British Breeder Magazine May 2020
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BRITISH<br />
BREEDER<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
Stallion Spotlight:<br />
Cevin Z<br />
Update:<br />
Lockdown<br />
News<br />
Futurity:<br />
Virtual Futurity<br />
Announced<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong><br />
Profile:<br />
Di Lampard
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MAY - INDEX<br />
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Welcome to this digital edition of <strong>British</strong><br />
<strong>Breeder</strong> magazine. We all love the print<br />
copy, but with events cancelled and<br />
many veterinary practices closed to<br />
visitors, our usual distribution channels<br />
are limited and so this digital edition<br />
became the most viable option. On the<br />
positive side, we are delighted that so<br />
many groups and organisations have<br />
offered to distribute this issue by email,<br />
and we therefore look forward to<br />
welcoming many new readers!<br />
Life has changed for all of us in the<br />
past 6 weeks as this hitherto unknown<br />
COVID-19 virus continues its rampage<br />
around the world. Whilst many are<br />
fortunate to be able to carry on life<br />
almost as normal, at home with horses,<br />
mares foaling, enjoying space and the<br />
current spell of good weather, there is<br />
the ever-present risk to health whenever<br />
we step outside of our property. Many<br />
are learning to balance working from<br />
home with home schooling for children,<br />
some are struggling with health issues<br />
exacerbated by the restrictions and<br />
our heart goes out to you if you are<br />
fighting the virus. But as horse people<br />
we are made of stern stuff, we are used<br />
to battling the elements, dealing with<br />
the heartache and still enjoying the<br />
thrills that horses inevitably bring and as<br />
breeders we also put our faith in the<br />
future – it is what we do. So get<br />
through this we will.<br />
Going digital has allowed us to expand<br />
our coverage of the Stallion Event and<br />
you can enjoy our gallery of images.<br />
We have our usual round up of news<br />
and updates from the disciplines and<br />
UK Studbooks, plus insight on Breeding<br />
Contents<br />
4-11<br />
14-17<br />
20-25<br />
28-30<br />
32-41<br />
46<br />
47-49<br />
53-55<br />
56-57<br />
59<br />
62-65<br />
68-69<br />
70-71<br />
73<br />
in <strong>2020</strong> by Sacha Shaw, advice on<br />
feeding dietary protein from Baileys<br />
Horse Feeds and veterinary insight from<br />
Tomlinson Equine. Our breeder profile<br />
on Di Lampard provides a<br />
fascinating look at her breeding<br />
programme, we learn about Hazel<br />
Offord’s new collection facility at<br />
WG Stud and our interview with Tullis<br />
Matson gives a frank account of how<br />
Stallion AI is coping with lockdown.<br />
A special mention should go to the team<br />
at Bolesworth for getting their<br />
Equestrian Relief project into action<br />
so quickly and raising a magnificent<br />
£250k for NHS Charities COVID-19<br />
Appeal.<br />
The <strong>British</strong> Breeding /Baileys Horse<br />
Feeds Futurity Evaluations are due to<br />
commence in August, but if restrictions<br />
are not sufficiently lifted for us to tour the<br />
country safely and within government<br />
guidelines, then we need a contingency<br />
plan! Our team have been working<br />
hard and you can rest assured that there<br />
WILL BE a Futurity series this year, but<br />
with a difference. Our international<br />
team of evaluators, veterinary and<br />
condition scorers are all keen to deliver<br />
this year’s series for breeders, and we<br />
are, as ever, extremely grateful to our<br />
loyal sponsors, Baileys Horse Feeds,<br />
for their continued support. We will, of<br />
course, continue to monitor the<br />
situation so that we are in a position<br />
to run live events once restrictions are<br />
lifted. Check out our Futurity Update for<br />
further details. So, cameras at the<br />
ready…<br />
Stay safe and keep well,<br />
Rachael<br />
News<br />
Obituaries<br />
<strong>British</strong> Breeding Stallion Event Report<br />
<strong>British</strong> Breeding Virtual Futurity<br />
Studbook News: AES, BHHS, NPS, SHB-GB, SPSS, Trak, WBS-UK<br />
Living with Lockdown<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong> article: WG Stud<br />
Baileys Feeding Feature<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong> Profile: Di Lampard<br />
Breeding in <strong>2020</strong><br />
Stallion Profile: Cevin Z<br />
Vet insight: Options Available - Tomlinson Equine<br />
Interview with Tullis Matson<br />
Classifieds<br />
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NEWS<br />
Team Eventing Wins Gold As Equestrian Relief<br />
Raises £250,000 For The NHS Covid-19 Appeal<br />
Equestrian Relief culminated in an elaborate finale on Monday<br />
night as our teams participated in a round of Dark Horse, where<br />
our teams shared their hidden talent. They went all out to impress<br />
the celebrity judges, TV presenter and Pop Idol judge Nicky<br />
Chapman and opera singer Russell Watson. This was combined<br />
with the public vote and the teams pulled out all the stops to win the<br />
final challenge and take the crown.<br />
Going into the final in the lead, Team Eventing unleashed their<br />
secret weapon. A comical parody of Netfilx’s latest smash hit ‘The<br />
Tiger King’ performed by Ben Hobday. This put him at the top of the<br />
challenge leaderboard and sealed the overall win for the team. An<br />
outstanding rap performance by Team Polo’s Jack Richardson and<br />
Tom Morley put them just behind Ben boosting Team Polo into a<br />
runner up spot in the final rankings.<br />
The amazing commitment and effort from all the riders and<br />
presenters, kind donations by our sponsors and generosity of those<br />
who pledged auction prizes has resulted in Equestrian Relief<br />
smashing its initial target. Equestrian Relief and the team at<br />
Bolesworth are thrilled to be handing over £250,000 to the NHS<br />
Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. Now is time that the<br />
NHS really need these vital funds.<br />
Top lot in the charity auction was membership of a Nick Bradley<br />
Racing syndicate which raised £7,501. Zara Tindall’s painting from<br />
the Horse Drawn challenge raised £5,700. Frankie Dettori’s signed<br />
breeches raised £4,9000 and the round of golf with Sir AP McCoy<br />
and Oli Bell earned £3,800. Collectively the charity auction<br />
added £165,440 to the overall amount raised. Said Nina Barbour,<br />
Bolesworth Managing Director: “It has been an overwhelming<br />
fortnight – and we are delighted to be in a position to be donating<br />
over quarter of a millions pounds to the NHS Covid-19 Crisis Fund.<br />
I would just like to extend a massive thank you to everyone from the<br />
Equestrian World who has supported this fantastic cause in every<br />
way, and helped us achieve this great result.” Ellie Orton, CEO or<br />
NHS Charities Together said “We are massively grateful and<br />
inspired by all of the sports people, who are our idols, that are<br />
giving back and saying thank you. To hear the NHS are their<br />
heroes is fantastic and although the donations are important, as<br />
they’ll make a massive difference, it’s the morale and emotions that<br />
are involved which mean so much to all of our teams”.<br />
Zara Tindall, Team Captain for the Eventers said “It was a honour<br />
to be asked to get involved with Equestrian Relief, such an amazing<br />
group of people to be able to come together to try and support<br />
our NHS for the unbelievable job they are doing to fight this war<br />
against corona and hoping that the money raised will help in the<br />
areas that it is really needed. She added “Obviously the highlight is<br />
to take overall team Gold. What an incredibly talented and game<br />
spirited Eventing team we had and the most valuable player has<br />
to be Ros with her double gold! A huge thank you to all those who<br />
donated and please keep supporting our NHS through this difficult<br />
time. Stay safe everyone.”<br />
Mark Tomlinson, Team Captain for the Polo riders said “I’m very<br />
proud of the Polo Teams performance and our silver medal, which<br />
is impressive as we were late comers to the competition. The<br />
highlights for me have to be Jack and Tom’s rap, which was<br />
outstanding, and the fact that as a collective the equestrian world<br />
came together to raise over a quarter of a million pounds for the<br />
Covid-19 Appeal.”<br />
Sir AP McCoy of Team Racing said “It was a pleasure to be<br />
involved and I’m really proud of everyone from the equestrian<br />
world for helping to raise a great sum of money for a cause that<br />
has touched everyone in recent times.” It is still possible to make a<br />
donation by visiting www.equestrianrelief.com, where you can see<br />
the full results and revisit all the action.<br />
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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES<br />
BEF & MBs in<br />
consultation for<br />
financial stability<br />
and resumption of<br />
sport.<br />
The <strong>British</strong> Equestrian Federation<br />
(BEF) is working closely with its<br />
Olympic and Paralympic<br />
governing bodies <strong>British</strong> Dressage,<br />
<strong>British</strong> Eventing and <strong>British</strong><br />
Showjumping, in conjunction with<br />
the <strong>British</strong> Horse Council, on<br />
planning for safeguarding the<br />
viability of the sport and a<br />
resumption of activity when the<br />
government is in a position to relax<br />
coronavirus restrictions.<br />
commented; “There is a great deal of<br />
work going on in the background by the<br />
volunteer Boards and remaining staff<br />
in the sports of dressage, eventing and<br />
show jumping and those involved are to<br />
be commended on their efforts.<br />
Collectively, we want to ensure our<br />
sports are financially secure and that,<br />
when we get to a position where<br />
competition can resume, they’re ready to<br />
go with their organisers, officials,<br />
sponsors and venues. However, we must<br />
all appreciate that that is still some time<br />
away and our immediate focus remains<br />
to support the government and the NHS<br />
by holding firm and supporting the<br />
lockdown restrictions.” The BEF are also<br />
in constant communication with the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Horse Society, <strong>British</strong> Riding<br />
Clubs, The Pony Club, Riding for the<br />
Disabled and other sporting member<br />
bodies on their approach to financial<br />
management and any plans for<br />
resumption. Malcom added; “These are<br />
tough times and every single one of us<br />
has felt the impact of this pandemic in<br />
some way. We must maintain focus and<br />
work together and support one another<br />
to get through to the other side so that<br />
equestrianism can continue to flourish.<br />
We need to get riders riding, coaches<br />
coaching, businesses trading, venues<br />
running and the industry moving but<br />
only when the time is right. We all still<br />
have a social responsibility to do all we<br />
can to stop the spread and minimise the<br />
impact of the coronavirus on our health<br />
and emergency services. The work and<br />
planning in place means that, when the<br />
day comes, the equestrian world will be<br />
open for business.”<br />
Each of the organisations face tough<br />
economic challenges as their main<br />
income streams, membership revenue,<br />
competition levies and sponsorship, are<br />
decimated as a result of the pandemic.<br />
All three disciplines have made use<br />
of the government’s Coronavirus Job<br />
Retention Scheme by furloughing staff<br />
while a number of further cost savings<br />
and reductions have been made around<br />
operating costs and project deferment.<br />
The boards and management teams in<br />
each of the companies are fully<br />
committed to ensuring economic stability<br />
for their stakeholders to return to when<br />
conditions allow. With lockdown<br />
restrictions in place until 7 <strong>May</strong> at the<br />
earliest, calls are being made for a return<br />
to competitive riding and all three<br />
organisations are working on plans<br />
for getting underway in line with any<br />
requirements set by the government.<br />
However, all are fully committed to<br />
supporting the government’s continued<br />
message of Stay at home, stay safe and<br />
support the NHS’ and will not action any<br />
return until it is safe to do so.<br />
There will be a period of transition as<br />
those competitive members will need to<br />
get back riding and build their personal<br />
fitness levels, as well as training their<br />
horse to be ‘competition ready’.<br />
Organisers and venues will need to<br />
make adaptations in line with any<br />
restrictions imposed by government and<br />
the competitions themselves may have<br />
alternative formats, restricted numbers<br />
and different environments to operate<br />
within social distancing parameters.<br />
Each sport is formulating and<br />
developing what will be needed to meet<br />
these requirements, as well as closely<br />
monitoring what other sports are<br />
proposing, alongside any changes in<br />
government policy. BEF Interim<br />
Chairman Malcolm Wharton<br />
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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES<br />
Update from<br />
Jude Matthews,<br />
<strong>British</strong> Eventing CEO<br />
Firstly, I hope that you and your families are keeping well.<br />
I thought it may be a good time to update you on the work we<br />
are doing for sport recommencement. The announcement last<br />
Thursday of a period of at least another three weeks of<br />
restrictions was inevitable, but it also puts an increased focus on<br />
the work we can do to ensure an appropriate sport<br />
recommencement.<br />
There remains a huge number of unknowns which means that<br />
any plans will have to remain fluid, and we will need all<br />
stakeholders to work together to get eventing back up and<br />
running.<br />
Sport resumption strategies<br />
Unfortunately, it is inevitable that some of you may not be in a<br />
position to compete in the way you would have planned prior<br />
to COVID-19, but we know that there are others who are<br />
desperate to get going again.<br />
We are therefore looking at our<br />
fixtures list to ensure it can meet a<br />
potentially changing level and type<br />
of demand.<br />
We know that many of you are keen<br />
to understand what the plans are for<br />
BE Championships and we know how<br />
important these are to all our members.<br />
We are working on plans for each of<br />
our Championships, this too takes time<br />
and involves input from organisers<br />
and sponsors. We will update you<br />
as soon as we have any more<br />
information. All of the above<br />
requires significant work to<br />
develop, and BE will continue to<br />
work with all its stakeholders<br />
over the coming weeks.<br />
We are working on a number of strategies for<br />
recommencement. Much will depend on both the<br />
timing and the way that the government lifts restrictions.<br />
However, we are currently working on the following:<br />
•Hybrid competition formats –<br />
Such as arena eventing or combined training, to bridge<br />
the gap between relaxing of restrictions and full rider<br />
and horse fitness for normal eventing. We know that<br />
our different segments of member will have differing<br />
needs and we will continue to discuss proposals with<br />
all stakeholders as we get closer to a restart.<br />
•Social distancing –<br />
What measures can we take to limit close social<br />
contact on event. We are planning on the basis that<br />
some level of social distancing will be required for<br />
some time. It is also likely that many people will feel<br />
safer to compete again knowing we are putting these<br />
measures in place.<br />
•Restrictions on mass gatherings –<br />
Restrictions on mass gatherings – what would a restriction in<br />
numbers mean to how we can operate?<br />
We know that there will be a number of key considerations, not<br />
only restrictions. For example,<br />
•Will we be able to procure appropriate medical cover?<br />
•Will our volunteer base be comfortable and willing to take<br />
up their roles again? We have to consider that they may not<br />
want to volunteer until the situation stabilises.<br />
•Will the contractors used to support events still be in business<br />
and able to supply the services we need?<br />
•Are there rules that we will need to review in order to enable<br />
us to resume sport but maintain our high standards and resume<br />
sport again?<br />
We also do not know what demand for competition will be<br />
when we can recommence, but we are carefully listening to<br />
member feedback.<br />
Working through<br />
these scenarios also<br />
provides us the<br />
opportunity to really look<br />
at how sport is delivered,<br />
and ways that we can<br />
make what we do more<br />
efficient & cost effective.<br />
We have committed to<br />
you that we will look<br />
at ways we can<br />
reward the loyalty of<br />
those who have<br />
retained membership<br />
with us during the<br />
period of no sport,<br />
which will also form<br />
part of the work to<br />
be done when we<br />
know when sport<br />
can recommence.<br />
We do not know<br />
what the future looks<br />
like, but we will come<br />
out of this, and the sport<br />
will thrive again.<br />
Take care, Jude<br />
Tim Price<br />
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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES<br />
<strong>British</strong> Eventing to pilot<br />
BE90 Three Day Event<br />
As part of <strong>British</strong> Eventing’s<br />
commitment to continue the<br />
development of their<br />
grassroots offering, they<br />
are pleased to confirm that<br />
they will pilot a BE90 Three<br />
Day Event in 2021 and<br />
2022.<br />
The pilot BE90 Three Day Event follows<br />
member feedback and will be run with<br />
both BE90 and BE90 Open sections, it<br />
will include a dressage test in a 60m x<br />
20m arena and steeplechase phase.<br />
The process to secure a venue to<br />
host the two-year pilot started at the<br />
beginning of the year with expressions<br />
of interest welcomed from existing BE<br />
venues. These venues were then invited<br />
to formally apply to host the exciting<br />
new competition.<br />
From these applications, BE have<br />
published the venues who will move<br />
forward to the next stage of the<br />
application process.The following<br />
venues will be inspected* by the<br />
Venue Assessment Panel:<br />
•Bicton<br />
•Great Witchingham<br />
•Keysoe<br />
*Following the current guidance to<br />
avoid unnecessary travel, all<br />
inspections will take place in due<br />
course.<br />
The Venue Assessment Panel will<br />
submit venue reports to the Regional<br />
Coordinators and Sport Team.<br />
The final stage of the application<br />
process will see the venues presenting<br />
to a panel of the sport’s key<br />
stakeholders, including:<br />
An Independent Chair, the BEOA,<br />
the EHOA, a member of ERA or rider<br />
representative and a member of the<br />
Performance team. The successful<br />
venue and further details of the pilot<br />
competition will then be shared with<br />
the membership.<br />
SsangYong<br />
Blenheim<br />
Palace Horse<br />
Trials will<br />
sadly not be<br />
running in <strong>2020</strong><br />
<strong>British</strong> Eventing, alongside the Blenheim<br />
Estate and sponsors SsangYong, have<br />
announced that the SsangYong Blenheim<br />
Palace Horse Trials will not be running in<br />
September <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
The statement by <strong>British</strong> Eventing said that<br />
financial viability remains a Board priority,<br />
and as the Blenheim Palace Horse Trials is<br />
a BE owned event it would not be prudent<br />
to continue to move forward with event<br />
planning, and the costs that this would<br />
incur, with the level of uncertainty which<br />
exists about whether the event will be able<br />
to run.<br />
The government have indicated that a<br />
level of social distancing is likely to remain<br />
necessary until at least the end of this<br />
year, and the potential impact this would<br />
have on the viability of the event in terms<br />
of spectator numbers has resulted in the<br />
decision to cancel this year’s event.<br />
The organisers expressed disappointent,<br />
but wished to thank their sponsors and<br />
said they were looking forward to seeing<br />
competitors, owners, spectators,<br />
exhibitors, volunteers and officials at the<br />
2021 Blenheim Palace Horse Trials.<br />
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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES<br />
Virtual Windsor<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Receives<br />
Thousands Of<br />
Entries From<br />
Around The World<br />
Following the cancellation of Royal<br />
Windsor Horse Show due to COVID-19,<br />
the Organisers of the Show have put an<br />
innovative solution in place;<br />
Virtual Windsor <strong>2020</strong>, an online<br />
platform that merges virtual competition<br />
with ecommerce and social media.<br />
Virtual Windsor has already generated<br />
an astounding number of entries to its<br />
online Showing classes, which are taking<br />
place at the same time as the usual<br />
competitions at the Show.<br />
Across all classes, there have already<br />
been 3,122 entries from all corners of<br />
the globe, demonstrating the willingness<br />
of the worldwide equestrian family to<br />
pull together and celebrate their passion<br />
virtually (a ‘normal’ Royal Windsor<br />
would receive around 2,300 entries<br />
to its Showing classes). The classes will<br />
be judged by Chief Showing Steward,<br />
Nigel Hollings, with expertise also<br />
provided by John Peacock and Linda<br />
Lawrance.<br />
Alan Titchmarsh, Royal Windsor Horse<br />
Show Member, celebrated gardener<br />
and television presenter has joined in<br />
with the spirit of the event and is set to<br />
judge the fancy dress competition, which<br />
has already had some very creative<br />
entries. He joins a line-up of judges<br />
who have been selected for their expert<br />
knowledge, and who have previous<br />
experience at top Showing events.<br />
There are exceptional stories from some<br />
of the other entries, such as a driving<br />
entry from the US whose competitor<br />
hand-built the wicker cart used for<br />
the photograph. Elsewhere, Frances<br />
Hampson-Jones has entered her trusted<br />
partner, Holliday, in the Ridden Senior<br />
Horse or Pony. Their combined horse<br />
and rider age is 90-years-old – quite a<br />
feat! Other heartwarming stories include<br />
the 27-year-old horse Sweet William,<br />
who has – despite health issues –<br />
competed at Royal Windsor every year<br />
since he was 16 in the Senior Horse<br />
or Pony classes, which he continues to<br />
contest virtually this year.<br />
Emma Tovey, owner of Sweet William,<br />
said: “Royal Windsor is a very special<br />
show to us, and we will miss it<br />
enormously this year, but I’m pleased to<br />
be able to enter the virtual version.<br />
Bring on 2021 and thank you for coming<br />
up with a way to keep our spirits up!”<br />
Elsewhere, the line-up includes<br />
racehorse Saint Are – five-time runner in<br />
the Grand National, including a second<br />
placing in 2015 – who is entered in the<br />
Retraining of Racehorses class, with his<br />
owners hoping to win one of the<br />
prestigious Royal Windsor rosettes.<br />
Simon Brooks-Ward, Show Director,<br />
said: “It’s a great shame that Royal<br />
Windsor Horse Show couldn’t go ahead<br />
as planned; however, Virtual Windsor<br />
<strong>2020</strong> has been phenomenally popular,<br />
showing that everyone can come<br />
together during these tough times. The<br />
amount of entries we have received has<br />
been astonishing, with the variety and<br />
level of competition extremely high.<br />
We want to thank everyone who has<br />
supported Virtual Windsor <strong>2020</strong> so far<br />
and look forward to what is set to be an<br />
exciting Championships taking place on<br />
17 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2020</strong>.”<br />
Virtual Windsor <strong>2020</strong> was also created<br />
to support the shops that the show<br />
houses each year, many of whom are<br />
independent traders. The online show<br />
has now welcomed more than 190<br />
brands, with some of them displaying<br />
their wares at “Royal Windsor” for the<br />
first time this year. Many have selflessly<br />
contributed to the NHS however they<br />
can, with Hayfield England producing a<br />
beautiful hat pin in blue and white<br />
feathers to raise money for the NHS;<br />
Thermatex colleagues making scrubs<br />
bags for NHS employees; and the<br />
owner of Bella Singleton – a luxury<br />
clothing designer specialising in silk<br />
products – creating face masks available<br />
to the general public.<br />
The Royal Windsor Horse Show<br />
community has shown an admirable<br />
ability to seamlessly transfer into the<br />
“Virtual World”, with more than 50,000<br />
page views on the Virtual Windsor <strong>2020</strong><br />
platform, coupled with all Royal<br />
Windsor related social media pages<br />
growing exponentially. As well as this,<br />
Virtual Windsor <strong>2020</strong> continues to grow<br />
the content platform. Interviews with a<br />
golden list of equestrian stars, including<br />
Ros Canter, Martin Fuchs and Daniel<br />
Naprous, videos of unforgettable Royal<br />
Windsor Horse Show moments of the<br />
past and top tips on horse care and<br />
nutrition.<br />
Classes will be judged during Show<br />
week, 13th-17 <strong>May</strong>, with final winners<br />
progressing to the Championships being<br />
judged on Sunday 17 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES<br />
FEI WBFSH<br />
Dressage World<br />
Breeding<br />
Championship<br />
<strong>2020</strong><br />
It is with pleasure that the WBFSH can<br />
announce that the new dates for the<br />
FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding<br />
Championship <strong>2020</strong> have been<br />
confirmed for 9th to 13th December<br />
<strong>2020</strong> in Verden Germany.<br />
The Dressage Calendar Task Force is one<br />
of the eight FEI discipline-specific task<br />
forces that were appointed to evaluate<br />
the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on<br />
the FEI Calendar and possible<br />
solutions to mitigate its effects. They have<br />
been working in close cooperation with<br />
organising committees for a number of<br />
events, including the host of the <strong>2020</strong><br />
Dressage World Breeding<br />
Championship and the German FN.<br />
The new dates, which were also<br />
approved by the WBFSH President Jan<br />
Pedersen, mean that the event this year<br />
will be held indoors.<br />
The WBFSH was informed last Thursday<br />
that the dates were approved pending<br />
a final decision of the FEI Board, before<br />
they could be published. The dates are<br />
now on the FEI website.<br />
Studbooks and their national federations<br />
are requested by the WBFSH to carry<br />
out the selections for the<br />
postponed championships, according to<br />
the permissions that exist within each of<br />
their countries as a result of the Covid-19<br />
pandemic, in terms of holding equestrian<br />
events.<br />
The dates for nominations and final entries<br />
have not yet been published. The FEI<br />
and the host of the WBCYH Dressage<br />
will be working on this in the coming<br />
weeks and months.<br />
For now, the WBFSH is pleased that this<br />
event, which has become an<br />
annual highlight for breeders, riders and<br />
dressage lovers, will also take place in<br />
<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
The Championships for Young Horses<br />
focus on the connection between<br />
breeding and sport and continue to<br />
contribute to the development and<br />
improvement of top horses for the<br />
International sport.<br />
www.wbfsh.org<br />
Five year old KWPN stallion Jovian in 2019<br />
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NEWS - FROM THE DISCIPLINES<br />
Wishes presented with the Twemlows<br />
<strong>British</strong> Showjumping Scholarship<br />
Twemlows Stud, one of the UK’s leading<br />
artificial insemination and embryo<br />
transfer centres, run by Edward Matson<br />
and his family in Shropshire, is very<br />
kindly supporting <strong>British</strong> Showjumping<br />
by once again offering the Twemlows<br />
<strong>British</strong> Showjumping Scholarship.<br />
The Scholarship offers two embryo<br />
transfers to a horse that meets their<br />
chosen criteria. It is to be awarded to the<br />
highest placed <strong>British</strong> Bred mare at the<br />
end of the previous year on the <strong>British</strong><br />
Showjumping Top Horse League. The<br />
mare must also have been eligible for<br />
<strong>British</strong> Team selection during the same<br />
period and any previous winners are<br />
disregarded.<br />
Based on the above criteria, the 2019<br />
Twemlows <strong>British</strong> Showjumping<br />
Scholarship has been awarded to Claire<br />
Inglis’ homebred 12 year-old mare,<br />
Wishes.<br />
The objective of the Twemlows <strong>British</strong><br />
Showjumping Scholarship is to<br />
encourage owners to breed from the best<br />
mares whilst they are still competing at<br />
their optimum breeding age with minimal<br />
interruption to their competition career.<br />
Wishes claimed the scholarship<br />
following her rapid rise to success during<br />
the 2019 season with Claire’s daughter<br />
Amy. Wishes competed on two CSIO5*<br />
Senior Nations Cup teams successfully<br />
at La Baule and Hickstead and also<br />
went on to jump double clear for fourth<br />
place in the La Baule Grand Prix. Wishes<br />
was also part of the <strong>British</strong> Team that<br />
won the Les Talents Hermes Under 25<br />
competition at the CSIO5* Saut Hermes<br />
Paris Show. These results earned Claire<br />
the <strong>British</strong> <strong>Breeder</strong>s Award at the <strong>British</strong><br />
Showjumping Awards Ball in October<br />
and also assisted Amy in gaining her<br />
place on the World Class Potential<br />
Programme Squad.<br />
Wishes has a wealth of quality breeding,<br />
she is sired by Guidam, a Selle Francais<br />
stallion by the great Quidam De Revel.<br />
Along with Wishes, Guidam has sired<br />
many international showjumpers<br />
including Olympic Gold Medallist<br />
Authentic, ridden by USA’s Beezie<br />
Madden. Liranka, the dam, has<br />
bloodlines tracing back to stallions such<br />
as Wellington and<br />
Nimmerdor who<br />
also produced<br />
Olympic Gold<br />
Medallists.<br />
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Franz Ferdinand<br />
Fürst Heinrich x Dimaggio x Caprimond<br />
Chilled £750<br />
Grand Designs<br />
Grand Galaxy Win x Florencio x Sao Paolo<br />
Chilled £750<br />
Double Bubble<br />
Don Frederic x Rousseau x Alabaster<br />
Frozen £800<br />
Wild Child<br />
Wavavoom x Fürst Heinrich x Dimaggio<br />
Chilled €850<br />
Wavavoom<br />
Weltregent x Longchamp x Davignon I<br />
Chilled & Frozen £950<br />
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NEWS - OBITUARIES<br />
Tribute:<br />
Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer<br />
Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer passed<br />
away in Switzerland on 8 April <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
following a short illness. A statement by<br />
the Bechtolsheimer family said, “We see<br />
the sun slowly setting, and we are still<br />
surprised when it is suddenly dark”.<br />
<strong>British</strong> Equestrian echoed the thoughts<br />
of many in their statement: “His deep<br />
passion for our sport and his love of all<br />
creatures, but horses in particular, were<br />
at the heart of his artful horsemanship<br />
which touched so many of us and will<br />
continue to inspire.”<br />
A German born orthodontist, Wilfried<br />
moved to the UK with his wife, Ursula,<br />
in 1986 and settled into their yard near<br />
Cirencester.<br />
As a rider he was skilful and sympathetic,<br />
and he was a great pupil, but even more<br />
so a teacher. Always keen to support up<br />
and coming talent, he is widely credited<br />
for launching the career of Carl Hester.<br />
In three and a half years under Wilfried’s<br />
guidance, Carl made his senior debut in<br />
1990, then to the Barcelona Olympics<br />
in 1992. Such was Dr B’s generosity that<br />
he gave Carl the ride on his most prized<br />
horse, the licensed Oldenburg stallion<br />
Giorgione, the first horse he trained<br />
himself to Grand Prix. ‘Gino’ gave Carl<br />
his first National Champion title and<br />
Olympic experience, putting him on the<br />
map.<br />
Wilfried and Ursula embraced all things<br />
<strong>British</strong> and Wilfried even changed<br />
nationality, proudly wearing the Union<br />
flag at the 1995 European<br />
Championships when rode Giorgione<br />
(by Grundstein x Perser xx) on the <strong>British</strong><br />
team. The pair were also reserve for the<br />
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.<br />
His focus then turned towards<br />
mentoring his daughter, Laura, into<br />
one of the sport’s leading medallists.<br />
He coached her from pony level and<br />
success in the youth teams was followed<br />
quickly by medals at senior level, all<br />
under Wilfried’s close guidance. With<br />
Mistral Hojris, Laura found success, but<br />
it didn’t come easily because ‘Alf’ was<br />
a tricky horse to train – to turn a horse<br />
some said was unrideable into an<br />
Olympic, World and European medallist<br />
was testament to Wilfried’s patient and<br />
sympathetic training methods, which<br />
Laura continues to champion. Their<br />
individual bronze and team gold medals<br />
at the 2012 Olympic Games in London,<br />
was undoubtedly a proud achievement.<br />
Since 2010, Lara Butler has been part<br />
of the Eastington Stud team and Wilfried<br />
and Ursula have supported her as<br />
mentors and owners, helping her to<br />
achieve her ambitions. Success with<br />
Rubin al Asad and their homebred<br />
Kristjan with Lara riding has given almost<br />
as much pride as Laura’s own<br />
achievements.<br />
At Eastingston Stud, Wilfried and Ursula<br />
also ran a small scale breeding farm<br />
which started with their own stallions<br />
Giorgione and Polarion. They collaborated<br />
with the Oldenburg society and<br />
initially invested in a series of<br />
broodmares, including Starlight Surprise<br />
(by Sion), Deutsche Eiche (by<br />
Donnerhall), Sven Rothenberger’s<br />
Donne, First Lady (by Feiner Stern),<br />
Utima (by Landadel), and Wild Rose (by<br />
Weltmeyer). Later on Laura’s retired sport<br />
mares were added to the fold (Unique,<br />
Pamina).<br />
Jason Brautigam, Chief Executive at<br />
<strong>British</strong> Dressage, said: “Everyone at BD<br />
is desperately sad to hear this awful<br />
news. Dr Bechtolsheimer has done so<br />
much for <strong>British</strong> Dressage over the years,<br />
it is hard to overstate his contribution to<br />
our sport. Wilfried was hugely respected<br />
and very highly regarded by everyone<br />
in the dressage community, his immense<br />
technical knowledge and expertise was<br />
second to none. There have also been so<br />
many examples of his incredible<br />
generosity in supporting BD, often<br />
without public recognition, in his quietly<br />
modest and unassuming way. The sport<br />
certainly wouldn’t be where it is today<br />
without Dr Bechtolsheimer’s substantial<br />
influence and input. Our thoughts and<br />
condolences go out to Ursula, Laura and<br />
all of his family at this difficult time.”<br />
He is survived by his wife Ursula Laura;<br />
his children Felix with wife Geraldine,<br />
Götz with wife Alida, Till with wife Julia<br />
and Laura with husband Mark; and<br />
grandchildren Annalisa, Amélie, Wilfred,<br />
Lukas and Hanni.<br />
A memorial service will be held in<br />
Gloucestershire later this year.<br />
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NEWS - OBITUARIES<br />
Liz Edgar<br />
(28 April 1943 – 25 April <strong>2020</strong>)<br />
It was with great sadness that we learned<br />
of the death of former international<br />
showjumper and <strong>British</strong> Showjumping<br />
Board Director Liz Edgar following a<br />
short battle with cancer.<br />
Liz, the younger sister of David Broome<br />
CBE, moved to Leek Wootton in<br />
Warwickshire from her family home in<br />
Monmouthshire when she married the<br />
late international Showjumper Ted Edgar<br />
in 1965. The Rio Grande farm at Leek<br />
Wootton continued to be their family<br />
home, which they enjoyed with<br />
daughter Marie who arrived six years<br />
after their marriage, and the centre of<br />
their equestrian business until their death.<br />
Liz was widowed at the end of 2018<br />
when husband Ted passed away but<br />
continued with the equestrian business,<br />
alongside daughter Marie, and was<br />
frequently seen at shows taking a<br />
particular interest in the young horse<br />
classes as well as following the success<br />
of those that she had home bred.<br />
As a rider, Liz was incredibly successful<br />
representing Great Britain on numerous<br />
Championship and Nations Cup teams<br />
and a tremendous ambassador for<br />
<strong>British</strong> Showjumping and equestrianism.<br />
At the age of just twelve she made her<br />
first appearance at Horse of the Year<br />
Show and at the age of 17 years she<br />
won the Young Rider Championships<br />
for the first time before winning it again<br />
the following year. Winning the Queen<br />
Elizabeth Cup five times, a record which<br />
remains unbeaten, she was also the<br />
first woman to win the FEI 5* Aachen<br />
Grand Prix in 1980. Her most prolific<br />
partnership was with the chestnut Everest<br />
Forever, with whom she won the Aachen<br />
Grand Prix, three of her Queen Elizabeth<br />
wins, partnered at the 1984 European<br />
Championships in Munich and also<br />
rode on the Nations Cup team at Dublin<br />
Horse Show in 1985 when they lifted the<br />
Aga Khan trophy.<br />
In latter years, breeding showjumping<br />
horses of the future was a particular<br />
passion for Liz and she took great pride<br />
in having bred Diva II who had a very<br />
high profile Grand Prix win at Olympia<br />
in 2014 before going on to represent<br />
Great Britain at the European<br />
Championships in 2015 with Ben Maher.<br />
Having bred Diva, from a mare that she<br />
had competed successfully with herself<br />
called Debutante, it gave Liz great<br />
pleasure to see her flourish with Ben<br />
whom she had also assisted early on in<br />
his career. Liz was highly respected and<br />
liked by all who knew her, she always<br />
made time for everyone & was extremely<br />
personable.<br />
Read full obituary at<br />
www.britishshowjumping.co.uk<br />
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NEWS - OBITUARIES<br />
Kings Temptress<br />
Dies from<br />
complications<br />
after foaling.<br />
We are sad to report that Kings<br />
Temptress, Mary King’s home-bred 2011<br />
Kentucky winner, has died following<br />
complications after foaling. Her foal,<br />
King Vincent, is with a foster mare.<br />
The 20 year old mare, known<br />
affectionately at home as ‘Tess’, was<br />
the product of Mary’s early breeding<br />
programme. By Primitive Rising, she<br />
was the most successful of 5 foals out of<br />
Kings Mistress (x Louella Inschallah II).<br />
After an inauspicious start, her illustrious<br />
eventing career really started to shine<br />
as she climbed the levels. In her third<br />
season she won 3 Intermediates and had<br />
double clear at Le Lion CCI2*.<br />
The following year she was 16th at<br />
Bramham CCI3* and 17th at Boekelo<br />
CCI3*, and in 2009 she finished 4th at<br />
Luhmuhlen CCI4* and 18th at Burghley<br />
CCI4*, completing her second season<br />
without a fault XC. She completed five<br />
4* events (now 5*) in her career and<br />
Burghley was a particularly good<br />
hunting ground, where she finished<br />
seventh in 2010 and third in 2011. But<br />
her career highlight came at Kentucky<br />
4* in 2011 which she won.<br />
She retired shortly after Badminton<br />
in 2015 where Mary withdrew after<br />
dressage on finding that the mare was<br />
not quite sound. They later found that<br />
the mare had some arthritic changes. In<br />
an interview with Horse & Hound, Mary<br />
said: “She was the third horse I bred<br />
out of Kings Mistress and when I started<br />
jumping Kings Gem and Kings Fancy<br />
they were really neat and organised<br />
from the start. When I started jumping<br />
Tess, she really couldn’t do it and I<br />
thought, ‘What have I bred?’”<br />
“But when she got to intermediate level<br />
she started to learn to get high enough<br />
and she went on to become really<br />
confident. It’s amazing she did what she<br />
did. Her two older sisters both reached<br />
four-star, but she’s the one who won<br />
one.”<br />
Tess had a foal by Mednight Mahout<br />
when she was four, who was bred with<br />
the intention of being a suitable<br />
teenager’s horse for Emily. Initially called<br />
King Casper, he was later renamed<br />
Everys King and competed with Mary<br />
and then Emily until she went on to<br />
bigger things, when he was sold on.<br />
While competing, Tess has had five<br />
embryo transfer offspring, who all stayed<br />
with Mary — King Robert, now<br />
competing with Mary at 4*, Kings<br />
Ginger has reached 2*, and Kings Tilly,<br />
who won the 5yo class at Much Marcle<br />
last year, all by Chilli Morning; Kings<br />
Rose by Grafenstolz and King Cyrus by<br />
Future Gravitas. After her retirement from<br />
competition she went on to have three<br />
foals of her own, Kings Kizzy and Kings<br />
Belief by Cevin Z, and this year’s foal,<br />
King Vincent, by Van Gogh.<br />
In a statement on her Facebook page,<br />
Mary said, “I am absolutely devastated<br />
to have lost her. I was so lucky to have<br />
bred such a wonderful mare, who gave<br />
so much to me and others through her<br />
life to the end.”<br />
“She has left me with a beautiful boy,<br />
Vinnie,” continued Mary in the<br />
statement. “He is by the stallion Van<br />
Gogh whose Christian name was<br />
Vincent … so King Vincent he is!” The<br />
healthy colt has been paired up with a<br />
foster mare in Warwickshire following a<br />
plea on facebook. Our thoughts are with<br />
the King family at this sad time.<br />
Watch Mary King and Kings Temptress<br />
complete their copybook round at<br />
Kentucky 4* in 2011<br />
https://youtu.be/FJaiD1OJSmQ<br />
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NEWS - OBITUARIES<br />
Juswith<br />
Genoa<br />
We were sad to learn of the loss of Julia<br />
Hodkin’s lovely mare, Juswith Genoa,<br />
who was by the thoroughbred stallion,<br />
Bohemond, also sire of the double<br />
olympian, withcote Nellie. Her dam was<br />
Just Gingerbread, by the HOYS<br />
Champion Riding Horse, Carbrooke<br />
Surprise.<br />
Julia wrote in February: It is with the<br />
deepest of sadness that in the sunshine<br />
yesterday we had to let our Elite mare<br />
Juswith Genoa go. At 32 years old she<br />
had lived a long and healthy life until just<br />
a few weeks ago. She was the<br />
backbone of our stud. Her legacy is<br />
immense. Juswith Genoa was only<br />
15.2hh and did not have a competition<br />
record, but as the mother of Olympic<br />
Individual Silver medalist, WEG Gold<br />
medalist and 3 times winner of the Land<br />
Rover Kentucky 5*, Winsome Adante,<br />
and full sister to Juswith Ginny, who is<br />
competing at advanced level, she was<br />
already proven when she arrived at<br />
Future Sport Horses. She was twice<br />
nominated for the Horse & Hound<br />
Outstanding Mare award but was<br />
pipped in the final.<br />
She went on to produce Future<br />
Gravitas, a Life Graded SHBGB stallion,<br />
Life Approved AES stallion, and 2*<br />
International eventer who got to the<br />
National Dressage Championships;<br />
Future Genie, a 3* International eventer;<br />
Future Gravitie, now competing at Intermediate<br />
in eventing; Future Glamour,<br />
BEF Futurity National Champion Event<br />
Foal, and Future Gold Digger, BEF Elite<br />
Event Foal and multiple County Show<br />
Champion. Her grand-children and<br />
great grand-children include AES stallion<br />
licensing Champion and Futurity<br />
Champion Sire, Future Guilty Pleasure;<br />
Double National Futurity Mare<br />
Champion and In Hand Supreme Sport<br />
Horse Champion at the National Hunter<br />
Show, Future Class Act, and National<br />
Futurity Eventing Champion, National<br />
Futurity Overall Foal Champion, and<br />
Elite Foals Registration Tour National<br />
Eventing Champion, Future Classic<br />
Pleasure HH.<br />
Julia said “Her influence will live on<br />
at Future Sport Horses through her<br />
offspring. She was one hell of a mare<br />
and we will be eternally grateful to her<br />
breeder Marian Vaughan for selecting<br />
us to become her owners 19 years ago,<br />
and to her previous owners Chris and<br />
Janet Gooch for allowing us to buy her<br />
from them. We will miss her wonderful<br />
personality and presence, but her<br />
memory and legacy will be dearly<br />
cherished”.<br />
The foal with her in the photo is Future<br />
Glamour who became the National BEF<br />
Futurity Champion Event Foal.<br />
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Full brother to the Advanced<br />
Eventer The Classic Composer<br />
By the <strong>British</strong> Eventing Breeding Young Horse<br />
Champion Classic Primitive (68% TB)<br />
<strong>British</strong> Eventing Winner as a 5 year old on his<br />
dressage score<br />
Grandson of the Champion of the 2002 Holstein<br />
Licensing of Show Jumpers<br />
Shares a paternal line with the 2016 Team GBR<br />
Olympic Trial Winner & two time CCI4* winner<br />
Chico Bella P<br />
Used on a Burghley CCI5* mare<br />
His dam was the highest ranked broodmare for<br />
Dressage under the <strong>British</strong> Equestrian Federation<br />
Futurity Rankings for Dressage<br />
Sport Horse GB Graded stallion & WFFS negative<br />
Winner and Champion at County Level In the Show<br />
Ring on every outing as a 3 year old<br />
Concessions to proven Evening mares<br />
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REPORT - STALLION EVENT <strong>2020</strong><br />
In Association with<br />
<strong>British</strong> Breeding<br />
STALLION<br />
EVENT<br />
<strong>2020</strong><br />
Report<br />
The <strong>2020</strong> Stallion Event organised<br />
by <strong>British</strong> Breeding and sponsored by<br />
Baileys Horse Feeds in association with<br />
Competition Stallions, was held again at<br />
Addington on 8th February. With more<br />
stallions than ever taking part, the event<br />
allowed visitors to see some of the best<br />
sport horse and pony stallions standing<br />
in the UK. The stallions were showcased<br />
in the main arena under saddle,<br />
demonstrating their ability in their<br />
discipline with sections dedicated to<br />
dressage, show jumping and eventing.<br />
Stallions could also be viewed in the two<br />
stable blocks, enabling visitors to meet<br />
the horses and their connections.<br />
The doors opened at 9.30am and the<br />
first stallions to be shown in the arena<br />
were the eventers. The selection<br />
presented offered a good choice to<br />
breeders looking for a stallion with the<br />
genetic talent to produce a top level<br />
horse, without sacrificing temperament<br />
and trainability.<br />
Future Sport Horses presented three<br />
young stallions, including the four year<br />
old Future Guilty Pleasure, bred from the<br />
damline of Olympic medallist, Winsome<br />
Adante. Future Gravitas, by Grafenstolz,<br />
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is a half brother to Winsome Adante and<br />
has already proven himself competing at<br />
CCI** in eventing and <strong>British</strong> Dressage<br />
National Championships at medium<br />
and elementary level. Also from the<br />
stud were Future Prophecy, a 4 year old<br />
thoroughbred by Power Blade and was<br />
shown in hand, and Future Hepsilon, a<br />
3 year old exciting prospect out of a<br />
Heraldik mare.<br />
Another stud with multiple stallions<br />
forward was Catherston Stud from<br />
Hampshire. Opposition Bombshell<br />
is a homebred son of junior eventing<br />
medallist Fleetwater Opposition out of<br />
a Dutch Courage mare. He was joined<br />
by his son Catherston Oakley, a 6 year<br />
old who carries a second cross to Dutch<br />
Courage through his damsire Dutch<br />
Gold.<br />
Catherston also presented Tiger Attack,<br />
a very successful show horse who has<br />
also started eventing. Their final stallion<br />
was Timolin who showed the level of<br />
his dressage training with clear tempi<br />
changes under his usual eventing rider.<br />
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One of the highlights in the eventing section<br />
was Leprince Des Bois, the most successful<br />
offspring of Yarlands Summer Song (x<br />
Fleetwater Opposition) who was ranked in the<br />
top ten stallions of the World Breeding<br />
Federation for over ten years.<br />
A direct eventing pedigree was evident in<br />
Britannia Royal who is a son of the multiple<br />
5 star winner Headley Britannia, ridden to<br />
success in multiple championships by Lucinda<br />
Fredericks.<br />
The crowd-pleasing Big Star clearly enjoyed<br />
his status in the showjumping section. His<br />
natural ability shone through and, as a dual<br />
Olympic gold medallist it is good to having<br />
him standing in the UK.<br />
Stallions AI brought several retired Grand Prix<br />
stallions including Whin Whin a big framed<br />
horse ideal for breeders looking to add size<br />
and power to their mare. Je T’aime Flamenco<br />
enjoyed a tremendous international career<br />
with Billy Twomey who now competes his<br />
talented son Kimba Flamenco.<br />
Robert Whitaker riding Cavason Z<br />
Cornets Pleasure WW combines the blood of<br />
Cornet Obolensky x For Pleasure x<br />
Nimmerdor. His dam is the full sister to Scott<br />
Brash’s Hello Forever. One of the young<br />
stallions that particularly caught the eye was<br />
Klaris Giddy-Up, produced and bred by<br />
Brendon Stud by the top Nations Cup and<br />
championships performer Don VHP Z out<br />
of their successful international mare Sussex<br />
Caretino.<br />
A stallion previously produced by<br />
Brendon Stud was Greg Le Gear’s El Thuder,<br />
looking very ridable on the flat and over<br />
fences. Brendon Stud stand two further<br />
stallions that where shown; the 5 year old<br />
Pandito Merelsnest Z and the 22 year old<br />
Caretino Glory, who demonstrated his great<br />
ridability with a very young jockey.<br />
Robert Whitaker brought two young stallions<br />
– Cavaso Z and Vermento. The former is very<br />
stamped by his damsire Darco and<br />
demonstrated powerful and quick reactions.<br />
Vermento, a son of Argento a consistent<br />
Grand Prix performer for John Whitaker, looks<br />
to have a huge amount of scope and is a very<br />
interesting young prospect.<br />
Britannia Royal - Son of the multiple 5 star winner Headley Britannia<br />
The only coloured stallion in the jumping<br />
section was Hazelwood Utah’s Romeo, a son<br />
of John Whitaker’s old ride Utah van Erpekom.<br />
Edobantos showed his great temperament with<br />
a display that included interaction with the<br />
crowd. He has competed BD and BE before<br />
focusing on show jumping.<br />
The final section of this day was dedicated to<br />
dressage stallions and an excellent display<br />
by international dressage rider Nikki Barker<br />
and her Grand Prix ride, Durable (Spielberg x<br />
Tango).<br />
Amiro Z<br />
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This 17.2hh big boned stallion was a correct<br />
stamp with a lovely temperament and is aimed<br />
at making his international Grand Prix debut<br />
in <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Another stallion to catch the eye with more<br />
advanced work was Caunton Manor Stud’s<br />
Branduardi (Breitling W x Weltmeyer).<br />
Already successful up to Inter 1, he is modern<br />
in his frame with some thoroughbred blood<br />
Oxfordshire based Don Dante (Dancier x<br />
Salvano) has a good track record to Inter 1.<br />
He demonstrated he is working towards<br />
Grand Prix starting the piaffe and passage<br />
work and showing nice clean two time<br />
tempi changes. Catherston Stud brought four<br />
stallions forward, with the truly dual purpose<br />
Timolin (Totilas x Sion). After showing his<br />
jumping ability in the eventing section,<br />
Timolin came back out to showcase his<br />
dressage talent. Already competing at<br />
Inter 1, he showed his development towards<br />
Grand Prix.<br />
Ashwey Laurenzo<br />
Woodlander Stud always bring a good<br />
selection of stallions to this event and<br />
Woodlander Double Bubble (Don Frederic<br />
x Rousseau) and Wavavoom (Weltregent x<br />
Longchamp) did not disappoint. Both are<br />
now in training with Luis Principe who rode<br />
them here. Double Bubble is only 6 this year<br />
but is really catching the eye. A big powerful<br />
horse, he is already showing talent for the<br />
start of piaffe work demonstrating half steps.<br />
Wavavoom is a really neat compact little<br />
horse and with sons and grandsons licensing<br />
in Germany he is proving to be a real flagship<br />
for <strong>British</strong> breeding.<br />
Luke Baber-Davies did an excellent job<br />
professionally showcasing his team of three<br />
young stallions both under saddle and in the<br />
stable area. The 4 year old Versace (Vivaldi x<br />
Davignon II) is stamped by his popular sire,<br />
Vivaldi, and it is interesting to see a quality<br />
son standing in the UK.<br />
Philanderer<br />
Warwickshire based FHS Diamond In The<br />
Rough (Solitaire x Strong Gale xx) is an<br />
interesting stallion who has moved from<br />
eventing to dressage. His damsire was a<br />
significant National Hunt sire and his sire is a<br />
son of the legendary Voltaire. He won his<br />
Area Festival at AM and is now competing at<br />
PSG.<br />
Throughout the day there was a good<br />
selection of blood lines, ability and<br />
performance records for <strong>British</strong> breeders to<br />
choose from.<br />
The whole day was a very useful<br />
exercise for <strong>British</strong> breeders offering plenty of<br />
food for thought with mixture of established<br />
talent and some exciting young stallions to<br />
watch out for. We look forward to another<br />
great event in 2021.<br />
Jamhoori<br />
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REPORT - STALLION EVENT <strong>2020</strong><br />
In Association with<br />
Allegretto<br />
Bathleyhills Colour Creation<br />
Branduardi<br />
Caretino Glory<br />
Cavaso Z<br />
C-Star<br />
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Durable<br />
Edobantos
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First Words<br />
Hazelwood Utah’s Romeo<br />
Kerouac<br />
KL Mac<br />
Timolin<br />
NPS Supernova<br />
Woodlander Double Bubble<br />
Prometheus<br />
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INVICTUS<br />
STUD FEE - £650 WITH ONE FREE RETURN<br />
DOB - 13/05/2013<br />
BREED - LIFE APPROVED KWPN<br />
COLOUR - BAY<br />
HEIGHT - 170cms<br />
PEDIGREE - El Salvador x Nebab De Reve<br />
Invictus fully KWPN approved stallion, now 7 years old already<br />
jumped a double clear in the winter national 7 year old qualifier<br />
at Onley very early into the new year, after this show he collected<br />
all of his fox hunter (1.20) double clears for the summers second<br />
rounds and is well aimed at the HOYS fox hunter final and the<br />
talent seeker 7 year old final.<br />
As a 6 year old he was double clear in the KWPN stallion final of<br />
6 year olds and also collected many clears and placings in the<br />
CSI 1* YH classes in Oliva Nova Spain. Always consistent and<br />
incredibly brave this stallion hosts all the qualities in a young<br />
horse you would like, untapped scope and natural ability.<br />
His mother Lababe Van Hamme (Nebab de Reve) bred 4 horses<br />
who all had international form over 1.40 level including “Baco” who<br />
jumped at 1.50 with Kim Bril who can be seen on YouTube showing<br />
what a top horse he was. Invictus was bred and produced by Roelof Bril,<br />
who needs no introduction as a breeder and prolific show jumper himself.<br />
He has used Invictus to breed with as have many breeders in the Netherlands<br />
and all of his progeny carry all the qualities Invictus boasts, some are as old as<br />
4 years old and have started their jumping education and already look like real stars<br />
of the future. All videos of his progeny can be seen and fully recommended. An exciting<br />
colt by Invictus is 3 year old ‘My Choice’ who also recently graded at the KWPN stallion<br />
grading with very high marks and fantastic reviews. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity<br />
for breeders to produce top horses for the future, it is incredibly hard to find young horses<br />
coming through that naturally show these qualities we all strive long and hard to find that are<br />
destined for the top and have scope for Grand Prix level!<br />
EL SALVADOR<br />
LABABE VAN HAMME<br />
VIGARO<br />
ANTARTICA<br />
NABAB DE REVE<br />
HELENA’S FABRE<br />
TANGELO VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE<br />
KIARALDA<br />
KOJAC<br />
SANTA CATERINA<br />
QUIDAM DE REVEL<br />
MELODIE EN FAULENA’S<br />
FABRE<br />
ULENA’S<br />
RIDER - RONNIE JONES - Tel. 07792749137 OWNER - RUTH DOWIE - Tel. 077711092164<br />
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NEWS - BRITISH BREEDING FUTURITY <strong>2020</strong><br />
Virtual<br />
Futurity<br />
Ever since it became clear that the<br />
coronavirus lockdown would continue<br />
well into the summer season, we have<br />
been working on a safe and fair<br />
alternative assessment programme that<br />
is accessible to all and that does not<br />
compromise on the quality and detail<br />
of the evaluation we have all come to<br />
value in the Futurity. With restrictions on<br />
international travel likely to continue, how<br />
could we continue to provide the team<br />
of internationally renowned evaluators<br />
everybody has to come to expect? How<br />
could we maintain social distancing while<br />
still allowing everyone to interact, to<br />
give our evaluators a chance to discuss<br />
their observations, and to give you an<br />
opportunity to get feedback and ask<br />
questions?<br />
The answer is by running an online<br />
series. And so we are proud to present<br />
our Virtual Futurity <strong>2020</strong>, our first ever<br />
complete online assessment.<br />
Who can take part?<br />
The virtual Futurity is a loose assessment on the flat, and open to all <strong>British</strong><br />
bred foals, yearlings,2,3 and 4yr olds, that are aimed at Dressage,<br />
Showjumping, Eventing or Endurance. With the exception of Endurance,<br />
entries must be by licensed stallions. All you need is a smart phone or tablet,<br />
some flat hard standing, and an arena or flat paddock (well grazed or<br />
mowed) and get filming!<br />
What do you need to do?<br />
Our online entry system will open on 01 July <strong>2020</strong> and run for two months. This<br />
means that if you have several horses you would like to enter, you can spread<br />
them out a bit, making it more manageable for you. We are organising a<br />
weekly prize draw for all entries from that week, so it’s well worth starting early!<br />
You will complete your online entry pretty much as normal. At the end of the<br />
entry process, you will be asked to submit your video files online. We will have<br />
example videos on our website for you with some useful hints and tips to show<br />
you what to watch out for. Your foal or youngster will not be evaluated on the<br />
quality of the video footage or your editing skills, so keep it simple, and don’t<br />
worry, videos taken on a smart phone or tablet are perfectly suitable for this!<br />
Equally, you can use any type of arena or other surface you have available. If<br />
you don’t have an arena, a straight bit of paddock is absolutely fine, as long as<br />
the grass is nice and short.<br />
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Above all, please ensure you stay safe and<br />
adhere to the government guidelines, avoiding<br />
unnecessary travelling and maintaining social<br />
distancing. We have designed this year’s<br />
evaluation with that in mind!<br />
The first section<br />
The first section of videos will cover the part of<br />
the assessment you normally complete with the<br />
vet and nutritionist, as well as the conformation<br />
assessment you normally complete in the<br />
indoor school. For this, you need some hard<br />
standing, and a straight bit long enough to<br />
show as few steps of walk and trot. You will<br />
show your youngster standing up and in hand<br />
walking and trotting away from and towards<br />
the camera.<br />
The second section<br />
The second section of videos will cover the walk, trot and canter<br />
assessment you normally complete in the indoor school. We are not<br />
able to support ridden assessments at the moment, so movement will<br />
only be judged loose, which is why the age maximum is 4 years. In<br />
order to comply with Government guidelines on safe activities, we<br />
won’t be able to assess loose jumping this year.<br />
For this part of the assessment, you will need to get some footage of<br />
your youngster on both reins in all three gaits. Try and get as much<br />
footage side on as possible, as this makes it easiest to assess.<br />
For this part, you can use an arena if you have one available, but if<br />
not, a flat paddock with short grass is equally fine. Think about the<br />
practicalities of having to catch your youngster in a large field, and<br />
choose one that is not too big, with good, safe fencing. Please avoid<br />
anywhere with long grass or tall weeds (or get them mowed, first), as<br />
this will obscure parts of the movement.<br />
The walk is usually best<br />
shown in hand, make<br />
sure you take long and<br />
active strides, as this<br />
will encourage your<br />
youngster to do the<br />
same.<br />
The trot can be shown<br />
loose or in hand, or<br />
you can opt for a<br />
combination of the two.<br />
The canter will need<br />
to be shown loose. For<br />
foals, you can either<br />
let both mare and foal<br />
loose, or you can take<br />
them both to one side of<br />
the arena or paddock,<br />
hold on to the foal while<br />
you move the mare away<br />
to the other side, then let<br />
the foal loose who will<br />
then usually canter to join<br />
his or her mother.<br />
Happy Filming! If you have any questions or want some further advice, we are only ever a phone<br />
call away, so do not hesitate to get in touch!<br />
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NEWS - BRITISH BREEDING FUTURITY <strong>2020</strong><br />
How does the Assessment work?<br />
Your videos will be looked at by all evaluators, with the veterinarian and<br />
nutritionist paying special attention to correctness and limbs, and the rest of the<br />
team evaluating the topline conformation and gaits of your horse or pony, just like<br />
in a normal futurity.<br />
After looking at your videos individually, the evaluators will hold a weekly<br />
conference call where they discuss and agree the profiles, feedback and marks<br />
for all the entries from that week – just like on a normal Futurity day. We will write<br />
all of those observations down, and email you a full and detailed feedback pack,<br />
including your linear scores, numerical marks and verbal feedback comments. At<br />
the end of the season, you will receive a certificate and rosette in the post.<br />
If you would like to discuss your results and find out more, you will have the<br />
opportunity to book an online conference feedback slot, where you can speak to<br />
the evaluators and ask any questions you may have.<br />
We will produce a weekly highlights video with the best footage and positive<br />
comments from that week to be published on social media. As always, you can<br />
also upload any photos and descriptions to your online database profile.<br />
We are also working with ClipMyHorse, who would normally be providing our<br />
livestream, and they are offering you the opportunity to upload the best bits of<br />
your videos to their platform, where they will market your foal to their global<br />
audience.<br />
We realise that this is a lot of information to digest, and that you will all have<br />
further questions. Please watch out for more announcements, explanations and<br />
examples on our website and social media. If you have any comments, thoughts,<br />
or queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch, we are always happy to help!<br />
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Studbook - NEWS<br />
Supporting<br />
our <strong>Breeder</strong>s<br />
The AES Introduces Special<br />
Measures During the<br />
Coronavirus Outbreak<br />
Unprecedented challenges require<br />
unprecedented measures, which is why<br />
we are introducing a special ranges of<br />
new services and support initiatives to<br />
help you in these difficult times. These<br />
include online mare and foal gradings,<br />
a new prize fund for AES Futurity foals,<br />
and a new initiative with Clip My Horse<br />
to help you market your foals to an<br />
international audience. To safeguard the<br />
integrity of your DNA records, we have<br />
also invested in a brand new laboratory<br />
called AES Genetics, which will be<br />
operational from this summer.<br />
New £1950 AES Futurity<br />
Prize Fund <strong>2020</strong><br />
We recognise the big effort made by<br />
every AES breeder who presents their<br />
foal for Futurity evaluation. It’s great<br />
news to see so many of them doing<br />
exceptionally well, and we would like to<br />
encourage everyone to take advantage<br />
of this world leading opportunity to have<br />
your foal assessed by a senior<br />
veterinarian and independent,<br />
international panel of evaluators.<br />
Finnegan<br />
This year, we want to celebrate your<br />
achievements with a big thank you from<br />
us. With the <strong>British</strong> Breeding Team<br />
ensuring that there will be a Futurity<br />
series this year, we are therefore<br />
delighted to launch a great<br />
opportunity of cash prizes for the top<br />
AES foals in each of the three disciplines<br />
of Showjumping, Dressage and Eventing.<br />
The top scoring AES foal in each of these<br />
disciplines will be awarded £500, the<br />
second highest AES foal will be awarded<br />
£100, and the third highest scoring AES<br />
foal will receive £50. The winners will be<br />
decided on 1st November <strong>2020</strong>, and<br />
to be eligible, you must have submitted<br />
your passport application to our office.<br />
To find out more, you can email Eva:<br />
eva@angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk and<br />
keep an eye on our and on the Futurity<br />
facebook page. Good Luck to you all!<br />
Online Gradings and Feedback<br />
Sessions<br />
It is important to us to be able to support<br />
you as much as possible this summer with<br />
mare gradings and feedback<br />
opportunities for your foals and<br />
youngstock while keeping everyone safe<br />
by maintaining social distancing and<br />
avoiding non-essential travel. We have<br />
therefore developed an online<br />
evaluation and personal feedback<br />
process to provide you with the best<br />
possible service under the<br />
circumstances and to maintain safe<br />
accessibility to important services even<br />
for those most vulnerable during the<br />
current coronavirus outbreak.<br />
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Studbook - NEWS<br />
To participate, simply enter your mare,<br />
foal or youngster via the online entry<br />
system on our website,<br />
www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk.<br />
For non-AES registered broodmares,<br />
you will need to provide full identity<br />
and pedigree information, which our<br />
entry system will guide you through. You<br />
will then be asked to submit a series of<br />
videos.<br />
Examples of each piece of video<br />
footage that we need can be found<br />
on our website, together with detailed<br />
instructions. All you will need is a straight<br />
section of hard standing (such as tarmac<br />
or concrete) to stand your horse up and<br />
walk and trot away from and towards<br />
the camera, and either an arena or<br />
mowed paddock (please avoid long<br />
grass, as that makes it difficult to see the<br />
movement) to show walk, trot and canter.<br />
Broodmares without foal at foot and<br />
older youngstock from 2 years of age<br />
can also be filmed loose jumping,<br />
provided this can be done safely. Please<br />
don’t worry about video equipment, we<br />
made sure that we trialled each section<br />
of the evaluation using normal<br />
smartphones to capture the footage.<br />
Our team of evaluators will then review<br />
the footage you sent in and will complete<br />
a full linear score. We might have to<br />
contact you if there are particular<br />
sections we would like to see more of,<br />
and we are always happy to support<br />
you with further advice if you are<br />
struggling to collate the right videos.<br />
Once we have reviewed the footage<br />
and discussed the scores, we will send<br />
you your linear score sheets and verbal<br />
feedback comments. We will also<br />
arrange a zoom conference with you<br />
where we can review the footage<br />
together to explain our scoring and give<br />
you the opportunity to ask questions.<br />
The cost of evaluation will be £40 + vat<br />
per entry. To find out more, contact Lucy<br />
07772 572461 or Eva 07834194821.<br />
We hope you will find this new system<br />
helpful and look forward to receiving<br />
your videos.<br />
Market Your Foal<br />
We know how difficult it is to sell foals<br />
during the current climate, not only<br />
because of the enormous economic<br />
uncertainty, but also because of the<br />
limitations imposed by social distancing<br />
and lockdown measures, which make<br />
it difficult to engage with our potential<br />
buyers in the usual ways.<br />
We therefore welcome a new initiative<br />
by Clip My Horse, the Digital Foal<br />
Summer <strong>2020</strong>, which is available to<br />
all AES breeders. All you need to do is<br />
submit a video and further details via the<br />
website: https://en.foals.clipmyhorse.tv<br />
Of course you could use video<br />
footage you already created for your<br />
AES online assessment. If you would like<br />
any advice with choosing the right<br />
footage, we would be very happy to<br />
discuss this during your zoom conference<br />
call. Clip My Horse have a global<br />
audience and wide reach, making this<br />
an excellent opportunity for everyone.<br />
AES Genetics<br />
There is no denying that DNA records<br />
and analysis hold enormous future<br />
potential and have a lot to offer to us as<br />
a studbook, as well as to you, our<br />
breeders. We also feel that the<br />
safeguarding and ownership of DNA<br />
data are important topics that need to be<br />
considered. We are therefore delighted<br />
to announce the launch of our own DNA<br />
testing service in our brand new<br />
laboratory, which is going live this<br />
summer, and which will be available to<br />
our breeders for <strong>2020</strong> registrations. We<br />
are very excited about the great future<br />
potential of this new initiative, which<br />
allows us to provide you with excellent<br />
value for money support. We will start<br />
by offering parentage verification and<br />
WFFS testing, with further developments<br />
planned.<br />
www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk<br />
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Studbook - NEWS<br />
BHHS Elects a new Vice Chairman<br />
The <strong>British</strong> Hanoverian Horse Society is<br />
very pleased to welcome Judith Davis as<br />
their new Vice Chair.<br />
Judith who was elected by the BHHS<br />
Committee following a unanimous<br />
decision at the Annual General Meeting,<br />
will join Chairman, Katy Holder-Vale to<br />
lead the Society forward especially during<br />
the difficult times ahead.<br />
Judith started breeding in 2000 and chose<br />
the Hanoverian breed as the foundation<br />
for her stud due to the success and high<br />
standards of the breed and society. Judith<br />
has been a long standing member of the<br />
BHHS and has been on the Committee for<br />
at least 10 years. Judith was delighted to<br />
be elected into the role and said that she..<br />
“welcomes the opportunity to continue to<br />
work alongside Katy and the rest of my<br />
colleagues on the Committee on behalf<br />
of all Hanoverian breeders in this country.<br />
We are all putting <strong>British</strong> Breeding on<br />
the map and we have an exciting future<br />
ahead”<br />
Chairman, Katy said..<br />
“I have been Chairman of the BHHS for<br />
9 years and feel it is time to share some<br />
responsibilities. I am extremely pleased to<br />
have Judith Davis who is an Internationally<br />
acclaimed Hanoverian breeder be<br />
elected to the Vice Chair.”<br />
In 2019 the BHHS Mare of the Year was<br />
awarded to Judith’s Hanoverian State<br />
Premium mare World’s Finest. Judith said<br />
“a very personal and special moment for<br />
me was the award of Hanoverian mare of<br />
the year to State Premium World’s Finest.<br />
One of our original foundation mares<br />
‘Wolfie’ is now the mother, grandmother<br />
and great grandmother of some of our<br />
top horses including Hawtins Floriana,<br />
Hawtins Delicato, Hawtins Duchessa and<br />
Hawtins San Floriana to name but a few.<br />
In 2017 she was the Horse and Hound<br />
outstanding mare of the year. At 25 years<br />
young she still looks fantastic”.<br />
www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk<br />
bhhsuk@gmail.com<br />
07479 366 046<br />
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Now Offering:<br />
Video<br />
Grading/<br />
Inspeccons<br />
&<br />
Foal<br />
Assessments<br />
The Briish Hanoverian and Rhineland Studbook accepts<br />
mares and stallions from most major Studbooks<br />
We are hoping to run our shows and performance tests<br />
later in the year as normal and will also be carrying out<br />
video grading/studbook inspeccons and foal assessments<br />
Please email us for more<br />
informaaon<br />
bhhsuk@gmail.com<br />
www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk<br />
www.jegraham.co.uk<br />
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Studbook - NEWS<br />
At the time of writing SHB(GB) should have been holding one of two stallion gradings<br />
originally planned for this week. Needless to say they had to be cancelled along with our<br />
April AGM and our supreme championship ridden and breed show which was scheduled<br />
for the beginning of July. Of course these are just a few of the many hundreds if not<br />
thousands of equestrian events and shows that have now been cancelled or<br />
postponed – the autumn calendar, if it goes ahead, is going to be busy. As a governing<br />
and membership body of showing, as well as a studbook, SHB(GB) has had to furlough<br />
members of staff. Fortunately, we can still attend to studbook duties and issue passports<br />
although due to the veterinary lockdown, registrations will be thin on the ground for a while<br />
yet. There is however no rush for owners to register this year’s foals which are now arriving<br />
thick and fast as we approach the busiest time of the year for breeders.<br />
Sport Horse Breeding<br />
of Great Britiain<br />
To test or not to test<br />
While many of our stud and stallion owners are reporting good numbers of visiting mares<br />
it is too early to tell, or guess, what effect Covid 19 will have on the breeding industry.<br />
One suspects however that in order to counteract what are bound to be more expensive<br />
production costs many breeders and studs will be tightening belts and reducing their<br />
own expenses wherever possible. One of the costs that often goes out of the window<br />
when breeders feel the pinch is the cost of DNA testing, that is verifying the breeding and<br />
bloodlines the of the foal. Whilst the cost of one DNA test could be considered negligible in<br />
the lifetime of a horse understandably the cost of 10 or more can represent a decent saving<br />
to a breeder. The fact that in the UK breeders even have a choice and can opt for what we<br />
call an identity passport – that is one without DNA verification is still surprising. In Europe if<br />
you want your foal or potential competition horse to do anything in the future, eg compete<br />
or breed, then the foal has to be DNA tested. It is considered non-negotiable. In France<br />
horses that are not fully verified and registered with the governing body of the Haras<br />
Nationaux are not allowed to compete at any level above riding club level. No affiliated<br />
competition. Simple. It is fully accepted that DNA testing is what you do.<br />
Breeding unknown<br />
SHB(GB) too insists that all foals wishing to be entered in the studbook are DNA tested<br />
to verify their breeding. It will say in the passport that the horse has been tested. Lack of<br />
DNA verification simply stacks up problems for the future of the horse and its future owner.<br />
Just entering the breeding because you know what it is, is meaningless when it comes to<br />
discipline registration for example. All horses that compete in young horse classes have<br />
to have a DNA verified three-generation pedigree. Once the DNA testing is stopped the<br />
breeding officially becomes unknown which is why, for example, many well-known<br />
<strong>British</strong>-bred international horses have U/K by their name in World Breeding ranking.<br />
Meaning their breeders miss out and stallions miss out on what could have been a bigger<br />
stud career. Colts cannot come forward for grading if they do not have a fully verified<br />
three-generation pedigree. Not DNA testing fillies means their future offspring or<br />
grandchildren will have unknown breeding and be denied grading and that includes mare<br />
grading. In order to be included in full stud books mares too have to have proven<br />
three-generation parentage.<br />
Beware bargain passports<br />
One excuse for obtaining an identity passport, is that the horse is (or will be) a gelding<br />
and therefore will not appear in the future gene pool. True, but geldings are the majority<br />
of competition horses and most of us certainly want to know the breeding of competition<br />
horses – how else do you know which stallion is producing what. It is so frustrating to<br />
come across U/K by a horse’s name in a programme. While only studbooks and breed<br />
societies can record the breeding in a passport part of the problem in the UK is that we still<br />
have other passport issuing organisations (PIOs) offering cheaper identity passports. These<br />
non-studbook and breed societies are legally not allowed (re DEFRA minimum operating<br />
standards) to record breeding. Yes having the breeding verified (by taking a sample of<br />
tail hair with roots) takes longer to issue the passport – no studbook can issue a verified<br />
passport in less than four weeks. It will be worth the wait.<br />
Revised contact details<br />
In-line with Government requirements and like many other organisations, SHB(GB) is<br />
currently working with reduced office staff. The telephone line (01732 866 277) remains<br />
open for calls, Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 – 12.00. In addition, any<br />
queries can be emailed to office@sporthorsegb.co.uk. We wish you all well. Please stay<br />
safe and please follow Government guidelines during this difficult time for everyone.<br />
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Catchphrase’s full sister.<br />
In 2019 the National Pony Society<br />
launched a Performance Scheme to<br />
celebrate the achievements of <strong>British</strong><br />
Riding Ponies both in sport and in the<br />
show ring. Winners were invited to the<br />
AGM held on 22nd February at the<br />
Warwick Hilton hotel to be presented<br />
with their prizes.<br />
Thanks to the support of our wonderful<br />
sponsors Derby House, all section<br />
winners received vouchers and rugs, in<br />
addition to rosettes and commemorative<br />
certificates. The overall champion<br />
was Rachel Bullock’s Stanley Grange<br />
Overture, a 17 year old son of<br />
Copybush Catchphrase out of Stanley<br />
Grange <strong>May</strong>fair (Small-land <strong>May</strong>tino)<br />
bred by Mr Jerome Harforth. Stanley<br />
Grange Overture has had a very<br />
successful dressage career and won<br />
this section on his way to winning the<br />
overall title. Currently competing at<br />
medium level he qualified for the Area<br />
Festivals in 2019 having also gained<br />
his qualifying points at Elementary<br />
earlier in the season. In previous years<br />
he has contested Winter and Summer<br />
Regionals. Stanley Grange <strong>May</strong>fair also<br />
Hightopps Jazz and Harriet Drewery – Show Pony section winners<br />
Rachel Bullock being presented with her prizes by<br />
NPS President Mr Rodger James and Studbook<br />
Representative Miss Anneli Jones<br />
producing the county level PBA and<br />
show pony Stanley Grange City Lights<br />
and Stanley Grange Nightshade<br />
who competed in both affiliated and<br />
unaffiliated dressage after a successful<br />
career as a HOYS small hack. <strong>May</strong>fair<br />
had a strongly Thoroughbred influenced<br />
damline including HIS stalwart Kadir<br />
Cup.<br />
Copybush Catchphrase was the 1994<br />
Supreme In Hand winner at Horse of the<br />
Year Show and this family was in the<br />
spotlight again in 2019 when another<br />
<strong>British</strong> Riding Pony, Heronsmill Tiger Lily<br />
took the same title. Tiger Lily is out of<br />
Stanley Grange Overture<br />
The in hand showing section champion<br />
was Kayleigh Park Fernandes’ home<br />
bred filly Parkholme Princess Louis<br />
Roederer, a 3 year old by the Welsh<br />
section B Flinora Bay Rum out of a<br />
daughter of Elvet Challenger and then<br />
the legendary Kilvington Scoundrel in<br />
the next generation. The hard-fought<br />
ridden showing section was won by<br />
show hunter pony Hightopps Jazz<br />
(Barkway Partytime out of Barkway<br />
Spellbound by Orielton Aristocrat). He<br />
was ridden by Harriet Drewery to many<br />
successes in 2019 including qualifying<br />
for Horse of the Year Show at our own<br />
Summer Championship show.<br />
In Hand Showing Section winner Kayleigh Park<br />
Fernandes, owner/breeder of<br />
Parkholme Princess Louis Roederer<br />
Jazz’s full brother Hightopps Hugo is a<br />
breeding stallion who was a champion<br />
at Summer Champs as a 3 year old.<br />
Their sire Barkway Partytime won the<br />
NPS Stallion Points Awards from 2007<br />
to 2009. With the show season at a<br />
standstill, breeders will still be busy over<br />
the coming months with the <strong>2020</strong> foal<br />
crop arriving. This will see the return of<br />
our Foal Friday feature on social media.<br />
Send in a picture of your <strong>British</strong> Riding<br />
Pony foal, pedigree details and also let<br />
us know if the foal will be for sale and<br />
every Friday we will feature one foal on<br />
our popular FaceBook page. Send your<br />
pictures to admin@nationalponysociety.<br />
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SPORTS PONY STUDBOOK<br />
SOCIETY<br />
Promoting excellence in Sports Pony breeding<br />
for 20 years<br />
Presenting some of the lovely foals<br />
by SPSS graded stallions that have<br />
already been born this year<br />
With the current uncertainty affecting every aspect of our<br />
lives, we’ve decided to follow the last issue’s photo report<br />
on the successful SPSS passported ponies and horses born<br />
in the first 20 years of the studbook with a look at some of<br />
this year’s foals. We hope they become future SPSS stars<br />
but in the meantime we know they will just make everyone<br />
smile. You can find out more about all of the SPSS licensed<br />
stallions on our website - and see more photos of their<br />
progeny on their individual pages.<br />
Left: Kitalpha Star by Killour Star. Bred by Lucy Cockrem and Claire<br />
Thirlwell, this bay filly is the classic Connemara/TB cross and bred to<br />
be an all rounder for Lucy. Her dam, Volitant (Ashkalani x Music Boy),<br />
retired from breeding TBs in 2012 to live with Claire but mothered<br />
everything she could - including Claire’s ponies and dogs, so came out<br />
of retirement to produce a foal for Claire 2 years ago and now this filly<br />
for Lucy. Photo: Lucy Cockrem<br />
Below left: Words of Hope MPS by Wolken Von Blitz MPS. This jet<br />
black filly’s stable name of Hope is both poignant and appropriate as<br />
her home-bred sire sadly died from grass sickness last year aged only<br />
4 and with just two mares in foal. Hope, who like her sire was bred<br />
by Emily Cuthill, is just one day old in the photo and is out of Walinka<br />
(Deniro x Weingau) who has previously had an Elite Auction foal by<br />
Emily’s other stallion. Photo: Emily Cuthill<br />
Below right: Treenhill Archimedes by Treenhill Aristotle.<br />
Archimedes is the first foal by the multi stud book approved Anglo<br />
Arab stallion Treenhill Aristotle. His dam, AES graded Imogen, is<br />
by the German Olympic Reserve and 2016 Trakehner Stallion<br />
of the Year, Imperio, out of Betty Barclay (Brentano II x<br />
Weltmeyer). <strong>Breeder</strong>: Pemaneh Paddick. Photo: Michael<br />
Paddick<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Events<br />
Please look on<br />
our website<br />
for the latest<br />
information<br />
Sports Pony Studbook Society<br />
(SPSS)
Top left: Henza Suzanna by Dark Knight.<br />
Bred by Dark Knight’s owner, Diane Kilshaw,<br />
this filly is an exciting cross between legendary sports pony bloodlines with<br />
her dam, Sophie (Dressman x Black Boy) having been awarded the German<br />
Elite & State Premium Mare accolades and Dark Knight being the full brother<br />
to two of the top pony sires Der Feine Lord AT and Dance Star AT. Photo:<br />
Diane Kilshaw<br />
Top centre: Diamanté D’amour by Darosa D’amour. This bay filly, bred by<br />
Jodie Shaw, is born to jump with her sire a successful 138cm jumping pony<br />
and her dam, Lupaire, being by the showjumper Lupicor who is a son of the<br />
Olympic showjumper Lux Z. Photo: Tilly Shaw<br />
Top right: Wilf by Godrics Campeggio. Wilf was bred by Clare Hoermann who<br />
bought his dam, Towerequine <strong>May</strong>queen (Grafenstolz x Welton Crackerjack),<br />
as a foal with the aim of eventing her but sadly she was injured last year, so<br />
Clare put her in foal and chose Godrics Campeggio as she liked his athletic<br />
light frame and hoping to “downsize” a little. Photo: Clare Hoermann<br />
Right: MM Sweet Sensation by Woodlander Sir Gorgeous. The full sibling<br />
of the 3 rd placed sports pony foal at the <strong>2020</strong> Elite Foals Final, this filly is out<br />
of MM Sweet de Luxe (FS Champion de Luxe x Scampi) who is off to Canada<br />
after weaning. <strong>Breeder</strong>: Naomi Maxted-Massey. Photo: Anne Høier<br />
Left: Farleaze Lord Beauregarde by Farleaze Lord Prenwyn. This colt is the first<br />
foal for Claire Moreton’s talented homebred Welsh Cob eventing pony and as his<br />
dam, Violet Beauregarde (Captain Gerrard x Acclamation) is a ponysized<br />
racehorse, he too has to be an exciting<br />
eventing prospect. Photo: Claire Moreton<br />
Left: Skelwith Love of Gold by Hilkens<br />
Gold Card. With sire and dam, Hilkens<br />
My Love (FS Don’t Worry x Arts-Dancer-<br />
Boy), both being bred by the famous<br />
Hilkens Stud, breeder, Elizabeth Launder,<br />
has high hopes for this colt, who is just<br />
3 days old in the photo. Photo: Emma<br />
Launder<br />
Bottom left: Barrowby Connemaras<br />
(both by Kippure Lancelot). These two<br />
pure-bred Connemara colts have yet to be<br />
named by their breeder, Tom McManus.<br />
The colt on the left is out of Cill Bhríd<br />
Judy (Woodbrook Cognac x Ormond<br />
Oliver) who is also the dam of the SPSS<br />
licensed stallions Barrowby Lord D’Arcy<br />
and Barrowby Thunder Rebel) Then, on<br />
the right, this colt is out of Kirtle Maple<br />
Leaf (Castle Gizmo x Sydserff Silver<br />
Spruce). Photo: Frankie Hirst<br />
www.sportpony.org.uk<br />
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Studbook - NEWS<br />
Trakehners UK<br />
News April <strong>2020</strong><br />
With the show season ahead of us still looking<br />
very uncertain at the time of writing this article,<br />
we hope that all breeders are safe and we look<br />
forward to seeing your pure and part bred<br />
Trakehner foals as the year progresses.<br />
We are very much hoping the Futurity series will<br />
be able to go ahead as planned and we are<br />
pleased to be able to offer members the chance<br />
to get their mares graded alongside the Futurity.<br />
Our judges will be available at all Futurity venues<br />
from 11th to the 17th August. We are also looking<br />
into options for stallion grading, so if you have<br />
a stallion or colt that you would like to present,<br />
please get in contact so we know what numbers<br />
we are dealing with.<br />
Even if you don’t have a Trakehner mare, if you<br />
are planning to put your mare in foal this year,<br />
then Trakehner stallions can offer so much to your<br />
breeding programme.<br />
The Trakehner was once deemed unfashionable,<br />
especially in the UK, but for many riders and<br />
breeders, once they have first-hand experience<br />
of this fantastic breed, they are converted.<br />
Trakehners are the Thoroughbreds of warmblood<br />
breeding. They are brave and athletic with<br />
stamina, a powerful combination for the eventing<br />
world.<br />
Top performers include Windfall who was an<br />
international performer at the highest level with<br />
Darren Chiacchia and is now producing 5 star<br />
eventers himself.<br />
Many UK breeders will regonise Fleetwater<br />
Opposition who was a junior eventing gold<br />
medallist who went on to sire many top<br />
performers, and whose bloodlines are still<br />
available in today. Grafenstolz is now flying<br />
up the world rankings for eventing sires. For<br />
dressage breeders Gribaldi needs no introduction<br />
as one of the most eminent modern sires and<br />
famous names such as Caprimond and Consul<br />
can be found in many pedigrees.<br />
Trakehners were originally bred in East Prussia<br />
destinated as cavalry horses that needed to<br />
be faster and tougher than their counterparts.<br />
Thoroughbred and Arabian stallions were used<br />
to add refinement and blood. After the second<br />
world war decimated numbers, the Trakehner<br />
Verband was founded in Germany in 1947 to<br />
preserve these extraordinary horses.<br />
The Trakehner studbook has always valued the<br />
mare lines, with offspring being named with the<br />
initial of their dam’s name. Trakehner breeders<br />
can tell you all the details of the motherline of<br />
their stock before expanding on the achievements<br />
of the sire.<br />
As the breed was dispersed around Germany,<br />
it’s stallions in particular have had a significant<br />
impact on the other German studbooks when<br />
used as a refining influence. They are sensitive<br />
and want to work, and riders who channel this<br />
find they have incredibly loyal and talented<br />
partners. Add in their charm and beauty and it is<br />
no wonder once you own a Trakehner you tend<br />
to find you are hooked.<br />
Currently one of the highest ranked horses in<br />
world dressage is the beautiful mare TSF Dalera<br />
BB (Easy Game x Handryk) who already has<br />
world and European medals under her belt. The<br />
Latimer son Erlentanz has international results<br />
with both Charlotte DuJardin and his regular rider<br />
Sonnar Murray Brown.<br />
In Denmark the approved stallion Aston Martin<br />
(Monteverdi x Sixtus) was earning world ranking<br />
points at CDI 5 star shows just a few months ago.<br />
In eventing the previously mentioned Windfall is<br />
the sire of world top ten Tsetserleg and another<br />
top 5 star horse in Vandiver. Primero, a Polish<br />
bred Trakehner, is one of the highest ranked<br />
eventers in Eastern Europe with a number of top 5<br />
placings at 4 star level in 2019.<br />
There are a number of <strong>British</strong> breeders who will<br />
have stock for sale this year if you are looking for<br />
your next competition partner.<br />
If you would like any advice on using a Trakehner<br />
stallion or sourcing a mare to add to your<br />
breeding programme then please<br />
get in contact.<br />
www.trakehners.uk.com<br />
Godington Trasimeno winning at Cherwell earlier in <strong>2020</strong><br />
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This year we combined our stallion grading<br />
with the <strong>British</strong> Hanoverian Society. We had<br />
7 entries, two of which were eligible to be<br />
licenced by both societies. Our judges were<br />
Katy Holder-Vale (UK) and Jorn Wedermann<br />
(Germany).<br />
Six stallions were licenced by WBS-UK and<br />
two for BHHS (pending performance testing.)<br />
FURST SUMMER Champion Stallion by<br />
Fürst Romancier / Sandro Hit / His Highness<br />
bred by Fiona Coleman & jointly owned by<br />
Victoria Moss this stallion licenced for both<br />
societies. The judges described him as an<br />
elegant, beautiful and modern type with very<br />
elastic trot and canter.<br />
General Impression: 7.50<br />
Fantasie<br />
MILESTONE ST.GILES Reserve Champion<br />
Stallion by Millennium / Hohenstein /<br />
Weltmeyer, owned and bred by Dinah<br />
Lady of Shaftesbury again licenced for both<br />
societies. A tall colt and although a little<br />
immature the judges liked his elegance,<br />
athleticism and good elastic paces.<br />
General Impression: 7.50<br />
Another four colts were licensed by the <strong>British</strong><br />
Warmblood studbook and these were:<br />
FASIDE FURST REVOULUTION by<br />
Furstenball / Rousseau / Saros xx, bred<br />
by Vicki Sandison and owned by Carol<br />
Soormally. Judges Comments: A compact<br />
stallion, a little small but moved well with a<br />
good walk.<br />
General Impression: 7<br />
Furst Summer<br />
FIRST WORDS by For Romance /<br />
Wavavoom / Del Amitri bred and owned by<br />
Liz Ball. Judges Comments: Tall, handsome<br />
good riding type with very good trot.<br />
General Impression: 7.25<br />
FIRE KRAKA by Fidertanz / Diamond Hit<br />
/ Rubinstein. Purchased from Gamblethorpe<br />
Hanoverians now owned by Clair Wyatt.<br />
Judges Comments: A little small and<br />
immature but shows great trot and power.<br />
Good limbs.<br />
General Impression: 7<br />
FANTASIE a four year old by Flammengold<br />
/ Fleetwood xx / Exit to Knowere xx,<br />
bred and owned by Jo Gummer. Judges<br />
Comments: Very nice correct type, good<br />
elasticity in walk and trot.<br />
General Impression 7.50<br />
www.bwbs.co.uk<br />
Milestone St Giles<br />
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NEWS - COVID UPDATE<br />
Living With Lockdown<br />
How the Equestrian Industry is dealing with the crisis<br />
Along with the rest of the nation, the<br />
equestrian community is learning to live<br />
with ‘lockdown’. Thank goodness that<br />
this extraordinary situation coincided<br />
with an improvement in the weather, and<br />
many of us will be counting ourselves<br />
fortunate that we have space and horses<br />
to help keep us sane.<br />
There has been much uncertainty over<br />
the past 6 weeks, and the initial well<br />
intended advice did nothing to dispel<br />
the fears of many for their businesses<br />
and for equine wellbeing. In such<br />
unprecedented circumstances, human<br />
wellbeing was the priority, saving lives<br />
and supporting the NHS, and action<br />
had to be taken before it was possible to<br />
assess the countless implications for so<br />
many of us in so many walks of life.<br />
But as organisations have explored the<br />
directives and updated their guidelines<br />
to professional members, a more<br />
workable situation is now evolving.<br />
The joint announcement by the Royal<br />
College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)<br />
and the <strong>British</strong> Equine Veterinary<br />
Association (BEVA) on 9 April updating<br />
their guidance and allowing vets to<br />
assess risk on a case by case basis,<br />
came as a lifeline to so many breeders<br />
worried about the care of their mares<br />
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at this busy foaling time, and for the<br />
essential stud work of inseminating mares<br />
to continue the breeding programme.<br />
The Farriers Registration Council and the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Farriers & Blacksmiths Association<br />
have also provided their members with<br />
guidance to ensure this vital work can<br />
continue.<br />
The <strong>British</strong> Equestrian Trade Association<br />
(BETA) have been excellent, not only<br />
keeping their members updated with the<br />
latest advice and providing information<br />
on financial support but also stepping in<br />
with authority to lobby Government for<br />
businesses to continue to work provided<br />
they comply with current restrictions. The<br />
Government’s Job Retention Scheme has<br />
now opened its online portal to allow<br />
businesses to claim for furloughed staff,<br />
and the business support grant for those<br />
eligible for Small Business Rate Relief<br />
and those in the leisure and hospitality<br />
industry, will help ease the pain for<br />
some.<br />
The <strong>British</strong> Breeding website has a<br />
dedicated COVID-19 page and we<br />
have gathered useful links to the key<br />
organisations giving guidance that is<br />
relevant to our industry. If you have not<br />
already checked out the Government,<br />
veterinary and equestrian governing<br />
body’s advice, this is the place to start.<br />
The page is updated regularly with<br />
any new directives, including a link to<br />
the latest from the <strong>British</strong> Horseracing<br />
Authority, who are at the forefront of<br />
planning the resumption of racing, thus<br />
paving the way for other equestrian<br />
sports.<br />
The message throughout is clearly<br />
that this is not ‘Business as usual’, but<br />
business carried out in line with the latest<br />
government advice to employers and<br />
businesses, is still possible.<br />
As we look forward, it is hard to predict<br />
when the restrictions might be lifted.<br />
The <strong>British</strong> Horseracing Authority are<br />
planning a phased resumption of racing<br />
consistent with any gradual easing of<br />
Government restrictions, and it is safe to<br />
say that if racing can resume, then other<br />
equestrian sports will follow, albeit in a<br />
controlled way. The BEF have released<br />
an update on the work going on behind<br />
the scenes so that, when the day comes,<br />
the equestrian world will be ready to go.<br />
There are many considerations, but we<br />
must all remain committed to adherence<br />
to Government guidelines and keeping<br />
everyone safe.<br />
Rachael Holdsworth
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Hazel Offord<br />
WG Stud<br />
WG Stud, the home of stallions Silvester and Carthago Chicago, has installed its new on-site<br />
collection unit, so all semen collections and evaluations can happen in house.<br />
“It has been a godsend to have the unit at home so we can continue to supply semen to mare<br />
owners through these difficult times. We are taking the lockdown very seriously, all teaching,<br />
training and youngstock sales are temporarily suspended, and of course we would not be<br />
travelling the stallions to a collection centre – so this has been a very positive move for us. It also<br />
means we can react instantly to customers’ needs.” continues...<br />
Silvester Foals<br />
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“Both the stallions are enjoying the new<br />
set up at home - we are blessed with the<br />
stallions Silvester and his son, Carthago<br />
Chicago - their easy temperament and<br />
exceptional fertility has made the instant<br />
switch over very easy.”<br />
To assist with this Hazel has a strong<br />
team of longstanding staff who she is<br />
very proud of, “Many of my staff have<br />
been here for over 20 years and are<br />
highly skilled in all aspects of stud work<br />
and so we always have a trained team<br />
on hand – very useful if a customer’s<br />
mare suddenly needs our stallions’<br />
services!”<br />
The latest BEVA guidance has been a<br />
lifeline for the stud allowing them to<br />
continue collecting and shipping semen<br />
at this crucial time for breeders. The new<br />
collection facility includes an onsite<br />
laboratory for semen evaluation to<br />
ensure quality before the chilled semen is<br />
packaged and sent by next day special<br />
delivery or courier to arrive ready for<br />
insemination.<br />
Hazel is confident that this new<br />
in-house facility will streamline their<br />
operation - with readily available semen<br />
supply keeping life easy for both mare<br />
owners and for the stud’s own breeding<br />
program.<br />
Hazel had previously bred her own<br />
horses but with the arrival of Silvester<br />
in 2006, WG Stud became a more<br />
dynamic venture. “I was not actively<br />
looking for a stallion at the time, but we<br />
just happened to be visiting the yard<br />
where he was for sale and immediately<br />
fell for him. It was fate that we got to see<br />
him, and the rest is history!”, says Hazel.<br />
By 2009 he was champion show<br />
jumping sire in the Futurity rankings,<br />
and the following year he was reserve<br />
champion eventing sire. “He is quite<br />
unique in that he has achieved this<br />
success across a range of disciplines,<br />
proving his versatility”, adds Hazel, who<br />
rode him herself in show jumping and<br />
dressage before she paused to have her<br />
own famiSilvester’s progeny are now out<br />
competing successfully in showjumping<br />
and eventing, with is first offspring now<br />
at FEI 4* level.<br />
Having established Silvester as a sire,<br />
Hazel wanted to improve the line and<br />
kept his son, Carthago Chicago, out of<br />
Call Girl by Chicago. Out of Broadstone<br />
Stud’s Daytona, a RIHS champion ridden<br />
by Jo Bates, Call Girl was one of Hazel’s<br />
foundation mares and is the dam of 4<br />
Futurity Elite foals. Cathago Chicago<br />
is now producing successful progeny,<br />
including the champion showjumping<br />
foal at both the 2017 and 2018 Futurity<br />
Elite Foal Championships.<br />
His offspring are now winning<br />
consistently in county sport horse classes.<br />
The stallions at WG Stud have superb<br />
temperaments and are treated like<br />
normal horses. “I finish my day sorting<br />
out the stallions – it is a good way to<br />
finish the day as they are such good<br />
company. Under normal circumstances,<br />
visitors are surprised that they are just<br />
normal horses – but they have to be to<br />
be part of our busy set up”, explains<br />
Hazel.<br />
Total Belief at Blenheim - William Carey Photography<br />
New lab Kit<br />
As well as the stallions, there are over<br />
40 horses on site at WG Stud, 18 of<br />
which are used in Hazel’s busy training<br />
establishment, plus the competition<br />
liveries, mares and youngstock and a<br />
busy saddlery shop.<br />
The stud is currently home to 4 brood<br />
mares, including one by Darco that has<br />
showjumped to Foxhunter level and<br />
produced 3 Futurity elite champion foals,
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and a Kuwait Beach mare who has<br />
produced an elite eventer, Kuwait Silver<br />
now in training with Coral Keen.<br />
“We sell the majority of our foals<br />
at weaning and they have such<br />
trainable temperaments that they sell to<br />
professional riders and amateurs alike.<br />
Youngstock sales were going really well<br />
before the lockdown, and we have 3<br />
cracking new foals this year. We keep<br />
some – I have two Darco colts at the<br />
moment, one was a futurity champion<br />
last year and we have just had his full<br />
brother. I want to keep one as a stallion,<br />
so will have to make a choice. It is<br />
important to have the next generation<br />
of stallions to keep improving the<br />
lines”, explains Hazel. “I have always<br />
liked working with stallions. Perhaps I<br />
am lucky to have such lovely stallions<br />
to work with but then that is not by<br />
accident! My 11 year old daughter was<br />
having lessons on Carthago Chicago<br />
before the lockdown”.<br />
In Vogue II<br />
Chicago’s Darco<br />
WG Stud has always been a supporter<br />
of <strong>British</strong> breeding and especially the<br />
Futurity Evaluations, with Silvester’s<br />
progeny having been awarded 11 Elites<br />
to date. Let’s hope their new venture will<br />
help bring many more.<br />
WG Stud<br />
Tel. 07779 217 215<br />
Tel. 01869 252224<br />
www.wgstud.co.uk<br />
Email. hazel.wgs@zen.co.uk<br />
Silver Heart<br />
Silver Chicago
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PROBLEM<br />
SOLVING FEED<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
Low calorie targeted support for:<br />
Heavy-topped<br />
Rapid growth<br />
Development issues<br />
FOAL ASSIST<br />
Low calorie micronutrient drench<br />
5 days - 3 months<br />
STUD BALANCER<br />
Low calorie, high spec<br />
3 months +<br />
For practical nutrition team contact Baileys Horse Feeds<br />
Tel: 01371 850247 (option 2) nutrition@baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk<br />
www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk<br />
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Dietary Protein and its<br />
importance to the Horse<br />
Proteins are complex compounds,<br />
made up of combinations of “building<br />
block” amino acids, which are joined by<br />
peptide bonds. It is thought that protein<br />
makes up 15-19% of the total body mass<br />
of the horse and is found in almost every<br />
cell, with muscle containing the largest<br />
concentration. Protein can be found in<br />
various forms and has many roles in the<br />
body which can be loosely grouped into<br />
the following classes by function:<br />
Essential vs Non-Essential<br />
There are 21 identified amino<br />
acids, of which all but 10 can be<br />
synthesised in the horse’s body<br />
from the conversion of one amino<br />
acid to another, through a process<br />
called transamination which takes<br />
place in the liver. These amino acids<br />
are termed non-essential or<br />
dispensable. The remaining 10<br />
amino acids are known as essential<br />
• Structural (eg. muscle, skin, hair and connective tissue as well as<br />
the contractile proteins, actin and myosin)<br />
• Transport – in the blood stream (eg. haemoglobin) and across<br />
all cell membranes<br />
• Regulation of metabolic function (eg. enzymes, hormones)<br />
• Defence (eg. immunoglobulins/antibodies)<br />
• As a buffer to minimise fluctuations in body pH<br />
Although a certain amount of energy<br />
can be derived from excess dietary<br />
protein and some amino acids, this<br />
generally only happens in abnormal<br />
circumstances, such as starvation,<br />
when tissue protein is used as a source<br />
of energy. While in some cells, amino<br />
acids are important energy stores, their<br />
metabolism to usable energy is inefficient<br />
so protein is not an important source of<br />
energy, for the horse, overall.<br />
or indispensable amino acids and<br />
must be provided in the diet, as they<br />
cannot be synthesised by the horse<br />
itself or synthesis is insufficient to meet<br />
requirements.<br />
The 10 amino acids essential for the<br />
horse are lysine, methionine, threonine,<br />
valine, leucine, isoleucine, arginine,<br />
tryptophan, histidine and phenylalanine.<br />
Balancers supply protein, along with vitamins and<br />
minerals but no calories, and are ideal for ensuring<br />
optimum intake is maintained<br />
Bayfield Stud youngster canter – Even young or resting horses’ diets should supply<br />
optimum levels of protein to maintain muscle tone and tissue integrity.<br />
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Protein Digestion<br />
The process of digestion essentially frees<br />
amino acids from dietary protein. It<br />
begins in the stomach with the release of<br />
hydrochloric acid (HCl) and the inactive<br />
enzyme, pepsinogen, which is activated<br />
by HCl to pepsin. Pepsin breaks down<br />
protein bonds, creating shorter chains<br />
of amino acids and some free amino<br />
acids, which then empty into the small<br />
intestine where they are broken down<br />
further into smaller fragments (peptides)<br />
by proteolytic enzymes, secreted by the<br />
pancreas, into the duodenum.<br />
Protein requirements increase with workload<br />
Further digestion occurs along the small<br />
intestine where the end products are<br />
absorbed and amino acids are then<br />
transported in the blood to the liver.<br />
The liver plays an important role in<br />
monitoring the amino acid levels and<br />
adjusting rates of metabolism to suit<br />
the body’s requirements. As mentioned<br />
previously, non-essential amino acids<br />
can be formed in the liver, while waste<br />
nitrogen from excess amino acids<br />
is removed as ammonia, which is<br />
converted to urea and excreted, via the<br />
kidneys, in urine.<br />
Protein Quality<br />
The quality of protein is often determined<br />
by its digestibility and the proportion of<br />
essential amino acids present relative to<br />
its total protein content. Although there<br />
are lots of ingredients which supply<br />
protein, when it comes to appropriate<br />
sources for the horse, quality is more<br />
important than quantity.<br />
In the horse’s body, lysine is what is<br />
known as the “first limiting amino acid”,<br />
which means that protein can only be<br />
utilised in accordance with the levels of<br />
lysine present and any deficiencies in this<br />
amino acid will impair protein synthesis.<br />
As such, lysine rich feedstuffs would be<br />
considered higher quality and more<br />
suited to the horse as protein sources<br />
yet many plant protein sources supply<br />
too little of one or more of the essential<br />
amino acids.<br />
Cereal Protein<br />
Cereals themselves, for example, are a<br />
poor source of protein but their byproducts,<br />
like distillers’ grains, supply<br />
more concentrated levels, though their<br />
amino acid composition will still be<br />
poor. Alfalfa, alfalfa meal, grass meal,<br />
peas and soya beans are all common<br />
feed ingredients, which come under<br />
the umbrella of forages or legumes.<br />
Legumes, such as alfalfa, peas and<br />
beans, typically have good crude<br />
protein levels (generally exceeding 14%<br />
dry matter), while grasses are typically<br />
lower in crude protein in comparison.<br />
The crude protein content of grass varies<br />
depending on the stage of growth and is<br />
usually at its highest when the plant is in<br />
a vegetative stage and lowest when in a<br />
late stage of maturity. Well maintained<br />
pasture can contain as much as 14-20%<br />
crude protein, on a dry matter basis,<br />
during growing season, so any equines<br />
whose forage (grass, hay, haylage) is<br />
restricted to control calorie intake, will<br />
be missing out and need additional<br />
protein sources in the form of alfalfa<br />
or an appropriate compound feed or<br />
balancer.<br />
Protein Rich<br />
Soya beans are common in horse<br />
feed due to their desirable amino acid<br />
content. When oil is extracted, the meal<br />
that remains is high in protein and soya<br />
bean meal is the richest plant source of<br />
protein and lysine available for use in<br />
the UK. Raw soya beans contain what<br />
are known as “anti-nutritional factors”<br />
which must be inactivated during the<br />
feed manufacturing process. To achieve<br />
this, heating (micronising) or extruding is<br />
essential, yet too much heat can damage<br />
the protein and reduce amino acid<br />
availability.<br />
Other seed meals, like sunflower, are<br />
also high in protein but these are<br />
comparatively lower in lysine, making<br />
them less desirable for the horse. If<br />
these protein sources are used or, if the<br />
nature of the product restricts the use of<br />
more suitable protein sources, it may be<br />
necessary to balance the amino acid<br />
profile using an amino acid additive<br />
in a feed’s formulation. Manufacturers<br />
have access to feed-grade sources of<br />
several individual amino acids, which<br />
can be synthesised in either the D or<br />
L form, (variations of the molecule’s<br />
configuration) so you may see ‘L-Lysine’<br />
listed as a feed ingredient, meaning<br />
lysine has been added.<br />
Milk Powder<br />
Milk protein is considered a high quality<br />
protein source due to its amino acid<br />
profile and its high digestibility. The<br />
protein in mare’s milk declines over the<br />
course of lactation and, once the foal<br />
reaches 2 to 3 months of age, most<br />
of its dietary protein will be derived<br />
from other sources. Creep feeds and<br />
weanling diets may contain milk proteins<br />
to help the youngsters’ transition to<br />
plant-based sources. Milk powder is<br />
rarely used as the main protein source<br />
for adult horses as, unless a milk-based<br />
diet is maintained from weaning, lactose<br />
enzyme activity is lost so excessive<br />
amounts in the diet may lead to digestive<br />
upset, such as diarrhoea.<br />
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Supplements containing individual<br />
amino acids or a combination of amino<br />
acids are increasingly available but,<br />
as with so many supplements, should<br />
not be necessary if the base diet is fully<br />
balanced to supply optimum levels<br />
of quality nutrients, including protein.<br />
Choosing a good quality compound<br />
feed or balancer and feeding it at<br />
recommended levels for bodyweight and<br />
workload will supply a range of nutrients<br />
in the correct ratios and at optimum<br />
levels, whilst supplementing, often with<br />
single nutrients, can upset the balance<br />
and even have negative effects.<br />
The protein level in mare’s milk declines over the course<br />
of lactation. Creep feeds may contain milk proteins to<br />
help the youngster’s transition to plant-based sources<br />
How much?<br />
Apart from lysine, individual amino acid<br />
requirements are not known for the horse<br />
so a balanced diet has to be formulated<br />
using protein and lysine levels. The<br />
“crude protein” level is the only<br />
indication required by law to declare on<br />
feed labels but, as this doesn’t provide<br />
an indication of protein quality, owners<br />
should look for ingredients which provide<br />
a good amino acid profile and which<br />
also have to be declared in descending<br />
order of inclusion. The presence of soya<br />
bean meal, or any other ingredients<br />
mentioned above, gives an indication<br />
that the feed should provide adequate<br />
quality of protein.<br />
With regard to the right levels of<br />
protein for the equine diet, this may<br />
vary depending on factors such as, the<br />
horse’s age, reproductive status and<br />
work level. Protein plays a key role in<br />
muscle, connective tissue and metabolic<br />
functions (enzymes, hormones), all of<br />
which may be increased for growing<br />
youngstock, breeding stock, and those<br />
in work. Protein levels within feed<br />
are typically based on the National<br />
Research Councils (NRC) Nutrient<br />
Requirements of Horses (2007), which<br />
provide guidelines on minimum levels to<br />
aim for in the ration.<br />
As an example, an adult horse at<br />
maintenance would require a minimum<br />
of 630g of crude protein per day,<br />
which would equate to 6.3% total,<br />
based on a dry matter intake of 10kg<br />
(2% of bodyweight) per day. Since<br />
nutrient availability and digestibility can<br />
vary, reputable feed manufacturers will<br />
formulate to supply in the region of 8%<br />
protein in a ration, in order to ensure the<br />
horse receives optimum levels. Protein<br />
cannot be stored by the body, however,<br />
so feeding excessively above required<br />
levels, particularly if the quality is poor,<br />
offers no advantage to the horse as it<br />
has to be excreted through a process<br />
that uses energy.<br />
Protein Digestion<br />
Feeding the Right Amount<br />
As all feed companies are working to<br />
the same requirements (those of the<br />
horse!), a good first step is to ensure that<br />
your current feed is suited to your horse<br />
and his/her requirements. For example,<br />
if he is in light work, ensure the feed is<br />
designed for this - as some nutritional<br />
requirements increase with workload,<br />
most feeds will state the intended<br />
workload. Likewise, if you have a<br />
growing youngster, a stud specific feed<br />
will generally be more appropriate.<br />
Secondly ensure that he/she is receiving<br />
the recommended amount for their<br />
size and workload - if you are feeding<br />
significantly less, it may be worth<br />
considering moving down a step to a<br />
lower calorie/energy feed. If you are<br />
feeding a suitable feed at the correct<br />
rates and feeding average forage<br />
(grass/hay/haylage), it is likely that you<br />
will be meeting minimum protein and<br />
lysine requirements.<br />
Soya is the richest plant source of protein,<br />
and lysine, available in the UK.<br />
In addition to this using a muscle<br />
assessment, similar to Body Condition<br />
Scoring, is another way to get an idea<br />
of whether you are meeting quality<br />
protein requirements, however, muscle<br />
development is not only a reflection of<br />
providing the correct building blocks in<br />
the diet but also of appropriate training<br />
and exercise. If you have any concerns,<br />
you should contact your feed company<br />
who would be happy to advise.<br />
www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk<br />
info@baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk<br />
01371 850247<br />
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Di Lampard<br />
Images courtesy <strong>British</strong> Showjumping<br />
European Champs team last year where GB qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games by taking Team<br />
Bronze. Image is Scott Brash, Di Lampard, Amanda Derbyshire, Holly Smith and Ben Maher.<br />
World Class Performance Manager<br />
for Showjumping, Di Lampard, would<br />
typically be travelling the international<br />
show circuit at this time of year.<br />
However, at the time of writing, Di is<br />
currently in lockdown at her Spring Farm<br />
home in Oakham, Rutland as a result of<br />
the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
Depsite the sport closure and everyone<br />
in lockdown, she is incredibly busy<br />
keeping in touch with all stakeholders<br />
from riders through to much valued<br />
owners and grooms. “Like everyone else,<br />
we are dealing with the unknown so it’s<br />
important that we check in and keep<br />
moral and motivation boosted. Within<br />
the World Class Programme we are<br />
continually refining and double checking<br />
process ready for when we back to<br />
normality”says Di.<br />
This has however given Di the<br />
opportunity to follow the progress of<br />
her small breeding operation.“I’m not<br />
a professional breeder – I’ve only bred<br />
about 10 horses in my life,” said Di,<br />
who delights in watching two recipient<br />
mares and foals in a field at the side of<br />
the house – “They’re growing & showing<br />
their characteristics so quickly it’s so nice<br />
to watch”.<br />
Di’s home-bred Ruby VIII, an<br />
international winner with Louise Whitaker<br />
and Holly Smith, with bloodlines of sire<br />
Balou Du Rouet and Adieu Z dam Equity<br />
– successfully competed at International<br />
level by Di – is the mainstay using<br />
Embryo Transfer. Nick Skelton’s Rio 2016<br />
hero Big Star was the first choice. “He<br />
complemented Ruby with substance,<br />
bone, stride, scope and temperament,”<br />
assessed Di. “The colt was purchased<br />
by Old Lodge Stud and they update<br />
me with his progress. So far he looks to<br />
be ticking all the boxes” said Di. “I use<br />
recipient mares from Twemlows Stud and<br />
I took their professional advice on which<br />
mares to use & hired three this year.<br />
My local Oakham Veterinary Hospital<br />
did the stud work and transported the<br />
embryo to Twemlows for insemination<br />
into the recipient mare (Classic). When<br />
scanned in foal with a heartbeat at four<br />
weeks she came to us to foal.”<br />
Di with current Individual Gold medallist and<br />
London 2012 Team Gold medallist Nick Skelton<br />
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Classic has stayed at Spring Farm<br />
recently giving birth to her second foal<br />
a Conthargos x Ruby colt. “The foal is<br />
similar in looks, size and stamp to the Big<br />
Star foal of last year.”<br />
“The mares are all good types with<br />
super temperaments and look after their<br />
foals well,” said Di, who asked Billy<br />
Stud breeder and showjumper William<br />
Funnell for advice. “William knows<br />
Ruby well and has so much breeding<br />
experience; he suggested Conthargos. I<br />
also talked to Paul Schockemohle – who<br />
stands Conthargos at stud –he agreed<br />
wholeheartedly with William”<br />
The first foal this year was by Rolf-Goran<br />
Bengtsson’s world class ride Casall.<br />
“Again, I thought he’d complement Ruby<br />
and the longevity of his top level career<br />
is amazing”. Di’s first foray into breeding<br />
goes back to Miss M, a mare she<br />
competed in the early 1980’s , resulting<br />
in Master Bob.<br />
“I used the Thoroughbred stallion Bridge<br />
of Sighs through the H.I.S. scheme when<br />
they used to travel the stallions. With one<br />
covering Bingo! Riding the progeny of a<br />
mare you have previously competed has<br />
a feeling of déjà vu. “I was competing<br />
Miss M and Master Bob in the same<br />
International classes and that was very<br />
rewarding as you can feel the similarities<br />
in their progeny and you fully appreciate<br />
their ways and actions. More credit<br />
should be given to mares – as I believe<br />
70% comes from the mare.”<br />
Another mare Di jumped to success<br />
is Ruby’s dam Equity.“Dietmar<br />
(Ackermann, Di’s husband) liked Balou<br />
Du Rouet for his movement, elasticity and<br />
blood, so even though he wasn’t proven<br />
at the time Internationally, we took a<br />
chance,” said Di, who bred another four<br />
from Equity using Parco, Argentinus,<br />
Landlord and Coronado.<br />
“Parco wasn’t a great cross as he was<br />
short-legged like Equity and neither<br />
was Argentinus. The majority have gone<br />
eventing with good homes the priority.”<br />
Ruby returned to Spring Farm from Louise<br />
Whitaker for her first ET and stayed. “I<br />
was coaching Holly Smith and it made<br />
sense to coach Ruby as well – and I get<br />
to ride her when home,” said Di, who<br />
has a third recipient, yet to foal. “Ruby<br />
incurred a small injury at Dublin show so<br />
we now have a Big Star embryo due in<br />
August – and we’re hoping for a filly this<br />
time.”<br />
Demanding commitments as<br />
Performance Manager meant Di closed<br />
the Spring Farm training facilities. “If I<br />
hadn’t got the land and the right mare,<br />
I wouldn’t be breeding but wanted to<br />
do something with the place. Looking<br />
forward we all need to help our <strong>British</strong><br />
riders & produce the very best we can”<br />
Nicky Williams, my yard manager, is<br />
fantastically patient with the foals; they’re<br />
handled well and by five weeks old they<br />
pick their feet up and cross over like<br />
showjumpers!”<br />
I’ve got over the disappointment of the<br />
Olympic postponement and it will be a<br />
totally different Games in 2021 – we’re<br />
all a year older, horses as well. New<br />
partnerships will come into selection &<br />
the option to purchase new horses will<br />
be a massive opportunity for all Nations.<br />
We all need to be patient, stay focused<br />
on our horse’s wellbeing & be ready to<br />
start building the competitions up again<br />
carefully when we can. – but I know<br />
we’ve still got a great chance with our<br />
quality of riders, horses & supportive<br />
owners.”<br />
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Feature - ARTICLE<br />
Je T’Aime Flamenco, one of many <strong>British</strong> based stallions standing at stud this year.<br />
Breeding in<br />
<strong>2020</strong> By Sacha Shaw<br />
As the foal crop of <strong>2020</strong> emerges into<br />
the world, breeders are left in a difficult<br />
position with many questions on their<br />
minds about the future. <strong>Breeder</strong>s are<br />
asking themselves ‘Can I afford to run on<br />
my animals that make up my breeding<br />
herd until demand picks up? How many<br />
mares should I put in foal while the future<br />
market is uncertain?’<br />
Regardless of whether your business<br />
plan is to sell all your stock as foals, or<br />
run them on till they are under saddle,<br />
the effects of an economic downturn will<br />
be felt across all sectors of the breeding<br />
industry. Of more immediate impact<br />
is the availability of semen, access<br />
to veterinary services and the ability<br />
to transport mares. At present semen<br />
coming in as freight from mainland<br />
Europe is unaffected, and many large<br />
studs and stallion centres in the UK are<br />
also able to have in place the protocols<br />
needed to continue to collect and<br />
ship. These centres may also able to<br />
take in mares for foaling, to scan and<br />
inseminate.<br />
The terrible situation the world finds itself<br />
in should also be a time for all breeders,<br />
large or small, to look at their reasons for<br />
breeding. It costs just as much money to<br />
breed a bad horse as a good one, and<br />
it is hoped we don’t see inexperienced<br />
breeders choosing to put a mare in foal<br />
as they have no other job for her, when<br />
the mare is not a good candidate.<br />
If you are wanting to breed for dress<br />
age, as a basis you are looking for<br />
an athlete with powerful yet elastic<br />
movement and sufficient correctness<br />
to ensure they can stay sound to do<br />
the job. Then limbs are the foundation<br />
of the horse so they are important too.<br />
The same can be said for the jumpers,<br />
replacing the elastic movement with<br />
scope and jumping technique. And<br />
eventers cannot lose the bravery and<br />
ability to cover the ground. For all these<br />
disciplines, soundness combined with<br />
ability and a trainable temperament are<br />
fundamental aims of any breeder.<br />
If the mare is a good enough candidate<br />
then the job of choosing the right stallion<br />
begins. Stallion grading is a benchmark<br />
for young unproven stallions to help<br />
mare owners make decisions over<br />
suitability. An older stallion that is proven<br />
in sport has shown he can cope with the<br />
stresses of travel, training and of course<br />
competing. Hopefully he will also stock<br />
on the ground so the mare owner can<br />
assess his merit as a producer.<br />
Clements Equine in Suffolk is one of many major<br />
centres able to offer breeding services this year.<br />
A mare or stallion with a bad<br />
temperament should never be used for<br />
breeding.<br />
There is little advantage to be gained<br />
by using a cheaper, ungraded stallion<br />
when the stud fee is only a small part of<br />
the cost of getting a healthy foal on the<br />
floor. Even if a breeder wishes to only<br />
produce a single foal for their own use<br />
and enjoyment, the future uncertainty we<br />
all face from the global pandemic means<br />
every breeding needs to be a measured<br />
and thoughtful decision. Every foal born<br />
must be bred with soundness, ridability<br />
and ability in mind, so there is a market<br />
for that foal in a worse case scenario.<br />
We wish all breeders the best and look<br />
forward to hearing about both this year’s<br />
and future foal crops.<br />
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Feature - STALLION PROFILE<br />
Cevin Z<br />
Cevin Z is without doubt among the<br />
most proven stallions standing in the UK<br />
today, with countless sons and daughters<br />
competing successfully at national<br />
and international level, the striking<br />
powerhouse that is Cevin Z has been<br />
a fundamental part of the Billy Stud’s<br />
success story, not only in his own right,<br />
but also as the sire of many the stud’s<br />
most successful performance horses,<br />
including the flagship stallion Billy<br />
Mexico.<br />
As we see so often with Zangersheide,<br />
Cevin Z is a product of combining<br />
some of the best elements in German<br />
and French performance line breeding<br />
by combining on both sides two of the<br />
most important stallions in the history<br />
of showjumping, the famous Capitol I<br />
and the legendary Cor de la Bryere.<br />
Where it is used at its best, line breeding<br />
allows us to consolidate some of the<br />
best genetic material from a stallion’s<br />
back pedigree, and Cevin Z’s record as<br />
a stallion certainly proves the validity of<br />
this strategy.<br />
Billy Tudor<br />
Behind that, however, comes an<br />
interesting motherline. The dam of Cevin<br />
Z, Larthago, is from the Holstein family<br />
8749 and was a successful international<br />
showjumper in her own right, winning a<br />
major class at HOYS in 2003 and the<br />
CSI-A CH10 Rotterdam at 1.45m. She<br />
combined her success as a sport horse<br />
with an outstanding and prolific breeding<br />
record, counting 5 licensed stallions<br />
and 3 international horses competing<br />
at 1.50m and above. Among her most<br />
famous offspring we also count the<br />
Heartbreaker son Harley VDL.<br />
Before focusing entirely on stud duties,<br />
Cevin Z had a successful competition<br />
career of his own, starting off as one of<br />
the most consistent 6 year olds in the<br />
country in 2003 achieving 4th place<br />
in the Foxhunter Championships at the<br />
Horse of the Year Show. His international<br />
winnings totalled £8000.00 when<br />
competing at Lisbon, Chantilly and<br />
Vimeiro in 2007, with UK wins at<br />
both The Surrey County and New<br />
Forest Shows. What makes this stallion<br />
particularly interesting is his proven track<br />
record as a sire both in showjumping<br />
and eventing. In 2018, Cevin Z featured<br />
at the top end of all categories in the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Showjumping and <strong>British</strong> Eventing<br />
sire rankings, and in 2019 he ranked<br />
at 3rd in the overall BS rankings and<br />
2nd in sires of 4-6yr olds. As the sire of<br />
Billy Mexico, his influence carries on<br />
in the next generation in international<br />
events such as Billy Walk On and Billy<br />
Champagne.<br />
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Billy Diamo - Had a fantastic career as a<br />
young horse which has now carried him<br />
through to the top level of the sport. Has<br />
was 3rd in the 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix<br />
of Royal Windsor 5* and jumped his<br />
first 5* Nations Cup in St Gallen 2019.<br />
Dam: Annagroff (x Andiamo)<br />
Billy The Biz - Was the winner of<br />
Tattersalls CCI4* Horse Trials and<br />
competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic<br />
games with Pippa Funnell for Team GB<br />
eventing. Dam: Little Miss Prim<br />
(x Coevers)<br />
Billy Mexico - Is an elite graded stallion<br />
who started his competitive career with<br />
William Funnell. He was successful in the<br />
UK. He is now competing in the US with<br />
rider, Vani Khosla. Dam: Bidorette<br />
(x Le Mexico).<br />
Billy Tudor - He was joint winner<br />
of the 4 year old Championship at<br />
The All England Jumping Course at<br />
Hickstead. He was equal first in the 5<br />
year old classes at the Welsh Masters.<br />
He qualified for the Big Star National<br />
6 Year Old Championship. He was<br />
clear everyday in the 6 year old<br />
championship at Hartpury. He has since<br />
been sold to Bourne Hill Stables and<br />
ridden by Jane Annett he has progressed<br />
to 1.45 World Ranking Grand Prix.<br />
Tudor, who is a licenced stallion in<br />
the UK by the AES, has the same<br />
unbelievable technique and careful jump<br />
as his sire, as well as his great brain and<br />
trainable attitude. Billy Tudor is out of<br />
the same dam, Annagroff, by Andiamo<br />
out of a Burggraaf mare, as Billy Diamo<br />
and is a nephew of Billy Birr who jumped<br />
and the 2010 World equestrian games<br />
in Kentucky.
Feature - STALLION PROFILE<br />
Billy Balou - Won both the<br />
Newcomers and Foxhunter finals<br />
at The Horse of the Year Show with<br />
William and Pippa Funnell.<br />
Dam: Bearveck (x Vechta).<br />
Billy Lemon - Ridden by Alice Watson<br />
was the winner of the prestigious Tom<br />
Hudson trophy at Hickstead 2015<br />
and has won numerous 1.45m World<br />
Ranking classes. Dam: Lemmon (x<br />
Andretti XX).<br />
Cevin Z is owned by The Billy Stud<br />
and stands at West Kington Stud,<br />
owned by Tim and Jane<br />
Holderness-Roddam.<br />
www.westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
tel. 01249 782050<br />
manager@westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
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Coriall Z<br />
Larthago<br />
Pippa Funnell and Billy The Bizz<br />
Cor de la Bryer<br />
Vera II<br />
Carthago Z<br />
Daisy IV<br />
Rantzau XX<br />
Quenotte<br />
Capitol I<br />
Ladykind<br />
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Article - VET INSIGHT<br />
Decision Making<br />
…and the options available<br />
The decision to breed a foal from a mare<br />
is only the first step in a multifaceted<br />
journey and the following should be<br />
considered.<br />
• Type and level of horse to be breed<br />
and which stallion to use<br />
• Timing - Ideally breed during<br />
the peak fertility months <strong>May</strong> -<br />
August. Futurity Equine Bridge<br />
or commercial foal sales may<br />
necessitate earlier breeding. To start<br />
pre-April, an artificial lights regime<br />
must be implemented from early<br />
December to ensure the mare is<br />
cycling in time.<br />
• Competition schedules - often<br />
determine the availability of a mare<br />
or stallion.<br />
• Accurately document the mare’s<br />
previous breeding history; this can<br />
influence breeding plans.<br />
Depending on the requirements of the<br />
stud or clinic being used, the mare will<br />
need: health check, pre-breeding tests<br />
and possibly vaccinations. A high health<br />
status and disease control is important<br />
to ensure all visiting mares to a Stud/<br />
Vet Clinic are free from any contagious<br />
or infectious disease and up to date with<br />
Flu/Tetanus vaccinations. Mares should<br />
also be certified free from Contagious<br />
equine metritis (CEM) and Equine viral<br />
arteritis (EVA) for the current year,<br />
and have negative results for Equine<br />
infectious anaemia (EIA) and Strangles<br />
within 30days of arrival at the Stud or<br />
Vet Clinic.<br />
Natural Covering (NC) is the cheapest<br />
method available to breeders and is<br />
the only method permitted in certain<br />
industries i.e. thoroughbred racehorses.<br />
Many sport horse stallions are not<br />
available for natural cover due to<br />
increased risk of disease transmission<br />
and injury. NC may not suit all mares<br />
as there is less control over a number of<br />
variables.<br />
Artificial Insemination (AI) - allows<br />
a wider Stallion choice and a more<br />
controlled approach to breeding. Frozen<br />
semen can be used from deceased<br />
stallions; chilled & frozen semen can be<br />
used from stallions located all over the<br />
world. The process involves ultrasound<br />
examinations of the mare’s ovaries<br />
and uterus, ovulation induction, semen<br />
shipping, and correct insemination<br />
timing.<br />
AI can allow mares to remain at home<br />
as the semen comes to them. In best<br />
practice mares using frozen semen or<br />
mares that are tricky to get in foal should<br />
visit the clinic for AI to achieve the best<br />
possible outcome. If AI is performed at<br />
home, it is best to invest in a simple set of<br />
examination stocks for the safety of the<br />
mare and attending vet.<br />
AI allows semen to be assessed & semen<br />
quality can be improved by trying<br />
different extenders. The inseminating<br />
volume can be lowered with mares that<br />
may react badly to AI but sometimes<br />
these factors can be out of the<br />
inseminating vet’s control.<br />
AI eliminates the risk of injury associated<br />
with natural covering and also reduces<br />
venereal disease transmission. However,<br />
there are limiting factors, e.g. failed<br />
semen delivery or poor shipped semen<br />
quality.<br />
Embryo Transfer (ET) can be useful for<br />
competing mares, valuable mares (to<br />
avoid the foaling risk), optimise genetics<br />
and make it possible to have multiple<br />
foals on the ground in one year. Mares<br />
who struggle to retain a foetus or have<br />
a history of early pregnancy loss are<br />
good candidates for ET. Mares requiring<br />
long-term medication unsuitable for use<br />
during pregnancy or with behavioural<br />
issues may also be good candidates. ET<br />
is more complicated and needs careful<br />
planning in order to ensure good results.<br />
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Article - VET INSIGHT<br />
The donor mare is inseminated and just<br />
over a week later her uterus is flushed<br />
with an embryo flushing media. The<br />
fluid is searched for an embryo in a<br />
pre-prepared laboratory. Hygiene<br />
and embryo preservation are the most<br />
important considerations. The embryo is<br />
then frozen or transferred into a suitable,<br />
pre-synchronised recipient mare.<br />
The recipient may be located where<br />
the donor is flushed or the embryo<br />
can be chilled and transported to a<br />
recipient herd elsewhere. It is possible to<br />
synchronise only one recipient per donor<br />
ovulation, but it is strongly advisable<br />
to synchronise 2-3 recipient mares per<br />
possible embryo, as the synchrony<br />
process is not failsafe. Sometimes it is<br />
not possible to synchronise a recipient<br />
for a particular donor cycle due to the<br />
following:<br />
• Timing/asymmetric response to<br />
drugs given.<br />
• Recipient having an undesirable<br />
uterus on the day of transfer,<br />
therefore a second recipient is<br />
needed.<br />
Successful synchronisation requires<br />
skilled veterinary expertise, regular<br />
scanning of both donor and recipients<br />
and a high level of communication<br />
between the vets scanning the donor<br />
& recipients. The synchrony process<br />
should start as soon as the donor is first<br />
scanned - drugs such as prostaglandins/<br />
ovulation induction agents should never<br />
be given to the donor before checking<br />
that the recipient synchrony is on track.<br />
It is a wasted investment producing an<br />
embryo without a suitable recipient’s<br />
uterus to transfer to. The perfect recipient<br />
requires:<br />
• Manageable temperament<br />
• Similar size to donor<br />
• Healthy – including up to date<br />
vaccinations and worming<br />
• Reproductively sound<br />
On going care of the recipient is<br />
essential throughout the pregnancy and<br />
nursing as with any broodmare. Regular<br />
scanning of the pregnancy ensures all is<br />
progressing to plan and no veterinary<br />
intervention is required.<br />
The risks of AI and ET are mainly with<br />
the known risk of a potentially fatal<br />
rectal tear during rectal examination<br />
and scanning. This risk is minimised<br />
by competent reproduction vets and<br />
their use of sedative drugs and rectal<br />
relaxant drugs if necessary as well as<br />
ensuring rectal examinations are carried<br />
out in stocks. Whilst ET is successful in<br />
many candidates, some mares are more<br />
complex and may require a different<br />
approach to secure a pregnancy. Other<br />
methods can include:<br />
Ovum Pick Up (OPU) &<br />
Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection<br />
(ICSI): In a natural pregnancy the<br />
oocyte (released from the ovary during<br />
ovulation) is fertilised by a sperm in<br />
the oviduct, then the resultant embryo<br />
drops into the uterus. In mares who<br />
suffer with chronic uterus problems or<br />
an oviduct abnormality, OPU/ICSI is<br />
a good option. OPU is done at a clinic<br />
were the mare is sedated and involves<br />
oocytes being retrieved directly from the<br />
ovaries. The oocytes are then sent to an<br />
ICSI lab where they undergo a specialist<br />
IVF procedure involving a single sperm<br />
being injected into the oocyte followed<br />
by a period of embryo development. The<br />
embryo can be frozen for transfer at a<br />
later date, or transferred directly into a<br />
recipient.<br />
The donor is scanned prior to OPU to<br />
ensure she has at least 15 follicles across<br />
both ovaries. The procedure involves a<br />
trans-vaginal scanning method to access<br />
the ovaries and aspirate each viable<br />
follicle to recover an oocyte. The oocyte<br />
recovery rate per follicle is around 50-<br />
60% and usually requires 6-8 oocytes<br />
to successfully produce an embryo using<br />
ICSI. It may not be possible to secure<br />
an an embryo from each OPU session,<br />
it is important to factor in around 2 OPU<br />
sessions (repeatable at 2 week intervals)<br />
for each embryo you want to achieve.<br />
OPU doesn’t require multiple scanning<br />
sessions or AI & Uterine Flushings, but<br />
instead a quick day-case procedure.<br />
Many deceased stallions with limited<br />
stores of frozen semen are now only<br />
available for ICSI produced breedings.<br />
OPU/ICSI can also be performed on<br />
a mare immediately post mortem - if<br />
a valuable mare dies unexpectedly<br />
and the owner wishes to preserve her<br />
bloodlines, then provided the oocytes<br />
are retrieved immediately, it is possible to<br />
produce embryos in the lab.<br />
Cloning is becoming a much more<br />
viable option in terms of success rates,<br />
availability and cost. To clone a horse,<br />
stem cells need to be harvested from the<br />
donor using a simple, minimally invasive<br />
procedure under sedation. These stem<br />
cells are processed in a specialist lab to<br />
produce viable cell lines suitable for use<br />
in the cloning process. These cell lines<br />
can be frozen for use at a later date or<br />
sent immediately to a cloning laboratory<br />
to undergo the cloning process to<br />
produce an embryo. This embryo is then<br />
transferred to a recipient.<br />
Cost is always an important<br />
consideration. It is difficult to accurately<br />
quote since the breeding process for<br />
each horse is different. However it is<br />
useful to assess different sections:<br />
pre-breeding testing, stallion costs,<br />
embryo production, pregnancy<br />
production, pregnancy maintenance,<br />
and foaling. Pre-Breeding testing<br />
costs can vary depending on the stud<br />
requirements and also whether export<br />
testing is needed. As an estimated figure<br />
expect to pay £100 - £300. Stallion<br />
costs and terms vary hugely between<br />
industries, individual stallions and semen<br />
type. Costs need to be established with<br />
the stallion owner/agent. There are also<br />
mare (NC) & semen (AI) transport cost<br />
considerations. A cost guide:<br />
Embryo production<br />
• NC £175 - £250<br />
• AI £200 - £400<br />
Depending on semen type. Treatments<br />
and uterine lavages are usually charged<br />
in addition.<br />
• OPU £750 - £1000 per session<br />
Drugs and oocyte shipping costs<br />
charged in addition<br />
• ICSI £400 - £800 per session<br />
• Cloning £60,000 - £120,000<br />
Priced based on a live guaranteed foal<br />
& includes recipient hire. Price depends<br />
on lab used.<br />
Pregnancy production<br />
• Broodmare NC/AI – no additional<br />
costs<br />
• Embryo Transfer (ET, OPU & ICSI)<br />
£1800 – 3600<br />
Includes Transfer of the Embryo,<br />
Recipient Synchrony & Hire. Shipping &<br />
Health Certification is extra.<br />
Pregnancy maintenance & foaling<br />
• Prices are the same for all<br />
reproduction methods. Cost<br />
varies depending on pregnancy<br />
complications necessitating<br />
treatment and whether the mare is<br />
kept at home with the owner or at<br />
a stud.<br />
Emma Tomlinson MA VetMB MRCVS<br />
Copyright @TomlinsonEquineVets<strong>2020</strong><br />
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Article - INTERVIEW<br />
Coping with<br />
Coronavirus<br />
Interview with Tullis Matson<br />
of Stallion AI<br />
How has the Coronavirus<br />
Lockdown affected you?<br />
For us, the effects of the coronavirus<br />
outbreak and subsequent lockdown<br />
were pretty immediate and far reaching.<br />
One of the hardest things to have to do<br />
was to cancel our annual Open Day and<br />
Stallion Show. It was clearly not possible<br />
to run the show under the present<br />
circumstances, but that didn’t make it any<br />
easier. It was a shame for all our stallion<br />
owners and breeders who were looking<br />
forward to the day and who value the<br />
opportunities it provides. It’s always a<br />
great event to kick start the breeding<br />
season, and very uplifting to see people<br />
interact with our stallions and having a<br />
lovely time.<br />
What was clear from the outset was that<br />
we had to look after our staff and their<br />
families, as well as the safety of our<br />
clients in all our interactions. Everyone<br />
is affected in different ways, and every<br />
member of the team is highly valued.<br />
We had to consider the needs of those<br />
who are themselves vulnerable and<br />
others who have vulnerable relatives<br />
at home. Others are affected because<br />
they have children to look after at home.<br />
Where we can, we have reorganised our<br />
administration, so some of those tasks<br />
can be carried out from home, reducing<br />
travel and enabling better distancing on<br />
site.<br />
The complications with horses are, of<br />
course, that they still need looking after,<br />
regardless of the global pandemic. The<br />
exceptional level of care and service we<br />
offer to our stallions and their owners lies<br />
at the very heart of our philosophy as a<br />
business, and is not something we were<br />
willing to compromise on. We therefore<br />
initially radically reduced the number of<br />
stallions on site. Of course it was really<br />
tough for us to do this, financially, as<br />
well as emotionally, because we hated<br />
having to disappoint our many loyal and<br />
valued clients.<br />
The wider impact of how we conduct<br />
ourselves as an industry is very important<br />
to us. While breeding horses might<br />
seem like the most important thing in<br />
the world to us, we have to accept<br />
that the outside world sees things very<br />
differently. We have to be sensitive to this<br />
and understand that our industry is not<br />
seen as an “essential business” to those<br />
outside equestrianism. It is for that reason<br />
that I think we have to show that we are<br />
doing our bit to help our country through<br />
this crisis.<br />
To help where we can, and to set a clear<br />
signal that we care for our communities<br />
and the wonderful work done by our<br />
NHS and all healthcare professionals,<br />
we have set up a programme of sending<br />
out gloves and alcohol spray, which we<br />
produce in our lab, to those who need<br />
it. In this way, we have already donated<br />
over 2,500 gloves to carers in our<br />
community, and we will keep going and<br />
doing our bit.<br />
What measures have you taken to<br />
ensure the safety of your staff and of<br />
your clients?<br />
The first and most obvious thing to do<br />
was to stop any public access, and<br />
to limit the number of stallions on site,<br />
which immediately reduces interactions<br />
and allows us to implement better social<br />
distancing procedures. Of course this<br />
all has to be done within reason, as<br />
it is near impossible to distance when<br />
collecting from a stallion, for example.<br />
We are always having to balance the<br />
different risks and keep health and safety<br />
and the welfare of our precious stallions<br />
in mind.<br />
As an industry, biosecurity is second<br />
nature to us, and we already have a lot<br />
of measures and procedures in place<br />
that, although originally designed to<br />
protect our equine clients, are equally<br />
effective in keeping our staff and<br />
human clients safe. This includes a<br />
high level of awareness of biosecurity,<br />
and the use of protective equipment<br />
as a matter of course. Our stables are<br />
routinely completely washed down with<br />
disinfectant about three times a week.<br />
We are getting through a lot of gloves in<br />
our day to day business.<br />
When new stallions come on site, we<br />
now minimise any interactions by taking<br />
the horses off the transporter ourselves.<br />
Each stallion has their personal tack<br />
locker, so we can reduce the risk of<br />
infection spreading from any equipment<br />
they bring with them. Other items coming<br />
in and out of our facility, such as semen<br />
storage containers and transport boxes<br />
for semen, are thoroughly disinfected.<br />
We are working closely with our<br />
transport partners to ensure we keep<br />
them safe and identify and mitigate any<br />
potential risks.<br />
How are things now for you, several<br />
weeks into the lockdown?<br />
I think it is fair to say that things are<br />
settling down a bit into a new way of<br />
operating. Initially, there was a lot of<br />
confusion around whether veterinarians<br />
could carry out any AI procedures at all,<br />
which had a lot of impact on demand<br />
and created a lot of uncertainty for us<br />
all. While there are still some aspects<br />
that are open to interpretations, breeders<br />
now, by and large, seem to have<br />
established workable solutions with<br />
their vets and are carrying on with their<br />
breeding plans.<br />
While we have taken the decision not<br />
to run our facility at anywhere near full<br />
capacity this season, in order to allow<br />
us to continue with our increased social<br />
distancing measures, we are now able<br />
to open the doors, very carefully, to a<br />
few more stallions coming in, and are<br />
able to support our clients safely and<br />
responsibly. These stallions are gradually<br />
“drip fed” into our facility to avoid any<br />
risks.<br />
One interesting effect of the crisis has<br />
been that we have been contacted by<br />
owners of stallions who are normally<br />
extremely busy in the competition<br />
career at this time of year, and - with<br />
all national and international shows<br />
cancelled - are now free for stud duties.<br />
How do you see the longer term<br />
effect of the coronavirus outbreak<br />
and the future for <strong>British</strong> stallions and<br />
breeders?<br />
While I don’t have any hard figures<br />
available, my initial impression is that<br />
our <strong>British</strong> stallions are getting used a lot<br />
more this year. What I don’t know is if<br />
this is because more people are wanting<br />
to breed this year, perhaps because<br />
they are unable to go out and compete,<br />
or if this is because <strong>British</strong> stallions have<br />
increased in popularity with existing<br />
breeders. The quality and choice of<br />
stallions available in this country is<br />
certainly going up all of the time, which<br />
is great to see!<br />
What I am certain of is that this outbreak<br />
has brought us together as a community<br />
and made us value each other a lot<br />
more. It has made us all re-evaluate<br />
what really matters in life, which is to<br />
show concern and care for each other,<br />
and to take responsibility in the way<br />
we run our businesses and interact with<br />
each other. The welfare of our staff,<br />
clients, and precious stallions always<br />
has to come first. Everybody has been<br />
absolutely incredible in the way they<br />
have worked together to face this crisis.<br />
There is a lot of good will and generosity<br />
out there, which will help us emerge from<br />
this stronger than ever.<br />
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Chestnut, Height: 148 cms,<br />
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ELITE CAESAR 171<br />
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Bay, Height: 141 cms,<br />
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ELITE DANGER 36<br />
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Bay, Height: 148 cms,<br />
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ELITE LITTLEDALE BRIGHT STAR<br />
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Bay, Height: 128 cms,<br />
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Contact: Catherston Stud – 01264<br />
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Grey, Height: 148 cms,<br />
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BALFOUR WHISPER<br />
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Bay, Height: 143 cm<br />
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Dark Bay, Height: 147 cm<br />
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Palomino, Height: 147.5 cm<br />
Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Westfalen)<br />
Contact: Maja Waldhausen -<br />
07739 573296<br />
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DARK KNIGHT<br />
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Bay, Height: 145 cms<br />
Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Westfalen)<br />
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DELAROCHE BLACK GOLD<br />
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Bay, Height: 145 cm<br />
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DYPOOL MIAMI REEF<br />
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Liver Chestnut, Height: 133 cms<br />
Breed: Welsh Pony (WPCS Sec B)<br />
Contact: Frances Turner - 07801 497736;<br />
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GLENCARRIG TEMPEST<br />
(Coosheen Stormboy x Coral Star)<br />
Grey, Height: 150 cm<br />
Breed: Connemara (CPBS)<br />
Contact: Emma Rugman - 07500 057363;<br />
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BATHLEYHILLS SWIFT PROMISE<br />
(Bathleyhills Monet x Batman)<br />
Buckskin, Height: 142 cm,<br />
Breed: Part-bred Welsh (WPCS W.P-B.R.)<br />
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CARNAKILLY POM POM<br />
(Dexter Leam Pondi x Castleside JJ)<br />
Grey, Height: 147 cm<br />
Breed: Connemara (CPBS)<br />
Contact: Emma-Louise Johnston - 07775<br />
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CWRTYCAPEL COPPER’S IMAGE<br />
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Liver Chestnut, Height: 156 cm<br />
Breed: Part-bred Welsh (WPCS W.P-B.R.)<br />
Contact: William Jones - 01248 723980,<br />
FB: Cwrtycapel & Merleve Stud<br />
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DAROSA D’AMOUR<br />
(Loganlea Irco x Hopelaws Budgerigar)<br />
Grey, Height: 138 cms,<br />
Breed: Warmblood x Dartmoor (DPSPB)<br />
Contact: Jodie Shaw - 07707 904419;<br />
FB: Darosa Damour Showjumping Stallion<br />
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DEUFOR SPELLBOUND<br />
(Yswain Dmetrius x Janton Dictator)<br />
Cream, Height: 148 cms<br />
Breed: Welsh Cob (WPCS Sec D)<br />
Contact: Carys Taylor – 07812 562165,<br />
01758 612900;<br />
FB: Genius Performance Welsh Cobs<br />
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FARLEAZE LORD PRENWYN<br />
(Machno Carwyn x Pentrefelin Enfys)<br />
Bay, Height: 145 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Cob (WPCS Sec D)<br />
Contact: Claire Moreton - 07834 765730;<br />
FB: Farleaze Lord Prenwyn<br />
or moreton_claire@hotmail.com<br />
GODRICS CAMPEGGIO<br />
(Caesar 171 x Apslau xx)<br />
Bay, Height: 143 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Sports Pony (SPSS)<br />
Contact: Samantha Brown - 07794<br />
094011; FB: Godrics Stud;<br />
www.godricsstud.com<br />
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HAMMERWOOD RITZ<br />
(Rembrandt DDH x Cavan Blue Hors)<br />
Black, Height: 148 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Sports Pony (SPSS)<br />
Contact: Pippa Drew - 07900 993884;<br />
FB: Hammerwood Stud<br />
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HOLMEGARDS BASTIAN<br />
(Ravaldi x Thunder Boy)<br />
Chestnut Leopard, Height: 157 cm<br />
Breed: Knabstrupper (KNN)<br />
Contact: Samantha Brown - 07794<br />
094011; FB: Godrics Stud;<br />
www.godricsstud.com<br />
or orders@godricsstud.co.uk<br />
JONKERS METYO<br />
(Highmead Duty Free x Tetworth Crimson<br />
Lake)<br />
Bay, Height: 148 cm<br />
Breed: Part-bred Welsh (NWPCS Sec K)<br />
Contact: Jo Sholl-Evans - 07889 203903;<br />
FB: Fairlight Stud; www.fairlightstud.com<br />
or jo@fairlightstud.com<br />
KHARTAGO VAN ORCHID’S<br />
(Kanshebber x Berkhof’s Higgledy<br />
Piggledy)<br />
Palomino, Height: 145 cm<br />
Breed: Nederlands Rijpony (NRPS)<br />
Contact: Alison Gessey or Charlotte Visser<br />
- 01435 812248; 07940 850896 (Alison)<br />
or 07864 573065 (Charlotte)<br />
KILLOUR STAR<br />
(Dooneen Supermatch x Slaney)<br />
Buckskin, Height: 147 cms<br />
Breed: Connemara (CPBS)<br />
Contact: Frankie Lee - 07803 752345;<br />
FB: Barrowby Connemaras;<br />
www.barrowbyconnemaras.co.uk;<br />
or barrowbyconnemaras@outlook.com<br />
LANGWEDH SUNNY JIM<br />
(Kalevan Mystic Pride x Ernford Bonanza)<br />
Cremello, Height: 128 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Pony (WPCS Sec B)<br />
Contact: Penny Walster - 07753 445614;<br />
FB: Bathley Hill Farm Stud; www.<br />
bathleyhillfarmlivery.com<br />
or billybushfire@aol.com<br />
LONGHALVES RENOIR<br />
(Lemonshill Falcon x Eyarth Harlequin)<br />
Grey, Height: 137 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Pony (WPCS Sec B)<br />
Contact: Jo Filmer – 01273 891828,<br />
07899 910474; FB: Longhalves Stud;<br />
www.longhalvesstud.com<br />
or filmer.jo35@gmail.com<br />
PLATINUM HONEY’S HOPE<br />
(Halifax x Marsvogel xx)<br />
Liver Chestnut, Height: 147 cm<br />
Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Weser-Ems)<br />
Contact: Louise Davies – 07802 388348;<br />
FB: Platinum Stud<br />
or louisedcabochon@gmail.com<br />
HILKENS GOLD CARD<br />
(FS Golden Highlight x Black Boy)<br />
Buckskin, Height: 147 cm<br />
Breed: Deutsches Reitpony (Weser-Ems)<br />
Contact: Lucy Sheldrake - 01437 711005;<br />
07989 334929;<br />
www.delarochestud.co.uk<br />
or lucy@delarochestud.co.uk<br />
INNELLAN CONDOR<br />
(Linsfort Barney x Oisin)<br />
Grey, Height: 141 cms<br />
Breed: Connemara (BCPS)<br />
Contact: Frankie Lee - 07803 752345;<br />
FB: Barrowby Connemaras;<br />
www.barrowbyconnemaras.co.uk;<br />
or barrowbyconnemaras@outlook.com<br />
JOSIE JUMP<br />
(Currachmore Cashel x Moy Johnny’s<br />
Pride)<br />
Grey, Height: 148 cm<br />
Breed: Connemara (CPBS)<br />
Contact: Mari-Clare Savage -<br />
michael.savage7@btinternet.com<br />
KILLASPIC ROSS<br />
(Coral Ross x Robin Hood)<br />
Grey, Height: 148 cm<br />
Breed: Connemara (CPBS)<br />
Contact: Frankie Lee - 07803 752345;<br />
FB: Barrowby Connemaras;<br />
www.barrowbyconnemaras.co.uk;<br />
or barrowbyconnemaras@outlook.com<br />
KIPPURE LANCELOT<br />
(Frederiksminde Hazy Merlin x Thunder Bay)<br />
Black, Height: 147 cms<br />
Breed: Connemara (CPBS)<br />
Contact: Frankie Lee - 07803 752345;<br />
FB: Barrowby Connemaras;<br />
www.barrowbyconnemaras.co.uk;<br />
or barrowbyconnemaras@outlook.com<br />
LEMONSHILL FALCON<br />
(Douthwaite Signwriter x Cottrell Artiste)<br />
Grey, Height: 135 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Pony (WPCS Sec B)<br />
Contact: Jo Filmer – 01273 891828,<br />
07899 910474; FB: Longhalves Stud;<br />
www.longhalvesstud.com<br />
or filmer.jo35@gmail.com<br />
MULTICOUTURE<br />
(Multicolor II x Hoftanz)<br />
Perlino Tobiano, Height: 156 cm<br />
Breed: Warmblood (<strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite)<br />
Contact: Bianca Hill – 07951 822063;<br />
FB: Penmawddwy Stud;<br />
penmawddwystud.weebly.com<br />
or penmawddwystud@gmail.com<br />
POPENHOE PICTURE PERFECT<br />
(Bathleyhills Monet x Copilot)<br />
Skewbald, Height: 143 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Sports Pony (SPSS)<br />
Contact: Caroline Ward - 01945 880218,<br />
07885 150111<br />
or carolineward@chasefarm.net
ROMANNO LAST CHAT<br />
(Deanhills Royal Jubilee x Radway Ptarmigan)<br />
Bay, Height: 138 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Riding Pony (NPS)<br />
Contact: Jennifer Gilchrist - 01899<br />
810223; 07703 535179; FB: Romanno<br />
Stud; www.romannostud.co.uk<br />
or info@romannostud.co.uk<br />
RUSHIEFAULD HAVANNA<br />
(Tullibardine Turbo Charge x Rushiefauld<br />
Bethaney)<br />
Black, Height: 117 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Mountain Pony (WPCS Sec A)<br />
Contact: Debbie Maas - 01333 340501 Ext<br />
4; 07776 307134; FB: Scholland equestrian<br />
at Kilconquhar or info@scholland.com<br />
SHINGLE HALL SENATOR<br />
(Carnaval Drum x Handley Barns Herve)<br />
Chestnut, Height: 154.5 cm<br />
Breed: Warmblood (AES)<br />
Contact: Karen Phillips - 01992 561096;<br />
07710 792994;<br />
www.shinglehallstud.com<br />
or karenwphillips@hotmail.com<br />
STANLEY GRANGE REGAL HEIGHTS<br />
(Willowcroft Regal Bronze x Small-Land <strong>May</strong>tino)<br />
Bay, Height: 148 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Riding Pony (NPS)<br />
Contact: Jennifer Gilchrist - 01899<br />
810223; 07703 535179; FB: Romanno<br />
Stud; www.romannostud.co.uk<br />
or info@romannostud.co.uk<br />
THURSDEN VALLYE RAPHAEL<br />
(Aimbry Chester x Yealand Night Owl)<br />
Bay, Height: 143 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Sports Pony (NPS)<br />
Contact: Trudy Goulding – 01200 445426;<br />
FB: End House Stud;<br />
www.endhousestud.co.uk<br />
or stallions@endhousestud.co.uk<br />
TRENAWIN LANIKAI<br />
(Trenawin Lydian x Atlantus)<br />
Bay, Height: 149 cm<br />
Breed: <strong>British</strong> Warmblood (BWBS)<br />
Contact: Ann Bassett - 01258 860037;<br />
07940 151961;<br />
www.etheridgefarmstud.co.uk<br />
or annbassett.etheridge@hotmail.com<br />
WOODLANDER SIR GORGEOUS<br />
(Santana x Synod Rum Punch)<br />
Bay, Height: 149 cm<br />
Breed: Hanoverian x Welsh Sec C (WBS-UK)<br />
Contact: Claire Wyatt - 07902 842381;<br />
FB: Bromson Stud;<br />
www.bromsonstud.co.uk<br />
or claire.l.wyatt@gmail.com<br />
ROTHERWOOD SIGNATURE<br />
(Douthwaite Sign Writer x Desarbre<br />
Street Fighter)<br />
Grey, Height: 128 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Pony (WPCS Sec B)<br />
Contact: Trudy Goulding – 01200 445426;<br />
FB: End House Stud; www.endhousestud.<br />
co.uk or stallions@endhousestud.co.uk<br />
SCHOLLAND ROYALE CONNECTION<br />
(Casino Royale K x Rushiefauld Bethaney)<br />
Chestnut, Height: 135 cm<br />
Breed: Deutsches Reitpony x Welsh A (SSH)<br />
Contact: Debbie Maas - 01333 340501<br />
Ext 4; 07776 307134; FB: Scholland<br />
equestrian at Kilconquhar<br />
or info@scholland.com<br />
SOS KANTJE’S UNICOLOR<br />
(Berkhof’s Higgledy Piggledy x Watershof<br />
Pretendent)<br />
Palomino, Height: 148 cm<br />
Nederlands New Forest Pony (NNFP)<br />
Contact: Georgia Stokes - 01726 67671;<br />
07969 205245; www.soshorses.co.uk<br />
or george@soshorses.co.uk<br />
TARACO FABRIZIO<br />
(Danaway Flash Jack x Tireinon Triple Crown)<br />
Chestnut, Height: 148 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Cob (WPCS Sec D)<br />
Contact: Julie Croghan - 07904 453579;<br />
FB: Croghan Pony Producing;<br />
Instagram: juliecroghan<br />
or juliecroghan2@hotmail.com<br />
TREENHILL ARISTOTLE<br />
(AH Cheshmak x Afzal (IRE))<br />
Bay, Height: 158 cm<br />
Breed: Anglo Arab (AHS)<br />
Contact: Pem Paddick – 07508 424502;<br />
FB: Treenhill Arabians<br />
or treenhill-arabians@hotmail.co.uk<br />
WOODBURYS HARLEQUIN<br />
(Ferguson Uno x Moelview Mohawk)<br />
Skewbald, Height: 127 cm<br />
Breed: Part-bred Welsh (WPCS W.P-B.R)<br />
Contact: Patricia Lillington -<br />
01506 855449, 07715 118994;<br />
FB: Woodbury’s Harlequin<br />
or wyndfordfarm@btinternet.com<br />
YNYSLYNS ORLANDO<br />
(Hendrewen Meredith x Dwyfor Sunrise)<br />
Cremello, Height: 152.4 cm<br />
Breed: Welsh Cob (WPCS Sec D)<br />
Contact: Bianca Hill – 07951 822063;<br />
FB: Penmawddwy Stud;<br />
penmawddwystud.weebly.com<br />
or penmawddwystud@gmail.com<br />
More about the SPSS and the stallions at<br />
www.sportpony.org.uk 07703 566066
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