Stallion licensing abroad

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Hi,

Just out for a bit of info, if you have a stallion that was licensed as a 3yr old in another country, if you then brought it over to the uk would it still have to go through some type of stallion licensing over here if you wanted to use it at stud in the future?

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Hi CH,
To answer your question exactly, you need to give us more info! lol
What society is he licesned to?
How old is he now?
Whats his stats (that's not relevant to your question btw, I'm just interested :D ;) )

To very broadly answer the question 'would he still have through some type of stallion licensing over here to use at stud'... the answer is generally no he would not :)
 
Hi

Okay, he is licensed with the Mecklenburg society. I actually got it wrong he was licensed as a 2 year old, he is now 3.

He isn't mine I did some work back out in Denmark a couple of weeks back, and just thought he was rather special. Just wanted to understand a bit more, I have owned a stallion before but had know interest in using at stud so was gelded few weeks after arriving in the uk.

I sadly don't know much more about him, he's by Export X Traumjule ( International show jumper).

Thanks
 
Answer can be complicated, but only on the surface of things. If the stallion, graded last year Mecklenburg, is "in order" with his original studbook of grading i.e. Mecklenburg, then he is eligible for inspection only to enter the WBS - UK Studbook, but then he must complete his approval process with Mecklenburg to stay licensed by the WBS.

Normally, the stallions licensed at 2 have to complete at least a 30 day test by the age of 4 (in his case by 2011) to be in order and remain in order for another year (to 2012) and then a 70 day test or national championship qualification of some sort by the age of 6. The German Studbooks do not have a clear idea of which competitions meet the standard, in relation to UK qualification.

The alternative is to go through a full licensing process. The AES will have another grading/licensing in Spring 2011 and I do not know the rules for SHB(GB)
 
woodlander said:
Answer can be complicated, but only on the surface of things. If the stallion, graded last year Mecklenburg, is "in order" with his original studbook of grading i.e. Mecklenburg, then he is eligible for inspection only to enter the WBS - UK Studbook, but then he must complete his approval process with Mecklenburg to stay licensed by the WBS.

Normally, the stallions licensed at 2 have to complete at least a 30 day test by the age of 4 (in his case by 2011) to be in order and remain in order for another year (to 2012) and then a 70 day test or national championship qualification of some sort by the age of 6. The German Studbooks do not have a clear idea of which competitions meet the standard, in relation to UK qualification.

The alternative is to go through a full licensing process. The AES will have another grading/licensing in Spring 2011 and I do not know the rules for SHB(GB)
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Hi Woodlander,
That's really interesting about the criteria for the WBS. So effectively the criteria for this particular stallion licensing with the WBS is the same as for his native studbook (I of course, am assuming this book operates as the other German ones I am familiar with (as you have outlined above) - so my thinking could be fundamentally flawed before we have even started if this is not the case!! :D ).
Surely not only is this not cost effective, as this means his owner needs to be a member of both societies during the process of him gaining full approval, but wholly unfair as he is having to undertake a far more difficult route into the WBS than the other boys approved by the WBS? That seems a bit mean!! I can see the benefits to the WBS but not to the stallion owner?
If the owner particularly wanted to become approved with the WBS the best thing would be to just take him to the grading day and let him be judged on his own merits? His owner would still be left with options should he not be successful. I don't really see why the fact he is already licensed with another society should hinder him - it doesn't seem very fair! :confused:
 
SAMgirl I couldn't agree more seems unfair. I am actually interested in the horse, so think I shall contact mecklenburg society and maybe try a find out a bit more.
 
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