By Eva-Maria Livesey / AES
Photography: © Horsepower Creative

The spring grading season began on February 7 during the British Breeding Stallion Event at Addington. This show was open to all graded UK resident stallions from all WBFSH member studbooks and always provides a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and favourites, as well as a platform for up-and-coming talent.

This year we used the venue ahead of the event for our first stallion grading of the season and are excited to welcome some lovely new stallions.
Victoria Wright of Caunton Manor Stud has been a great investor in quality and presented another excellent prospect. Caunton Chippendale brings the dream combination for Eventing of Contendro I and Heraldik xx. Excitingly, he is the full brother to none other than Michael Jung’s incredible FischerChipmunk FRH, as well as other internationally successful eventers in Chintonic, Campino, and Cash Advance. This very elegant stallion convinced with great ability as well as naturally elevated and expressive movement, and achieved licensed status. A very special opportunity for our eventing breeders.
Ben Dunning of Rozel Breeding presented two exciting young horses to add to his stable of outstanding stallions both of whom passed their licensing inspection with flying colours. Samoerai TS is by Grandorado TN out of Corolla TS by Air Jordan. He is the full brother to the international 1m40 show jumper Magnifique TS TN and half brother to Go-On TS (Cornet Obolensky) who is internationally successful at 1m45 level. His mother Corolla TS is the full sister to the international 1m50 horse Escobar TS and the stallions Dondersteen TS, as well as half sister to Brayn (Orlando), the international 1m50 showjumper. This stallion’s highlights were his correctness of limbs and conformation and his outstanding jumping ability, which gained him a score of 9.5.

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