Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

22 August 2019Horse& Hound 47

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Paul

Dobson

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BREEDING

BRITISH-BREDhorses,

andBritishbreedingin

general,don’thaveenough

recognition.Manypeopleare

stillbuyinghorsesbredin

Europe,buttherearesomany

goodhorsesbredhere,and

theymustbebetterpromoted.

It’sbeenshowntimeand

againthatforeignjudgesdo

appreciatethem,sowhydoso

manyridersfavourDutchand

Germanhorses,forexample?

Weheraldourgoodhorses

thathavecomefromabroad,

butwedon’treceivethe

reciprocaltreatmentinother

Europeancountries.Wemust

allworkhardertochangethis.

Breedersandbreeding

shouldbegivenmuchmore

recognition,beinglisted

ondatabasesandinshow

programmes.Itcanoften

bedifficulttofindouthow

horsesarebred.Itwasa good

moveofBritishDressage(BD)

toincludebreedingdetails

ofregisteredhorsesonits

website—I hadbeenpushing

forthistohappensinceI was

BDchairmansixyearsago.

Mostinternationalshows

nowlisthorses’breeding

ontheirstartlists,butthis

shouldbethecaseatnational

showsaswell.Itwouldbe

evenbetterif thebreeder

waslisted,thenanybody

interestedina similarhorse

couldcontactthem.A lotof

breedersaren’tverygoodat

promotingthemselves,andas

a resultcanbeoverlooked.

Italsodoesn’thelpwhen

Britishbreedersregister

theirhorseswithforeign

studbooks,insteadofa British

one.I canseewhytheydo—it

makes horses easier to sell,

butit’sa missedopportunity

topromoteBritishbreeding.

Withoutthekudosand

promotiontheydeserve,

horsesregisteredwithBritish

studbooksremainless

desirableinEurope.

Wetakeplentyofwell-

bredforeignhorsestoputinto

oursalesoverhere,butwhere

aretheBritishhorsesbeing

soldinEurope?It’snota fair

playingfield,butwehaveto

bebraveenoughtostandup

andfightforBritishbreeding.

MIXINGDISCIPLINES

MANYmorepeopleseemto

beusingcross-disciplinesires

andmares—forinstance,

severaldressagehorsesseem

tohavethethoroughbred

stallionHeraldikinthem,who

wasprimarilyaneventsire.

AndourstallionTimolin

is byTotilas,butcompetes

successfullyineventingas

wellasdressage.

I watchedIsabellWerth

winwithBellaRose2 at

CHIOAachen,andnoted

that,althoughthemareis by

thedressagesireBelissimo

M,herdamsireis theAnglo

ArabstallionCacir,whichis

certainlynottypicaldressage

breeding.Butthere’sno

reasonwhyAngloArabs

can’tdodressageif theycan

producethepowerrequired

forthemoderndressage

horse.Thisis certainlyshown

intheeleganceofthislovely

mareandherabilitytopiaffe

andpassageina wonderful

rhythm—sheis elegance

personified.H&H

Four-timeOlympianJennieisone

oftheUK’sleadingtrainersand

breeders.Aninternationaljudge

andformerBDchairman,sheruns

CatherstonStudandwasawarded

theBritishHorseFoundation’s

MeritoireLifetimeAchievement

award earlier this year.

‘Stand up for

British breeding’

JennieLoriston-Clarkeonwhy

breedingisn’t a fair playing fi eld

ONLY IN HORSE & HOUND

OPINION

All-rounderTheHeathHeroexcelled

athisfirstshowas a BD member.

WALES & WEST

Kings Equestrian, Glos | Summerhouse EC, Glos

The14hhConnemarawon

bothprelimsatSummerhouse

EquestrianwithCaseyJackson,

whoteamedupwiththegelding

lastOctoberandhasjustjoined

BritishDressage(BD).

“Hewasprettyconsistent

unaffiliated,butI wasn’tsure

wherewe’dstandwhenwemoved

toBritishDressage,”saidCasey.

“Wethentriedoneaffiliatedshow

ona ticketandwontheclass.”

Caseyrides11-year-oldHero

forJenniferWookey,whoevents

himatBE90.

“Heis actuallyquitesharp,

notlikea child’spony,andvery

willing,”saidCasey,a freelance

trainer.“Wehadsomenice

commentsinthecollectingring.

I’mexcitedtoseewhathecando.”

AtKingsEquestrian,Rowan

Brysonheadedtheelementary 57

qualifieronherdebutwithIzonik.

Thesix-year-oldgeldingwasa

prolifi c winner with Kerry Mackin

asa younghorse,buthadtime

offafterChristmaswitha

puncturedsole.

“Ithenhadhimgelded,as

hestartedtorealisewhatwas

betweenhislegs,”explained

Rowan.“It’sthebestthingI did.

He’ssostraightforward,withsuch

agoodattitude.”

Shealsoscoreda 72.23%

pick-your-ownvictoryatPSG

withLazulith,her12-year-old

Laudabilisgelding.

“Asa younghorsehewasa

nightmare—reallynappyand

lackinginconfidence—soI went

throughvariousstagesofputting

himupforsale,”shesaid.“But

he’smuchbetternow.Hehad

hisfirstclearroundatPSGina

longtimeandevendida mega

leftpirouette,whichwe’vebeen

struggling with.”H&H

ByANDREAOAKES

RESULTS

KINGSEQUESTRIAN

6 Aug:nov 22 gold(JHarris).—1, GF

Demellia(MForrest)74.48.silv.—1, DP

UKDunSurprise(PJenkinson)66.55;2,

Thilde(CGaskin)61.03.elem 45 gold.—1,

GFDemellia73.44;2,Izonik(RBryson)

71.03;3,Grisbimone(CSmithwhite)68.79.

silv.—1, GiovanniB (MMorgan)69.31.

brnz.—1, DPUKDunSurprise64.82.elem

57Qgold.—1, Izonik73.57;2,Grisbimone

67.67.silv.—1, GiovanniB 63.75.brnz.—1,

MasarnenJJ(NFarrington)64.46.med 61

silv.—1, ZorroIII(KDavies)61.55.brnz.—

1, MickeyMay(RGumbley)60.17.med

73Qsilv.—1, Porscha(AHeimens)65.73;

2,RoyalDandy(ESaetersmoen)62.64.

brnz.—1, MickeyMay63.08.advmed 85

gold.—1, GFDusautoir(MForrest)74.7;2,

Chanell(KCowell)68.38.brnz.—1, Breezer

II (RVale)64.11.PYOadv.—1, Ruxton

Shogun(MPhillips)71.02;2,BreezerII

61.32;3,CapoteHCB(SWard)59.41.

PYO.—1, Lazulith(RBryson)PSG72.23;2,

MadameNoir(JHuber)GP65.8;3,Casper

VII(JJohnson)PSG65.52.

Rowan Bryson and Lazulith achieve a ‘clear round’ at PSG for 72.23%