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Stallion Show Report 2006

 

 

The 2006 Stallion Grading at Hartpury College got off to a flying start with a Mare Grading on the Saturday afternoon that saw over 30 mares coming forward. Such were the numbers, depth and quality that the society decided to award a Mare Winter Grading Championship for the first time. The winner was the exceptionally elastic and correct Foxboro Whispered Secret who impressed with her type. Five mares were graded Select including the Reserve Champion Meacham Martini, followed by Meacham Metz, Durfee Riviera  and the beautiful Wolkentanz daughter Winova.

 

The Sunday morning was thankfully dry as the presentation of the stallions on hard ground was, of course, outside. Twenty stallions were presented for full Grading representing between them some of the most recognized International pedigrees and some well known thoroughbred and British Sires.

 

The judges were Dr Eberhard Senckenberg from the Langestuet Schwaiganger and Dr Gebhard, a very seasoned and experienced Judge and Director of Landgestuet Marbach.  They felt that stallion group presented was strong but the general impression was some lack of looseness and suppleness. There were a number of “near misses” – stallions that had great type but lacked either correctness or temperament. In one or two cases the stallions paid the price for poor preparation although the judges were complimentary about the standard of presentation in general. They were most excited about the presentation of two thoroughbred stallions – Downe Right Rebel, a son of Mayhill and the Nashwan son Chase the Ace who raced under the name of No Aman. Both stallions are performers in the sport with Rebel representing thoroughbred breeding for eventing and Chase the Ace competing successfully at Advanced and trained by Michel Assouline. Both stallions were graded into the Warm Blood Stallion Book.

 

An exceptionally attractive coloured stallion by the British Sport Horse stallion Jumbo continued his sire’s tradition and gave another success to his owner  and breeder Carolyn Bates. The horse had great presence, composure and showed good looseness and athleticism.

 

A further six stallions were graded and came, in the majority from the three and four year old group. Of these, only the Reserve Champion, Santano, was British bred by Cheryl Mitchell. This was a big moving and big framed horse and is owned and will be competed by Katrina Cantrell Bennett. Another exciting combination to come was the Christian Heinrich, German bred, Refarge. This son of Rohdiamiant showed an exceptional walk and exemplary temperament. As a future partner for our multi Olympian Lee Pearson, the stallion gained many fans on the day. For Sue Griffin, her chestnut son of Fuerst Heinrich did not disappoint. This was a horse of good gaits and character and evidenced the qualities that made his sire World Champion Dressage Horse at six.

 

The KWPN was represented by two sons – Wonderfull Van T Zwaanenheike by the Ferro stallion Rhodium out of a Vincent x Rubinstein mother; and Wizrd B a Gribaldi son from a Houston x Wellington dam.  Wonderfull  was exactly that in his temperament and attitude to work and it was this quality that secured his place in the stallion line up. Wizard B was a big and impressive horse with a very good scope and technique in the jumping lane and took another success home for his owner Carolyn Bates.

 

The Champion Stallion was the British bred Hanoverian colt, Wesuvio,  from Woodlander Stud, and the only graded two year old. With good but not extraordinary gaits and a walk that on the day started off a little short, this young stallion triumphed with his type and the correctness of his limbs. The Judges pronouncement that his type and frame were almost perfect was further evidence of the need for quality in broodmares. By the stallion Walentino, Woodlander Wesuvio is out of the stud’s amazingly consistent mare St Pr Savanah. Wesuvio is the half brother to the 2004 Reserve Champion Woodlander Rockstar who also sired the Champion and Reserve Champion foals at the BWBS Summer Show 2006. His dam Savanah produced the 2005 Champion foal Woodlander Foxy Lady by Florencio. The depth and consistency of this breeding is significant for British Warm Blood Society breeders.

 

The final stallion Group saw the presentation of stallions graded by other studbooks who have met the performance test or competition criteria of the BWBS. In order to be accepted, all had to undertake current vetting and assure the society that they were free, as far as can be seen, from hereditary defects. Two four year old stallions from the recent Hanoverian Grading, both performance tested, brought the blood of Breitling x Florestan and Di Caprio x Warkant into the UK. Owned by Jill Hodges and Half Moon Stud respectively, both stallions are destined for the sport. The Breitling son Being Bling will be ridden by Carl Hester and Delicato, the big framed son of Di Caprio will be ridden by his owner Julie Deverill.

 

Two further imports were described by the Judges as being a great loss to German breeding. Kate Gibson brought forward her own Desert Moon. With a very impressive list of credentials this son of De Niro was the second highest priced stallion at the Verden auctions in 2001 and went on to be highly placed in the Bundeschampionat. A son of Weltbogen was brought forward by Hannah Biggs. This was a 100 day tested stallion from the State Stud at Celle and has already achieved further competition success with his new owner and rider in the UK.

 

In summary a great day for all concerned with a good audience and atmosphere. The Breeder’s evening on the Saturday night was well attended and the Judges commented on its “gemutlichkeit”. Congratulations to all and special thanks to the less visible helpers of the society most notably Richard Chamberlain who helped with the merchandise, Cliff Waller who was tireless in his stewarding and Cerys Jones who managed all the back office admin to allow for even the latest entries to come forward.

 

 

Stallion Grading 2006

Rules and regulations for Grading a Stallion into the British Warm-Blood Society and

The British Sports Horse Register

 

1.       No Colt or Stallion already eligible for the BWBS Stallion Grading is eligible for the BSHR Stallion Grading unless transferred to that section by the judges.

2.       Stallions wishing to enter the BSHR Stallion Grading must have a minimum of 25% Graded Warm-Blood in it’s pedigree, or have at least one graded BSHR parent.

  1. All Stallions must be registered with the BWBS or BSHR and have a WR number before entry to the Stallion Grading can be accepted.

  2. No Albino’s or Cremello’s are eligible for entry.

  3. All Stallions must loose jump in the jumping lane provided by the show organisers. This is solely at the owners / handlers own risk.

  4. All Stallions must be plated with white tape and properly turned out. It is recommended that horses are fit not fat.

  5. All Stallions are to be shown in a single bridle without rollers or side reigns.

  6. All handlers are to be dressed in white or navy blue trousers and shirt or jumper, running shoes are advisable. NO breed society or stud logo’s except for those of the BWBS will be permitted.

  7. Preferably colts should appear at grading when 2yrs old. These colts will be in a class only with other Colts of the same age. Colts, who in the opinion of the judges are still maturing , but are of grading standard, may be granted temporary covering permission for one or two years pending re-examination of themselves or their foals.

Stallions 3 years of age may be in an open class with mature stallions, these will be subject to the higher entry fee unless a veterinary certificate is produced stating they were unable to attend grading at the required age, due to accident, sickness or injury. Imported stallions should provide proof of their date of entry into the UK.

  1. Young Stallions with any permanent disability or unsoundness will not be accepted for stallion grading. Older PROVEN Stallions who are unsound through permanent injury, will be allowed to come forward for assessment. A full and complete veterinary report must accompany these entries. Absolutely no possibility of hereditary unsoundness (navicular, side bone, ring bone etc)  will be entertained. Covering permission will only be granted if the judges feel the horses exceptional quality / competition record or pedigree warrant it.

  2. Stallions with vices such as crib biting, weaving or wind sucking will not be accepted for BWBS or BSHR stallion grading.

All stallions will be checked at random during their stay at the grading by a BWBS official for any sign of these vices.

  1. A veterinary examination by a BWBS approved vet is mandatory before stallions are allowed to come forward for grading. It is the responsibility of the owner of the horse to organise this and pay their own account. The vetting must take place not more than one month before the date of the grading. The vet should forward the form directly to the BWBS grading secretary and this document remains the property of the BWBS.

Stallions who fail a veterinary inspection, their owners will be entitled to a full refund of their entry fee less £50 admin fees.  If any doubts arise from the vetting, x-rays or endoscopy may be conducted, at the owners expense, before grading status can be sought or granted.

  1. .Stallions who pass grading will have to pay an additional DNA typing fee of £50 at the end of the show to complete the grading process. The DNA record will be filed with the animal health trust and is the property of the BWBS.

  2. Random testing for drugs, steroids, pain killers or tranquillisers may be taken at the same time as DNA testing. A positive test may result in a successful stallion having his grading revoked.

  3. Stallion grading judges will normally consist of two or more persons, at least one of whom will be an established warm-blood judge from Europe.

  4. Stallions will normally need to attend BWBS / BSHR Grading only once. However, in some circumstances stallions may have certain restrictions laid on them by the judges as part of their critique. These may include re-appearing at grading again at a later date or having a progeny inspection.

  5. Stallions who are granted 1 or 2 years covering permission will receive covering permission only for the period allocated. During that time a progeny inspection must be carried out with the stallion owner being responsible to present at least 3 offspring for inspection at the annual stallion grading. Foals who are conceived during a 2nd or 3rd season will not automatically receive registration papers. This will be pending the result of the progeny inspection.

  6. All stallions must be a minimum height of 153cms (15hh) on the day of the grading. The BWBS reserve the right to have any animal re-measured.

  7. Stallions are allowed to be shod.

  8. The judges reserve the right to grade any horse entered in the BWBS stallion grading into the BSHR instead, if they consider it more suitable.

 

  1. To remain a currently graded stallion entered into the BWBS / BSHR stud book all stallions must conform to the current rules for graded stallions These include:  Issuing only ONE societies covering certificate:  Supplying CEM certificates for the current year concerned:  Providing the BWBS with the seasons complete covering returns before 15th November of each covering year.

Any stallion owners failing to fulfil these requirements are liable to have their stallions removed from The BWBS or BSHR stud book and either be fined or required to attend full grading again in order to retain their previous status.

Foals conceived before the date given on a clear CEM certificate will not be eligible for registration papers.

  1. All stallions entering the grading will be required to be stabled in the permanent boxes allocated to them for the period of the grading. Any dangerous misbehaviour by the stallion in or out of the stable will be reported to the judges who will take such reports into consideration when assessing the animal as a suitable breeding stallion. Dangerous behaviour by any stallion in public will require the animal to be removed until under proper control.

  2. Original passports or documents will be stamped with the stallions grading results and returned to the owner by registered post 4 to 6 weeks after grading.

  3. Please see entry form for fees. All entries must be accompanied by the correct entry fee and the stallions original passport / documents.

All cheques must be cleared before the date of the show, late entries will only be accepted with a cash payment.

  1. It is deemed a condition of entry that no liability whatsoever for any damages, accident or injury (whether real or implied) to persons, vehicles, equipment, business or horses is accepted in any way by the British Warm-Blood Horses Company Ltd t/a either the BWBS or the BSHR judges or officials in connection with the Stallion Grading Show. Owners, exhibitors and their representatives must agree to abide by the rules and regulations laid down for the grading show and entry into the BWBS and BSHR stud book.

26.   Stallions who fail BWBS or BSHR Grading can return for re-assessment but only if their competition record warrants it. One of the following must be achieved:

GRADE A SHOWJUMPER:   ADVANCED EVENTER:   ADVANCED DRESSAGE.

Stallions with a current competition record need to supply verification of results.

  1. Imported stallions currently graded and in order within their society of origin, may be accepted into the BWBS Breed Society Stud Book without attending all phases of the grading. Only recognised breed societies will be accepted eg: Hann, Holst, Trak, Kwpn, Danish etc. Please apply for details.

28.   This rule applies only to 2 to 4 year old stallions who are in order for covering abroad within a recognised breed society, but have not attended BWBS grading.    

While the stallion continues to be in order abroad for stud, he will be eligible to attend a BWBS Presentation Grading class, run in conjunction with the annual BWBS Stallion Grading Show. Having attended this class and complied with soundness and BWBS rules, he will then be entered into the BWBS Stallion Grading Stud Book. A veterinary certificate not older than 6 to 8 months is required.

Each Stallion will have its foals eligible for registration for one year only after passing the Preliminary Grading Inspection abroad, and a further year when passing the ridden performance test abroad.

The stallion must then have appeared at a BWBS Presentation class or no further BWBS papers will be issued on his foals. Stallions who are no longer in order abroad or have waited longer than 2 years, will be required to attend the full grading process.

29.   Stallions with proven International ability who are graded in their country of origin, may be invited into the BWBS or BSHR without the need to attend grading.       

This will be at the discretion of the committee.

30.   The judges decision is always final.

31.   Current membership of the BWBS is mandatory for all owners wishing to enter either the BWBS or BSHR Stallion Grading.

 

 

Stallion Grading Information from:

Mrs Lynne Crowden 01497 851318

OR

Mrs S Wason 01208 832940

Registration and Membership Office

BWBS Administration Office

Goblaen House, Rhosgoch, Nr Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3JT