COMPETITIONSTALLIONS
COMPETITION STALLIONS
SHOWCASE
UK today, including Olympic gold medal winner,Big Star making an exclusiveUKappearance. The event will be held on at Addington Manor Equestrian CentreonSunday 18th February, giving mareowners and the wider public an opportunity to see stallions perform in the arena as well as having access to the stable
area.Studbooks and breeding organisations will be represented in the trade stand area. Organiser,Jane Skepper,has awealth
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of experienceinbreedingand competition horses. Aqualified AI technician who runs her family’sHeritage CoastStud, Jane launched theCompetition Stallions Guide in 2012. “This event fitsperfectly with the Stallion Guide,and following widespread interestand support amongstthe equestrian community, we aredelighted to be able to announcethisnew datewhich
ompetition Stallions have announced anew stallion event, showcasing the very best stallions at stud in the
we hope will become aregular fixture”. Among the 60 stallions on parade
will be high profile sires from Stallions AI, EliteStallions, Brendon Stud, The Dressage Companyand Woodlander Stud. Olympic legends Jaguar Mail and ArkoIII will be on parade,along with manyother starsincluding Britannia’s Mail, RamiroBandTMovistar. Brendon Stud will showsome exciting
young stallions, including the son of Don VHP Z, along with their seasoned campaigner,Caretino Glory.“It is vital formareownerstosee stallions in the flesh. Iamvery happytoget behind this event, and to support
Jane.She is very professional, and we arehappytosupport her in this newventure”,said Valerie Light of Brendon Stud. “Wewill bring two exciting young stallions, including Don VHP Z, and our old boy, Caretino Glory, so we’llcoverthe age range. Addington is an excellent venue, offering justthe right facilitiesfor astallion eventwith good permanent stables,good lighting in the arena and stablearea, and it is people
Olympic Champion, Big Star will be making an exclusive UK appearanceat the Competition Stallions Showcase. credit Jenny Abrahamsson-Small.
supporter of the Competition Stallions Guide and is looking forwardtobringing her stallion, Britannia’sMail, sonof her renowned eventing mare, Headley Britannia. “Wehaveincluded Britannia’s Mail in the stallion guide forseveral years nowsothought it would be nicetogo to this eventwhich we haven’tattended
previously.The timing is very good as it’s close to our season startsohopefully will encourage people to use him as he will still be freshintheir minds. His father,Jaguar Mail, will also be at the event so it will be lovely to hopefully see them together”.Visitorswill not only get aproper feel forthe horse and see howitmoves, but canalso speak to Lucinda and her team andfind out more. Organiser,Jane Skepper,said “We
Formore information,
stallionandtrade standbooking
enquiries,please contactjane@
horseit.com
orcall01394 450850.
aredelighted to have received such apositiveresponse from stallion ownersfor our first event. Some of the stallions will be shown alongside their progeny, which is alwaysfascinating to watchand willmakeagreat show”. The eventwill also featurethe
Competition Stallions Awards, recognising the topBritish based sires of progenyassessed by the BEF FuturityEvaluations in 2017.
friendly with awarm café if it’s cold!” “Stallion AI Services areproud to be supporting the Competition Stallions showatAddington Manor Equestrian Centreonthe 18th February,and we are bringing some of the UK’stop stallions, such as ArkoIII, Big Star,RamiroBand Jaguar Mail, who is standing with us on behalf of EliteStallions”,said Tullis Matson of Stallion AI Services.“In our opinion it is extremely important formareowners to see potential stallions in the flesh to evaluatetheir qualityand conformation and hencedetermine whether or not they would complement their mare. Nothing beatsthe opportunitytomeet the stallions in the stableand to see him either ridden or lead
up.Some stallionswill also have progenyaccompanying them, and mare ownersare able to talk to stallion owners about each of the stallions, what they passonand whichmares theysuit”. Lucinda Fredericks is aregular
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