Lynne said:
“He is spectacular and a really good horse. He will go for stallion licensing and I will be shocked if he doesn’t license. He possibly could have shown some better trot at the Futurity but he is a big two-year-old with lots of physical developing to do. He is not dissimilar to Wild Child which is interesting as this must come from Wavavoom.”
Woodlander Wavavoom still has a Futurity average score of 8.86 which includes some 40 progeny.
Eventing foal, Hilltopstud Fransjesca (Fransje x Diamond Chin) took an elite premium of 9.08 at Writtle for her owner and breeder, Verity Woods. Verity said:
“I wasn’t expecting Fransjesca to go elite. When I heard the score of nine being read out in the ring as we were finishing exhibiting her I was trying to contain my excitement. I did think she was a nice, correct foal, but this is great.”
Fransjesca was bred from Verity’s mare, Mango River, this mare has bred total of seven foals and she is now retired after having Fransjesca. Verity continued:
“All of Mango River’s offspring have gone on to competition homes. I kept her son, Hilltopstud Decorus who I compete at elementary level dressage, another one of them was sold to America. Fransjesca is for sale and I am hoping to find her a nice competition home.”
Fransjesca is by the stallion, Fransje.
Barbara Heaton Smith followed up two elite premiums at the Keysoe Futurity with an elite score for her colt foal, Diamonds CAWever (Diamond Hit x Ring of Ford) at Writtle College Futurity for a score of 9.04 in the eventing section.
Diamonds CAWever and his full brother, CAWrus Boy were born by embryo transfer. A delighted Barbara said:
“CAW Blimey, their dam is 20 now, so we decided to go for embryo transfer this time. She has been a brilliant mare for me and is now enjoying a well-deserved retirement.”
Diamonds CAWever is the fourth foal from CAW Blimey and has earned the fourth elite premium amongst his siblings.
Barbara is hoping to take all her young horses to the Osberton Young Horse championship next month, she added:
“I am not sure if it will actually be possible to get all four of them there on the same day. In the long-term I hope to keep and professionally produce them for eventing. My goal is that they all go on to realise their competition potential.”
Barbara is principal of the College of Animal Welfare and so each horse she has bred has the CAW prefix in their name.
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