British Breeder Magazine, February 2021
The most anticipated issue of the year, our February British Breeder magazine includes the Stallion Catalogue for the Virtual Stallion Event, to be held on 10th, 17th and 24th February. Visit our website for webinar registration details. Plus features on top breeders, veterinary insight, and much more.
The most anticipated issue of the year, our February British Breeder magazine includes the Stallion Catalogue for the Virtual Stallion Event, to be held on 10th, 17th and 24th February. Visit our website for webinar registration details. Plus features on top breeders, veterinary insight, and much more.
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BREEDER<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
STALLION EVENT <strong>2021</strong><br />
Feature:<br />
Maximise your<br />
stallion’s fertility<br />
Nutrition:<br />
Feeding Questions<br />
for Mare Owners<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong> Profile:<br />
Tamarillo’s<br />
Legacy
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STALLION EVENT <strong>2021</strong><br />
Nutrition:<br />
Recharging the<br />
Batteries<br />
Cover<br />
Brexit:<br />
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Welcome from the editor<br />
The new year came with mixed<br />
blessings with the promise of light at the<br />
end of the tunnel as the vaccine<br />
programme is ramped up, but that light<br />
still seems a dim and distant flicker as<br />
we struggle on under another<br />
lockdown. Many of us can still<br />
consider ourselves fortunate with horses<br />
and other animals to get us outdoors<br />
and keep us sane, even when the sleet<br />
is horizontal and we may question that<br />
sanity. Light is especially important to<br />
breeders, with daylight hours increasing<br />
indicating the coming of spring and the<br />
breeding season.<br />
The realisation that there was no<br />
possible way to hold the Stallion<br />
Event as a physical event in <strong>February</strong><br />
under current restrictions got the team<br />
thinking about the alternatives. A later<br />
event would almost certainly clash with<br />
something in what is likely to be a busy<br />
calendar once the lockdown is lifted,<br />
and in any case, breeders need to see<br />
stallions now in order to make their<br />
breeding decisions.<br />
So we have embraced the virtual<br />
concept once again and have put<br />
together a plan for the Virtual Stallion<br />
Event that embraces the spirit of the live<br />
event. On three consecutive<br />
Wednesday evenings in <strong>February</strong>,<br />
mare owners and breeders can see a<br />
wide variety of stallions for Eventing,<br />
Showjumping and Dressage. Each<br />
stallion will be featured in detail with<br />
pre-recorded video of them competing,<br />
training and in the stable at home.<br />
Stallion owners will be interviewed live<br />
and there will be an opportunity for<br />
questions. A recording of the webinar<br />
will be available on our website for<br />
anyone to watch again at their leisure.<br />
Contents<br />
There is also a catalogue of all the<br />
stallions taking part contained in this<br />
issue. So if you have not yet registered,<br />
head on over to our website and<br />
register now – this is definitely not to be<br />
missed! Our thanks go to Baileys Horse<br />
Feeds who have continued to support<br />
our virtual events, and whose support<br />
and enthusiasm we greatly appreciate.<br />
Elsewhere in this issue we feature an<br />
interview with Finn Guinness on the<br />
cloning of Tamarillo, a topic also<br />
recently covered by Tullis Matson in<br />
one of our popular webinars. This is still<br />
something of a hot potato with plenty of<br />
opinion but it is becoming clear that it<br />
has a role to play in genetic<br />
preservation, whether that be of<br />
champion geldings or rare breeds. If<br />
you missed the webinar you can watch<br />
it again on the <strong>British</strong>-breeding.com<br />
website.<br />
We review our Celebration Awards,<br />
and in particular feature the very<br />
worthy winner of our Unsung Hero<br />
Award for 2020. Liz Wilkinson has<br />
given a lifetime of commitment to<br />
Twemlows Hall Stud and the Award<br />
recognises her dedication and the role<br />
she has played in making Twemlows<br />
what it is today.<br />
Our veterinary feature on Endometritis<br />
is provided by Rossdales and takes a<br />
look at this often invisible condition that<br />
is one of the most common causes of<br />
infertility in mares, and Baileys Horse<br />
Feeds provide a useful Q&A on mare<br />
nutrition.<br />
Let’s hope that by the next issue, we will<br />
be enjoying getting out with our horses<br />
once more. Best wishes - Rachael<br />
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News<br />
BADMINTON AT THE HOUSE<br />
There will be a very special feel for the<br />
Badminton Horse Trials <strong>2021</strong> event,<br />
which will be running “Behind Closed<br />
Doors”.<br />
Event Director Jane Tuckwell has<br />
announced that the Main Arena, where<br />
the dressage and showjumping<br />
phases take place, will move to the front<br />
of Badminton House. Jane said “I am<br />
very grateful to the Duke of Beaufort<br />
for giving over his golf driving range to<br />
the event for this very special one off<br />
occasion”.<br />
For the first 10 years of the event the<br />
dressage and showjumping arena was<br />
in front of the house before moving to its<br />
current location in 1960.<br />
Eric Winter’s course will start and finish<br />
in the centre of the park and will follow a<br />
similar route to previous years.<br />
Host of the event, The Duke of Beaufort<br />
is delighted and commented, “It is very<br />
exciting after last year’s cancellation that<br />
the horse trials will be going ahead next<br />
May”.<br />
Triple winner (2002, 2003 and 2005)<br />
Pippa Funnell MBE (GBR) “Badminton<br />
has a really special place in my heart<br />
and moving the main arena to the front<br />
of the house will make the event even<br />
more extraordinary if that is possible.<br />
I am thrilled the event is able to go in<br />
these most difficult of times and I cannot<br />
wait to get there in May”.<br />
With the event running “Behind Closed<br />
Doors” Badminton organisers plan to<br />
ensure that everyone is still able to enjoy<br />
all the live competition action via their<br />
social media channels and TV/<br />
Livestream. Further news will be released<br />
on this in due course<br />
www.badminton-horse.co.uk<br />
IOC EB confirms all<br />
equestrian disciplines<br />
and quotas for<br />
Paris 2024<br />
All three equestrian disciplines –<br />
Jumping, Dressage and Eventing – have<br />
been formally confirmed for the Paris<br />
2024 Olympic programme. In addition,<br />
the six events – team and individual<br />
across each of the three disciplines –<br />
and the full quota of 200 athlete/horse<br />
combinations have also been endorsed.<br />
News of the confirmation came during<br />
the International Olympic Committee<br />
(IOC) Executive Board online meeting in<br />
December, at which the full programme<br />
for Paris 2024 was formally approved.<br />
Individual International Federations were<br />
also provided with details of the event<br />
programme and athlete quotas for their<br />
sport in an official letter from IOC<br />
Director General Christophe De Kepper.<br />
The ratification means that equestrian will<br />
keep its quota of 75 athlete/horse<br />
combinations for Jumping, 65 for<br />
Eventing and 60 for Dressage.<br />
“We are very happy to receive formal<br />
approval of our three disciplines for Paris<br />
2024 from the IOC Executive Board<br />
and also confirmation that our athlete<br />
quota remains untouched at 200”, FEI<br />
President and IOC Member Ingmar De<br />
Vos said.<br />
“This confirmation is also a token of<br />
appreciation for the efforts the FEI and<br />
the equestrian community have made<br />
to increase the fan base and improve<br />
digital figures for our sport. We really<br />
appreciate that the IOC didn’t touch<br />
our quota as we knew they needed to<br />
reduce the overall Games-wide quota to<br />
10,500 athletes, but our sport has grown<br />
so much over the last decade that a<br />
reduction of our quota would have been<br />
detrimental to the universality of our<br />
Olympic competitions.”<br />
The equestrian events will be staged in<br />
the grounds of Versailles, with King Louis<br />
XIV’s Palace as a stunning backdrop at<br />
one of the French capital’s most iconic<br />
Games time venues.<br />
The UNESCO World Heritage Site will<br />
also be the site for Modern Pentathlon.<br />
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UK Sport funding for <strong>British</strong><br />
Equestrian Tokyo campaign secure<br />
News<br />
<strong>British</strong> Equestrian’s Olympic<br />
and Paralympic disciplines<br />
has received news from UK<br />
Sport that investment for<br />
Tokyo is secure, enabling<br />
our athletes and support<br />
teams to continue to<br />
prepare for the Games<br />
with confidence.<br />
Indicative funding for the Paris cycle<br />
for the Lottery-funded UK Sport World<br />
Class Programmes was also announced,<br />
with the Olympic disciplines of dressage,<br />
eventing and showjumping awarded a<br />
confirmed £2.77 million in year one,<br />
and para dressage granted £753,000.<br />
This represents a reduction of about 22%<br />
for equestrian, which is in line the<br />
majority of sports supported by UK<br />
Sport. Investment awards will be<br />
confirmed annually over the four-year<br />
cycle.<br />
The way UK Sport delivers its funding<br />
from Government and The<br />
National Lottery has been reviewed,<br />
with a new strategy to support more<br />
sports in becoming successful and<br />
engaging with the general public. Their<br />
overall funding has received an overall<br />
uplift despite the challenging economic<br />
circumstances, reflecting the importance<br />
of sport and activity to the nation.<br />
<strong>British</strong> Equestrian Chief Executive Iain<br />
Graham commented;<br />
“Thank you to UK Sport for their<br />
confidence and belief in our sports. We<br />
have been realistic in our expectation<br />
due to the financial situation overall, so<br />
this is better than anticipated and should<br />
be seen as a positive result in the<br />
circumstances. This is still a sizeable<br />
investment and I’m grateful to the public<br />
who loyally play the National Lottery,<br />
which in turn allows us to turn funding<br />
into performance and inspire the next<br />
generation.<br />
“I would like to also recognise UK<br />
Sport’s assistance in supporting our<br />
strategy. This funding enables our<br />
athletes, both human and equine, to<br />
maximise their potential and deliver<br />
success. Overall, we’ve delivered over<br />
80 medals on the championship stage<br />
since the advent of Lottery funding in the<br />
late 1990s, which illustrates the value<br />
and impact of the support. We also look<br />
forward to working in partnership with<br />
UK Sport on their strategy to engage<br />
and inspire the public through the magic<br />
of sport.”<br />
The core team behind the delivery of the<br />
Equestrian World Class Programme will<br />
now set in motion a process of<br />
reviewing budgets and plans to align<br />
with the funding levels.<br />
Performance Director Richard Waygood<br />
said; “We’re grateful once again to UK<br />
Sport for our funding allocation and their<br />
continued backing, not only financially<br />
but with advice, guidance and<br />
confidence in our sports to deliver.<br />
We were prepared for a reduction<br />
because everyone is having to tighten<br />
their belts across all walks of life. We’ll<br />
adapt and work smarter under a resilient<br />
programme to ensure our athletes are<br />
not impacted and still have the tools to<br />
perform to their best ability.<br />
We’re currently in a good place in<br />
our Tokyo build-up and can now look<br />
forward to planning our Paris campaign<br />
with confidence.<br />
We will work hard to ensure equestrian<br />
maintains its rightful place in the greater<br />
<strong>British</strong> sporting landscape and inspire<br />
the public to support our athletes.”<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 5
News<br />
Legendary<br />
Stallion<br />
Arko III dies<br />
Success for inaugural<br />
NEF webinar<br />
The National Equine Forum’s first special<br />
interest webinar Just in Time – Using<br />
Science to Save our Breeds, captured<br />
the attention of more than 160 delegates<br />
from around the world, and generated<br />
some fascinating questions for the panel<br />
of internationally renowned speakers.<br />
Chaired by Professor Tim Morris, the<br />
webinar was delivered by industry<br />
leaders and highlighted the<br />
challenges our equine breeds face, and<br />
how, through science there is hope for<br />
the future. Tullis Matson, Founder and<br />
Managing Director of Stallion AI<br />
Services, opened the session with a<br />
fascinating look at how the extinction<br />
vortex has impacted the natural world<br />
and its application to equine breeds.<br />
Simon Cooper, Director, The General<br />
Studbook, Weatherbys, continued with a<br />
close look at the challenging situation of<br />
inbreeding in Thoroughbreds.<br />
Paul Flynn, Head of Research and<br />
Development, Weatherbys Scientific,<br />
went on to explain the role of DNA<br />
analysis in providing breed societies and<br />
breeders with keystone support to guide<br />
decisions to increase effective<br />
populations. Dr Andy Dell, Trustee and<br />
Member of the Breed Committee,<br />
Cleveland Bay Horse Society,<br />
concluded the presentations with a case<br />
study giving proof of the concept that<br />
breeds in decline have a chance to be<br />
saved when genomics and kinship<br />
analysis are utilised.<br />
The 29th National Equine Forum will be<br />
held virtually on Thursday 4th March<br />
<strong>2021</strong>. Tickets will be available in<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
As we go to press, we learned of the<br />
sad death of legendary showjumping<br />
stallion, Arko III, at the age of 27.<br />
By the world famous Argentinus, out<br />
of Unika (Beach Boy), Arko III was the<br />
number one Showjumper in Europe<br />
in 2004, 2005 and 2006. With Nick<br />
Skelton, he represented Britain at the<br />
2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and<br />
at the 2005 European Championships.<br />
He also won the richest competition in<br />
the world, the Calgary CN Grand Prix,<br />
in 2008, as well as clocking up<br />
numerous Grand Prix wins and Nations<br />
Cup double clears. Nick credited Arko<br />
as the horse that got him back riding<br />
again after his accident. He told us<br />
during our webinar what a great horse<br />
he was, winning some great Grands<br />
Prix around the world, and was also a<br />
great character.<br />
Arko retired from competition in 2008<br />
but continued his stud duties until 2019,<br />
when he retired from stud aged 25. He<br />
has sired some exceptional offspring,<br />
including Argento, who won over 16<br />
Grands Prix and topped the WBFSH<br />
World Rankings in 2015 ridden by<br />
John Whitaker, and Aristio, who won<br />
the 1.60m Grand Prix at Hickstead in<br />
2018 with rider Anthony Condon and<br />
has jumped double clear at numerous<br />
Nations Cups for Ireland.<br />
Lisa Hales said they are “heartbroken,<br />
but have so many happy memories.”<br />
The first rare breed foal born from sexed semen in 2020 Suffolk Punch - Photo Horsepower Creative<br />
Totilas death<br />
Totilas, the black KWPN stallion who<br />
became the biggest sensation in global<br />
equestrian sport, passed away in<br />
December at the age of 20 having<br />
succumbed to a severe colic attack. By<br />
Gribaldi out of Lominka (by Glendale x<br />
Akteur), he was bred by Jan Schuil and<br />
Anna Vissa, and turned into one of the<br />
most beautiful, memorable and<br />
celebrated dressage horse in the world.<br />
Totilas had a short career as a young<br />
horse, before sale to Dutch millionaire,<br />
Cees Visser, in 2006. He came to<br />
prominence under the saddle of Edward<br />
Gal and after an amazing performance<br />
at the European championships in<br />
Windsor in 2009, Edward rode Totilas to<br />
triple gold at the 2010 World Equestrian<br />
Games in Lexington, KY. The world was<br />
shocked when his owners announced<br />
the sale of Totilas to Paul Schockemöhle<br />
for an unconfirmed amount reputed to<br />
exceed €10 million – the highest amount<br />
ever paid for a dressage horse.<br />
Matthias Rath took over the ride when<br />
his stepmother, Ann Kathrinn<br />
Linsenhoff bought the sporting rights<br />
from Schockemöhle. However, Totilas<br />
sustained injury that was to plague the<br />
remainder of his competition career<br />
and he was finally retired after the 2015<br />
Europeans having been diagnosed with<br />
periostitis of the coronet band on the left<br />
hind hoof. He continued with stud duties<br />
and commuted between Schockemöhle’s<br />
stallion station in Mühlen and Gestut<br />
Schafhof in Kronberg, Germany where<br />
he enjoyed an easy life and was still<br />
ridden for fun by Matthias as well as<br />
owner Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff. “Totilas<br />
had it all: talent, appearance,<br />
movements and an amazing eagerness<br />
to work”, his former rider Edward Gal<br />
said in an interview. Matthias Rath said<br />
“There will only ever be one Totilas.”<br />
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News<br />
<strong>British</strong><br />
Breeding<br />
Celebration Awards<br />
In this extraordinary year, the<br />
achievements of <strong>British</strong> breeders in<br />
producing such fabulous youngsters<br />
were no less impressive, and it was only<br />
right that <strong>British</strong> Breeding should find a<br />
way to celebrate these achievements in<br />
the absence of the planned Celebration<br />
Ball, the inaugural Ball having been such<br />
a success in 2019.<br />
Our online Celebration Awards on 4<br />
December recognised these<br />
achievements and with the distribution of<br />
trophies, hampers and bottles of fizz to<br />
the various categories, supported by our<br />
loyal sponsors, there was a real a party<br />
atmosphere.<br />
The evening got off to a lively start with<br />
the presentation of the Leading Futurity<br />
Sires awards, sponsored by Competition<br />
Stallions. Stallion owners joined in for<br />
the presentations, which went to Alexia<br />
Ross for Zobeyni Magnus (Endurance),<br />
Katy Holder-Vale for Flammengold<br />
(Dressage), Sarah Peacocke for<br />
Cornets Pleasure WW (Showjumping),<br />
Julia Hodkin for Future Guilty Pleasure<br />
(Eventing) and Annie and Bronte<br />
Pearson-Brown for Priestwood Jasper<br />
(Sports Pony).<br />
Annie and Bronte returned to the screen<br />
as they collected the best Futurity<br />
newcomer award for Fire & Ice, who<br />
also took the top AES pony foal award.<br />
The Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity Awards<br />
are one of the highlights of the evening,<br />
recognising the top scoring entries in<br />
each category. Jane Buchan, Marketing<br />
Manager for Baileys, congratulated<br />
everyone on rising to the challenge<br />
and successfully completing the Futurity<br />
Evaluations in unusual circumstances,<br />
and acknowledged the huge effort put in<br />
by the team of international evaluators,<br />
nutritionists and vets to ensure the high<br />
standard of assessment that is expected.<br />
8 | BRITISH BREEDER<br />
Julia Hodkin<br />
The Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity<br />
Awards The awards went to:<br />
• Victoria Chamberlain for LA<br />
BELLISSIMA VENTURA, top 4 year<br />
old<br />
• Keith Taylor, Seagry Stud, for<br />
SEAGRY DANITA, top 3 year old<br />
• Bev Lynn for CROCKET, top 2<br />
year old<br />
• Iain Paterson, Tannasg Arabians,<br />
for TANNASG ADONIS, equal top<br />
yearling<br />
• Lizzie Richmond on behalf of Denny<br />
Russell, for RUSSMOND MAYBEE,<br />
equal top yearling<br />
• Lynne Crowden, Woodlander Stud,<br />
for WOODLANDER DIE ROSE, top<br />
foal.<br />
Anneli Jones, chairman of the <strong>British</strong><br />
Riding Pony Studbook, presented the<br />
highest scoring <strong>British</strong> Riding Pony<br />
Award to Andrea Nicholson for<br />
Larkhaven Half A Crown.<br />
The SPSS award for their Youngstock<br />
Supreme Champion went to Lauren<br />
Scarratt for Redhot Rupert, and<br />
Pippa Drew collected the mare grading<br />
supreme champion award for<br />
Hammerwood Flamingo.<br />
The Anglo European Studbook<br />
provided generous prizes for the top<br />
scoring AES registered foals in the<br />
Futurity and Lucy Simpson presented<br />
the awards.Sarah Howard collected the<br />
award for the top endurance foal with<br />
Carlangelo, Andrea Nigam received<br />
the dressage foal award for Primeros<br />
Ultimate Dream, Tamara Weeks received<br />
the top showjumping foal award for<br />
Cornets Rose and Julia Hodkin was<br />
presented with the top eventing foal<br />
award for Future Iconic Pleasure.<br />
Unsung Hero Award<br />
Liz receiving her award from Edward Matson<br />
The highlight of the evening was the<br />
presentation of the Unsung Hero Award,<br />
sponsored by the Equine Register.<br />
Eva Broomer thanked Stephanie Palmer<br />
for supporting this award, which<br />
recognises the hard work put in behind<br />
the scenes, something that also reflects<br />
the work of the Equine Register.<br />
Stephanie announced that the winner<br />
was Liz Wilkinson, PA to the directors at<br />
Twemlows Hall Stud, and handed over<br />
to Edward Matson who explained why<br />
he had nominated Liz for this award.<br />
Liz retired at the end of 2020 after 41<br />
years’ service to the Twemlows family<br />
business. She joined the business as the<br />
Farm Secretary to Bob and Richard<br />
Matson (R L Matson & Son) on 14th<br />
January 1980. The business consisted<br />
then of two farms which had a 400<br />
head heard of milking cows, 2000 pigs,<br />
produced 1 tonne of cheese daily and<br />
had its own mill. Alongside all of this,<br />
there was also the hunter yard.<br />
In 1990 the business changed direction<br />
due to the passing of Bob Matson and<br />
the loss of a farm tenancy. The Sports<br />
Horse Breeding was beginning to evolve<br />
with Richard Matson at the helm, and Liz<br />
as a leading light and huge support<br />
during this transition. Liz was<br />
instrumental in the establishment of<br />
Twemlows Stud and making it the<br />
business it is today. Liz was always<br />
working away in the background<br />
running the office administration, and<br />
keeping everything in check, being<br />
everyone’s ‘go to person’ as she always<br />
had time and a friendly, sympathetic ear<br />
for everyone, listening but never judging.<br />
The stud stallion ‘Sportsman’ was owned<br />
and used at the stud for many years in<br />
the 90’s. Liz was very much part of the<br />
team preparing his offspring, from initial<br />
show preparations to attending the<br />
actual shows, again offering a huge<br />
amount of support, and giving up her<br />
own time in order to be so supportive.<br />
In 2001 Edward came back to the<br />
family home to work alongside his father<br />
Richard, in the family partnership which<br />
had been setup with the support of Tullis,<br />
creating a mare AI breeding centre.<br />
The stud offered AI, foaling and embryo<br />
transfer which grow rapidly The business<br />
went from strength to strength and Liz<br />
played a huge part in the success of<br />
this by running the office and being the<br />
communication hub for the ever<br />
expanding stud farm. Liz has become the<br />
face of Twemlows Stud over the years,<br />
and undoubtedly her shining ability to<br />
always have time to offer support, guidance<br />
and knowledge to anyone who<br />
called, have contributed to making the<br />
stud the success it is today.<br />
With the sudden passing away of<br />
Richard Matson in 2015, Liz rose up<br />
again and became Edward’s rock<br />
offering strength and support at a very<br />
difficult time. Liz at Twemlows is known<br />
throughout the industry, and it is<br />
undeniable that Twemlows would not be<br />
a leading light of the breeding industry,<br />
upholding the professional reputation<br />
it has without the service Liz has given<br />
over the last 41 years. Liz has a very<br />
unique ability to embrace everyone<br />
that she comes into contact with here<br />
at Twemlows and make them feel like a<br />
friend and not just a work colleague or a<br />
client but someone who is a much valued<br />
friend, always giving 110% support.
News<br />
Successful<br />
Webinar Series<br />
Supports<br />
Charities<br />
One of the great highlights of 2020<br />
was the series of webinars. We set out<br />
to provide some useful<br />
information and insight for breeders<br />
during the first lockdown, and the<br />
concept quickly grew. During the year<br />
we presented 39 webinars, covering<br />
topics as diverse as <strong>British</strong> Breeding<br />
in East Africa, The World Breeding<br />
Federation for Sport Horses General<br />
Assembly, the <strong>British</strong> Breeding<br />
Celebration Awards, as well as the<br />
‘Tullis Talks’ stallion management<br />
series and a host of renowned<br />
breeders sharing their insights. There<br />
were previews and reviews of the<br />
Futurity evaluations and the inaugural<br />
Futurity auction. In total, 92 hours<br />
of webinar have been delivered to<br />
8,400 attendees with 1,137<br />
questions!<br />
The webinars are all free to view, but<br />
attendees were asked to donate via<br />
a pay button in a follow up email<br />
and 100% of the amount received<br />
was donated to the nominated<br />
charity for the evening. The result was<br />
astounding, collecting £3767, which<br />
was distributed between 8 charities,<br />
including £2110 to The Horse Trust,<br />
the nominated charity for the Tullis<br />
Talks series. Other charities to benefit<br />
were the Tim Stockdale Foundation,<br />
World Horse Welfare, Riding for the<br />
Disabled, the Rare Breeds Survival<br />
Trust, NHS Charities Together, the<br />
Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund and<br />
Brooke Action for Working Horses<br />
and Donkeys.<br />
A huge thank you to everyone who<br />
has donated, and we hope to<br />
continue the good work during <strong>2021</strong>!<br />
Some of the Charities that were helped<br />
Equine Reproduction Centre<br />
Artificial Insemination<br />
Embryo Transfer<br />
Transported Embryo Service<br />
OPU/ICSI<br />
Infertility Investigations<br />
Foaling Unit<br />
Resident Specialist Stud Vets<br />
STUD OPEN DAY 17 APRIL <strong>2021</strong><br />
For further information contact Twemlows Stud Farm<br />
Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2EZ, UK<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 1948 664966<br />
office@twemlows.co.uk<br />
www.twemlows.co.uk | www.facebook.com/twemlows<br />
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Brexit Update<br />
A Quick Guide To<br />
Export and Import<br />
Post-Transition<br />
by Celia Clarke<br />
The last few months have been a very<br />
worrying period for many in our industry<br />
– as it has for the whole nation - with<br />
a unique combination of the end of the<br />
Transition period of Brexit and the<br />
dreadful spread of the COVID-19<br />
pandemic creating a whole raft of<br />
problems, both practical and regulatory.<br />
These problems were exacerbated by<br />
the very late agreement between the<br />
UK and the EU of the final framework<br />
of the Withdrawal Treaty and for those<br />
planning to export any horses and<br />
ponies (even if only briefly rather than as<br />
a permanent re-location for<br />
whatever reason) this has meant that a<br />
major review of current procedures was<br />
both urgent and vital. This is because if<br />
you now plan to send any equines into<br />
the EU you need to be aware that you<br />
should now always:<br />
• Check the latest DEFRA guidelines<br />
on exporting and importing equines<br />
as these often change at very short<br />
notice. Go to https://www.gov.uk/<br />
guidance/export-horses-and-ponies-special-rules<br />
for this. This<br />
guidance also contains vital up-todate<br />
links for current EU border<br />
control posts for equines (BCPs),<br />
which are the only places in which<br />
horses and ponies exported from<br />
the UK to the EU can enter the EU.<br />
• Try to use an internationally<br />
experienced, equine-specialist<br />
horse transporter to move your<br />
horses and ponies unless you are<br />
very experienced in doing this<br />
yourself and are sure that you<br />
have fulfilled all the requirements<br />
specified in the DEFRA guidance<br />
above and have all the necessary<br />
paperwork in place, plus COVID-19<br />
compliant drivers, grooms etc.<br />
• The rules for exporting an equine to<br />
Northern Ireland are complex and<br />
should be regarded as very similar<br />
to those for exporting an animal to<br />
the EU rather than moving it<br />
internally within the UK.<br />
You also need to be aware that:<br />
• The Tripartite Agreement between<br />
the UK, France and Ireland is no<br />
longer functioning.<br />
• Extra veterinary inspections,<br />
documentation etc have caused<br />
Eurotunnel, ferries – and almost<br />
certainly airlines – to increase their<br />
transport fees by as much as £400<br />
per horse per crossing in<br />
comparison to pre-Brexit rates.<br />
• The EU has laid down different rules<br />
of entry for:<br />
Equines with passports issued by<br />
UK-based DEFRA approved studbook<br />
PIOs (and those based in EU countries);<br />
a list of the UK studbooks approved by<br />
the EU can be found at https://www.<br />
gov.uk/guidance/export-horses-andponies-special-rules#UK-studbook<br />
Equines with passports issued by a<br />
DEFRA approved ID-only PIO.<br />
• There may well be a tariff imposed<br />
on geldings (ca £40) of whatever<br />
type but it is unclear how this will be<br />
collected or whether it will apply to<br />
horses and ponies being sent to the<br />
EU for a short time periods for<br />
competition and/or training as<br />
well as those being permanently<br />
exported.<br />
Finally, and most importantly, because<br />
of the complexity of these rules and the<br />
possible delays at BCPs, for welfare<br />
reasons it would be best of you could<br />
delay your departure for as long as<br />
possible – and certainly until after<br />
mid-<strong>February</strong> if at all feasible.<br />
As far as importing a horse or pony from<br />
the EU is concerned, the rules are<br />
basically unchanged from when the UK<br />
was an EU member state and can be<br />
found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/import-or-move-horses-and-ponies<br />
bearing in mind that from July it will<br />
be necessary for the horse or pony to<br />
enter the UK via an official UK BCP, the<br />
locations of which are still to be finalised.<br />
If you are planning to export breeding<br />
products such as semen (most likely<br />
frozen rather than chilled from now on<br />
due the potential issues with document<br />
checking etc), oocytes, zygotes or frozen<br />
embryos, or are planning to send hair or<br />
DNA samples (all classified as ‘animal<br />
products’ in the relevant regulations) then<br />
you need to be aware that not only will<br />
you need to obtain the necessary<br />
zootechnical documentation for these<br />
items, but you will probably need to<br />
apply for a TRACES number as well.<br />
Also, unless the breeding products are<br />
generated by an animal with a passport<br />
from a studbook PIO in the country that<br />
is listed in https://www.gov.uk/guidance/import-or-move-horses-and-ponies<br />
or is an approved breeding animal<br />
with a passport from an approved<br />
studbook based within an EU member<br />
state) then under the EU Zootechnics<br />
regulations it will be impossible to export<br />
them into the EU. This also applies to<br />
hair, skin and DNA samples being<br />
exported to Weatherbys Scientific in<br />
Ireland for parentage testing, which<br />
is the route many studbooks are now<br />
taking following the sad demise of the<br />
Animal Health Trust. However,<br />
Weatherbys UK should be able to help<br />
you with any problems that arise during<br />
this procedure.<br />
All these rules and web links might seem<br />
rather confusing at first but at least they<br />
have now been clarified and hopefully<br />
will be running well by the time this issue<br />
of The <strong>British</strong> <strong>Breeder</strong> is published. As<br />
such, it is really essential to be thankful<br />
for the many hours that Defra (in<br />
particular its Equine ID and Movement<br />
and Farm Animal Genetic Resources<br />
departments) devoted to international<br />
discussions pre-Transition, and for the<br />
valuable support it received from the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Horse Council on a national and<br />
Cabinet level and the 826 Equine<br />
Studbooks Association on a studbook<br />
and industry level. Without these<br />
organisations working closely together<br />
what still seems to be very complex – but<br />
at least negotiable – set of regulations<br />
would have been an impossible barrier<br />
to any form of equine-based trade with<br />
the EU post-Transition.<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
AES Gelding<br />
Into the Blue<br />
An interview with rider Louise Bell<br />
by Eva-Maria Broomer<br />
12 | BRITISH BREEDER
Studbook - News<br />
In the 2020 WBFSH World<br />
Rankings, the highest<br />
ranked <strong>British</strong> bred<br />
individual dressage horse<br />
is the 15-year-old AES<br />
gelding Into the Blue. Bred<br />
by none other than John<br />
Whitaker from<br />
showjumping lines by the<br />
Darco son Ublesco out of a<br />
Calvaro Z mare, &<br />
embarking on dressage as<br />
a second career after<br />
enormous showing<br />
successes as a young<br />
horse, “Dynamo”<br />
certainly breaks the mould.<br />
We caught up with his<br />
rider, Louise Bell, to tell<br />
us more about their<br />
extraordinary journey<br />
together.<br />
1. Tell us a little bit about how you<br />
found Dynamo and your early<br />
days with him. What made him<br />
stand out for you, and what were<br />
your expectations?<br />
One day, John Whitaker rang me out of<br />
the blue to say he had a cousin of my<br />
great show horse and Working Hunter<br />
Supreme Champion “Man on Fire” for<br />
sale. I had lost “Man on Fire” tragically<br />
as an 8-year-old. John had bred him, as<br />
well as my other show horse “Cracker”,<br />
with whom I had won National<br />
Championships and with whom I had<br />
become Reserve Champion riding<br />
sidesaddle at the Horse of the Year<br />
Show. That is why when John rang me<br />
and said he may have another horse for<br />
me, I was certainly interested. His words<br />
where: “I’m not sure if he is what you<br />
want, but he’s a great colour!!”<br />
In fact, when I arrived up in Yorkshire to<br />
see him, he turned out to be completely<br />
pink... a pink roan! And I have to say<br />
I fell completely in love straight away<br />
before he’d even left the stable for the<br />
simple reason that I could see so much<br />
of “Man on Fire” in him…<br />
And then there was his eye! He had the<br />
eyes of a very very special soul...<br />
naughty, yes, but special!<br />
Then John bought him out for me to look<br />
at his conformation and a walk and trot<br />
up. He was 3 at the time, broken and<br />
jumping a small course of fences, but his<br />
croup was about a foot higher than his<br />
withers and he was quite wide behind<br />
and narrow in front, in other words, not<br />
the finished article at all and I needed<br />
a telescope of vision to see the future<br />
“Dynamo” he was going to become!<br />
At the time I was the only one who could<br />
see his potential. My husband Robert,<br />
my vet at the time Alan Walker and my<br />
groom Niki Pilar all said exactly the<br />
same: “Louise have you lost your mind?”<br />
But.... that day up at John’s, the walk he<br />
showed was already superb. The trot<br />
was not amazing but he was a straight<br />
mover and, after all, I was buying him to<br />
make a working hunter. He moved very<br />
well for showing and dressage had not<br />
even entered my mind.<br />
When I first got on him that day it was<br />
like riding a snake! He was so flexible<br />
and couldn’t really go in a straight line.<br />
But the walk and canter were already<br />
good and the trot was fine and I just<br />
knew that with time and strength he<br />
would become perfect. His jump was<br />
plenty enough for working hunters, but<br />
he lacked the added BOOM needed for<br />
an international showjumper, which is<br />
why John was selling him.<br />
After we agreed the deal with John,<br />
Robert spent the entire journey home<br />
telling me what an idiot I was and that<br />
I was going to be stuck with a pink<br />
horse! Even my existing showing clients<br />
and owners all kept telling me that they<br />
thought I was mad. I quietly went on my<br />
way doing what I do best and slowly<br />
bringing out of Dynamo what I knew<br />
was in there. Funnily enough it did not<br />
take long. Three months after keeping<br />
him under wraps I was walking back into<br />
the yard one day and one of my clients<br />
said: “Oh is this a new one?” My reply<br />
was: “No… this is the same one you<br />
accused me of loosing my mind over!”<br />
Everyone was blown over! And to this<br />
day they all admit how wrong they<br />
were… although I will say they did make<br />
me doubt myself at the time!<br />
In his short showing career Dynamo was<br />
a champion from day one, becoming<br />
Supreme Champion at Windsor as a<br />
4-year-old and again as a<br />
five-year-old, and Royal International<br />
Supreme Working Hunter Champion at<br />
5 years old, still the youngest horse to<br />
this day to ever have won the Working<br />
Hunter Title there. Then, at six years old<br />
he became National Champion too.<br />
So when I was asked by Horse and<br />
Hound to take up dressage for a<br />
challenge, Dynamo became the horse I<br />
did my first ever dressage test on in an<br />
elementary class, and the rest is history!<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
2. Into the Blue is obviously bred<br />
for show jumping, how did this<br />
affect your dressage work?<br />
There is no doubt about it, Dynamo was<br />
bred to jump. However, his model, and<br />
the power in his hind leg always made<br />
me feel that with time I could re-train him<br />
to be my partner in dressage.<br />
This has definitely not been easy! From<br />
day one, Dynamo was always very<br />
spooky and sharp to the leg and just<br />
sharp in general. At the time, I trained<br />
with Michael Eilberg whose words<br />
where: “If you really want to do<br />
dressage, then you need to buy another<br />
horse, he is not going to make it!” And<br />
my reply was: “This is what I have and I<br />
am going to turn him into a Grand Prix<br />
horse!” At the time I knew nothing about<br />
dressage, but I know myself, and when<br />
challenged I can achieve most things I<br />
put my mind to.<br />
I admit it, the early days of dressage<br />
were very challenging. Dynamo was<br />
pretty naughty and many times retiring<br />
because I couldn’t get past the judge at<br />
C! But when I got to advanced level, my<br />
belief in my horse was proved right, and<br />
everything started to come together.<br />
I still remember when I asked for the first<br />
time to attempt piaffe and passage with<br />
him, and he just gave me the gift of his<br />
talent and basically acted like he’d been<br />
doing it all his life!<br />
That was what felt as the real start of<br />
our dressage career. We have been at<br />
Grand Prix for four years now, although<br />
the last year can’t really count! With him<br />
being in his prime this year I pray Covid<br />
will permit us to go out and compete<br />
again very soon!<br />
The jumping breeding for me will always<br />
pull me when buying a horse... half<br />
jumping half dressage, makes for me<br />
one perfect horse.<br />
scores. This goes back to that strong hind<br />
leg and back that has now enabled me<br />
to improve the front legs.<br />
Many years ago, the great Ted Edgar<br />
told me: “You can train a front end but<br />
you can’t train a back end”, and I found<br />
this to be exactly the same for dressage<br />
horses!<br />
4. What is your greatest<br />
achievement together so far?<br />
Dynamo and I really have achieved<br />
dreams! My greatest dressage moment<br />
so far has to be gaining a massive<br />
Grand Prix score in - of all places –<br />
Aachen! Being on the team with Lottie<br />
Fry and Charlotte Dujardin, and my<br />
score having to count! That truly was the<br />
best day of my life!<br />
And then we did the same at Olympia,<br />
and to experience the reaction from the<br />
crowd was just fantastic! That was a very<br />
special moment for me. I am honoured<br />
to have such a horse. Yes, he may be<br />
tricky, but he has taught me patience and<br />
to believe in myself. And the fact that<br />
we are on the list for the Olympics is an<br />
achievement in itself, just to be<br />
considered.... now that’s a dream<br />
come true! My next dream is the<br />
Europeans, and if things go right this<br />
could happen…<br />
We would like to say a big<br />
thank you to Louise Bell for<br />
telling us her fascinating story<br />
and we wish them all the<br />
very best from the AES<br />
for the <strong>2021</strong> dressage<br />
season!<br />
www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk<br />
3. How are you coping with<br />
lockdown, and what is your<br />
daily routine with him?<br />
Lockdown is hard but he trains two days<br />
a week and he still jumps and does<br />
plenty of hill work and hacking to keep<br />
his mind and body strong. It is an art,<br />
keeping these top horses at their best for<br />
the right time and planning is crucial, to<br />
be ready for that moment in the ring! You<br />
can imagine it is very difficult right now,<br />
as we cannot plan anything properly.<br />
Over lockdown, Dynamo has developed<br />
another dimension in his trot and this is<br />
going to give me that improvement in<br />
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News<br />
WBFSH Announce Re-Organisation<br />
to Strengthen Scientific Research<br />
and Communications<br />
The World Breeding Organisation for<br />
Sport Horses modernises and<br />
strengthens its organisation by<br />
creating two new departments of<br />
Scientific Research and of Marketing,<br />
Promotion & Communications, as well as<br />
enhancing the remit of the Department of<br />
Development.<br />
Says WBFSH President, Jan<br />
Pedersen:<br />
“I am delighted about this progressive<br />
move, which makes excellent use of the<br />
considerable skills and expertise we<br />
have available to us, and which supports<br />
our vision to stimulate the development<br />
of sport-horse breeding world-wide<br />
through scientific research and to<br />
support international cooperation<br />
among our members.”<br />
New Department of Science and<br />
Research<br />
The new Department of Science and<br />
Research will be headed up by Karina<br />
Christiansen who has already been<br />
playing a central role in the WBFSH’s<br />
world leading research initiatives, such<br />
as CIGA, the WBFSH Standing<br />
Committee for Collaborative<br />
Implementation of Genomic<br />
Applications in Sport Horse Breeding<br />
which was formed in 2017 and has<br />
since become a hub for the exchange of<br />
information and development in scientific<br />
research for studbooks and scientists<br />
from across the world.<br />
Says Executive Committee Member<br />
Karina Christiansen:<br />
“We continue to see enormous<br />
progression in scientific research, which<br />
is revolutionising sport horse breeding,<br />
with the potential to enhance<br />
performance, welfare, longevity and<br />
equine health. I am excited about this<br />
opportunity to strengthen our knowledge<br />
exchange among studbook members<br />
and the scientific community.”<br />
New Department of Marketing,<br />
Promotion and Communications<br />
The Department for Marketing,<br />
Promotion and Communications<br />
represents a new move for the<br />
organisation, as it will be run in<br />
cooperation between the AES, r<br />
epresented by the newly elected Board<br />
Member Dr Eva-Maria Broomer, and<br />
the KWPN, represented by the new<br />
Executive Committee Member Ralph van<br />
Venrooij.<br />
Says Vice-President Dr Eva-Maria<br />
Broomer (photo):<br />
“These are exciting times for all of us,<br />
as we are working together for a bright<br />
future for all our members and breeders<br />
across the world. I look forward to<br />
working with Ralph whose experience<br />
will prove invaluable. Our first project<br />
will be a brand-new website to support<br />
our communications and promote the<br />
important work of the WBFSH and its<br />
member studbooks across the world.<br />
Our partner in website development is<br />
the Equine Register, a UK based<br />
company with an exceptional<br />
international track record of providing<br />
digital solutions and lifetime traceabilty<br />
systems for governments and industry.”<br />
Enhanced Department of Development<br />
The Department of Development under<br />
the new management of Executive<br />
Committee Member Edward Kendall<br />
from the CWHBA receives a<br />
broadened remit to support all<br />
studbooks and members in carrying out<br />
initiatives to aid industry development<br />
and provide member services.<br />
Says Vice-President Chris Gould:<br />
“This reorganisation, better reflects the<br />
long term strategic plan of the WBFSH<br />
and in particular will allow Edward and<br />
me to continue to foster new cooperative<br />
initiatives amongst and on behalf of our<br />
members, while broadening the scope to<br />
support the interests and<br />
development of sport horse breeding<br />
in general. Our aims are to facilitate<br />
knowledge exchange and collaboration,<br />
to develop our services to our members,<br />
and to strengthen the position of<br />
breeding in the equine industry.”<br />
The Department of Finance will continue<br />
to be run by the BWP under Executive<br />
Committee Member Rudi Eerdekens and<br />
Vice-President Stephan Kelchtermans,<br />
and the Department of External<br />
Coopration will remain under the<br />
leadership of Executive Committee<br />
Member Klaus Miesner from the<br />
German FN and Vice-President Norbert<br />
Camp from the Trakehner Verband. The<br />
Department for Breeding stays under the<br />
experienced management of the Selle<br />
Français and the IFCE with Vice President<br />
Paul Hubert and Executive Committee<br />
Member Bérengère Lacroix. The<br />
coordination of all departments and<br />
WBFSH activities remains the<br />
responsibility of General Manager<br />
Nadine Brandtner.<br />
For further information, contact the<br />
WBFSH press office: Thomas Bach<br />
Jensen under news@wbfsh.org<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
Proof of the pudding –<br />
Premium Performance<br />
stallions<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong>s face another year of<br />
challenges as lock-down and Covid<br />
restrictions prevent mare-owners visiting<br />
studs to analyse stallions in the flesh.<br />
Normally, we can size up the country’s<br />
leading sires at <strong>British</strong> Breeding’s<br />
excellent Stallion Event. Now, we must<br />
rely on on-line presentations – or use<br />
a third option. This is to select a stallion<br />
from the Arab Horse Society’s list of<br />
tried and tested Premium Performance<br />
Stallions which have completed the<br />
tough two-day ridden evaluation run<br />
by the National Stallion Association<br />
(NaStA). This involves a course of<br />
show jumps, a cross country course,<br />
dressage, loose jumping, a ridden<br />
appraisal by a judge and a stringent<br />
vetting. In addition, Arabians are<br />
assessed for conformation, movement<br />
and temperament. It’s a nail-biting<br />
assessment. I watched in awe as the<br />
10-yr old pure Arab stallion Mukhtar<br />
Ibn Eternity flew round the cross country<br />
course back in 2015. He then gave a<br />
beautiful calm and collected dressage<br />
performance, gaining an overall ‘Elite’<br />
score of 141.64. I was also privileged<br />
to support part-Arab Yawl Hillbilly, a<br />
versatile endurance champion when he<br />
Premium Performance-tested Arab stallion<br />
Mukhtar Ibn Eternity. Photo - Sweet Photography<br />
was graded in the NaStA test. He has<br />
proved ideal for producing all-rounders.<br />
Many more pure Arabians, Anglos and<br />
part-breds have successfully completed<br />
the test. These stallions and their progeny<br />
are among the most successful athletes<br />
in the equine world. Many have won the<br />
ultimate award of the World Arabian<br />
Horse Organization Trophy. They fly the<br />
flag for the value of Arabian blood in<br />
ridden disciplines.<br />
For the past 30 years, the Arab Horse<br />
Society (AHS) has operated the Premium<br />
Performance Scheme to promote<br />
breeding from these proven stallions.<br />
Successful ridden sports horse and pony<br />
stallions registered with the AHS and<br />
graded with the SPSS and SHB(GB) may<br />
also be granted Premium stallion status.<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
The AHS gives a monetary premium<br />
to mare owners when they register<br />
a foal by a Premium stallion if the<br />
mare is registered as a Premium mare<br />
with the AHS. Mares need have no<br />
Arab blood so can qualify through<br />
their own breedsociety or discipline.<br />
Each stallion owner also is allowed<br />
to ‘Nominate’ up to three mares each<br />
year for a Premium, if the mare is<br />
deemed suitable.<br />
Mares qualify for Premium status<br />
through their own achievements in<br />
affiliated ridden disciplines, or the<br />
ridden successes of at least two of their<br />
offspring.<br />
Foals born from Premium stallions<br />
qualify for AHS awards in future<br />
ridden competition, including racing,<br />
dressage, endurance and Futurity<br />
Evaluations.<br />
Goodwood champion & leading Premium Arab racing sire Sambist, available by frozen semen.<br />
Photo - Judith Radcliffe<br />
Over the decades, the Scheme has<br />
produced remarkable champions<br />
such as the Burghley and Badminton<br />
eventer Tamarillo by Tarnik, the race<br />
winner Ecliptic from leading race horse<br />
Vadeer, Performance Horse Awards<br />
and dressage champion Binley Prince<br />
Salim by Prince Sadik, part-Arab<br />
show jumpers from pure Arab Marcus<br />
Aurelius, and the successful endurance<br />
progeny from the Polish stallion<br />
Czarus.<br />
Biddesden Stud have qualified many<br />
excellent stallions through the NaStA<br />
test over the years, and currently offer<br />
Anglo Arab Advanced eventers All<br />
That Jazz and Persiflage, the pure<br />
Arab Sisyrinchium, plus part-Arab<br />
Incognito by frozen semen.<br />
And thank goodness for frozen semen!<br />
Sambist, the Champion pure Arab<br />
race horse and 13-times Leading<br />
Racing Sire, died in 2014 aged<br />
27, but is still available by AI, as is<br />
champion endurance sire, Al Sood,<br />
also deceased.<br />
Many foals bred from Premium<br />
stallions enter the <strong>British</strong> Breeding<br />
Futurity Young Horse Evaluations<br />
with distinction each year – you can<br />
be introducing your youngster to<br />
competition in hand before you start<br />
training under saddle.<br />
Further details of stallions<br />
available are<br />
www.ahs-premium.org.uk<br />
Or contact the Scheme<br />
chairman Anne Brown on:<br />
pps@gadebrookstud.com<br />
Tamarillo, progeny of AHS Premium stallion Tarnik. Photo - Equestrian Services Thorney<br />
AHS Premium Stallion Marcus Aurelius. Photo - Jasmine Punter<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
Despite the challenges we all faced<br />
last year, the <strong>British</strong> Hanoverian Horse<br />
Society (BHHS) had a very successful<br />
2020. Foal registrations and sales,<br />
once again, increased and we saw<br />
an influx of change of ownerships for<br />
horses across all disciplines. As online<br />
auctions are becoming more popular,<br />
2020 saw the launch of our first online<br />
foal auction which featured our highest<br />
placed foals of 2020, all selected<br />
from summer regional shows. The<br />
auction lots featured our Champion and<br />
Reserve Champion foals by Franklin and<br />
Finest plus premium foals by Danciero,<br />
Flammengold, Millennium and Wild<br />
Child.<br />
Covid and Brexit combined made 2020<br />
a difficult year for horse breeders with<br />
continuing concerns of uncertainty from<br />
our breeders as we move into <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
There are a lot of new European<br />
regulations concerning the care and<br />
keeping of horses that will come<br />
into force and we do not know if<br />
our government will adopt them.<br />
For example, size of stables, natural<br />
light, daily turnout. Some EU laws<br />
have recently been adopted by the<br />
FEI banning the trimming of whiskers<br />
and inside of ears. There is still some<br />
uncertainty regarding the import and<br />
export of horses with the new rules still<br />
being formalised.<br />
Our Parent Society in Germany has<br />
undergone a restructuring of their<br />
management personnel, introducing<br />
more active competition riders to the<br />
new discipline specific boards as well<br />
as the Stallion licencing and Judging<br />
commissions. Experienced horse riders<br />
and breeders will bring new ideas. New<br />
rules are coming out in line with the other<br />
German studbooks, with allowance for<br />
stallions that are not performance tested<br />
to sire progeny that can be registered<br />
Hanoverian. They will not be main<br />
studbook but studbook/ appendix /<br />
Foal book depending on Pedigree.<br />
Some concern has been expressed by<br />
traditional breeders but generally the<br />
choice is wider, and people can make<br />
their own mind up what they choose.<br />
We would also like to take this<br />
opportunity to welcome the Rhineland<br />
Stallion, Faustinus to Great Britain for<br />
<strong>2021</strong>. Faustinus is a modern, elegant<br />
stallion with superb riding horse qualities<br />
which he passes onto his offspring.<br />
Several are FEI Young rider horses. He<br />
has power, presence and his striking<br />
sleek black colour and thoroughbred<br />
Famous Lady NE bred by Ros and<br />
Dennis Palmer- All photos Kevin Sparrow<br />
Half Moon Fantasy bred by Court Farm Stud and<br />
Half Moon Stud-overall foal champion for 2020<br />
likeness coupled with his light, athletic<br />
movements and superb jumping abilities<br />
makes him a fabulous sire for producing<br />
all types of sport and show horses.<br />
Further details can be found on our<br />
website www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk<br />
<strong>British</strong> Hanoverian 2020 Award Winners<br />
Fosshey Hanoverian Stud & Stables<br />
Colt Regional Champion<br />
RHL Valhalla’s Law (Vitalis x Florestan) – Bred by<br />
Emma & Stuart Jackson & Becky Colwill<br />
Filly Regional Champion<br />
Fosshey Bright Hope (Belissimo M x Der Lord) -<br />
Bred by Sandra Tinker and Lucie Dunkeld<br />
Court Farm Stud<br />
Colt Foal Regional Champion<br />
Depeche Mode (Danone x Apache) bred by Ben<br />
Ambrose<br />
Filly Foal Regional Champion<br />
Half Moon Fantasy (Franklin x Dannebrog) -<br />
Bred by Darren Mattia and Julie Deverill<br />
Hawtins Stud<br />
Colt Foal Regional Champion<br />
Fontaine (Franklin x Rohdiamant) Bred by Jane<br />
Gilby<br />
Filly Foal Regional Champion<br />
Famous Lady NE (Finest x Lanviano) - Bred by<br />
Ros & Dennis Palmer<br />
Woodlander Stud<br />
Colt Foal Regional Champion<br />
Wild Gold ZB (Wild Child x Sir Fidergold) bred<br />
by Eva-Maria Broomer<br />
Filly Foal Regional Champion<br />
Woodlander Die Rose (Dancerio x Dimaggio)<br />
Bred by Lynne Crowden<br />
Windmill Dressage<br />
Colt Regional Foal Champion<br />
Beaumont Montgomery (Morricone x Totalis)<br />
bred by Rachel Crook<br />
Filly Regional Champion<br />
Sicily WD (Secret x Bertoli W) bred to Lindsey<br />
Roberts<br />
Witcham House Farm Stud<br />
Colt Foal Regional Champion<br />
Double Diamond (Danciero x Flammengold)<br />
bred by Sally Galloway<br />
Filly Foal Regional Champion<br />
Sambatini (Samba Hit III x Buddenbrook) bred<br />
by Katy Holder-Vale<br />
Chadwells Stud<br />
Colt Foal Regional Champion<br />
Fendi Gold (Flammengold x Tango) Bred by Kim<br />
Cosgrove<br />
Filly Foal Regional Champion<br />
Fruitilicous CS (Franklin x Wild Child)<br />
Newton Stud<br />
Colt Foal Regional Champion<br />
Newton Bolero (Baron x Dark Rubin) bred by<br />
Lorna Wilson<br />
Filly Regional Foal Champion<br />
Newton Soundtrack (Sezuan x Furstenball) bred<br />
by Lorna Wilson<br />
Youngstock Awards<br />
Best Yearling Champion 2020<br />
Springbanks Gold (Springbank x Vivaldi) bred<br />
by Sandra Ogden<br />
Best Two-Year-Old Champion 2020<br />
Fairytale Romance (For Romance x Rubin Royal)<br />
bred by Lucinda Bellis<br />
Dressage Award for 2020<br />
Half Moon Fantasy – (Franklin x Dannebrog)<br />
Bred by Darren Mattia and Julie Deverill<br />
Show Jumping Champion 2020<br />
Conchello (Contendro x Ustinov) bred by<br />
Charlotte Taylor<br />
<strong>British</strong> Rhineland Champion 2020<br />
Sergio (Santo Domingo x Benvenuto) bred by<br />
Nicola Keenan<br />
Best Amateur 2020<br />
Kim Cosgrave – First time breeder and Regional<br />
Winner at Chadwells Stud<br />
Mare of the Year 2020<br />
TBC<br />
Overall Supreme Champion 2020<br />
Half Moon Fantasy (Franklin x Dannebrog) -<br />
Bred by Darren Mattia and Julie Deverill<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
Romanno Spotless - Photo Jasmine Punter<br />
The competition season may have not yet<br />
begun but <strong>British</strong> Riding Pony breeders<br />
are looking ahead to an exciting <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Deborah Walton-Smith updates on plans<br />
for the eight year old bay <strong>British</strong> Riding<br />
Pony mare Romanno Spotless, bred by<br />
Jennifer Gilchrist. Ness , as she is called<br />
at home started her eventing career in<br />
2020 with wins initially at 90 cm level<br />
and finished the season of limited outings<br />
(due to the first lockdown) with two top<br />
three placings at 100 cm level.<br />
With the confirmation that the <strong>2021</strong><br />
eventing season will not start before<br />
the beginning of April plans have<br />
been slightly modified to include lots of<br />
hacking , schooling and a few online<br />
dressage competitions organised and<br />
run by Horse Events.<br />
Once eventing restarts the main focus<br />
for the season will be to consolidate<br />
her outings at 100cm level and then<br />
to move up to <strong>British</strong> Eventing novice<br />
level towards the end of this year. If all<br />
progresses smoothly Romanno Spotless<br />
will be aimed at FEI pony trials in 2022<br />
Ness is a daughter of the impeccably<br />
bred Stanley Grange Regal Heights<br />
who stands at stud again this season<br />
at Romanno Stud in Scotland. He<br />
demonstrates the true versatility of the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Riding Pony having sired ponies<br />
that excel in every discipline from<br />
showing to show jumping.<br />
Di Nicholson reports that her homebred<br />
NPS Licensed Stallion Dibynn Status<br />
Symbol is planning on gracing the<br />
dressage arenas when lockdown<br />
permits. He is currently working at<br />
Novice at home - but will start at the<br />
bottom as he has to get acclimatised<br />
to being ridden at show venues. Status<br />
Symbol has previously been extremely<br />
successful in the show ring winning<br />
many show hunter pony breeding<br />
championships.<br />
His sire Tiger Attack was a many time<br />
champion in the show ring but has also<br />
proved his worth in the eventing field<br />
and his dam Dibynn Status View is a<br />
1.20m showjumper, novice dressage<br />
and top show horse. Dibynn Status<br />
Symbol’s first foal is proving exciting and<br />
moves well enough to follow in his sire’s<br />
footsteps. Di is expecting two foals by<br />
him this year.<br />
Heronsmill Tiger’s Eye & Polly Cochrane in training<br />
for their BE debut. Photo - ESP Photography<br />
The first out of Dibynn Chic Flic. She<br />
is a half sister to a multiple champion<br />
Medium dressage and showing pony,<br />
and a multiple champion working hunter<br />
so a foal very much destined for the<br />
performance world. The other foal will<br />
be out of Dibynn Miss Congeniality -<br />
herself very successful in the show ring.<br />
Sally McMillan of Heronsmill Stud<br />
is breeding HOYS champions and<br />
successful sports ponies using the very<br />
best <strong>British</strong> Riding Pony bloodlines.<br />
She tells us that Heronsmill Tiger’s<br />
Eye (Roseberry Special Occasion x<br />
Copybush Eye of the Tiger) is continuing<br />
to develop his new partnership with<br />
ambitious young jockey, Polly Cochrane.<br />
Polly and Rocky hope to aim at BE<br />
events this year as Polly turns 12. They<br />
have been making the best of the current<br />
situation with XC schooling, Arena<br />
Eventing and jumping and dressage<br />
lessons with their trainers. This is a<br />
partnership to watch out for.<br />
Dibynn Status Symbol is set to move from the show<br />
ring to the dressage arena. Photo - 1st Class Images<br />
Sally also has a maternal half brother to<br />
Rocky, Heronsmill Tiger Moon (Castle<br />
Knight x Copybush Eye of the Tiger).<br />
He is now a yearling and was bred with<br />
the aim of producing a competition/<br />
event/ WHP, his dam having produced<br />
Tiger’s Eye and current Cuddy champion<br />
Heronsmill Tiger Lily. His sire is a Class<br />
1 Connemara by Fredericksminde Hazy<br />
Match, one of Ireland’s leading sires of<br />
sports ponies.<br />
The addition of M&M blood is at the<br />
foundation of the <strong>British</strong> Riding Pony<br />
studbook and breeders are successful<br />
enhancing their programmes in this way<br />
again today. Well established breeders<br />
such as Hightopps, Wytchwood and<br />
Lesmore studs have all used a mixture<br />
of Welsh Section B and Connemara<br />
stallions on their beautifully bred <strong>British</strong><br />
Riding Pony mares in the last few season<br />
and we look forward to seeing these<br />
youngsters gracing the show ring and<br />
sport arenas in the next few years.<br />
Sacha Shaw<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
Native Ruler<br />
Sport Horse Breeding<br />
of Great Britiain<br />
News in January is rather thin at the best<br />
of times. It is especially thin during yet<br />
another Government lockdown, which<br />
at the time of writing has no end date<br />
in sight. Current restrictions to working<br />
practices, due to Covid 19, means that<br />
the office is, on a day-to-day basis,<br />
presently working with a skeleton<br />
staff. The good news however is that<br />
staff are also working from home and<br />
SHB(GB) is very much in the business of<br />
processing passports and registrations.<br />
Due to staff rotas this means they may<br />
take a bit longer than usual. Also please<br />
bear in mind that, for similar reasons,<br />
DNA results can take longer to come<br />
back to us which further adds to the<br />
time whilst postal services have also<br />
slowed down. For all these reasons the<br />
time it takes to get the passport back<br />
to you is perhaps greater than usual,<br />
although SHB(GB) will endeavour to be<br />
as quick as possible. We therefore ask<br />
for understanding and patience while<br />
you wait for the return of your passport.<br />
If you would like to contact the office<br />
to enquire about your registration or<br />
passport, then it would help us if you<br />
used email rather than the telephone,<br />
while these restrictions are in place.<br />
Whilst it is not possible to set dates in<br />
the diary for our usual spring stallion<br />
gradings, if anyone has a stallion they<br />
would like to grade then please email<br />
Marian at the office. We may be able<br />
to assess your stallion by sending our<br />
graders to you – although this will of<br />
course depend on the restrictions at the<br />
time and the facilities available for both<br />
horses and graders. Vetting requirements<br />
and grading will still follow the SHB(GB)<br />
rules and new and or young stallions will<br />
have to be ridden and loose jumped, so<br />
a safe, good-sized school is essential. All<br />
rules for grading are available from the<br />
downloads section of the website.<br />
The owners of all stallions that pass<br />
our gradings will receive one of our<br />
handsome stable door plaques.<br />
We will of course add grading dates<br />
to calendar as soon as Government<br />
restrictions allow for greater freedom of<br />
movement and we are able to secure<br />
venues. Hopefully, we will be able to<br />
proceed with mare grading as usual later<br />
in the year. In the meantime we hope that<br />
you all stay safe and well.<br />
Two stable plaques have been posted<br />
out to owners of recently graded stallions<br />
and SHB(GB) is delighted to welcome<br />
two new thoroughbred stallions into the<br />
studbook. The Society has approved<br />
both Native Ruler and Fountain of Youth.<br />
Fifteen-year-old Native Ruler has moved<br />
to Talgrwn Stud near Lampeter. Native<br />
Ruler, who formerly stood at Batsford<br />
Stud in Gloucestershire, is a son of Cape<br />
Cross out of Love Divine by Diesis. As<br />
well as siring winners on the track, flat<br />
and national hunt, he has already sired<br />
winning sport horses. He is the sire of<br />
the SHB(GB) registered former in-hand<br />
young horse show champions Perfect<br />
Day and Native Star (both out of Starnite<br />
by Primitive Star) the latter of who won<br />
the 2016 Cuddy qualifier at the BSHA<br />
championships. Dazzling Ruler (out of<br />
Louella Dazzle by Catherston Dazzler)<br />
has started competing in eventing while<br />
three-year-old Making Rock N Rule (out<br />
of Jamakin Faerie Folklaur by Lauriston)<br />
has been awarded high marks and a<br />
gold premium each year, 2018, ’19 &<br />
’20, at the <strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity.<br />
For more details contact Talgrwn Stud<br />
www.talgrwn.com<br />
We have also graded the nine year<br />
old Fountain of Youth. This son of Oasis<br />
Dream is out of the well-known mare<br />
Attraction (by Efisio), winner of ten of her<br />
15 races and the first horse to win both<br />
the £1000 guineas and the Irish £1000<br />
guineas in the same season. In 2004 she<br />
was rated the best three-year-old filly in<br />
the world.<br />
Fountain of Youth<br />
Fountain of Youth is standing at Millbry<br />
Hill Stud in North Yorkshire. Millbry Hill<br />
Stud is the former Stanley Grange Stud<br />
in Great Ayton. While former owner and<br />
show producer Jerome Harforth has sold<br />
the property stud manager David Dixon<br />
is retained and continues to run the stud.<br />
Fountain of Youth will stand alongside<br />
the studs’ SHB(GB) graded sport horse<br />
stallions Up with the Lark and the graded<br />
Irish Draught, Castlegar Cool Mist. For<br />
more details contact Millbry Hill Stud<br />
www.millbrystud.co.uk<br />
SHB(GB) contact - If you have any<br />
queries re stallions, mares, passports or<br />
registrations please contact the office. All<br />
our stud book rules are available from<br />
the downloads section of the website.<br />
T: 01732 866277<br />
E: marian@sporthorsegb.co.uk<br />
W: www.sporthorsegb.co.uk<br />
FB: Sporthorse Breeding GB<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
Cruz & Jayne Turney – 2020 Magic Prix St Georges Winter National Champions. Photo - Kevin Sparrow<br />
In recent years the SPSS’s mantra has<br />
been “Performance is paramount:<br />
recognising ability & potential;<br />
facilitating improvement; striving for<br />
success” and we also do what we can<br />
to support all our breeders from the<br />
regular to the occasional. Therefore,<br />
we are delighted to be announcing<br />
that the 2020 SPSS award recipients<br />
are someone who has only ever bred<br />
2 foals but seen one achieve top results<br />
and a young stallion whose breeder has<br />
probably bred in excess of 100 times as<br />
many foals.<br />
So, at the delayed 2020 <strong>British</strong><br />
Dressage (BD) NAF Five Star Winter<br />
Dressage Championships, the SPSS<br />
passported gelding Cruz made history<br />
by becoming the first pony to take the<br />
Magic Prix St Georges (PSG) Winter<br />
National Title when he scored 70.79%<br />
to top the leader board. His owner and<br />
rider, Jayne Turney, said through her<br />
tears when interviewed for the live<br />
stream, “he just tries so hard for me<br />
The Sports Pony Studbook Society<br />
SPSS Rewarding Excellence<br />
Championing all breeders<br />
great & small<br />
and always gives 110%”. This was<br />
just the latest and greatest of a string<br />
of successes for Cruz and Jayne, as<br />
they were also the 2013 SPSS Young<br />
Dressage Pony Champions; 2015 BD<br />
Medium Restricted National Champions;<br />
2018 BD Advanced Medium Silver<br />
Reserve Champions and 2019 BD<br />
Advanced Medium Gold Reserve<br />
Champions. Cruz also won the 2014<br />
BD Novice Open National Champions<br />
ridden by multiple Pony Team &<br />
Individual medallist, Phoebe Peters, and<br />
then with both Charlotte McDowall and<br />
Jessie Kirby represented Great Britain<br />
at International FEI Pony Dressage in<br />
2016/7.<br />
Therefore, the 2020 SPSS <strong>Breeder</strong>s<br />
Award goes to Cruz’s breeder, Rachel<br />
Silk, who started Cruz’s story by buying<br />
his dam, Chaneira, as a first dressage<br />
horse for her daughter after she moved<br />
on from ponies. A small Oldenburg<br />
by Don Larino out of the thoroughbred<br />
Cannabis (by Casteddu), Rachel bought<br />
Chaneira through her daughter’s trainer,<br />
Lucy Farrer, who was producing her for<br />
then owner Lois Allard of Coady Bay<br />
Stud who had imported her from her<br />
German breeder, Rainer Ahlers. Sadly<br />
though, after just a year and a promising<br />
start with good scores, Chaneira was<br />
injured in the field and so, as Rachel<br />
thought her a really lovely mare, she<br />
decided to breed from her and Chaneira<br />
had her first foal (by Sheepcote<br />
Wurlitzer) in 2007.<br />
Then, Lois saw Samantha Brown<br />
competing SPSS Elite graded FEI pony<br />
dressage stallion Caesar 171 and<br />
suggested to Rachel that he would<br />
be a great match for Chaneira and a<br />
year later, Cruz was born. When he<br />
was two Cruz was seen and bought<br />
by one of Carl Hester’s pupils, Lucy<br />
Cartwright, who sold him some months<br />
later to another (and undoubtedly the<br />
most famous!) of Carl’s pupils, Charlotte<br />
Dujardin. When Cruz was rising 4,<br />
Charlotte asked her longstanding friend,<br />
Jayne Turney, to back him and this set the<br />
success in motion, with Jayne becoming<br />
his owner in 2019.<br />
Although Rachel describes the breeding<br />
of Cruz as being a series of “happy<br />
coincidences” and says that it was very<br />
much that the right people appeared<br />
at the right time, it was Rachel who<br />
took on the commitment and cost of<br />
breeding and so we are delighted to<br />
acknowledge her key contribution to the<br />
success of Cruz with this SPSS award.<br />
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Studbook - News<br />
Cruz & Jayne Turney – 2015 Medium<br />
Restricted National Champions<br />
The second of the annual SPSS awards,<br />
the Dancer Medal is generally given to<br />
an SPSS passported or graded pony<br />
and 2020 is no exception. This medal,<br />
which is an original piece of artwork<br />
by Belinda Sillars, is modelled on<br />
the outstanding pony stallion Dancer<br />
who represented both Britain and the<br />
Netherlands at the FEI Pony Euros<br />
and was also a renown sire who still<br />
appears in the pedigree of many of the<br />
current top European dressage ponies.<br />
Therefore, it is highly appropriate that for<br />
2020 it is awarded to another stallion,<br />
Woodlander Sir Gorgeous (Santana<br />
x Synod Rum Punch), who was bred<br />
by one of the UK’s most successful and<br />
prolific sports horse breeders, Lynne<br />
Crowden, and is one of just a few ponies<br />
she produced by using her warmblood<br />
stallions on two Welsh Section C mares<br />
in 2011 and 2012. Sir Gorgeous, who<br />
is known at home as “Riley”, gained an<br />
Elite Futurity Premium (Dressage) as a<br />
foal before being bought by his<br />
long-time owner, Claire Wyatt of<br />
Bromson Stud, as a 2 year old with a<br />
view to producing him to sell as a 3 or<br />
4 year old. However, once Riley had<br />
been backed, dressage rider and trainer<br />
Henry Boswell insisted Claire keep him<br />
and Henry has been training Riley with<br />
a view to him ultimately reaching Grand<br />
Prix ever since. Riley first competed<br />
as a 4 year old in 2016 and, ridden<br />
by Charlotte Drakeley, he qualified for<br />
the 2016 BD Young Pony 4 year old<br />
Championship winning the qualification<br />
class at Addington and then being<br />
Reserve Champion at the Hartpury<br />
Festival of Dressage Final beating other<br />
top class ponies.<br />
The next year, Riley went one better<br />
and became the BD 5 Year Old Young<br />
Dressage Pony National Champion<br />
2017 with highest score over all age<br />
groups. Wins with high scores at<br />
Elementary level in 2018 saw Riley and<br />
Charlotte easily achieving Regional Final<br />
qualification and top 8 finishes in the<br />
both the standard and music sections.<br />
In 2018 & 2019, ridden by Kirsty Imm,<br />
he impressed the crowds at Stallion<br />
Parades and the judges at Medium<br />
and Advanced Medium levels before<br />
Claire’s great friend, James Coombs-<br />
Gyde, took over as rider in 2020 and<br />
success continued at Advanced Medium<br />
level. Now working at Grand Prix level<br />
at home, their aspiration is to compete<br />
at PSG in <strong>2021</strong>. Riley was licensed as<br />
an SPSS stallion in 2016 and his first<br />
foal, Bromson Remarkable, was born in<br />
2018 and impressed the Elite Foal Tour<br />
judges to gain an SPSS Gold Premium<br />
and qualify for the Final. Then in 2019<br />
another of his foals, MM Sweet Pea did<br />
SPSS Elite Head Studbook Graded<br />
Chaneira & her 2018 foal, Bickley<br />
the same and was 3rd at the Elite Foals<br />
Tour Final. In 2020 <strong>British</strong> Breeding<br />
Futurity, 3 of his foals were evaluated<br />
with 2 awarded Gold Premiums and the<br />
other a strong Silver. Carrie Passmore’s<br />
foal, Demi, was the SPSS Top Filly,<br />
Top Small Horse and Overall Reserve<br />
Supreme Youngstock Champion. Claire<br />
says Riley has a fantastic character,<br />
good work ethic, is a quick learner and<br />
lovely to deal with overall. He adores<br />
Claire’s 4 year old niece – who heads<br />
straight for Riley ahead of her own pony<br />
whenever she goes to the barn and<br />
has already got her eye on Riley as her<br />
future pony ride - so fingers crossed<br />
there may also be FEI pony classes in his<br />
future too!<br />
<strong>2021</strong> Events<br />
Writing this column with at least another<br />
4 weeks of lockdown to come, we’re<br />
not going to mention the “P” word (ie<br />
plan)! Instead, we will just say that our<br />
aspiration is to work with the <strong>British</strong><br />
Breeding Futurity team once again and<br />
we hope that we will be able to do some<br />
“in person” mare and stallion grading<br />
events this year – subject to being sure<br />
we can keep everyone safe. So please<br />
keep an eye out on our Facebook page<br />
and website for announcements once the<br />
situation becomes clearer.<br />
Tel: 07703 566066<br />
Email: sportsponies@gmail.com<br />
www.sportpony.org.uk<br />
PASSPORT UPDATE AMNESTY<br />
- Send your passports in NOW without reprisal.<br />
- Get those long overdue LEGALLY REQUIRED changes done ...<br />
- The ones you’ve never quite got round to doing ...<br />
- The ones you need to send the passport in for but it’s never been<br />
convenient before ...<br />
WELL NOW IS THE TIME - with no competitions, less travel & fewer other demands<br />
on passports do those CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, overstamping foreign passports<br />
into a UK PIO, new addresses, notification of microchip, castration etc NOW!<br />
SPSS Office remains fully operational & we’re turning around straightforward<br />
updates in 2-3 days.<br />
SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ?<br />
For more information or help email sportsponies@gmail.com or<br />
call 07703-566066 www.sportpony.org.uk/passports.shtml<br />
Woodlander Sir Gorgeous - Bromson Stud<br />
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Studbook - NEWS<br />
Young mares Godington Balenciaga<br />
(EH Herzensdieb/Elite G Hannibal)<br />
and Godington Ursula (Icare d’Olympe<br />
AA/Roland) will both do a few baby<br />
competitions in all three disciplines. They<br />
will also be presented for grading in<br />
August <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Holme Park Stud report they expect a<br />
pure bred foal this year out of Holme Park<br />
Evie. Evie is a home bred mare by Holme<br />
Park Kobalt out of Elektra by K2. Evie was<br />
put in foal in Germany to the stunning<br />
Millenium son – Kwahu and is now back<br />
home at Holme Park Stud. She is due<br />
to foal in May <strong>2021</strong>. Volatis Stud have<br />
acquired a new Trakehner broodmare on<br />
breeding loan. Godington Primevera is a<br />
daughter of Elite stallion Goldschmit (by<br />
Reiner Klimke’s Grand Prix star Biotop)<br />
out of the State Premium mare Prettiness.<br />
Primavera is the ¾ sister to the 2010 Mare<br />
of the Year Elite Praise Me.<br />
Graded Trakehner stallion Contis<br />
standing at Godington Stud for <strong>2021</strong><br />
Trakehner <strong>Breeder</strong>s<br />
Fraternity News<br />
There has been increased interest<br />
recently from breeders looking to add<br />
Trakehner blood to their breeding<br />
programmes. They are recognising<br />
the qualities of hardiness, soundness,<br />
bravery and of course beauty, that a<br />
Trakehner will bring. We are excited to<br />
hear of some very promising pure and<br />
part bred Trakehner foals due in the<br />
next few months.<br />
Godington Stud in Oxfordshire are<br />
renowned breeders of eventers and<br />
stand a number of both German<br />
and <strong>British</strong> bred Trakehner stallions.<br />
They are expecting 4 pure bred foals<br />
in <strong>2021</strong>. Three mares are in foal to<br />
resident stallion Contis. Godington<br />
Tsavo (Elite G Hannibal/Acajou),<br />
Premium Mare Godington Barcelona<br />
(Elite G Hannibal/Graciano) and<br />
Premium Mare Godington Undine<br />
(Lessen/Roland). Elite Mare Offerte<br />
(EH King Arthur/EH Giorgio Armani) is<br />
in foal to Elite Godington Hannibal, a<br />
previous international eventer who is<br />
still available via frozen semen.<br />
In sport we can expect to see<br />
Godington Trasimeno (Elite G<br />
Hannibal/Maestro) will continue<br />
his eventing 3* campaign. Premium<br />
Mare Godington Pambula (Elite G<br />
Hannibal/EH Vandeyk) will continue<br />
her 1* eventing campaign if not sold.<br />
Graded stallion Godington Utah<br />
(Contis/Roland) will continue his 2*<br />
eventing campaign if a suitable rider is<br />
found.<br />
Godington Undine is carrying a<br />
Contis foal for <strong>2021</strong><br />
Young stallion Godington Okavango<br />
(Elite G Hannibal/EH King Arthur)<br />
will do a limited number of 4yo<br />
ODE classes in preparation for his<br />
Performance Test and Grading in<br />
August <strong>2021</strong>. Godington Ultimo (Der<br />
Duerer/Roland) a 6yo will start his<br />
affiliated eventing career at 90cm<br />
moving to 100cm and perhaps a first<br />
Novice at the end of the season –<br />
competitions permitting<br />
New broodmare for Volatis Stud Godington Primavera<br />
Long term resident Harmsworth Elfinesque<br />
(Tycoon x EH Consul) is not currently in<br />
foal but will be covered by a Trakehner<br />
stallion in <strong>2021</strong> in the hope of breeding<br />
a filly to join the Volatis broodmare<br />
herd. Rising 4 year old Volatis Cruzado<br />
has been backed and joined new rider<br />
Caron Bennett with an eye on a gentle<br />
introduction to dressage this year with a<br />
long term career in mind.<br />
Becky Jackson is expecting her first foal<br />
out of Trakehner mare Volatis Elfentime<br />
(Latimer x Tycoon). ‘Tia’ is in foal to<br />
Romanno Stud’s Rheinland stallion<br />
L’Espoir. Becky also has a 5 year old<br />
mare due to start her competition career<br />
with Greg Sims this year by Sir Sansibar<br />
out of the Elite mare Donaufurstin.<br />
Camlough Stud are expecting one pure<br />
bred and one part bred foal this year.<br />
Performance Premium Mare Monaghan’s<br />
Filia Flora (Tycoon x Latimer) is in foal<br />
to Holme Park Kobalt (Oliver Twist x<br />
Kostolany). Singing Honolulu (Arentino<br />
x Pascal) is due to the coloured jumping<br />
stallion Aragon S for a part bred foal. The<br />
TBF are pleased to announce that there<br />
will be a stallion and mare grading held<br />
this August on 24/25th August <strong>2021</strong> at<br />
Keysoe Equestrian Centre alongside the<br />
National Stallion Association Performance<br />
Test. Further details will be announced on<br />
the website. Sacha Shaw<br />
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SILVESTER<br />
A National Champion Breeding Stallion<br />
16.3hh KWPN. AES Approved + SHB(GB) Life Graded<br />
Silvester’s Darcy<br />
Champion Showjumping<br />
Foal Elite Final<br />
Silvester’s Midday Cowboy<br />
awarded<br />
Futurity Elite Showjumping<br />
BEF Champion Showjumping Sire in successive years and Reserve<br />
Champion Eventing Sire.<br />
Silvester is a top class showjumping and eventing stallion with<br />
exceptional temperament. He was the overall winner (dressage, eventing<br />
and showjumping) at his SEIB Young Horse Evaluation, scoring 9 plus<br />
for jumping, dressage and temperament. His forbears have competed<br />
at two Olympics and have won numerous Nations Cups. Silvester has<br />
exceptionally high fertility, 93%, even with less easy mares. He is an<br />
intelligent stallion with an enthusiastic but relaxed temperament which he<br />
passes on to progeny.<br />
SILVESTER<br />
Carthago Z<br />
Holst<br />
Notre Dame<br />
KWPN<br />
Ster<br />
Capitol 1<br />
Holst<br />
Perra B<br />
Holst<br />
Voltaire<br />
Keur Pref<br />
Diadeem<br />
Keur Pref<br />
Capitano<br />
Folia<br />
Calando 1<br />
Kerrin<br />
Furioso II<br />
Gogo Moeve<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Pref<br />
Passe<br />
Keur Pref Prest<br />
Consistent Breeding Success<br />
His genetic generosity has led to outstanding consistent breeding<br />
success, to date his progeny have been awarded;<br />
11 Elites (one dressage, 2 eventing and 8 showjumping).<br />
36 Higher First Premiums and 9 Golds.<br />
26 First Premiums at the Futurity Evaluations.<br />
This gives Silvester the unique distinction of Elite Progeny in dressage,<br />
eventing and showjumping. His progeny are now out competing<br />
successfully in showjumping and eventing with his first offspring now<br />
competing at FEI 4 Star.<br />
Carthago Girl<br />
Awarded Futurity Elite<br />
Showjumping<br />
Crystal Silver<br />
awarded<br />
Futurity Elite Showjumping<br />
Silver Fox<br />
awarded<br />
Futurity Elite<br />
Showjumping<br />
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Carthago’s Darco<br />
awarded<br />
Futurity Elite<br />
Showjumping<br />
Silvester’s Darcy<br />
Champion Showjumping Foal<br />
Futurity Elite<br />
Final<br />
Silver Socks<br />
awarded<br />
Futurity Elite<br />
Showjumping<br />
Silvester’s Diamond<br />
awarded<br />
Futurity Elite<br />
Eventing
Huntercombe Burlesque<br />
Dressage Elite by Silvester<br />
Darc Silver<br />
2* eventer by Silvester<br />
Total Belief<br />
Advanced Eventer by Silvester<br />
Carthago’s Darco<br />
7 year old by Silvester competing 1.30m<br />
Kuwait Silver<br />
by Silvester Futurity Eventing Elite<br />
Silvester Testimonials<br />
“Our first foal by Silvester had so many of his sire’s qualities; presence,<br />
wonderful movement and great temperament. We had no hesitation in using<br />
Silvester again to breed from. All our mares are bred by AI, so the quality of<br />
semen is very important to us. In every case our mares have held to the first<br />
insemination using Silvester’s semen.”<br />
Joan Cadzow, Duncrahill Stud<br />
“Alice is the most wonderful yearling. She already has fantastic and<br />
exciting paces, is very easy to handle with very good manners and a lovely<br />
temperament. We were thrilled with Silvester as the sire, he is top class and<br />
we would definitely use him with our mare again.”<br />
Philippa and Martin Clunes<br />
“I have used Silvester seven times and keep going back.<br />
He has incredible fertility and a loving temperament.<br />
His foals are so trainable and have achieved very successful results.<br />
I have had 2 ELITE’s, 5 GOLD premiums and HIGHEST SJ yearling in the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity.<br />
Crystal Silver won the Regional Champions at the Elite Foal Tour, she went<br />
on to be highest placed filly at the Elite Finals and the top priced lot sold at<br />
the AES Elite auction.<br />
I am very happy using Silvester with his legendary bloodlines. WG Stud are<br />
very professional and ensure breeding is made easy.”<br />
Sian Harman - Hill View Stud.<br />
“I was very fortunate to gain the ride on In Vogue II by Silvester. We went<br />
from BE100 to completing our first Advanced. She was so brave cross<br />
country and very trainable for dressage, consistently scoring over 70%.<br />
Now, having ridden many horses, I appreciate how special it is to have a<br />
horse that will take you to Advanced. So I had no hesitation when searching<br />
for the next superstar to join my team to look for another Silvester.<br />
I am so excited now to have two young horses by Silvester in my yard, both<br />
incredibly athletic, bold and forward thinking. They are already winning<br />
at their training competitions and are proving the perfect potential event<br />
horses. Silvester produces highly intelligent and classy offspring, the perfect<br />
stamp for an event horse. They are a pleasure to have in the yard.”<br />
Melissa Joannides<br />
“Total Belief has blossomed into a really classy top level horse. She oozes<br />
talent but best of all is her nature. She is the most trainable horse I have ever<br />
ridden and has a huge heart.” (advanced mare Total Belief)<br />
Coral Keen<br />
“Silvester’s conformation, athleticism and kind nature are clear to see. What<br />
is equally impressive when you look further is his genetic generosity - the<br />
consistency with which he produces trainable high quality foals with dams<br />
of a wide range of breeds.”<br />
Michael Peace<br />
“I purchased Ruby (Carthago’s Darco) as a foal from WG Stud. She has<br />
a fantastic attitude and has been very easy to bring on. She’s athletic with<br />
huge power over a fence. She is now consistently jumping 1.30m as a 7 year<br />
old and regularly in the money. I am really excited for her future.”<br />
Charles Richards<br />
“Over the past eleven stud seasons Silvester has demonstrated consistently<br />
high fertility with excellent conception rates.”<br />
Simon Richards BVSc, OVS, MRCVS<br />
“I have used Silvester six times and will certainly do so again. His superb<br />
foals keep me coming back. First time I wondered if I was being extravagant<br />
but the offspring now prove he is worth every penny. Silvester is a serious<br />
sport horse sire and a lovely person and consistently passes on his top class<br />
qualities.”<br />
Niki Ryan<br />
“I now have a very smart Silvester four year old on my yard. He has a super<br />
temperament with great attitude and potential.”<br />
Izzy Taylor<br />
Silver Chicago<br />
BEF Elite Showjumping by Silvester<br />
In Vogue II<br />
Advanced Eventer by Silvester<br />
Total Belief<br />
Advanced Eventer by Silvester<br />
Silver Venture<br />
by Silvester<br />
Keatinge Issabella<br />
by Silvester<br />
Both stallions, stud fee: fresh or chilled, deposit £200 then £600 when scanned in foal. No vat.<br />
N.F.F.R. First collection included thereafter £80. P&P free of charge.<br />
Discounts for dams of Futurity Elite Progeny. Both stallions, all annual tests and WFFS negative.<br />
For stud enquiries and youngstock sales please contact<br />
Hazel Offord on 01869 252224 or 07779 217215 or email hazel.wgs@zen.co.uk<br />
More information, pictures and videos at www.wgstud.co.uk<br />
WG Stud (home of Silvester)<br />
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STALLION EVENT <strong>2021</strong><br />
Just before the new year, we were<br />
excited to announce the Stallion Event<br />
would take place behind closed doors<br />
at the new <strong>British</strong> Showjumping training<br />
centre. Sadly, just before lockdown was<br />
announced it became apparent that we<br />
could not even run a physical event .<br />
During 2020, <strong>British</strong> Breeding pushed<br />
forward with the virtual futurity, so with<br />
this experience and a range of highly<br />
successful webinars run throughout the<br />
year, we already have in place the<br />
expertise and facility to run a fully virtual<br />
stallion event.<br />
We are now delighted to bring to you<br />
three wonderful interactive evenings of<br />
stallion viewing. An evening for each<br />
discipline and we kick off with the<br />
Eventing Stallions on Wednesday 10th<br />
<strong>February</strong> from 6pm.<br />
We have had a bumper entry of<br />
Eventing stallions available to the <strong>British</strong><br />
<strong>Breeder</strong> including two clones, Murkas<br />
Gem and Cruising Arish. With over 30<br />
stallions to view on the evening and ask<br />
questions to their owners/agents this<br />
proves to be a fantastic evening for mare<br />
owners and breeders.<br />
The showjumping evening takes place a<br />
week later on Wednesday 17th <strong>February</strong><br />
from 6pm. This has been hugely exciting<br />
to put together as we have stallions that<br />
can be anywhere being able to take<br />
part. We are thrilled to see some of the<br />
best show jumping<br />
bloodlines available<br />
on display from young<br />
up and coming horses to<br />
some older more well<br />
established sires.<br />
The final evening is on<br />
Wednesday 24th<br />
<strong>February</strong>; we have the<br />
excitement of the<br />
dressage stallions.<br />
The advantage of the<br />
virtual evening is we<br />
can see some of the<br />
older sires who have<br />
retired from competition<br />
such as Flammengold<br />
and the superb pony<br />
stallion Rembrandt DDH<br />
alongside the new<br />
young stallions making<br />
their debuts to<br />
standing at stud.<br />
All evenings should not be<br />
missed; you can enjoy<br />
watching and taking part by<br />
registering at:<br />
www.british-breeding.com/stallion-event<br />
They are also being streamed through<br />
the <strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity facebook<br />
page.<br />
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Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
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1<br />
2016 Skewbald<br />
Eventing<br />
SPSS Graded PBA 138cm quality<br />
coloured sports pony prospect, who<br />
received Gold Premium at the 2019<br />
<strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity evaluations<br />
as an eventing pony gaining a 9 for<br />
his bold, brave jump, with well<br />
known famous lines including<br />
Weltmeyer and Weltruhm.<br />
The perfect choice for anyone<br />
wanting to breed good quality<br />
ponies for all kinds of disciplines<br />
and definitely not one to miss. Great<br />
scope for jumping, and trainability<br />
when backed in July 2020, this chap<br />
is simply the best to have around.<br />
He is graded with the Sports Pony<br />
Society and licensed with the Arab<br />
Society with 43.23% part bred Arab.<br />
He has a wonderful temperament<br />
to pass on to his offspring which<br />
runs down through his lines, and is<br />
safe and easy to handle with good<br />
manners.<br />
He is currently doing well in dressage<br />
and has recently started jumping and<br />
has been invited back to the <strong>British</strong><br />
Breeding Equine Bridge Programme<br />
under saddle in <strong>2021</strong> due to being a<br />
high scorer as a 3 year old.<br />
Height: 13.2hh (138cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.38<br />
Stud Book: SPSS & AHS<br />
Grading: SPSS Graded, Licensed AHS<br />
Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £300 no vat<br />
Stands At: Gratwicke Farm, Henfield Road, Cowfold, West Sussex, RH13 8EA<br />
Contact: Sarah Ablewite<br />
Tel: 07527435847<br />
Email: enquiries@abbeywoodsunderpressure.co.uk<br />
Website: www.abbeywoodsunderpressure.co.uk<br />
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Abbeywoods<br />
Aphrodite<br />
Royal Command of<br />
Wentwardward<br />
Dirana<br />
Commanche Ace<br />
Windy City E<br />
Royal Linsign<br />
Anarkali<br />
Djelfor<br />
Diraia<br />
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Peppermint Petty<br />
Amadei<br />
2<br />
2014 Buckskin<br />
Eventing<br />
The better Thoroughbred! Amadei<br />
won his licensing in Germany as<br />
well as his stallion performance<br />
test scoring 8.4. Standing out<br />
not only with his exceptional<br />
jumping technique and his golden<br />
buckskin coat, he is providing<br />
unparalleled comfort in the saddle<br />
toghether with the most beautiful<br />
mind. Many placings in Eventing<br />
and Showjumping Age classes in<br />
Germany against the best horses<br />
of the country, but also he can be<br />
ridden by a kid. His talent for higher<br />
dressage work have led him to a<br />
world renowned dressage stable now<br />
who is impressed by his ability for<br />
collection.<br />
His foals have inherited his wonderful<br />
type with refined heads, good<br />
toplines with a strong croup plus a<br />
very good uphill canter and a good<br />
size. They are remarkably easy to<br />
handle and human-orientated. The<br />
Akhal Teke breed will likely provide<br />
stamina, endurance, lightness of bone<br />
and strength.<br />
He is 100% Thoroughbred.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: Lancer Stud, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0EJ<br />
Contact: Marcus Craggs<br />
Tel: 07703715131<br />
Email: marcuscraggs@icloud.com<br />
Website: www.lancerstud.com<br />
Dagat<br />
Special Lady<br />
Gaigisiz<br />
Dargi<br />
Tokhtamysh<br />
Ogra<br />
Karaman<br />
Siyagul<br />
Gigant<br />
Darpa<br />
Khalif<br />
Tyazegul<br />
Orlan<br />
Granma<br />
Amrio Z<br />
3<br />
2004 Chestnut<br />
Eventing<br />
With almost 70% Thoroughbred<br />
blood, international successes to<br />
1.45m and one of the best dam<br />
lines in the world, Amiro Z is a<br />
particularly exciting stallion for<br />
breeders of event horses. He has a<br />
superb temperament, and is an easy,<br />
rideable stallion who is quick in the<br />
air and has plenty of scope.<br />
Amiro Z jumped internationally at<br />
1.45m level, including qualifying for<br />
the Lanaken World Championships<br />
for 6-year-olds.<br />
Amiro’s offspring are bold characters<br />
with good temperaments, and<br />
inherit their sire’s jump and power.<br />
His daughter Caunton First Class,<br />
from a Valentino dam, was the 2018<br />
Westfalen eventing champion, and<br />
also champion of the BYEH final at<br />
Bramham. Amiro’s father Amigo Toss<br />
xx goes back directly to the mother<br />
of the famous stallion Le Sancy xx,<br />
the progenitor of Ramzes and Zeus.<br />
Amigo Toss was an Argentinian<br />
stallion brought in by Zangersheide<br />
to add some blood to the Holsteiner<br />
lines. He stood with Zangersheide for<br />
many years and was very successful<br />
in refining their showjumping mares.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.40<br />
Stud Book: Zang<br />
Grading: SF, Zang, Hann, West, SHB(GB), AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £1000 plus vat<br />
Stands At: Elite Stallions<br />
Contact: Lorna Wilson<br />
Tel: 01837 880100 / 07967 202074<br />
Email: info@elitestallions.co.uk<br />
Website: www.elitestallions.co.uk<br />
Amigo Toss xx<br />
Renomee Z<br />
Nippon Toss xx<br />
La Toscana xx<br />
Ramiro Z<br />
Argentina Z<br />
Egg Toss xx<br />
Nipona xx<br />
Lefty xx<br />
La Spezia xx<br />
Raimond<br />
Valine<br />
Alme Z<br />
Heureka Z<br />
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EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Ansiei<br />
4<br />
2007 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
He is a successful athlete in his own<br />
right, being a stakes winner with total<br />
winnings of £181,286 from just a few<br />
starts and in the 2010 Italian Derby<br />
he came from the back of the field to<br />
take second, just missing out on first<br />
place. He returned to training after<br />
time off for covering and finished<br />
third in a maiden hurdle at Limerick in<br />
2013. This was his first run back and<br />
demonstrates that not only does he<br />
have speed he also has a super jump.<br />
He has a superb pedigree containing<br />
Northern Dancer and not one, but<br />
two crosses of the famous Grey<br />
Sovereign. The Grey Sovereign<br />
line has been extremely influential<br />
in infusing blood in European<br />
warmbloods and appears in the<br />
pedigree of many top show jumpers<br />
including Olympic performers Clinton<br />
and Corrado. Oldest progeny are<br />
successfully competing in dressage,<br />
show jumping and eventing<br />
across Europe with amateur and<br />
professional riders in all formats<br />
and have been represented in BYEH<br />
classes, Irish eventing young horse<br />
championships, show jumping, and<br />
oldest now 7 competing at CCI 2**<br />
Height: 16.1hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.44<br />
Stud Book: Weatherbys GSB<br />
Grading: SHB(GB), HSI<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4BP<br />
Contact: John Chambers<br />
Tel: 07753788125<br />
Email: John.chambers191@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.springfieldstud.com<br />
Kalamoun xx<br />
Kenmare xx<br />
Belle of Ireland xx<br />
Highest Honor xx<br />
Riverman xx<br />
High River xx<br />
Hairbrush xx<br />
Northern Dancer xx<br />
Dixieland Band xx<br />
Mississippi Mud xx<br />
Albiatra xx<br />
Caro xx<br />
Jons Singer xx<br />
Hellas xx<br />
Ashwey Laurenzo<br />
5<br />
2012 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Oaks farm stud present a stunning<br />
16hh british bred AES registered SHB<br />
graded stallion.<br />
By the prolific sire lauriston and out<br />
of an icrolando mare graded overall<br />
champion in the SHB 2018 stallion<br />
gradings scoring a 9 for his jumping<br />
ability and technique.<br />
He started his affiliated eventing<br />
career in 2018 with five outings and<br />
five top ten finishes.<br />
Now competing successfully at<br />
novice level winning his most recent<br />
event at south of england.<br />
He has an excellent temperament,<br />
compact athletic type with excellent<br />
paces.<br />
Height: 16hh (163cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.46<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB)<br />
Test: WFFS negative<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled & Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 no vat<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4BP<br />
Contact: Rebecca Gordon<br />
Tel: 07572 659813 / 07973 518375<br />
Email: oaksfarmstud@mail.com<br />
Lauriston<br />
Remi Twin Sijgje<br />
Latus I<br />
Gerlinde<br />
Ircolando<br />
Kasijke<br />
Landgraf I<br />
Folia<br />
Granit<br />
Andorra II<br />
Casimir<br />
Zolanda<br />
Amrstrong<br />
Dosijge<br />
Britannia Royal<br />
6<br />
2013 Chestnut<br />
Eventing<br />
Britannia Royal’s dam is the<br />
legendary triple 5* winning mare<br />
Headley Britannia (by Jumbo),<br />
Olympic medallist and winner of<br />
Badminton, Burghley and Kentucky<br />
through his sire Royaldik, his<br />
granddam Herka xx is full sister to<br />
Heraldik xx, the outstanding sire of<br />
international event horses for more<br />
than a decade.<br />
Britannia Royal is a modern<br />
blood-type stallion, 70%+,<br />
short-coupled, with eye-catching<br />
good looks, rhythmical paces and<br />
a quick, bold, athletic jump. He<br />
has a wonderful calm, trainable<br />
temperament, which he is passing<br />
on to his offspring. He is now an<br />
Intermediate event stallion, with an<br />
incredibly consistent record of top-ten<br />
placings throughout his eventing<br />
career, including a fabulous<br />
double-clear and 6th in only his<br />
second Intermediate run.<br />
He is producing very smart foals,<br />
his offspring are already winners in<br />
the show ring at County level, one<br />
standing Champion Hunter Breeding<br />
in 2019, and his foals are receiving<br />
Gold Futurity awards.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.50<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB)<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat<br />
Stands At: Wilmington Green Stud, Wilmington, East Sussex, BN26 5PZ<br />
Contact: Annabel Blake<br />
Tel: 07870 358944<br />
Email: brit.royal@outlook.com<br />
Website: www.britanniaroyal.co.uk<br />
Royaldik<br />
Headley Britannia<br />
Royal Diamond<br />
Herka xx<br />
Jumbo<br />
Alans Bambi xx<br />
Rubinstein I<br />
Elektia V<br />
Caramel xx<br />
Heraldika xx<br />
Skippy<br />
Betty<br />
Alanrod xx<br />
Hazy Blue xx<br />
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Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
Britannia’s Bijou<br />
7<br />
2017 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Eventing bloodlines in the purple.<br />
this exciting young International<br />
competition and breeding prospect<br />
is already broken and going well<br />
under saddle. He has been seriously<br />
impressive loose jumping - showing<br />
tremendous scope, fantastic<br />
technique, three beautiful paces and<br />
a superbly relaxed and trainable<br />
temperament. He has already been<br />
trained to the dummy and his first<br />
mare has scanned in foal from its first<br />
service.<br />
Britannia’s Bijou is out of Bella<br />
Britannia (one of the 4 embryo<br />
transfer daughters of the Eventing<br />
legend Headley Britannia) who was<br />
successfully competed Eventing up<br />
to BE100 and Show Jumped up to<br />
1.20m before going back to stud and<br />
is now in foal to Timolin. Britannia’s<br />
Bijou’s sire is the top Riding pony<br />
stallion, Littledale Bright Star - a<br />
high quality pony stallion that has<br />
competed at everything from Vaulting<br />
to Show Jumping. He only stands at<br />
12.2hh but is currently the only pony<br />
stallion to have sired International<br />
progeny in all of the Olympic<br />
disciplines.<br />
Height: 14.3hh (149cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.52<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB), SPSS<br />
Grading: SHB(GB), SPSS Gold Premium<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled & Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £350 + vat<br />
Stands At: Tomlinson Equine, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QE<br />
Contact: Lucinda Fredericks<br />
Tel: 01380 816636<br />
Email: marketing@lucindafredericks.com<br />
Website: www.lucindafredericks.com/stallion-services<br />
Littledale Bright Star<br />
Bella Britannia<br />
Catherston Nightsafe<br />
Gwersylit Town Mouse<br />
Goodtimes<br />
Headley Britannia<br />
Triumph<br />
Prosperity of Catherston<br />
Burstye Trojan<br />
JGweryslit Nans<br />
Tamanga xx<br />
Florianpolitana xx<br />
Jumbo<br />
Alan’s Bambi<br />
Britannia’s Mail<br />
8<br />
2008 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Proven advanced eventer Britannia’s<br />
Mail is a “Brit Legacy” elite<br />
syndicated stallion by Olympic Show<br />
Jumper Jaguar Mail out of triple 5*<br />
winner Olympic Medallist Headley<br />
Britannia.<br />
Britannia’s Mail is stunning-looking,<br />
has three super paces, exceptional<br />
technique over a fence and is<br />
incredibly careful, sure-footed and<br />
quick across country. After nine<br />
seasons competing he continues to<br />
prove himself to be an outstandingly<br />
tough, sound and confident horse<br />
and his relaxed, honest and kind<br />
temperament is demonstrated in his<br />
young stock.<br />
Britannia’s Mail is suitable for any<br />
type of mare and has performed<br />
for a range of riders from young<br />
teenager to top professional. He has<br />
had a successful 2020 season with<br />
16 yr old Ellie Fredericks - clear in all<br />
5 competitions and 4 placings - and<br />
the pair look forward to <strong>2021</strong>, aiming<br />
for Junior team selection, continuing<br />
at Intermediate level and progressing<br />
to 3* International and Advanced in<br />
the Summer.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (164cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.54<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: SHB(GB), AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled & Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 + vat<br />
Stands At: Tomlinson Equine, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QE<br />
Contact: Lucinda Fredericks<br />
Tel: 01380 816636<br />
Email: marketing@lucindafredericks.com<br />
Website: www.lucindafredericks.com/stallion-services<br />
Jaguar Mail<br />
Headley Britannia<br />
Hand in Glove XX<br />
Elvira Mail<br />
Jumbo<br />
Alan’s Bambi<br />
Bet Turn xx<br />
Miss Betty xx<br />
Laudanum xx<br />
Adoret Z<br />
Skippy<br />
Betty<br />
Alanrod XX<br />
Hazy Blue<br />
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EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Catherston Oakley<br />
9<br />
2014 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
A beautiful, bold and exquisite young<br />
stallion. Oakley has a wonderful<br />
temperament, along with superb<br />
conformation, with very expressive<br />
paces. This super young horse is<br />
showing so much talent, both over a<br />
fence and on the flat. His paces are<br />
expressive and powerful. He has a<br />
bold and scopey jump. He is a breath<br />
takingly stunning stallion.<br />
Oakley so far has a very good<br />
competition record, picking up elite<br />
status in Futurity gradings as young<br />
horse and numerous wins in both<br />
dressage, to young event horse<br />
classes and SHB GB Sport Horse<br />
ridden classes along with being<br />
Premium Graded SHB-GB 2018<br />
2019 has been a superb year<br />
for this young stallion, whom just<br />
keeps on giving… he has had some<br />
super runs with Charlotte Dicker<br />
who has campaigned him this<br />
year. He qualified for the Osberton<br />
Young Horse Eventing 5 year old<br />
Championships; he has won events<br />
at 90 and stepped up to 100 very<br />
successfully. Oakley is bold XC but<br />
very sensible and will always give.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.38<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB) Premium<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh/Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £600 incl vat<br />
Stands At: Catherston Stud, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, Hamps. SO20 8HX<br />
Contact: Jennie Loriston-Clarke / Anne Dicker<br />
Tel: 01264 782716<br />
Email: enquiries@catherstonstudstud.com<br />
Website: www.catherstonstud.com<br />
Opposition Bombshell<br />
Catherston Deodara<br />
Fleetwater Opposition<br />
Dutch Bombshell<br />
Dutch Gold<br />
Wellingtonia<br />
Muschamp Danube<br />
Opushka<br />
Dutch Courage<br />
Military Song<br />
Dutch Courage<br />
Gold K xx<br />
Thriller xx<br />
Twiggy<br />
Comfort<br />
10<br />
2013 Brown<br />
Eventing<br />
Comfort became the 2015 acclaimed<br />
second reserve champion of the<br />
OS licensing in Vechta. He not only<br />
convinced the inspection commitee,<br />
but also the spectators. He always<br />
got along very well with the<br />
distances of the free jumping series<br />
and performed outstandingly on all<br />
three days of the licensing. His sire,<br />
Christian, debuted at seven years<br />
old at advanced level, achieving<br />
International success.Comfort was<br />
the second son of Christian to be<br />
licensed, and also full brother to the<br />
six year old stallion Charlie Weasley.<br />
Comfort has strikingly good looks<br />
and a temperament to die for. He is<br />
athletic and bold, suiting a variety of<br />
mares. His progeny not only carry<br />
his good looks as he stamps them<br />
well, they also carry his athleticism<br />
and trainability. Comfort is proving<br />
exceptional in competition himself,<br />
having competed on the Sunshine<br />
Tour in March 2019, in the CSIYH*<br />
for 6yo horses. He placed 1st in the<br />
1.25, producing super double clears<br />
and also competed in the 1.30 class.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.82<br />
Stud Book: Oldenburg<br />
Grading: AES / SHB(GB) / OS<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 + vat<br />
Stands At: Caunton Manor Stud<br />
Contact: Victoria & Matthew Wright<br />
Tel: 07966507205<br />
Email: victoria@cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Website: www.cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Christian 25<br />
Avienna<br />
Cartani<br />
Free Lilly<br />
Last Liberty<br />
Avion<br />
Carthago<br />
Taggi<br />
Lord Liberty<br />
Miss Playback<br />
Lord Liberty<br />
Anmut<br />
Mythos<br />
Aleska Z<br />
Cruising Arish<br />
11<br />
2012 Grey<br />
Eventing<br />
A100% genetically identical stallion<br />
of CRUISING (ISH).<br />
CRUISING ARISH (TIH) (ISH) is 1<br />
of 2 genetically identical Stallions<br />
of CRUISING CSI5* international<br />
showjumper. CRUISING ranked<br />
in the top 10 of the WBFSH show<br />
jumping for over 5 years and Ranked<br />
in the top 5 WBFSH Sires for over<br />
10 years, World Cup and European<br />
championships finalist and winner of<br />
the CSI5* 1.70m Aachen Grand Prix.<br />
Sire of world champions including<br />
Flexible 2012 CSI5* World cup<br />
Champion and Mr.Medicott CCI4*<br />
World no°1 2012.<br />
CRUISING ARISH is competing at<br />
1.30m successfully and will move up<br />
to the higher levels in the spring.<br />
His oldest offspring are now 5 years<br />
old. Curra clover cruise 9th Irish<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong>s Classic 4year olds 2020.<br />
Frozen semen is available from<br />
www.stallionai.co.uk<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: ISH<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: €700 vat included<br />
Stands At: Hartwell Stud, Co.Kildare, Ireland, W91X A99<br />
Contact: Mary McCann<br />
Tel: 00353 86 2470285<br />
Email: hartwellstud@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.hartwellstud.com<br />
SeaCrest<br />
Mullacrew<br />
Knock Boy<br />
Sea Spray<br />
Nodlys xx<br />
Big Idea<br />
Kerry Man<br />
Arctic Lass<br />
Tara<br />
Olanda<br />
Nasrullah xx<br />
Moondrift xx<br />
Water Serpent xx<br />
Brownie Mare<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 33
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
Future Gravitas<br />
12<br />
2010 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
* International CCI** Eventer and<br />
WINNER at all these affiliated levels -<br />
5yr Old Qualifier, BE100, BE Novice<br />
and BE Open Novice levels<br />
* Multiple BD WINNER and<br />
National Championship Finalist at<br />
Medium and Elementary levels<br />
* No.1 Ranked Sire of Futurity<br />
Eventing youngstock<br />
* Used by MARY KING on her 5*<br />
winner, Kings Temptress<br />
* First crop out eventing are already<br />
jumping double clear at BE Novice<br />
level as 5yr olds<br />
Future Gravitas is the sire of:<br />
•<strong>British</strong> Dressage National<br />
Champion •Double Champion<br />
Futurity Mare (all disciplines, 2018<br />
and 2019) •Supreme In Hand Sport<br />
Horse Champion (National Hunter<br />
Show 2019) •Futurity Champion<br />
Eventer •Multiple County Show<br />
Champions and BBN Winners<br />
Gravitas’s dam is Elite mare Juswith<br />
Genoa - an EXCEPTIONAL producer<br />
– making Future Gravitas a maternal<br />
brother to the legendary Olympic<br />
Silver medallist, WEG Gold medallist<br />
& multiple 5* Winner Winsome<br />
Adante.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.126<br />
Stud Book: ZfDP<br />
Grading: AES Approved, SHB(GB)<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chiilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat LFG Fresh, Frozen £325 + £325 in foal no vat LFG<br />
Stands At: Future Sport Horses, Baswick Bridge, Driffield. E. Yorks, YO25 8LZ<br />
Contact: Julia Hodkin<br />
Tel: 07951 519288 / 07775 633004<br />
Email: info@FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Website: www.FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Grafenstolz<br />
Juswith Genoa (Elite)<br />
Polarion (Elite)<br />
Gipsy Lady (Pr.St.Pr.)<br />
Bohemond xx (HIS Pte)<br />
Just Gingerbread<br />
Van Deyk<br />
Polareid<br />
Camelot<br />
Grazie II<br />
Auction Ring xx<br />
Kaftan xx<br />
Carbrooke Surprise ox<br />
Trincomalee<br />
Future Guilty Pleasure<br />
13<br />
2016 Grey<br />
Eventing<br />
Future Guilty Pleasure is the talk of the<br />
breeding world by already being a<br />
TRIPLE NATIONAL CHAMPION at<br />
the tender age of 4 years old. He is:<br />
•UK Anglo European Studbook<br />
National Stallion Licensing Champion<br />
(2018) as a 2yr old, from over 90<br />
stallions inspected<br />
•National Champion Sire of Futurity<br />
Eventers (2019) with his very first crop<br />
of foals<br />
•National Champion Sire of Futurity<br />
Eventers (2020) with his second<br />
crop…<br />
Future Guilty Pleasure received<br />
exceptional licensing scores including<br />
9.5 for trot, 9.25 for canter and 9<br />
for walk and comments from the AES<br />
Stallion Licensing Panel included this<br />
ringing endorsement of his quality:<br />
…”Every now and then we encounter<br />
a young horse who has future<br />
greatness stamped all over him.<br />
And this simply breathtaking son of<br />
Levisonn is such an example. Bred<br />
to jump and event, with gaits of<br />
such quality that they will also be of<br />
interest to many dressage breeders,<br />
this young horse certainly breaks the<br />
mould.”<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.128<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £850 no vat LFG Fresh, Frozen £425 + £425 in foal no vat LFG<br />
Stands At: Future Sport Horses, Baswick Bridge, Driffield. E. Yorks. YO25 8LZ<br />
Contact: Julia Hodkin<br />
Tel: 07951 519288 / 07775 633004<br />
Email: info@FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Website: www.FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Levisonn<br />
Future Guilty Secret<br />
Levisto Z<br />
Melodie VIII<br />
Cantoblanco<br />
Future Gold Digger<br />
Leandro<br />
Hirtin<br />
Lennon<br />
Narwan<br />
Canto<br />
G-Casablanca<br />
Primitive Proposal xx<br />
Juswith Genoa (Elite)<br />
Future Hepsilon<br />
14<br />
2017 Grey<br />
Eventing<br />
Future Hepsilon is the ONLY licensed<br />
son of Upsilon standing in the UK.<br />
With genetics that breeders dream<br />
of Future Hepsilon directly combines<br />
the superstar eventer Upsilon with the<br />
world’s best ever sire of eventers – the<br />
thoroughbred, Heraldik. Hepsilon’s<br />
dam has already produced multiple<br />
International eventers and descends<br />
from the same dam line that produced<br />
the €1 million winning Grand Prix<br />
showjumper, Embassy II.<br />
Upsilon sired the 1-2-3 at the 2019<br />
4 YO French National Eventing<br />
Championships, and is renowned<br />
for his record-breaking score in the<br />
Nations Cup – a staggering final<br />
score of only 17.3 penalties.<br />
Heraldik xx has sired horses at the<br />
top in all three Olympic disciplines…<br />
being WBFSH No.1 Ranked Sire<br />
of Eventers for an incredible 5<br />
consecutive years. He also sired<br />
numerous GP showjumpers including<br />
Herald III, and GP dressage horses<br />
such as H-Ekwador.<br />
Future Hepsilon is a powerful, athletic<br />
stallion with a talent for jumping. By<br />
using Hepsilon you are choosing<br />
proven genetics that are highly potent<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.130<br />
Stud Book: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat LFG Fresh, Frozen £325 + £325 in foal no vat LFG<br />
Stands At: Future Sport Horses, Baswick Bridge, Driffield. E. Yorks. YO25 8LZ<br />
Contact: Julia Hodkin<br />
Tel: 07951 519288 / 07775 633004<br />
Email: info@FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Website: www.FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Upsilon<br />
Heraldik Girl-W<br />
Canturo<br />
O’Vive x<br />
Heraldik xx<br />
Perdona<br />
Cantus<br />
Fara<br />
Fusain du Defey x<br />
Garce d’Aulix x<br />
Caramel xx<br />
Heraldika xx<br />
Palermo<br />
Lisandra<br />
34 | BRITISH BREEDER
EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Future Illusion<br />
15<br />
2004 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Outstandingly good looking stallion<br />
with the rare ability to sire both<br />
International Eventers and HOYS<br />
show horses. Selected by H.M. The<br />
Queen for one of Her own mares<br />
and the offspring is a multiple County<br />
Show Champion with Katie Jerram.<br />
He is:<br />
•Life Graded SHB(GB) and Life<br />
Approved (AES)<br />
•Champion BEF Futurity <strong>British</strong> Bred<br />
Stallion All Disciplines (2009 and<br />
2010)<br />
•Champion BEF Futurity Sire of<br />
Eventers<br />
•<strong>British</strong> Eventing top ranking sire<br />
•Successful BE Novice level Eventer<br />
•Winning BD Elementary dressage<br />
horse and Regional Finalist<br />
•Multiple County Show Champion<br />
Future Illusion is the sire of:<br />
•Sire of CCI4* Eventers, Express<br />
Eventing Winners, BYEH and<br />
Badminton Grassroots Finalists<br />
•National Futurity Champion<br />
Eventers and Res. Supreme<br />
Champions<br />
•Sire of HOYS Finalists and sire of<br />
2 Champions, 2 Reserve Champions<br />
and 5 class winners at the SHAS<br />
Height: 16.1hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.132<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: Life Graded SHB(GB), Life Approved AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat LFG Fresh, Frozen £325 + £325 in foal no vat LFG<br />
Stands At: Future Sport Horses, Baswick Bridge, Driffield. E. Yorks, YO25 8LZ<br />
Contact: Julia Hodkin<br />
Tel: 07951 519288 / 07775 633004<br />
Email: info@FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Website: www.FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Fleetwater Opposition<br />
(Elite)<br />
Future Illicit Affair<br />
Muschamp Danube<br />
Opushka (Elite)<br />
The Outlaw<br />
Classic Fayre xx<br />
Isenstein<br />
Donauleid von Schimmelhof<br />
Oplot (Elite)<br />
Pika<br />
Criminal Law xx<br />
Demon Spring<br />
Brianston Zipper xx<br />
Copper Fair xx<br />
Future Prophecy<br />
16<br />
2017 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Future Prophecy is a full thoroughbred<br />
purpose bred for sport. He is the<br />
ONLY licensed thoroughbred son of<br />
Power Blade standing in the UK and<br />
possibly the World. Coupled with<br />
his dam-sire being the legendary<br />
Hand In Glove, Future Prophecy is an<br />
exceptional and unique thoroughbred<br />
stallion.<br />
A thoroughbred that jumps and<br />
moves, Future Prophecy had excellent<br />
marks at his AES Licensing including 9<br />
for Canter, 8.75 for Trot and 8.75 for<br />
Jump, with the Panel commenting:<br />
…”a beautifully balanced and<br />
very harmonious young colt who<br />
convinced with a keen attitude over<br />
a fence and three expressive and<br />
correct gaits…”<br />
His sire Power Blade showjumped<br />
to 1.30m level and was crowned<br />
Croker Cup Champion at the Royal<br />
Dublin Horse Show. He has sired<br />
CCI**** eventers, Grand Prix<br />
showjumpers and County Show<br />
Champions.Prophecy’s dam-sire<br />
Hand in Glove jumped to Grand Prix<br />
level, competed at Prix St. Georges<br />
dressage and was a Stakes winning<br />
racehorse. Sire of Jaguar Mail<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.134<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: AES Liscensed<br />
Test: WFFS carrier Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat LFG Fresh, Frozen £325 + £325 in foal no vat LFG<br />
Stands At: Future Sport Horses, Baswick Bridge, Driffield. E. Yorks, YO25 8LZ<br />
Contact: Julia Hodkin<br />
Tel: 07951 519288 / 07775 633004<br />
Email: info@FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Website: www.FutureSportHorses.co.uk<br />
Power Blade xx<br />
Future Golden Glove<br />
xx<br />
Fine Blade xx<br />
First Field xx<br />
Hand In Glove xx<br />
Persephone Heights xx<br />
Fortino II<br />
Cursorial xx<br />
Forties Field xx<br />
Gretto xx<br />
Best Turn xx<br />
Miss Betty xx<br />
Golden Heights xx<br />
Jalland xx<br />
Glencarrig Tempest<br />
17<br />
2016 Grey<br />
Eventing<br />
Tempest’s pedigree includes many<br />
of Ireland’s most prolific Connemara<br />
performance stallions. His sire,<br />
Coosheen Stormboy, is a grandson of<br />
the world renowned Ashfield Bobby<br />
Sparrow, who won individual gold<br />
at the pony European Showjumping<br />
Championships in 1980 (the<br />
first Connemara ever to do so).<br />
Coosheen Stormboy has sired many<br />
international performance ponies,<br />
who have successfully represented<br />
their countries at European<br />
Championships for ponies. Tempest’s<br />
10yo full brother, Glencarrig Dolphin,<br />
has outstanding form at BE Novice<br />
and FEI Pony Trial level in the UK.<br />
Tempest’s dam, Mountross Colleen,<br />
is a superb mare in her own right,<br />
with numerous show ring titles to her<br />
name. Her sire, Coral Star, was a<br />
son of the Grade A jumping pony<br />
Cuchulainn, who also won the stallion<br />
class at Clifden in Ireland in 1986.<br />
Tempest started his ridden work in<br />
2020, proving incredibly athletic and<br />
trainable.<br />
These attributes, combined with<br />
his superb movement, scope and<br />
conformation, make him a very<br />
exciting pony for the future.<br />
Height: 15.0hh (151cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.142<br />
Stud Book: CPBS<br />
Grading: CPBS and SPSS<br />
Test: N/N for HWSD Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £400+ vat<br />
Stands At: Sands Farm, Epwell. Oxon<br />
Contact: Emma Rugman<br />
Tel: 07500057363<br />
Email: emma.rugman@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.clarkstownconnemaras.co.uk<br />
Coosheen Stormboy<br />
Mountross Colleen<br />
Cloonisle Cashel<br />
Scarteen Mistral<br />
Coral Star<br />
Grange Amber Colleen<br />
Abbeyleix Owen<br />
Cloonisle Lady<br />
Ashfield Bobby Sparrow<br />
Tulira Sea Breeze<br />
Cuchulainn<br />
Dolan Lucky Star<br />
Grange Bobbing Sparrow<br />
Home Lover<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 35
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
GreenLanes LeBambalou<br />
18<br />
2016 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
“Bamber” is a very exciting young<br />
stallion for <strong>British</strong> breeders bringing<br />
together some of the top European<br />
and TB lines. His mother is a<br />
successful event mare.<br />
Bamber has exceptional paces and<br />
moves better than many dressage<br />
horses. He was backed as a late<br />
3-year-old, then spent his first season<br />
at stud when Coronavirus hit, so his<br />
training was rather shortened.<br />
He returned to start ridden work<br />
again in the autumn 2020 and will<br />
be starting his competition career in<br />
early <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Bamber has an excellent<br />
temperament and is a great favourite<br />
on every yard he has been at. All<br />
of his mares took in foal at the first<br />
attempt in 2020.<br />
We are very excited about Bamber’s<br />
potential both in the competition<br />
arena and as a <strong>British</strong> stallion and<br />
very much look forward to seeing him<br />
out competing and his foals following<br />
in his footsteps in the coming years.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS N/N Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat<br />
Stands At: West Kington Stud<br />
Contact: Peter Greenaway<br />
Tel: 07753788125<br />
Email: greenlanestud@btinternet.com<br />
Website: www.greenlanestud.co.uk<br />
Balou du Rouet<br />
GreenLanes Hermione<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.148<br />
Baloubet du Rouet<br />
Georgia<br />
Warrant<br />
Danzig Star xx<br />
Galoubet A<br />
Mesange du Rouet<br />
Continue<br />
Georgette II<br />
Numero Uno<br />
Karanta<br />
Connection xx<br />
Julie’s Star xx<br />
Halona Askari<br />
19<br />
2009 Cremello<br />
Eventing<br />
A striking modern example of a sports<br />
horse with outstanding conformation<br />
has fantastic limb and bone with a<br />
great hind quarters and fantastic<br />
length of rein would be an asset to<br />
any breeders lines providing the much<br />
wanted temperament and distinctive<br />
colour qualities.<br />
Halona Askari likes to show off<br />
his impressive free moving paces<br />
combining elevation, power and<br />
elasticity in his movement. Proving<br />
to a bold scopey jump over a fence<br />
adds quality and performance to any<br />
mare he may serve. His exceptional<br />
temperament and manners on the<br />
ground and under saddle work well<br />
together with an amazing trainable<br />
attitude and mindset. He will be out<br />
to produce fantastic progeny with<br />
serious potential to be successful in<br />
the future for any given discipline.<br />
This undiscovered stallion is an<br />
exciting prospect and will be sure<br />
to increase in popularity as his<br />
competitive profile grows. His full<br />
brother evented to 2star being well<br />
known across the eventing discipline<br />
known as Halona Sprig. Halona<br />
Askari produces excellent offspring.<br />
Height: 15.3hh (156cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.150<br />
Stud Book: <strong>British</strong> Sport Horse Register<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £500 incl VAT<br />
Stands At: Walks in at Future Sport Horses<br />
Contact: Ryan Longley<br />
Tel: 07809748324<br />
Email: ryan@eabed.com<br />
Aiba Hunmhr<br />
Mandolina<br />
Radihaza Maeraloc<br />
Usi<br />
Murad<br />
Mandy<br />
Martaloc<br />
Solymasz I Angyom<br />
Aladdin<br />
Nelli<br />
Mandat<br />
Etna<br />
Mandat<br />
Sigma<br />
Headleys Deluxe<br />
20<br />
2015 Chestnut<br />
Eventing<br />
Headleys Deluxe is an exciting young<br />
stallion offering some of the best<br />
Thoroughbred and jumping bloodlines<br />
to breeders of event horses.<br />
Sired by Duke of Hearts, the prolific,<br />
black type German thoroughbred<br />
stallion, with progeny successfully<br />
competing in eventing up to CCI4*L<br />
under multiple professional riders.<br />
Headleys Deluxe’s dam, the striking<br />
Colourful Lady, is currently competing<br />
at CSI5* level show jumping with<br />
Ireland’s Capt Brian Cournane.<br />
Damsire Casall ASK, needs no<br />
introduction competing at the London<br />
2012, 4th at the 2013 Europeans, 4th<br />
at the WEG 2014 and multiple LGCT<br />
Grand Prix wins under Rolf-Göran<br />
Bengtsson.<br />
With over 70% thoroughbred<br />
blood, correct conformation and<br />
elastic paces, Headleys Deluxe<br />
combines the best of thoroughbred<br />
and Holstein jumping bloodlines.<br />
Having been carefully produced by<br />
Italy’s Giovanni Ugolotti, Headleys<br />
Deluxe is proving to be brave across<br />
the country, with a powerful and<br />
careful jump, and offers a superb<br />
temperament.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.152<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 + vat + shipping<br />
Stands At: Oakham Veterinary Hospital, Ashwell Road, Oakham. LE15 7QH<br />
Contact: Jessica Spalding<br />
Tel: 07545882183<br />
Email: mickleholmestud.com<br />
Website: www.mickleholmestud.com<br />
Duke of Hearts xx<br />
Colourful Lady<br />
Halling xx<br />
Daytona Beach xx<br />
Casall Ask<br />
Hakuna Matata<br />
Diesis xx<br />
Dance Machine xx<br />
Koenigsstuhl xx<br />
Domestica xx<br />
Caretino<br />
Kira XVII<br />
Acord II<br />
Weltlady<br />
36 | BRITISH BREEDER
EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Hearnesbrook New Moon<br />
21<br />
2008 Grey<br />
Eventing<br />
He has enjoyed enormous success as<br />
a working hunter pony winning the<br />
143cms class (and overall Reserve<br />
Champion) at the Royal Windsor,<br />
placed 2nd at the Royal International,<br />
along with many other great results.<br />
He was on the BCPS <strong>British</strong> Team in<br />
the International Performance classes<br />
at both Dublin & Clifden.<br />
Height: 14.0hh (143cm)<br />
Stud Book: BCPS<br />
Grading: BCPS<br />
Test: N/N for HWSD Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £350 + vat introductory fee for <strong>2021</strong><br />
Stands At: West Kington Stud, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7JE<br />
Contact: Harry Thirlby / Jane Holderness-Roddam<br />
Tel: 01249 782050<br />
Email: manager@westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
Website: www.westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
Hearnesbrook New Moon is a full<br />
Connermara pony stallion.<br />
He has showjumped BS up to Pony<br />
Foxhunter and has been placed in<br />
BE events at grassroots levels and<br />
has won the Connemara Eventing<br />
Championships.<br />
His early progeny have all been<br />
successful in Connemara classes.<br />
<strong>2021</strong> will be his first season at public<br />
stud.<br />
Hearnesbrook Halley<br />
Pilgrims Mistral<br />
Hearnesbrook Fastnet<br />
Richella<br />
Thunderbolt<br />
Ballymore Lulu<br />
Whalton Sandune<br />
Rosenaharley Rinnamara<br />
Spring of Heather<br />
Nuala<br />
Thunder<br />
Irene Grey<br />
Macnamara<br />
Abbeyleix Lucy<br />
Heritage Arrakis<br />
22<br />
2013 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
With over 82.5% TB blood and a<br />
proper jump this horse has everything<br />
to breed high class event horses.<br />
Double Elite Futurity Award winner at<br />
2 & 3yrs including Futurity Eventing<br />
Champion at 2yrs. He spent 2020<br />
at Brendon Stud learning his jumping<br />
trade and proved to have a superb<br />
jump with quick forelimb action and<br />
superbly athletic. In a difficult year<br />
he started from basics to competing<br />
in Newcomers quickly and some<br />
Derby Classes. He has a lovely<br />
temperament which hs is passing<br />
on. He has already been used<br />
twice by the well known Event horse<br />
producer, Russmond Horses ‘We<br />
are really impressed with him - he<br />
puts lots of quality into the foals’ said<br />
Lizzie Richmond who produces the<br />
youngstock for Denny Russell. The<br />
colt, Russmond Punchinello, was<br />
Champion in hand Hunter Arrakis’<br />
breeding is full of speed on the<br />
Thoroughbred lines with Group 1<br />
winners; both his sire and Grandsire<br />
were quality Anglo Arabs that both<br />
raced and evented to CCI**. The<br />
damline is TB x the top jumping<br />
stallion Carnival Drum. Lots to like<br />
Height: 16.1 ¹/₂ hh (166cm) Competition Stallions Guide p.154<br />
Stud Book: AHS - PBAR<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £100 + £300 1st October In foal no VAT<br />
Stands At: Heritage Coast Stud, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2BH<br />
Contact: Jane Marson<br />
Tel: 07771608376<br />
Email: jane@hcstud.com<br />
Website: www.hcstud.com<br />
Heritage Orion AA<br />
Carniva’s Dancing<br />
Queen<br />
Heritage Neptune AA<br />
Darkest Hour xx<br />
Carnival Drum<br />
Choccie Heaven xx<br />
Lone Tornado ox<br />
Sea Thyme xx<br />
Absalom xx<br />
Queen of Twilight xx<br />
Marinier SF<br />
Polyantha Ster<br />
High Season xx<br />
Sweet Vanity xx<br />
Jackondrik<br />
23<br />
2017 Brown<br />
Eventing<br />
Jacondrik’s pedigree boasts an<br />
illustrous line of the Worlds leading<br />
event and jumping sires, being a<br />
direct descendent himself of the 2019<br />
World No3 and 2018 World No2<br />
leading event sire, Jaguar Mail.<br />
Jaguar Mail was active in the sport at<br />
the highest level himself and was one<br />
of the finalists at the Olympic Games<br />
in China in 2008. He won the Sires<br />
of the World in Lanaken in 2007 and<br />
was sired himself by the magnificent<br />
thoroughbred Hand In Glove xx.<br />
Jacondrik’s dam ‘Cosima’ is by the<br />
long standing World No1 ranked<br />
eventing sire Contendro I, who<br />
needs no introducEon. He is the 2015,<br />
2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 World #1<br />
Eventing Sire and World #25<br />
Jumping Sire! Cosima was by Hof<br />
Brunings great mare Hollywood, a<br />
direct descendent herself from<br />
the legendary and former world<br />
leading event sire Heraldik xx. He<br />
is bold and athletic and takes on<br />
every task that is thrown his way<br />
with the courage needed to make<br />
a great competition horse thanks<br />
to his pedigree of eventing’s finest.<br />
Jacondrik is nearly 70% Blood.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.166<br />
Stud Book: Hannoverian<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £650+ VAT<br />
Stands At: Caunton Manor Stud<br />
Contact: Victoria & Matthew Wright<br />
Tel: 07966507205<br />
Email: victoria@cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Website: www.cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Jaguar Mail<br />
Cosima<br />
Hand in Glove xx<br />
Elvira<br />
Contendro<br />
Hollywood<br />
Best Turn xx<br />
Miss Betty xx<br />
Laudanum xx<br />
Adoret Z<br />
Contender<br />
Bravo<br />
Heraldik xx<br />
Fayence<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 37
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
Jamhoori<br />
24<br />
2008 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Jamhoori ran 52 times, winning 7<br />
races (2 in UAE) and was placed<br />
12 times. He was also placed once<br />
over hurdles. He ran over distances<br />
ranging from 6f to 2.1 miles.<br />
This tough, versatile stallion has<br />
a lovely, kind temperament and<br />
excellent conformation. He has taken<br />
very well to his new role as a stallion.<br />
Jamhoori is a lovely ride and is<br />
very quick to learn, both on the flat<br />
and over fences. He shows good<br />
technique over a fence and is bold,<br />
yet careful and athletic. He schools<br />
nicely over XC fences and particularly<br />
enjoys jumping bales in the<br />
hay-making season!<br />
We were thrilled to welcome<br />
Jamhoori’s first foals in 2020, who<br />
have inherited his kind temperament,<br />
good looks and have great<br />
conformation and movement. He<br />
enjoyed a great season in 2020,<br />
with every mare conceiving on first<br />
service.<br />
We believe that Jamhoori will be a<br />
great refiner on heavier warmblood<br />
and draught type mares and will<br />
make a particularly suitable sire for<br />
Eventing, Showing and Racing.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.168<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: Graded SHB(GB)<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: West Kington Stud, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7JE<br />
Contact: Harry Thirlby / Jane Holderness-Roddam<br />
Tel: 01249 782050<br />
Email: manager@westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
Website: www.westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
Tiger Hill xx<br />
Tanasie xx<br />
Danehill xx<br />
The Filly xx<br />
Cadeaux Genereux xx<br />
Tansy xx<br />
Danzig xx<br />
Rayzana xx<br />
Appiani xx<br />
Tigress SIlver xx<br />
Young Generation xx<br />
Zigeunerin<br />
Silvio II<br />
Irina<br />
Leprince des Bois<br />
25<br />
1999 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Leprince is sired by Yarlands Summer<br />
Song who was ranked for 10 years<br />
in the WBFSH top 10 Eventing sires<br />
and Leprince is his most successful<br />
offspring. Summer Song’s sire<br />
Fleetwater Opposition is a legend in<br />
eventing pedigrees as well and has<br />
produced numerous international<br />
eventers (Opposition Buzz, Trevalgar<br />
II, Ngong Hills, and Absolute<br />
Opposition). With the Olympian<br />
Galoubet A as damsire, Leprince’s<br />
pedigree easily explains his<br />
outstanding talent and achievements.<br />
Leprince finished 11th at Badminton,<br />
8th at Burghley and 4th at Pau.<br />
His full brother Popof des Bois is<br />
successful in CIC 4* as well.<br />
Retired in his best condition in 2014<br />
after winning the German junior<br />
eventing championships with a<br />
16-year-old girl, Leprince’s offspring<br />
are still young and his breeding’s<br />
were limited before The Stallion<br />
Company acquired him.<br />
He produces intelligent and easy<br />
horses and manages to keep size<br />
whilst passing over his stamina<br />
and scope as well as outstanding<br />
movements.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (171cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.196<br />
Stud Book: Selle Francais<br />
Grading: SF, AA, AES, Hann, Ba Wü, OLD<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £805 LFG<br />
Stands At: Tomlinson Equine<br />
Contact: Emma Tomlinson<br />
Tel: 01666 880236<br />
Email: info@tomlinsonequinevets.co.uk<br />
Website: www.tomlinsonequinevets.co.uk<br />
Yarlands Summersong<br />
Escale de Bois<br />
Fleetwater Oppostion<br />
Welton Gazelle<br />
Quandy du Mayne<br />
Perle de Bois<br />
Muschamp Danube<br />
Opushka<br />
Welton Gamefull xx<br />
Lisa<br />
Galoubet A<br />
Scynik xx<br />
Funny Hobby xx<br />
Lolita V<br />
Murkas Gem<br />
26<br />
2014 Grey<br />
Eventing<br />
Murka’s Gem is the clone of Gem<br />
Twist who is recognized the world<br />
over as one of the best show jumpers<br />
of all time. Gem Twist, a gelding, was<br />
unable to pass on his genes through<br />
breeding.<br />
Gem Twist is the only horse to have<br />
won the “American Grand Prix<br />
Association Horse of the Year” title<br />
three times. He did this under three<br />
different riders, two of whom he<br />
also carried to “Rookie of the Year”<br />
titles. He also won two Olympic<br />
silver medals in 1988 at the Seoul<br />
Olympics, the “World’s Best Horse”<br />
title at the 1990 Stockholm World<br />
Equestrian Games, plus numerous<br />
major Grand Prix titles.<br />
Murka’s Gem is the identical<br />
reincarnation of the original Gem<br />
Twist. He has joined Team Murka’s<br />
Breeding programme to bring back<br />
a magnificent blood line to modern<br />
breeding.<br />
Murka’s Gem offers the modern<br />
breeder unique access to previously<br />
lost proven thoroughbred bloodlines<br />
A popular choice for Olympic riders<br />
and Trainers in both Eventing & Show<br />
Jumping.<br />
Height: 15.2hh (158cm)<br />
Stud Book: Thoroughbred / AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 +Vat LFG (NFNF available from July 1st). Fresh Sexed Semen<br />
available. Standard ICSI Straws available<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Tullis Matson<br />
Tel: 01948 666295<br />
Email: sales@stallionai.co.uk | Website: www.stallionai.co.uk<br />
Antango<br />
Special Lady<br />
Ampere<br />
Oriona<br />
Goodtimes<br />
Nirina<br />
Rousseau<br />
Larivola<br />
Jazz<br />
Joyce<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Zigeunerin<br />
Silvio II<br />
Irina<br />
38 | BRITISH BREEDER
EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Nice & Easy SR Z<br />
27<br />
2013 Chestnut<br />
Eventing<br />
We bought Masai as a 2yo as we<br />
were impressed with him...a very<br />
good stamp.<br />
A chestnut standing at 1.70 he is<br />
licensed with AES. He is approx. 55%<br />
TB (Nabab de Reve x Cassini I x Bold<br />
Indian XX)...Holst Stamm 18B1<br />
He has one half brother sj 1.60 and<br />
two half sisters sj 1.40.<br />
He spent some of his 6yo (2019)<br />
career Eventing with Izzy Taylor<br />
where he did two BE100 followed by<br />
3rd in his first Novice.<br />
His chance at Osberton and the<br />
remainder of the hear was curtailed<br />
by ringworm in the yard. It was clear<br />
that we had a stallion who was very<br />
trainable with an excellent brain.<br />
Collected in 2020, his semen was<br />
described as “ immense” at his first<br />
collection and we are happy to show<br />
videos of the semen.<br />
We have two mares due to foal by<br />
him <strong>2021</strong>; one Anglo Arab and the<br />
other an Akhal Teke.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Stud Book: Zang<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: Lancer Stud, Clare, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0EJ<br />
Contact: Marcus Craggs<br />
Tel: 07703 715131<br />
Email: marcuscraggs@icloud.com<br />
Website: www.lancerstud.com<br />
Nabab de Reve<br />
L-Cassina I<br />
Quidam de Revel<br />
Melodie En Fa<br />
Cassini I<br />
Dorette<br />
Jalisco B<br />
Dirka<br />
Artichaut<br />
Caravelle<br />
Capirol I<br />
Wisma<br />
Bold Indian xx<br />
Zenit II<br />
Party Trick<br />
28<br />
2012 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
This exciting young stallion proved an<br />
extremely popular choice as a sire<br />
in 2020.<br />
He offers breeders access to world<br />
class bloodlines; His sire Chilli<br />
Morning excelled in Eventing<br />
by winning Badminton CCI 5*,<br />
medals at European and World<br />
Championships along with numerous<br />
wins at CCI4*. His dam is SHB(GB)<br />
Champion and Head Stud Book mare<br />
DHI Party Piece is an outstanding<br />
broodmare by Tolan R; her first foal<br />
DHI Zulu is currently show jumping<br />
successfully at 1.50 on the world<br />
circuit having won her age classes<br />
based at the Ludger Beerbaum<br />
stables. His impressive movement,<br />
scope and jump earned him<br />
SHB(GB) Champion Stallion at his<br />
grading. The approval he demands<br />
from his judges had been passed<br />
on to his progeny with his foals<br />
dominating shows winning ‘Elite’<br />
and ‘Higher Firsts’ at the BEF Futurity<br />
Shows. Party Trick is in high demand<br />
as a Stallion but is still very much a<br />
competition horse as well. He will<br />
campaign at Advanced in <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.218<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB) Champion Stallion 2014<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £900<br />
Stands At: West Kington Stud, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7JE<br />
Contact: Amanda Gauntlett<br />
Tel: 07814145266<br />
Email: Amanda@gauntlett.me.uk<br />
Website: www.gauntlett.me.uk<br />
Chilli Morning<br />
DHI Party Piece<br />
Phantomic<br />
Koralle<br />
Tolan R<br />
Dyranda<br />
Secreto<br />
Pantomime<br />
Kolibri<br />
Duena<br />
Namelus R<br />
O-Termie 19<br />
Notaris<br />
Oyranda<br />
PennineView Bee Spritley<br />
29<br />
2015 Bright Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
This exciting young stallion comes<br />
from serious eventing parentage,<br />
both parents being international<br />
eventers. The father, Pennine View<br />
Silver Concorde, an International 3<br />
Star eventer, carries the famous dutch<br />
bloodlines Concorde and Ramiro Z<br />
plus lots of TB. The mother is herself<br />
an International 3 Star mare, and is<br />
from the same dynasty as Opposition<br />
Buzz, the Olympic eventing medallist<br />
in 2012, ridden by Nicola Wilson.<br />
Her Father was Fulton, a top Belgium<br />
warmblood, sire of Advance eventers<br />
and PSG Inter II dressage stars!<br />
A very well put together, short<br />
coupled and well balanced stallion<br />
with uphill paces and a scopey jump<br />
that is showing great potential in all<br />
spheres. Inline with his father and<br />
grand father he has a kind trainable.<br />
In 2020 he Competed at BE100 with<br />
ease and qualified for the 5 year old<br />
young event horse championships<br />
at Hickstead. He is ridden by Issie<br />
Thompson when only 16.<br />
He is one for the future.<br />
Height: 16.0hh (162cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.220<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB) Premium<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £500<br />
Stands At: Pennine View Stud, Harrogate, N Yorks, HG13 1RB<br />
Contact: Issie Thompson<br />
Tel: 07496 823055<br />
Email: info@pennineviewstud.co.uk<br />
Website: www.pennineviewstud.co.uk<br />
PennineView Silver<br />
Concorde<br />
The Bees Knees V<br />
Z Concorde<br />
Silver Squirrel xx<br />
Fulton<br />
Jungle Bee<br />
Concorde<br />
Lentefee<br />
Silver Wizard xx<br />
Farah xx<br />
Fruehling<br />
Grandessa<br />
Java Tiger xx<br />
Queen Bee<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 39
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
Pennineview Silver Concorde<br />
30<br />
2014 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Stunning Elegant Modern Sport<br />
Horse Stallion with a temperament<br />
second to none! - Graded SHB (GB)<br />
16.2hh, 2009 Bay Stallion by Z<br />
Concorde out of Silver Squirrel (TB),<br />
Silver Wizard (TB).<br />
This elegant and modern sport horse<br />
stallion with stunning proportions,<br />
expressive paces and bold scopey<br />
jump that one would expect from<br />
his top breeding lines of Concorde,<br />
Ramiro Z Voltaire and Furioso from his<br />
father and pure TB from his mother,<br />
also has a calm sensible temperament<br />
that any owner could cope with. In<br />
2018 he became a successful 2*<br />
international eventer.<br />
He is scopey in all areas from<br />
dressage, with his stunning paces<br />
qualifying him for regionals and<br />
Nationals, now competing at<br />
Medium. To Show Jumping boldly<br />
at Newcomers and Foxhunters, and<br />
exceptional clear XC record over<br />
4 seasons from novice to 2*CIC<br />
events! He has had placing at all<br />
levels in eventing and is improving all<br />
the time. His youngstock have been<br />
well placed at Bramham and Otley<br />
Shows and been easy to back.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.222<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB)<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500<br />
Stands At: Pennine View Stud, Harrogate, N Yorks, HG13 1RB<br />
Contact: Issie Thompson<br />
Tel: 07496 823055<br />
Email: info@pennineviewstud.co.uk<br />
Website: www.pennineviewstud.co.uk<br />
Z Concorde<br />
Silver Squirrel xx<br />
Concorde<br />
Lentefee<br />
Silver Wizard xx<br />
Farah xx<br />
Voltaire<br />
Flyer<br />
G Ramiro Z<br />
Fee<br />
Silver Hawk xx<br />
Cherie’s Hope xx<br />
Lead on Time xx<br />
Muznah xx<br />
Prometheus<br />
31<br />
2013 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Prometheus is the ultimate modern<br />
sports pony stallion. He is careful,<br />
brave and scopey with beautiful<br />
paces and a calm, trainable<br />
temperament which he is passing on<br />
to his progeny.<br />
Prometheus has had a spectacular<br />
eventing career. His first season he<br />
secured two seconds and a WIN at<br />
BE100. In 2019, age 6, he moved<br />
up to WIN his first BE100Plus; gained<br />
seven top-ten placings at Novice<br />
Level, including three WINS, then<br />
completed his first CCI-S2* for a<br />
top-15 finish. In 2020’s shortened<br />
season he achieved back-to-back<br />
Novice WINS, followed by a<br />
fantastic 4th in a huge CCI-S2*.<br />
To round off the season, he<br />
completed his first CCI-L2*<br />
long-format, clear xc, just one down<br />
show-jumping, to finish 21st in<br />
another huge class. Commentator’s<br />
remark: “This little stallion has rockets<br />
on his feet!”<br />
His first foals look extremely smart, he<br />
is ideal to breed sports ponies or add<br />
agility used with larger mares.<br />
Height: 14.2hh (148cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.228<br />
Stud Book: SPSS<br />
Grading: SPSS Elite<br />
Test: WFFS negative<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £450 no vat<br />
Stands At: Bayfield Stud, Dunsfold, Surrey<br />
Contact: Annabel Blake<br />
Tel: 07870 358944<br />
Email: annabelblake@icloud.com<br />
Romulus<br />
A Pinch of Pepper<br />
Renoir<br />
Donna Demdera AT<br />
Unrecorded<br />
Unrecorded<br />
Racket<br />
Ramona<br />
Don Joshi AT<br />
Dendera<br />
Unrecorded<br />
Unrecorded<br />
Unrecorded<br />
Unrecorded<br />
Put On Faerie Wings<br />
32<br />
2010 Chestnut<br />
Eventing<br />
Put On Faerie Wings is an exciting<br />
stallion carrying Classic <strong>British</strong><br />
Eventing Bloodlines. As a foal, at his<br />
BEF Futurity Grading he received<br />
Reserve Highest Score scoring 9 for<br />
his correctness of pace and 8.75<br />
for athleticism along with some very<br />
pleasing comments from the vet who<br />
liked him enormously. His super<br />
temperament and rideability has<br />
carried through to all of his progeny<br />
who have consistently attained high<br />
BEF Futurity results. He has very<br />
comfortable paces with an excellent<br />
jumping technique. Along with<br />
expressive Warmblood movement,<br />
making lateral dressage movements<br />
easy for him, he is also over 50%<br />
thoroughbred giving the speed and<br />
stamina required for cross country.<br />
His modern stamp compliments<br />
both blood and heavier mare types,<br />
having a good 9 inch of bone. Put<br />
On Faerie Wings is Licensed with<br />
the AES who much admired him at<br />
his stallion grading for his compact<br />
modern shape and elastic ability.<br />
His <strong>British</strong> breed lines make him<br />
an obvious choice for the Eventing<br />
breeder, but also a good alternative<br />
for show jumping customers too.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative<br />
Availability: Natural / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £400 no vat<br />
Stands At: Broadside Stud<br />
Contact: Kirsty Turton<br />
Tel: 07706874466<br />
Email: broadside.angle@yahoo.com<br />
Tinsley Faerie Legend<br />
Special Lady<br />
Ben Faerie<br />
Tambuka<br />
Ramexico<br />
Lola<br />
Ben Hawke<br />
Faerie House<br />
Welton Louis<br />
Elektra Spiritus<br />
Damiro<br />
Catty<br />
Unknown<br />
Unknown<br />
40 | BRITISH BREEDER
EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Sir Mayfly<br />
33<br />
2017 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
A smart, elegant stallion, with<br />
tremendous presence, a proven<br />
pedigree for eventing, show jumping<br />
and showing given his thoroughbred<br />
qualities combined with exceptional<br />
jumping ability and movement.<br />
He was awarded gold premium in the<br />
2020 <strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity and<br />
chosen for the live webinar showing<br />
great temperament, presence and<br />
type as a future top class eventing<br />
stallion. He has the stamp, bascule<br />
and technique from his sire line of<br />
premium show jumpers (Meredith<br />
Michaels-Beerbaum’s brilliant show<br />
jumper Shutterfly & Sir Shutterfly.<br />
His dam(by Mark Todd’s NZ TB<br />
Mayhill) has competitive racing lines.<br />
Mayhill competed at Advanced & 4<br />
star Eventing, reserve for the World<br />
Championships in 1990 and placed<br />
at the <strong>British</strong> Open.<br />
He sired many event horses, the most<br />
famous being Primmores Pride(Pippa<br />
Funnell) winner of the Rolex Grand<br />
Slam 2003, winning Kentucky,<br />
Burghley and Badminton. His sire<br />
AUK produced many top National<br />
Hunt horses, eventers and SJ’s.<br />
Height: 15.2hh (158cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.246<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 NFFR<br />
Stands At: Lucknam Park Equestrian Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 8AZ<br />
Contact: Dawn Cameron<br />
Tel: 07770 624466<br />
Email: dawncameron23@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.mayflysporthorses.co.uk<br />
Sir Shutterfly<br />
Westoke Mayflower<br />
Silvo I<br />
Famm<br />
Mayhill xx<br />
Molly’s Song<br />
Sandro<br />
Gelbkatze<br />
Forrest<br />
Galana<br />
Auk xx<br />
Blonde Oak xx<br />
Kharon<br />
Femke<br />
Tiger Attack<br />
34<br />
2014 Dark Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Tiger Attack, owned and bred by<br />
Joanne & William Moran, is an<br />
outstanding quality horse, a real<br />
head turner with superb conformation<br />
and exceptional movement. He has<br />
approximately 70% of thoroughbred<br />
blood, ideal for breeding quality<br />
event horses as well as top class<br />
show horses and ponies, hacks,<br />
riding horses and hunters. They inherit<br />
his strong colour, natural correct<br />
movement, superb conformation and<br />
presence. He has the most trainable<br />
temperament and is always willing to<br />
please and always gives 110%.<br />
A supreme champion in-hand<br />
show horse as a youngster with<br />
an amazing track record winning<br />
every major national championship<br />
including qualifying for the Cuddy<br />
Championship at the Horse of the<br />
Year Show 3 times. From 2017 he<br />
has competed under saddle based<br />
at Catherston Stud where he has<br />
excelled in all that he has done. He<br />
has won at Eventing, the Combined<br />
Training Championships, Working<br />
Hunters, BYEH Qualifiers, Dressage<br />
and Sports Horse Classes. He won at<br />
Advanced Medium in 2020.<br />
Height:16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.258<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB) Graded, NPS, Approved IHR<br />
Test: WFFS Carrier Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 payable to Mr Moran<br />
Stands At: Catherston Stud, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8HX<br />
Contact: Jennie Loriston-Clarke or Anne Dicker<br />
Tel: 01264 782716<br />
Email: enquiries@catherstonstud.com<br />
Website: www.catherstonstud.com<br />
Dolphin Supreme<br />
Tiger Lily IV<br />
Ottergale xx<br />
Dolphin Song<br />
The Outlaw<br />
Java<br />
Lord Gale xx<br />
Otterhill xx<br />
Blue Riband III xx<br />
Dolphin Play ax<br />
Criminal Law xx<br />
Demon Spring<br />
Louella Gandolpho<br />
Miss Melinda xx<br />
Timolin<br />
35<br />
2011 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Timolin is an elegant, light-footed<br />
stallion of exceptional quality<br />
showing outstanding paces with a<br />
lot of athleticism as is shown in his<br />
jumping ability. Heads turn where<br />
ever he walks with him eluding<br />
exceptional presence and natural<br />
self-carriage. This he passes on to his<br />
stock who all inherit his lovely paces<br />
and superb conformation. He is a<br />
lovely, well balanced ride with a bold<br />
attitude and excellent temperament.<br />
Timolin, as an event horse is now<br />
2 points off Advanced points,<br />
mostly achieved with Gubby Leech,<br />
although Izzy Taylor kindly stood in<br />
to ride him at the Novice National<br />
Championships at Gatcombe where<br />
he was 6th. He is both bold and<br />
careful, has a light and easy gallop<br />
which he makes look effortless.<br />
As a dressage horse with Lizzie<br />
Murray he is now confidently winning<br />
at Small Tour level in Prix St Georges<br />
and Intermedaire 1.<br />
In 2020 he had a very busy stud<br />
season combined with lots of training<br />
and will be ready to come out at<br />
Intermedaire II and Grand Prix in<br />
<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.260<br />
Stud Book: BWBS<br />
Grading: BWBS, SHB(GB) Champion, AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £1,100 incl vat<br />
Stands At: Catherston Stud, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8HX<br />
Contact: Jennie Loriston-Clarke or Anne Dicker<br />
Tel: 01264 782716<br />
Email: enquiries@catherstonstud.com<br />
Website: www.catherstonstud.com<br />
Totilas<br />
Samira<br />
Gribaldi<br />
Lominka Elite Pres Prest<br />
Sion<br />
Lara<br />
Kostolany<br />
Gondola II<br />
Glendale<br />
Elsa Ster Pref Prest<br />
Sultan<br />
Tarantella<br />
Landadel<br />
Tarka<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 41
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - EVENTING STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
Welton Double Cracker<br />
36<br />
2000 Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Welton Double Cracker has a<br />
wonderful, laid-back temperament,<br />
flowing paces and a bold, athletic<br />
jump, He has won 5 event and<br />
been placed at several national and<br />
international events. His pedigree is<br />
ideal for breeding tough, athletic and<br />
trainable eventers.<br />
He is a real gentleman in every way,<br />
both in and out of the stable, very<br />
trainable and quick to learn. He<br />
seems to pass this on to his offspring<br />
who inherit his good looks, movement<br />
and willing temperament. In 2019 he<br />
competed up to elementary level BD,<br />
qualifying for the Area Festival.<br />
His sire Double Trigger was an<br />
outstanding racehorse, who was<br />
one of the highest individual group<br />
winners ever, with 14 wins and 12<br />
group wins! He won more than<br />
£5 million in prize money, taking<br />
top honors in the Ascot Gold Cup,<br />
Doncaster Cup (3 times) and<br />
Goodwood Cup (3 times).<br />
His dam was the Advanced mare,<br />
Baby Welton, her impeccable<br />
breeding and performance speak for<br />
themselves.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (163cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.278<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: SHB(GB)<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 + vat<br />
Stands At: West Kington Stud, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7JE<br />
Contact: Harry Thirlby / Jane Holderness-Roddam<br />
Tel: 01249 782050<br />
Email: manager@westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
Website: www.westkingtonstud.co.uk<br />
Double Trigger xx<br />
Baby Welton<br />
Ela-Mana-Mou xx<br />
Solac xx<br />
Welton Crackerjack<br />
Complete Sunrise xx<br />
Pitcairn xx<br />
Rosie Bertin xx<br />
Gay Lussac xx<br />
Soragna xx<br />
Welton Gameful xx<br />
Queens Entry<br />
Weatherbird xx<br />
Aunty Angel xx<br />
Z Concorde<br />
37<br />
2004 Bright Bay<br />
Eventing<br />
Powerful Modern Sport Horse<br />
Stallion. Top class breeding by<br />
Concorde x Lentefee - G.Ramiro Z,<br />
Voltaire, Furioso<br />
• Sire of Graded Stallion & 3*<br />
International Eventer<br />
• Powerful effortless Scopey Jump<br />
• Stunning Paces<br />
• Amazing Temperament<br />
• Show Jumping up to 1.30, winning<br />
Foxhunters and Newcomers, with<br />
numerous double clears<br />
• Placed at Novice BE<br />
• BD Elementary, works Advanced<br />
Medium<br />
• Fantastic to Hunt<br />
• Enjoys sponsored rides & family<br />
hacking holidays<br />
Z Concorde has bred a number of<br />
offspring all of which are stunning<br />
sport horses. They have gained some<br />
fantastic top grades at BEF. His first<br />
son from 2009 is now a graded<br />
SHB stallion and is competing at 3*<br />
International Eventing, Foxhunter<br />
show jumping and Medium BD. In<br />
2015 his son has also produced a<br />
graded SHB stallion!<br />
Height: 17.0hh (172cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.292<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £500 no vat<br />
Stands At: Pennine View Stud, Harrogate, N Yorks, HG13 1RB<br />
Contact: Issie Thompson<br />
Tel: 07496 823055<br />
Email: info@pennineviewstud.co.uk<br />
Website: www.pennineviewstud.co.uk<br />
Concorde<br />
Lentefee<br />
Voltaire<br />
Flyer<br />
Ramiro Z<br />
Fee<br />
Furioso II<br />
GoGo Moeve H<br />
Marco Polo<br />
Klakse B<br />
R.Raimond<br />
Valine Z<br />
Triton<br />
Oreade<br />
42 | BRITISH BREEDER
SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
C Star WW<br />
38<br />
2015 Chestnut<br />
Showjumping<br />
Very powerful with endless scope, a<br />
very good brain, amazing canter and<br />
careful, he has it all.<br />
His mother is C Serendipity who won<br />
the first qualifier in the 6-year-old<br />
World Breeding Championships and<br />
came second in the second qualifier,<br />
against over 250 of the world’s best<br />
horses from around the world.<br />
This is his first proper year competing,<br />
he has qualified <strong>British</strong> Novice,<br />
Discovery, Newcomers, now jumping<br />
double clear Foxhunter and age<br />
classes.<br />
Only one foal in 2020 due to having<br />
colic in 2019, but we are very excited<br />
to see his <strong>2021</strong> foals!<br />
Height: 17hh (172cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.56<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £750 + vat<br />
Stands At: Kings Oak Stud, Ampfield, Hants, SO51 9BD<br />
Contact: Gerda Weston<br />
Tel: 07824 308511<br />
Email: info@westonwarmbloods.co.uk<br />
Website: www.westonwarmbloods.co.uk<br />
Big Star<br />
C Serendipity<br />
Quick Star<br />
Jolanda<br />
Tangelo van Zuuthoeve<br />
Wusuela<br />
Galoubet A<br />
Elektia V<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Elysette<br />
Narcos II<br />
Olympica van de Krekebeke<br />
Lupico H<br />
S<br />
Cadensky<br />
39<br />
2003 Grey<br />
Showjumping<br />
International Grand Prix stallion by<br />
Cornet Obolensky.<br />
Cadnsky is a blood and compact<br />
modern sports tupe with a fantastic<br />
pedigree.<br />
His father the world famous Cornet<br />
Obolensky and his mother Cara is by<br />
1.60m jumper Carthago.<br />
Cadensky has competed up to 1.55m<br />
with results all over the world<br />
He is a flash exuberant jumper with<br />
the heart of a lion and he passes onto<br />
his offpsring with 60% of his progeny<br />
already jumping internationally and<br />
45% jumping 1.45m and above.<br />
Cadensly has striking good looks and<br />
a kind nature making him the perfect<br />
stallion for any mare.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (166cm)<br />
Stud Book: OS<br />
Grading: OS, Old, Berl Brand, AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat<br />
Stands At: Mill Farm, Newark, Notts, NG23 5SZ<br />
Contact: Andrew Saywell<br />
Tel: 07929472674<br />
Email: jake@jakesaywell.com<br />
Cornet Obolensky<br />
Cara<br />
Clinton<br />
Rabanna van Costersveld<br />
Carthago<br />
Runge<br />
Corrado I<br />
Urte<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Holivea van Costersveld<br />
Capitol I<br />
Perra<br />
Nocturn<br />
Cinderella<br />
Calian Z<br />
40<br />
2012 Grey<br />
Showjumping<br />
Calian Z is a modern, light, compact<br />
stallion, who has impressed with his<br />
ability and attitude since he began<br />
his professional career as a four<br />
year old. By Calido I who is one<br />
of the most important jumper sires<br />
in the world. Having been the sire<br />
of mulitple Bundeschampions and<br />
Grand Prix jumpers, he is a beautiful<br />
grey Holstein stallion with exceptional<br />
breeding success. Calido’s offspring<br />
are known globally as aesthetic,<br />
athletic and absolutely impressive<br />
show jumpers that are very easy to<br />
ride.<br />
Out of Colshi Z, a Colman mare, that<br />
was a realible 1.30m winning mare<br />
Internationally.<br />
Calian Z is rising star on the<br />
international circuit, with scope and<br />
care for fences. Calian Z has been<br />
a trainable, bright horse from the get<br />
go and his athleticism, balance and<br />
impressive technique have made him<br />
extremely easy to ride. In short Calian<br />
Z exudes quality in his breeding,<br />
type and has all the attributes needed<br />
for the modern sport horse stallion<br />
combined with a golden character.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (164cm)<br />
Stud Book: Zang<br />
Grading: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Availability: Fresh /Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 + vat<br />
Stands At: Tudor Farm, Binfield, Berks, RG24 5QH<br />
Contact: Clare Reynolds - CR Showjumpers<br />
Tel: 07720558030<br />
Email: cr.showjumping@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.crshowjumpers.com<br />
Calido I<br />
Colshi Z<br />
Cantus<br />
Baroness<br />
Colman<br />
Ushuaia<br />
Caletto I<br />
Monoline<br />
Coriander<br />
Kollet<br />
Carthago<br />
Rosenquarz<br />
Espri<br />
Hapica<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 43
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - SHOWJUMPING<br />
In Association with<br />
Chello III<br />
41<br />
2005 Bay<br />
Showjumping<br />
As a son of legend Contender and<br />
a dam by Sandro. Chello combines<br />
Europe’s jumping elite in his pedigree.<br />
His damline Holstein 318d2 is<br />
ranked # 3 worldwide with over 26<br />
approved stallions in the last three<br />
generations among which Diarado,<br />
Corofino, Coriano and Mill Reef VDL.<br />
Damsire Sandro produced Silvio I<br />
(sire of Shutterfly), Santander and<br />
Sandro’s Boy.<br />
Ranked 54th in WBSFH Eventing<br />
(2019) Chello makes commercial<br />
offspring with superb movement<br />
and an inimitable style over fences.<br />
All his foals inherit his sweet and<br />
elegant face. Chello is the perfect mix<br />
between blood and composure, he<br />
adds frame without weighing down<br />
the mares. Chello is a very goodnatured<br />
stallion and is a lovely horse<br />
to handle and be around.<br />
Chello has offspring currently<br />
competing Internationally in Dressage<br />
(PSG / Inter I) , jumping to 1.5m ,<br />
Eventing to CCI4*<br />
Performance ; •WINNER 1.40m<br />
classes Netherlands, Spain, Portugal,<br />
France; •Qualified World Young<br />
Horse Championships 5 & 7 yr old.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (163cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.72<br />
Stud Book: Holst<br />
Grading: Holst, AA, AES, ISH, KWPN, SBS, Zang<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £700 + vat LFG<br />
Stands At: Tomlinson Equine Vet Practice & Stud ,Tetbury, Glos, GL8 8QE<br />
Contact: Emma Tomlinson<br />
Tel: 01666 880236<br />
Email: info@tomlinsonequine.co.uk<br />
Website: www.tomlinsonequine.co.uk<br />
Contender<br />
Gracia III<br />
Calypso<br />
Gofine<br />
Sandro<br />
Werona<br />
Cor de la Bryere<br />
Ramiro<br />
Ramiro<br />
Cita<br />
Sacramento Song<br />
Duerte<br />
Cor de la Bryere<br />
Golda<br />
Chrysler Key SR<br />
42<br />
2017 Bright Bay<br />
Showjumping<br />
168cm stallion Born 2017 by the<br />
great Comme il Faut ridden by<br />
Marcus Ehning.<br />
He has a fantastic motherline sharing<br />
the same Grandmother as the<br />
Olympic medalist Verdi TN ridden by<br />
Maikel van de Vleuten.<br />
He is a very modern type with elegant<br />
paces and a quick careful jump.<br />
He exudes quality, is light on his feet<br />
and has an abundance of scope.<br />
We are confident in his ability to<br />
reach the top of his sport and are very<br />
excited for the future.<br />
He covered a select number of<br />
mares in 2020 and has a number of<br />
foals due this year.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £850 + vat NFFR<br />
Stands At: Rumer Stud, CV37 8AF<br />
Contact: Carron Nocil<br />
Tel: 07768 510963<br />
Email: esportshorses@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.europeansportshorses.co.uk<br />
Comme Il Faut<br />
Renaissance VII<br />
Cornet Obolensky<br />
Ratina Z<br />
Calido I<br />
Renaisssance<br />
Clinton<br />
Rabanna Van Costersveld<br />
Ramiro Z<br />
Argentina Z<br />
Cantus<br />
Baroness VII<br />
Calypso I<br />
Italien<br />
Clyde VA<br />
43<br />
2009 Dark Brown<br />
Showjumping<br />
A handsome and well put together<br />
horse, Clyde is by Caretino and out of<br />
Quintero mare.<br />
He has been a prolific winner across<br />
the age classes and is now competing<br />
to great success at 5*/1.60m level<br />
at some of the most prestigious shows<br />
around the world.<br />
He is a brave and shows scope<br />
combined with correct technique and<br />
beautiful movement. With a mannerly<br />
and kind temperament, Clyde is often<br />
enjoyed by different riders and hacks<br />
happily alongside mares and ponies.<br />
Only recently he was used for a<br />
celebrity TV special in dressage<br />
lesson and hack around the<br />
Hickstead showground, in which he<br />
behaved impeccably.<br />
He has proven fertile and the quality<br />
of his semen is superb.<br />
This year, for the first time, he is<br />
available to the public for fresh and<br />
chilled semen.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: Holst<br />
Grading: Elite with <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: Breen Equestrian at Hickstead showground, West Sussex<br />
Contact: Greg Le Gear<br />
Tel: +44 7887 783244<br />
Email: greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.breenequestrian.com<br />
Carentino<br />
Valentina<br />
Caletto II<br />
Isidor<br />
Quintero<br />
Kabella<br />
Cor De La Bryere<br />
Deka<br />
Matellus<br />
Corbala<br />
Quantum<br />
Ibara<br />
Rebel I Z<br />
Fabella<br />
44 | BRITISH BREEDER
SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Cobra 18<br />
44<br />
2013 BAY<br />
Showjumping<br />
Cobra 18 is genetically superb!<br />
His sire Cornet Obolensky features<br />
high up the WBFSH rankings, while<br />
his dam Ranaschun is a daughter of<br />
Ramiro Z, another world famous sire.<br />
Ranaschun is full sister to licensed<br />
stallion Rodney, who competed<br />
Internationally winning many Grand<br />
Prix’s and Nation’s Cup’s.<br />
The combination of Cobra 18’s sire<br />
and dam has resulted in a fantastic,<br />
competitive gene pool, himself<br />
competing to 1.50m and now<br />
demonstrated by his offspring.<br />
Currently the most notable Cobra 18<br />
sired competitor is Dublin (Cobra 18<br />
X Calido) now owned by Team GB’s<br />
Jessica Mendoza who won the $75k<br />
FEI Kentucky and $50k Split Rock<br />
Grand Prix late last year.<br />
Height: 17hh (172cm)<br />
Stud Book: Westphalian<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £350/straw or £900 LFG<br />
Stands At: Semen available in the UK<br />
Contact: Tony Noble<br />
Tel: 07767781001<br />
Email: info@cobra18.com<br />
Website: www.cobra18.com<br />
Cornet Obolensky<br />
Ranaschun<br />
Clinton<br />
Jolanda<br />
Ramiro Z<br />
Usch<br />
Corrado I<br />
Urte<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Holivea Van Costersveld<br />
Raimond<br />
Valine<br />
Usurpator<br />
Elfenblut<br />
Colmar<br />
45<br />
2010 Grey<br />
Showjumping<br />
Colmar is a very beautiful and<br />
elegant horse with the most fantastic<br />
temperament. He has lovely paces<br />
and a superb jump. From a young<br />
age he showed his talent competing<br />
and being very successful in 5, 6 and<br />
7 year old classes. His pedigree is<br />
world famous and littered with top<br />
1.60m show jumpers. In the stable<br />
and at home, he is kind and well<br />
mannered. He hacks out alongside<br />
mares and ponies all over his home<br />
at the Hickstead showground. He<br />
has travelled all over the world<br />
and has competed at 1.60m level.<br />
His progeny are very exciting with<br />
the eldest being 6 years old and<br />
are competing in international age<br />
classes. His fertility is excellent and is<br />
available fresh, chilled and frozen.<br />
Career Highlights: 1st CSI Grand<br />
Prix of Abu Dhabi 2020, 2nd CSI<br />
1.45m/1.50m Shanghai 2019, 2nd<br />
CSI 1.45m Cannes 2019.<br />
Progeny include: BE Constanta (5yrs)<br />
competing 1.25m internationally &<br />
finalist at the Nexgen Young horse<br />
championships. BE Khalissey (5yrs)<br />
competing in international age<br />
classes & BEK amelia (5yrs).<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.80<br />
Stud Book: BWP<br />
Grading: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: Breen Equestrian at Hickstead showground, West Sussex.<br />
Contact: Greg Le Gear<br />
Tel: +44 7887 783244<br />
Email: greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.breenequestrian.com<br />
Colestus<br />
Pireta<br />
Cornet Obolensky<br />
Spice Girl R<br />
Quida’s Rubin<br />
Pysella Z<br />
Clinton<br />
Rabanna van Costerveld<br />
Stakkato<br />
Pepita<br />
Quidam De Revel<br />
Helvecia<br />
Pythagorus Z<br />
Sacamena<br />
Comfort<br />
46<br />
2013 Brown<br />
Showjumping<br />
Comfort became the 2015 acclaimed<br />
second reserve champion of the<br />
OS licensing in Vechta. He not<br />
only convinced the inspec? on<br />
commitee, but also the spectators. He<br />
always got along very well with the<br />
distances of the free jumping series<br />
and performed outstandingly on all<br />
three days of the licensing. His sire,<br />
Christian, debuted at seven years<br />
old at advanced level, achieving<br />
International success.Comfort was<br />
the second son of Christian to be<br />
licensed, and also full brother to the<br />
six year old stallion Charlie Weasley.<br />
Comfort has strikingly good looks<br />
and a temperament to die for. He is<br />
athletic and bold, suiting a variety of<br />
mares. His progeny not only carry<br />
his good looks as he stamps them<br />
well, they also carry his athleticism<br />
and trainability. Comfort is proving<br />
exceptional in competition himself,<br />
having competed on the Sunshine<br />
Tour in March 2019, in the CSIYH*<br />
for 6yo horses. He placed 1st in the<br />
1.25, producing super double clears<br />
and also competed in the 1.30 class.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.82<br />
Stud Book: Oldenburg<br />
Grading: AES / SHB(GB) / OS<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 + vat<br />
Stands At: Caunton Manor Stud<br />
Contact: Victoria & Matthew Wright<br />
Tel: 07966507205<br />
Email: victoria@cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Website: www.cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Christian 25<br />
Avienna<br />
Cartani<br />
Free Lilly<br />
Last Liberty<br />
Avion<br />
Carthago<br />
Taggi<br />
Lord Liberty<br />
Miss Playback<br />
Lord Liberty<br />
Anmut<br />
Mythos<br />
Aleska Z<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 45
Stud Services at Oakham Veterinary Hospital<br />
New, purpose built stud barn with lab, semen collection<br />
area, mare scanning facilities and large foaling/mare<br />
and foal stables<br />
Competitive pricing structure to minimise ‘per cycle’ costs<br />
On site foaling facilities with 24 hour supervision provided<br />
by an experienced and highly trained team specialising<br />
in care of the new born foal<br />
Embryo transfer and transported embryo service<br />
BEVA approved practice for AI with fresh, chilled and<br />
frozen semen<br />
DEFRA approved semen collection and distribution<br />
centre for walk in stallions<br />
Close working relationships with agents representing<br />
Europe’s leading dressage, showjumping and eventing<br />
stallions<br />
On site semen freezing service available year round<br />
For more information please contact Matt Hecking, Stud Manager on:<br />
01572 722647 or 07976 822903<br />
matthew.hecking@oakhamvethospital.co.uk<br />
www.anvil-park-stud.co.uk<br />
Multi stud book approved Anglo Arab stallion<br />
TREENHILL<br />
ARISTOTLE<br />
AH Cheshmak x Treenhill Shillelagh<br />
Anvil Park Stud is a friendly competition centre<br />
and 5* livery yard on the Norfolk Suffolk border<br />
with direct access off the main A11 road.<br />
We cater for all equine disciplines from beginner/lead<br />
rein through up to National Championship level.<br />
We run unaffiliated and affiliated events all year<br />
round on our brand new 70m x 70m arena. We also<br />
have 20m x 70m brand new indoor arena and<br />
various additional outdoor warm up arenas.<br />
07765 973889<br />
Livery Space available at this<br />
brand new event centre.<br />
Anvil Park Stud is proudly sponsored by<br />
THE EQUINE FLOOR COMPANY, outstanding<br />
surfaces that go above and beyond.<br />
Contact Robert for quotes for Arenas, Surfaces,<br />
Turnout pens and liquid rubber Flooring.<br />
DON’T FORGET TO LOOK AT OUR STALLIONS TOO<br />
MYSPIRES HEART OF GOLD<br />
OUT OF SAMBERTINO/SAMBER<br />
The stallion with the golden temperament<br />
ACTION (MULLIGAN S) HEART<br />
BREAKER SHOW JUMPING STALLION<br />
Out of Action Breaker/ Heart Breaker 1.60<br />
jumping horses<br />
Available at stud in <strong>2021</strong> •<br />
CEM, EIA, EVA, CA, SCID<br />
clear Available by frozen<br />
semen at West Kington<br />
Stud • Stud Fee: £500 +<br />
Courier costs + VAT<br />
Contact Pemaneh Paddick<br />
or Stud Off ice - WKS<br />
Telephone: 07508<br />
424502 or 01249<br />
782050 (West Kington)<br />
Email: Treenhill-Arabians@<br />
hotmail.co.uk<br />
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Arabians
OUR STALLIONS<br />
Comfort<br />
Christian x Last Liberty<br />
Dankeschön<br />
Danone I x Fidermark<br />
Branduardi<br />
Breitling W x Weltmeyer<br />
Jacondrik<br />
Jaguar Mail x Contendro I x Heraldik<br />
NEW for <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Tel: 07966507205/07968695082<br />
Loundfield Farm, Lound, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8RW
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - SHOWJUMPING<br />
In Association with<br />
Cornets Pleasure WW<br />
47<br />
2015 Chestnut<br />
Showjumping<br />
This outstanding young stallion, whose<br />
breeding combines the best grand<br />
prix lines in the world today (Cornet<br />
Obolensky X For Pleasure) is offered<br />
at stud for the <strong>2021</strong> season.<br />
Gibbs has only been competed<br />
lightly in 2020, partly due to Covid19<br />
restrictions, and partly to allow him to<br />
continue to mature and to concentrate<br />
on his flatwork, with rideability a<br />
key part of today’s successful sports<br />
horse.<br />
He has some fantastic foals on the<br />
ground, and this year was the ONLY<br />
stallion to have two graded GOLD<br />
ELITE and finish in the top 10 of the<br />
show jumping section of the <strong>British</strong><br />
Breeding Futurity, an exceptional<br />
result.<br />
His paces are outstanding, he has a<br />
great canter, an uphill stride, and a<br />
temperament to die for. He’s brave<br />
and careful. He combines his good<br />
looks with great bone, ability, scope,<br />
soundness, type and substance and<br />
will deliver top quality foals that are<br />
much in demand.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.84<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £550 + vat Fresh / Chilled, £450 + vat Frozen<br />
Stands At: Saywell Equestrian, Upton, Nottinghamshire<br />
Contact: Sarah Peacocke<br />
Tel: 07984 090560<br />
Email: Sarah.peacocke@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.gibbs19.co.uk<br />
Cornet Obolensky<br />
Inella<br />
Clinton<br />
Rabanna Van Costersveld<br />
For Pleasure<br />
Inella<br />
Corradp I<br />
Urte<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Holivea Van Costersveld<br />
Furioso II<br />
Gigantin<br />
Nimmerdor 174<br />
Cella<br />
Cruising Encore (Clone)<br />
100% genetically identical stallion of<br />
CRUISING (ISH).<br />
CRUISING ENCORE (TIH) (ISH) is<br />
1 of 2 genetically identical Stallions<br />
of CRUISING CSI5* international<br />
showjumper. CRUISING ranked<br />
in the top 10 of the WBFSH show<br />
jumping for over 5 years and Ranked<br />
48<br />
in the top 5 WBFSH Sires for over<br />
10 years, World Cup and European<br />
championships finalist and winner of<br />
the CSI5* 1.70m Aachen Grand Prix.<br />
Sire of world champions including<br />
Flexible 2012 CSI5* World cup<br />
Champion and Mr.Medicott CCI4*<br />
World no°1 2012.<br />
CRUISING ENCORE is competing at<br />
1.40m successfully and will move up<br />
to the higher levels in the spring.<br />
His oldest offspring are now 4 years<br />
old.<br />
2012 Grey<br />
SeaCrest<br />
Mullacrew<br />
Knock Boy<br />
Sea Spray<br />
Nordlys xx<br />
Big Idea<br />
Showjumping<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: ISH<br />
Grading: ISH<br />
Test: WFFS, SCID, RLN, HWSD, SCC, LORDOSIS negative<br />
Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: €700 Vat included Frozen semen from Stallion AI Services<br />
Stands At: Hartwell stud, Kill, Co.Kildare, Ireland 0000<br />
Contact: Mary McCann<br />
Tel: 00353 86 2470285<br />
Email: hartwellstud@gmail.com Website: www.hartwellstud.com<br />
Kerry Man<br />
Arctic Lass<br />
Tara<br />
Orlanda<br />
Nasrullah xx<br />
Moondrift xx<br />
Water Serpent<br />
Brownie Mare<br />
El Thuder<br />
49<br />
2004 Dark Brown<br />
Showjumping<br />
A correct and modern stallion<br />
with excellent breeding. He has<br />
a bold and scopey jump with a<br />
phenomenal back end. His paces<br />
are naturally straight and elevated.<br />
His Thoroughbred influence makes<br />
him a fantastic refining stallion for<br />
the heavier mare and a super cross<br />
for event mares. El Thuder showed<br />
his talent from a young age, at his<br />
grading he won the loose jumping<br />
competition and was a finalist in<br />
5,6 and 7 year old classes. He was<br />
selected to represent GB at the world<br />
championships for young horses<br />
at Lanaken. At only 7 he was 3rd<br />
in the Hickstead Speed Derby. He<br />
continued to jump up to GP 1.40m<br />
and was selected for the BS Gold<br />
Programme in 2016.<br />
Since 2018, he has mainly<br />
concentrated on his breeding work<br />
due to his popularity but is still in<br />
work and goes to stallion parades<br />
and county shows. He has fantastic<br />
progeny competing at International<br />
5* level and a wide range of quality<br />
competition horses.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.110<br />
Stud Book: BWP / <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite / AES<br />
Grading: Approved by AES & <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat<br />
Stands At: GLG Equestrian, Hickstead, West Sussex<br />
Contact: Greg Le Gear<br />
Tel: +44 7887 783244 / 07870 485339<br />
Email: greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.glgequestrian.com<br />
Thunder van de<br />
Zuuthoeve<br />
Ula<br />
Argentinus<br />
Jura van St. Martens<br />
Larome<br />
Ekster<br />
Argentan<br />
Dorle<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Landlady<br />
Landgraf<br />
Miara<br />
Goldspring de Lauzelle<br />
Silberkunde<br />
48 | BRITISH BREEDER
SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Escape Z<br />
50<br />
2012 Chestnut<br />
Showjumping<br />
A horse of exceptional quality that<br />
easily reaches the width of oxers.<br />
‘I am awlays looking for something<br />
exceptional, the right instincts that you<br />
as a rider cannot change’ Co-owner<br />
Harrie Smolders.<br />
Escape Z makes a lbig impression<br />
with his jumping quality. No fence<br />
looks to high for him. Escape Z<br />
has fantastic looks. and strong<br />
conformation. 2016- 4 years national<br />
UK champion<br />
2017 - leading 5 years stallion uk<br />
-Winner of best showjumping foal<br />
in UK<br />
2018 - CSI Lanaken<br />
Winner Grand Prix<br />
- 6 years Big Star Championship<br />
- 7 th Foxhunter Masters National<br />
Championships double clear<br />
-2018 foal qualifies Elite Foal UK<br />
Championship<br />
2018 CSI Mechelen under saddle of<br />
World number 1/ co owner Harrie<br />
Smolders<br />
2019 7 years young horses<br />
Valkenswaard 2nd<br />
7 years young horses Brussel 6th<br />
7 years stallion class Mechelen 3rd.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: Zang<br />
Grading: Approved Zang, AES, <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £1000<br />
Stands At: Frozen semen at Stallion AI Services<br />
Contact: Danielle Ryder / Caroline Smolders<br />
Tel: 07792912539 / +31 622 523648<br />
Email: sportshorsesdirect@live.co.uk<br />
Website: www.harriesmolders.com<br />
Emerald v’t Ruytershof<br />
Promesse<br />
Diamant de Semilly<br />
Carthina Z<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Chablis<br />
Le Tot de Semilly<br />
Venise des Cresles<br />
Carthago Z<br />
Tanagra ‘S’ vh Darahof<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Bacarole<br />
Carthago Z<br />
Cerrie<br />
Fantaland<br />
51<br />
2006 Bay<br />
Showjumping<br />
He has jumped to 1.60m level himself<br />
and has had some outstanding<br />
offspring. He has always bred size<br />
into his offspring and they all share<br />
his generous temperament and ability<br />
to jump , move and be brave and<br />
careful. Notable progeny i have bred<br />
and produced include :<br />
Moonraker born 2010 who has<br />
competed to 1.50m level.<br />
Goldeneye born 2011 competing at<br />
1.50m level with Harry Charles.<br />
Vistogrand born 2012 competing at<br />
1.50m level with Shane Breen and<br />
came 2nd in a Grand Prix in Dubai<br />
last week , January <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Fantaland’s mother Fantasia won over<br />
200k and was a prolific winner both<br />
nationally and internationally .<br />
Fantasia‘a Major Results<br />
CSI5*GCT Cannes 1st<br />
CSI5*GCT Monte Carlo 1st<br />
CSI5*GCT Chantilly 2nd<br />
CSI5*GCT Abu Dhabi 1st<br />
CSI4* La Coruna 2nd<br />
CSI5* Gijon 2nd<br />
CSI5* La Coruna 2nd<br />
CSI5*GCT Lausanne 1st and more<br />
Height: 17hh (171cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Natural / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £850 NFFR<br />
Stands At: Rumer Stud, CV37 8AF<br />
Contact: Carron Nocil<br />
Tel: 07768 510963<br />
Email: esportshorses@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.europeansportshorses.co.uk<br />
Landjonker<br />
Fantasia<br />
Landjunge<br />
Weisse Dame<br />
Noncorde<br />
Kanimata<br />
Landgraf I<br />
Janida<br />
Caletto<br />
Herrada<br />
Concorde<br />
Gorana<br />
Rex Magna<br />
Cresendo<br />
Gmail<br />
52<br />
2016 Grey<br />
Showjumping<br />
Impeccably bred , his sire is the<br />
hugely influential Cornet Oblensky<br />
and his mother is by Diamant de<br />
Semilly .<br />
His grandmother Meatloaf jumped at<br />
1.60m level and is also the mother of<br />
my fantastic black stallion Damian.<br />
He has springs on his feet when he<br />
jumps, exploding into the air with<br />
enthusiasm, scope and care.<br />
He has a kind temperament in and<br />
out of the stable and has passed this<br />
on to his first crop of foals born in<br />
2020.<br />
Gmail jumped in his first show at<br />
Boleworth this year. Jumping a<br />
fabulous clear, showing the quality,<br />
bravery and care you would expect<br />
with his bloodlines.<br />
He is jumping a decent size course at<br />
home and ready to campaign as a<br />
5yr old when shows resume.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £850 + vat<br />
Stands At: Rumer Stud, CV37 8AF<br />
Contact: Carron Nocil<br />
Tel: 07768 510963<br />
Email: esportshorses@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.europeansportshorses.co.uk<br />
Cornet Oblensky<br />
Dane Z<br />
Clinton<br />
Rabanna Van Costersveld<br />
Diamant De Semilly<br />
Meatloaf<br />
Corrado I<br />
Urte<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Holvea Van Costersveld<br />
Le Tot de Semilly<br />
Venise des Cresles<br />
Indoctro<br />
Wilma<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 49
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - SHOWJUMPING<br />
In Association with<br />
Golden Hawk<br />
53<br />
2005 Chestnut<br />
Showjumping<br />
LITE GRAND PRIX SHOWJUMPER<br />
& SIRE OF 1.60m GRAND PRIX<br />
HORSES<br />
Golden Hawk has travelled all over<br />
world jumping the biggest classes at<br />
the best shows. He is versatile having<br />
jumped at small indoor venues,<br />
biggest grass arena’s and having<br />
recorded at clear round at the famous<br />
Hickstead Derby in 2019. Winnings<br />
approx £300k. He has the most<br />
fantastic temperament and has a kind<br />
nature. He is athletic and possesses<br />
excellent technique. Both his sire and<br />
dam competed at the highest level at<br />
1.60m.<br />
Golden Hawk is by Vigo D’Arsouilles<br />
(Nabab de Reve) who was World<br />
Champion in Kentucky 2010 and a<br />
prolific 1.60m showjumper. Golden<br />
Hawk’s dam Ta Belle van Sombeke is<br />
by Chin Chin and herself competed<br />
at 1.60m with Jos Lansik. Amongst<br />
Golden Hawk, Ta Belle van Sombeke<br />
has bred 7 other 1.60m horses and<br />
several at 1.40m plus.<br />
Results;Too many results to mention<br />
but highlights include , 1st Oslo 5*<br />
2018, 1st London Olympia 5* 1.50m<br />
2018, 1st Liverpool 4* Grand Prix<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.144<br />
Stud Book: BWP<br />
Grading: AES / <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £1000 + vat<br />
Stands At: Breen Equestrian, Hickstead, Sussex<br />
Contact: Greg Le Gear 07887783244 / Chloe Breen 07788972601<br />
Email: greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.breenequestrian.com<br />
Vigo D’Arsouilles<br />
Ia Belle Van Sombeke<br />
Nabab De Reve<br />
Illico D’Arsouilles<br />
Chin Chin<br />
La Belle Van Sombeke<br />
Quidam de Revel<br />
Melodie En Fa<br />
Fleuri Du Manoir<br />
Venzin D‘Arsouilles<br />
Constant<br />
Larese<br />
Goliath Z<br />
Verina<br />
Hocus Pocus<br />
Hocus Pocus is currently and<br />
successfully competing at<br />
international level at 1.35m.<br />
Hocus Pocus is a <strong>British</strong> bred Dutch<br />
Warmblood (KWPN) born in 2012.<br />
He is an Anglo European Studbook<br />
(AES) Approved stallion and has<br />
outstanding and proven bloodlines on<br />
both sides of his pedigree.<br />
His sire is the Dutch Warmblood<br />
54<br />
Zambesi, son of the legendary<br />
Heartbreaker and a Calvaro Z mare.<br />
His Damsire is the Selle Francais<br />
Vancouver and his Granddam brings<br />
Silvio 1 and Concorde into the mix<br />
too.<br />
Hocus Pocus has superb conformation<br />
and paces, an athletic and powerful<br />
jump, together with a laid back<br />
nature in the stable and fantastic<br />
attitude to his work.<br />
As a 3 year old Hocus Pocus<br />
achieved an Elite score at the <strong>British</strong><br />
Futurity Evaluations making him the<br />
highest scoring youngster shown that<br />
year. Bred & competed by, Joseph<br />
Hughes-Jones he has moved up<br />
through the age classes & is now<br />
regularly placed at National &<br />
International level at 1.35m.<br />
2012<br />
Zambesi<br />
Della Testa Ross<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Calanda Z<br />
Quintero<br />
Vancouver<br />
Showjumping<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.158<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Approved<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat Fresh / Chilled, £470 no vat Frozen (3 straws)<br />
Stands At: Walk in to Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Joseph Hughes-Jones<br />
Tel: 0778454786<br />
Email: info@teamh-j.com<br />
Website: www.teamh-j.com<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Baracole<br />
Calvaro Z<br />
Alanda<br />
Le Tot de Semilly<br />
Perpetua Du Crocq X<br />
Silvio I<br />
Jolinda<br />
Jannan S<br />
55<br />
2014 Dark Bay<br />
Showjumping<br />
This exceptional young stallion has<br />
incredible power and scope in both<br />
his paces and his jump.<br />
Jannan is a gorgeous looking stallion<br />
with a charming temperament to<br />
match, he loves working and has a<br />
super attitude towards it.<br />
His sire is the world famous stallion<br />
Kannan who needs no introduction!<br />
Winning numerous Grand Prix’s at the<br />
highest level and a valuable member<br />
of the French team, Kannan is a true<br />
legend. He has produced some top<br />
level offspring also winning Grand<br />
Prix’s at the highest levels including<br />
Nino Des Buissonets, gold medal at<br />
the Olympic Games London 2012<br />
(Steve Guerdat), A Pikachu De<br />
Muze, World 6 year-old Champion<br />
(Gregory Whatelet) and Molly<br />
Malone, 1m60 (Bertram Allen) just to<br />
name a few.<br />
Jannan S’s damline is exceptional<br />
and responsible for many 1.50 and<br />
1.60 horses including Broken Heart,<br />
Corleone, Edoctro, Derusa S, and<br />
1.50 stallion Etoulon VDL to name<br />
a few.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.170<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £700 NFFR<br />
Stands At: Wyndford Farm , Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, EH52 6NW<br />
Contact: Patricia Lillington<br />
Tel: 07707599399<br />
Email: wyndfordfarm@btinternet.com<br />
Website: www.hollrocksporthorses.com<br />
Kannan<br />
Derusa S<br />
Voltaire<br />
Cemeta<br />
Numero Uno<br />
Katinka<br />
Furioso II<br />
Gogo Moeve<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Wozieta<br />
Libero H<br />
Jolanda<br />
Ramiro Z<br />
Brigitte (Lucky Mex)<br />
50 | BRITISH BREEDER
SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Je T’aime Flamenco<br />
56<br />
2013 Bay<br />
Showjumping<br />
60% Thoroughbred<br />
Je T’aime Flamenco can undoubtedly<br />
be rated as one of the most exciting<br />
stallions to be available in the UK.<br />
A Winner of seven of the World’s<br />
Major Grand Prix. A stallion who has<br />
performed consistently through all the<br />
grades. Je T’aime Flamenco’s Grand<br />
Prix wins include Valencia in 2011,<br />
Barcelona and Amsterdam in 2010,<br />
St Gallen and Amsterdam in 2009,<br />
HOYS and Belfast in 2008. He was a<br />
major winner in Young Horse Classes<br />
throughout his career.<br />
Not only has Je T’aime Flamenco<br />
had a illustrious career as a top<br />
Grand Prix horse with Billy Twomey,<br />
he also proved himself to pass on<br />
his talent to his progeny, with many<br />
competing at 1.60m Some of his most<br />
notable progeny include Ballypatrick<br />
Flamenco, who won the 2016 Irish<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong>s Classic & J’adore Flamenco,<br />
who won the Scope 4 year old<br />
<strong>British</strong> Championship, the Arena UK<br />
4 year old Final & the Northcote 4<br />
year old Final & was later sold at the<br />
Goresbridge “Go For Gold” Sale<br />
for €130,000. The foal Flamenco’s<br />
Serenade sold in 2020 for £32,000.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: BWP<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £900 + Vat LFG (NFNF available from July 1st) Standard ICSI Straws<br />
available, Fresh Sexed Semen available<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services<br />
Contact: Tullis Matson<br />
Tel: 01948 666295<br />
Email: office@stallionai.com<br />
Flamenco de Semilly<br />
Quansie Van De<br />
Halhoeve<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com<br />
Le Tot de Semilly<br />
Jolanda<br />
Landretto<br />
Korena Van De Halhoeve<br />
Grande Veneur<br />
Venue du Tot<br />
St Brendan xx<br />
Gavotte<br />
Landgraf I<br />
Odetta<br />
Westworld xx<br />
Dorma<br />
Jebali Lancer<br />
Jebali Lancer is a 44% Thoroughbred<br />
AES Licensed Stallion<br />
Bought as a 2yo for his stamp and<br />
breeding with Baloubet du Rouet<br />
and Lux z as 2nd generation, he<br />
complements our other stallions and is<br />
longer in the back.<br />
His sire ridden by Ludger Beerbaum<br />
excelled on the world SJ circuit<br />
winning numerous 5* and placed<br />
2nd or 3rd in many others.<br />
Jebali has been produced slowly and<br />
given time to grow.<br />
A keen attitude to work with lovely<br />
temperament.<br />
57<br />
2014 Dark Brown<br />
Height: 16.2hh (169cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: The Lancer Stud, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0EJ<br />
Contact: Marcus Craggs<br />
Tel: 07703 715131<br />
Email: marcuscraggs@icloud.com<br />
Website: www.lancerstud.com<br />
Chaman<br />
Utah V<br />
Baloubet Du Rouet<br />
Jadied<br />
Lux<br />
Bermuda<br />
Showjumping<br />
Galoubet A<br />
Mesange Du Rouet<br />
I Love You<br />
Poline<br />
Lord Calando<br />
Apocalypte Z<br />
L Ronald<br />
Oklahoma<br />
Just Special<br />
58<br />
2005 Chestnut<br />
Showjumping<br />
Just Special is an exciting young<br />
Stallion; the son of the Super Sire Im<br />
Special De Muze. He has the perfect<br />
atributes be a top Grand Prix horse.<br />
He Has blood , is very careful, scope,<br />
Intelligent, and rideable with a good<br />
trainable mind.<br />
He Has been produced slowly and<br />
carefully to hopefully be a world class<br />
grand prix horse.<br />
His first off spring were born in 2017<br />
and in 2018 he had 8 foals on the<br />
ground. So looking forward to see<br />
what the future brings.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 + vat<br />
Stands At: Hall O Coole Stud<br />
Contact: Sarah Billington<br />
Tel: 07776398656<br />
Email: sarahsaltman@icloud.com<br />
Website: www.geoffbillington.com<br />
I’m Special De Muze<br />
Elastoplast<br />
Emerald Van’t Ruytershof<br />
Walnut De Muze<br />
Wizzerd WV<br />
Woodpecker<br />
Diamant De Semilly<br />
Cathina Z<br />
Nabab De Reve<br />
Qerly Chin<br />
Indoctor<br />
S-Maywies<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Sharmeta<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 51
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - SHOWJUMPING<br />
In Association with<br />
Kantairo WW<br />
59<br />
2014 Grey<br />
Showjumping<br />
Kantairo is a 16.1 hh fully licensed<br />
stallion by Kannan out of J-Force W<br />
who is by one of the most popular<br />
breeding stallions in the world, Cicero<br />
Z van Paemel.<br />
Kannan having been No.1 best<br />
jumping stallion in the world for 2014<br />
and still in the top 7, needs no<br />
introduction. Kantairo’s dam line<br />
produced a number of successful<br />
show jumpers, combining the<br />
“Euro-Classics” Ramiro and Alme. In<br />
the fourth generation stand the great<br />
Holstein sires Amor and Porter, who<br />
both gave Holland’s show-jumping<br />
breeding a great boost. He represents<br />
the dutch mother line 153 which also<br />
produced the successful stallions<br />
Flyinge Electro, Harvester and<br />
Ijsselmeer.<br />
Huge careful jump with exceptional<br />
technique, his first foals are elegant,<br />
long legged and athletic. During a<br />
very short 2020 season qualified<br />
for Discovery and Newcomers, now<br />
jumping double clear Foxhunter and<br />
6-year-old classes. Airo already has<br />
a fan club due to his stunning looks<br />
and personality.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (163cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.174<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 + vat NFFR<br />
Stands At: Kings Oak Stud, Ampfield, Hants, SO51 PBD<br />
Contact: Gerda Weston, Weston Warmbloods<br />
Tel: 01794367570 /07824308511<br />
Email: info@westonwarmbloods.co.uk<br />
Website: www.westonwarmbloods.co.uk<br />
Kannan<br />
J Force W<br />
Voltaire<br />
Cemeta<br />
Cicero Z<br />
Pivoli<br />
Furioso II<br />
Gogo Moeve<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Wozierta<br />
Carthago Z<br />
Rendez-Vous van<br />
Concorde<br />
Tivoli<br />
Klaris Giddy Up<br />
Stunning. My word to describe this<br />
horse!! He has scope, carefulness,<br />
blood, temperament, athleticism<br />
and breeding. His dam, Sussex<br />
Caretino is currently competing<br />
1.50m GP, his sire, Don VHP Z is the<br />
most consistent stallion in the world<br />
competing at 1.60m. Don VHP Z has<br />
won over 1 million Euros.<br />
60<br />
Giddy-Up successfully competed<br />
in age classes 2017-2019 and is<br />
showing to have all the attributes to<br />
be a future GP horse. He has a full<br />
sister who is equally as talented.<br />
His mother line has already produced<br />
a 1.60m horse in Hamilton Tropics<br />
who was full brother to Special<br />
To Me, she is also grand dam to<br />
Special Warrior 1.45m [Louise<br />
Whittaker]. Hamilton Tropics is<br />
also dam sire to NPS Winston<br />
1.50m [Ellen Whittaker]. He is now<br />
competing BS in foxhunter/1.30m<br />
classes.<br />
His first foals were born in 2019, are<br />
correct, well marked and showing to<br />
have a fabulous temperament.<br />
2012 Chestnut<br />
Don VHP Z<br />
Sussex Caretino<br />
Diamant de Semilly<br />
Sara vh Pareishof<br />
Caretino Glory<br />
Special To Me<br />
Showjumping<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.184<br />
Stud Book: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Grading: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £100 booking fee plus £400 + vat scanned in foal<br />
Stands At: Brendon Stud, Pyecombe, Brighton, BN45 7EG<br />
Contact: Shirley Light<br />
Tel: 07968847025<br />
Email: shirleyno2@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.brendonstud.com<br />
Le Tot de Semilly<br />
Venise des Cresles<br />
Voltaire<br />
Etsina<br />
Cheenook<br />
Glorieuse<br />
Hamilton III<br />
Tropicana<br />
Klent Spot On<br />
61<br />
2016 Chestnut<br />
Showjumping<br />
KungFoo as he is known at home<br />
is homebred by Warrior. Warrior<br />
is a son of Tangelo v/d Zuuthoeve<br />
x Heartbreaker, who competed at<br />
London Olympics and Global Tour<br />
shows; before being sold he won<br />
numerous classes here in the UK with<br />
Louise Pavitt, Including Hickstead,<br />
Royal Windsor, HOYS and RIHS.<br />
Kung Foo’s dam, Sussex Caretino is a<br />
1.50m International Grade A, ridden<br />
by Phillip Miller and Louise Pavitt. She<br />
is a prolific winner in the UK and has<br />
bred several foals by embryo transfer.<br />
She is by Caretino Glory, who himself<br />
is a 1.60 jumper. Great grand sire,<br />
Hamilton III was also a Grade A<br />
jumping stallion and has proven to be<br />
a super dam sire for us. Kung Foo has<br />
successfully competed BS in young<br />
horse classes including championship<br />
shows at Hickstead, Pyecombe and<br />
Bolesworth showing great trainability<br />
and attitude at shows. He is a double<br />
clear machine with phenomenal<br />
scope and power. Temperament is<br />
fantastic too. He will continue with<br />
young horse classes in <strong>2021</strong>. He is<br />
full brother to Klent Kick On and a<br />
half brother to Klaris Giddy-Up and<br />
Klaris Yee-Ha. Licensed <strong>Breeder</strong>s<br />
Elite. BS 10 points, winnings £197<br />
Height: 17hh (171cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.186<br />
Stud Book: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Grading: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £100 booking fee plus £400 + vat scanned in foal<br />
Stands At: Brendon Stud, Pyecombe, Brighton, BN45 7EG<br />
Contact: Shirley Light<br />
Tel: 07968847025<br />
Email: shirleyno2@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.brendonstud.com<br />
Warrior<br />
Sussex Caretino<br />
Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve<br />
Philliane A<br />
Caretino Glory<br />
Special To Me<br />
Narcos II<br />
Olympa Van de Krekebeke<br />
Heartbreaker<br />
Karlien<br />
Cheenook<br />
Glorieuse<br />
Hamilton III<br />
Tropicana<br />
52 | BRITISH BREEDER
SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Kratos FH<br />
62<br />
2015 Black<br />
Showjumping<br />
A stunning black beauty son of<br />
Stakkato! Kratos is an exciting<br />
young and prosperous stallion<br />
He is a beautiful type with correct<br />
conformation with an incredible<br />
mindset. He is an athletic, strong<br />
type with quick reflexes and is super<br />
careful. Kratos has had a superb start<br />
to his career producing clears in his<br />
first international debuts and winning<br />
in Germany based on style and<br />
technique.<br />
His sire Stakkato is one of the most<br />
phenomenal show jumping sensations<br />
on the scene. At the time of his stallion<br />
performance test in 1996 Stakkato<br />
showed an incredible talent for<br />
jumping which reflected in his score<br />
and first placing. Stakkato has sired<br />
some sensational progeny over<br />
the years, to date he has over 50<br />
licenced sons, 108 state premium<br />
mares, 369 main studbook mares,<br />
172 sold auction horses to date and<br />
a winning sum of progeny standing at<br />
€2,453,065.<br />
His dam line goes back to 1.60m<br />
jumper Wagenaar and 1.60m<br />
jumpers Concorde and Voltaire.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £550 + VAT Payable on Heartbeat Scan NFNF<br />
Stands At: Al Shira’aa Farms. Frozen from Stallion AI Services<br />
Contact: Tullis Matson<br />
Tel: 01948 666295<br />
Email: sales@stallionai.com<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com<br />
Stakkato<br />
Jelena<br />
Spartan<br />
Pia<br />
Concorde<br />
Doortje<br />
Servus<br />
Gottilde<br />
Pygmaligon<br />
Glodfeder<br />
Voltaire<br />
Flyer<br />
Wagenaar<br />
Rebecca<br />
Let It Be<br />
Let It Be (Hotspot x Cassini I x<br />
Carneval) 1.68 ...42% TB....<br />
Asten.<br />
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Let It Be has everything, the most<br />
unbelievable temperament combined<br />
with looks , quality and a super<br />
careful jump.<br />
He’s jumped a small number of shows<br />
as a 4yo and is awaiting his first foals<br />
coming into his 5th year.<br />
2016 Bay<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: The Lancer Stud, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0EJ<br />
Contact: Marcus Craggs<br />
Tel: 07703 715131<br />
Email: marcuscraggs@icloud.com<br />
Website: www.lancerstud.com<br />
Showjumping<br />
Holsteiner Stamm 18B1, is a super<br />
young stallion by Hotspot out of a<br />
Cassini mother that jumped to 1.40m<br />
Hotspot, a product of Hors La Loi,<br />
looks to be a very exciting stallion<br />
himself with great results in shows<br />
across Europe under Mathijs van<br />
Hotspot<br />
It’s Sini<br />
Horse La Loi II<br />
Herminone De La Pomme<br />
Cassini I<br />
Sue Ellen<br />
Papillon Rouge<br />
Ariane Du Plessis II<br />
Nabab De Reve<br />
Sauterelle De La Pomme<br />
Capitol I<br />
Wisma<br />
Carneval<br />
Narzisse<br />
SS Pegasus<br />
64<br />
2016 Dark Brown<br />
Showjumping<br />
Best <strong>British</strong> Bred 4yo Al Shira’aa<br />
Bolesworth Young Horse<br />
Championship 2020<br />
SS Pegasus is from the most<br />
outstanding bloodlines you could<br />
look for in a pedigree. Proudly bred<br />
by Al Shira’aa Farms this is one of<br />
their many talented progeny.<br />
By the ever so famous Balou De<br />
Rouet, who is PROBABLY ONE OF<br />
THE MOST POPULAR JUMPING<br />
STALLIONS, CONSISTENTLY<br />
PRODUCING GOOD<br />
TEMPERAMENT, EXCELLENT<br />
MOVEMENT AND POWER.<br />
Balou had the most offspring in the<br />
2008 Bundeschampionate, (German<br />
National Championships) with 3<br />
finalists in the 2009 event. He has<br />
over 30 approved sons including the<br />
Munich Licensing Champion, Balous<br />
Bellini. A picture-perfect career:<br />
after winning one young horse class<br />
after another and gaining marks up<br />
to 10.0 in his 30-day test, Balou<br />
du Rouet successfully competed at<br />
the 1.50m level. Already in 2005,<br />
he caught everyone’s attention by<br />
scoring the highest mark of 9.2 at the<br />
national championships.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Graded<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £550 + vat Payable on Heartbeat scan<br />
Stands At: Al Shira’aa Farms. Frozen from Stallion AI Services<br />
Contact: Tullis Matson<br />
Tel: 01948 666295<br />
Email: sales@stallionai.com<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com<br />
Balou Du Rouet Z<br />
Tolita<br />
Baloubet Du Rouet<br />
Georgia<br />
Voltaire<br />
Olita<br />
Galoubet A<br />
Mesabge Du Rouet<br />
Continue<br />
Georgette II<br />
Furioso II<br />
Gogo Moeve<br />
Indoctro<br />
Briolota<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 53
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - SHOWJUMPING<br />
In Association with<br />
Silvester<br />
65<br />
1999 Grey<br />
Showjumping<br />
SILVESTER - BEF Champion<br />
Showjumping Sire in successive years<br />
and Reserve Champion Eventing Sire.<br />
Silvester is a top class showjumping<br />
and eventing stallion with exceptional<br />
temperament. He was the overall<br />
winner (dressage, eventing and<br />
showjumping) at his SEIB Young<br />
Horse Evaluation, scoring 9 plus for<br />
jumping, dressage and temperament.<br />
His forbears have competed at two<br />
Olympics and have won<br />
numerous Nations Cups. Silvester has<br />
exceptionally high fertility, 93%, even<br />
with less easy mares. He is an<br />
intelligent stallion with an enthusiastic<br />
but relaxed temperament which he<br />
passes on to progeny. His genetic<br />
generosity has led to outstanding<br />
consistent breeding success, to date<br />
at the Futurity Evaluations his progeny<br />
have been awarded: 11 Elite, 36<br />
Highers First & 9 Golds, 25 First<br />
Premiiums at Futurity Evaluations.<br />
Silvester has the unique distinction<br />
of having Elite progeny in all three<br />
disciplines, proof of his quality and<br />
versatility. His progeny are proving<br />
highly trainable, exceptional<br />
competition prospects.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.244<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Approved, SHB(GB) Life Graded<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 NFFR ( £200 deposit, then £600 when scanned in foal)<br />
Stands At: WG Stud, Bicester, Oxon, OX25 2NS<br />
Contact: Hazel Offord<br />
Email: hazel.wgs@zen.co.uk<br />
Website: www.wgstud.co.uk<br />
Carthago Z<br />
Notre Dame<br />
Capitol I<br />
Perra B<br />
Voltaire<br />
Diadeem<br />
Capitano<br />
Folia<br />
Calado I<br />
Kerrin<br />
Furioso II<br />
Gogo Moeve<br />
Nimmerdor<br />
Passe<br />
Tsunami De Hus<br />
Tsunami Is A Stunning Individual And<br />
He Definitely Knows It! Tsunami Likes<br />
To Show Off In Every Way, Whether It<br />
Be At Home Or At Shows.<br />
He Stands At 172cm And Is A Light<br />
Boned Individual.<br />
Tsunami Has Superb Results And In<br />
2020 Won The CSI2* Grand Prix<br />
Sharjah Rulers Cup. He Is Agile, Fast<br />
And Competitive In Every Way.<br />
We Believe Tsunami Will Be A<br />
Versatile Individual For Mares Of<br />
All Calibre And We Look Forward<br />
To Using Him On Our Mares This<br />
Season.<br />
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Some of his results: TSUNAMI was<br />
2nd in the CSI 2* 1.35m class n<br />
Ebreichsdorf as well as in the CSI 2*<br />
Wiener Nuestadt 1.40m class.<br />
WON the CSI 3* World Cup Grand<br />
Prix with MOHAMED AL OWAIS<br />
in 2017<br />
2018 - 1.55M JUMP., MOHAMMED<br />
AHMED AL OWAIS (UAE)<br />
SIX BAR, MOHAMMED AHMED AL<br />
OWAIS (UAE)<br />
2016 - 1.50M JUMP., DAVID WILL<br />
(GER) , 2016<br />
2007 Bright Bay<br />
L’Arc de Triomphe<br />
Amati PMS<br />
Landor S<br />
Praeludium<br />
Argentinus<br />
Unika<br />
Showjumping<br />
Height: 17hh (172cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Approved<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat Fresh/Chilled, £470 no vat Frozen (3 straws)<br />
Stands At: Al Shira’aa Farms. Frozen from Stallion AI Services<br />
Contact: Tullis Matson<br />
Tel: 01948 666295<br />
Email: sales@stallionai.com<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com<br />
Landadel<br />
Fureida II<br />
Pilot<br />
Gybsi<br />
Argentan I<br />
Dorle<br />
Beach Boy<br />
Unique<br />
Z7 Can Ya Makan<br />
67<br />
2007 Bay<br />
Showjumping<br />
Canya is a versatile stallion who<br />
has jumped the biggest classes in<br />
the world. He is graded Elite with<br />
the Anglo European Studbook and<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite.<br />
He has excellent paces, a careful<br />
jump and he is very bold.<br />
He is by Canturo who jumped at top<br />
level and the dams side Fier du Lui<br />
who also jumped at 1.60m level.<br />
Canya’s Notable achievements are :<br />
1st Negrita Cup CSIO5* Barcelona<br />
Spain.<br />
1st Speed Classic Hickstead, UK<br />
1st Speed classic and Speed Derby<br />
CSIO5* Dublin, Ireland<br />
1st Deby Trial and 3rd in Derby<br />
CSI4* Hickstead , UK<br />
1st Accumulator CSI5* Dubai, UAE.<br />
Progeny include:<br />
Z7 Canya Dance, multiple<br />
International winner at 1.45m<br />
Z7 Cayani, International 1.35m<br />
Killerisk Can Ya International 1.40m<br />
HHS Dassett Class, Advanced<br />
international event horse and 1.30m<br />
showjumping.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (169cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.294<br />
Stud Book: Holst<br />
Grading: Graded Elite Approved with AES & <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 + vat<br />
Stands At: Breen Equestrian, Hickstead, West Sussex<br />
Contact: Greg Le Gear 07887783244<br />
Email: greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.breenequestrian.com<br />
Canturo<br />
Aroma<br />
Cantus<br />
Fara<br />
Fier Du Lui<br />
Cesta<br />
Caletto I<br />
Momline<br />
Calado I<br />
Ulara II<br />
Rantzau xx<br />
Violette<br />
Sorgenbrecher xx<br />
Gansterin<br />
54 | BRITISH BREEDER
SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Z7 Castlefield Dubai<br />
68<br />
2015 Black<br />
Showjumping<br />
Alongside his excellent natural scope<br />
over his fences, he is light on his feet,<br />
very focused and easy to ride.<br />
He already has some foals born in<br />
2020, who are lovely types.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (169cm)<br />
Stud Book: Holst<br />
Grading: <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite Approved<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + Vat<br />
Stands At: Breen Equestrian, Hickstead, Sussex<br />
Contact: Greg Le Gear 07887783244 / Chloe Breen 07788972601<br />
Email: greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.breenequestrian.com<br />
Z7 Castlefield Dubai is Approved<br />
already by <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite Studbook.<br />
He is a very exciting young horse<br />
that has had a fantastic first year in<br />
international competition in 2020,<br />
posting 16 out of 20 top ten placings<br />
including multiple wins.<br />
Darco<br />
S-Flower Star<br />
Lugano<br />
Ocoucha<br />
Laval II<br />
Vatania<br />
Lugano II<br />
Aderfiot<br />
Codex<br />
Latoucha<br />
Landgraf I<br />
Madam<br />
Caletto II<br />
Nieburg<br />
Zip Phin<br />
Zip Phin is a breathtaking stallion who<br />
passes on his looks, movement, jump<br />
and temperament.<br />
He has competed to 1.40m ,won<br />
Grand Prix’s abroad and qualified for<br />
many championshps.<br />
He is still competing and has never<br />
had a days lameness.<br />
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The pedigree of Phin Phin is of great<br />
genetic value. His sire, Chin Chin,<br />
competed at the Olympics. Ella is a<br />
half sister to the sires Roman and Farn.<br />
Chin Chin and Abdullah are among<br />
the best jumping horses in the world.<br />
The Stallion Lux,was one of the most<br />
successful stallions in international<br />
show jumping including the Sydney<br />
Olympics.<br />
Super de Lux comes from an<br />
exceptional mare line, her dam also<br />
produced Ulstar who was reserve<br />
champion at the KWPN stallion<br />
grading. Many top show jumpers,<br />
stallions and mares come from this<br />
dam line.<br />
2004 Bay<br />
Phin Phin<br />
Super de Luxe<br />
Chin Chin<br />
Miss Abdullah T<br />
Lux Z<br />
Misostar<br />
Showjumping<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.298<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 + vat<br />
Stands At: Kings Oak Stud, Ampfield, Hants, SO51 PBD<br />
Contact: Gerda Weston, Weston Warmbloods<br />
Tel: 01794367570 /07824308511<br />
Email: info@westonwarmbloods.co.uk<br />
Website: www.westonwarmbloods.co.uk<br />
Constant<br />
Larese<br />
Abdullah<br />
Wienerin<br />
Lord Calando<br />
Apocalypte Z<br />
Burggraaf<br />
Isostar<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 55
HERITAGE COAST<br />
STUD<br />
Heritage Arrakis<br />
A Stallion to produce High Class Eventing stock.<br />
¾ Thoroughbred with 1/8th SF & 1/8th Arab<br />
By Heritage Orion (XO) ex Carnaval Drum Mare.<br />
Jump, movement, speed and endurance.<br />
The perfect combination to breed a top class Event horse<br />
This stunning Stallion, topped the FUTURITY Scores for<br />
two consequitive years as a 2 & 3yr old. He won the<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong>s Award in 2015 as the Highest scoring Overall<br />
Event Youngstock & highest scoring 2yr old.<br />
He was the Highest scoring Eventing 3yr old.<br />
‘A Really striking horse with bags of presence.<br />
Very supple and flexible, a real athlete. Lovely<br />
lift and jump in canter, very committed jump’<br />
Comments from the Future evaluator.<br />
First few stock already winners in the ring.<br />
Currently based at the Brendon Stud showjumping<br />
Stud Fee £400 + Collection Fee + Postage<br />
Chilled available<br />
Contact: Jane Marson - Heritage Coast Stud<br />
Tel: 07771608376 or Email: jane@hcstud.com<br />
www.hcstud.com / www.competition-stallions.com<br />
56 | BRITISH BREEDER
Myspires Fider Hit<br />
Fidertanz x Sandro Hit x Sion<br />
Sire of Multiple Elite Futurity foals<br />
• Quality<br />
• Temperament<br />
• Rideability<br />
• Suspension<br />
• Athleticism<br />
Myspires Fider Hit<br />
Fidertanz<br />
Veronica<br />
Fidermark 1<br />
Reine Freude<br />
Sandro Hit<br />
Version<br />
This is the sire for you at a reduced fee to £500 ONE YEAR ONLY<br />
to help out fellow breeders in times of need. Quality at an AFFORDABLE FEE<br />
with TOP European lines!<br />
SIRE OF TOP BRITISH BRED & RESERVE CHAMPION BE 4-YEAR-OLD 2018<br />
Myspires Revoluuon<br />
Myspires Revolution<br />
Myspires Revolution available for<br />
NATURAL COVER £500<br />
Stanhopes Diddicoy x Cum<br />
Laude z x Major de la cour<br />
• Stock Currently Eventing to Novice<br />
• Awarded GOLD Premiums + Elite Scores<br />
• Perfect sire to add temperament to hot<br />
mares as proven!<br />
Myspires<br />
Revolution<br />
Stanhope's<br />
Diddicoy<br />
Equina B<br />
Ico<br />
Gipsy<br />
Cum Laude z<br />
Opaline de la Cour<br />
Progeny: Ginleys Gunpowder (left) Myspires First Revelation (right)<br />
CONTACT: Lianne Verity | TEL: 07761836186 | EMAIL: www.myspirestud.co.uk<br />
BRITISH BREEDER| 57
Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - DRESSAGE STALLIONS<br />
In Association with<br />
Aztec Iconico<br />
70<br />
2017 Cremello<br />
Dressage<br />
Aztec Iconico (Iconico) is a rare<br />
Registered PRE Cremello Stallion, is<br />
UK-bred and has fabulous movement<br />
and bloodlines. Aztec Iconico is by<br />
the metallic-coat palomino Stallion,<br />
Pomelo V. Iconico comes from a long<br />
line of world-renown Paco Marti PRE<br />
colour dilute bloodlines, including<br />
Revoltoso XXIX and Claudio Vives.<br />
He combines his rare DNA colour<br />
profile with superb conformation and<br />
uphill, elastic paces. Iconico has a<br />
fabulous work ethic and has been a<br />
pleasure to back and train to date.<br />
He has a lovely temperament, is very<br />
confident and like all PREs, is a willing<br />
and quick learner. Iconico will always<br />
breed a dilute foal from a non-dilute<br />
mare and can breed all colour dilutes<br />
(palominos, buckskins and smokey<br />
blacks). He will always breed a<br />
double dilute foal from a double<br />
dilute mare. Iconico was placed 1st<br />
for his movement at the International<br />
ANCCE Virtual Morphological<br />
Contest (3-yr-olds) in July 2020.<br />
He was awarded Silver Premium<br />
at <strong>British</strong> Futurity, scoring 7.875, in<br />
August 2020. He has since been<br />
accepted into the AE Studbook (AES)<br />
Height: 16hh (163cm)<br />
Stud Book: PRE<br />
Grading: AES Licesnsed<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Joanne Beresford<br />
Tel: 07766912032<br />
Email: j.beresford55@btinternet.com<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com<br />
Pomelo V<br />
Estanquera A<br />
Revoltoso XXIX<br />
Bandolera CIV<br />
Claudio Vives<br />
Perla XLII<br />
Pegaso IV<br />
Baturra XI<br />
Duende XL<br />
Bandolera LXVI<br />
Cesar VI<br />
Carmela V<br />
Salinero XIV<br />
Dalia XX<br />
Branduardi<br />
71<br />
2007 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
He has three exceptional paces.<br />
His trainability is highlighted by his<br />
outstanding temperament, which has<br />
stood out throughout his entire career.<br />
As a young horse he started training<br />
with Kathrin Meyer Zu Strohen and<br />
at only 5 years old qualified for the<br />
2011 World Breeding Championships<br />
in Verden. His father Breitling W has<br />
sired a series of absolutely top-rate<br />
horses, clearly demonstrating his<br />
absolutely spectacular gene pool. His<br />
progeny have accumulated more than<br />
€100,000 in lifetime competition<br />
winnings and include Burgpokal<br />
winner Blind Date, the mare that won<br />
the CHIO Aachen Small Tour in<br />
2009. Branduardi in-between<br />
breeding in 2019 was competing on<br />
the Premier League circuit with Amy<br />
Woodhead. He picked up some<br />
great results, scoring over 70% in the<br />
Intermediare I at Somerford<br />
Premier League, directly qualifying<br />
for the National Championships at<br />
Stoneleigh. In 2020 Branduardi<br />
made his Grand Prix debut, in which<br />
he competes at regularly.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.48<br />
Stud Book: Hanoverian<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 + vat<br />
Stands At: Caunton Manor Stud, Retford, Notts, DN22 8RT<br />
Contact: Victoria Wright<br />
Tel: 07966507205<br />
Email: victoria@cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Website: www.cauntonmanorstud.com<br />
Breitling W<br />
Wildrose<br />
Bismarck<br />
Maja<br />
Goodtimes<br />
Baccara<br />
Bolero<br />
Duelfarm<br />
Maat<br />
Grafenkrone<br />
World Cup I<br />
Anka<br />
Bolero<br />
Granini<br />
Budweizer<br />
72<br />
2004 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
stallion for every level of breeder.<br />
Prducing safe quality sport horses.<br />
He was working towards PSG level<br />
dressage and jumping upto 1.30m<br />
whe he sustained a field accident in<br />
2019 and sadly can no longer be<br />
ridden.<br />
He also boasts a 100% fertility rate.<br />
Height: 17.2h (177cm)<br />
Stud Book: Westphalian<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 NFFR Early bird discount of £400 if booked before 1st March<br />
Stands At: Stallions AI Services, Whitchurch, Shopshire<br />
Contact: Alex Ingoe<br />
Tel: 07967631627<br />
Email: info@shortclough.co.uk<br />
‘Buddy’ has success running through<br />
his veins with Argentinus and<br />
Belissimo M.<br />
Turning heads wherever he goes, he is<br />
renowned for his gentle temperament<br />
adding elegance, power and willing<br />
mentality making him a diverse<br />
Buddy’s progeny carry all his best<br />
assets and are correct, straight<br />
movers with fabulous looks and<br />
presence including his superb<br />
tempreament.<br />
Basiini<br />
Ardenne<br />
Belissimo M<br />
Argentina<br />
Abanos<br />
Natacha<br />
Beltain<br />
Roxa<br />
Argentinus<br />
Furiosa<br />
Alabaster<br />
Ankora<br />
Nationalstolz<br />
Chatou<br />
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Sponsored by<br />
Dark Knight<br />
73<br />
2005 Bay<br />
Dressage<br />
Dark Knight has of the strongest<br />
pedigrees in Europe for sport ponies.<br />
Year after year winners and<br />
champions are announced from<br />
Dark Knight’s full siblings’ offspring<br />
and grand offspring: FEI European<br />
Championship medal winners Der<br />
Feine Lord AT, Der Kleine Sunnyboy<br />
WE, Daily Pleasure WE, 6 German<br />
Bundeschampion winners and many<br />
champions of stallion licensing and<br />
mare classes throughout Europe.<br />
Dressman is one of the most successful<br />
FEI dressage ponies ever. He has 6<br />
FEI European team Gold medals and<br />
two individual Golds to his name.<br />
Champion of his licensing, winner of<br />
his 30 day stallion test and the first<br />
pony to win the Bundeschampionate<br />
four years running, Dressman<br />
has over 30 graded sons, 20<br />
State Premium daughters and<br />
many champion stallions, mares,<br />
Bundeschampion and<br />
Vice-Bundeschampion winners.<br />
However, this pairing with Dark<br />
Knight’s dam St Pr St Gina, herself<br />
coming from one of the most highly<br />
regarded German Riding Pony mare<br />
lines, has been the magic mix.<br />
Height: 14.1hh (145cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.96<br />
Stud Book: Westphalian<br />
Grading: SPSS / NPS<br />
Availability: Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500<br />
Stands At: Henza Stud, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7AS<br />
Contact: Diane Kilshaw<br />
Tel: 07920 426834<br />
Email: Jdiane.kilshaw@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.darkknight2.com<br />
Dressman I<br />
Gina<br />
Domingao<br />
Nadin<br />
Folklore<br />
Giana<br />
Derby<br />
Valerina<br />
Niklas I<br />
Suleika<br />
Power Boy<br />
Brigitte<br />
Brillant<br />
Gina<br />
Debutantes Dream<br />
74<br />
2015 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
Debutantes Dream ‘Dex’ is a young<br />
dressage stallion. He is licensed with<br />
the Anglo European Stud Book . He<br />
was the first licensed son of Shamwari<br />
Debonair.<br />
He has a beautiful kind temperament<br />
and a wonderful family line.<br />
His father is Shamwari Debonair who<br />
in 2014 achieved 1st place at the<br />
Badminton Young Dressage Horse<br />
Championships and 3rd place in the<br />
Shearwater National Championships<br />
at Stonleigh. Debonair’s sire is De<br />
Niro. Debonair’s mother Show Hit<br />
is an Elite and State Premium Mare<br />
with 5 generations of State Premium<br />
Mares in her line. Dex’s mother<br />
is Woodlander Dixie Chick who<br />
has 52 state premium mares in her<br />
motherline.<br />
Dixie’s father Woodlander Del Amitri<br />
has produced a number of offspring<br />
who have performed well with their<br />
dressage careers. 5 grand prix<br />
stallions are in his family line namely<br />
Dimaggio, De Niro, Donnerhall,<br />
Olympic Cocktail and Sandro Hit.<br />
Height: 16hh (163cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.100<br />
Stud Book: WBS-UK<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat<br />
Stands At: Bramble Stud, Chicheley, Bucks, MK16 9JD<br />
Contact: Liz Ball<br />
Tel: 07919 345709<br />
Email: bramblestud@bramblestud.com<br />
Website: www.bramblestud.com<br />
Larkshill Debonair<br />
Woodlander Dixie<br />
Chick<br />
De Niro<br />
Showgirl<br />
Woodlander Del Amitri<br />
Wanda<br />
Landgraf I<br />
Folia<br />
Granit<br />
Andorra II<br />
Dimaggo<br />
Happy Girl<br />
Wittinger<br />
Carmen<br />
Don Dante<br />
Don Dante has an incredible<br />
pedigree that includes top stallions<br />
such as Dancier, De Niro, Donnerhall,<br />
Lancier and Espri. Don Dante’s dam,<br />
Sabrina, is by Salvano, grandsire of<br />
the famous Salinero.<br />
Don Dante has an exceptional<br />
performance record. In 2012, he was<br />
75<br />
placed in all the major Young Horse<br />
Championships. In 2014, Don Dante<br />
was Medium Restricted Champion<br />
at the National Championships. In<br />
2015, he was placed in the Advanced<br />
Medium Restricted and Advanced<br />
Medium Open Freestyle at the Winter<br />
Championships and in the Advanced<br />
Medium Open at the National<br />
Championships, scoring over 70%.<br />
In 2017, he won at Premier League<br />
shows in both PSG and Inter I.<br />
In 2018, he won at Premier League,<br />
and competed at Hartpury CDI3*<br />
being placed 6th in the PSG and 5th<br />
in the Inter I freestyle. In 2020, he<br />
started competing at Grand Prix and<br />
was placed 3rd on this debut.<br />
2007 Black<br />
Dancier<br />
St Pr St Sabrina<br />
De Niro<br />
St Pr St Lacarna<br />
Slavano<br />
St Pr St Lairka<br />
Dressage<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm) Competition Stallions Guide p.106<br />
Stud Book: BHHS<br />
Grading: Graded & Licensed BWBS / Hanoverian<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat<br />
Stands At: Oldfields House, Stratton Audley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27<br />
9AN<br />
Contact: Wendy McKay<br />
Tel: 01869 277932<br />
Email: wendy@strattonstud.co.uk | Website: www.strattonstud.co.uk<br />
Donnerhall<br />
Alicante<br />
Lancier<br />
St Pr St Espina<br />
Salem<br />
St Pr Dina<br />
Laiback<br />
Marina<br />
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In Association with<br />
Finale Ramall<br />
76<br />
2016 Dark Bay<br />
Dressage<br />
Finale(Finn) wowed the selectors at<br />
the <strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity in 2019<br />
gaining a double elite status and the<br />
award for the highest scoring futurity<br />
entry in the 3 year old dressage<br />
category for 2019.<br />
He is an exceptional stallion with<br />
a very exciting dressage career<br />
ahead. 2020 winning the Shearwater<br />
Qualifier and Qualifying for the<br />
Nexgen Finals.<br />
His excellent breeding led to him<br />
gaining a score of 9.5 in the futurity<br />
for his conformation, which is<br />
shown in his three paces. He has<br />
a good over-track in his walk, a<br />
powerful floating trot, and a<br />
well-balanced uphill canter.<br />
Finale’s temperament is fantastic,<br />
showing willingness to work and<br />
learn both under saddle and<br />
on the ground.<br />
Franklin has sired may champion<br />
foals and is an internationally known<br />
stallion. Who has been awarded<br />
Champion stallion KWPN and winner<br />
of the Dutch Performance test 2013.<br />
Height: 17hh (173cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.118<br />
Stud Book: Hanoverian<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat<br />
Stands At: Frozen from Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Kathryn Marsh<br />
Tel: 07860449621<br />
Email: kathrynmarsh8@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com<br />
Franklin<br />
Ssennerin<br />
Ampere<br />
Warkle M<br />
Showstar<br />
Francis<br />
Rousseau<br />
PLarivola<br />
Ferro<br />
Sparkle M<br />
Sandro Hit<br />
Feine Dame<br />
Festivo<br />
Pilotin<br />
First Words<br />
77<br />
2017 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
First Words aka Picachoo is a young<br />
dressage stallion who is rising three.<br />
He is licensed with the WBS-UK.<br />
He obtained an Elite award at <strong>British</strong><br />
Breeding Futurity.<br />
His sire For Romance I is the VTV<br />
Oldenburg Dressage Stallion of<br />
the Year 2019 for his outstanding<br />
achievements in breeding and sport .<br />
First Words has inherited his sire’s<br />
lovely face, his outstanding typical<br />
beauty, his elegance, and his<br />
rideability . He is very easy to handle.<br />
First words has a beautiful<br />
temperament and very good work<br />
ethic. His paces are extremely<br />
powerful, uphill and rhythmical. He is<br />
very intelligent and wants to please<br />
At his licensing he was described<br />
as an elegant modern riding horse<br />
which we think admirably describes<br />
him.<br />
First Words’ mother West End Diva<br />
qualified for the Equine Bridge and<br />
she is graded Elite with the WBS-UK<br />
of which only 2% of mares achieve<br />
such grading .<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.122<br />
Stud Book: WBS-UK<br />
Grading: WBS-UK<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled & Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600<br />
Stands At: Bramble Stud, Chicheley, Bucks, MK16 9JD<br />
Contact: Liz Ball<br />
Tel: 07919 345709<br />
Email: bramblestud@bramblestud.com<br />
Website: www.bramblestud.com<br />
For Romance I<br />
West End Diva<br />
Furst Romancier<br />
Gesina<br />
Wavavoom<br />
Woodlander Dixie Chick<br />
Fuerst Heinrich<br />
Ronja<br />
Sir Donnerhall I<br />
Gesine<br />
Weltregent H<br />
Lousiana<br />
Woodlander Del Amitri<br />
Wanda<br />
Flammengold<br />
78<br />
2014 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
Flammengold had a good<br />
performance test with high rideability<br />
points. South German Dressage<br />
Champion 2000 with top mark of<br />
8 at Advanced Medium level. Has<br />
also won and been placed at PRIX ST<br />
GEORGES and INTERMEDIARE with<br />
high marks. He is very laid back and<br />
straightforward to ride. Has won 10<br />
Prix St Georges Classes and 2 Inter 1.<br />
Flammengold’s progeny have his dark<br />
colour and kind temperament. Foals<br />
have won top shows. Frank Sinatra<br />
is an exciting prospect in Germany<br />
Having won at Prix St Georges<br />
and Intermediare I, and in England<br />
Fabioso ridden by Paul Hayler is also<br />
winning at Prix St Georges and now<br />
Intermediare I. See recent Horse and<br />
hound write up. And tipped as a<br />
potential Olympic horse.<br />
His progeny include:-<br />
Multiple Elite Futurity progeny,<br />
Frank Sinatra competing at Grand<br />
Prix and also licenced as a breeding<br />
stallion in Germany.<br />
Fabioso, ridden by Peter Storr, won<br />
Inter 1 Freestyle at Nationals in 2013<br />
and now winning at Grand Prix.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Stud Book: Hanoverian<br />
Grading: 100 day Performance Test, Hanoverian, AES, SHB (GB), BHHS,<br />
Hessen,South German,Westfalen<br />
Availability: Fresh/Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £600<br />
Stands At: Witcham House Farm Stud, Ely, Cambs, CB6 2LH<br />
Contact: Katy Holder-Vale<br />
Tel: 07753788125<br />
Email: katy@hanoverianstud.com | Website: www.hanoverianstud.com<br />
Florestan<br />
Paloma<br />
Fedelio<br />
Raute<br />
Parademarch<br />
Piroschka<br />
Furioso II<br />
Laura<br />
Rheingold<br />
Gode<br />
Paradox I<br />
Dahlie<br />
Perlkoenig<br />
Roxi<br />
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79<br />
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Dressage<br />
Fort Lauderdale is an exceptional<br />
young horse who combines the<br />
beauty and outstanding type of<br />
the extremely popular stallions<br />
For Romance and Londonderry<br />
with athleticism and performance<br />
provenance from a motherline that<br />
has produced many successful<br />
showjumpers.<br />
His mother is the half-sister to<br />
Double You 12 who is successful in<br />
advanced and PSG-level dressage<br />
competitions in Germany.<br />
The motherline has produced the<br />
stallions Daidalos who competed<br />
successfully at advanced level and<br />
the 1.45m showjumping stallion<br />
Havana Club.<br />
This young stallion offers the full<br />
package, natural charm and three<br />
excellent, expressive and balanced<br />
gaits.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (167cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.38<br />
Stud Book: Westphalian<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative<br />
Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £700<br />
Stands At: Pascals Paddocks, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9QP<br />
Contact: Luis Vilhena<br />
Tel: 07766988406<br />
For Romance I<br />
Loana<br />
Furst Romancier<br />
Dutch Bombshell<br />
Londonderry<br />
Golder Gate<br />
Fuerst Heinrich<br />
Ronja<br />
Sir Donnerhall<br />
Gesine<br />
Lauries Crusador xx<br />
Windsor Queen<br />
Golgclub<br />
Grace<br />
Greenlanes Jester<br />
80<br />
2014 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
GreenLanes Jester is a stunning young<br />
<strong>British</strong> bred stallion who’s first crop of<br />
foals were born in 2020. Jester has<br />
an exceptional temperament and<br />
seems to have passed that on to his<br />
offspring together with hisbeautiful<br />
paces.<br />
All of his mares have taken In foal<br />
at the first insemination and their<br />
quality has been exceptional. Jester<br />
is a favourite with the judges in the<br />
competition arena regularly scoring<br />
in the mid 70%. Of course, the 2020<br />
season was rather interrupted, but we<br />
took the opportunity to concentrate<br />
on his training for the higher levels<br />
but also not rushing him at all. He<br />
qualified for the Winter Regional<br />
Finals <strong>2021</strong> in just 3 classes and has<br />
matured into a very powerful mover<br />
with eyecatching paces.<br />
In his assessment with the AES, Jester<br />
scored a great 9 for his walk and<br />
canter and an 8 for his trot. Jester<br />
is based in East Sussex with his<br />
rider Joshua Hill and he has an<br />
exceptional attitude to his work.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.146<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £750 no vat Fresh / Chilled, £600 no vat Frozen<br />
Stands At: Walk in collections for fresh or chilled from Classictop Stud, East<br />
Sussex. Frozen semen available from West Kington Stud, Wiltshire<br />
Contact: Peter Greenaway<br />
Tel: 07901 555398<br />
Email: greenlanestud@btinternet.com | Website: www.greenlanestud.co.uk<br />
Negro<br />
Amusora<br />
Ferro<br />
Fewrie<br />
Florencio I<br />
Uronie<br />
Ulft<br />
Brenda<br />
Variant<br />
Mewri<br />
Florestan I<br />
Walessa<br />
Lancet<br />
Goldy<br />
Lestingdale VS<br />
81<br />
2016 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
Lestingdale VS (Loki) is an elegant,<br />
striking homozygous black stallion<br />
who turns heads wherever he goes.<br />
He has the most wonderful, kind<br />
temperament along with excellent<br />
conformation and eye-catching<br />
movement.<br />
He is exceptionally well bred,<br />
sired by non-other than the famous<br />
FEI 7-year old World Champion,<br />
Glamourdale. Often described as the<br />
‘<strong>British</strong> Glamourdale’ Loki boasts an<br />
incredible uphill, powerful canter, an<br />
expressive trot with good scope and<br />
an active, clear walk.<br />
He is proving to be very trainable<br />
and willing under saddle. In just a<br />
few outings he was crowned Nexgen<br />
4yo YH Champion at Hickstead with<br />
a score of 7.96. He also came 2nd in<br />
the Shearwater 4yo YH qualifier with<br />
a fabulous score of 8.4.<br />
Loki is based with his rider Elly<br />
Darling and is currently training<br />
elementary at home.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (165cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.198<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 vat included<br />
Stands At: Clements Equine, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 1AB<br />
Contact: Zoe Kirkpatrick<br />
Tel: 07817627946<br />
Email: enquiries@heartbreakerstud.com<br />
Glamourdale<br />
C’est Fury<br />
Lord Leatherdale<br />
Thuja<br />
Sorento<br />
Naomi<br />
Lord Loxley<br />
Fairless P<br />
Negro<br />
Jasmijn<br />
Sandro Hit<br />
Dein Liebling<br />
Ulft<br />
Evelineke<br />
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Stallion Event <strong>2021</strong> - DRESSAGE STALLIONS<br />
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Lollipop<br />
82<br />
2016 Dark Brown<br />
Dressage<br />
Lollipop aka Whinney is a young<br />
dressage stallion who is rising four.<br />
He is licensed with the BWB. He has<br />
the Olympic bloodlines of Uthopia,<br />
Ferro and Cocktail in his pedigree<br />
along with Jazz who is ranked the<br />
world number 1 dressage sire for<br />
2019.<br />
Lollipop has a beautiful temperament<br />
with a very good work ethic. He is<br />
a very kind horse. His paces are<br />
extremely powerful and rhythmical.<br />
He is very intelligent and wants<br />
to please. Lollipop has inherited<br />
his sire Uthopia’s natural activity<br />
in the hind leg with a great canter<br />
and rideability, He is a sensible<br />
ride which makes him an absolute<br />
pleasure to work with.<br />
We believe he is an outstanding<br />
offspring of Uthopia who Carl Hester<br />
competed in the London Olympics in<br />
2012 and was the winner of the Team<br />
Gold Medal in Rotterdam.<br />
He is a rare dual purpose sire with<br />
Dutch genetics.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.200<br />
Stud Book: WBS-UK<br />
Grading: WBS-UK<br />
Availability: Fresh/Chiilled<br />
Stud Fee: £650 no vat<br />
Stands At: Bramble Stud, Chicheley, Bucks, MK16 9JD<br />
Contact: Liz Ball<br />
Tel: 07919 345709<br />
Email: bramblestud@bramblestud.com<br />
Website: www.bramblestud.com<br />
Uthopia<br />
Gallia<br />
Metall<br />
Odelia<br />
Amoureux<br />
S.Renida<br />
Ferro<br />
Edelweis<br />
Inspekteur<br />
Fresula<br />
Saros Van T’Gestelhof<br />
Ruby<br />
Jazz<br />
Gerida II<br />
Malegro (Loves Black Sth)<br />
83<br />
2016 Bay<br />
Dressaage<br />
Malegro, aka Loves Black STH<br />
is an exciting young horse with a<br />
truly exceptional pedigree. The<br />
sire Millenium requires no further<br />
introduction and has become one of<br />
the most influential dressage stallions<br />
of his generation. His mother Catwalk<br />
is successful at international PSG/<br />
Inter I level with the young Dutch rider<br />
Nina Woerts. In her pedigree, we<br />
find great performance lines of the De<br />
Niro son Voice, then Sir Sinclair, and<br />
behind comes, again, the legendary<br />
Gribaldi. The direct motherline has<br />
produced the international<br />
Inter 1/PSG horse Freckle and<br />
the Grand Prix stallion Wup. This<br />
exciting young stallion is showing an<br />
exceptional aptitude for Dressage<br />
work, with natural balance, poise,<br />
and outstanding trainability, which<br />
have seen him make an excellent<br />
start in his competition career, where<br />
he is consistently scoring marks in<br />
the high 70% with high placings in<br />
national young horse classes and<br />
already recording his first wins at<br />
Elementary. He convinces with<br />
beautiful type and three expressive,<br />
effortless gaits.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Test: WFFS negative<br />
Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £700 Frozen<br />
Stands At: Pascals Paddocks, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9QP<br />
Contact: Luis Vilhena<br />
Tel: 07766988406<br />
Millenium<br />
Catwalk<br />
Easy Game<br />
Merle<br />
Voice<br />
Wild-Rose<br />
Gribaldi<br />
Evita XII<br />
Ravel<br />
Mazurka Magica<br />
De Niro<br />
Rohbria<br />
Sir Sinclair<br />
Paola<br />
Maximo JLBA<br />
84<br />
2015 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
Maximo JLBA (Max) is a Graded<br />
black PRE Stallion with super<br />
bloodlines, movement and<br />
temperament. Bred in the UK, Max<br />
is by the black Calificado (Spanish<br />
Elite) stallion, Habanero XLI, and is<br />
out of our homozygous black Picos<br />
PRE mare, Inquieta LXIII.<br />
Habanero XLI is one of the only<br />
PREs to represent Great Britain at<br />
International Level (CD13*) in PSG<br />
and Inter 1. Max is a very true-totype<br />
traditional PRE stallion. He has a<br />
fabulous work ethic and is easy<br />
to train. His kind nature also means<br />
that he can be handled and ridden<br />
by both the professional and amateur<br />
alike. With three naturally rhythmical<br />
paces and superb conformation, Max<br />
graded (ANCCE/BAPSH) with ease<br />
as a 3-year-old. Max is achieving<br />
good results both in Young Horse<br />
and Affiliated Dressage classes, but<br />
would also be a good prospect for<br />
showing. Super opportunity for PRE<br />
mare owners wishing to preserve<br />
traditional PRE lines, or for any mare<br />
owners wishing to breed the more<br />
compact dressage horse.<br />
Height: 15.3hh (160cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.202<br />
Stud Book: ANCCE / BAPSH<br />
Grading: ANCCE / BAPSH<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £600 no vat Frozen<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Joanne Beresford<br />
Tel: 07766912032<br />
Email: j.beresford55@btinternet.com<br />
Website: www.stallionai.com / www.competition-stallions.com<br />
Habanero XLI<br />
Inquieta LXIII<br />
Desnudo<br />
Salerosa XI<br />
Espartaco Xlll<br />
Estanquera Xl<br />
Ulema 1978<br />
Tecnica<br />
Furioso XVII<br />
Mejicana XV<br />
Kan IV<br />
Molinera XIX<br />
Enjambre<br />
Contadora II<br />
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Moondance<br />
85<br />
2018 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
Moondance is a big moving young<br />
stallion by the popular Millennium<br />
son Morricone who has been in the<br />
limelight ever since he became the<br />
champion of his stallion licensing<br />
in 2014. In the following year, he<br />
completed an excellent performance<br />
test with a dressage score of 9.33<br />
and a perfect 10 for his walk. From<br />
the mother Woodlander Dixie Chick,<br />
this striking colt has inherited the huge<br />
expressive movement and freedom<br />
in the shoulder we have come to<br />
expect from the great Dimaggio, in a<br />
compelling mix of modern dressage<br />
lines represented by Woodlander Del<br />
Amitri on the proven performance<br />
breeding of the Elite Wittinger<br />
daughter Wanda from the important<br />
Hanoverian family of Jamuna from<br />
which come almost 500,000 Euros of<br />
sport winnings in Germany alone.<br />
Woodlander Dixie Chick is also<br />
the mother of the interesting<br />
young stallion Debutante’s Dream.<br />
With three expressive gaits and<br />
outstanding presence, as well as a<br />
fantastic, trainable temperament, this<br />
young colt is a convincing prospect.<br />
Height: 16.1hh (165cm)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES Licensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £500 NFFR<br />
Stands At: Bramble Stud, Chicheley, Bucks, MK16 9JD<br />
Contact: Liz Ball<br />
Tel: 07919 345709<br />
Email: bramblestud@bramblestud.com<br />
Website: www.bramblestud.com<br />
Morricone<br />
Woodlander Dizie<br />
Chick<br />
Millennium<br />
Hartima<br />
Woodlander Del Amitri<br />
Wanda<br />
Easy Game<br />
Merle<br />
Rubin Royal<br />
Hartina<br />
Dimaggio<br />
Happy Girl<br />
Wittinger<br />
St Pr St Carmen<br />
Rembrandt DDH<br />
86<br />
2001 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
An elegant eye catching pony<br />
stallion with three outstanding gates,<br />
wonderful temperament, presence<br />
and character, all of which he passes<br />
on. His offspring have been evaluated<br />
<strong>British</strong> Futurity Elites with three<br />
being the top scoring pony foals<br />
overall 2 years running covering<br />
dressage and eventing disciplines.<br />
6 foals evaluated scored an average<br />
of 8.99. His early offspring in Holland<br />
are winning in the breeding<br />
ring and competing FEI pony level<br />
dressage. His first crop of <strong>British</strong> foals<br />
(2012) are competing and<br />
winning National Young Pony<br />
Championships. Rembrandts own<br />
competition record is impressive<br />
winning the Dutch Pavo Cup for<br />
young ponies 3yrs running. Winning<br />
the Landeschampionate Rastede<br />
Germany, Champion part bred<br />
welsh, 4th Bundeschampionate,<br />
Imperial riding cup, National<br />
Medium Champion, Dutch<br />
Champion. He has won 2 European<br />
Dressage team gold medals and a<br />
Silver team medal.<br />
Rembrandt’s full sister is on the<br />
German European eventing team.<br />
Height: 14.1hh (14cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.232<br />
Stud Book: SHB(GB)<br />
Grading: AES Liscensed<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £850<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services<br />
Contact: Isobel Scruton<br />
Tel: 07764261349<br />
Email: whizzle5@icloud.com<br />
Website: www.rembrandtddh.com<br />
Renoir<br />
Prinzess<br />
FRacket<br />
Haupt Ramona<br />
Viktorias Chirac<br />
Haupt Primana<br />
Mariskas Robin<br />
Sita<br />
Colano<br />
Haupt Roswita<br />
Constantin<br />
Haupt Furina<br />
Colano<br />
Haupt Paleness<br />
Timolin<br />
87<br />
2011 Bay<br />
Dressage<br />
Timolin is an elegant, light-footed<br />
stallion of exceptional quality<br />
showing outstanding paces with a<br />
lot of athleticism. As a dressage<br />
horse with Lizzie Murray he is<br />
now confidently winning at Small<br />
Tour level in Prix St Georges and<br />
Intermedaire 1. As 2020 has not<br />
been a year with many competitions,<br />
he had a very busy stud season<br />
combined with lots of training and has<br />
come out winning at Intermedaire II,<br />
and hopefully Grand Prix in<br />
<strong>2021</strong>. His stock continue to excel.<br />
He has 10 Elite stock through the BEF<br />
Futurity with some gaining Elite multiple<br />
times at all ages. His first crop<br />
are now ridden and performing very<br />
well under saddle with excellent<br />
results winning the Equine Bridge<br />
Dressage over all ages, qualifying for<br />
regionals in dressage, winning in<br />
show classes, top 10 placings<br />
in BYEH qualifiers as well as his<br />
youngstock continuing to win in hand<br />
during their education. With over<br />
110 stock on the ground to date and<br />
another 35+ due this year, over 10%<br />
being Elite proves that he stamps his<br />
stock with his correct conformation.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.260<br />
Stud Book: BWBS<br />
Grading: BWBS, SHB(GB) Champion, AES<br />
Test:WFFS negative Availability: Fresh/Chilled/Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £1,000 inc vat<br />
Stands At: Catherston Stud, Hampshire SO20 8HX<br />
Contact: Jennie Loriston-Clarke or Anne Dicker<br />
Tel: 01264 782716<br />
Email: enquiries@catherstonstud.com<br />
Website: www.cathestonstud.com<br />
Totilas<br />
Samira<br />
Gribaldi<br />
Lominka<br />
Sion<br />
Lara<br />
Kostolany<br />
Gondola II<br />
Glendale<br />
Elsa<br />
Sultan<br />
Tarantella<br />
Landadel<br />
Tarka<br />
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In Association with<br />
Woodlander Bernalillo<br />
88 2018 Dark Brown<br />
Dressage<br />
Another great performance package<br />
from Woodlander with the best of<br />
German and Dutch breeding<br />
including the FEI Number 1 stallion,<br />
Jazz. His son Boston combines with<br />
the full sister to Lord Leatherdale<br />
to produce the successful young<br />
stallion Bernay.<br />
Boston himself, was <strong>British</strong> bred and<br />
first licensed in the UK before being<br />
“stolen” by the German licensing<br />
Judge to stand in Germany where he<br />
soon caught the eye of Isabel Werth.<br />
He was, for sure. A hot ride but<br />
produced wonderful sons standing at<br />
top German studs.<br />
The dam line is a Woodlander<br />
familiar as we were lucky enough to<br />
own the full sister to the stallion<br />
Wenckstern and later to stand the<br />
man himself.<br />
His performance highlights were<br />
all associated with young riders in<br />
International competition with Jacqui<br />
Siu , Jonny Hilberath and Natalie<br />
Hobday all enjoying successful<br />
Grand Prix rides.<br />
The mare family of our young stallion<br />
shows many performers in dressage<br />
and the key is great ridability<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.280<br />
Stud Book: Oldenburg<br />
Grading: WBS-UK<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £750 incl vat, Two free collections<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Lynne Crowden<br />
Tel: 07768323351<br />
Email: woodlanderstud@mac.com<br />
Website: www.woodlanderstud.com<br />
Bernay<br />
Long Tall Sally<br />
Boston<br />
St Pr Lady Leatherdale<br />
Londontime<br />
St Pr Welley View<br />
Jazz<br />
Sebora<br />
Lord Loxley<br />
St Pr Fairless P<br />
Londonderry<br />
St Pr Wieneria<br />
Weltmeyer<br />
Western Lady<br />
Woodlander Double Bubble<br />
89<br />
2014 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
Probably one of the biggest moving<br />
horses EVER bred at Woodlander…<br />
all the power and the glory. This is<br />
a loose and supple youngster with<br />
a phenomenal canter, a huge walk<br />
and a big and expressive trot. Not<br />
only does he impress, but he bring a<br />
totally convincing pedigree with him.<br />
His sire Don Frederic brings together<br />
the dressage Grand Prix blood of<br />
Donnerhall, Consul and the powerful<br />
Wolkentanz.Don Frederic was the<br />
Champion of his licensing and is now<br />
one of the most talked about young<br />
dressage performers in Germany.<br />
Certainly a return to strength and<br />
substance.His performance test did<br />
not disappoint and with a 9.75 for<br />
ridability, he shone. His dam, Real<br />
Perfect was a pick for Woodlander<br />
and bred two super foals for us<br />
before going on to produce an Elite<br />
daughter for Wheatley Wood Stud.<br />
Double Bubble’s progeny are already<br />
scoring highly with SJL Double Zedd<br />
–BHHS Reserve Champion Foal,<br />
Bathelyhills Mary – Elite Futurity<br />
Woodlander Desoto – Elite Futurity &<br />
Hannoverian Premium, Woodlander<br />
Duquesne German Hann Gold foal<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.282<br />
Stud Book: Hanoverian<br />
Grading: WBS-UK, Oldenburg, Hannoverian Life Approved<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £500 incl vat<br />
Stands At: Woodlander Stud, Worcester, WR2 6QU<br />
Contact: Lynne Crowden<br />
Tel: 07768323351<br />
Email: woodlanderstud@mac.com<br />
Website: www.woodlanderstud.com<br />
Don Frederic<br />
Verb Pr Real Perfect<br />
Don Frederico<br />
St Pr What a Feeling<br />
Rousseau<br />
St Pr Absolutely<br />
Donnerhall<br />
Cleopatra<br />
Wolkentanz I<br />
La Le Lou<br />
Ferro<br />
Zsuzsa<br />
Alabaster<br />
Weltfee<br />
Woodlander Franz Ferdinand<br />
90<br />
2012 Dark Bay<br />
Dressage<br />
“Franz Ferdinand”, that is the<br />
distinctive name of the new rising star<br />
of our partners, Hengststation Pape.<br />
He has an exceptional genetic, which<br />
can hardly not be more modern and<br />
contemporary, and at the same time<br />
certain in terms of performance. It<br />
is well known as outstanding and is<br />
unique. His father Fürst Heinrich was<br />
world champion and left in his too<br />
short breeding life and life in sport,<br />
highly superior offspring. His dam sire<br />
Dimaggio was also world champion<br />
and enjoys the greatest appreciation.<br />
His mother Dornröschen is even<br />
a Grand Prix winner and multiple<br />
stallion mother.<br />
His full sister is the exceptional mare<br />
“Woodlander Farouche” who was<br />
double world champion.<br />
With her special aura, she moved the<br />
Verden showgrounds in her spell as<br />
no horse before or after her.<br />
In 2016, he completed his 30 day<br />
test in Adelheidsdorf with outstanding<br />
scores and completed his stallion<br />
qualification in the sport.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (172cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.124<br />
Stud Book: Hanoverian<br />
Grading: WBS-UK<br />
Test: WFFS negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £750<br />
Stands At: Woodlander Stud, Worcester, WR2 6QU<br />
Contact: Lynne Crowden<br />
Tel: 07768323351<br />
Email: woodlanderstud@mac.com<br />
Website: www.woodlanderstud.com<br />
Fuerst Heinrich<br />
Elite Dornroeschen<br />
Florestan<br />
Dawina<br />
Dimaggio<br />
Claire<br />
Fidelio<br />
St Pr Raute<br />
Donnerhall<br />
Wibke<br />
Don Primero<br />
Winnipeg<br />
Elite H Caprimond<br />
Dweena<br />
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91<br />
2016 Dark Brown<br />
Dressage<br />
Let’s start with the sire! Grand Galaxy<br />
Win is an ultra-modern, lustrous<br />
black young stallion by Apache, the<br />
KWPN Grand Prix newcomer. In fact,<br />
Galaxy is the first stallion in Denmark<br />
by Apache, who had 6 sons selected<br />
for this year’s KWPN-licensing. Due<br />
to his type and movements, Galaxy is<br />
a young stallion with great potential.<br />
Galaxy is by the recognised elite<br />
mare Winner T, who is by the Grand<br />
Prix stallion and breeding magnate<br />
Jazz, and therefore, a full sister to<br />
the Prix St. Georges horse Volvo.<br />
In the third generation, we find the<br />
well-reputed Zeolit, sire of numerous<br />
Grand Prix offspring, e.g. Gomerant,<br />
Oscar B and Lawoel.<br />
In 2020, in his first outings, Grand<br />
Designs qualified for the Final of the<br />
Nexgen 4 year old at Hickstead<br />
and also completed his 14 day test in<br />
Germany. He owes much to his dam.<br />
Elite Foxy Lady, who is by the double<br />
World Champion, Florencio. She too<br />
comes from a persuasive mare family<br />
and has already produced a licensed<br />
son in Oldenburg, and the BBN<br />
Champion Dressage Filly in 2018.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (169cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.284<br />
Stud Book: Hanoverian<br />
Grading: Hannoverian, WBS-UK, Hann & Oldenburgh pending 50day test<br />
Test: WFFS Negative Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £750<br />
Stands At: Woodlander Stud, Worcester, WR2 6QU<br />
Contact: Lynne Crowden<br />
Tel: 07768323351<br />
Email: woodlanderstud@mac.com<br />
Website: www.woodlanderstud.com<br />
Grand Galaxy Win<br />
Elite Foxy Lady<br />
Apache<br />
Winner T<br />
Florencio<br />
St Pr Savannah<br />
UB40<br />
Tolanda<br />
Jazz<br />
Magnaat<br />
Florestan<br />
Walessa<br />
Sao Paolo<br />
Lolipop<br />
Woodlander Sequoia<br />
92<br />
2018 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
A sensational combination of<br />
blood lines for both amateur and<br />
professional. This young man is<br />
the last bred from his dam by us at<br />
Woodlander. He is closely bred to<br />
the GP mare Woodlander Donna<br />
Summer and multiple stallions from<br />
this special Trakehner mare line<br />
which has produced stallions for<br />
generations. Best known would be<br />
Kostolany, (the sire of Gribaldi), K2<br />
and Key West.<br />
Performance runs throughout the dam<br />
sire, Imperio, was reserve World<br />
Champion as a five year old and<br />
also Bundeschampion.<br />
A year later he was GP with Hubertus<br />
Schmidt and later he was selected for<br />
the German Team and was<br />
the reserve highest placed German<br />
horse at the Olympics in Rio.<br />
Sequoia’s sire, Secret by the triple<br />
world champion Sezuan, has only<br />
golden days in his performance<br />
from his astonishing 9.5 score for<br />
dressage in his performance test, and<br />
on to Vice Bundeschampion.<br />
He comes from the Sudette mare<br />
family and we know the ridability of<br />
this family.<br />
Height: 17hh (173cm)<br />
Competition Stallions Guide p.286<br />
Stud Book: Oldenburg<br />
Grading: WBS-UK<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £900 inc vat<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI Services, Whitchurch, Shropshire<br />
Contact: Lynne Crowden<br />
Tel: 07768323351<br />
Email: woodlanderstud@mac.com<br />
Website: www.woodlanderstud.com<br />
Secret<br />
Kiss<br />
Sezuan D<br />
Seline<br />
Imperio<br />
Kavallina<br />
Zack<br />
Don Romina<br />
St Moritz<br />
Royal Star<br />
Connery<br />
Isar VI<br />
Ravel<br />
Karmen II<br />
www.british-breeding.com<br />
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Diego<br />
93<br />
2016 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
By DiMaggio out a KWPN mare<br />
Lara. With some the well known stars<br />
such as World Cup and PicBube in his<br />
bloodlines, when it comes to breeding<br />
this horse has it all. DiMaggio is<br />
a well known dressage breeding<br />
stallion. As a youngster DiMaggio<br />
was started by Hans Heinrich Meyer<br />
zu Stephen who competed him in the<br />
young horse classes.<br />
under Susanne Davies (Keystone)<br />
DiMaggio claimed is first fame in<br />
2000 when he won the world young<br />
horse championships in Arnheim.<br />
DiMaggio’s own sire don primero<br />
has little left to prove in the world<br />
of international dressage . He has<br />
been the worlds leading dressage<br />
sire for four years. It has proven so<br />
far that Diego has inherited all of his<br />
ancestors abilities with his amazing<br />
temperament, huge paces and train<br />
ability. This boy has shown great<br />
work ethic and is definitely going<br />
to be a star in the future. Diego was<br />
brought over from Germany in early<br />
summer 2019, broken and produced<br />
by team LBD<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: Hann<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chiilled<br />
Stud Fee: £800<br />
Stands At: Chailey Stud Equestrian Centre, Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HE<br />
Contact: Luke Baber-Davies<br />
Tel: 07973709215<br />
Email: info@team-lbd.co.uk<br />
Website: www.team-lbd.co.uk<br />
Dimaggio<br />
Lara<br />
Don Primero<br />
Winnipeg<br />
Londonderry<br />
Lady Lou<br />
Donnerhall<br />
Fantasia<br />
Wolrd Cup I<br />
Lisa<br />
Lauries Crusador XX<br />
Windsor Queen<br />
Lombard<br />
Myriam<br />
James Bond II<br />
This drop dead gorgeous horse<br />
combines the very best of both<br />
Dutch and German bloodlines. His<br />
outstanding movement combined<br />
with exceptional rideability and<br />
temperament bring you the ultimate<br />
model.<br />
His movement is loose and elastic,<br />
with an ease to it that makes<br />
everything look effortless. His trot<br />
94<br />
is very easy in its adjustability – he<br />
already shows huge potential for<br />
the piaffe/passage work, as well<br />
as having a scopey extension. The<br />
canter is super adjustable so he has<br />
picked up the changes with ease and<br />
starts to turn the working pirouettes<br />
like he has been doing it forever.<br />
The walk has a good extension and<br />
collects easily ready for the piaffe.<br />
Sire Desperado has been<br />
phenomenally successful with Emmilie<br />
Scholtens. In 2019 they were on the<br />
silver medal winning Dutch team at<br />
the European Championships, and<br />
had fantastic results in numerous<br />
World Cup shows, including winning<br />
both the Grand Prix and the Freestyle<br />
(with over 85%!) in Mechelen.<br />
2014 Dark Bay<br />
Desperado<br />
Flora<br />
Vivaldi<br />
Sarita<br />
Fidertanz<br />
Greta<br />
Dressaage<br />
Height: 16.2hh (169cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: KWPN<br />
Availability: Chilled/ Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £800 + vat Frozen / £1000 + vat chilled from Mid April for 6 weeks<br />
Stands At: Stallion AI<br />
Contact: Becky Moody<br />
Email: moodydressage@gmail.com<br />
Website: www. moodydressage.co.uk<br />
Krack C<br />
Renate Utopia<br />
Havidoff<br />
Nikita<br />
Fidermark<br />
Reine Freude<br />
Charon<br />
Gritt<br />
Kerouac<br />
95<br />
2015 Black<br />
Dressage<br />
Kerouac is a phenomenal new asset<br />
for UK dressage breeders.By Sezuan<br />
(Blu Hors Zack/ Rousseau) out<br />
KWPN mare Everoniek (Sorento/<br />
Gribaldi), Kerouac has big names<br />
and performance at every corner<br />
of his pedigree. Sezuan, triple gold<br />
medal winner at the Young Horse<br />
Championships at 5, 6 and 7 years of<br />
age, needs no introduction.<br />
Kerouac has inherited all of his<br />
ancestors’ ability and more. He is<br />
blessed with unending natural facility<br />
which together with his stunning<br />
temperament, looks and work ethic,<br />
which will undoubtedly add frame,<br />
power and presence to your mare.<br />
He also has fantastic fertility with a<br />
100% success rate for each of his<br />
mares so far at their first attempt<br />
using frozen. Kerouac is currently in<br />
training with Luke Baber-Davies at<br />
Team LBD to make his young horse<br />
international debut in 2020 as soon<br />
as competition resumes.<br />
In 2020 Kerouac also got through<br />
to qualification stage for the World<br />
Breeding Championships.<br />
Height: 17.2hh (177cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh / Chilled / Frozen<br />
Stud Fee: £850<br />
Stands At: Chailey Stud Equestrian Centre, Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HE<br />
Contact: Luke Baber-Davies<br />
Tel: 07973709215<br />
Email: info@team-lbd.co.uk<br />
Website: www.team-lbd.co.uk<br />
Sezuan<br />
Everoniek<br />
Blue Hors Zack<br />
Don Romina<br />
Sorento<br />
Veroniek<br />
Rousseau<br />
Krona<br />
Don Schufro<br />
Latina<br />
Sandro Hit<br />
Dien Liebling<br />
Grabaldi<br />
Heileniek<br />
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96<br />
2016 Chestnut<br />
Dressage<br />
Vaudeville Carrus by Vivaldi has<br />
some of the best lines in his breeding<br />
and definitely has inherited the traits,<br />
from his beautiful temperament to his<br />
stunning paces. Vivaldi was reserve<br />
champion of his stallion performance<br />
test and in 2007 he won the PAVO<br />
Cup for five-year old dressage horses<br />
with Hans Peter Minderhoud / NED.<br />
Vivaldi won the KNHS/KWPN<br />
stallion competition, awarded 10 for<br />
his trot. He was then internationally<br />
successful up to Prix St. Georges.<br />
In 2013, he won the VHO trophy<br />
at the KWPN licensing. Vivaldi’s<br />
sire Krack C is considered as a<br />
foundation stallion in the Netherlands.<br />
The double Pavo Cup winner of<br />
1996 and 1997 came eighth with<br />
Anky van Grunsven/NED in the<br />
individual ranking of the 2002<br />
World Equestrian Games in Jerez/<br />
ESP. Among his sons licensed in the<br />
Netherlands are Trento B, Tuschinski,<br />
Tolando, United, Velazquez, Zhivago<br />
and Dorado.<br />
Vaudeville Carrus has shown great<br />
work ethic and is definitely going to<br />
be a star in the future.<br />
Height: 16.3hh (170cm)<br />
Stud Book: Oldenburg<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Fresh & Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £1000<br />
Stands At: Chailey Stud Equestrian Centre, Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HE<br />
Contact: Luke Baber-Davies<br />
Tel: 07973709215<br />
Email: info@team-lbd.co.uk<br />
Website: www.team-lbd.co.uk<br />
Vivaldi<br />
Dorina R<br />
Krack C<br />
Renate-Utopia<br />
Davignon I<br />
Weltiesel<br />
Flemmingh<br />
Gicara II<br />
Jazz<br />
Darla-Utopia<br />
Donnerhall<br />
Piroschka<br />
Weltmeyer<br />
Comtessa<br />
Lianko<br />
97<br />
2016 Brown<br />
Show Jumping<br />
A strikingly beautiful young stallion.<br />
Chosen as a three year old for<br />
his extremely good technique in<br />
free jump, turns out to have many<br />
qualities. His character is top.<br />
Always on the job and generous<br />
in work, even after having bred<br />
as a four year old. From the great<br />
Eldorado van de Zeshoek. His dam<br />
line produced many 1.40 jumpers.<br />
In his first season of showing lightly<br />
he’s already proven himself as a<br />
steady minded, brave and careful<br />
competitor. Highlight of his first<br />
year with 3rd in the four year old<br />
championship at Bicton Arena and<br />
jumping his first 1.10m (double clear)<br />
impressively.<br />
Lianko will continue to compete as<br />
a 5 year old and on, with intention<br />
to continue to develop into a<br />
recognisable name on the show<br />
jumping scene.<br />
Lianko’s first foals arrive spring <strong>2021</strong><br />
and we’re looking forward to having<br />
youngsters to develop and promote<br />
his line.<br />
Height: 16.2hh (168cm)<br />
Stud Book: KWPN<br />
Grading: AES<br />
Availability: Natural / Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £500<br />
Stands At: Westcountry Sports Horses, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9 6EG<br />
Contact: Adam Ellery<br />
Tel: 07971542101<br />
Email: westcountrysporthorses@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.westcountrysportshorses.com<br />
Eldorado van de<br />
Zeshoek<br />
Cumarna<br />
Clinton<br />
Bijou Orai<br />
Grafiet<br />
Sumarna<br />
Corrado I<br />
Urte I<br />
Toulon<br />
Ramourai<br />
G..Ramiro Z<br />
Meikoningin<br />
Lancelot<br />
Marna<br />
Helios B<br />
98<br />
2012 Bay<br />
Show Jumping<br />
Extremely promising stallion owned<br />
by Gerry and David Mills.<br />
This quality stallion has real presence.<br />
Purchased as a 2yo in Holland,<br />
he has been entirely produced by<br />
Westcountry Sports Horses, enabling<br />
the correct production. He was<br />
licensed as a 4 year old by <strong>Breeder</strong>’s<br />
Elite and has shown huge amounts<br />
of scope, braveness, carefulness and<br />
consistency from a young age.<br />
Due to his personal performance<br />
and his fantastic family behind him,<br />
being by the successful international<br />
Eldorado van de Zeshoek and his<br />
dam by the legend that is Verdi, we<br />
believe he will give many fantastic<br />
attributes to your mare and is sure to<br />
pass to his offspring. He has proven<br />
extremely fertile and his first foals<br />
were born 2019. Results:<br />
Highest placed <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite 5yo<br />
stallion at the finals at Hartpury.<br />
Qualified, placed and clear in the<br />
5yo final in the International Arena at<br />
Hickstead. 8th Blue Chip B&C Final<br />
at the Blue Chip Championships April<br />
2019. 3rd Foxhunter Royal Windsor<br />
Horse Show May 2019<br />
Height: 16.1hh (163m)<br />
Stud Book: AES<br />
Grading: AES<br />
vailability: Fresh / Chilled<br />
Stud Fee: £500<br />
Stands At: Westcountry Sports Horses, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9 6EG<br />
Contact: Adam Ellery<br />
Tel: 07971542101<br />
Email: westcountrysporthorses@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.westcountrysportshorses.com<br />
Eldorado Van De<br />
Zeshoek<br />
Dienette<br />
Clinton<br />
Bijou Orai<br />
Verdi<br />
Misenette<br />
Corrado I<br />
Urte I<br />
Toulon<br />
Ramourai<br />
Quidam de Revel<br />
Clarissa<br />
Indoctro<br />
Fienette<br />
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Feature - <strong>Breeder</strong> Profile<br />
Weanling by Tomatillo<br />
Tamarillo’s<br />
Legacy<br />
It is some 7 years since<br />
the cloning of Tamarillo,<br />
and while cloning has<br />
since become more widely<br />
accepted and its importance<br />
in the role of genetic<br />
preservation is recognised,<br />
it still invokes lively<br />
debate and interest.<br />
Back in 2013, when Finn and Mary<br />
Guinness decided to clone their eventing<br />
superstar, it was not legal to carry out<br />
the process in the UK. Cloning was still<br />
experimental, and had been successfully<br />
achieved, mostly in the USA with some<br />
also in France and Italy. Prof. Twink<br />
Allen tried to obtain permission from the<br />
Home office, but the tissue cells from<br />
Tamarillo were eventually taken on a<br />
plane to North America where there is a<br />
centre of expertise for cloning.<br />
Mary Guinness bred Tamarillo at<br />
Biddesden Stud, out of her eventing<br />
mare Mellita, who won an intermediate<br />
with Lucinda Green. Tamarillo’s<br />
sire, Tarnik, was a Polish Anglo Arab<br />
endurance stallion, who was 23%<br />
Arab and won the 26-mile Arab Horse<br />
Society Marathon.<br />
Tamarillo was an exceptional event<br />
horse, having been a member of the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Team at the Olympics in 2004,<br />
two World Equestrian Games in<br />
2002 and 2006, and the European<br />
Championships in 2005 with rider,<br />
William Fox-Pitt. He also won<br />
Badminton and Burghley.<br />
“Unfortunately, Tamarillo was gelded<br />
long before his abilities were proven, so<br />
that the magic of his genetic<br />
make-up would be consigned to<br />
oblivion when he died, just like that of<br />
other champion geldings in the past”,<br />
explains Finn. “Cloning provides us<br />
with the opportunity to overcome this<br />
situation, and to salvage his genes for<br />
future generations. There are the usual<br />
uncertainties with breeding – the great<br />
performers are not always the greatest<br />
sires, but at least cloning gives us a<br />
chance”.<br />
The Guinesses thought Tamarillo worthy<br />
of cloning because of his special<br />
abilities. “Tamarillo was outstandingly<br />
able in some directions, and this makes<br />
him especially interesting for breeding.<br />
He was a big mover with an exciting<br />
cadence and freedom of trot. He was<br />
also extremely agile – on two occasions<br />
seen on television he got out of trouble<br />
at Badminton, once when he tripped<br />
in Huntsman’s close and another time<br />
getting out of the last element of the<br />
Quarry near the end of the course.<br />
He demonstrated superb stamina at<br />
Badminton and Burghley when winning<br />
there in the rain and he seemed to find<br />
the big fences easy”.<br />
Kathleen McNulty, who ranUS cloning<br />
facility Replica Farm, was responsible for<br />
the cloning process. The process involves<br />
a sample of tissue cells being taken from<br />
the neck and put into culture. A nucleus<br />
from one of those cells is then put into an<br />
unfertilised egg that has had the DNA<br />
removed and this is then stimulated with<br />
a small electrical shock to commence<br />
development into an embryo. It is then<br />
transferred into a recipient mare and<br />
follows a normal gestation, with the foal<br />
being a genetic match to the original.<br />
The foal, called Tomatillo, was born in<br />
the US but once weaned he returned<br />
to Biddesden Stud where he matured<br />
with the other youngsters. Having been<br />
backed and brought on, he competed<br />
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Feature - <strong>Breeder</strong> Profile<br />
up to BE100 last year and is now in the<br />
hands of Aaron Millar who will produce<br />
him to event this season.<br />
There is always a question as to<br />
what sort of horse he would be if he<br />
had been gelded – stallions can be<br />
unpredictable, so it will be interesting<br />
to see how Tomatillo develops.<br />
However, as Tomatillo was wanted<br />
for the purpose of breeding, the riding<br />
side of things, although interesting and<br />
maybe revealing, remains ancillary to<br />
the project. He will have a break from<br />
training for 6 weeks for stud duties.<br />
Tomatillo already has offspring that<br />
are on the brink of starting their riding<br />
career. There is a 4 year old in Norfolk,<br />
and a 3 year old in the paddocks at<br />
Biddesden. “William [Fox-Pitt] is very<br />
knowledgeable about movement, and<br />
he says his walk is better than Tamarillo’s,<br />
while his trot has the same lightness and<br />
fluidity. He is smaller, which may be<br />
because of a hormonal reason as there<br />
is a tendency for stallions to be smaller<br />
than geldings. Their muscling is different<br />
and their coats shinier – this applies to<br />
bulls as well as stallions”, says Finn.<br />
“Our approach to cloning is that it is an<br />
extension to the principle of selective<br />
breeding, to which we all aspire. We<br />
want to preserve and disseminate<br />
excellence and the bloodlines where it<br />
is found. It is not more complicated than<br />
that. Tomatillo stands at Biddesden<br />
for the benefit of our own breeding<br />
programme and for anyone else seeking<br />
stamina, agility, boldness across country<br />
and big movement. There is also frozen<br />
semen available. We are looking to go<br />
forward, not just repeat”, says Finn.<br />
Pure bred arabs have been bred at<br />
Biddesden since the 1930’s using mares<br />
from the Crabbet Stud and they still have<br />
some of the original Crabbet bloodlines<br />
today. The Stud was primarily Pure<br />
bred Arabs but from the early days<br />
there were Anglo Arabs too, mostly<br />
from a Thoroughbred dam. Crossing<br />
the other way was done when the Arab<br />
mare Darya was sent to the Wiltshire<br />
Thoroughbred stallion Master Spiritus<br />
and produced Mellita, dam of Tamarillo.<br />
Tomatillo out with the South Dorset<br />
Since the 1970’s the Guinness family<br />
have also bred Connemaras in Ireland,<br />
making a good mix with a thoroughbred<br />
to produce an eventer. “They have<br />
special merits such as steadiness and<br />
quality, which contribute to producing a<br />
good sport horse”, Finn explains. “Our<br />
main aim is to continue to breed event<br />
horses for the future”.<br />
Finn hopes that they will have some of<br />
Tomatillo’s youngsters to bring to the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Breeding Futurity evaluations - it<br />
will be fascinating to see how these<br />
offspring develop and if they can follow<br />
in the footsteps of their illustrious relative.<br />
www.biddesdenstud.co.uk<br />
TOMATILLO<br />
Tomatillo is a genetic clone of the Eventer Tamarillo. He is available at stud by natural cover or frozen semen.<br />
www.biddesdenstud.co.uk . Stud fee: £800<br />
R<br />
Biddesden Stud . Forest House . Chute . Andover . Hampshire SP11 9DS<br />
finn.guinness@biddesdenstud.co.uk . 01264 790646<br />
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Feature - Stallion Spotlight<br />
Golden Hawk<br />
It’s a little wonder that<br />
Golden Hawk believes and<br />
feels he is the king of the yard<br />
at Breen Equestrian, he is the<br />
most senior stallion there and<br />
one of Shane Breen’s<br />
favourite horses ever.<br />
Golden as he is known at<br />
home, has much to be proud<br />
of. He has won approx.<br />
£350k in prize money and<br />
has jumped the biggest<br />
classes in showjumping all<br />
over the world.<br />
Purchased as a six year from Jos Lansik<br />
by Old Lodge Stud and Breen<br />
Equestrian, he quickly showed his talent<br />
and ability. As a 7 year old, he<br />
contested young horse classes both<br />
nationally and internationally with great<br />
success. When he was only 8 years old<br />
he jumped his first Grand Prix at<br />
Lummen where he was second. In 2014,<br />
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he jumped his first King George V Gold<br />
cup at Hickstead double clear to gain<br />
5th place. After Hickstead he enjoyed<br />
many good placings on the 5*<br />
winter show circuit at Oslo, Stuttgart and<br />
Helsinki. In 2015, he continued his good<br />
form and made his Nations Cup debut at<br />
La Baule in France. In 2016 he was<br />
second in the 1.60m Grand Prix of<br />
Dublin as well as clear rounds in 5*<br />
Nations cups at Hickstead and<br />
Barcelona. He soon became a Nations<br />
Cup regular for the Irish team, helping<br />
them be in the prize money with fantastic<br />
clears at La Baule and Rome. In 2018<br />
he was a winner at Oslo 5*, London<br />
Olympia 5* show and finished the year<br />
with a super win at the Liverpool 4*<br />
Grand Prix.<br />
In 2019 saw his first attempt at the<br />
famous Hickstead Derby where he<br />
achieved a foot perfect clear round and<br />
finished in 3rd place. He also won the<br />
Derby Trial too and finished the year with<br />
a big win at 4* show Valence in France.<br />
Covid 19 stopped play in 2020 and he<br />
only competed at one show in Vilamoura<br />
where he won the World Ranking class.<br />
This year he will jump some international<br />
classes early spring, then concentrate<br />
on his breeding work before returning to<br />
competition later in the year.<br />
Golden is 168cm high and was born<br />
and bred at Stal de Muze in Belgium.<br />
He is bred in the purple with<br />
outstanding sire and dam bloodlines with<br />
top performance results. He is a Gold BS<br />
Stallion and is graded Elite by the Anglo<br />
European studbook and <strong>Breeder</strong>s Elite<br />
studbook. His sire is Vigo d’Arsouilles<br />
who in 2010 with Philippe le Jeune won<br />
the gold medal at the World Equestrian<br />
Games in Kentucky. Vigo d’Arsouilles’<br />
sire Nabab de Rêve also ridden by<br />
Philippe le Jeune was a member of the<br />
Belgian bronze medal winning team at<br />
the 2002 WEG in Spain. A<br />
well-developed horse out of a strong<br />
dam-line, Vigo d’Arsouilles is<br />
SBS-approved and KWPNrecognized.<br />
As well as Golden Hawk,<br />
Vigo is also the sire of Super Trooper de<br />
Ness (ridden by McLain Ward), Ego van<br />
Oti (ridden by Edwina Tops
News<br />
Alexander), Vagabond de la Pomme<br />
(ridden by Penelope Leprevost)<br />
and Donatella N (ridden by Nicola<br />
Philippaerts). His dam is Ta Belle Van<br />
Sombeke who was a top sport<br />
(competing up to 1.60m under Jos<br />
Lansink) and top breeding mare. Ta Belle<br />
is also mother to Grand Prix horses:<br />
Glocks London, Wabelle de Muze,<br />
Pikap, Casimir de la Pomme, Taran de la<br />
Pomme, Dabelle, Ba Belle van t<br />
Roosakker as well as Golden Hawk<br />
(formerly Figo de Muze).<br />
Golden is a top sire of show jumpers.<br />
He has bred many international horses<br />
competing at top level including several<br />
1.60m level horses.His progeny include<br />
Lorenzo de Luca’s mare Evita van’t<br />
Zoggehof and Evitason van’t Paradjis<br />
(ridden by Matteo Zamara) are both<br />
competing at Grand prix with several<br />
others too. Horses bred at Hickstead<br />
by Golden are looking very exciting<br />
indeed with 7 and 8 year olds making<br />
their mark internationally already. There<br />
is a lovely gelding by Golden out of the<br />
head broodmare at Hickstead called<br />
Zarnita, who herself competed at 1.60m<br />
level and won the Queen Elizabeth cup<br />
at Hickstead. There are several foals,<br />
yearlings and all the other ages at the<br />
stud farm who are really impressive. He<br />
has a very exciting 5 year old stallion<br />
son called BE Aquila who will start his<br />
competing this year.<br />
At home, for the last 10 years Golden<br />
has been looked after by Natty<br />
Biderman who is the yard manager at<br />
Breen Equestrian. In the stable he is<br />
polite and kind, never grumpy and has<br />
never hurt anyone. He is super intelligent<br />
and loves his routine. During the summer<br />
months he is turned out in the field daily<br />
in one of the stallion pens. During the<br />
winter he loves going out hand grazing<br />
to all the nearby verges. He is ridden<br />
daily both in the school by Shane and<br />
hacks out with team members from the<br />
yard. He can have several days off off<br />
ridden work and then tacked up and<br />
ridden and he is well mannered and<br />
behaved. After jumping at a show, his<br />
preferred treat is to get the saddle off<br />
quickly so he can have a roll on the<br />
ground. He is looking forward to getting<br />
back to some shows this year but for the<br />
first time, his schedule will work around<br />
his breeding commitments.<br />
Golden Hawk and the other stallions<br />
at Breen Equestrian have mainly been<br />
operating quietly in the background for<br />
the last few years but <strong>2021</strong> has seen<br />
the building of new facilities for both the<br />
stallions and mares, This means Golden<br />
Hawk and the other stallions will be<br />
available more widely to the public. This<br />
is a really exciting opportunity for <strong>British</strong><br />
“Golden Hawk is a<br />
tremendous horse. He is an<br />
absolute pleasure to ride. He is<br />
brave, smart, scopey,<br />
careful and he is a real fighter<br />
in the ring. He has a great turn<br />
of foot, great balance and he<br />
and I have had a great time<br />
together. We have competed<br />
Grand Prix’s, Nations cups<br />
and recently the Hickstead<br />
Derby. For the last number of<br />
years he has been super<br />
consistent for me and he has<br />
taken me all around the world.<br />
Be it indoor or outdoor,<br />
Olympia or Calgary, he has<br />
won in all those arenas. He is<br />
truly a wonderful horse”<br />
Shane Breen.<br />
<strong>Breeder</strong>s. Due to demand, Golden Hawk<br />
Will be available for Fresh, chilled and<br />
Frozen semen in the UK with attractive<br />
terms. For EU markets, frozen semen will<br />
be available to purchase direct from<br />
France from Arnaud Evain of the Groupe<br />
France Elevage. In Ireland, frozen semen<br />
is stored at Stallion AI Cork, Ireland<br />
branch. Breen Equestrian were looking<br />
forward to presenting Golden at the<br />
<strong>British</strong> Stallion Event for the first time<br />
this year but that has now changed to<br />
an online event due to Covid. It would<br />
have been exciting to show him off to the<br />
audience. He usually misses the event as<br />
he goes to jump in the middle east tours<br />
from January to march. Be sure to tune in<br />
for his slot on the 17th <strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
after his stud video, Stud manager Greg<br />
Le Gear will answer any questions on<br />
livestream.<br />
Stud fee : £1000 + vat<br />
Email : greglegear@gmail.com<br />
Telephone : 07887783244<br />
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Article - Vet insight<br />
Endometritis:<br />
A leading cause of<br />
Subfertility in Mares<br />
By Camilla Scott BVetMed, CertAVP(ESM), DACT,<br />
MRCVS - RCVS Recognised Specialist in<br />
Veterinary Reproduction (Equine)<br />
Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons<br />
Introduction<br />
Failure of the normal uterine defence<br />
mechanisms to eliminate bacteria,<br />
sperm or inflammatory products from<br />
the uterus following breeding can<br />
result in persistent breeding-induced<br />
endometritis (PBIE) and chronic infectious<br />
endometritis, both of which are leading<br />
causes of infertility in the mare. It is<br />
a completely normal response that,<br />
following breeding, a mare will mount<br />
a brief inflammatory reaction to aid<br />
removal of non-viable sperm, seminal<br />
plasma, bacteria and debris from the<br />
uterine lumen. A normal or ‘resistant’<br />
mare will clear their uterus by 48 hours<br />
post breeding in preparation for the<br />
embryo entering the uterus on day<br />
5.5-6 after ovulation. A mare with an<br />
abnormal response to breeding who is<br />
‘susceptible’ to PBIE will fail to clear her<br />
uterus without treatment, likely resulting in<br />
embryonic loss. Susceptible mares have<br />
been shown to have issues with their<br />
immune response, specifically increased<br />
levels of inflammatory cells at 6 hours<br />
post breeding, compared to resistant<br />
mares, which have increased expression<br />
of anti-inflammatory cells. In addition,<br />
these mares often have poor perineal<br />
(the region around the vulva and anus)<br />
conformation resulting in compromise of<br />
the external physical barriers preventing<br />
uterine contamination (vulva, vestibule<br />
and cervix) resulting in opportunistic<br />
infection of the uterus. They may also<br />
have issues with uterine contractility,<br />
fluid drainage and failure of cervical<br />
relaxation. Cumulation of these factors<br />
results in both excessive fluid production<br />
and failure to expel uterine fluid and<br />
bacteria appropriately.<br />
Diagnosis<br />
Prior to inseminating or mating<br />
your mare it is recommended<br />
that your veterinarian performs a<br />
breeding soundness evaluation. This<br />
examination involves both a general<br />
physical examination and a thorough<br />
examination of the reproductive tract.<br />
During this examination your vet will<br />
be able to diagnose and potentially<br />
correct any predisposing conformational<br />
issues. Diagnostic testing will also be<br />
performed to determine if your mare has<br />
evidence of endometritis. An ultrasound<br />
examination of the uterus will help<br />
identify any pathological (abnormal)<br />
oedema or fluid in the uterus (Fig 1);<br />
Rossdales partner Fred Barrelet taking an endometrial swab from a mare as part of a breeding soundness evaluation<br />
Figure 1: Excessive uterine fluid accumulation<br />
seen on ultrasound examination<br />
suggestive of infection or inflammation.<br />
Sampling of the endometrium to<br />
determine the presence of any<br />
inflammatory cells, bacteria or fungi can<br />
then be performed (Fig 2).<br />
Figure 2: Fungal culture following<br />
sampling of the uterus<br />
This is routinely done using a<br />
double-guarded endometrial swab<br />
and cytology brush but a more sensitive<br />
test would be using a low-volume flush<br />
technique that enables sampling of the<br />
entire uterus. An endometrial biopsy<br />
may also be recommended which can<br />
help diagnose the presence of chronic<br />
inflammation, scarring of the uterus and<br />
issues with the blood and lymphatic<br />
supply of the uterus. An endometrial<br />
biopsy can also be categorised based<br />
on the prognosis that the mare will<br />
become pregnant and carry a foal to<br />
term. This can be useful when deciding<br />
if your mare is a suitable potential<br />
breeding prospect.<br />
It was previously thought that the uterus<br />
was a sterile environment but it has now<br />
been shown that the equine uterus (as in<br />
women) has its own unique microbiome.<br />
Genetic sequencing has identified<br />
Proteobacteria as the predominant<br />
species in the normal microbiome in<br />
fertile mares. It has been suggested that<br />
any shift in this population may lead to<br />
an increased risk of PBIE and bacterial<br />
endometritis. New diagnostic methods<br />
looking at immune genes are being<br />
developed to identify susceptible mares<br />
and may be useful for future diagnostics.<br />
Risk Factors for Developing<br />
Endometritis<br />
• Poor perineal conformation<br />
• Older mares in poor body condition<br />
that have had multiple foals<br />
• Older maiden mares with failure of<br />
cervical relaxation<br />
• Underlying uterine pathology<br />
• Frozen semen insemination may<br />
exacerbate issues in susceptible<br />
mares.<br />
Treatment Strategies<br />
Due to the complicated, multi-factorial<br />
nature of the disease, treating both<br />
PBIE and chronic infectious endometritis<br />
requires a multi-modal approach.<br />
It is important to correct any<br />
conformational defect. Strict hygiene<br />
should be adhered to at breeding and<br />
ideally the mare should be bred only<br />
once per cycle, preferably to a fertile<br />
stallion.<br />
Six hours has been shown to be critical<br />
for the development of PBIE in resistant<br />
mares and uterine lavage 4- 6 hours<br />
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post breeding, rather than waiting until<br />
12-24 hours, has been shown to improve<br />
pregnancy rates. Increasing uterine<br />
contractions with drugs such as oxytocin<br />
has also been shown to improve<br />
pregnancy rates in sub fertile mares.<br />
Dexamethasone, a potent<br />
anti-inflammatory given at breeding,<br />
has been shown to increase pregnancy<br />
rates in problem mares and reduce<br />
pro-inflammatory cell production in<br />
susceptible mares. Many other<br />
anti-inflammatories and immune<br />
modulators have been shown<br />
experimentally to have beneficial effects<br />
including platelet-rich plasma and<br />
lactoferrin.<br />
Manual dilation of the cervix or topical<br />
application of prostaglandin-E may<br />
aid cervical relaxation in older maiden<br />
mares. Teasing may also help uterine<br />
drainage through oxytocin release in<br />
response to the stallion and both exercise<br />
and acupuncture can be effective<br />
methods to help clear intrauterine fluid.<br />
Following diagnosis of infectious<br />
(bacterial or fungal) endometritis, the<br />
laboratory will perform antimicrobial<br />
sensitivity testing to determine an<br />
appropriate antibiotic treatment.<br />
Typically, bacterial endometritis is<br />
treated with a combination of uterine<br />
Figure 3: Endometritis-induced discharge<br />
lavage and antimicrobials, however<br />
refractory cases pose a significant<br />
challenge in the breeding industry. It<br />
has been suggested that chronic uterine<br />
infections and failure of antimicrobial<br />
treatment in the mare may be due<br />
to biofilm production. Growth of a<br />
structured biofilm is a common survival<br />
strategy employed by bacteria, as it<br />
confers resistance to antimicrobial agents<br />
and prevents bacterial clearance by the<br />
immune system. Extensive research has<br />
been performed looking at<br />
non-antibiotic agents capable of<br />
disrupting biofilm and mucous, and<br />
killing bacteria within a biofilm. Agents<br />
used include; N-acetylcysteine (NAC),<br />
hydrogen peroxide and Dimethyl<br />
sulfoxide (DMSO). A commercial<br />
product, BActivate, has also been<br />
developed to activate dormant<br />
Streptococcus spp. bacteria, making<br />
them more susceptible to antibiotic<br />
treatment.<br />
Post Breeding Intrauterine Infusions<br />
Historically many practices routinely<br />
infused every mare post cover and<br />
some studies have shown this to improve<br />
pregnancy rates in older mares<br />
(>12 y) and those covered at foal<br />
heat. There is concern that the potential<br />
for contamination at natural cover is<br />
high and that it may not be possible to<br />
determine which mares are going to<br />
be susceptible to infection until after<br />
breeding. However, treating young,<br />
healthy mares without any clinical signs<br />
should be avoided, as it is likely to<br />
lead to antibiotic resistance and may<br />
increase the chance of iatrogenic or<br />
fungal infections. Post-breeding infusions<br />
are also not indicated where artificial<br />
insemination is performed as this is<br />
a minimal contamination procedure<br />
and semen extender already contains<br />
antibiotics.<br />
Breeding Prognosis<br />
Whilst both the diagnosis and treatment<br />
of endometritis can be challenging,<br />
the prognosis for a mare to become<br />
pregnant and carry a foal to term should<br />
be good with appropriate treatment and<br />
management.<br />
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“QUICK FIRE”<br />
Feeding Questions for<br />
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Liz Bulbrook BSc (Hons)<br />
How can you boost your mare’s health and<br />
fertility ahead of planning her covering?<br />
Mares who are significantly over or under weight are<br />
less likely to conceive so, if necessary, the diet should<br />
be adjusted so that a mare is in good condition prior to<br />
covering. She should be maintained on a fully balanced<br />
diet ie. the recommended amount of a good quality<br />
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Why do broodmares need<br />
specifically formulated feed and<br />
at what stage do they need this?<br />
Correct nutritional support for the<br />
broodmare is necessary from conception<br />
onwards, since the foetus is growing and<br />
developing from this point. Minerals<br />
are of particular importance in foetal<br />
development as are amino acids - the<br />
building blocks of protein ie body tissue.<br />
The amino acid, lysine, for example, is<br />
essential and a deficiency will affect<br />
foetal growth so a good quality stud<br />
feed or balancer must be fed, rather than<br />
a low energy or other “non-stud” feed,<br />
which simply won’t be formulated to<br />
meet requirements.<br />
What essential nutrients/<br />
minerals are required to help<br />
support fertility and reproductive<br />
efficiency? Can correct feed help<br />
aid fertility in mares and how<br />
does this work?<br />
In particular, Omega 3 fatty acids are<br />
essential for fertility in both sexes as they<br />
are incorporated into cell membranes so<br />
are important for healthy sperm and egg<br />
production. Other nutrients involved in<br />
fertility include the anti-oxidants, vitamins<br />
E and C and selenium, whilst<br />
beta-carotene and zinc, also have<br />
proven benefits for increasing fertility.<br />
All these nutrients should be supplied<br />
by a fully balanced diet, which is<br />
achieved by feeding the recommended<br />
quantity of an appropriate good quality<br />
stud mix, cube or balancer. Where<br />
fertility problems do occur, nutritional<br />
supplements with a sound scientific basis<br />
are may be worth considering.<br />
Are there differences in feeding<br />
different types of broodmares –<br />
eg warmbloods, Thoroughbreds,<br />
natives etc?<br />
Are there differences in feeding different<br />
types of broodmares – eg warmbloods,<br />
Thoroughbreds, natives etc?<br />
Just as at any other time in her life, the<br />
broodmare should be fed according to<br />
condition and bodyweight so those who<br />
maintain condition well on forage alone<br />
may only need their diet supplemented<br />
with a specially formulated low calorie<br />
stud balancer, while those who need<br />
more calories to maintain condition,<br />
are better suited to a stud mix or cube.<br />
Whichever supplementary feed is<br />
chosen, it should be fed at recommended<br />
levels, according to bodyweight, in order<br />
supply a balanced diet and support<br />
correct foetal development.<br />
How do you accurately weigh<br />
up how much to feed your<br />
broodmare through the different<br />
stages?<br />
Always refer to the feed manufacturer’s<br />
guidelines to gauge how much to feed<br />
and, if you have any doubts, contact<br />
their nutrition team for tailored advice.<br />
Provided you have chosen a specially<br />
formulated feed for breeding stock,<br />
nutrient levels, when fed according to<br />
recommendations, will be sufficient to<br />
support the growing foetus and maintain<br />
the health and well-being of the mare.<br />
As with any other horse, the mare’s<br />
condition throughout pregnancy will<br />
dictate whether she needs additional<br />
calories from her stud feed.<br />
Once lactating, a mare’s calorie<br />
requirements increase by as much as<br />
44% and nutrients, such as protein,<br />
calcium, phosphorous and vitamin A,<br />
will be in particularly high demand.<br />
Feeding recommendations will therefore<br />
be increased accordingly and should be<br />
followed closely, while keeping a close<br />
eye on the condition of both mare and<br />
foal. If grass is good, this may provide<br />
sufficient calories and a stud balancer<br />
should be fed to provide the additional<br />
supporting nutrients. For mares who lose<br />
body condition during lactation, a stud<br />
mix or cube will be more appropriate.<br />
Are stud balancers essential for<br />
broodmares and why?<br />
Stud balancers, like other balancers,<br />
provide essential vitamins, minerals and<br />
quality protein at levels and proportions<br />
to meet the needs of breeding and<br />
young stock, but without the calories<br />
associated with a traditional stud mix<br />
or cube. This makes them ideal as the<br />
sole concentrate, alongside forage, for<br />
mares who are good-doers or maintain<br />
condition well on forage alone. They<br />
are also useful when less than the<br />
full recommended amount of mix or<br />
cube are fed, as they can be added<br />
to bring nutrient levels up to provide a<br />
fully balanced diet without unwanted<br />
calories.<br />
How and when should you<br />
introduce your foal to a foal mix?<br />
This can be dictated by the mare’s own<br />
genetics so first ensure that her diet is<br />
providing all she needs for lactation &<br />
maintenance of body condition then,<br />
if a suckling foal struggles to maintain<br />
condition on mother’s milk alone, it can<br />
be given a milk-based foal creep feed,<br />
up to around three months of age. This<br />
will provide the necessary additional<br />
calories, which are not being provided<br />
by milk, as well as the required vitamins,<br />
minerals and quality protein to support<br />
correct and even growth.<br />
www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk<br />
nutrition@baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk<br />
How much feed<br />
do youngstock<br />
need in addition<br />
to ad lib forage<br />
(turnout) through<br />
the seasons?<br />
There is often a reluctance to feed<br />
youngsters, particularly good-doers,<br />
for fear of causing growth problems.<br />
Protein is often still labelled as the<br />
culprit, despite research highlighting<br />
that excessive energy (calorie) intakes<br />
and insufficient vitamin and mineral<br />
support are the main precursors<br />
to growth problems. Monitoring<br />
youngsters’ growth rates and<br />
bodyweight, by using weightapes,<br />
weighbridges or growth charts, can act<br />
as a useful management tool for foals<br />
and yearlings and highlights those<br />
that may be growing above or below<br />
average, allowing early adjustments to<br />
be made to the feed and management<br />
programme.<br />
Youngsters’ requirements for nutritional<br />
support is at its greatest up to around<br />
18 months of age so it is important to<br />
follow feed manufacturers’ guidelines<br />
to ensure a fully balanced diet<br />
and even growth rates. Specially<br />
formulated stud balancers are<br />
particularly useful where horses<br />
maintain condition well on forage<br />
alone but if there is any doubt, contact<br />
a feed company helpline who can help<br />
develop feeding programmes tailored<br />
to forage quality and individual<br />
youngsters’ needs.<br />
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