FEI WBFSH 

Dressage World 

Breeding 

Championship 

2020 

It is with pleasure that the WBFSH can 

announce that the new dates for the 

FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding 

Championship 2020 have been 

confirmed for 9th to 13th December 

2020 in Verden Germany. 

The Dressage Calendar Task Force is one 

of the eight FEI discipline-specific task 

forces that were appointed to evaluate 

the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on 

the FEI Calendar and possible 

solutions to mitigate its effects. They have 

been working in close cooperation with 

organising committees for a number of 

events, including the host of the 2020 

Dressage World Breeding 

Championship and the German FN. 

The new dates, which were also 

approved by the WBFSH President Jan 

Pedersen, mean that the event this year 

will be held indoors. 

The WBFSH was informed last Thursday 

that the dates were approved pending 

a final decision of the FEI Board, before 

they could be published. The dates are 

now on the FEI website. 

Studbooks and their national federations 

are requested by the WBFSH to carry 

out the selections for the 

postponed championships, according to 

the permissions that exist within each of 

their countries as a result of the Covid-19 

pandemic, in terms of holding equestrian 

events. 

The dates for nominations and final entries 

have not yet been published. The FEI 

and the host of the WBCYH Dressage 

will be working on this in the coming 

weeks and months. 

For now, the WBFSH is pleased that this 

event, which has become an 

annual highlight for breeders, riders and 

dressage lovers, will also take place in 

2020. 

The Championships for Young Horses 

focus on the connection between 

breeding and sport and continue to 

contribute to the development and 

improvement of top horses for the 

International sport. 

www.wbfsh.org 

Five year old KWPN stallion Jovian in 2019 

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Wishes presented with the Twemlows 

British Showjumping Scholarship 

Twemlows Stud, one of the UK’s leading 

artificial insemination and embryo 

transfer centres, run by Edward Matson 

and his family in Shropshire, is very 

kindly supporting British Showjumping 

by once again offering the Twemlows 

British Showjumping Scholarship. 

The Scholarship offers two embryo 

transfers to a horse that meets their 

chosen criteria. It is to be awarded to the 

highest placed British Bred mare at the 

end of the previous year on the British 

Showjumping Top Horse League. The 

mare must also have been eligible for 

British Team selection during the same 

period and any previous winners are 

disregarded. 

Based on the above criteria, the 2019 

Twemlows British Showjumping 

Scholarship has been awarded to Claire 

Inglis’ homebred 12 year-old mare, 

Wishes. 

The objective of the Twemlows British 

Showjumping Scholarship is to 

encourage owners to breed from the best 

mares whilst they are still competing at 

their optimum breeding age with minimal 

interruption to their competition career. 

Wishes claimed the scholarship 

following her rapid rise to success during 

the 2019 season with Claire’s daughter 

Amy. Wishes competed on two CSIO5* 

Senior Nations Cup teams successfully 

at La Baule and Hickstead and also 

went on to jump double clear for fourth 

place in the La Baule Grand Prix. Wishes 

was also part of the British Team that 

won the Les Talents Hermes Under 25 

competition at the CSIO5* Saut Hermes 

Paris Show. These results earned Claire 

the British Breeders Award at the British 

Showjumping Awards Ball in October 

and also assisted Amy in gaining her 

place on the World Class Potential 

Programme Squad. 

Wishes has a wealth of quality breeding, 

she is sired by Guidam, a Selle Francais 

stallion by the great Quidam De Revel. 

Along with Wishes, Guidam has sired 

many international showjumpers 

including Olympic Gold Medallist 

Authentic, ridden by USA’s Beezie 

Madden. Liranka, the dam, has 

bloodlines tracing back to stallions such 

as Wellington and 

Nimmerdor who 

also produced 

Olympic Gold 

Medallists. 

BRITISH BREEDER| 11

Franz Ferdinand 

Fürst Heinrich x Dimaggio x Caprimond 

Chilled £750 

Grand Designs 

Grand Galaxy Win x Florencio x Sao Paolo 

Chilled £750 

Double Bubble 

Don Frederic x Rousseau x Alabaster 

Frozen £800 

Wild Child 

Wavavoom x Fürst Heinrich x Dimaggio 

Chilled €850 

Wavavoom 

Weltregent x Longchamp x Davignon I 

Chilled & Frozen £950 

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NEWS - OBITUARIES 

Tribute: 

Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer 

Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer passed 

away in Switzerland on 8 April 2020, 

following a short illness. A statement by 

the Bechtolsheimer family said, “We see 

the sun slowly setting, and we are still 

surprised when it is suddenly dark”. 

British Equestrian echoed the thoughts 

of many in their statement: “His deep 

passion for our sport and his love of all 

creatures, but horses in particular, were 

at the heart of his artful horsemanship 

which touched so many of us and will 

continue to inspire.” 

A German born orthodontist, Wilfried 

moved to the UK with his wife, Ursula, 

in 1986 and settled into their yard near 

Cirencester. 

As a rider he was skilful and sympathetic, 

and he was a great pupil, but even more 

so a teacher. Always keen to support up 

and coming talent, he is widely credited 

for launching the career of Carl Hester. 

In three and a half years under Wilfried’s 

guidance, Carl made his senior debut in 

1990, then to the Barcelona Olympics 

in 1992. Such was Dr B’s generosity that 

he gave Carl the ride on his most prized 

horse, the licensed Oldenburg stallion 

Giorgione, the first horse he trained 

himself to Grand Prix. ‘Gino’ gave Carl 

his first National Champion title and 

Olympic experience, putting him on the 

map. 

Wilfried and Ursula embraced all things 

British and Wilfried even changed 

nationality, proudly wearing the Union 

flag at the 1995 European 

Championships when rode Giorgione 

(by Grundstein x Perser xx) on the British 

team. The pair were also reserve for the 

1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. 

His focus then turned towards 

mentoring his daughter, Laura, into 

one of the sport’s leading medallists. 

He coached her from pony level and 

success in the youth teams was followed 

quickly by medals at senior level, all 

under Wilfried’s close guidance. With 

Mistral Hojris, Laura found success, but 

it didn’t come easily because ‘Alf’ was 

a tricky horse to train – to turn a horse 

some said was unrideable into an 

Olympic, World and European medallist 

was testament to Wilfried’s patient and 

sympathetic training methods, which 

Laura continues to champion. Their 

individual bronze and team gold medals 

at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, 

was undoubtedly a proud achievement. 

Since 2010, Lara Butler has been part 

of the Eastington Stud team and Wilfried 

and Ursula have supported her as 

mentors and owners, helping her to 

achieve her ambitions. Success with 

Rubin al Asad and their homebred 

Kristjan with Lara riding has given almost 

as much pride as Laura’s own 

achievements. 

At Eastingston Stud, Wilfried and Ursula 

also ran a small scale breeding farm 

which started with their own stallions 

Giorgione and Polarion. They collaborated 

with the Oldenburg society and 

initially invested in a series of 

broodmares, including Starlight Surprise 

(by Sion), Deutsche Eiche (by 

Donnerhall), Sven Rothenberger’s 

Donne, First Lady (by Feiner Stern), 

Utima (by Landadel), and Wild Rose (by 

Weltmeyer). Later on Laura’s retired sport 

mares were added to the fold (Unique, 

Pamina). 

Jason Brautigam, Chief Executive at 

British Dressage, said: “Everyone at BD 

is desperately sad to hear this awful 

news. Dr Bechtolsheimer has done so 

much for British Dressage over the years, 

it is hard to overstate his contribution to 

our sport. Wilfried was hugely respected 

and very highly regarded by everyone 

in the dressage community, his immense 

technical knowledge and expertise was 

second to none. There have also been so 

many examples of his incredible 

generosity in supporting BD, often 

without public recognition, in his quietly 

modest and unassuming way. The sport 

certainly wouldn’t be where it is today 

without Dr Bechtolsheimer’s substantial 

influence and input. Our thoughts and 

condolences go out to Ursula, Laura and 

all of his family at this difficult time.” 

He is survived by his wife Ursula Laura; 

his children Felix with wife Geraldine, 

Götz with wife Alida, Till with wife Julia 

and Laura with husband Mark; and 

grandchildren Annalisa, Amélie, Wilfred, 

Lukas and Hanni. 

A memorial service will be held in 

Gloucestershire later this year. 



Liz Edgar 

(28 April 1943 – 25 April 2020) 

It was with great sadness that we learned 

of the death of former international 

showjumper and British Showjumping 

Board Director Liz Edgar following a 

short battle with cancer. 

Liz, the younger sister of David Broome 

CBE, moved to Leek Wootton in 

Warwickshire from her family home in 

Monmouthshire when she married the 

late international Showjumper Ted Edgar 

in 1965. The Rio Grande farm at Leek 

Wootton continued to be their family 

home, which they enjoyed with 

daughter Marie who arrived six years 

after their marriage, and the centre of 

their equestrian business until their death. 

Liz was widowed at the end of 2018 

when husband Ted passed away but 

continued with the equestrian business, 

alongside daughter Marie, and was 

frequently seen at shows taking a 

particular interest in the young horse 

classes as well as following the success 

of those that she had home bred. 

As a rider, Liz was incredibly successful 

representing Great Britain on numerous 

Championship and Nations Cup teams 

and a tremendous ambassador for 

British Showjumping and equestrianism. 

At the age of just twelve she made her 

first appearance at Horse of the Year 

Show and at the age of 17 years she 

won the Young Rider Championships 

for the first time before winning it again 

the following year. Winning the Queen 

Elizabeth Cup five times, a record which 

remains unbeaten, she was also the 

first woman to win the FEI 5* Aachen 

Grand Prix in 1980. Her most prolific 

partnership was with the chestnut Everest 

Forever, with whom she won the Aachen 

Grand Prix, three of her Queen Elizabeth 

wins, partnered at the 1984 European 

Championships in Munich and also 

rode on the Nations Cup team at Dublin 

Horse Show in 1985 when they lifted the 

Aga Khan trophy. 

In latter years, breeding showjumping 

horses of the future was a particular 

passion for Liz and she took great pride 

in having bred Diva II who had a very 

high profile Grand Prix win at Olympia 

in 2014 before going on to represent 

Great Britain at the European 

Championships in 2015 with Ben Maher. 

Having bred Diva, from a mare that she 

had competed successfully with herself 

called Debutante, it gave Liz great 

pleasure to see her flourish with Ben 

whom she had also assisted early on in 

his career. Liz was highly respected and 

liked by all who knew her, she always 

made time for everyone & was extremely 

personable. 

Read full obituary at 

www.britishshowjumping.co.uk 

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Kings Temptress 

Dies from 

complications 

after foaling. 

We are sad to report that Kings 

Temptress, Mary King’s home-bred 2011 

Kentucky winner, has died following 

complications after foaling. Her foal, 

King Vincent, is with a foster mare. 

The 20 year old mare, known 

affectionately at home as ‘Tess’, was 

the product of Mary’s early breeding 

programme. By Primitive Rising, she 

was the most successful of 5 foals out of 

Kings Mistress (x Louella Inschallah II). 

After an inauspicious start, her illustrious 

eventing career really started to shine 

as she climbed the levels. In her third 

season she won 3 Intermediates and had 

double clear at Le Lion CCI2*. 

The following year she was 16th at 

Bramham CCI3* and 17th at Boekelo 

CCI3*, and in 2009 she finished 4th at 

Luhmuhlen CCI4* and 18th at Burghley 

CCI4*, completing her second season 

without a fault XC. She completed five 

4* events (now 5*) in her career and 

Burghley was a particularly good 

hunting ground, where she finished 

seventh in 2010 and third in 2011. But 

her career highlight came at Kentucky 

4* in 2011 which she won. 

She retired shortly after Badminton 

in 2015 where Mary withdrew after 

dressage on finding that the mare was 

not quite sound. They later found that 

the mare had some arthritic changes. In 

an interview with Horse & Hound, Mary 

said: “She was the third horse I bred 

out of Kings Mistress and when I started 

jumping Kings Gem and Kings Fancy 

they were really neat and organised 

from the start. When I started jumping 

Tess, she really couldn’t do it and I 

thought, ‘What have I bred?’” 

“But when she got to intermediate level 

she started to learn to get high enough 

and she went on to become really 

confident. It’s amazing she did what she 

did. Her two older sisters both reached 

four-star, but she’s the one who won 

one.” 

Tess had a foal by Mednight Mahout 

when she was four, who was bred with 

the intention of being a suitable 

teenager’s horse for Emily. Initially called 

King Casper, he was later renamed 

Everys King and competed with Mary 

and then Emily until she went on to 

bigger things, when he was sold on. 

While competing, Tess has had five 

embryo transfer offspring, who all stayed 

with Mary — King Robert, now 

competing with Mary at 4*, Kings 

Ginger has reached 2*, and Kings Tilly, 

who won the 5yo class at Much Marcle 

last year, all by Chilli Morning; Kings 

Rose by Grafenstolz and King Cyrus by 

Future Gravitas. After her retirement from 

competition she went on to have three 

foals of her own, Kings Kizzy and Kings 

Belief by Cevin Z, and this year’s foal, 

King Vincent, by Van Gogh. 

In a statement on her Facebook page, 

Mary said, “I am absolutely devastated 

to have lost her. I was so lucky to have 

bred such a wonderful mare, who gave 

so much to me and others through her 

life to the end.” 

“She has left me with a beautiful boy, 

Vinnie,” continued Mary in the 

statement. “He is by the stallion Van 

Gogh whose Christian name was 

Vincent … so King Vincent he is!” The 

healthy colt has been paired up with a 

foster mare in Warwickshire following a 

plea on facebook. Our thoughts are with 

the King family at this sad time. 

Watch Mary King and Kings Temptress 

complete their copybook round at 

Kentucky 4* in 2011 

https://youtu.be/FJaiD1OJSmQ 



Juswith 

Genoa 

We were sad to learn of the loss of Julia 

Hodkin’s lovely mare, Juswith Genoa, 

who was by the thoroughbred stallion, 

Bohemond, also sire of the double 

olympian, withcote Nellie. Her dam was 

Just Gingerbread, by the HOYS 

Champion Riding Horse, Carbrooke 

Surprise. 

Julia wrote in February: It is with the 

deepest of sadness that in the sunshine 

yesterday we had to let our Elite mare 

Juswith Genoa go. At 32 years old she 

had lived a long and healthy life until just 

a few weeks ago. She was the 

backbone of our stud. Her legacy is 

immense. Juswith Genoa was only 

15.2hh and did not have a competition 

record, but as the mother of Olympic 

Individual Silver medalist, WEG Gold 

medalist and 3 times winner of the Land 

Rover Kentucky 5*, Winsome Adante, 

and full sister to Juswith Ginny, who is 

competing at advanced level, she was 

already proven when she arrived at 

Future Sport Horses. She was twice 

nominated for the Horse & Hound 

Outstanding Mare award but was 

pipped in the final. 

She went on to produce Future 

Gravitas, a Life Graded SHBGB stallion, 

Life Approved AES stallion, and 2* 

International eventer who got to the 

National Dressage Championships; 

Future Genie, a 3* International eventer; 

Future Gravitie, now competing at Intermediate 

in eventing; Future Glamour, 

BEF Futurity National Champion Event 

Foal, and Future Gold Digger, BEF Elite 

Event Foal and multiple County Show 

Champion. Her grand-children and 

great grand-children include AES stallion 

licensing Champion and Futurity 

Champion Sire, Future Guilty Pleasure; 

Double National Futurity Mare 

Champion and In Hand Supreme Sport 

Horse Champion at the National Hunter 

Show, Future Class Act, and National 

Futurity Eventing Champion, National 

Futurity Overall Foal Champion, and 

Elite Foals Registration Tour National 

Eventing Champion, Future Classic 

Pleasure HH. 

Julia said “Her influence will live on 

at Future Sport Horses through her 

offspring. She was one hell of a mare 

and we will be eternally grateful to her 

breeder Marian Vaughan for selecting 

us to become her owners 19 years ago, 

and to her previous owners Chris and 

Janet Gooch for allowing us to buy her 

from them. We will miss her wonderful 

personality and presence, but her 

memory and legacy will be dearly 

cherished”. 

The foal with her in the photo is Future 

Glamour who became the National BEF 

Futurity Champion Event Foal. 

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Full brother to the Advanced 

Eventer The Classic Composer 

By the British Eventing Breeding Young Horse 

Champion Classic Primitive (68% TB) 

British Eventing Winner as a 5 year old on his 

dressage score 

Grandson of the Champion of the 2002 Holstein 

Licensing of Show Jumpers 

Shares a paternal line with the 2016 Team GBR 

Olympic Trial Winner & two time CCI4* winner 

Chico Bella P 

Used on a Burghley CCI5* mare 

His dam was the highest ranked broodmare for 

Dressage under the British Equestrian Federation 

Futurity Rankings for Dressage 

Sport Horse GB Graded stallion & WFFS negative 

Winner and Champion at County Level In the Show 

Ring on every outing as a 3 year old 

Concessions to proven Evening mares 

CLASSIC 

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REPORT - STALLION EVENT 2020 

In Association with 

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STALLION 

EVENT 


Report 

The 2020 Stallion Event organised 

by British Breeding and sponsored by 

Baileys Horse Feeds in association with 

Competition Stallions, was held again at 

Addington on 8th February. With more 

stallions than ever taking part, the event 

allowed visitors to see some of the best 

sport horse and pony stallions standing 

in the UK. The stallions were showcased 

in the main arena under saddle, 

demonstrating their ability in their 

discipline with sections dedicated to 

dressage, show jumping and eventing. 

Stallions could also be viewed in the two 

stable blocks, enabling visitors to meet 

the horses and their connections. 

The doors opened at 9.30am and the 

first stallions to be shown in the arena 

were the eventers. The selection 

presented offered a good choice to 

breeders looking for a stallion with the 

genetic talent to produce a top level 

horse, without sacrificing temperament 

and trainability. 

Future Sport Horses presented three 

young stallions, including the four year 

old Future Guilty Pleasure, bred from the 

damline of Olympic medallist, Winsome 

Adante. Future Gravitas, by Grafenstolz, 


is a half brother to Winsome Adante and 

has already proven himself competing at 

CCI** in eventing and British Dressage 

National Championships at medium 

and elementary level. Also from the 

stud were Future Prophecy, a 4 year old 

thoroughbred by Power Blade and was 

shown in hand, and Future Hepsilon, a 

3 year old exciting prospect out of a 

Heraldik mare. 

Another stud with multiple stallions 

forward was Catherston Stud from 

Hampshire. Opposition Bombshell 

is a homebred son of junior eventing 

medallist Fleetwater Opposition out of 

a Dutch Courage mare. He was joined 

by his son Catherston Oakley, a 6 year 

old who carries a second cross to Dutch 

Courage through his damsire Dutch 

Gold. 

Catherston also presented Tiger Attack, 

a very successful show horse who has 

also started eventing. Their final stallion 

was Timolin who showed the level of 

his dressage training with clear tempi 

changes under his usual eventing rider. 

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One of the highlights in the eventing section 

was Leprince Des Bois, the most successful 

offspring of Yarlands Summer Song (x 

Fleetwater Opposition) who was ranked in the 

top ten stallions of the World Breeding 

Federation for over ten years. 

A direct eventing pedigree was evident in 

Britannia Royal who is a son of the multiple 

5 star winner Headley Britannia, ridden to 

success in multiple championships by Lucinda 

Fredericks. 

The crowd-pleasing Big Star clearly enjoyed 

his status in the showjumping section. His 

natural ability shone through and, as a dual 

Olympic gold medallist it is good to having 

him standing in the UK. 

Stallions AI brought several retired Grand Prix 

stallions including Whin Whin a big framed 

horse ideal for breeders looking to add size 

and power to their mare. Je T’aime Flamenco 

enjoyed a tremendous international career 

with Billy Twomey who now competes his 

talented son Kimba Flamenco. 

Robert Whitaker riding Cavason Z 

Cornets Pleasure WW combines the blood of 

Cornet Obolensky x For Pleasure x 

Nimmerdor. His dam is the full sister to Scott 

Brash’s Hello Forever. One of the young 

stallions that particularly caught the eye was 

Klaris Giddy-Up, produced and bred by 

Brendon Stud by the top Nations Cup and 

championships performer Don VHP Z out 

of their successful international mare Sussex 

Caretino. 

A stallion previously produced by 

Brendon Stud was Greg Le Gear’s El Thuder, 

looking very ridable on the flat and over 

fences. Brendon Stud stand two further 

stallions that where shown; the 5 year old 

Pandito Merelsnest Z and the 22 year old 

Caretino Glory, who demonstrated his great 

ridability with a very young jockey. 

Robert Whitaker brought two young stallions 

– Cavaso Z and Vermento. The former is very 

stamped by his damsire Darco and 

demonstrated powerful and quick reactions. 

Vermento, a son of Argento a consistent 

Grand Prix performer for John Whitaker, looks 

to have a huge amount of scope and is a very 

interesting young prospect. 

Britannia Royal - Son of the multiple 5 star winner Headley Britannia 

The only coloured stallion in the jumping 

section was Hazelwood Utah’s Romeo, a son 

of John Whitaker’s old ride Utah van Erpekom. 

Edobantos showed his great temperament with 

a display that included interaction with the 

crowd. He has competed BD and BE before 

focusing on show jumping. 

The final section of this day was dedicated to 

dressage stallions and an excellent display 

by international dressage rider Nikki Barker 

and her Grand Prix ride, Durable (Spielberg x 

Tango). 

Amiro Z 

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This 17.2hh big boned stallion was a correct 

stamp with a lovely temperament and is aimed 

at making his international Grand Prix debut 

in 2020. 

Another stallion to catch the eye with more 

advanced work was Caunton Manor Stud’s 

Branduardi (Breitling W x Weltmeyer). 

Already successful up to Inter 1, he is modern 

in his frame with some thoroughbred blood 

Oxfordshire based Don Dante (Dancier x 

Salvano) has a good track record to Inter 1. 

He demonstrated he is working towards 

Grand Prix starting the piaffe and passage 

work and showing nice clean two time 

tempi changes. Catherston Stud brought four 

stallions forward, with the truly dual purpose 

Timolin (Totilas x Sion). After showing his 

jumping ability in the eventing section, 

Timolin came back out to showcase his 

dressage talent. Already competing at 

Inter 1, he showed his development towards 

Grand Prix. 

Ashwey Laurenzo 

Woodlander Stud always bring a good 

selection of stallions to this event and 

Woodlander Double Bubble (Don Frederic 

x Rousseau) and Wavavoom (Weltregent x 

Longchamp) did not disappoint. Both are 

now in training with Luis Principe who rode 

them here. Double Bubble is only 6 this year 

but is really catching the eye. A big powerful 

horse, he is already showing talent for the 

start of piaffe work demonstrating half steps. 

Wavavoom is a really neat compact little 

horse and with sons and grandsons licensing 

in Germany he is proving to be a real flagship 

for British breeding. 

Luke Baber-Davies did an excellent job 

professionally showcasing his team of three 

young stallions both under saddle and in the 

stable area. The 4 year old Versace (Vivaldi x 

Davignon II) is stamped by his popular sire, 

Vivaldi, and it is interesting to see a quality 

son standing in the UK. 

Philanderer 

Warwickshire based FHS Diamond In The 

Rough (Solitaire x Strong Gale xx) is an 

interesting stallion who has moved from 

eventing to dressage. His damsire was a 

significant National Hunt sire and his sire is a 

son of the legendary Voltaire. He won his 

Area Festival at AM and is now competing at 

PSG. 

Throughout the day there was a good 

selection of blood lines, ability and 

performance records for British breeders to 

choose from. 

The whole day was a very useful 

exercise for British breeders offering plenty of 

food for thought with mixture of established 

talent and some exciting young stallions to 

watch out for. We look forward to another 

great event in 2021. 

Jamhoori 

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PEDIGREE - El Salvador x Nebab De Reve 

Invictus fully KWPN approved stallion, now 7 years old already 

jumped a double clear in the winter national 7 year old qualifier 

at Onley very early into the new year, after this show he collected 

all of his fox hunter (1.20) double clears for the summers second 

rounds and is well aimed at the HOYS fox hunter final and the 

talent seeker 7 year old final. 

As a 6 year old he was double clear in the KWPN stallion final of 

6 year olds and also collected many clears and placings in the 

CSI 1* YH classes in Oliva Nova Spain. Always consistent and 

incredibly brave this stallion hosts all the qualities in a young 

horse you would like, untapped scope and natural ability. 

His mother Lababe Van Hamme (Nebab de Reve) bred 4 horses 

who all had international form over 1.40 level including “Baco” who 

jumped at 1.50 with Kim Bril who can be seen on YouTube showing 

what a top horse he was. Invictus was bred and produced by Roelof Bril, 

who needs no introduction as a breeder and prolific show jumper himself. 

He has used Invictus to breed with as have many breeders in the Netherlands 

and all of his progeny carry all the qualities Invictus boasts, some are as old as 

4 years old and have started their jumping education and already look like real stars 

of the future. All videos of his progeny can be seen and fully recommended. An exciting 

colt by Invictus is 3 year old ‘My Choice’ who also recently graded at the KWPN stallion 

grading with very high marks and fantastic reviews. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity 

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NEWS - BRITISH BREEDING FUTURITY 2020 

Virtual 

Futurity 

Ever since it became clear that the 

coronavirus lockdown would continue 

well into the summer season, we have 

been working on a safe and fair 

alternative assessment programme that 

is accessible to all and that does not 

compromise on the quality and detail 

of the evaluation we have all come to 

value in the Futurity. With restrictions on 

international travel likely to continue, how 

could we continue to provide the team 

of internationally renowned evaluators 

everybody has to come to expect? How 

could we maintain social distancing while 

still allowing everyone to interact, to 

give our evaluators a chance to discuss 

their observations, and to give you an 

opportunity to get feedback and ask 

questions? 

The answer is by running an online 

series. And so we are proud to present 

our Virtual Futurity 2020, our first ever 

complete online assessment. 

Who can take part? 

The virtual Futurity is a loose assessment on the flat, and open to all British 

bred foals, yearlings,2,3 and 4yr olds, that are aimed at Dressage, 

Showjumping, Eventing or Endurance. With the exception of Endurance, 

entries must be by licensed stallions. All you need is a smart phone or tablet, 

some flat hard standing, and an arena or flat paddock (well grazed or 

mowed) and get filming! 

What do you need to do? 

Our online entry system will open on 01 July 2020 and run for two months. This 

means that if you have several horses you would like to enter, you can spread 

them out a bit, making it more manageable for you. We are organising a 

weekly prize draw for all entries from that week, so it’s well worth starting early! 

You will complete your online entry pretty much as normal. At the end of the 

entry process, you will be asked to submit your video files online. We will have 

example videos on our website for you with some useful hints and tips to show 

you what to watch out for. Your foal or youngster will not be evaluated on the 

quality of the video footage or your editing skills, so keep it simple, and don’t 

worry, videos taken on a smart phone or tablet are perfectly suitable for this! 

Equally, you can use any type of arena or other surface you have available. If 

you don’t have an arena, a straight bit of paddock is absolutely fine, as long as 

the grass is nice and short. 


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Above all, please ensure you stay safe and 

adhere to the government guidelines, avoiding 

unnecessary travelling and maintaining social 

distancing. We have designed this year’s 

evaluation with that in mind! 

The first section 

The first section of videos will cover the part of 

the assessment you normally complete with the 

vet and nutritionist, as well as the conformation 

assessment you normally complete in the 

indoor school. For this, you need some hard 

standing, and a straight bit long enough to 

show as few steps of walk and trot. You will 

show your youngster standing up and in hand 

walking and trotting away from and towards 

the camera. 

The second section 

The second section of videos will cover the walk, trot and canter 

assessment you normally complete in the indoor school. We are not 

able to support ridden assessments at the moment, so movement will 

only be judged loose, which is why the age maximum is 4 years. In 

order to comply with Government guidelines on safe activities, we 

won’t be able to assess loose jumping this year. 

For this part of the assessment, you will need to get some footage of 

your youngster on both reins in all three gaits. Try and get as much 

footage side on as possible, as this makes it easiest to assess. 

For this part, you can use an arena if you have one available, but if 

not, a flat paddock with short grass is equally fine. Think about the 

practicalities of having to catch your youngster in a large field, and 

choose one that is not too big, with good, safe fencing. Please avoid 

anywhere with long grass or tall weeds (or get them mowed, first), as 

this will obscure parts of the movement. 

The walk is usually best 

shown in hand, make 

sure you take long and 

active strides, as this 

will encourage your 

youngster to do the 

same. 

The trot can be shown 

loose or in hand, or 

you can opt for a 

combination of the two. 

The canter will need 

to be shown loose. For 

foals, you can either 

let both mare and foal 

loose, or you can take 

them both to one side of 

the arena or paddock, 

hold on to the foal while 

you move the mare away 

to the other side, then let 

the foal loose who will 

then usually canter to join 

his or her mother. 

Happy Filming! If you have any questions or want some further advice, we are only ever a phone 

call away, so do not hesitate to get in touch! 

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NEWS - BRITISH BREEDING FUTURITY 2020 

How does the Assessment work? 

Your videos will be looked at by all evaluators, with the veterinarian and 

nutritionist paying special attention to correctness and limbs, and the rest of the 

team evaluating the topline conformation and gaits of your horse or pony, just like 

in a normal futurity. 

After looking at your videos individually, the evaluators will hold a weekly 

conference call where they discuss and agree the profiles, feedback and marks 

for all the entries from that week – just like on a normal Futurity day. We will write 

all of those observations down, and email you a full and detailed feedback pack, 

including your linear scores, numerical marks and verbal feedback comments. At 

the end of the season, you will receive a certificate and rosette in the post. 

If you would like to discuss your results and find out more, you will have the 

opportunity to book an online conference feedback slot, where you can speak to 

the evaluators and ask any questions you may have. 

We will produce a weekly highlights video with the best footage and positive 

comments from that week to be published on social media. As always, you can 

also upload any photos and descriptions to your online database profile. 

We are also working with ClipMyHorse, who would normally be providing our 

livestream, and they are offering you the opportunity to upload the best bits of 

your videos to their platform, where they will market your foal to their global 

audience. 

We realise that this is a lot of information to digest, and that you will all have 

further questions. Please watch out for more announcements, explanations and 

examples on our website and social media. If you have any comments, thoughts, 

or queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch, we are always happy to help! 

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Studbook - NEWS 

Supporting 

our Breeders 

The AES Introduces Special 

Measures During the 

Coronavirus Outbreak 

Unprecedented challenges require 

unprecedented measures, which is why 

we are introducing a special ranges of 

new services and support initiatives to 

help you in these difficult times. These 

include online mare and foal gradings, 

a new prize fund for AES Futurity foals, 

and a new initiative with Clip My Horse 

to help you market your foals to an 

international audience. To safeguard the 

integrity of your DNA records, we have 

also invested in a brand new laboratory 

called AES Genetics, which will be 

operational from this summer. 

New £1950 AES Futurity 

Prize Fund 2020 

We recognise the big effort made by 

every AES breeder who presents their 

foal for Futurity evaluation. It’s great 

news to see so many of them doing 

exceptionally well, and we would like to 

encourage everyone to take advantage 

of this world leading opportunity to have 

your foal assessed by a senior 

veterinarian and independent, 

international panel of evaluators. 

Finnegan 

This year, we want to celebrate your 

achievements with a big thank you from 

us. With the British Breeding Team 

ensuring that there will be a Futurity 

series this year, we are therefore 

delighted to launch a great 

opportunity of cash prizes for the top 

AES foals in each of the three disciplines 

of Showjumping, Dressage and Eventing. 

The top scoring AES foal in each of these 

disciplines will be awarded £500, the 

second highest AES foal will be awarded 

£100, and the third highest scoring AES 

foal will receive £50. The winners will be 

decided on 1st November 2020, and 

to be eligible, you must have submitted 

your passport application to our office. 

To find out more, you can email Eva: 

eva@angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk and 

keep an eye on our and on the Futurity 

facebook page. Good Luck to you all! 

Online Gradings and Feedback 

Sessions 

It is important to us to be able to support 

you as much as possible this summer with 

mare gradings and feedback 

opportunities for your foals and 

youngstock while keeping everyone safe 

by maintaining social distancing and 

avoiding non-essential travel. We have 

therefore developed an online 

evaluation and personal feedback 

process to provide you with the best 

possible service under the 

circumstances and to maintain safe 

accessibility to important services even 

for those most vulnerable during the 

current coronavirus outbreak. 



To participate, simply enter your mare, 

foal or youngster via the online entry 

system on our website, 

www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk. 

For non-AES registered broodmares, 

you will need to provide full identity 

and pedigree information, which our 

entry system will guide you through. You 

will then be asked to submit a series of 

videos. 

Examples of each piece of video 

footage that we need can be found 

on our website, together with detailed 

instructions. All you will need is a straight 

section of hard standing (such as tarmac 

or concrete) to stand your horse up and 

walk and trot away from and towards 

the camera, and either an arena or 

mowed paddock (please avoid long 

grass, as that makes it difficult to see the 

movement) to show walk, trot and canter. 

Broodmares without foal at foot and 

older youngstock from 2 years of age 

can also be filmed loose jumping, 

provided this can be done safely. Please 

don’t worry about video equipment, we 

made sure that we trialled each section 

of the evaluation using normal 

smartphones to capture the footage. 

Our team of evaluators will then review 

the footage you sent in and will complete 

a full linear score. We might have to 

contact you if there are particular 

sections we would like to see more of, 

and we are always happy to support 

you with further advice if you are 

struggling to collate the right videos. 

Once we have reviewed the footage 

and discussed the scores, we will send 

you your linear score sheets and verbal 

feedback comments. We will also 

arrange a zoom conference with you 

where we can review the footage 

together to explain our scoring and give 

you the opportunity to ask questions. 

The cost of evaluation will be £40 + vat 

per entry. To find out more, contact Lucy 

07772 572461 or Eva 07834194821. 

We hope you will find this new system 

helpful and look forward to receiving 

your videos. 

Market Your Foal 

We know how difficult it is to sell foals 

during the current climate, not only 

because of the enormous economic 

uncertainty, but also because of the 

limitations imposed by social distancing 

and lockdown measures, which make 

it difficult to engage with our potential 

buyers in the usual ways. 

We therefore welcome a new initiative 

by Clip My Horse, the Digital Foal 

Summer 2020, which is available to 

all AES breeders. All you need to do is 

submit a video and further details via the 

website: https://en.foals.clipmyhorse.tv 

Of course you could use video 

footage you already created for your 

AES online assessment. If you would like 

any advice with choosing the right 

footage, we would be very happy to 

discuss this during your zoom conference 

call. Clip My Horse have a global 

audience and wide reach, making this 

an excellent opportunity for everyone. 

AES Genetics 

There is no denying that DNA records 

and analysis hold enormous future 

potential and have a lot to offer to us as 

a studbook, as well as to you, our 

breeders. We also feel that the 

safeguarding and ownership of DNA 

data are important topics that need to be 

considered. We are therefore delighted 

to announce the launch of our own DNA 

testing service in our brand new 

laboratory, which is going live this 

summer, and which will be available to 

our breeders for 2020 registrations. We 

are very excited about the great future 

potential of this new initiative, which 

allows us to provide you with excellent 

value for money support. We will start 

by offering parentage verification and 

WFFS testing, with further developments 

planned. 

www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk 

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BHHS Elects a new Vice Chairman 

The British Hanoverian Horse Society is 

very pleased to welcome Judith Davis as 

their new Vice Chair. 

Judith who was elected by the BHHS 

Committee following a unanimous 

decision at the Annual General Meeting, 

will join Chairman, Katy Holder-Vale to 

lead the Society forward especially during 

the difficult times ahead. 

Judith started breeding in 2000 and chose 

the Hanoverian breed as the foundation 

for her stud due to the success and high 

standards of the breed and society. Judith 

has been a long standing member of the 

BHHS and has been on the Committee for 

at least 10 years. Judith was delighted to 

be elected into the role and said that she.. 

“welcomes the opportunity to continue to 

work alongside Katy and the rest of my 

colleagues on the Committee on behalf 

of all Hanoverian breeders in this country. 

We are all putting British Breeding on 

the map and we have an exciting future 

ahead” 

Chairman, Katy said.. 

“I have been Chairman of the BHHS for 

9 years and feel it is time to share some 

responsibilities. I am extremely pleased to 

have Judith Davis who is an Internationally 

acclaimed Hanoverian breeder be 

elected to the Vice Chair.” 

In 2019 the BHHS Mare of the Year was 

awarded to Judith’s Hanoverian State 

Premium mare World’s Finest. Judith said 

“a very personal and special moment for 

me was the award of Hanoverian mare of 

the year to State Premium World’s Finest. 

One of our original foundation mares 

‘Wolfie’ is now the mother, grandmother 

and great grandmother of some of our 

top horses including Hawtins Floriana, 

Hawtins Delicato, Hawtins Duchessa and 

Hawtins San Floriana to name but a few. 

In 2017 she was the Horse and Hound 

outstanding mare of the year. At 25 years 

young she still looks fantastic”. 

www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk 

bhhsuk@gmail.com 

07479 366 046 


Now Offering: 

Video 

Grading/ 

Inspeccons 

& 

Foal 

Assessments 

The Briish Hanoverian and Rhineland Studbook accepts 

mares and stallions from most major Studbooks 

We are hoping to run our shows and performance tests 

later in the year as normal and will also be carrying out 

video grading/studbook inspeccons and foal assessments 

Please email us for more 

informaaon 

bhhsuk@gmail.com 

www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk 

www.jegraham.co.uk 

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At the time of writing SHB(GB) should have been holding one of two stallion gradings 

originally planned for this week. Needless to say they had to be cancelled along with our 

April AGM and our supreme championship ridden and breed show which was scheduled 

for the beginning of July. Of course these are just a few of the many hundreds if not 

thousands of equestrian events and shows that have now been cancelled or 

postponed – the autumn calendar, if it goes ahead, is going to be busy. As a governing 

and membership body of showing, as well as a studbook, SHB(GB) has had to furlough 

members of staff. Fortunately, we can still attend to studbook duties and issue passports 

although due to the veterinary lockdown, registrations will be thin on the ground for a while 

yet. There is however no rush for owners to register this year’s foals which are now arriving 

thick and fast as we approach the busiest time of the year for breeders. 

Sport Horse Breeding 

of Great Britiain 

To test or not to test 

While many of our stud and stallion owners are reporting good numbers of visiting mares 

it is too early to tell, or guess, what effect Covid 19 will have on the breeding industry. 

One suspects however that in order to counteract what are bound to be more expensive 

production costs many breeders and studs will be tightening belts and reducing their 

own expenses wherever possible. One of the costs that often goes out of the window 

when breeders feel the pinch is the cost of DNA testing, that is verifying the breeding and 

bloodlines the of the foal. Whilst the cost of one DNA test could be considered negligible in 

the lifetime of a horse understandably the cost of 10 or more can represent a decent saving 

to a breeder. The fact that in the UK breeders even have a choice and can opt for what we 

call an identity passport – that is one without DNA verification is still surprising. In Europe if 

you want your foal or potential competition horse to do anything in the future, eg compete 

or breed, then the foal has to be DNA tested. It is considered non-negotiable. In France 

horses that are not fully verified and registered with the governing body of the Haras 

Nationaux are not allowed to compete at any level above riding club level. No affiliated 

competition. Simple. It is fully accepted that DNA testing is what you do. 

Breeding unknown 

SHB(GB) too insists that all foals wishing to be entered in the studbook are DNA tested 

to verify their breeding. It will say in the passport that the horse has been tested. Lack of 

DNA verification simply stacks up problems for the future of the horse and its future owner. 

Just entering the breeding because you know what it is, is meaningless when it comes to 

discipline registration for example. All horses that compete in young horse classes have 

to have a DNA verified three-generation pedigree. Once the DNA testing is stopped the 

breeding officially becomes unknown which is why, for example, many well-known 

British-bred international horses have U/K by their name in World Breeding ranking. 

Meaning their breeders miss out and stallions miss out on what could have been a bigger 

stud career. Colts cannot come forward for grading if they do not have a fully verified 

three-generation pedigree. Not DNA testing fillies means their future offspring or 

grandchildren will have unknown breeding and be denied grading and that includes mare 

grading. In order to be included in full stud books mares too have to have proven 

three-generation parentage. 

Beware bargain passports 

One excuse for obtaining an identity passport, is that the horse is (or will be) a gelding 

and therefore will not appear in the future gene pool. True, but geldings are the majority 

of competition horses and most of us certainly want to know the breeding of competition 

horses – how else do you know which stallion is producing what. It is so frustrating to 

come across U/K by a horse’s name in a programme. While only studbooks and breed 

societies can record the breeding in a passport part of the problem in the UK is that we still 

have other passport issuing organisations (PIOs) offering cheaper identity passports. These 

non-studbook and breed societies are legally not allowed (re DEFRA minimum operating 

standards) to record breeding. Yes having the breeding verified (by taking a sample of 

tail hair with roots) takes longer to issue the passport – no studbook can issue a verified 

passport in less than four weeks. It will be worth the wait. 

Revised contact details 

In-line with Government requirements and like many other organisations, SHB(GB) is 

currently working with reduced office staff. The telephone line (01732 866 277) remains 

open for calls, Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 – 12.00. In addition, any 

queries can be emailed to office@sporthorsegb.co.uk. We wish you all well. Please stay 

safe and please follow Government guidelines during this difficult time for everyone. 



Catchphrase’s full sister. 

In 2019 the National Pony Society 

launched a Performance Scheme to 

celebrate the achievements of British 

Riding Ponies both in sport and in the 

show ring. Winners were invited to the 

AGM held on 22nd February at the 

Warwick Hilton hotel to be presented 

with their prizes. 

Thanks to the support of our wonderful 

sponsors Derby House, all section 

winners received vouchers and rugs, in 

addition to rosettes and commemorative 

certificates. The overall champion 

was Rachel Bullock’s Stanley Grange 

Overture, a 17 year old son of 

Copybush Catchphrase out of Stanley 

Grange Mayfair (Small-land Maytino) 

bred by Mr Jerome Harforth. Stanley 

Grange Overture has had a very 

successful dressage career and won 

this section on his way to winning the 

overall title. Currently competing at 

medium level he qualified for the Area 

Festivals in 2019 having also gained 

his qualifying points at Elementary 

earlier in the season. In previous years 

he has contested Winter and Summer 

Regionals. Stanley Grange Mayfair also 

Hightopps Jazz and Harriet Drewery – Show Pony section winners 

Rachel Bullock being presented with her prizes by 

NPS President Mr Rodger James and Studbook 

Representative Miss Anneli Jones 

producing the county level PBA and 

show pony Stanley Grange City Lights 

and Stanley Grange Nightshade 

who competed in both affiliated and 

unaffiliated dressage after a successful 

career as a HOYS small hack. Mayfair 

had a strongly Thoroughbred influenced 

damline including HIS stalwart Kadir 

Cup. 

Copybush Catchphrase was the 1994 

Supreme In Hand winner at Horse of the 

Year Show and this family was in the 

spotlight again in 2019 when another 

British Riding Pony, Heronsmill Tiger Lily 

took the same title. Tiger Lily is out of 

Stanley Grange Overture 

The in hand showing section champion 

was Kayleigh Park Fernandes’ home 

bred filly Parkholme Princess Louis 

Roederer, a 3 year old by the Welsh 

section B Flinora Bay Rum out of a 

daughter of Elvet Challenger and then 

the legendary Kilvington Scoundrel in 

the next generation. The hard-fought 

ridden showing section was won by 

show hunter pony Hightopps Jazz 

(Barkway Partytime out of Barkway 

Spellbound by Orielton Aristocrat). He 

was ridden by Harriet Drewery to many 

successes in 2019 including qualifying 

for Horse of the Year Show at our own 

Summer Championship show. 

In Hand Showing Section winner Kayleigh Park 

Fernandes, owner/breeder of 

Parkholme Princess Louis Roederer 

Jazz’s full brother Hightopps Hugo is a 

breeding stallion who was a champion 

at Summer Champs as a 3 year old. 

Their sire Barkway Partytime won the 

NPS Stallion Points Awards from 2007 

to 2009. With the show season at a 

standstill, breeders will still be busy over 

the coming months with the 2020 foal 

crop arriving. This will see the return of 

our Foal Friday feature on social media. 

Send in a picture of your British Riding 

Pony foal, pedigree details and also let 

us know if the foal will be for sale and 

every Friday we will feature one foal on 

our popular FaceBook page. Send your 

pictures to admin@nationalponysociety. 

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SPORTS PONY STUDBOOK 

SOCIETY 

Promoting excellence in Sports Pony breeding 

for 20 years 

Presenting some of the lovely foals 

by SPSS graded stallions that have 

already been born this year 

With the current uncertainty affecting every aspect of our 

lives, we’ve decided to follow the last issue’s photo report 

on the successful SPSS passported ponies and horses born 

in the first 20 years of the studbook with a look at some of 

this year’s foals. We hope they become future SPSS stars 

but in the meantime we know they will just make everyone 

smile. You can find out more about all of the SPSS licensed 

stallions on our website - and see more photos of their 

progeny on their individual pages. 

Left: Kitalpha Star by Killour Star. Bred by Lucy Cockrem and Claire 

Thirlwell, this bay filly is the classic Connemara/TB cross and bred to 

be an all rounder for Lucy. Her dam, Volitant (Ashkalani x Music Boy), 

retired from breeding TBs in 2012 to live with Claire but mothered 

everything she could - including Claire’s ponies and dogs, so came out 

of retirement to produce a foal for Claire 2 years ago and now this filly 

for Lucy. Photo: Lucy Cockrem 

Below left: Words of Hope MPS by Wolken Von Blitz MPS. This jet 

black filly’s stable name of Hope is both poignant and appropriate as 

her home-bred sire sadly died from grass sickness last year aged only 

4 and with just two mares in foal. Hope, who like her sire was bred 

by Emily Cuthill, is just one day old in the photo and is out of Walinka 

(Deniro x Weingau) who has previously had an Elite Auction foal by 

Emily’s other stallion. Photo: Emily Cuthill 

Below right: Treenhill Archimedes by Treenhill Aristotle. 

Archimedes is the first foal by the multi stud book approved Anglo 

Arab stallion Treenhill Aristotle. His dam, AES graded Imogen, is 

by the German Olympic Reserve and 2016 Trakehner Stallion 

of the Year, Imperio, out of Betty Barclay (Brentano II x 

Weltmeyer). Breeder: Pemaneh Paddick. Photo: Michael 

Paddick 

2020 Events 

Please look on 

our website 

for the latest 

information 

Sports Pony Studbook Society 

(SPSS)

Top left: Henza Suzanna by Dark Knight. 

Bred by Dark Knight’s owner, Diane Kilshaw, 

this filly is an exciting cross between legendary sports pony bloodlines with 

her dam, Sophie (Dressman x Black Boy) having been awarded the German 

Elite & State Premium Mare accolades and Dark Knight being the full brother 

to two of the top pony sires Der Feine Lord AT and Dance Star AT. Photo: 

Diane Kilshaw 

Top centre: Diamanté D’amour by Darosa D’amour. This bay filly, bred by 

Jodie Shaw, is born to jump with her sire a successful 138cm jumping pony 

and her dam, Lupaire, being by the showjumper Lupicor who is a son of the 

Olympic showjumper Lux Z. Photo: Tilly Shaw 

Top right: Wilf by Godrics Campeggio. Wilf was bred by Clare Hoermann who 

bought his dam, Towerequine Mayqueen (Grafenstolz x Welton Crackerjack), 

as a foal with the aim of eventing her but sadly she was injured last year, so 

Clare put her in foal and chose Godrics Campeggio as she liked his athletic 

light frame and hoping to “downsize” a little. Photo: Clare Hoermann 

Right: MM Sweet Sensation by Woodlander Sir Gorgeous. The full sibling 

of the 3 rd placed sports pony foal at the 2020 Elite Foals Final, this filly is out 

of MM Sweet de Luxe (FS Champion de Luxe x Scampi) who is off to Canada 

after weaning. Breeder: Naomi Maxted-Massey. Photo: Anne Høier 

Left: Farleaze Lord Beauregarde by Farleaze Lord Prenwyn. This colt is the first 

foal for Claire Moreton’s talented homebred Welsh Cob eventing pony and as his 

dam, Violet Beauregarde (Captain Gerrard x Acclamation) is a ponysized 

racehorse, he too has to be an exciting 

eventing prospect. Photo: Claire Moreton 

Left: Skelwith Love of Gold by Hilkens 

Gold Card. With sire and dam, Hilkens 

My Love (FS Don’t Worry x Arts-Dancer- 

Boy), both being bred by the famous 

Hilkens Stud, breeder, Elizabeth Launder, 

has high hopes for this colt, who is just 

3 days old in the photo. Photo: Emma 

Launder 

Bottom left: Barrowby Connemaras 

(both by Kippure Lancelot). These two 

pure-bred Connemara colts have yet to be 

named by their breeder, Tom McManus. 

The colt on the left is out of Cill Bhríd 

Judy (Woodbrook Cognac x Ormond 

Oliver) who is also the dam of the SPSS 

licensed stallions Barrowby Lord D’Arcy 

and Barrowby Thunder Rebel) Then, on 

the right, this colt is out of Kirtle Maple 

Leaf (Castle Gizmo x Sydserff Silver 

Spruce). Photo: Frankie Hirst 

www.sportpony.org.uk 

07703 566066


Trakehners UK 

News April 2020 

With the show season ahead of us still looking 

very uncertain at the time of writing this article, 

we hope that all breeders are safe and we look 

forward to seeing your pure and part bred 

Trakehner foals as the year progresses. 

We are very much hoping the Futurity series will 

be able to go ahead as planned and we are 

pleased to be able to offer members the chance 

to get their mares graded alongside the Futurity. 

Our judges will be available at all Futurity venues 

from 11th to the 17th August. We are also looking 

into options for stallion grading, so if you have 

a stallion or colt that you would like to present, 

please get in contact so we know what numbers 

we are dealing with. 

Even if you don’t have a Trakehner mare, if you 

are planning to put your mare in foal this year, 

then Trakehner stallions can offer so much to your 

breeding programme. 

The Trakehner was once deemed unfashionable, 

especially in the UK, but for many riders and 

breeders, once they have first-hand experience 

of this fantastic breed, they are converted. 

Trakehners are the Thoroughbreds of warmblood 

breeding. They are brave and athletic with 

stamina, a powerful combination for the eventing 

world. 

Top performers include Windfall who was an 

international performer at the highest level with 

Darren Chiacchia and is now producing 5 star 

eventers himself. 

Many UK breeders will regonise Fleetwater 

Opposition who was a junior eventing gold 

medallist who went on to sire many top 

performers, and whose bloodlines are still 

available in today. Grafenstolz is now flying 

up the world rankings for eventing sires. For 

dressage breeders Gribaldi needs no introduction 

as one of the most eminent modern sires and 

famous names such as Caprimond and Consul 

can be found in many pedigrees. 

Trakehners were originally bred in East Prussia 

destinated as cavalry horses that needed to 

be faster and tougher than their counterparts. 

Thoroughbred and Arabian stallions were used 

to add refinement and blood. After the second 

world war decimated numbers, the Trakehner 

Verband was founded in Germany in 1947 to 

preserve these extraordinary horses. 

The Trakehner studbook has always valued the 

mare lines, with offspring being named with the 

initial of their dam’s name. Trakehner breeders 

can tell you all the details of the motherline of 

their stock before expanding on the achievements 

of the sire. 

As the breed was dispersed around Germany, 

it’s stallions in particular have had a significant 

impact on the other German studbooks when 

used as a refining influence. They are sensitive 

and want to work, and riders who channel this 

find they have incredibly loyal and talented 

partners. Add in their charm and beauty and it is 

no wonder once you own a Trakehner you tend 

to find you are hooked. 

Currently one of the highest ranked horses in 

world dressage is the beautiful mare TSF Dalera 

BB (Easy Game x Handryk) who already has 

world and European medals under her belt. The 

Latimer son Erlentanz has international results 

with both Charlotte DuJardin and his regular rider 

Sonnar Murray Brown. 

In Denmark the approved stallion Aston Martin 

(Monteverdi x Sixtus) was earning world ranking 

points at CDI 5 star shows just a few months ago. 

In eventing the previously mentioned Windfall is 

the sire of world top ten Tsetserleg and another 

top 5 star horse in Vandiver. Primero, a Polish 

bred Trakehner, is one of the highest ranked 

eventers in Eastern Europe with a number of top 5 

placings at 4 star level in 2019. 

There are a number of British breeders who will 

have stock for sale this year if you are looking for 

your next competition partner. 

If you would like any advice on using a Trakehner 

stallion or sourcing a mare to add to your 

breeding programme then please 

get in contact. 

www.trakehners.uk.com 

Godington Trasimeno winning at Cherwell earlier in 2020 



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First Words 

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WBS-UK 

Stallion Grading 2019 



This year we combined our stallion grading 

with the British Hanoverian Society. We had 

7 entries, two of which were eligible to be 

licenced by both societies. Our judges were 

Katy Holder-Vale (UK) and Jorn Wedermann 

(Germany). 

Six stallions were licenced by WBS-UK and 

two for BHHS (pending performance testing.) 

FURST SUMMER Champion Stallion by 

Fürst Romancier / Sandro Hit / His Highness 

bred by Fiona Coleman & jointly owned by 

Victoria Moss this stallion licenced for both 

societies. The judges described him as an 

elegant, beautiful and modern type with very 

elastic trot and canter. 

General Impression: 7.50 

Fantasie 

MILESTONE ST.GILES Reserve Champion 

Stallion by Millennium / Hohenstein / 

Weltmeyer, owned and bred by Dinah 

Lady of Shaftesbury again licenced for both 

societies. A tall colt and although a little 

immature the judges liked his elegance, 

athleticism and good elastic paces. 


Another four colts were licensed by the British 

Warmblood studbook and these were: 

FASIDE FURST REVOULUTION by 

Furstenball / Rousseau / Saros xx, bred 

by Vicki Sandison and owned by Carol 

Soormally. Judges Comments: A compact 

stallion, a little small but moved well with a 

good walk. 

General Impression: 7 

Furst Summer 

FIRST WORDS by For Romance / 

Wavavoom / Del Amitri bred and owned by 

Liz Ball. Judges Comments: Tall, handsome 

good riding type with very good trot. 


FIRE KRAKA by Fidertanz / Diamond Hit 

/ Rubinstein. Purchased from Gamblethorpe 

Hanoverians now owned by Clair Wyatt. 

Judges Comments: A little small and 

immature but shows great trot and power. 

Good limbs. 

General Impression: 7 

FANTASIE a four year old by Flammengold 

/ Fleetwood xx / Exit to Knowere xx, 

bred and owned by Jo Gummer. Judges 

Comments: Very nice correct type, good 

elasticity in walk and trot. 

General Impression 7.50 

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NEWS - COVID UPDATE 

Living With Lockdown 

How the Equestrian Industry is dealing with the crisis 

Along with the rest of the nation, the 

equestrian community is learning to live 

with ‘lockdown’. Thank goodness that 

this extraordinary situation coincided 

with an improvement in the weather, and 

many of us will be counting ourselves 

fortunate that we have space and horses 

to help keep us sane. 

There has been much uncertainty over 

the past 6 weeks, and the initial well 

intended advice did nothing to dispel 

the fears of many for their businesses 

and for equine wellbeing. In such 

unprecedented circumstances, human 

wellbeing was the priority, saving lives 

and supporting the NHS, and action 

had to be taken before it was possible to 

assess the countless implications for so 

many of us in so many walks of life. 

But as organisations have explored the 

directives and updated their guidelines 

to professional members, a more 

workable situation is now evolving. 

The joint announcement by the Royal 

College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) 

and the British Equine Veterinary 

Association (BEVA) on 9 April updating 

their guidance and allowing vets to 

assess risk on a case by case basis, 

came as a lifeline to so many breeders 

worried about the care of their mares 


at this busy foaling time, and for the 

essential stud work of inseminating mares 

to continue the breeding programme. 

The Farriers Registration Council and the 

British Farriers & Blacksmiths Association 

have also provided their members with 

guidance to ensure this vital work can 

continue. 

The British Equestrian Trade Association 

(BETA) have been excellent, not only 

keeping their members updated with the 

latest advice and providing information 

on financial support but also stepping in 

with authority to lobby Government for 

businesses to continue to work provided 

they comply with current restrictions. The 

Government’s Job Retention Scheme has 

now opened its online portal to allow 

businesses to claim for furloughed staff, 

and the business support grant for those 

eligible for Small Business Rate Relief 

and those in the leisure and hospitality 

industry, will help ease the pain for 

some. 

The British Breeding website has a 

dedicated COVID-19 page and we 

have gathered useful links to the key 

organisations giving guidance that is 

relevant to our industry. If you have not 

already checked out the Government, 

veterinary and equestrian governing 

body’s advice, this is the place to start. 

The page is updated regularly with 

any new directives, including a link to 

the latest from the British Horseracing 

Authority, who are at the forefront of 

planning the resumption of racing, thus 

paving the way for other equestrian 

sports. 

The message throughout is clearly 

that this is not ‘Business as usual’, but 

business carried out in line with the latest 

government advice to employers and 

businesses, is still possible. 

As we look forward, it is hard to predict 

when the restrictions might be lifted. 

The British Horseracing Authority are 

planning a phased resumption of racing 

consistent with any gradual easing of 

Government restrictions, and it is safe to 

say that if racing can resume, then other 

equestrian sports will follow, albeit in a 

controlled way. The BEF have released 

an update on the work going on behind 

the scenes so that, when the day comes, 

the equestrian world will be ready to go. 

There are many considerations, but we 

must all remain committed to adherence 

to Government guidelines and keeping 

everyone safe. 

Rachael Holdsworth

Feature - BREEDER ARTICLE 

Hazel Offord 

WG Stud 

WG Stud, the home of stallions Silvester and Carthago Chicago, has installed its new on-site 

collection unit, so all semen collections and evaluations can happen in house. 

“It has been a godsend to have the unit at home so we can continue to supply semen to mare 

owners through these difficult times. We are taking the lockdown very seriously, all teaching, 

training and youngstock sales are temporarily suspended, and of course we would not be 

travelling the stallions to a collection centre – so this has been a very positive move for us. It also 

means we can react instantly to customers’ needs.” continues... 

Silvester Foals 

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“Both the stallions are enjoying the new 

set up at home - we are blessed with the 

stallions Silvester and his son, Carthago 

Chicago - their easy temperament and 

exceptional fertility has made the instant 

switch over very easy.” 

To assist with this Hazel has a strong 

team of longstanding staff who she is 

very proud of, “Many of my staff have 

been here for over 20 years and are 

highly skilled in all aspects of stud work 

and so we always have a trained team 

on hand – very useful if a customer’s 

mare suddenly needs our stallions’ 

services!” 

The latest BEVA guidance has been a 

lifeline for the stud allowing them to 

continue collecting and shipping semen 

at this crucial time for breeders. The new 

collection facility includes an onsite 

laboratory for semen evaluation to 

ensure quality before the chilled semen is 

packaged and sent by next day special 

delivery or courier to arrive ready for 

insemination. 

Hazel is confident that this new 

in-house facility will streamline their 

operation - with readily available semen 

supply keeping life easy for both mare 

owners and for the stud’s own breeding 

program. 

Hazel had previously bred her own 

horses but with the arrival of Silvester 

in 2006, WG Stud became a more 

dynamic venture. “I was not actively 

looking for a stallion at the time, but we 

just happened to be visiting the yard 

where he was for sale and immediately 

fell for him. It was fate that we got to see 

him, and the rest is history!”, says Hazel. 

By 2009 he was champion show 

jumping sire in the Futurity rankings, 

and the following year he was reserve 

champion eventing sire. “He is quite 

unique in that he has achieved this 

success across a range of disciplines, 

proving his versatility”, adds Hazel, who 

rode him herself in show jumping and 

dressage before she paused to have her 

own famiSilvester’s progeny are now out 

competing successfully in showjumping 

and eventing, with is first offspring now 

at FEI 4* level. 

Having established Silvester as a sire, 

Hazel wanted to improve the line and 

kept his son, Carthago Chicago, out of 

Call Girl by Chicago. Out of Broadstone 

Stud’s Daytona, a RIHS champion ridden 

by Jo Bates, Call Girl was one of Hazel’s 

foundation mares and is the dam of 4 

Futurity Elite foals. Cathago Chicago 

is now producing successful progeny, 

including the champion showjumping 

foal at both the 2017 and 2018 Futurity 

Elite Foal Championships. 

His offspring are now winning 

consistently in county sport horse classes. 

The stallions at WG Stud have superb 

temperaments and are treated like 

normal horses. “I finish my day sorting 

out the stallions – it is a good way to 

finish the day as they are such good 

company. Under normal circumstances, 

visitors are surprised that they are just 

normal horses – but they have to be to 

be part of our busy set up”, explains 

Hazel. 

Total Belief at Blenheim - William Carey Photography 

New lab Kit 

As well as the stallions, there are over 

40 horses on site at WG Stud, 18 of 

which are used in Hazel’s busy training 

establishment, plus the competition 

liveries, mares and youngstock and a 

busy saddlery shop. 

The stud is currently home to 4 brood 

mares, including one by Darco that has 

showjumped to Foxhunter level and 

produced 3 Futurity elite champion foals,


and a Kuwait Beach mare who has 

produced an elite eventer, Kuwait Silver 

now in training with Coral Keen. 

“We sell the majority of our foals 

at weaning and they have such 

trainable temperaments that they sell to 

professional riders and amateurs alike. 

Youngstock sales were going really well 

before the lockdown, and we have 3 

cracking new foals this year. We keep 

some – I have two Darco colts at the 

moment, one was a futurity champion 

last year and we have just had his full 

brother. I want to keep one as a stallion, 

so will have to make a choice. It is 

important to have the next generation 

of stallions to keep improving the 

lines”, explains Hazel. “I have always 

liked working with stallions. Perhaps I 

am lucky to have such lovely stallions 

to work with but then that is not by 

accident! My 11 year old daughter was 

having lessons on Carthago Chicago 

before the lockdown”. 

In Vogue II 

Chicago’s Darco 

WG Stud has always been a supporter 

of British breeding and especially the 

Futurity Evaluations, with Silvester’s 

progeny having been awarded 11 Elites 

to date. Let’s hope their new venture will 

help bring many more. 

WG Stud 

Tel. 07779 217 215 

Tel. 01869 252224 

www.wgstud.co.uk 

Email. hazel.wgs@zen.co.uk 

Silver Heart 

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Feature - FEEDING ARTICLE 

Dietary Protein and its 

importance to the Horse 

Proteins are complex compounds, 

made up of combinations of “building 

block” amino acids, which are joined by 

peptide bonds. It is thought that protein 

makes up 15-19% of the total body mass 

of the horse and is found in almost every 

cell, with muscle containing the largest 

concentration. Protein can be found in 

various forms and has many roles in the 

body which can be loosely grouped into 

the following classes by function: 

Essential vs Non-Essential 

There are 21 identified amino 

acids, of which all but 10 can be 

synthesised in the horse’s body 

from the conversion of one amino 

acid to another, through a process 

called transamination which takes 

place in the liver. These amino acids 

are termed non-essential or 

dispensable. The remaining 10 

amino acids are known as essential 

• Structural (eg. muscle, skin, hair and connective tissue as well as 

the contractile proteins, actin and myosin) 

• Transport – in the blood stream (eg. haemoglobin) and across 

all cell membranes 

• Regulation of metabolic function (eg. enzymes, hormones) 

• Defence (eg. immunoglobulins/antibodies) 

• As a buffer to minimise fluctuations in body pH 

Although a certain amount of energy 

can be derived from excess dietary 

protein and some amino acids, this 

generally only happens in abnormal 

circumstances, such as starvation, 

when tissue protein is used as a source 

of energy. While in some cells, amino 

acids are important energy stores, their 

metabolism to usable energy is inefficient 

so protein is not an important source of 

energy, for the horse, overall. 

or indispensable amino acids and 

must be provided in the diet, as they 

cannot be synthesised by the horse 

itself or synthesis is insufficient to meet 

requirements. 

The 10 amino acids essential for the 

horse are lysine, methionine, threonine, 

valine, leucine, isoleucine, arginine, 

tryptophan, histidine and phenylalanine. 

Balancers supply protein, along with vitamins and 

minerals but no calories, and are ideal for ensuring 

optimum intake is maintained 

Bayfield Stud youngster canter – Even young or resting horses’ diets should supply 

optimum levels of protein to maintain muscle tone and tissue integrity. 

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Protein Digestion 

The process of digestion essentially frees 

amino acids from dietary protein. It 

begins in the stomach with the release of 

hydrochloric acid (HCl) and the inactive 

enzyme, pepsinogen, which is activated 

by HCl to pepsin. Pepsin breaks down 

protein bonds, creating shorter chains 

of amino acids and some free amino 

acids, which then empty into the small 

intestine where they are broken down 

further into smaller fragments (peptides) 

by proteolytic enzymes, secreted by the 

pancreas, into the duodenum. 

Protein requirements increase with workload 

Further digestion occurs along the small 

intestine where the end products are 

absorbed and amino acids are then 

transported in the blood to the liver. 

The liver plays an important role in 

monitoring the amino acid levels and 

adjusting rates of metabolism to suit 

the body’s requirements. As mentioned 

previously, non-essential amino acids 

can be formed in the liver, while waste 

nitrogen from excess amino acids 

is removed as ammonia, which is 

converted to urea and excreted, via the 

kidneys, in urine. 

Protein Quality 

The quality of protein is often determined 

by its digestibility and the proportion of 

essential amino acids present relative to 

its total protein content. Although there 

are lots of ingredients which supply 

protein, when it comes to appropriate 

sources for the horse, quality is more 

important than quantity. 

In the horse’s body, lysine is what is 

known as the “first limiting amino acid”, 

which means that protein can only be 

utilised in accordance with the levels of 

lysine present and any deficiencies in this 

amino acid will impair protein synthesis. 

As such, lysine rich feedstuffs would be 

considered higher quality and more 

suited to the horse as protein sources 

yet many plant protein sources supply 

too little of one or more of the essential 

amino acids. 

Cereal Protein 

Cereals themselves, for example, are a 

poor source of protein but their byproducts, 

like distillers’ grains, supply 

more concentrated levels, though their 

amino acid composition will still be 

poor. Alfalfa, alfalfa meal, grass meal, 

peas and soya beans are all common 

feed ingredients, which come under 

the umbrella of forages or legumes. 

Legumes, such as alfalfa, peas and 

beans, typically have good crude 

protein levels (generally exceeding 14% 

dry matter), while grasses are typically 

lower in crude protein in comparison. 

The crude protein content of grass varies 

depending on the stage of growth and is 

usually at its highest when the plant is in 

a vegetative stage and lowest when in a 

late stage of maturity. Well maintained 

pasture can contain as much as 14-20% 

crude protein, on a dry matter basis, 

during growing season, so any equines 

whose forage (grass, hay, haylage) is 

restricted to control calorie intake, will 

be missing out and need additional 

protein sources in the form of alfalfa 

or an appropriate compound feed or 

balancer. 

Protein Rich 

Soya beans are common in horse 

feed due to their desirable amino acid 

content. When oil is extracted, the meal 

that remains is high in protein and soya 

bean meal is the richest plant source of 

protein and lysine available for use in 

the UK. Raw soya beans contain what 

are known as “anti-nutritional factors” 

which must be inactivated during the 

feed manufacturing process. To achieve 

this, heating (micronising) or extruding is 

essential, yet too much heat can damage 

the protein and reduce amino acid 

availability. 

Other seed meals, like sunflower, are 

also high in protein but these are 

comparatively lower in lysine, making 

them less desirable for the horse. If 

these protein sources are used or, if the 

nature of the product restricts the use of 

more suitable protein sources, it may be 

necessary to balance the amino acid 

profile using an amino acid additive 

in a feed’s formulation. Manufacturers 

have access to feed-grade sources of 

several individual amino acids, which 

can be synthesised in either the D or 

L form, (variations of the molecule’s 

configuration) so you may see ‘L-Lysine’ 

listed as a feed ingredient, meaning 

lysine has been added. 

Milk Powder 

Milk protein is considered a high quality 

protein source due to its amino acid 

profile and its high digestibility. The 

protein in mare’s milk declines over the 

course of lactation and, once the foal 

reaches 2 to 3 months of age, most 

of its dietary protein will be derived 

from other sources. Creep feeds and 

weanling diets may contain milk proteins 

to help the youngsters’ transition to 

plant-based sources. Milk powder is 

rarely used as the main protein source 

for adult horses as, unless a milk-based 

diet is maintained from weaning, lactose 

enzyme activity is lost so excessive 

amounts in the diet may lead to digestive 

upset, such as diarrhoea. 



Supplements containing individual 

amino acids or a combination of amino 

acids are increasingly available but, 

as with so many supplements, should 

not be necessary if the base diet is fully 

balanced to supply optimum levels 

of quality nutrients, including protein. 

Choosing a good quality compound 

feed or balancer and feeding it at 

recommended levels for bodyweight and 

workload will supply a range of nutrients 

in the correct ratios and at optimum 

levels, whilst supplementing, often with 

single nutrients, can upset the balance 

and even have negative effects. 

The protein level in mare’s milk declines over the course 

of lactation. Creep feeds may contain milk proteins to 

help the youngster’s transition to plant-based sources 

How much? 

Apart from lysine, individual amino acid 

requirements are not known for the horse 

so a balanced diet has to be formulated 

using protein and lysine levels. The 

“crude protein” level is the only 

indication required by law to declare on 

feed labels but, as this doesn’t provide 

an indication of protein quality, owners 

should look for ingredients which provide 

a good amino acid profile and which 

also have to be declared in descending 

order of inclusion. The presence of soya 

bean meal, or any other ingredients 

mentioned above, gives an indication 

that the feed should provide adequate 

quality of protein. 

With regard to the right levels of 

protein for the equine diet, this may 

vary depending on factors such as, the 

horse’s age, reproductive status and 

work level. Protein plays a key role in 

muscle, connective tissue and metabolic 

functions (enzymes, hormones), all of 

which may be increased for growing 

youngstock, breeding stock, and those 

in work. Protein levels within feed 

are typically based on the National 

Research Councils (NRC) Nutrient 

Requirements of Horses (2007), which 

provide guidelines on minimum levels to 

aim for in the ration. 

As an example, an adult horse at 

maintenance would require a minimum 

of 630g of crude protein per day, 

which would equate to 6.3% total, 

based on a dry matter intake of 10kg 

(2% of bodyweight) per day. Since 

nutrient availability and digestibility can 

vary, reputable feed manufacturers will 

formulate to supply in the region of 8% 

protein in a ration, in order to ensure the 

horse receives optimum levels. Protein 

cannot be stored by the body, however, 

so feeding excessively above required 

levels, particularly if the quality is poor, 

offers no advantage to the horse as it 

has to be excreted through a process 

that uses energy. 

Protein Digestion 

Feeding the Right Amount 

As all feed companies are working to 

the same requirements (those of the 

horse!), a good first step is to ensure that 

your current feed is suited to your horse 

and his/her requirements. For example, 

if he is in light work, ensure the feed is 

designed for this - as some nutritional 

requirements increase with workload, 

most feeds will state the intended 

workload. Likewise, if you have a 

growing youngster, a stud specific feed 

will generally be more appropriate. 

Secondly ensure that he/she is receiving 

the recommended amount for their 

size and workload - if you are feeding 

significantly less, it may be worth 

considering moving down a step to a 

lower calorie/energy feed. If you are 

feeding a suitable feed at the correct 

rates and feeding average forage 

(grass/hay/haylage), it is likely that you 

will be meeting minimum protein and 

lysine requirements. 

Soya is the richest plant source of protein, 

and lysine, available in the UK. 

In addition to this using a muscle 

assessment, similar to Body Condition 

Scoring, is another way to get an idea 

of whether you are meeting quality 

protein requirements, however, muscle 

development is not only a reflection of 

providing the correct building blocks in 

the diet but also of appropriate training 

and exercise. If you have any concerns, 

you should contact your feed company 

who would be happy to advise. 

www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk 

info@baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk 

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Feature - BREEDER PROFILE 

Di Lampard 

Images courtesy British Showjumping 

European Champs team last year where GB qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games by taking Team 

Bronze. Image is Scott Brash, Di Lampard, Amanda Derbyshire, Holly Smith and Ben Maher. 

World Class Performance Manager 

for Showjumping, Di Lampard, would 

typically be travelling the international 

show circuit at this time of year. 

However, at the time of writing, Di is 

currently in lockdown at her Spring Farm 

home in Oakham, Rutland as a result of 

the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Depsite the sport closure and everyone 

in lockdown, she is incredibly busy 

keeping in touch with all stakeholders 

from riders through to much valued 

owners and grooms. “Like everyone else, 

we are dealing with the unknown so it’s 

important that we check in and keep 

moral and motivation boosted. Within 

the World Class Programme we are 

continually refining and double checking 

process ready for when we back to 

normality”says Di. 

This has however given Di the 

opportunity to follow the progress of 

her small breeding operation.“I’m not 

a professional breeder – I’ve only bred 

about 10 horses in my life,” said Di, 

who delights in watching two recipient 

mares and foals in a field at the side of 

the house – “They’re growing & showing 

their characteristics so quickly it’s so nice 

to watch”. 

Di’s home-bred Ruby VIII, an 

international winner with Louise Whitaker 

and Holly Smith, with bloodlines of sire 

Balou Du Rouet and Adieu Z dam Equity 

– successfully competed at International 

level by Di – is the mainstay using 

Embryo Transfer. Nick Skelton’s Rio 2016 

hero Big Star was the first choice. “He 

complemented Ruby with substance, 

bone, stride, scope and temperament,” 

assessed Di. “The colt was purchased 

by Old Lodge Stud and they update 

me with his progress. So far he looks to 

be ticking all the boxes” said Di. “I use 

recipient mares from Twemlows Stud and 

I took their professional advice on which 

mares to use & hired three this year. 

My local Oakham Veterinary Hospital 

did the stud work and transported the 

embryo to Twemlows for insemination 

into the recipient mare (Classic). When 

scanned in foal with a heartbeat at four 

weeks she came to us to foal.” 

Di with current Individual Gold medallist and 

London 2012 Team Gold medallist Nick Skelton 


Feature - BREEDER PROFILE 

Classic has stayed at Spring Farm 

recently giving birth to her second foal 

a Conthargos x Ruby colt. “The foal is 

similar in looks, size and stamp to the Big 

Star foal of last year.” 

“The mares are all good types with 

super temperaments and look after their 

foals well,” said Di, who asked Billy 

Stud breeder and showjumper William 

Funnell for advice. “William knows 

Ruby well and has so much breeding 

experience; he suggested Conthargos. I 

also talked to Paul Schockemohle – who 

stands Conthargos at stud –he agreed 

wholeheartedly with William” 

The first foal this year was by Rolf-Goran 

Bengtsson’s world class ride Casall. 

“Again, I thought he’d complement Ruby 

and the longevity of his top level career 

is amazing”. Di’s first foray into breeding 

goes back to Miss M, a mare she 

competed in the early 1980’s , resulting 

in Master Bob. 

“I used the Thoroughbred stallion Bridge 

of Sighs through the H.I.S. scheme when 

they used to travel the stallions. With one 

covering Bingo! Riding the progeny of a 

mare you have previously competed has 

a feeling of déjà vu. “I was competing 

Miss M and Master Bob in the same 

International classes and that was very 

rewarding as you can feel the similarities 

in their progeny and you fully appreciate 

their ways and actions. More credit 

should be given to mares – as I believe 

70% comes from the mare.” 

Another mare Di jumped to success 

is Ruby’s dam Equity.“Dietmar 

(Ackermann, Di’s husband) liked Balou 

Du Rouet for his movement, elasticity and 

blood, so even though he wasn’t proven 

at the time Internationally, we took a 

chance,” said Di, who bred another four 

from Equity using Parco, Argentinus, 

Landlord and Coronado. 

“Parco wasn’t a great cross as he was 

short-legged like Equity and neither 

was Argentinus. The majority have gone 

eventing with good homes the priority.” 

Ruby returned to Spring Farm from Louise 

Whitaker for her first ET and stayed. “I 

was coaching Holly Smith and it made 

sense to coach Ruby as well – and I get 

to ride her when home,” said Di, who 

has a third recipient, yet to foal. “Ruby 

incurred a small injury at Dublin show so 

we now have a Big Star embryo due in 

August – and we’re hoping for a filly this 

time.” 

Demanding commitments as 

Performance Manager meant Di closed 

the Spring Farm training facilities. “If I 

hadn’t got the land and the right mare, 

I wouldn’t be breeding but wanted to 

do something with the place. Looking 

forward we all need to help our British 

riders & produce the very best we can” 

Nicky Williams, my yard manager, is 

fantastically patient with the foals; they’re 

handled well and by five weeks old they 

pick their feet up and cross over like 

showjumpers!” 

I’ve got over the disappointment of the 

Olympic postponement and it will be a 

totally different Games in 2021 – we’re 

all a year older, horses as well. New 

partnerships will come into selection & 

the option to purchase new horses will 

be a massive opportunity for all Nations. 

We all need to be patient, stay focused 

on our horse’s wellbeing & be ready to 

start building the competitions up again 

carefully when we can. – but I know 

we’ve still got a great chance with our 

quality of riders, horses & supportive 

owners.” 

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Breeding Futurity as an event pony, scoring 9 for 

his jumping. 

Great temperament and lots of wins in hand, just 

started under saddle. 

Available AI and natural covering, packages available 

depending on needs, to include a full livery option for 

up to a month for your mare to be naturally covered 

and the first scan completed all for £500. 

Contact Sarah Ablewhite on 07527435847 or email sarah.ablewhite1@gmail.com 

• Exciting and talented young event stallion with world 

class bloodlines; 

• His dam is the extraordinary mare, Headley 

Britannia, winner of the world's top three 5* events: 

Badminton, Burghley and kentucky; 

• His granddam is full sister to Heraldik, the world no 1 

international eventing sire for ten consecutive years 

• 70%+ TB blood, stunning good looks, with rhythmical 

paces and a bold, athletic jump; 

• Super calm, trainable, polite temperament which he is 

passing on to his foals; 

• Exceptional fertility, with a very high rate of conceptions 

to first inseminations, chilled and frozen AI; 

• Producing very smart foals - Classictop Britannic was 

Champion Hunter Breeding, Kent County Show 2019; 

• Foals already being awarded Gold at the Futurity Young 

Horse Evaluation events. 

2020 stud fee: £550 NFFR chilled; £400 on booking 

then £150 when mare scanned in foal. 

Special Price £395 frozen. 

(Plus semen collection fee) 

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Feature - ARTICLE 

Je T’Aime Flamenco, one of many British based stallions standing at stud this year. 

Breeding in 

2020 By Sacha Shaw 

As the foal crop of 2020 emerges into 

the world, breeders are left in a difficult 

position with many questions on their 

minds about the future. Breeders are 

asking themselves ‘Can I afford to run on 

my animals that make up my breeding 

herd until demand picks up? How many 

mares should I put in foal while the future 

market is uncertain?’ 

Regardless of whether your business 

plan is to sell all your stock as foals, or 

run them on till they are under saddle, 

the effects of an economic downturn will 

be felt across all sectors of the breeding 

industry. Of more immediate impact 

is the availability of semen, access 

to veterinary services and the ability 

to transport mares. At present semen 

coming in as freight from mainland 

Europe is unaffected, and many large 

studs and stallion centres in the UK are 

also able to have in place the protocols 

needed to continue to collect and 

ship. These centres may also able to 

take in mares for foaling, to scan and 

inseminate. 

The terrible situation the world finds itself 

in should also be a time for all breeders, 

large or small, to look at their reasons for 

breeding. It costs just as much money to 

breed a bad horse as a good one, and 

it is hoped we don’t see inexperienced 

breeders choosing to put a mare in foal 

as they have no other job for her, when 

the mare is not a good candidate. 

If you are wanting to breed for dress 

age, as a basis you are looking for 

an athlete with powerful yet elastic 

movement and sufficient correctness 

to ensure they can stay sound to do 

the job. Then limbs are the foundation 

of the horse so they are important too. 

The same can be said for the jumpers, 

replacing the elastic movement with 

scope and jumping technique. And 

eventers cannot lose the bravery and 

ability to cover the ground. For all these 

disciplines, soundness combined with 

ability and a trainable temperament are 

fundamental aims of any breeder. 

If the mare is a good enough candidate 

then the job of choosing the right stallion 

begins. Stallion grading is a benchmark 

for young unproven stallions to help 

mare owners make decisions over 

suitability. An older stallion that is proven 

in sport has shown he can cope with the 

stresses of travel, training and of course 

competing. Hopefully he will also stock 

on the ground so the mare owner can 

assess his merit as a producer. 

Clements Equine in Suffolk is one of many major 

centres able to offer breeding services this year. 

A mare or stallion with a bad 

temperament should never be used for 

breeding. 

There is little advantage to be gained 

by using a cheaper, ungraded stallion 

when the stud fee is only a small part of 

the cost of getting a healthy foal on the 

floor. Even if a breeder wishes to only 

produce a single foal for their own use 

and enjoyment, the future uncertainty we 

all face from the global pandemic means 

every breeding needs to be a measured 

and thoughtful decision. Every foal born 

must be bred with soundness, ridability 

and ability in mind, so there is a market 

for that foal in a worse case scenario. 

We wish all breeders the best and look 

forward to hearing about both this year’s 

and future foal crops. 

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Feature - STALLION PROFILE 

Cevin Z 

Cevin Z is without doubt among the 

most proven stallions standing in the UK 

today, with countless sons and daughters 

competing successfully at national 

and international level, the striking 

powerhouse that is Cevin Z has been 

a fundamental part of the Billy Stud’s 

success story, not only in his own right, 

but also as the sire of many the stud’s 

most successful performance horses, 

including the flagship stallion Billy 

Mexico. 

As we see so often with Zangersheide, 

Cevin Z is a product of combining 

some of the best elements in German 

and French performance line breeding 

by combining on both sides two of the 

most important stallions in the history 

of showjumping, the famous Capitol I 

and the legendary Cor de la Bryere. 

Where it is used at its best, line breeding 

allows us to consolidate some of the 

best genetic material from a stallion’s 

back pedigree, and Cevin Z’s record as 

a stallion certainly proves the validity of 

this strategy. 

Billy Tudor 

Behind that, however, comes an 

interesting motherline. The dam of Cevin 

Z, Larthago, is from the Holstein family 

8749 and was a successful international 

showjumper in her own right, winning a 

major class at HOYS in 2003 and the 

CSI-A CH10 Rotterdam at 1.45m. She 

combined her success as a sport horse 

with an outstanding and prolific breeding 

record, counting 5 licensed stallions 

and 3 international horses competing 

at 1.50m and above. Among her most 

famous offspring we also count the 

Heartbreaker son Harley VDL. 

Before focusing entirely on stud duties, 

Cevin Z had a successful competition 

career of his own, starting off as one of 

the most consistent 6 year olds in the 

country in 2003 achieving 4th place 

in the Foxhunter Championships at the 

Horse of the Year Show. His international 

winnings totalled £8000.00 when 

competing at Lisbon, Chantilly and 

Vimeiro in 2007, with UK wins at 

both The Surrey County and New 

Forest Shows. What makes this stallion 

particularly interesting is his proven track 

record as a sire both in showjumping 

and eventing. In 2018, Cevin Z featured 

at the top end of all categories in the 

British Showjumping and British Eventing 

sire rankings, and in 2019 he ranked 

at 3rd in the overall BS rankings and 

2nd in sires of 4-6yr olds. As the sire of 

Billy Mexico, his influence carries on 

in the next generation in international 

events such as Billy Walk On and Billy 

Champagne. 


Billy Diamo - Had a fantastic career as a 

young horse which has now carried him 

through to the top level of the sport. Has 

was 3rd in the 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix 

of Royal Windsor 5* and jumped his 

first 5* Nations Cup in St Gallen 2019. 

Dam: Annagroff (x Andiamo) 

Billy The Biz - Was the winner of 

Tattersalls CCI4* Horse Trials and 

competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic 

games with Pippa Funnell for Team GB 

eventing. Dam: Little Miss Prim 

(x Coevers) 

Billy Mexico - Is an elite graded stallion 

who started his competitive career with 

William Funnell. He was successful in the 

UK. He is now competing in the US with 

rider, Vani Khosla. Dam: Bidorette 

(x Le Mexico). 

Billy Tudor - He was joint winner 

of the 4 year old Championship at 

The All England Jumping Course at 

Hickstead. He was equal first in the 5 

year old classes at the Welsh Masters. 

He qualified for the Big Star National 

6 Year Old Championship. He was 

clear everyday in the 6 year old 

championship at Hartpury. He has since 

been sold to Bourne Hill Stables and 

ridden by Jane Annett he has progressed 

to 1.45 World Ranking Grand Prix. 

Tudor, who is a licenced stallion in 

the UK by the AES, has the same 

unbelievable technique and careful jump 

as his sire, as well as his great brain and 

trainable attitude. Billy Tudor is out of 

the same dam, Annagroff, by Andiamo 

out of a Burggraaf mare, as Billy Diamo 

and is a nephew of Billy Birr who jumped 

and the 2010 World equestrian games 

in Kentucky.

Feature - STALLION PROFILE 

Billy Balou - Won both the 

Newcomers and Foxhunter finals 

at The Horse of the Year Show with 

William and Pippa Funnell. 

Dam: Bearveck (x Vechta). 

Billy Lemon - Ridden by Alice Watson 

was the winner of the prestigious Tom 

Hudson trophy at Hickstead 2015 

and has won numerous 1.45m World 

Ranking classes. Dam: Lemmon (x 

Andretti XX). 

Cevin Z is owned by The Billy Stud 

and stands at West Kington Stud, 

owned by Tim and Jane 

Holderness-Roddam. 

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tel. 01249 782050 

manager@westkingtonstud.co.uk 

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Coriall Z 

Larthago 

Pippa Funnell and Billy The Bizz 

Cor de la Bryer 

Vera II 

Carthago Z 

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Capitol I 

Ladykind 

Capitol I 

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Article - VET INSIGHT 

Decision Making 

…and the options available 

The decision to breed a foal from a mare 

is only the first step in a multifaceted 

journey and the following should be 

considered. 

• Type and level of horse to be breed 

and which stallion to use 

• Timing - Ideally breed during 

the peak fertility months May - 

August. Futurity Equine Bridge 

or commercial foal sales may 

necessitate earlier breeding. To start 

pre-April, an artificial lights regime 

must be implemented from early 

December to ensure the mare is 

cycling in time. 

• Competition schedules - often 

determine the availability of a mare 

or stallion. 

• Accurately document the mare’s 

previous breeding history; this can 

influence breeding plans. 

Depending on the requirements of the 

stud or clinic being used, the mare will 

need: health check, pre-breeding tests 

and possibly vaccinations. A high health 

status and disease control is important 

to ensure all visiting mares to a Stud/ 

Vet Clinic are free from any contagious 

or infectious disease and up to date with 

Flu/Tetanus vaccinations. Mares should 

also be certified free from Contagious 

equine metritis (CEM) and Equine viral 

arteritis (EVA) for the current year, 

and have negative results for Equine 

infectious anaemia (EIA) and Strangles 

within 30days of arrival at the Stud or 

Vet Clinic. 

Natural Covering (NC) is the cheapest 

method available to breeders and is 

the only method permitted in certain 

industries i.e. thoroughbred racehorses. 

Many sport horse stallions are not 

available for natural cover due to 

increased risk of disease transmission 

and injury. NC may not suit all mares 

as there is less control over a number of 

variables. 

Artificial Insemination (AI) - allows 

a wider Stallion choice and a more 

controlled approach to breeding. Frozen 

semen can be used from deceased 

stallions; chilled & frozen semen can be 

used from stallions located all over the 

world. The process involves ultrasound 

examinations of the mare’s ovaries 

and uterus, ovulation induction, semen 

shipping, and correct insemination 

timing. 

AI can allow mares to remain at home 

as the semen comes to them. In best 

practice mares using frozen semen or 

mares that are tricky to get in foal should 

visit the clinic for AI to achieve the best 

possible outcome. If AI is performed at 

home, it is best to invest in a simple set of 

examination stocks for the safety of the 

mare and attending vet. 

AI allows semen to be assessed & semen 

quality can be improved by trying 

different extenders. The inseminating 

volume can be lowered with mares that 

may react badly to AI but sometimes 

these factors can be out of the 

inseminating vet’s control. 

AI eliminates the risk of injury associated 

with natural covering and also reduces 

venereal disease transmission. However, 

there are limiting factors, e.g. failed 

semen delivery or poor shipped semen 

quality. 

Embryo Transfer (ET) can be useful for 

competing mares, valuable mares (to 

avoid the foaling risk), optimise genetics 

and make it possible to have multiple 

foals on the ground in one year. Mares 

who struggle to retain a foetus or have 

a history of early pregnancy loss are 

good candidates for ET. Mares requiring 

long-term medication unsuitable for use 

during pregnancy or with behavioural 

issues may also be good candidates. ET 

is more complicated and needs careful 

planning in order to ensure good results. 


Article - VET INSIGHT 

The donor mare is inseminated and just 

over a week later her uterus is flushed 

with an embryo flushing media. The 

fluid is searched for an embryo in a 

pre-prepared laboratory. Hygiene 

and embryo preservation are the most 

important considerations. The embryo is 

then frozen or transferred into a suitable, 

pre-synchronised recipient mare. 

The recipient may be located where 

the donor is flushed or the embryo 

can be chilled and transported to a 

recipient herd elsewhere. It is possible to 

synchronise only one recipient per donor 

ovulation, but it is strongly advisable 

to synchronise 2-3 recipient mares per 

possible embryo, as the synchrony 

process is not failsafe. Sometimes it is 

not possible to synchronise a recipient 

for a particular donor cycle due to the 

following: 

• Timing/asymmetric response to 

drugs given. 

• Recipient having an undesirable 

uterus on the day of transfer, 

therefore a second recipient is 

needed. 

Successful synchronisation requires 

skilled veterinary expertise, regular 

scanning of both donor and recipients 

and a high level of communication 

between the vets scanning the donor 

& recipients. The synchrony process 

should start as soon as the donor is first 

scanned - drugs such as prostaglandins/ 

ovulation induction agents should never 

be given to the donor before checking 

that the recipient synchrony is on track. 

It is a wasted investment producing an 

embryo without a suitable recipient’s 

uterus to transfer to. The perfect recipient 

requires: 

• Manageable temperament 

• Similar size to donor 

• Healthy – including up to date 

vaccinations and worming 

• Reproductively sound 

On going care of the recipient is 

essential throughout the pregnancy and 

nursing as with any broodmare. Regular 

scanning of the pregnancy ensures all is 

progressing to plan and no veterinary 

intervention is required. 

The risks of AI and ET are mainly with 

the known risk of a potentially fatal 

rectal tear during rectal examination 

and scanning. This risk is minimised 

by competent reproduction vets and 

their use of sedative drugs and rectal 

relaxant drugs if necessary as well as 

ensuring rectal examinations are carried 

out in stocks. Whilst ET is successful in 

many candidates, some mares are more 

complex and may require a different 

approach to secure a pregnancy. Other 

methods can include: 

Ovum Pick Up (OPU) & 

Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection 

(ICSI): In a natural pregnancy the 

oocyte (released from the ovary during 

ovulation) is fertilised by a sperm in 

the oviduct, then the resultant embryo 

drops into the uterus. In mares who 

suffer with chronic uterus problems or 

an oviduct abnormality, OPU/ICSI is 

a good option. OPU is done at a clinic 

were the mare is sedated and involves 

oocytes being retrieved directly from the 

ovaries. The oocytes are then sent to an 

ICSI lab where they undergo a specialist 

IVF procedure involving a single sperm 

being injected into the oocyte followed 

by a period of embryo development. The 

embryo can be frozen for transfer at a 

later date, or transferred directly into a 

recipient. 

The donor is scanned prior to OPU to 

ensure she has at least 15 follicles across 

both ovaries. The procedure involves a 

trans-vaginal scanning method to access 

the ovaries and aspirate each viable 

follicle to recover an oocyte. The oocyte 

recovery rate per follicle is around 50- 

60% and usually requires 6-8 oocytes 

to successfully produce an embryo using 

ICSI. It may not be possible to secure 

an an embryo from each OPU session, 

it is important to factor in around 2 OPU 

sessions (repeatable at 2 week intervals) 

for each embryo you want to achieve. 

OPU doesn’t require multiple scanning 

sessions or AI & Uterine Flushings, but 

instead a quick day-case procedure. 

Many deceased stallions with limited 

stores of frozen semen are now only 

available for ICSI produced breedings. 

OPU/ICSI can also be performed on 

a mare immediately post mortem - if 

a valuable mare dies unexpectedly 

and the owner wishes to preserve her 

bloodlines, then provided the oocytes 

are retrieved immediately, it is possible to 

produce embryos in the lab. 

Cloning is becoming a much more 

viable option in terms of success rates, 

availability and cost. To clone a horse, 

stem cells need to be harvested from the 

donor using a simple, minimally invasive 

procedure under sedation. These stem 

cells are processed in a specialist lab to 

produce viable cell lines suitable for use 

in the cloning process. These cell lines 

can be frozen for use at a later date or 

sent immediately to a cloning laboratory 

to undergo the cloning process to 

produce an embryo. This embryo is then 

transferred to a recipient. 

Cost is always an important 

consideration. It is difficult to accurately 

quote since the breeding process for 

each horse is different. However it is 

useful to assess different sections: 

pre-breeding testing, stallion costs, 

embryo production, pregnancy 

production, pregnancy maintenance, 

and foaling. Pre-Breeding testing 

costs can vary depending on the stud 

requirements and also whether export 

testing is needed. As an estimated figure 

expect to pay £100 - £300. Stallion 

costs and terms vary hugely between 

industries, individual stallions and semen 

type. Costs need to be established with 

the stallion owner/agent. There are also 

mare (NC) & semen (AI) transport cost 

considerations. A cost guide: 

Embryo production 

• NC £175 - £250 

• AI £200 - £400 

Depending on semen type. Treatments 

and uterine lavages are usually charged 

in addition. 

• OPU £750 - £1000 per session 

Drugs and oocyte shipping costs 

charged in addition 

• ICSI £400 - £800 per session 

• Cloning £60,000 - £120,000 

Priced based on a live guaranteed foal 

& includes recipient hire. Price depends 

on lab used. 

Pregnancy production 

• Broodmare NC/AI – no additional 

costs 

• Embryo Transfer (ET, OPU & ICSI) 

£1800 – 3600 

Includes Transfer of the Embryo, 

Recipient Synchrony & Hire. Shipping & 

Health Certification is extra. 

Pregnancy maintenance & foaling 

• Prices are the same for all 

reproduction methods. Cost 

varies depending on pregnancy 

complications necessitating 

treatment and whether the mare is 

kept at home with the owner or at 

a stud. 

Emma Tomlinson MA VetMB MRCVS 

Copyright @TomlinsonEquineVets2020 

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Article - INTERVIEW 

Coping with 

Coronavirus 

Interview with Tullis Matson 

of Stallion AI 

How has the Coronavirus 

Lockdown affected you? 

For us, the effects of the coronavirus 

outbreak and subsequent lockdown 

were pretty immediate and far reaching. 

One of the hardest things to have to do 

was to cancel our annual Open Day and 

Stallion Show. It was clearly not possible 

to run the show under the present 

circumstances, but that didn’t make it any 

easier. It was a shame for all our stallion 

owners and breeders who were looking 

forward to the day and who value the 

opportunities it provides. It’s always a 

great event to kick start the breeding 

season, and very uplifting to see people 

interact with our stallions and having a 

lovely time. 

What was clear from the outset was that 

we had to look after our staff and their 

families, as well as the safety of our 

clients in all our interactions. Everyone 

is affected in different ways, and every 

member of the team is highly valued. 

We had to consider the needs of those 

who are themselves vulnerable and 

others who have vulnerable relatives 

at home. Others are affected because 

they have children to look after at home. 

Where we can, we have reorganised our 

administration, so some of those tasks 

can be carried out from home, reducing 

travel and enabling better distancing on 

site. 

The complications with horses are, of 

course, that they still need looking after, 

regardless of the global pandemic. The 

exceptional level of care and service we 

offer to our stallions and their owners lies 

at the very heart of our philosophy as a 

business, and is not something we were 

willing to compromise on. We therefore 

initially radically reduced the number of 

stallions on site. Of course it was really 

tough for us to do this, financially, as 

well as emotionally, because we hated 

having to disappoint our many loyal and 

valued clients. 

The wider impact of how we conduct 

ourselves as an industry is very important 

to us. While breeding horses might 

seem like the most important thing in 

the world to us, we have to accept 

that the outside world sees things very 

differently. We have to be sensitive to this 

and understand that our industry is not 

seen as an “essential business” to those 

outside equestrianism. It is for that reason 

that I think we have to show that we are 

doing our bit to help our country through 

this crisis. 

To help where we can, and to set a clear 

signal that we care for our communities 

and the wonderful work done by our 

NHS and all healthcare professionals, 

we have set up a programme of sending 

out gloves and alcohol spray, which we 

produce in our lab, to those who need 

it. In this way, we have already donated 

over 2,500 gloves to carers in our 

community, and we will keep going and 

doing our bit. 

What measures have you taken to 

ensure the safety of your staff and of 

your clients? 

The first and most obvious thing to do 

was to stop any public access, and 

to limit the number of stallions on site, 

which immediately reduces interactions 

and allows us to implement better social 

distancing procedures. Of course this 

all has to be done within reason, as 

it is near impossible to distance when 

collecting from a stallion, for example. 

We are always having to balance the 

different risks and keep health and safety 

and the welfare of our precious stallions 

in mind. 

As an industry, biosecurity is second 

nature to us, and we already have a lot 

of measures and procedures in place 

that, although originally designed to 

protect our equine clients, are equally 

effective in keeping our staff and 

human clients safe. This includes a 

high level of awareness of biosecurity, 

and the use of protective equipment 

as a matter of course. Our stables are 

routinely completely washed down with 

disinfectant about three times a week. 

We are getting through a lot of gloves in 

our day to day business. 

When new stallions come on site, we 

now minimise any interactions by taking 

the horses off the transporter ourselves. 

Each stallion has their personal tack 

locker, so we can reduce the risk of 

infection spreading from any equipment 

they bring with them. Other items coming 

in and out of our facility, such as semen 

storage containers and transport boxes 

for semen, are thoroughly disinfected. 

We are working closely with our 

transport partners to ensure we keep 

them safe and identify and mitigate any 

potential risks. 

How are things now for you, several 

weeks into the lockdown? 

I think it is fair to say that things are 

settling down a bit into a new way of 

operating. Initially, there was a lot of 

confusion around whether veterinarians 

could carry out any AI procedures at all, 

which had a lot of impact on demand 

and created a lot of uncertainty for us 

all. While there are still some aspects 

that are open to interpretations, breeders 

now, by and large, seem to have 

established workable solutions with 

their vets and are carrying on with their 

breeding plans. 

While we have taken the decision not 

to run our facility at anywhere near full 

capacity this season, in order to allow 

us to continue with our increased social 

distancing measures, we are now able 

to open the doors, very carefully, to a 

few more stallions coming in, and are 

able to support our clients safely and 

responsibly. These stallions are gradually 

“drip fed” into our facility to avoid any 

risks. 

One interesting effect of the crisis has 

been that we have been contacted by 

owners of stallions who are normally 

extremely busy in the competition 

career at this time of year, and - with 

all national and international shows 

cancelled - are now free for stud duties. 

How do you see the longer term 

effect of the coronavirus outbreak 

and the future for British stallions and 

breeders? 

While I don’t have any hard figures 

available, my initial impression is that 

our British stallions are getting used a lot 

more this year. What I don’t know is if 

this is because more people are wanting 

to breed this year, perhaps because 

they are unable to go out and compete, 

or if this is because British stallions have 

increased in popularity with existing 

breeders. The quality and choice of 

stallions available in this country is 

certainly going up all of the time, which 

is great to see! 

What I am certain of is that this outbreak 

has brought us together as a community 

and made us value each other a lot 

more. It has made us all re-evaluate 

what really matters in life, which is to 

show concern and care for each other, 

and to take responsibility in the way 

we run our businesses and interact with 

each other. The welfare of our staff, 

clients, and precious stallions always 

has to come first. Everybody has been 

absolutely incredible in the way they 

have worked together to face this crisis. 

There is a lot of good will and generosity 

out there, which will help us emerge from 

this stronger than ever. 


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Shropshire, SY13 2EZ 

Tel: +44(0)1948 664966 

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Breeders of multiple ELITE and CHAMPION foals, 

dressage, SJ and Eventing 

For more information please contact: 

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Promoting excellence in 

Sports Pony breeding 

2020 Stallions 

Led by our ELITE stallions, awarded this status due to their own, or 

their progeny’s, International competition record 

ELITE BOSS JUNIOR 

(Boss x Night-Star I) 

Black, Height: 148 cms, 

Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Pony Hannover) 

Contact: Jennifer Gilchrist - 01899 

810223; 07703 535179; FB: Romanno 

Stud; www.romannostud.co.uk 

or info@romannostud.co.uk 

ELITE DANCE OF JOY 

(FS Don’t Worry x Valentino) 

Chestnut, Height: 148 cms, 

Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Rheinisches) 

Contact: Rachel Ablett - 

07771 968169; 

FB: Pineapple Stud 

or rea995@icloud.com 

ELITE LE CHIFFRE 

(Caesar 171 x 

Chestnut, Height: 146 cms, 

Breed: British Sports Pony (SPSS) 

Contact: Samantha Brown - 07794 

094011; FB: Godrics Stud; 

www.godricsstud.com 

or orders@godricsstud.co.uk 

ELITE PROMETHEUS 

(Romulus x unknown) 

Bay, Height: 148 cms, 


Contact: Katy Wise - 07890 438031 

or kcwisey@gmail.com 

ELITE CAESAR 171 

(Condor x Askan) 


Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Weser-Ems) 





ELITE DANGER 36 

(Davis Cup x Night-Star I) 


Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Westfalen) 





ELITE LITTLEDALE BRIGHT STAR 

(Catherston Nightsafe x Burstye Trajan) 



Contact: Catherston Stud – 01264 

782716; FB: Catherston Stud; 

www.catherstonstud.com 

or catherston@btconnect.com 

ELITE REXTER D’OR 

(Dexter Leam Pondi x Elf D’Or) 

Grey, Height: 148 cms, 

Breed: French PB Conemmara (PSF) 

Contact: Stallions AI (agent of semen 

owner) - 01948 666295 

or office@stallionai.com 

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grading mares, evaluating youngstock & celebrating success 

07703 566066 www.sportpony.org.uk

ABBEYWOODS UNDER PRESSURE 

(Murraybrook Moriarty x Comanche Ace) 

Chestnut/Tobiano, Height: 140 cm 

Breed: Part-bred Arab (AHS PBAR) 

Contact: Sarah Ablewhite - 07527 435847 

or sarah.ablewhite1@gmail.com 

BALFOUR WHISPER 

(Strinesdale Matador x Thornwood Royalist) 

Bay, Height: 143 cm 

Breed: British Riding Pony (NPS) 

Contact: Natalie Gawley - 01341 423093, 

07774 289162 

or natalie.gawley@btinternet.com 

BATHLEYHILLS COLOUR CREATION 

(Bathleyhills Monet x Acado) 

Buckskin Tobiano, Height: 145 cm 

Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (ZFdP) 

Contact: Penny Walster - 07753 445614; 

FB: Bathley Hill Farm Stud; 

www.bathleyhillfarmlivery.com 

or billybushfire@aol.com 

BRANDO SD 

(Hilkens Black Delight x Voyage) 

Dark Bay, Height: 147 cm 

Breed: British Sports Pony (SSH) 


810223; 07703 535179; FB: Romanno 



CHAMP OF DANCE 

(Can Dance x Dornik B) 

Palomino, Height: 147.5 cm 


Contact: Maja Waldhausen - 

07739 573296 

or maja.waldhausen@gmail.com 

DARK KNIGHT 

(Dressman I x Folklore) 

Bay, Height: 145 cms 


Contact: Diane Kilshaw - 07920 426834; 

FB: Dark Knight 2; 

darkknight2.com 

or darkknight2.stallion@gmail.com 

DELAROCHE BLACK GOLD 

(Hilkens Gold Card x Hilkens Black 

Delight) 



Contact: Bennie Seymour – 07853 

067167; FB: Delaroche Black Gold 

or bennie.seymour@yahoo.co.uk 

DYPOOL MIAMI REEF 

(Melau Montana x Ernford Bellboy) 

Liver Chestnut, Height: 133 cms 

Breed: Welsh Pony (WPCS Sec B) 

Contact: Frances Turner - 07801 497736; 

or fturner1983@hotmail.com 

GLENCARRIG TEMPEST 

(Coosheen Stormboy x Coral Star) 

Grey, Height: 150 cm 

Breed: Connemara (CPBS) 

Contact: Emma Rugman - 07500 057363; 

www.clarkstownconnemaras.co.uk 

or emma.rugman@hotmail.com 

BATHLEYHILLS SWIFT PROMISE 

(Bathleyhills Monet x Batman) 

Buckskin, Height: 142 cm, 

Breed: Part-bred Welsh (WPCS W.P-B.R.) 

Contact: Jessie Hopkins - 07756 670516; 

FB: Islestone Stud; 

islestonestud.com 

or islestonestud@outlook.com 

CARNAKILLY POM POM 

(Dexter Leam Pondi x Castleside JJ) 



Contact: Emma-Louise Johnston - 07775 

734340; 

FB: Carnakilly Pom Pom; 

or fenstonstud@outlook.com 

CWRTYCAPEL COPPER’S IMAGE 

(Greigiau Copper Tornador x Hang on 

Johnny) 

Liver Chestnut, Height: 156 cm 

Breed: Part-bred Welsh (WPCS W.P-B.R.) 

Contact: William Jones - 01248 723980, 

FB: Cwrtycapel & Merleve Stud 

or williamhenryj@gmail.com 

DAROSA D’AMOUR 

(Loganlea Irco x Hopelaws Budgerigar) 

Grey, Height: 138 cms, 

Breed: Warmblood x Dartmoor (DPSPB) 

Contact: Jodie Shaw - 07707 904419; 

FB: Darosa Damour Showjumping Stallion 

or jodieshaw@ablehomes.net 

DEUFOR SPELLBOUND 

(Yswain Dmetrius x Janton Dictator) 

Cream, Height: 148 cms 

Breed: Welsh Cob (WPCS Sec D) 

Contact: Carys Taylor – 07812 562165, 

01758 612900; 

FB: Genius Performance Welsh Cobs 

or carystaylor@icloud.com 

FARLEAZE LORD PRENWYN 

(Machno Carwyn x Pentrefelin Enfys) 



Contact: Claire Moreton - 07834 765730; 

FB: Farleaze Lord Prenwyn 

or moreton_claire@hotmail.com 

GODRICS CAMPEGGIO 

(Caesar 171 x Apslau xx) 






or orders@godricsstud.co.uk

HAMMERWOOD RITZ 

(Rembrandt DDH x Cavan Blue Hors) 

Black, Height: 148 cm 


Contact: Pippa Drew - 07900 993884; 

FB: Hammerwood Stud 

or hammerwoodstud@gmail.com 

HOLMEGARDS BASTIAN 

(Ravaldi x Thunder Boy) 

Chestnut Leopard, Height: 157 cm 

Breed: Knabstrupper (KNN) 





JONKERS METYO 

(Highmead Duty Free x Tetworth Crimson 

Lake) 


Breed: Part-bred Welsh (NWPCS Sec K) 

Contact: Jo Sholl-Evans - 07889 203903; 

FB: Fairlight Stud; www.fairlightstud.com 

or jo@fairlightstud.com 

KHARTAGO VAN ORCHID’S 

(Kanshebber x Berkhof’s Higgledy 

Piggledy) 

Palomino, Height: 145 cm 

Breed: Nederlands Rijpony (NRPS) 

Contact: Alison Gessey or Charlotte Visser 

- 01435 812248; 07940 850896 (Alison) 

or 07864 573065 (Charlotte) 

KILLOUR STAR 

(Dooneen Supermatch x Slaney) 

Buckskin, Height: 147 cms 


Contact: Frankie Lee - 07803 752345; 

FB: Barrowby Connemaras; 

www.barrowbyconnemaras.co.uk; 

or barrowbyconnemaras@outlook.com 

LANGWEDH SUNNY JIM 

(Kalevan Mystic Pride x Ernford Bonanza) 

Cremello, Height: 128 cm 


Contact: Penny Walster - 07753 445614; 

FB: Bathley Hill Farm Stud; www. 

bathleyhillfarmlivery.com 

or billybushfire@aol.com 

LONGHALVES RENOIR 

(Lemonshill Falcon x Eyarth Harlequin) 



Contact: Jo Filmer – 01273 891828, 

07899 910474; FB: Longhalves Stud; 

www.longhalvesstud.com 

or filmer.jo35@gmail.com 

PLATINUM HONEY’S HOPE 

(Halifax x Marsvogel xx) 

Liver Chestnut, Height: 147 cm 


Contact: Louise Davies – 07802 388348; 

FB: Platinum Stud 

or louisedcabochon@gmail.com 

HILKENS GOLD CARD 

(FS Golden Highlight x Black Boy) 

Buckskin, Height: 147 cm 


Contact: Lucy Sheldrake - 01437 711005; 

07989 334929; 

www.delarochestud.co.uk 

or lucy@delarochestud.co.uk 

INNELLAN CONDOR 

(Linsfort Barney x Oisin) 

Grey, Height: 141 cms 

Breed: Connemara (BCPS) 





JOSIE JUMP 

(Currachmore Cashel x Moy Johnny’s 

Pride) 



Contact: Mari-Clare Savage - 

michael.savage7@btinternet.com 

KILLASPIC ROSS 

(Coral Ross x Robin Hood) 







KIPPURE LANCELOT 

(Frederiksminde Hazy Merlin x Thunder Bay) 

Black, Height: 147 cms 






LEMONSHILL FALCON 

(Douthwaite Signwriter x Cottrell Artiste) 



Contact: Jo Filmer – 01273 891828, 

07899 910474; FB: Longhalves Stud; 

www.longhalvesstud.com 

or filmer.jo35@gmail.com 

MULTICOUTURE 

(Multicolor II x Hoftanz) 

Perlino Tobiano, Height: 156 cm 

Breed: Warmblood (Breeders Elite) 

Contact: Bianca Hill – 07951 822063; 

FB: Penmawddwy Stud; 

penmawddwystud.weebly.com 

or penmawddwystud@gmail.com 

POPENHOE PICTURE PERFECT 

(Bathleyhills Monet x Copilot) 

Skewbald, Height: 143 cm 


Contact: Caroline Ward - 01945 880218, 

07885 150111 

or carolineward@chasefarm.net

ROMANNO LAST CHAT 

(Deanhills Royal Jubilee x Radway Ptarmigan) 




810223; 07703 535179; FB: Romanno 



RUSHIEFAULD HAVANNA 

(Tullibardine Turbo Charge x Rushiefauld 

Bethaney) 

Black, Height: 117 cm 

Breed: Welsh Mountain Pony (WPCS Sec A) 

Contact: Debbie Maas - 01333 340501 Ext 

4; 07776 307134; FB: Scholland equestrian 

at Kilconquhar or info@scholland.com 

SHINGLE HALL SENATOR 

(Carnaval Drum x Handley Barns Herve) 

Chestnut, Height: 154.5 cm 

Breed: Warmblood (AES) 

Contact: Karen Phillips - 01992 561096; 

07710 792994; 

www.shinglehallstud.com 

or karenwphillips@hotmail.com 

STANLEY GRANGE REGAL HEIGHTS 

(Willowcroft Regal Bronze x Small-Land Maytino) 




810223; 07703 535179; FB: Romanno 



THURSDEN VALLYE RAPHAEL 

(Aimbry Chester x Yealand Night Owl) 


Breed: British Sports Pony (NPS) 

Contact: Trudy Goulding – 01200 445426; 

FB: End House Stud; 

www.endhousestud.co.uk 

or stallions@endhousestud.co.uk 

TRENAWIN LANIKAI 

(Trenawin Lydian x Atlantus) 


Breed: British Warmblood (BWBS) 

Contact: Ann Bassett - 01258 860037; 

07940 151961; 

www.etheridgefarmstud.co.uk 

or annbassett.etheridge@hotmail.com 

WOODLANDER SIR GORGEOUS 

(Santana x Synod Rum Punch) 


Breed: Hanoverian x Welsh Sec C (WBS-UK) 

Contact: Claire Wyatt - 07902 842381; 

FB: Bromson Stud; 

www.bromsonstud.co.uk 

or claire.l.wyatt@gmail.com 

ROTHERWOOD SIGNATURE 

(Douthwaite Sign Writer x Desarbre 

Street Fighter) 



Contact: Trudy Goulding – 01200 445426; 

FB: End House Stud; www.endhousestud. 

co.uk or stallions@endhousestud.co.uk 

SCHOLLAND ROYALE CONNECTION 

(Casino Royale K x Rushiefauld Bethaney) 

Chestnut, Height: 135 cm 

Breed: Deutsches Reitpony x Welsh A (SSH) 

Contact: Debbie Maas - 01333 340501 

Ext 4; 07776 307134; FB: Scholland 

equestrian at Kilconquhar 

or info@scholland.com 

SOS KANTJE’S UNICOLOR 

(Berkhof’s Higgledy Piggledy x Watershof 

Pretendent) 

Palomino, Height: 148 cm 

Nederlands New Forest Pony (NNFP) 

Contact: Georgia Stokes - 01726 67671; 

07969 205245; www.soshorses.co.uk 

or george@soshorses.co.uk 

TARACO FABRIZIO 

(Danaway Flash Jack x Tireinon Triple Crown) 

Chestnut, Height: 148 cm 


Contact: Julie Croghan - 07904 453579; 

FB: Croghan Pony Producing; 

Instagram: juliecroghan 

or juliecroghan2@hotmail.com 

TREENHILL ARISTOTLE 

(AH Cheshmak x Afzal (IRE)) 


Breed: Anglo Arab (AHS) 

Contact: Pem Paddick – 07508 424502; 

FB: Treenhill Arabians 

or treenhill-arabians@hotmail.co.uk 

WOODBURYS HARLEQUIN 

(Ferguson Uno x Moelview Mohawk) 

Skewbald, Height: 127 cm 

Breed: Part-bred Welsh (WPCS W.P-B.R) 

Contact: Patricia Lillington - 

01506 855449, 07715 118994; 

FB: Woodbury’s Harlequin 

or wyndfordfarm@btinternet.com 

YNYSLYNS ORLANDO 

(Hendrewen Meredith x Dwyfor Sunrise) 

Cremello, Height: 152.4 cm 


Contact: Bianca Hill – 07951 822063; 

FB: Penmawddwy Stud; 

penmawddwystud.weebly.com 

or penmawddwystud@gmail.com 

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British Breeder Magazine May 2020

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