SPSS Stallion: Aimbry Chester

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Aimbry Chester
Colour:	Bay	Photo by kind permission of Nick Gill
Breeding:	BWBS Sire: Wadacre Chicko Dam: Annika Dam Sire: Rastell
Height:	152 cms
Born:	1993
Graded:	Graded SPSS and Licensed Show Hunter Pony NPS
Stud Fee:	£450 NFFR
Semen:	Frozen & Chilled (UK only)
Breeder:	Mrs E Airey, Aimbry Warmbloods
Owner:	Trudy Goulding, End House Stud
Location:	Nr Clitheroe, Lancashire

Aimbry Chester is an elegant pink papered son of the BWBS Graded stallion, Wadacre Chicko, and his bloodlines include Ramiro Z, Ladykiller, Galanthus and Rastell – who was a top level graded jumping stallion in Sweden. He is a breathtakingly beautiful pony with tremendous paces and an exquisite head. He is short coupled with natural elevation and cadence. He has an outstanding temperament which he consistently passes onto his youngstock.

Aimbry Chester gives an overall picture of incredible elegance with the ability to produce his own stamp over and over again. He has a predominantly bay gene and has never thrown chestnut. He has a classic technique over a big fence and was ranked 5th in the summer 2000 young dressage sire BHBD rankings.

For further information see below or contact: End House Stud Tel: 01200 445426; Web Site: www.endhousestud.co.uk;

Origins

Pedigree:	Wadacre Chicko BWBS	Atlantus Danish Warmblood & BWBS	Galanthus	Gunnar
				Veronica
			Anet	Astronaut
				Senderdrossel
		Run Moss xx TB; Graded BWBS	Sea Moss xx	Ballymoss
				Thebas II
			Rum News xx	Quorum
				Fashion News
	Annika Danish Warmblood & BWBS	Rastell Danish Warmblood	Raimondo Holstein	Ramiro
				Virginia
			Amigo Danish Warmblood	Gotyk
				Ophelia
		Lorina Holstein	Locarno Holstein	Ladykiller
				Cedelle
			Bella Holstein

Chester is really bred in the purple, his relations include top level international showjumping stallions Ramiro Z, Lady Killer, Galanthus, Rastell, Raimondo ,and the famous Olympic mare Ratina Z gold medal winner at WEG 1994.

Sire: Wadacre Chicko, was a graded BWBS Stallion and advanced dressage horse by Atlantus (who was a legend in his own life time being sire of more graded Stallions and medal winning mares than any other BWBS Stallion). Wadacre Chicko's dam, Rum Moss, is also the dam of graded Stallions and top class competition horses including Asslam, a member of the Italian show jumping team. Rum Moss's pedigree also includes Quorum, sire of three times Grand National Winner Red Rum.

Dam: Annika was a BWBS graded Danish warm blood mare and was dam of the highest priced yearling at the High Performance Sales in 1993.

Damsire: Rastell was a top level graded jumping stallion in Sweden who sired several horses which jumped Internationally. Rastell's sire was the Holsteiner, Raimondo who was also a sire of International horses.

Photos by kind permission of Nick Gill

Performance

Aimbry Chester competing at the BD Nationals 2002

Photo by kind permission of Image Point

Competing at the Sheepgate U21s Championship September 2003 ridden by Holly Doyle

Photo by kind permission of Image Point

In his competition career, Aimbry Chester specialised in Dressage and was graded medium by British Dressage. Chester won 12 times at this level, amassing over 245 Dressage points. In September 2002, he came 7th in the medium final at the National Dressage Championships. In 2003, he competed with Holly Doyle at the Addington and Sheepgate under 21’s championships. He was working at advanced level when his stud career took precedence.

His full brother Aimbry Cabana achieved approved status at the AES grading, won young rider gold medals in Ireland, was Elementary National Dressage Champion 1997 and Homebase Dressage Champion 1998. During his own career, Chester qualified for the four year old Potential International Dressage Horse final at the National Championships and, while competing, consistently qualified for the winter and summer semi-finals from novice to medium. He was ranked 5th Summer 2000 and 3rd Winter 2001 Young Dressage Sire Rankings with The British Horse Database.

Chester is ‘The Face’ of Baileys Horse Feeds and can be seen on many of their advertising merchandise. In 2009, he achieved nationwide exposure as his portrait now features on the new Baileys Horse Feeds delivery lorries. He also continues to star alongside other End House Stallions in many of Baileys advertising and packaging. He also modelled for Matchmakers advertising Masta and Caldene Rugs and featured in their 2010 Spring/Summer catalogue.

He was also selected as a member of the Supporters Of British Breeding Dressage Quadrille at the Young Riders European Championships opening ceremony held at Hartpury College.

Chester shows a huge careful jump over coloured poles, is completely at home across country has hacked out in the heaviest of traffic in the company of mares and other stallions. The only time he was shown in hand as a youngster he qualified for the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead but due to stud commitments was unable to attend the Championships.

In summer 2008, after several years away from competition (due to his busy stud commitments), he returned triumphant from the Northern Horse show winning the Riding Horse Stallion class, qualifying for both the BSHA National Championships and the NPS Ottergayle Supreme In Hand Riding Horse Championship. At fifteen years of age, this is surely a testament to his soundness, temperament and breeding.

Offspring/Breeding Advice

He is a lifetime graded Sports Pony Studbook Society Stallion and in 2008 he was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the SPSS for his regular achievement of being the most utilised SPSS stallion. This was the first time that the SPSS has recognised a stallion in this way.

The combination of Danish Warmblood, Holstein and Thoroughbred lines gives Chester quality, presence and athleticism. He is producing quality stock with fantastic paces from a wide range of mares (from 12hh riding ponies to 17hh warm bloods) consistently injecting quality, superb temperament and that ‘look at me’ element. He has consistently produced BEF Futurity Evaluation First Premium youngstock. His stock are easily trainable with kind temperaments and his progeny includes Champion foals and youngstock, dressage ponies and children's competition ponies. To breed top class competition/show horses is one thing but the ability to produce sensible and trainable ponies which can easily be handled and competed by children must be a real testament to this stallion's lovely nature.

Photo by kind permission of Nick Gill

Progeny include (see further down for their pictures):

Warford Saskatchewan - Head Stud Book & Reserve Champion SPSS 2007 Mare Grading.

Shuvais Taurean Free Spirit - Amateur Ridden PBA Champion Cherif Championships and qualified Large Hacks HOYS 2008.

Sweet Gemini - Dressage pony scoring 70% in tests.

Moaning Myrtle - now competing British Eventing with Andrea Johnson

Miss Money Penny - awarded BEF 1st premiums 07 & 08, Champion at SPSS Mare Grading 2008, achieved 1st premium in 2008 SPSS In-Hand Show, winner Broodmare Section at 2010 SPSS In-Hand Show.

Sir Guy of Gisburne - 14hh top class pony club/all-round competition pony, won at Novice and Prelim level dressage qualifying for the Bluechip finals. Qualified in 2008 for Trailblazers 2nd rounds and Champions of Great Britain in Showjumping

Royalist of Crimson - British National Foal Show 1st and Champion Sports Pony, 1st and Champion Welsh Part Bred. 1st and Reserve Champion Show Riding Pony.

Harbour Diamond Girl (Mullens Malibu) - BSJA Showjumper winnings approx £300, is jumping double clears in Newcomers and Foxhunter classes and is qualified Welsh Masters. She has also qualified for the Hickstead Amateur Derby 2010 and despite only being 14.3hh she is jumping 1m 35 classes.

Imperial High Order (out of All At Sea by Atlantus) - Reserve Supreme Of Show at the British National Foal Show 2010

Ellerkin Cato (out of Ballytiggy Bay) - in 2010 won both of his in hand outings and got a First Premium at the Richmond Futurity (where he was also Reserve High Score 2 Year Old Eventer).

He is also the sire of Thursden Vallye Raphael (pictured on right) multi Champion Ridden and In-Hand competition pony, awarded best stallion of the day at the ridden Cherif Championships and winning his 1st Novice affiliated Dressage competition with a score of 69% at only 4 years of age. Raphael also sired the Champion Pony Foal at The All Ireland Championships at Cavan 2008. In 2010, Raphael was placed 3rd in the Cuddy In Hand Final at HOYS.