British Breeder Magazine May 2020

MAY - INDEX
Welcome from the editor
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This digital edition of British Breeder
magazine is packed with features,
reviews and updates. Di Lampard is
renowned as a rider and more recently
as World Class Performance Manager
for Showjumping. Turn to page 54 to
read about her passion for breeding.
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Welcome to this digital edition of British
Breeder magazine. We all love the print
copy, but with events cancelled and
many veterinary practices closed to
visitors, our usual distribution channels
are limited and so this digital edition
became the most viable option. On the
positive side, we are delighted that so
many groups and organisations have
offered to distribute this issue by email,
and we therefore look forward to
welcoming many new readers!
Life has changed for all of us in the
past 6 weeks as this hitherto unknown
COVID-19 virus continues its rampage
around the world. Whilst many are
fortunate to be able to carry on life
almost as normal, at home with horses,
mares foaling, enjoying space and the
current spell of good weather, there is
the ever-present risk to health whenever
we step outside of our property. Many
are learning to balance working from
home with home schooling for children,
some are struggling with health issues
exacerbated by the restrictions and
our heart goes out to you if you are
fighting the virus. But as horse people
we are made of stern stuff, we are used
to battling the elements, dealing with
the heartache and still enjoying the
thrills that horses inevitably bring and as
breeders we also put our faith in the
future – it is what we do. So get
through this we will.
Going digital has allowed us to expand
our coverage of the Stallion Event and
you can enjoy our gallery of images.
We have our usual round up of news
and updates from the disciplines and
UK Studbooks, plus insight on Breeding
Contents
4-11
14-17
20-25
28-30
32-41
46
47-49
53-55
56-57
59
62-65
68-69
70-71
73
in 2020 by Sacha Shaw, advice on
feeding dietary protein from Baileys
Horse Feeds and veterinary insight from
Tomlinson Equine. Our breeder profile
on Di Lampard provides a
fascinating look at her breeding
programme, we learn about Hazel
Offord’s new collection facility at
WG Stud and our interview with Tullis
Matson gives a frank account of how
Stallion AI is coping with lockdown.
A special mention should go to the team
at Bolesworth for getting their
Equestrian Relief project into action
so quickly and raising a magnificent
£250k for NHS Charities COVID-19
Appeal.
The British Breeding /Baileys Horse
Feeds Futurity Evaluations are due to
commence in August, but if restrictions
are not sufficiently lifted for us to tour the
country safely and within government
guidelines, then we need a contingency
plan! Our team have been working
hard and you can rest assured that there
WILL BE a Futurity series this year, but
with a difference. Our international
team of evaluators, veterinary and
condition scorers are all keen to deliver
this year’s series for breeders, and we
are, as ever, extremely grateful to our
loyal sponsors, Baileys Horse Feeds,
for their continued support. We will, of
course, continue to monitor the
situation so that we are in a position
to run live events once restrictions are
lifted. Check out our Futurity Update for
further details. So, cameras at the
ready…
Stay safe and keep well,
Rachael
News
Obituaries
British Breeding Stallion Event Report
British Breeding Virtual Futurity
Studbook News: AES, BHHS, NPS, SHB-GB, SPSS, Trak, WBS-UK
Living with Lockdown
Breeder article: WG Stud
Baileys Feeding Feature
Breeder Profile: Di Lampard
Breeding in 2020
Stallion Profile: Cevin Z
Vet insight: Options Available - Tomlinson Equine
Interview with Tullis Matson
Classifieds
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