ZfdP UK Gradings

Remember that covering certificates from ZfdP registered stallions must be completed and sent into the ZfdP office by 30th September.

On the covering certificates both top and bottom parts should be filled in with the top half then given to the mare owner and the bottom half sent into the ZfdP o0ffice.

Along with the covering certificates all stallion owners are also sent a Deckregister for each stallion and this should also be completed and sent in along with the bottom half of the coivering certificates.

August 27th   Vale View EC, Melton Mowbray - Stallions

The day starts at 9am with measuring and checking of stallions. We have a full day with 15 stallions being presented. Some stallions will be presented under saddle after lunch.

Photographer for the event will be Jo Baker

August 28th   Brackenspa Stud, Bourne - Mares and Foals

Starting at 9.30 another busy day for the judges with nearly 40 entries. There will be a Foal Championship this year kindly sponsored by Jo Baker Photography, who has generously offered a prize of a photograph to the champion foals.

Photographer for the event will be Jo Baker

Looking forward to seeing everyone again, hope you all have a successful enjoyable weekend.

There will be a British Showjumping assessor at Vale View E C on Saturday 27th August who will be doing Ridden Stallion Assessments.

The British Showjumping Ridden Stallion Assessments are for those stallions that have been graded by loose jumping, or for 4 & 5 year old stallions that have not yet been graded. In the case of these 4 & 5 year olds, a British Showjumping Ridden Jumping Assessment would qualify them for one year’s registration at the nominal fee (without the stallion surcharge), but they are then expected to go on to a full Stallion grading, at a Breed Society, before re-registration again the following year.

If you would like to have your stallion assessed please contact me at gradingzfdp@gmail.com by 20th August to book your place.

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Please note the change of venue for the mare and foal inspection day. This will now be held at Brackenspa Stud, Bourne, Lincs on Sunday 28th August.

The venue for the stallion day on Saturday 27th August is unchanged.

Entry forms for all classes are now available on the 2011 Grading Information page.

Entry forms for stallions can now be downloaded from the 2011 Grading Information page along with the Name Registration form and information about the X-ray requirements for Warmblood stallions.

If you wish to enter a stallion you must complete an entry form and a name registration form and send it to Lesley Knowles, Forge House, Chequers Road, Noak Hill, Essex RM3 7NA. These forms must be accompanied by the entry fee or your entry will not be accepted.

Closing date for entries is 1st August. There is a special reduced entry fee for entries received by 18th July. Entries received after 1st August will be charged double the entry fee.

Guidelines for presenting your horse(s) and an outline of the procedure is also on the 2011 Grading Information page.

This year's inspection will be held at Vale View Equestrian Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3LX.

Stallions will be presented for inspection and approval on Saturday 27th August and mares and foals on Sunday 28th August.

There will be a BS assessor present on Saturday 27th for those people who would like to have their stallions assessed for BS registration.

This year there will be a foal championship on Sunday 28th which will be open to all foals presented on the day.

Further details and information will be posted on this website as soon as it is available.

For more information about the venue please visit thier website at www.valeviewequestrian.co.uk

Planning is under way for the 2011 visit to the UK by the ZfdP for the annual inspection tour. The ZfdP judges will be visiting the UK on 27/28/29th August 2011 and there will be a full stallion grading day as well as the mare and foal inspections. Full details of venues, classes and entry details will be added to the website as soon as they are available.

If you have any questions about presenting a horse to the ZfdP then please email us at gradingzfdp@gmail.com.

We would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

I would just like to say a big thank you to all the people who worked so hard to make this weekend so successful.

To Paul Wyatt and his exuberant team who worked so hard to prepare Ranby Hall, prepared the horses so well and made us all feel so welcome with their hospitality.

To Sally and Dave and their team, who had worked hard, despite some very inclement weather, to get Brackenspa, prepared so many horses for inspection and were so welcoming to all the visitors. A special mention must go to Dave for the fabulous viewing gallery added to the indoor school!

To Sarah and Graham for help stewarding and for doing lunch - Graham, can we book you again as doorman, you did a great job!

To Claire and her team of helpers who worked hard preparing Jackpots Stud and getting all the horses ready for presentation.

To Hans Britze and Patricia Fallows for all their hard work and for taking the time to visit the UK.

Congratulations to everyone who presented their horses over the weekend. It takes a great deal of hard work preparing and presenting horses for an inspection and it was good to see so many of the horses being well recieved by Hans Britze.

We look forward to seeing many of you again in August 2011 when the ZfdP will be hosting a full stallion grading. Please check back here regularly as full information will be posted here regarding venue, classes and all entry information.

Some photos have been added to the Photos page from the gradings held in 2007 and 2009.

If you have a photo of your mare/foal/stallion that graded in the UK with the ZfdP in 2007/8/9 and would like it added to one of the albums then please email it to gradingzfdp@gmail.com.