British Breeder Online Feb 2019 issue

2018
IN REVIEW
2018 proved to be a very successful
year for the British breeding industry
on the international stage and this
must encourage more and more riders
to look at home when sourcing their
next competition ride.
The highlight must be the World
Equestrian Games where 50% of the
British bronze medal winning dressage
team consisted of British bred horses
– Hawtins Delicato (Diamond Hit x
Regazzoni) and Super Nova II (De Niro
x Weltmeyer) and a third, Dono Di
Maggio, is by the British owned stallion
Dimaggio.
Also British bred was the eventing
individual silver medallist Mr Chunky
(Jumbo x Sergeant Drummer), ridden
by Irishman Padraig McCarthy. There
were no medals in the show jumping
but two outstanding individual
performances came from Australian
Rowan Willis on Blue Movie (Chacco
Blue x Pilot) and Israel’s Danielle
Goldstein on Lizziemary (Cabri D’Elle
x Acord II). Lizziemary had a fabulous
season winning the CSI***** Grand Prix
at Wellington and top placings on the
Global Champions Tour.
Sticking with show jumping, our
August cover celebrated the Billy Stud
breeding a Hickstead Derby winner
when William Funnell rode Billy
Buckingham (Billy Congo x Clover Hill)
to victory. Kim Barzilay’s homebred
Kimba Flamenco ( Je T’Aime Flamenco
x Heartbreaker) was an impressive
winner of the 5 star Falsterbo Grand
Prix under Billy Twomey, and the pair
were only just touched off in CSI****
Grand Pix at Bolesworth, and won the
Grand Prix at Vejer de la Frontera.
Eventing saw two of the 4 star events
won by British bred mares, both
ridden by New Zealander Jonelle
Price. First of all was a Badminton
victory sealed by a masterclass across
country riding Classic Moet (Classic x
Bohemond). This was followed by a
win at Luhmuhlen on Trisha Rickard’s
home bred Faerie Dianimo (Dimaggio x
Catherston Dazzler).
These are just a few of the
outstanding British bred horses that hit
the headlines in 2018. 2019 looks set
to fill this magazine with many more
incredible British achievements.
NEWS
Jonelle Price and Classic Moet at Badminton 2018
Image courtesy Kit Houghton
RAMIRO B
The team at British Breeding were very sad to hear of the passing of
Ramiro B. One of the very best event sires ever to have stood in the
UK.
Ramiro B was diagnosed with irreversible kidney failure at the age
of 24. Ramiro B had been standing in the UK since 2011, and has
consistently been one of the most popular Eventing Sires in the World,
currently standing at number 6 on the World Breeding Federation
Eventing Sire rankings.
His progeny had their most successful year to date in 2018, with Cooley
Master Class winning the Rolex Kentucky CCI 4* with Oliver Townend,
followed by Cooley SRS achieving runner up spot at Badminton Horse
Trials also with Oliver later in the Spring.
Nina Barbour, owner of Ramiro B said:
‘Ramiro B owes us nothing. It was a real shock for us this week, when
the team at Leahurst diagnosed him with irreversible kidney failure,
following a deterioration in his appetite. He has been much loved and
I am very grateful to both the teams at Stallion AI and Bolesworth who
have looked after him beautifully to the end. We will all miss him very
much, but it is a comfort that we have frozen semen stored and will
be able to continue his legacy for some time to come.’
Ramiro B’s frozen semen will be available for 2019 from Stallions AI.
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