British Breeder Online Feb 2019 issue

Studbook - NEWS
Top graded mare DHI Party Piece
Dam of the SHB(GB) graded stallions
Party Trick and The After Party.
Image - Carole Mortimer
Top mares of 2018
Congratulations to the owners and
breeders of the highest scoring mares
from our 2018 SHB(GB) mare gradings.
The owners will each receive SHB(GB)
stud vouchers kindly sponsored by B&W
Equine Vets.
This year the two top mares, Billy Buzz
and DHI Party Piece, gained the same
mark (9.93); their owners will each
receive a voucher for £350. Advanced
eventer Billy Buzz (Vechta-Topas)
bred by the Billy Stud was formerly
competed by Charlotte Bacon. She is
now a brood mare owned by Charles
Upham. Dutch-bred DHI Party Piece
(Tolan R-Notaris) is owned by Nick and
Amanda Gauntlett. She is the dam of
the SHB(GB) graded stallions Party Trick
and The After Party both bred by her
owners, as well as the 4* international
jumper DHI Zulu.
Third placed advanced eventer KBIS
Starlet (Pavarotti v/d Helle-Landadel)
Sport Horse Breeding
of Great Britiain
owned by Jo Meyer and Guy and Liz
Prest of KBIS, scored 9.14 and won her
owners a voucher for £300. Formerly
ridden by Izzy Taylor, Starlet completed
both Boekelo and Blenheim CCI3*.
She has a foal by Primitive Proposal
and is in foal to Cevin Z. Fifty three
mares were graded into the stud book
last year and 18 (34%) graded into
the Head Studbook. Thank you to all
our assessors who take time to judge
the mares, owners for bringing mares
forward for grading and to all of those
who host our gradings. This year’s
grading series starts in June. We grade
mares of any breed or origin and the
owners of all mares graded into the
Head Studbook are awarded a £100
voucher towards the registration and
DNA testing of a foal. If you would like
your mare graded into the studbook
or would like to host a mare grading
please contact Marian in the office.
Spring Stallion Grading
THE SHB(GB) spring stallion grading will
take place on Tuesday April 9th at the
West Wilts EC near Melksham. SHB(GB)
welcomes stallions of all types and
breeds to come forward for grading
– we are particularly keen to grade
stallions of native breeds suitable for
breeding sport horses, providing they
are 14.2hh or over and have passed
a grading with the relevant breed
society. All the rules and regulations
for stallion grading can be found on
the website under downloads. If you
intend to bring your stallion forward
please read these first. Please note
that we now request that all stallions
coming forward for grading have to be
tested for WFFS (Warmblood Fragile
Foal Syndrome) and the result declared
with the veterinary paperwork before
the grading.
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