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There is also a very active, independent network of North American Cleveland Bay breeders, owners and exhibitors, that may be reached via email at midatlantic.cb@gmail.com. This informal group puts on a series of Cleveland Bay shows and organizes the annual Cleveland Bay Hunting Days with...

John Patrick, you wrote "the whole membership were given the opportunity to vote on this issue at the 2012 AGM and decided overwhelmingly not to agree to make the changes." Contrary to your characterization, I understand that a majority of 57 percent of the members who voted on the issue...

Just to clarify -- The notes I received were dated 27 September and 15 October 2012 and made clear that there would be no premium status for stallions, although mares could continue to be put forward but without the financial awards. I am sorry if this contradicts information put forward to the...

"There will be no more premium stallions at the moment" because "the scheme is not working" is the information I received from the current CBHS Breed Committee chair. I also understand that the long-standing panel of horse inspectors was dismissed by the Council en bloc, to be replaced by a...

I think it's important that CB breeders, owners and fans not disparage the value of classes for Cleveland Bays alone. There is no other venue for evaluating CBs, side-by-side, to decide which is the best example of the breed in front of a given judge on a given day. Breed inspections for...

ThePony -- you asked about crossing back to the warmblood lines that have lots of CB way back... I am doing this with my partbred stallion -- crossed him with a Holsteiner by Franat and have a lovely yearling filly. I have also acquired a top eventing Holsteiner stallion that I intend to cross...

Janet -- what you say is very sensible. There is a grading register for mares and has always been one. Two of the proposals discussed would have restored the grading register to how it used to be -- first, requiring a minimum of 93.75% pure blood (rather than the current 96.8%); and second...

The Cleveland Bay is critically endangered. By and large, they are fantastic all-around horses and good for low-level competition. Here in USA I see them occupying a market niche similar to the draft crosses you see in the hunt field, in low level eventing and dressage. The performance flag...