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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. 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

A series of new law changes have been introduced by the Government in an attempt to balance the interests of landlords and tenants in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The economic uncertainty of rec ent months has led to several challenges arising in the property industry and the Government has stepped in with new measures which expert lawyers say are needed but may not go far enough to balance and protect the interests of both landlords and tenants.

Reports of tenants being unable to, or failing to, pay their rents are widespread. Reports of landlords facing difficulties with meeting their financial commitments are also growing.

Partner in Clarke Willmott’s property litigation team, Graham McIntyre, said: “New laws have been brought in to protect tenants who face cash flow issues and are having difficulty paying the March and June rent quarters. These measures are time limited and seem to predict some significant resumption of trade in Q3 and Q4.

“The government is walking a tightrope between balancing the interests of landlords and tenants.

“From a tenant perspective there is, in many cases, undoubtedly a need for protection where income streams have slowed or possibly stopped, but fixed costs (such as rent) have not.

“But landlords have similar issues to face with rent collections for the June quarter having been at around 20% according to some surveys. Our nation’s commercial landlords are made up from institutional investors, pension funds and private owners, many with personal indebtedness to fund their assets.”

Included in the latest announcements by the Government were several non-payment of rent enforcement options including: Restricting bailiff (CRAR) action against tenants to cases where the rent is more than 189 days overdue (extended from 90 days)

A Landlord’s ability to forfeit for non-payment of rent has been delayed to 30 September 2020 (previously the moratorium extended to 30 June)

The use of statutory demands and winding up petitions has been effectively banned until after 30 September 2020 unless the relevant [landlord] creditor can can establish that COVID-19 has not had an effect on the relevant [tenant] debtor’s finances or the relevant debtor would be in the same position in any event.

“What is clear is that the current moratoriums cannot continue indefinitely,” continued Graham.

“That appears to be the driver behind the Code of Practice for the Commercial Property Sector published by the government on 19 June 2020. The core aim of the Code is to encourage commercial tenants and landlords to work together to protect viable businesses, with a core driver being to encourage openness between the parties about the financial situations they find themselves and to seek accommodations to allow both to operate through the difficulties.

“It is undoubtedly the case that there is a community of interest between landlords and tenants at this time if both wish to preserve their businesses through these choppy waters. However previous attempts to encourage a less adversarial approach to relations have not always been fully adopted. Take the Lease Code for example – a wonderful idea both loved for its intentions and ignored when it does not meet with a party’s commercial interests.

“Perhaps the current crisis will be a sufficient shock to change the dynamic of the way business works. Or perhaps further government intervention will be required to balance the interest of landlords and tenants more actively.”

If you would like to find out more about the issues currently faced by landlords and tenants please visit the Clarke Willmott Covid Hub https://www.clarkewillmott.com/supporting-you-through-covid-19-coronavirus-results/?eid=6918&fid=28. You can also get in touch with Graham directly at graham.mcintyre@ clarkewillmott.com or on 0345 209 1471.

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