British Breeder Dec 2023
British Breeder magazine including the full roundup of the British Breeding Futurity activities of 2023, Studbook news, top breeding articles and where are they now...........
British Breeder magazine including the full roundup of the British Breeding Futurity activities of 2023, Studbook news, top breeding articles and where are they now...........
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Studbook News - BHHS<br />
Mare Sports Award –<br />
4/6 Year Olds<br />
BHHS Sports Test For Mares<br />
In <strong>2023</strong>, we are introducing a sports test<br />
for mares. This is open to any mare that<br />
is eligible to be registered into the BHHS<br />
studbook, so it is not limited solely to<br />
BHHS registered horses.<br />
In recent years in Germany, more<br />
mares are going straight into sport<br />
rather than taking the traditional route<br />
of undertaking a mare performance test<br />
and becoming brood mares.<br />
As a result, the German Hanoverian<br />
society has devised a sports test for<br />
mares. This is aimed at attracting the<br />
owners and riders of competition mares<br />
that may go into breeding later in life<br />
or breed via ET. The growing number of<br />
mares competing and breeding via ET is<br />
also reflected in the UK and the BHHS<br />
will be running a similar scheme in the<br />
UK.<br />
All mares from acceptable studbooks will<br />
be eligible subject to the approval of the<br />
studbook manager.<br />
The scheme will be based on the existing<br />
BD young horse classes. These classes<br />
have been developed over the years,<br />
are highly credible and fit the required<br />
criteria. Specifically, it will be based on<br />
the results gained at the BD young horse<br />
semi-finals or the championship.<br />
All mares entered for the sports test will<br />
receive the sport test award and mares<br />
gaining 7.5 and over in the test will be<br />
eligible for premium status.<br />
There are two aspects to the award:<br />
• Participation in the BD young horse<br />
semi-finals<br />
• Completion of the mare studbook<br />
inspection<br />
Participation in the BD young<br />
horse semi-finals<br />
The sports test is open to all eligible four,<br />
five and six year old mares competing<br />
in the BD young horse semi-finals. Test<br />
sheets from the championship final are<br />
also valid.<br />
You will need to send a copy of the test<br />
result sheet along with a copy of the<br />
mare’s pedigree from her passport to us<br />
at info@hanoverian-gb.org.uk<br />
Once the mare’s eligibility is confirmed,<br />
entry to the mare sports test award<br />
can be made via the MyRidingLife link<br />
below.<br />
Completion of the Mare Studbook<br />
Inspection<br />
To complete the process, the owner or<br />
rider needs to present their mare at one<br />
of our regional shows or our annual<br />
show so that the mare can be studbook<br />
inspected. This is where the mare is<br />
presented in hand for an assessment of<br />
her conformation and movement. Details<br />
of the studbook inspection process can<br />
be found on the BHHS website under<br />
‘stud book inspection’. It is also possible<br />
to undertake this stage via video<br />
assessment. Details of how to present<br />
your mare for video assessment are also<br />
given under ‘stud book inspection’ on the<br />
website.Participating mares will receive<br />
a stamp for their passport with the results<br />
of their studbook inspection and a stamp<br />
showing that they have undertaken the<br />
sports test plus the score received for the<br />
test.<br />
All mares participating in the test will<br />
receive the award, with mares scoring<br />
above 7.5 overall gaining premium<br />
status.<br />
BHHS Annual Show<br />
At the BHHS annual show there are<br />
classes for different ages of mares.<br />
Within each class there will be specific<br />
prizes for the highest placed sports test<br />
mare. There will also be a significant<br />
training bursary for the best performing<br />
sports test mare overall. More details<br />
of prizes will be made available on our<br />
Facebook page.Mares are presented<br />
in-hand at the show and full details<br />
about how to present your mare can<br />
be found on the BHHS website. Videos<br />
of the process will also be posted on<br />
Facebook.<br />
If you are thinking of breeding from your<br />
mare in the future, the show is a great<br />
opportunity to meet breeders and see a<br />
wide range of Hanoverian mares, foals<br />
and youngstock. Our studbook manager<br />
will also be at the show and can answer<br />
any questions you may have about<br />
registering foals etc.<br />
Participation in the annual show is<br />
optional, but sports test mares will be<br />
offered a free entry to the relevant class<br />
at the show.<br />
Entry fee<br />
• £75 with studbook inspection<br />
• £25 for mares previously studbook<br />
inspected.<br />
This will include reviewing the pedigree<br />
and score sheet, the studbook inspection<br />
(if relevant), and stamps for the passport.<br />
Tel: 07479 366 046<br />
Email: bhhsuk@gmail.com<br />
FB: The <strong>British</strong> Hanoverian Horse Society<br />
www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk<br />
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