Equestrian Life Magazine September Issue 220 | Page 97

The Arena UK BEF Futurity 1st August 2013 Millfield Safari Photos by Kevin Sparrow said, “Luisa is by our stallion, Lord Luis who I compete at 1.40m level on. She is bred to jump and I will bring her on and produce her myself. Harthill Bally Miro is by Ramiro B and out of a Puissance mare who has already bred an international horse. We will also be attending the Solihull Futurity at the end of the month where we hope to take a three year old stallion prospect by Jaguar Mail”. Samba B received the highest score of the day awarded to a potential endurance riding horse at Myerscough (8.54) and a higher first premium for his owner Sarah O’Neill from Newcastle. Sarah b ought Samba B from his breeder, Anne Brown of the Gadebrook Stud in Peterborough in February of this year. She said, “I bought Samba B because of his breeding, his sire Sambist has sired successful endurance horses competing in both Australia and the USA. He is bred to be a high level competition horse from very good racing stock”. Samba B is out of an Arab mare called Jazmyn, by Kasadi. Sarah plans to compete Samba B to the highest levels in endurance. He will be left entire and Sarah hopes to combine competing him with stallion duties. Sarah went on to say, “I want to compete at advanced level with Samba B, up to 160km rides. The vet at the Futurity was very enthusiastic about him and I found the evaluators comments really useful too”. Samba B was also successful at the Cumberland show earlier this year, he took 3rd place in the in hand Arab youngstock class. He will go on to do more county shows in hand before going back to the Futurity next year. foals, who were presented really well”. The Futurity Equine Bridge is a new initiative for 2013 and will run as an extension of the Futurity evaluations. The Futurity Equine Bridge seeks to provide top Futurity graduates with the direction and support they will need as 4 and 5 year olds so that they begin their early years under saddle in a way that allows for sustained physical and mental development. In order to be eligible for the Futurity Equine Bridge all horses must obtain two scores of 8.5 or above, one of which must have been obtained in their three year old year. With entries limited to 60 at each evaluation venue, places are keenly sought after. Entries are categorised by discipline with age groups for foals, yearlings, two and three year olds and each horse is evaluated in hand and loose in a safe indoor environment as well as undergoing a vet’s assessment. Local horse breeders had great success at the Baileys Horse Feeds/ British Breeding/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity held on 1st August at Arena UK. A total of five youngsters were awarded elite premiums, including two sports ponies. An Elite premium indicates that the horse has the potential and outlook to perform at international level. Three-year-old dressage colt, Cathmor Florian, owned and bred by Sarah Watson from Wisbech and exhibited by the Woodcroft Stud, took home the highest score of the day with an elite score of 9.05. The evaluators said, “He is a modern, athletic type with good self-carriage, he is loose, supple and very light on his feet”. Cathmor Florian was awarded an elite premium at the Futurity as a foal and then achieved a higher first in 2012 as a two-year-old. He was Reserve Champion at his stallion grading at the British Warmblood Society last September. Sarah said, “We are thrilled, our intention was to breed a nice dressage horse, but he is way beyond our expectations. He is only the second dressage horse we have bred”. He is by Floriscount, out of a mare, White Classic, by World Classic. White Classic is back in foal now. Sarah said, “Cathmor Florian is currently being broken in by the Woodcroft Stud, we don’t want to rush him, if he is ready then he will go out competing next year. We took him back to the Futurity so he is eligible for the equine bridge. My sister, Marie Watson will ride him”. Filly foal, Trebella, headed the eventers for Vin and Liz Jones of Preci Spark Horses in Lowesby. Trebella gained an elite score of 9.04, the evaluators commented on her very modern frame and ground cover. Trebella is by Trakehner stallion, Grafenstolz, out of a mare called Trevarner by Treffry. Jo Wright from Newark earned an elite premium with her pony foal, RS Charmion de Luxe, who Cathmor Florian The BEF’s Head of Equine Development, Jan Rogers, said: “The Futurity continues to go from strength to strength. The results at Myerscough College were very encouraging and we are finding that the horses our breeders are producing have the range of talents that are likely to be needed by the growing base of riders who wish to participate in horse sports”. The BEF Futurity Evaluations are held at 16 venues throughout the UK and young horses go home with a BEF Premium (grade), a stylish rosette and a detailed, informative score sheet. An attractive certificate to keep and frame follows on after the event. All results are published on the fully searchable British Breeding website. www.britishbreeding.org. Trebella The Futurity evaluators said, “The quality of youngstock was good today at Myerscough and we saw a very strong group of showjumping and dressage www.equestrianlifemagazine.co.uk EL-SEPT13-S6.indd 97 97 22/08/2013 21:49:16