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| 06/09/2008 16:20 |
Re: Burghley stallion parade.
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Ooh how remiss of me - didn't realise there was going to be a Parade!
Who organised it - to promote British breeding? Obv not just Event stallions as Woodcroft Garuda paraded. So why no showjumpers? You were involved Amelia, please fill me in!
The British Lead Body for Performance Sport Horses and Ponies (PSHP) organsied it at the request of Burghley. The PSHP was also the organisation that ran the Moulton stallion show in March and publishes The British Breeder magazine.
The parade was designe to showcase all the different kinds of stallion used to produce event horses (eg sporst ponies stallions for event ponies, Thoroughbreds to add speed, Irish bloodlines for those wishing to add them, dressage horses for mares that need better paces added, showjumpers to add more jump for the final phase, plus a group of Primitive Risings, some coloured horses which eventers often like and a group of rising stars.
The reason why there were no showjumpers is becuase although we expected three on the day (Arazmatazz, Renkum Valentino and Semoers Spirt), Aramataz's owner got stuck in Spain and couldn't back in time to ride him, Henk had to stay at home to organise the last minite details for his auction and Spirit's owner's fatehr in law was taken suddenly ill. All legitimate reasons for the non-appearances of the horses concerned so pleae don't assume -- as people seem to be increasingly doing on this list -- that it must be the organisers fault that not all was entirely perfect on the day. When you are dealing with horses and people the unpredicatable happens (one poor horse -- not a showjumper -- even got as far as the collecting ring and then went down with mild colic symptoms) and as long as all safety angles are covered there is nothing much else you can do to prevent mishaps/ last minute changes.