MONON
An Early Ambassador for the Australian Stock Horse Society
In late 1971, at a meeting of the newly formed Australian Stock Horse Society, it was decided that a horse should be chosen to depict the‘ ideal type’ of Australian Stock Horse, and would be used in all advertising material for the Society. Mary Ann Atthow’ s gelding MONON was mentioned by Jim Sparkes, along with several other horses that were competing at the time. MONON was duly elected, along with John Stanton’ s successful campdrafter STANTON STUD TARZAN and Jack Stanton’ s CECIL BRUCE- IS.
MONON was born in 1959 in Rosevale Stud, Jandowae, Queensland. He was by the great Commandant, a TB sire, and out of a station mare Moonbeam. The colt was given to Mary Ann by her mother, then gelded and broken-in by Jack Hughes. From 1965 to 1971, MONON accumulated 138 wins and 187 placings in a variety of events, from campdrafting, hacking, novelties, gymkhanas, and
MONON, an early ambassador of‘ Australian Stock Horse’ type.
ridden and led ASH classes. He won six classes at the Queensland Royal Show from 1969 to 1971, and also competed at the Warwick Gold Cup, winning the Cut Out prize in the Ladies campdraft.
This versatile gelding’ s career was unfortunately cut short when he broke a bone in his leg. Mary Ann nursed him back to health, and he spent his remaining years living the life of a stately old gentleman on the family farm at‘ Karandah’, in Kilkivan, Queensland.
Tim Hewat as Editor, and John Loughnan, a leading stud stock marketing expert. In the tenth year of publication, the Society purchased the Journal from the partnership. The March / April 1985 edition was the first publication produced by the Society. In 1991, the Society purchased an Apple Macintosh computer and commenced in house typesetting. After many years of distribution to Members only, the November / December 2009 issue became the first Journal to be sold at newsagents Australia-wide.
Society Membership
When the Society commenced, interested persons could join for a fee of $ 5. In its first year, the Society received a total membership income of $ 3,797.00, which indicates approximately 540 Members. 40 years later, the Society has a membership of over 9,000, broken down into Full, Participant and Youth Members. Growth in membership continues to be strong, and new Members are being attracted to the Society each year.
Horse Registrations
Today, the Society recognises advancements in equine breeding technology by accepting registration of horses resulting from natural service, as well as progeny resulting from artificial insemination and embryo transfer if progeny are DNA tested. During the last decade, the Society has introduced requirements for stallions standing at stud to be DNA recorded as part of the Sire Registration process.
The Society currently has over 180,000 horses Registered or Foal Recorded. Each year, the Society receives between 3,000 and 3,500 Registrations and approximately 3,000 Transfers( per year). In recent years, a number of horses have been exported internationally, including: North America( Canada and America), Europe( United Kingdom and Ireland), New Zealand, African and Asian regions. A small number of Sire Registered stallions now stand overseas and semen has also been exported for various breeding programmes internationally. In recent years, the Society has received a small number of registrations for progeny born outside Australia. The Society’ s Online Stud Book provides the details of all Registered Australian Stock Horses to the world, tracking ancestral history and progeny records, along with current competition status and owner records. With any Registered Australian Stock Horse competing in ASH events, the Registered Owner must be a Financial Member of the Society for the horse to remain eligible. The records contained on the Online Stud Book are based on the details provided by Members for the purpose of the Society’ s record keeping. The purpose of registration is to preserve the identity and breeding records of the Australian Stock Horses through registration. Currently, horses eligible for STUD BOOK registration no longer require inspection and are ONLY accepted if satisfying the Society’ s breeding requirements of having two Stud Book ASH parents and proof of service as required under the regulations. Other categories of registration include:
First Cross horses- one Stud Book ASH parent and one unregistered or non Australian Stock Horse parent. This category is limited to mares and geldings only and such horses must pass inspection by a Society Inspector.
Second Cross horses- one Stud Book ASH parent and one First Cross ASH parent. Inspection is not required for horses eligible as Second Cross.
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