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Godington Hannibal - not a TB, but a purebred so you'd get KNN papers. Very pretty head, was an advanced eventer as is his full brother.

It probably wouldn't matter too much if you gave it to her, but I personally would rather not worm immediately after covering. How many days should she be in foal? On the other hand if she is stressed out by not being with her friends that could also cause problems - frantic mares don't always...

I too find the designations "elite", "first", "second" problematical. I wonder if it might be best if all entrants just had a rosette and a certificate of attendance with their score printed on it and the classes were abandoned. Buyers would still know that a score of 9.00 is better than a...

As above - there are usually fairly similar marks given out at the futurity - there will be a handful of elites, some tantilisingly close to elite and then some lower down but still in the first premium bracket. I think often the difference between first-higher-elite can be explained simply by...

It might be worth sending an email to Caroline at Moray Firth Stud as she is in Abderdeenshire and might know someone more local to you. I am sure there are other studs in the area who might offer this kind of service. And don't panic about not trusting your judgement - this is why the...

Woodcroft stud do a good job presenting horses at gradings and so on. Where are you based? Is KWPN really the best option for your colt? How is he bred?

I usually find Horsequest quite good, although the adverts do slip down the page pretty quickly. Also the BE or BD sites depending on the youngster you are selling.

I know someone on facebook who has a really nice De Niro filly for sale out of a Gribaldi mare. She's not advertised the foal properly yet, but she did say it would have to be sold.

He is handsome - what are his bloodlines? Good luck with the grading preparation!

How is your mare bred? Katy Holder-Vale who owns Elroon is a well respected member of the British Breeding community. She has several other stallions and may be able to offer you more advice on the sort of stock that her stallions will produce from mares similar to yours. She has been heavily...

I use SEIB - I have heard some vets won't accept claims from E&L unless you pay the bill up front first as they can't get the money out of the insurance company.

Which vet was it? His behaviour is unacceptable so I hope he is still not being used by the BEF. Incidentally, is she brave enough to event now? Other comments - I don't think the BEF can be blamed for Hartpury's poor organisation. You would imagine that a big venue like this would be...

This. British Breeding needs us all to work together.

Thank you for the input :)

Congratulations - a long road traveled. I hope the pregnancy and birth go to plan and you get a super foal in 2013!