SPORT HORSE BREEDING


	MARE GRADING BENEFITS ELITE MARES GENERAL RULES HEAD STUD BOOK MAIN STUD BOOK FOUNDATION STUD BOOK NLHBS GRADED MARES MARE ON THE BASIC IDENTITY MARES GRADED WITH OTHER SOCIETIES UNGRADED MARES Please contact the office for grading dates and venues. Gradings take place throughout the summer. Entry forms are available in the Spring. If you have a suitable venue and can guarantee a minimum of 10 mares, we may be able to bring our graders to you. Please contact the office for more details. BENEFITS OF MARE GRADING (Back to top) Up to ten top mare awards will be presented each year. The award takes the form of a £500 Service Voucher which is valid for three years to be used only on any SHB(GB) Graded Stallion currently registered for the year of covering. The award will be determined by the grading marks achieved throughout the year. All mares achieving Head Stud Book status will be awarded a £200 Service Voucher, apart from the mares receiving the top mare awards. Vouchers are valid for three years to be used on any SHB(GB) Graded Stallion or Life Approved Premium Stallion currently registered for the year of covering. Any mare not eligible for the Head Stud Book but who achieves an average mark of 8 or above will be awarded a £100 Service Voucher. Vouchers will be valid for three years to be used on any SHB(GB) Graded Stallion or Life Approved Premium Stallion currently registered for the year of covering. Recognition with The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. Entry into one of the SHB(GB) Stud Books and thereby progeny eligible for Stud Book papers. All progeny eligible to compete in the BSJA age classes. ELITE MARES (Back to top) Mares will be granted the title ELITE if either they or their progeny fulfil the following criteria: DRESSAGE - Placed at CDI* competition at Intermediare 1/11 or Grand Prix EVENTING - Completed a CCI or placed in the top 12 of a CCI* event SHOW JUMPING - Placed in Grand Prix at SI or CSIO competition and/or competed on a Nations Cup Team RACING - Have a BHB Timeform rating of a minimum of 110 on the flat or a minimum of 145 National Hunt. GENERAL RULES APPLYING TO ALL MARES (Back to top) ALL MARES MUST: 1) Be 148cm or above 2) Be 3 years old or over 3) If attending a Grading submit a completed SHB(GB) Veterinary Certificate carried out by a recognised specialist equine veterinary surgeon, issued no more than three months prior to closing date of entries 4) Submit a sample for a DNA test for which the owner is liable for the cost once accepted into any of the Stud Books 5) Be registered on the SHB(GB) Basic Identity Register, or be in possession of a Passport issued by a recognised organisation 6) Be owned by a current member of the SHB(GB) *ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF THE STUDBOOK WILL BE DECIDED BY:* 1) Grading status with the former NLHBS OR 2) Grading status with other breed societies OR 3) Number of proven generations of pedigree and marks awarded at grading. Mares presented for a SHB(GB) Grading will be required to be shown in hand to assess conformation and paces following an initial trot up on a hard surface. Mares owners also have the option of presenting their mares under saddle in addition to the in hand assessment. Mares who satisfy the judges as to their rideability in this way or can provide proof of ridden competition success in sport may be awarded the complimentary initial R (for Ridden) in front of their graded status. Mares who are transferred from another Studbook may also be awarded the complimentary initial R if they can provide proof of ridden competition success. HEAD STUD BOOK (Back to top) To be eligible for the Head Stud Book mares must: Be a grade 1 NLHBS mare or Have 3 generations of proven pedigree and be a Head, Select or equivalent status mare in a recognised Sport Horse or Warmblood Stud Book either in the UK or abroad or Have 3 generations of proven pedigree and achieve a grading mark of 8 or above at a SHB (GB) mare grading If less than 3 generations of proven pedigree, achieve a mark of 8.5 or above and have a BHB official handicap of 80 or higher on the flat or a National Hunt BHB official handicap rating of 100 or higher or be an Advanced Eventer, Grade A Showjumper or Advanced Dressage mare or have progeny competing at any of these levels. Reach the required level of performance to be Elite or have progeny that meet the criteria and achieve a grading mark of five or above at an SHB(GB) Mare Grading. MAIN STUD BOOK (Back to top) To be eligible for the Main Stud Book mares must: Be a grade II NLHBS mare or Have 2 generations or more of proven pedigree and be a Main or equivalent status mare in a recognised Sport Horse or Warmblood Stud Book either in the UK or abroad or Have 2 generations of proven pedigree and achieve a grading mark of 6 or above at a SHB(GB) mare grading Have less than 2 generations of proven pedigree and achieve a grading mark of 8.5 or above at a SHB(GB) mare grading FOUNDATION STUD BOOK (Back to top) To be eligible for Foundation Stud Book mares must have: Foundation Book or equivalent status in a recognised Sport Horse or Warmblood Stud Book either in the UK or abroad or Achieve a grading mark of 5 or above at an SHB(GB) mare grading NLHBS PREVIOUSLY GRADED MARES (Back to top) Grade I & II NLHBS mares will be transferred onto the appropriate SHB(GB) Studbook for a transfer fee of £15.00 inc. VAT. These mares do not need to appear at an SHB(GB) Grading, but must provide a sample for a DNA test with the relevant fee of (£45). MARES ON THE BASIC IDENTITY RECORD (Back to top) Mares on Basic Identity record need to come forward to an SHB(GB) Grading. Gradings cost £58.75 inc. VAT. DNA will be taken and processed if the mare is successfully successfully graded at he cost of £45. MARES GRADED WITH OTHER SOCIETIES (Back to top) Mares graded with other societies can be transferred into the appropriate Studbook according to their current graded status. We will overstamp their recognised passport (£25) and process a sample of DNA (£45). Mares do not need to attend grading. UNGRADED MARES (Back to top) Ungraded mares need to come forward to an SHB(GB) Grading before being entered into the appropriate stud book. If successful, they will be required to submit a sample of DNA (£45). The grading fee is £58.75 and the initial Basic Identity register fee is £25 or £25 to overstamp a recognised passport.