BRITISH SPORTS HORSE REGISTRY

2006 British Sports Horse Registry
Mare Inspection Entry Form

Eligibility for BSHR Mare Inspections

To be eligible for British Sports Horse Mare Inspections a mare must:

1. Be at least 15 hands in height

And

2. Have British Sports Horse identification papers or have been covered by, or produced a foal by, a BWBS or BSHR graded stallion in the current year.

No registration documents from other breed societies are necessary, although if they do exist they must be produced when applying in order that they may be stamped with the result of the inspection.

Inspection Process

All mares presented for Grading will be assessed on the triangle for various points such as correctness, overline, fore legs, hind legs, walk, trot etc. and marked for each point on a scale of 1 - 10 (10 being excellent). The standard expected of mares passing the inspection will be equivalent for the marks needed for the mare to enter the BWBS Main Stud Book. In addition, all mares appearing at the inspection must have been measured for height, girth and bone using the height and measurement form, or a copy of the mares vaccination record if these details appear.

How to Enter

Complete the appropriate sections of the form below, and return it along with the mares original papers (if any) and proof of covering (if applicable) to the Mare Grading Secretary, 1 Westfield Avenue, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 4HH (Tel 01656 668199)  not later than 8th August 2005. 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, when a height and measurement form will be sent for completion. This form must be returned to the Mare grading Secretary as soon as possible. Please do not send the Mare Grading entries to the Show Secretary’s address as they are dealt with by a separate office. You may telephone the administration office on 01497 822170 between 3pm and 6pm Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd August 2005 for individual and group assessment times. Once the mare has completed the mare inspection process, her official papers or passport (if any) 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.

Please note that for reasons of time tabling and stabling accommodation, the total number of entries accepted for the BWBS 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.