Stallion discussion

Barry Gardiner MP, Minister for the Horse Industry - Is he still in office? If so has he been asked why there is not more help for the breeding industry? Are none of the UK stud books willing to band together to devise a proper grading system along the lines of our European counter parts? What do we actually do in the UK to promote our sporthorses? Why are there not more auctions in place so there is a one stop market place? I remember someone mentioned that there was a centre nr Cambridge I think, using government funding. The downside it seemed was most of the horses were European bred rather then UK, if this is so why?

Below is a comment from a person who purchases show jumpers mainly from Europe. I had asked why they did not purchase many from the UK (though the last one is UK bred by Hello Oscar).

There may be a few breeders trying very hard, but sadly we have yet to tap into that for what we want. It is horses for courses, there are some great event & dressage mares & stallions here, but I don’t think as a country we have yet to get a handle on show jumpers, even the Billy stud, which has some very good horses and the odd great horse!

Going abroad isn’t without its risks, they have clear breeding lines, excellent facilities and hot housed young horses pushed too quickly, they look brilliant over there but are not always so great when home. Rs trainer is a European Stallion grader so we hear and see a lot.

We trawl about looking, but the pattern is established, with a few reliable contacts, video first then a look see, but there are not that many with the undefined “x” factor. Can go months & see nothing then 2 in a month.

Not easy on or off a budget.

So when are the stud books & breeders going to unite & work as one to improve buyers perception of UK bred horses?
 
no_no_nanette said:
Would definitely agree with all the names that you have up there ..... and with a particular interest in the breeding of eventers, I'd want to add in Caretino Glory, also standing at Brendon Stud, whose offspring promise to be doing well in eventing in the future - he has already had a yearling win his in-hand class at the BYEH championship, Tweseldown, in 2008, best British bred, and best British colt.

Another exciting development is that there seem to be several young TB stallions appearing recently in the UK, of potential interest to the breeders of eventers. TB sporthorse sires of real quality, robustness and bone have been rarer than hen's teeth here and on the continent - but we pick up on the grapevine that a lovely boy has just arrived at Groomsbridge Stud (American Agent), and we have recently viewed a couple of very impressive stallions at Templar Stud (Templar Spirit - Hand in Glove X Primitive Rising; and Templar Mayfaer - Mayhill X Ben Faerie). All currently young and unproven as far as progeny are concerned, but looking at their pedigrees and the real classics appearing there, it could be exciting days ahead! American Agent has Storm Cat, Mr Prospector, SIr Ivor and Secretariat in his pedigree .... yum!!
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Do you know where the Templar stallions are now? I can’t find anything about them.
 
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