Jumper Breeding Program Updates |
Source: Judy Hedreen
Apr 15, 2008 - 1:44:54 PM |
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The Jumper Breeding Committee met during the AHS Annual Meeting in early February. Several ideas were discussed that will result in some exciting new programs for promoting North American-bred show jumpers and for educating those interested in breeding show jumpers.
2007 Benchmark High Score Jumping Perpetual Trophy winner EMC Wildfire (Wigwam-EM Elvira/Einstand), owned by Nongae Johnson and bred by Dr. and Mrs. Maioriello, Ohio, received a combined jumping score of 9 in her Mare Performance Test and subsequent entry into the Jumper Breeding Program. (Photo: Courtesy Highlife Farms)
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EMC Wildfire free jumping.
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A discussion of general promotional ideas took place for opportunities to promote the Hanoverian JBP in North America. One aspect of the discussion involved the possibility of introducing new owners of show jumping horses and prospects sold via the Verden auctions to the JBP in North America as well as the AJS and/or the Eastern and Western Canadian Breeding Clubs. During the discussion, Dr. Schade indicated that the Verband would be able to assist with this endeavor. In due course the committee will prepare a proposal for the AHS board's consideration.
A question was raised about whether jumping scores from Mare Performance Tests of other registries would be acceptable for entry of a mare into the JBP. The JBP committee's proposal, recommending that jumping evaluation scores from other appropriate registries be accepted on a case-by-case basis, will be forwarded to the AHS Mare and Stallion Committee and then through that committee to the board.
The Young Jumper Championships (YJC) and the Young Jumper Futurity (YJF) were discussed. Hanoverian jumpers were successful in both the American YJC and the Canadian Young Jumper Series and members are encouraged to participate in these developmental programs for youngsters. The Jumper Futurity program has again agreed to a 50 percent discount on fees for AHS stallion owners to nominate their stallions to the program. Stallion owners are encouraged to participate in both the Young Jumper Futurity and the Young Dressage Futurity.
The JBP continues to work on introducing free-jumping competitions for young jumpers. The East Canadian Hanoverian Club has been successful with this program. Steps are being taken to organize a free jumping clinic and competition during the fall of this year in Virginia.
The Canadian mare with the highest free jumping score was Accolade B (Acord II/Laptop), owned by Leana Chalmers and bred by Mike Boyd. She also received a score of 9.0
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The AHS office has been successful in introducing software to track mares and stallions in the database. The committee is working with the AHS office to simplify the identification and tracking of JBP foals in the database. The AHS office has added the JBP logo to the registration papers of foals from the JBP program. If you have a JBP-bred foal and on its registration papers the parents are not identified with the JBP logo, you may have those papers reissued by the AHS office. Be sure to check with the office before submitting your papers to make sure the foal is eligible.
As education is important for breeders, the idea was introduced of establishing a digital resource archive with articles on jumper bloodlines such as those from
The Horse Magazine, results from free jumping competitions, information on important mare lines, and relevant articles from
Der Hannoveraner, etc. The committee will be working with Dr. Ludwig Christmann and AHS Website Director Sandy Werkheiser to generate this information and link it to the AHS website.
The committee reviewed the stallions and mares that were added to the program in 2007 and it was noted that the AHS website was up to date in this regard. The following mares qualified for entry into the JBP during 2007:
Accolade B (Acord II/Laptop), owned by Leana Chalmers, 9.0
EMC Chatarina (Contendro I/Fabriano), owned by Judy Hedreen, 8.25
Done Fiona (Don Alfredo/Salut), owned by Ann McGayhey, 8.5
Enya B (Earl/Laptop), owned by Mike Boyd, 8.0
EMC Fuerst Aphrodites R (Fuerst Gotthard/Kalypso), owned by Diane & Peter Halpin, 8.5
Escalla (Embassy/Acord II), owned by Spruce Meadows, 8.0
EMC Esperanza (Escudo I/Prinz Gaylord), owned by John Gillien, 8.5
Good Karma xx (Tsunami Slew xx/Icecapade xx), owned by Danise & Danielle Grice, Grand Prix jumper
EMC Graffini Garnet (Graf Genius/Espri), owned by Kathryn Anderson, 8.5
Priscilla (Polydor/Romanow), owned by Jonathan & Nancy Asselin, Grand Prix jumper
EMC Risque (Rabino/Sao Paulo), owned by Paula &Grace Lunberry, 8.0
Sylvia S (Sir Caletto/Prinz Gaylord), owned by Silverhorne Sporthorses, 8.5
Susie Too (Sir Caletto/Servus), owned by Sarah Love, 8.0
Who's in Front Now xx (Secret Slew xx/Great Sun xx), owned by Horses Unlimited, 8.0
EMC Wildfire (Wigwam/Einstand), owned by Nongae Johnson, 9.0
A joint proposal of the Breeding Technology Committee and the JBP committee was introduced for discussion. The proposal would be a study of the mares and stallions in the JBP with a goal to correlate the jumping results of their MPT's and SPT's with their pedigrees. The committee agreed that this type of information would assist breeders in making better breeding decisions. Dr. Schade indicated that he would see if the Verband could make this data available to the AHS.
Finally, two new members of the Jumper Breeding Committee were announced: Laurie Cameron, DVM, and Vito del Vento, DVM. They join the current members of the committee, namely Mike Boyd (Eastern Canada Hanoverian Club), Dr. Ludwig Christmann (Hannoveraner Verband), John Gillien, Judy Hedreen, Albert Kley (Western Canada Hanoverian Club), Edgar Schutte, and Rick Toering.
© 2008 by www.hanoverian.org
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