Why pick on the stallions??

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shelly018

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Can anyone enlighten me as to why you can't jump a stallion on a BSJA ticket?

You can complete him on a BD ticket.....and why is is soooo much more expensive to register a stallion with the BSJA, when it costs just the same to register them BD as it is a mare or gelding?!
 
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Money grabbing?

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I actually think it' a good system- if the stallion is decent then it will grade/ become approved (havent read the rule in depth) and cost the normal amount to register.
 
It's £1000 to register a stallion with BSJA!!!

I agree that it's "quality control", but we have a young stallion that is showing alot of promise, we now want to put him over some decent tracks and if he makes it, great, if not we'll have him gelded, but it would be nice to be able to try before we snip!!
 
Is it not the same amount as any other horse to register a graded/approved stallion?

Isn't it also an attempt to get people to really give some thought to leaving horses entire? (Not necessarily you Shel, I don't know you or your stallion so can't judge.) It's been getting more and more fashionable for people just to "have a stallion" with no real attempt to develop or promote it and it was my understanding the BSJA was at least partly reacting to the number of random entire horses showing up. Perhaps that might be better dealt with by simply sending any horse deemed to be on the edge of control off the property but that's SO hard to police and enforce. Plus, I've shown lots of stallions and even I would feel they CAN present a greater disruption if they get loose, create havoc etc. Perhaps it is just a way of making sure stallion owners are serious about promoting and handling their stallion.

Not fair but not completely without thought either.
 
Agree 100% with what you are saying and can relate to where they are coming from and what they are trying to do....but it's not really a level playing field when BD will allow graded or ungraded to compete and still pay the same registration?!

Oh well, another of lifes little mysteries!!
 
We actually bit the bullet and have registered our stallion before he is graded. The grading is quite a big experience for a young inexperienced horse and we felt it was only fair to give him as much exposure to the things he will encounter there.

He is a cracking boy and we are hoping he will do very well and live up to his potential!!! I understand why the tickets would be helpful but to be honest I agree with ungraded stallions being charged more. I am sure he will grade this year though so it will only be once we have to pay out. Once he grades he stud fees will eventually write off what we see as an investment.
 
I haven't read the rules recently but from what I remember as said above if graded a stallion costs the same as a gelding to register.

I think also in case of a suitable grading date not being available or stallion not being quite ready the BSJA do their own inspection days as well. Another thing if you register a stallion at the higher rate then it is graded later on in that year you get a refund of the difference.

Personally I like the current system as although it may seem bias against small breeders i.e those with only one stallion I think it is actually encouraging them. At the end of the day we need to encourage good stallions and good stallions will be graded (remember there are also several different societies a stallion can grade with over here often although not always at standards below that of the continent).

If a horse isn't good enough to grade why should it be kept entire?!
 
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