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2017 SPSS MARE & STALLION GRADINGS & YOUNGSTOCK EVALUATIONS
For more general information about Mare/Stallion Gradings, please click here For more information about the Youngstock Evaluations, please click here
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Grading & Youngstock Evaluation Tour
at each venue there will be a Regional Mare Grading
followed by Youngstock Evaluations for filly, colt & gelding foals,
yearlings and 2 year olds plus 3 year old geldings and fillies
At selected venues, we will also be grading stallions (shown by red
star on map)
Friday 8th
September
South East
Toat Sport Horses,
Old Helyers Farm, Kirdford Road, Wisborough Green,
Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 0DD Saturday 9th
September
South
(including Stallion Grading) Catherston
Stud, Croft Farm Over Wallop Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8HX Sunday
10th September (am)
(pm)
South
West
Newton Stud, Zeal Monachorum,
Devon EX17 6LL (am)
Fairlight Stud, New Farm, Clevedon Lane,
Clapton-in-Gordano, N Somerset, BS20 7RJ (pm) Monday
11th September
South Wales
Triley Fields EC, Upper Triley Farm, Llantilio
Pertholey, Abergavenny NP7 8DF Tuesday 12th September
(am)
Central
(including Stallion Grading) Bromson Stud,
Bromson Hall Farm Stables, Ashorne, Warwick CV35 9AB (pm)
Eastern Maxted Massey
Stud, Queenholme Way, Sponge Drove, Willingham,
Cambridge CB24 5JN
Wednesday
13th September (am)
North West (including Stallion Grading) Sugar House Stud,
Delamere Manor, Cuddington Lane, Cuddington, Cheshire CW8
2TE (pm)
North Wales (including Stallion Grading) Celt n Gael,
Rhandir, Tyn Lon, Holyhead, Anglesey LL65 3DJ Thursday 14th
September
North East (including Stallion Grading) Leamside Equestrian,
Leamside, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear DH4 6QJ Friday 15th
September
Scotland (including Stallion Grading) Sidewood Dressage,
Lanarkshire, Scotland ML11 8ET
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download an A4 dates poster
Judges:
Hans-Heinrich Bruening & Jacke Mathieson (all gradings &
evaluations)
If you have any questions or queries, please call Philippa at the SPSS Studbook Office on 07703 566066
Qorum Photos will be attending all of our Grading and Evaluation days and photos will be available for purchase via their website as soon as possible after the Tour has finished (note that it is unlikely that there'll be time to upload the photos during the tour due to the need to travel each evening to the next location). As a condition of their attendance, we are unable to allow any other commercial photographers at the event so, although family and friends are fine taking photos of ponies they are there to support, please limit your photography to this as otherwise we may be unable to secure such services in the future which would be a great shame.
If you have any questions or queries, please call Philippa at the SPSS Studbook Office on 07703 566066
A specialist equestrian photographer will be in attendance at all events (see note below)
Spectators welcome at all SPSS events – Free Entry |
2017 Grading & Evaluation Tour Locations (a red star indicates inclusion of stallion grading at that venue)
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Supreme Champion Mare 2016 Wales Champion Mare Donatella-Kick Ridden by owner Amanda Castle Photo by kind permission of Qorum Photos |
Mare Gradings
Hans-Heinrich Brüning & Jacke Mathieson will be the lead judges at all of the Mare Gradings and, after all mares have been inspected and marked at the last published venue of the day, the highest scoring mare of the day* will become the Champion Mare and the next highest scoring the Reserve Champion Mare for that day. Both will receive an extra rosette (this will be posted if winning mare is not at last venue) and the Champion Mare will also get a sash.
* Note that if any mares are judged at private venues after the last published venue of the day then their scores will be carried forward to the following day. The SPSS reserves the right to combine or split days/regions depending on entry numbers (we anticipate that a minimum of 5 mares need to have been judged for a Champion/Reserve to be declared)
Then, after the last mare grading, the mare with the highest score across all of the venues will be declared as the 2017 Supreme Champion Mare and receive an additional rosette & sash. The next highest scoring mare will become the 2017 Reserve Supreme Champion Mare and receive an additional rosette & sash. |
Stallion Gradings
Click here to download an information sheet about SPSS Stallion Grading
Hans-Heinrich Brüning & Jacke Mathieson will be the lead judges at the Stallion Gradings.
Provided that at least 5 stallions have been inspected on the day, the highest scoring stallion of that day will be declared as the Champion Stallion for that region(s) and will receive an additional rosette & sash. The next highest scoring stallion will become the Reserve Champion Stallion. The SPSS reserves the right to combine or split days/regions depending on entry numbers (we anticipate that a minimum of 5 stallions need to have been inspected for a Champion/Reserve to be declared).
Then, after the last stallion grading, the stallion with the highest score across all of the venues will be declared as the 2017 Supreme Champion Stallion and receive an additional rosette & sash. The next highest scoring stallion will become the 2017 Reserve Supreme Champion Stallion and receive an additional rosette & sash. |
Supreme Champion Stallion 2016 Scotland Champion Stallion Josie Jump Pictured with Jacke Mathieson, Katie Lindsay-Brown, Geoff Glazzard & Hans-Heinrich Brüning Photo by kind permission of Qorum Photos |
2016
Supreme Youngstock Champion, Top Foal, Top Filly and Top Pony Photo by kind permission of Qorum Photos
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The Regional Youngstock Evaluations are open to filly, colt and gelding foals, yearlings & two year olds (plus 3 year old fillies & geldings) bred to be competition ponies or small competition horses (up to 158cm unless SPSS passported when there is no height limit) regardless of breed, passport or colour.
Each entrant will be evaluated individually for conformation and paces (in-hand & loose) with loose jumping as an option (except at Newton Stud) for those 2 and 3 year olds destined to be show jumpers or eventers. With our regular grading judge, Hans-Heinrich Brüning, flying in from Germany for all of the regional evaluations, all participants will get a mark/comment sheet (sent after the event) and those gaining at least 7.0 will be awarded a Premium Rosette unless they score 8.0 or higher when they will get a Gold Premium Rosette.
Youngstock do not have to be SPSS registered nor do owners have to be SPSS members.
After all the evaluations have been completed, the youngster with the highest score overall will be declared the 2017 Supreme Youngstock Champion with the next highest scorer being the Reserve Supreme Youngstock Champion. Special rosettes will also be awarded for the Top Colt, Top Filly, Top Gelding, Top Foal, Top Yearling, Top 2 Year Old, Top 3 Year Old, Top Pony and Top Small Horse. The judges will adjudicate if there are any cases of equal scores. |
Entry Forms
Mare Gradings (all venues) - click here Stallion Gradings (all venues) - click here Youngstock Evaluations (all venues) - click here
Membership Application Form - click here (Only members can enter a pony for grading; Youngstock Evaluations are open to non-members and ponies do not have to be SPSS passported OR overstamped))
Click here to download an information sheet about SPSS Stallion Grading
Note that members (as at 1st July) get £5 off per grading entry provided the entry and payment are received by 1st August |
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All entries for September events close on 18th August 2017. Early entry is advised as spaces will be allocated in order of receipt of entries and once capacity is reached at each venue further entries will be placed on a waiting list. If there is space, late entries may be taken, please call the office on 07703 566066 to check. Late entry supplement £10 per pony for grading entries and £5 per pony for youngstock evaluations.
We would appreciate early entries so we know that a venue will be viable. Note that should a venue not be viable and be cancelled then a full refund (of all fees paid when entering) will be made.
Each entrant will be allocated a time slot and these will be emailed out a few days before each event. We plan to have lists of entrants available on the day for spectators and to also publish approximate start & finish times in advance.
Stabling at the venues must be booked with each venue directly.
The SPSS Rule book can be download here. Specific rules for the Youngstock Evaluations can be found in the schedule.
See Grading Entry Forms & Youngstock Schedule for withdrawal policy
For more information about the grading/evaluation process, turnout etc, please see the Info & FAQ page (here).
The lead judges at all the stallion & mare gradings & youngstock evaluations will be Herr Hans-Heinrich Brüning and Mrs Jacke Mathieson.
Hans-Heinrich is a well known German judge and breeder of Hannovarian dressage and jumping horses at his family farm, Hof Brüning, which is well-known for its solid preparation work of horses for licensings, mare shows, stallion and mare performance tests as well as auctions, shows and championships. Hans-Heinrich has judged at the SPSS mare and stallion gradings since 2010.
Jacke Mathieson is a breeder of warmblood horses and sports ponies. She owns the warmblood Wolkenderry and competes him and his progeny in dressage. Jacke also imported the SPSS graded pony Classic's Charmeur who initially stood at stud with her before being sold to a young rider, with whom Classic's Charmeur has competed at FEI Pony level internationally. Jacke has been SPSS Chairman and judged SPSS Gradings & Evaluations since 2014.
Spectators are very welcome at all venues
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Qorum Photos will be attending all of our Grading and evaluation days and photos will be available for purchase via their website as soon as possible after the gradings have finished. As a condition of their attendance, we are unable to allow any other commercial photographers at the event so, although family and friends are fine taking photos of ponies they are there to support, please limit your photography to this as otherwise we may be unable to secure such services in the future which would be a great shame. |
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Outline Programmes
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The Sports Pony Studbook Society Studbook Office: The Last House, Keysoe Row West, Keysoe, Bedfordshire MK44 2JJ Tel: 07703 566066 Email: |