British Breeder Magazine November 2019

Studbook - NEWS
Craikhow Hall Jensen hunting
More New Stallions
for SHB(GB)
A rare breed native stallion, a
thoroughbred stallion and a gelding
might be an unusual combination for
a grading but all have recently been
graded into the SHB(GB) studbook.
As a studbook SHB(GB) has always
been keen to grade both native
breeds and of course thoroughbreds,
that were once the mainstay of The
Society, although in the more recent
‘sport horse’ years fewer have come
forward for grading. We were therefore
delighted that last month a native
stallion attended the autumn grading
held at Dalamires Stables, near
Harrogate.
The 11-year-old Suffolk Punch Craikhow
Hall Jensen (Robeck Classic the
First-Wingfield Billy) owned by Bruce
Langley-McKim and Brenda Foster,
made history as the first of his breed
to come forward for grading and was
subsequently the first Suffolk to be
graded into the studbook. Jensen is
well-used to hitting the headlines;
unusually for a pure-bred Suffolk
stallion he is ridden. He and Bruce go
hunting and this year Jensen completed
two unaffiliated one-day events.
“I am over the moon that he has passed
the grading,” said Bruce who runs the
Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed
Stud near Market Harborough.
“Obviously it was an outside-of-the-box
thing to do but people do want partbreds
with bone and there is definitely
a place in the market for him.”
Jensen already has several pure and
part-bred offspring; he served 12 purebred
mares and 6 non-pure mares this
last season.
Owner Krista Brown of Malton in
North Yorkshire brought forward her
Dutch-bred gelding Joris (Rafurstinels-
Prestige VDL) to the same grading. The
five-year old, by the Rubinstein son
Rafurstinels passed the assessment.
He has competed in dressage, recently
started eventing and has frozen semen
available.
Sport Horse Breeding
of Great Britiain
“I have a foal by him which I needed
to get registered so having him graded
was the way forward and fortunately it
all worked out really well,” said Krista.
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