The Sports Pony Studbook Society

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Colour:

Bay

Breeding:

BWBS (Trakehner)

Sire: Holme Park Kalibre

Dam: Holme Grove Cezanne

Damsire: Holme Grove Prokofiev

Owner breeders Sue and Mike Clarke were beaming with pride and pleasure in October 2009 as they watched their 2 ½ year old colt, Dowland K.O. Bo Diddley, become the first pure Trakehner Graded Pony Stallion in the world.

Bo Diddley was presented at the annual Sports Pony Studbook Society Grading by Tim and Bernadette of Woodcroft Trakehners and not only graded but was also awarded Reserve Champion.

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Sire: Holme Park Kalibre is a full brother to the graded Trakehner stallion Holme Park Krug. Kalibre is no longer entire and Bo is his only entire son. Kalibre is pursuing a dressage career with Natalie Banks. Kalibre’s dam, Holme Park Kremona was carefully selected by Holme Trakehners as a breeding partner for their senior stallion, Holme Grove Solomon. In 1994, Solomon was awarded the title of “Runner-up Young Dressage Stallion of the Year” then in 1998 he was crowned “BHF Top British-bred Dressage Sire 1998”. The next year, he was runner up, then he was awarded the title again in 2000.

Dam: Holme Grove Cezanne is a graded BWBS pony mare and Bo Diddley is her first foal. Cezanne’s dam, Holme Grove Cointreau is dam of six foals and her granddam, Holme Grove Chorus, was Champion of her grading with a score of 9 for type.

Damsire: Holme Grove Prokofiev is a German graded and performance tested Trakehner stallion who is by the Russian TB stallion Beg xx. Beg won money racing, show jumped to the equivalent of Grade A and won Grand Prix dressage in Germany. Prokofiev himself has won at Elementary, Medium, Advanced Medium and Prix St Georges dressage in the UK.  

By kind permission of Kevin Sparrow

New in 2010, the Reserve Champion of his 2009 Grading, and making history, by becoming the first pure Trakehner to Grade as a Sports Pony Stallion. Dowland K.O. Bo Diddley carries some of the best dressage bloodlines, and at his Grading was also described as showing natural freedom, and a lot of scope in his loose jumping.

Bo Diddley scored a nine for his canter, which was described by the judges Lynne Crowden and Geoff Glazzard as “Athletic, with good cadence and engagement of hindquarters”.  Other judges comments were: “Showing natural freedom and a lot of scope in his loose jumping”, and “An improver type with good elasticity”.

Progeny:

Dowland Bravado

Bay colt. Dam: Broomford Bravado (by Maximillian Saluut).  Born: 12 Jun 2011.  Breeder: Sue & Mike Clarke, Dowland Stud