New Breeding and Elite Sport Horse Seminar and Workshop

Thursday 29 January 2015

New Breeding and Elite Sport Horse Seminar and Workshop

A wealth of knowledge and expertise is being brought together by the team at Harthill Stud at an evening seminar and morning workshop on Breeding and Producing the Elite Sport Horse.

Designed to develop open discussion with leading industry experts and to benefit the breeding industry in the UK, the seminar, supported by Stallion AI Services, Elite Stallions and Gain Horse Feeds, will take place at Carden Park Hotel in Cheshire on Monday, March 23 at 7pm and includes a drinks reception with buffet dinner.

Ed Holloway will be compere for the event and there will be a number of experts on hand and giving talks. The expert panel will include; Sarah Stoneham BVSc Cert ESM MRCVS of Cheshire Equine Clinic, GB No 1 event rider and Harthill Stud partner Oliver Townend, leading showjumper and Billy Stud partner William Funnell, Enda Carroll of Ashford Farm Sports Horses, Paul Hendrix of Dutch Sport Horse Sales and Arie Hamoen, leading KWPN Stallion Inspector.

A range of topics will be covered including; management of youngstock to maximise potential; importance of broodmare selection for performance; stallion selection driven by mare characteristics and bloodlines; what the professional market are looking for in a young horse; sales preparation and presentation.

This will be followed by a morning workshop at Harthill Stud and lunch at Bolesworth Castle on Tuesday, March 24 at 9.30am.

The morning workshop will include practical demonstrations bringing together many of the areas from the seminar. Evaluation sessions will be led by Arie Hamoen and Sarah Stoneham, analysing different examples of youngstock, mares and stallions, including some exciting ridden sport horse prospects.

The expert panel will also be on hand to officially select the Harthill yearlings who will be included in the first Elite Sale which will be held at Bolesworth International on Friday June 19, 2015.

Ticket prices to attend both the seminar and workshop are priced at £45 per person. Single tickets for the seminar are priced at £30 per person and single tickets for the workshop are priced at £20 per person.

The British Breeders Network National Meeting will take place after lunch on Tuesday March 24 at Bolesworth Castle and is open to all who wish to attend.

For more information or to book your place please contact Gemma Holt at Harthill Stud on 01829 720775 or visit www.harthillstud.com

 

 

 
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