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SPORTS PONY STUDBOOK SOCIETY A DEFRA approved Passport Issuing Organisation Studbook Office: The Last House, Keysoe Row West, Keysoe, Bedfordshire MK44 2JJ Tel: 07703 566066 Email: |
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2016 SPSS MARE & STALLION GRADINGS
For more general information about Mare/Stallion Gradings, please click here For more information about the Youngstock Evaluations, please click here
Mare 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.
* Note that youngstock & mare entries for Moulton College will be limited & accepted on first received basis, as stallion grading at this venue will take priority. Judges: Hans-Heinrich Bruening & Jacke Mathieson
Stallion Gradings
Saturday 17th September at Moulton College (Pitsford Centre), near Northampton NN3 7QL and Thursday 20th October at Sidewood Dressage, near Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland ML11 8ET
Judges: Hans-Heinrich Brüning, Geoff Glazzard (to be confirmed) & Jacke Mathieson
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 |
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Champion Stallion 2015 Ardbear Spirit |
Supreme Champion Mare 2015 Shannon Stewart's Mystique |
Mare Gradings
Hans-Heinrich Brüning will be the lead judge at all of the Regional Mare Gradings and, after all mares at that venue have been inspected and marked, the highest scoring will become the Champion and the next highest scoring Reserve Champion Mare at each venue.
Then, after the last mare grading, the mare with the highest score across all of the venues will be declared as the 2016 Supreme Champion Mare and receive an additional rosette, sash and SPSS Thermatex Rug. The next highest scoring mare will become the 2016 Reserve Supreme Champion Mare and receive an additional rosette & sash.
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Stallion Grading
Hans-Heinrich Brüning & Geoff Glazzard will be the lead judges at the Stallion Grading.
The Champion Stallion will receive an additional rosette, sash and SPSS Thermatex Rug. The next highest scoring stallion will become the 2016 Reserve Champion Stallion. Note that if a second stallion grading takes place, the SPSS Thermatex Rug will be awarded to the Supreme Champion Stallion (decided as per the Mare Gradings)
Youngstock Evaluations
Click here to find out more about these events - note that foals at foot of grading mares are evaluated free and 2 and 3 year old mares (without a foal at foot) also get a free evaluation entry. Please still complete and return an evaluation entry form for these foals/mares. |
Champion Stallion 2015 Ardbear Spirit, his rider Jo Callwood and (from left) SPSS judges Hans-Heinrich Brüning, Jacke Mathieson and Geoff Glazzard |
September Mare Gradings (all English/Welsh venues) - click here October Mare Grading (Scottish venue) - click here September Stallion Grading (Central) - click here October Stallion Grading (Scotland) - click here
All entries for September events close on 22nd August 2016 and on 29th September for the October events. 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. 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.
Available a few days before each event
Stabling at the venues must be booked with each venue directly APART from Moulton where they have asked the SPSS to coordinate the stabling. If you wish to book an overnight or day stable at Moulton, please request a stabling form from the SPSS Entries Secretary by emailing entries@sportpony.org.uk
The SPSS Rule book can be download here.
See entry forms for withdrawal policy
For more information about the grading/showing process, turnout etc, please see the Info & FAQ page (here) or you can download a useful article on grading written by one of our members, Salima Keswani, after her Welsh Section A stallion graded successfully a few years ago (click here to read/download).
Spectators are very welcome at all venues
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A specialist equestrian photographer will be attending all of our Grading and evaluation days and photos will be available for purchase via their websites. 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. |
Outline Programmes
Available nearer the time!
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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: |