British Breeder Magazine November 2019

Studbook - NEWS
Supreme Champion Fürstlich. Copyright Kevin Sparrow
Ultimate Breeders
Warmblood
Championships 2019.
The busy summer show season for
the British Hanoverian Horse Society
(BHHS) was concluded on the 7/8th
of September with the 2019 Ultimate
Breeder’s Warmblood Championship at
Moreton Morrell in Warwickshire.
The BHHS Committee was joined by
Hans Henning Von Der Decken Chairman
of the Hannoveraner Verband for what
was a very successful event and the
biggest the Society has seen for many
years. The British Hanoverian foal
Fürstlich (For Romance x Charmeur
x PaintedBlack), bred by Sandra
Biddlecombe and owned by Bill & Janey
Hopkins and Sean & Amanda Edmonds,
was named this year’s 2019 Supreme
Champion.
The show, which was held at Moreton
Morrell’s Equestrian Centre in
Warwickshire ran for two days from
Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th September
2019 and saw a large number of entries
from across the UK. The weekend
started with the Mare Performance
Test with the British Warmblood mare,
Briarwood Firefly, bred by Laura
Humphreys and owned by Lucinda
Bellis took 1st place and was awarded
the Premium Candidate status. Sunday
started with our Part Bred
Championship and followed by the Foal
and Mare Champions, the results are:
Supreme Championship
Champion: Fürstlich (For Romance x
Charmeur x Painted Black)
Breeder Sandra Biddlecombe
Owner Bill and Janey Hopkins & Sean
and Amanda Edmonds
Reserve: Regatta de Blanc (Revolution x
Zack x Don Schufro)
Breeder: Woodlander Stud
Owner: Zahra Sadry
The Mare Performance Test
Champion:
Briarwood Firefly (Fürstenball x Roxana
La Rossa) bred by Laura Humphreys
owned and ridden by Lucinda Bellis.
Foal Championship:
Champion Filly Foal: Franka (Franklin
x Fiona) bred by Darren Mattia and
owned by Darren Mattia and Julie
Deverill.
Reserve Filly Foal: Wild Dreams (Wild
Child x St Pr Foxy Lady), bred and
owned by Lynne Crowden.
Champion Colt Foal: Fürstlich (For
Romance x Charmeur x Painted Black),
bred by Sandra Biddlecombe and owned
by Bill & Janey Hopkins and Sean &
Amanda Edmonds.
Reserve Colt Foal: Vanilla Ice (Valverde
x Vanatella) owned and bred by Kath
Moreton.
Overall Champion Foal: Furstlich
Reserve Champion Foal: Franka
Youngstock Champion:
Regatta De Blanc: (Revolution x Zack x
Don Schufro) Breeder: Lynne Crowden
and owned by Zahra Sadry.
Mare Champion:
St Pr For Your Love, (For Compliment
x St Pr Louisiana) bred and owned by
Lynne Crowden.
Mare Families:
Woodlander Stud, Lynne Crowden.
Part Bred Championship:
RHL Don Lymbria’s Law (Don Olymbrio
x Dante’s Romantic Diamond) bred and
owned by Becky Colwill & Stuart and
Emma Jackson.
World’s Finest - Photo Kevin Sparrow
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