Warmblood Breeders’ Studbook
Pony Mare Grading
Hartpury College, Gloucestershire

The Warmblood Breeders’ Studbook - UK have decided to pilot a scheme currently operating on the continent to produce Warmblood Ponies, and to incorporate Mares up to 15hh so that it covers the grey area between 14.2hh ponies and 15hh horses. We therefore would like to invite owners/breeders of ponies with recognised pony or breed society papers who wish to use BWBS/WBS graded or BSHR graded stallions to produce WBS ponies to attend grading within their own class category.

Pony mare original papers must accompany their entry.

For further information please contact the Mare Grading Secretary in the evenings after 8.30pm on 01656 668199

Why and How to Enter

The WBS stresses that a Warmblood mare greatly increases her value and that of her foals by being graded and encourages every owner of an un-graded Warmblood mare to send her to Grading along with any other eligible mares. An entry form for each category of mare accompanies these rules. When completed, this form should be returned along with the mare’s original papers or passport to the Mare Grading Secretary, 1 Westfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 4HHMid Glam (Tel: 01656668199) not later than four weeks prior to the date of grading./ Please note that the Bone, Height and Girth measurements may be taken by the owner and the owner’s signature is required on the entry form. The entry will be acknowledged automatically on receipt. Please do not send the Mare Grading entries to the Show Secretary’s address as they are dealt with by a separate office. Owners will be provided with individual and Group assessment times. Once the mare has completed the mare grading process, her official papers or passport will be stamped with the result and returned to the owner along with a set of her marks. This process usually takes approximately 6 weeks.

All Warmblood mares must be registered with the BWBS/WBS and have a WR number before entering the Mare Grading. Please contact the Registrar, BWBS, Goblaen House, Rhosgoch, Powys, LD2 3JT, 01497 822170 immediately if you need to register your mare prior to entering her for grading.

Please note that for reasons of time tabling and stabling accommodation, the total number of entries accepted for the WBS Mare Grading and the BSHR Mare Inspection together cannot exceed 70. It is therefore possible that a balloting out procedure will be used, which may apply to older mares without foals at foot, Warm-Blood mares without pure-bred pedigrees and/or thoroughbred mares.