British Breeder Magazine November 2019

Studbook - NEWS
Then in the other group, Bianca Hill’s
8 year old WPCS Section D, Ynyslyns
Orlando (Hendrewen Meredith x Dwyfor
Sunrise; breeder Mrs L Roberts) was the
Central Regional Champion and another
pure-bred Welsh, Kris Osborne’s 4 year
old Section B Brynseion Dancing Dervish
(Brynmeillion Llewelyn x Parvadean
Lotta Bottle; breeder Mrs C Fell), was
the Central Reserve Champion.
Overall, it was a very close contest for
the 2019 Supreme Champion Stallion,
with just one mark dividing the top
two stallions, but Carnakilly Pom Pom
was just ahead of Ynyslyns Orlando
and the SPSS Directors look forward
to presenting their owners with their
sashes and rosettes at the AGM in
November.
Following the changes to the SPSS
Tour, both the British Breeding Futurity
Evaluations and the Elite Foals
Registration Tour kindly offered their
events as opportunities for mares to
be SPSS graded and, despite the short
notice, some enthusiastic mare owners
were able to take advantage of this.
Overall all of these mares, the highest
scorer and therefore 2019 Mare Grading
Champion was Fiona Davies’ home-bred
Pioneerstud Sheer Lace (Pioneerstud
Silver Sheikh x Psycheclone), a 3 year
old part-bred Arab who graded into
the SPSS Head Studbook. Then the
Reserve Champion Mare accolade goes
to Everglades By Request (Questa
Sea Pearl of Barkway x Rosevean Sea
Fever), a 9 year old British Riding Pony
bred by Mrs J A Tobin & Mrs D Webb
and owned by Rachel Howard who also
graded into the SPSS Head Studbook.
In addition, at both Futurity and Elite
Foals events, SPSS Premiums and
Gold Premiums were awarded to SPSS
passported or overstamped youngstock
according to the marks gained in their
Futurity or Elite assessment. Across all
events, some truly outstanding SPSS
youngstock were presented, with the
best impressing their judges with their
athleticism, elastic gaits and modern
sports type so that they scored 80% or
higher and were awarded a coveted
SPSS GOLD premium.
Fantastic Foals
As a supporter of the Elite Foals
Registration Tour, the SPSS was thrilled
that the SPSS passported eventing-bred
foal Diva’s Little Bright Star (Littledale
Bright Star x Celano) was judged
to be the best foal forward in the
entire Eventing section at Catherston
Stud, despite being a pony, and was
awarded the Eventing Champion sash
and qualified for the Eventing National
Final. Then at the Elite Foals Gala
National Final, in the pony section,
Naomi Maxted-Massey & Marcus
Fielding’s SPSS passported palomino
filly MM Sweet Deluxe (Woodlander Sir
Gorgeous x FS Champion de Luxe) was
a creditable third. So great results not
just for their owners but also for the
SPSS graded stallions who sired them.
For more information
Please look at our website
www.sportpony.org.uk or contact the
Studbook Office on 07703 566066 or
sportsponies@gmail.com
Diva’s little bright star - Photo Kevin Sparrow
Ynyslyns Orlando
Carnakilly Pom Pom
Bathleyhills Sea Wurzel - Photo Kevin Sparrow
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