Saturday, May 18, 2013
Stallions - Rules & Guidelines
BRITISH SHOWJUMPING STALLION RULES FROM 2012
1. All stallions must have been graded by a Studbook recognised by the World
Breeding Federation (W.B.F.S.H) and/or DEFRA, the Welsh Assembly and
the Scottish and Irish Executives (this does not include all Passport Issuing
Offices) which has included jumping in their grading procedure.
2. Within the initial year of registration, stallions must be graded by the
recognised World Breeding Federation (W.B.F.S.H) and/or DEFRA, the Welsh
Assembly and the Scottish and Irish Executives (this does not include all
Passport Issuing Offices) prior to a re registration being accepted.
3. All ungraded or un-assessed 4 and 5 year old stallions will pay an annual
registration fee of £500. All ungraded stallions of 6 years and older will be
subject to the higher annual registration fee of £1000.
4. A refund will be given to any stallion that has been registered as
"un-graded" and has paid the higher fee, in order to continue competing,
and is subsequently graded or gelded within the same registration year.
5. In the case of horses registered in Weatherbys Thoroughbred and Non
Thoroughbred Register these horses will need to go forward for a full grading
with another Breed/Performance Society.
6. Stallions registered before 1st October 1999, are exempt from grading. Any
stallion, graded or un-graded, born in or before 1994, and registered with British
Showjumping prior to 1st January 2004, will be able to register with British
Showjumping at the standard rate. Any stallions British Showjumping Grade A or
Grade B on 1st January 2004 will be eligible to register at the standard rate.
7. All stallions that have been successfully graded to a sufficient level
(dependent on Breed Society/Performance Stud Books), at home or abroad,
must provide bona fide documentation from the relevant stud book.
8. No stallion will be accepted without original breed papers.
9. Retired stallions, in order to be kept on the performance Stallion List, need to
pay an appropriate annual fee.
N.B. Guidelines for British Showjumping Stallions can be found on the website
or from the British Showjumping Office.
GUIDELINES FOR BRITISH SHOWJUMPING STALLIONS FROM 2012
1. All Stallions that wish to register with the British Showjumping should be assessed over the following heights
Horse before 1st June
4year old height = 95cms min
Horse before 1st June
4year old height = 95cms min
5 year old height = 1.10m min
6 year old plus height = 1.20m min
Horse after 1st June
4year old height = 1.05m min
5 year old height = 1.15m min
Horse after 1st June
4year old height = 1.05m min
5 year old height = 1.15m min
6 year old plus height = 1.20m min
Ponies
4 year old height = 85cms
5year old plus 128cms height = 85cms
138cms height = 95cms
148cms height = 1.05m
Ponies
4 year old height = 85cms
5year old plus 128cms height = 85cms
138cms height = 95cms
148cms height = 1.05m
Loose schooled and /or ridden. If ridden, a minimum of 7 fences which must include a double. All horses 5 years and over, must be jumped ridden. After 1st June each year, all 4 year olds must also be jumped ridden.
2. Horse that have been graded since 1st January 2005, by only loose jumping over fences, must return before the end of their 4th year for a final ridden jumping assessment.
Please consult with the British Showjumping for distances between fences if required.
Horses will not be permitted to wear boots on hind legs, in any British Showjumping Assessment.
3. British Showjumping will hold Ridden jumping Assessments at various show venues throughout the country. This enables stallions, if they have passed a Breed/Performance Society’s grading that did not include riddem jumping, to be assessed for their jumping ability and temperament. In the case of 4 & 5 year old Stallions these British Showjumping Ridden Jumping Assessments can count as an assessment for registration at the standard rate for 12 months only, prior to the horse attending and passing a full Breed/Performance Society Grading.
4. In the case of horses registered in Weatherbys Thoroughbred and Non Thoroughbred register these horses will need to go forward for a full grading with another Breed/Performance Society.
5. Stallions will only be graded on the British Showjumping database with details supplied by the relevant Breed/Performance Society.



