British Breeder May 2023
The British Breeder is the magazine for all those interested and breeding sports horses. The latest news for the British Studbooks alongside features on dam lines, stallions, veterinary articles, nutrition, farrier and anything related to the breeding of sports horses.
The British Breeder is the magazine for all those interested and breeding sports horses. The latest news for the British Studbooks alongside features on dam lines, stallions, veterinary articles, nutrition, farrier and anything related to the breeding of sports horses.
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Studbook News - SHB(GB)<br />
registered offspring of which 60<br />
were Grade 1, including the record<br />
breaking horses Avebury<br />
(consecutive three-time winner of<br />
Burghley) and the mare Headley<br />
Britannia the only mare to win<br />
Badminton, Burghley and Kentucky<br />
5*<br />
• Other notable progeny include; Mr<br />
Chunky ridden by Padraig<br />
McCarthy – winner of individual<br />
silver at the 2018 World Equestrian<br />
Games, Skylight – winner of Young<br />
Rider European team gold (2008),<br />
Allercombe Ellie, selected for the<br />
<strong>British</strong> team for the Rio Olympics<br />
(sadly withdrawn due to injury),<br />
Jollybo and Jumbo’s Jake<br />
(competing in the USA), Pencos<br />
Crown Jewel 11th at Burghley and<br />
entered for Badminton this year.<br />
• Ten stallions that have graded<br />
SHB(GB) have his bloodline<br />
including his sons Jigilo, Brief<br />
Encounter and Free Spirit<br />
Avebury – by Jumbo – and his breeder/rider Andrew Nicholson celebrate their third consecutive Burghley<br />
victory in 2014 (Photo - K Houghton Burghley Horse Trials)<br />
The SHB(GB) <strong>Breeder</strong>s trophy<br />
Each year at the AGM we present the<br />
fabulous <strong>Breeder</strong>s Trophy to highlight the<br />
achievements of someone we believe<br />
has made a difference to <strong>British</strong><br />
breeding. This year the trophy was<br />
presented to Carolyn Bates the owner of<br />
the late and great stallion Jumbo. While<br />
much has been written by this super<br />
stallion we thought it was time Carolyn<br />
was presented with a trophy to<br />
highlight the achievements of the colt that<br />
she bought at Malvern sales in 1984.<br />
It is that astonishing that 35 years have<br />
passed since his first offspring was<br />
registered with SHB(GB) and yet they<br />
are still competing and winning. His<br />
genes are still much evident in <strong>British</strong><br />
breeding which is why we feel he is<br />
a worthy winner. Even at this year’s<br />
Badminton his presence is felt in both<br />
the bloodlines of competition horses<br />
and stallions taking part in the SHB(GB)<br />
parade.<br />
Bred by Archie Smith-Maxwell Jumbo by<br />
the leading Irish Draught sire Skippy was<br />
born in 1984. He was acquired as a colt<br />
foal weanling by Carolyn who owned<br />
him thereafter till his death in 2015. Aged<br />
five his own talent came to the fore when<br />
he won the Masterlock ‘potential<br />
dressage horse’. Ridden by Andrew<br />
Nicholson at seven-years-old he won<br />
the young horse trophy at Le Lions and<br />
completed Boekelo 3* in 15th place.<br />
He then competed in showjumping with<br />
William Funnell and dressage with Lizzie<br />
Murray before concentrating on stud<br />
duties and turning out for the occasional<br />
stallion parade and even a turn in a<br />
Christmas pantomime.<br />
“He turned out to be my once in a<br />
lifetime horse and has been a huge part<br />
of my life and I am immensely proud<br />
and privileged to have owned him,” said<br />
Carolyn.<br />
Pencos Crown Jewel, by Jumbo, will compete in her<br />
first Badminton this year with Ros Canter<br />
(Photo - P Nixon Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials)<br />
Jumbo Numbers<br />
• He currently has 442 direct<br />
offspring registered with SHB(GB)<br />
– and plenty more registered with<br />
other societies<br />
• He is the leading all-time sire<br />
of horses registered with <strong>British</strong><br />
Eventing – having sired at least 416<br />
• His stock is not just limited to<br />
eventing; the mare Vulcanite was the<br />
winner of the 2016 Working Hunter<br />
Champion at Royal Windsor<br />
• He has featured in the World<br />
Breeding Federation for Sport<br />
Horses (WBFSH) leading sire<br />
rankings since 2008. His current<br />
standing is 16th.<br />
Other News<br />
Dates for stallion and mare gradings are<br />
currently being planned in the office.<br />
Grading your mare means her offspring<br />
will be eligible for SHB(GB) studbook<br />
papers (providing the sire is registered<br />
either with SHB(GB) or another official<br />
breed society). The owners of mares<br />
achieving Head Studbook status will<br />
receive a voucher for free foal<br />
registration and the three highest marked<br />
mares at the end of the year will receive<br />
SHB(GB) stud vouchers. For all rules and<br />
regulations on grading and other issues<br />
visit the downloads page on the website.<br />
We are always seeking suitable venues<br />
for mare and foal gradings. We need<br />
an enclosed space to allow mares and<br />
foals to run free, some space for parking<br />
and would prefer to have at least four<br />
mares to grade on the day. If you would<br />
like to host a grading or need to speak to<br />
someone on any other matter<br />
concerning breeding contact Laura.<br />
Contact:<br />
T: 01732 866277<br />
E: laura@sporthorsegb.co.uk<br />
FB: Sport Horse Breeding (GB)<br />
W: www.sporthorsegb.co.uk<br />
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