Stallions

H&H guide to stallion gradings: BWBS

Horse & Hound explains what is involved in a stallion grading under the auspices of the British Warm-Blood Society

H&H guide to stallion gradings: BHHS

Horse & Hound explains what is involved in a stallion grading under the auspices of the British Hanovarian Horse Society

H&H guide to stallion gradings: AES

Horse & Hound explains what is involved in a stallion grading under the auspices of the Anglo European Studbook

H&H guide to stallion gradings: SHB (GB)

Horse & Hound explains what is involved in a stallion grading under the auspices of Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain

Irish stud fee tax is set at 12.5%

Final details of the tax that stallion owners in Ireland will have to pay from 2008 have been released

Focus on Tiger Baby

Available for lease - open to negotiation. Tiger Baby's promising racing career was cut short due to tendon injury and he is now available for stud.

Choosing the right stallion

Temperament and performance may head your checklist, but what’s the point in choosing a stallion with a low chance of getting your mare in-foal?

Choosing a Thoroughbred stallion

Now is the time for Thoroughbred broodmare owners to pick partners for their mares, but should they be breeding at all, asks H&H

Stallions graded for AES and BWBS

Recent gradings for the Anglo-European Studbook and the British Warm-Blood Society were well attended with a number of stallions gaining approval

BSJA gold disk for coloured stallion

Ocombo de l'Eau is the first coloured stallion to reach gold disk status with the BSJA

Focus on Surprise

Surprise is the Oldenburg son of graded stallion, whose first foal was champion at the British Dressage Breeding Championships 2005

Focus on On A High

On A High is a registered Irish Draught competition stallion, who is ideal for breeding both competition and showing stock

Focus on Stanhopes Diddicoy

Stanhopes Diddicoy is a highly successful coloured competition stallion and his progeny are now excelling in all disciplines

Focus on Marnum Du Hequet

Loose jumping champion Marnum Du Hequet is standing at stud for the first time in 2006

Focus on Decopauge

Decopauge is a striking black and white 166cm stallion that is producing around 85% coloured offspring suitable for showing, jumping and dressage

Focus on Maesmynach Nobleman

Maesmynach Nobleman is a large Welsh Section D stallion who is producing a high percentage of black foals

Focus on Slotshus Tosca

Slotshus Tosca is a cremello Danish Warmblood stallion suitable for breeding palomino or dun horses and ponies

Focus on Elite Dressage Stallions

Elite Dressage Stallions supplies chilled and frozen semen from the greatest dressage stallions in the world

Ireland to scrap stallion tax break

Irish breeders will have to pay tax on income raised by stallion fees from July 2008

Focus on Chairman

Chairman is an oustanding prospect as a sire of all types of sports horse, particularly show jumpers