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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Futurity Report - Hothorpe<br />
His young breeder Emily Nicol explains:<br />
“ I noticed Phantom Adamo’s sire for<br />
the first time at the <strong>British</strong> Breeding<br />
Stallion Show at the start of 2020. He<br />
was only 4 years old at the time and<br />
hadn’t been backed for long and I was<br />
blown away at his composure and how<br />
he remained so calm at such a young<br />
age in an atmosphere like that. He’s a<br />
truly beautiful horse with big movement<br />
and I thought he would complement my<br />
mare very well. Phantom Adamo’s dam<br />
is an old fashioned type show jumper<br />
with incredible balance and this was our<br />
first foal out of her. He has been a real<br />
head turner since day 1 - scoring a gold<br />
award at Futurity as a foal - and he just<br />
seems to be getting better and better!<br />
I was so proud of him for how well he<br />
behaved at Hothorpe, and he showed<br />
off at just the right moment. He will be<br />
backed next year and lightly produced<br />
as an event horse at 4/5 years old while<br />
his body is allowed to develop.”<br />
The highest scoring 3-year-old across<br />
all disciplines was the dressage bred<br />
Fruitilicious CS by Franklin out of a<br />
Woodlander Wild Child mare, bred by<br />
Julia Wilkinson at Chadwells Stud and<br />
owned by Caroline Watkin who gained<br />
a score of 8.05.<br />
Fruitilicious CS<br />
A gold premium of 8.04 gained Elmiro<br />
B the position of highest scoring eventing<br />
4yo. This young stallion is by the great<br />
Ramiro B out of a Florett AS mare and<br />
was presented by Steven Smith.<br />
Phantom Adamo<br />
Says his breeder Lynn Robertson:<br />
“‘Elio’’s dam Visage evented up to 2*<br />
and was quite successful winning several<br />
Novice classes before a field accident<br />
ended her ridden career, ‘Elio’ is her 3rd<br />
and last foal, the previous 2 are both<br />
out eventing successfully with their new<br />
owners.<br />
“Elio has an outstanding temperament<br />
which we believe alongside his loose<br />
athletic paces, bold and scopey jumping<br />
technique lend itself to him becoming a<br />
very versatile stallion and also<br />
competition horse himself. He will<br />
continue to be quietly and correctly<br />
produced with his future in mind over the<br />
winter months and will make a start in his<br />
dressage and showjumping competition<br />
career before making his eventing debut<br />
in the 2024 season.”<br />
The top scoring endurance yearling of<br />
the day was Knocksaul Dream Maker<br />
by Wyevale Boomerang out of a Lindon<br />
Scholar mare.<br />
Knocksaul Dream Maker<br />
Owner Tina Billingsley explains the<br />
reasons behind her interesting choice of<br />
using Cleveland Bays:<br />
“I bought Dreammaker in utero because<br />
of her breeding. The Cleveland Bays are<br />
on the critically endangered breeds list.<br />
She joined us at home at 6 months old.<br />
“Since then she has shown successfully,<br />
taking a first and then Reserve Supreme<br />
Champion out of ridden and in hand at<br />
Royal Windsor Horse show <strong>2023</strong>. She<br />
was 1st yearling sport horse at Herts<br />
County Show. <strong>2023</strong>, then Overall In<br />
Hand Champion Cleveland Bay at the<br />
National Cleveland Bay Show <strong>2023</strong><br />
and then took Overall Supreme<br />
Cleveland Bay Champion out of In Hand<br />
and Ridden.<br />
“She has a lovely temperament, but also<br />
quite a bit of attitude and stubbornness!<br />
She’s very sweet and always seems to<br />
want to follow you or be near you in the<br />
field.<br />
We know she can jump, as at only 6<br />
months old she jumped the 5 foot fence<br />
into the next paddock. She has done it<br />
again since so she is now within 6 foot<br />
Stallion fencing in her fields.<br />
“My aim for the future is to show Dream<br />
Maker in Hunter breeding classes and<br />
then ridden going forward. I will also<br />
breed from her to help preserve the<br />
Cleveland Bay breed.”<br />
The highest scoring eventing yearling<br />
was Margeuritte des Bois by Leprince<br />
des Bois out of a Cruise on mare.<br />
Margeuritte des Bois<br />
His breeder Helen Hurford-Dawson is<br />
pleased with her progress:<br />
“Bright, elegant and gentle, 'Maggie<br />
B' is a sweetheart to handle. We only<br />
breed from mares with a performance<br />
record. Her dam, Chelveston Lass,<br />
evented with Sarah Bullimore, and was<br />
always clear cross country. Her sire Le<br />
Prince des Bois is the only 5 * eventing<br />
stallion standing in the UK, ridden by<br />
Kai Rudat for Sweden he was part of<br />
the Swedish Olympic eventing team.<br />
So Margeuritte des Bois will hopefully<br />
follow in their footsteps with the same<br />
success.”<br />
All Hothorpe Futurity results can be seen<br />
on our website under<br />
https://british-breeding.com/<br />
home/<strong>2023</strong>-futurity-events<br />
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