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Does anyone know whether it is a stud with more than one stallion? It does put you off importing if these things can be missed on first checks and with more and more people standing stallions brought in from abroad which dont get swabbed at all before covering/AI I wonder how many mare owners...

I have an ISH mare due to foal this Spring and fingers crossed all being well, I was wondering which society to get the passport from. The stallion used is registered with three societies and I have been issued covering certificates for all three. The choice is Weatherbys/AES/SHB(GB). I plan...

I can only assume the stud you used is in Devon with several stallions standing including a pony as looking at the fertility results they are the only ones in the westcountry with a stallion at 64% I sent a mare to stud a few years ago, which didnt naturally cycle, after being jab on a couple...

How about those two actually putting their "real names" to their comments and then we will know exactly who is who and why they are continually having a go at the event and the stallion publication. If they have nothing to hide and dont actually also sign in other other names, they will not...

IMO covering certs should be issued on the year of covering whether or not the mare foals as it has no bearing on the stud terms on offer. Weatherbys ask for the covering certs to be done by the end of Sept. SHB(GB) & AES I beleive are by the end of October. IHB dont issue til year of...

What about his feet, difficult with a side view but are they boxy as I would have thought highly unlikely that his frogs play any part in his foot conformation!

Yes - no problems with this at all as I am happy that I am able to assess conformation for correctness etc. Some of the top competition stallions have suspect temperaments (probably why they are at the top of their game) as well as limbs/feet which are not set on correctly and have been...

Well in your opinion it may be old news but I for one still refer to the British Horse Database publications which are years and years out of date! Does this in your opinion make me an anorak or just someone interested in back breeding. It is also good to see competition records from this old...

What you shouldnt be doing is pampering to them. It is your responsibility if you have youngsters to make sure they are brought up well adjusted and able to accept change. It is very unfortunate that your yearling has to be on box rest, but maybe now is the opportunity to break their bond -...

Angela well done. Your decision to take the Krieghoff foal has obviously paid off - if I had any spare money I would buy him immediately as I suppose like everything you breed he will be on the market and I loved him when I saw him out in the field when just a week old. Also congratualtions on...

What is interesting unless you are at the venue you now have no idea when looking at the scores how the final result has come about. As a breeder in the southwest I viewed the scores with interest at Tall Trees and The Grange and IMO the evaluators still do not fully take the vets score into...

As you are down in the Westcountry I would most certainly look at Kings Composer. His fertility is excellent and the stud management is second to none. My mares which have been there certainly come back from there looking better than from anywhere else as well as in foal. There are also two...

I too have attended more than one of the evaluations and have now read replies made byCiss and all the others. It could be said on the day maybe the evaluators when addressing the pubic with their decisions possibly dont make themselves clear, as I too have always felt that when they say...

When small hunters were measured we had one measure out at a County show in May as he was 14.3 and a bit as a yearling and had to go into the big boys class. Although they no longer measure I still use that as a guide - so if your youngster is a yearling and not over 14.3 then maybe you will...

I know it is important to defend your stallions corner but I sure Tullis is complimentry about most if not all the stallions he has dealings with. In fact it would be very unbusiness like if he were to say your stallion is any better behaved than any other he has at livery. He may well express...