British Breeding Stallion Event
at Addington Manor, Buckingham on Saturday 8th February 2020 Photos taken by Horse Power Creative
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he 2020 Stallion Event organised by British Breeding and sponsored by Baileys Horse Feeds in association with Competition Stallions, was held again at Addington on 8th
February. With more stallions than ever taking part, the event allowed visitors to see some of the best sport horse and pony stallions standing in the UK. The stallions were showcased in the main arena under saddle, demonstrating their ability in their discipline with sections dedicated to dressage, show jumping and eventing. Stallions could also be viewed in the two stable blocks, enabling visitors to meet the horses and their connections.
The doors opened at 9.30am and the first stallions to be shown in the arena were the eventers. The selection presented offered a good choice to breeders looking for a stallion with the genetic talent to produce a top level horse, without sacrificing temperament and trainability.
Big Star
The crowd-pleasing Big Star clearly enjoyed his status in the showjumping section. His natural ability shone through and, as a dual Olympic gold medallist it is good to have him standing in the UK.
Stallions AI brought several retired Grand Prix stallions including Whin Whin a big framed horse ideal for breeders looking to add size and power to their mare. Je T’aime Flamenco enjoyed a tremendous international career with Billy Twomey who now competes his talented son Kimba Flamenco. Cornets Pleasure WW combines the blood of Cornet Obolensky x For Pleasure x Nimmerdor. His dam is the full sister to Scott Brash’s Hello Forever.
Future Guilty Pleasure
Future Sport Horses presented three young stallions, including the four year old Future Guilty Pleasure, bred from the damline of Olympic medallist, Winsome Adante. Future Gravitas, by Grafenstolz, is a half brother to Winsome Adante and has already proven himself competing at CCI** in eventing and British Dressage National Championships at medium and elementary level. Also from the stud were Future Prophecy, a 4 year old thoroughbred by Power Blade and was shown in hand, and Future Hepsilon, a 3 year old exciting prospect out of a Heraldik mare.
Another stud with multiple stallions forward was Catherston Stud from Hampshire. Opposition Bombshell is a homebred son of junior eventing medallist Fleetwater Opposition out of a Dutch Courage mare. He was joined by his son Catherston Oakley, a 6 year old who carries a second cross to Dutch Courage through his damsire Dutch Gold. Catherston also presented Tiger Attack, a very successful show horse who has also started eventing. Their final stallion was Timolin who showed the level of his dressage training with clear tempi changes under his usual eventing rider.
One of the highlights in the eventing section was Leprince Des Bois, the most successful offspring of Yarlands Summer Song (x Fleetwater Opposition) who was ranked in the top ten stallions of the World Breeding Federation for over ten years. A direct eventing pedigree was evident in Britannia Royal who is a son of the multiple 5 star winner Headley Britannia, ridden to success in multiple championships by Lucinda Fredericks.
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One of the young stallions that particularly caught the eye was Klaris Giddy-Up, produced and bred by Brendon Stud by the top Nations Cup and championships performer Don VHP Z out of their successful international mare Sussex Caretino. A stallion previously produced by Brendon Stud was Greg Le Gear’s El Thuder, looking very rideable on the flat and over fences. Brendon Stud stand two further stallions that where shown; the 5 year old Pandito Merelsnest Z and the 22 year old Caretino Glory, who demonstrated his great rideability with a very young jockey.
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