Local Equestrian Breeder Gains Gold at British Breeding Futurity Evaluations
Sarah Hall, of Chapel House Equestrian in Axbridge earned the highly respected "Gold" status in the first week of the British Breeding/Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity Evaluations with her yearling Flynnzatanz. The judges felt that first time breeder Sarah’s filly was a particularly attractive Dressage filly whose excellent type and harmonious conformation earned her the "Gold" status with an overall mark of 8.15.
The Futurity evaluations aim to identify British bred, young potential sport horses and ponies that are destined for careers in, dressage, eventing, show jumping, or endurance and may even find the Olympic Champions of the future. Entries are categorised by discipline with age groups for foals, yearlings, two and three-year olds. For the first time The British Breeding/Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity Evaluations saw breeders submitting their entries in a digital format in sets of detailed videos taken on hard and soft ground that were examined by a team of international experts, including a senior veterinarian, Baileys Horse Feeds nutritionist, linear scorer and highly experienced International evaluators from the UK, Holland and Germany. Sarah bred Flynnzatanz from her mare Zialita who she purchased as a 5-year-old dressage horse from Holland. Zialita was graded in Holland as a performance and brood mare.
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Zialita is the half-sister of the PSG/Inter I horse Fabene and brings the proven performance breeding of the Grand Prix dressage stallion Charmeur (Florencio x Jazz). The direct motherline has also produced international 1.40m showjumper Go Go Move and the stallion Zenturio who sired several successful international showjumpers. Sarah knew she had a mare with lots of potential and was looking for a stallion with a great temperament which is one of the reasons she chose Fidertanz who is an incredibly powerful and charismatic stallion known for his exceptional rideability and outstanding movement. Fidertanz is by Fidermark I, who was the winner of his stallion performance test, a Bunderschampion in Germany, a Grand Prix winner. Sarah says “Flynnzantanz isn’t a big flashy mover, but she is active and correct and to have that with the right temperament is exactly what I wanted to breed”. The evaluators felt that Flynnzatanz was an eye-catching filly with beautiful type and correct conformation and gaits, aimed at the very top of the sport with bags of charm and “look-at-me” factor. This great result, especially for a first-time breeder, also qualifies her for pre-selection into the first ever Futurity Elite Online Auction, which will be held in September this year in cooperation with ClipMyHorse.TV. The Futurity evaluations will continue until 31st August. For more information, visit www.britishbreeding.co.uk
