Stallions - Rules & Guidelines

BRITISH SHOWJUMPING STALLION RULES FROM 2012

1. All stallions must have been graded by a Studbook recognized 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. 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.

4. 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 the 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.

5. 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.

6. No stallion will be accepted without original breed papers.

7. 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 2011

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

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

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

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 1^st June each year, all 4 year olds must also be jumped ridden.

2. Horse that have been graded since 1^st January 2005, by only loose jumping over fences, must return before the end of their 4^th 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.

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