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October 2009
The SPSS 2009 Stallion and Mare Grading at Heart of England Equestrian was a wonderful weekend for Bernwode Brokat. To celebrate his 2009 Futurity Series ‘Leading UK Sire of Sports Ponies’ title Brokat, and European Junior Team rider, Sam Brown, provided a little lunchtime entertainment in the form of dressage to music. I cannot say there was not a moment of panic when we saw how much Sam had grown in a year but somehow she managed to pull off a credible display albeit without stirrups! This deserved even more credit as Brokat and Sam met for the very first time on the morning of the display giving them no chance to form a relationship or practice their routine! It was also the first time Brokat had been ridden for several months as he had been ‘on call’ to his mare owners, but he rose to the occasion and enjoyed showing off to his audience! What we did not know was that Brokat had also been selected for the Studbooks’s prestigious annual award ‘The Dancer Medal’, given each year to an SPSS pony achieving excellence in either competition or breeding. This was a huge honour and we are extremely grateful to all those who were instrumental in his selection.
As if to prove a point several of Brokat’s offspring made their debut at the grading weekend with excellent results. His daughter, Woodwalton Brindizi, bred by Philippa Cole, successfully graded on good marks and Chantal Walton’s, Cassandra Rose, who is due to foal to him in 2010 achieved fourth place in the mare grading line up. Brokat was also represented in the afternoon show by his yearling son, Kingswalk Moonraker, who was awarded a First Premium. To complete a wonderful weekend Brokat’s beautiful, athletic, 3 yr old daughter, Madmemoiselle, won the mare grading achieving a huge mark of 87.12% qualifying her for the prestigious Head Studbook. Not only did she become the SPSS Champion 2009 Mare but she was also awarded the highest mark ever achieved at an SPSS mare grading! Bred by Ben St. John James, this lovely pony has been produced by his pupil, Sadie, and is destined for a sparkling career in dressage.
September 2009
The last of the Futurity Evaluations, at Plumpton College on 10th September was also the greatest for Bernwode Stud, with the young colt Bernwode Britvik looking absolutely fantastic with his new owners and performing brilliantly to be awarded ELITE Premium, Champion Sports Pony and Champion 2 year old overall. Very few Elite Premiums are awarded each year as they are only given to youngstock that the evaluators feel have real international potential. Overall, Britvik was the 5th equal scoring 2 year old throughout the Evaluations which included a total of 183 sports horses and ponies - an outstanding achievement for this quality colt by Bernwode Brokat out of Bernwode Dorina (by Viktoria’s Chirac)
August 2009
The 2009 Futurity Evaluations continued to go well for Bernwode connected ponies. Bernwode's own Bernwode Golden Delicious went to the evaluation at Catherston Stud, where, despite her being a late foal, she was awarded a high First Premium to the delight of her supporters. Golden Delicious is the first foal from the Golden Dancer daughter, Golden Dream.
Then on the 27th August, another Brokat foal, Tiger Lily was awarded a good First Premium at Tall Trees, Cornwall. Tiger Lily was born on 12th June and is out of the mare Just-Suzie (of unknown breeding) and was bred by her co-owner and handler on the day, Amy Cox.
The stud also received some photos of one of our young dressage ponies, Bernwode Dimitri, at his new home with 10 yr old Ruth. She and her younger sister Claire had spend a happy day 'dressing up' their ponies. Dimitri is on loan to Ruth as a future dressage pony.
July 2009
The 2009 Futurity Evaluations have started well for Bernwode connected ponies. At the first evaluation at The Grange, Devon, Royal Flustern (born 25 May 2009) was awarded a First Premium. Royal Flustern was bred by Alison Worden and is by Bernwode Brokat out of Whisper Gold by the Highland stallion, Turin Hill Scotsman.
Then, 2 days later, at The College, Bedfordshire, another of Brokat's progeny, the 3 year old Delaroche Brilliant Cut, was judged to be of First Premium standard. Brilliant Cut was bred by Lucy Sheldrake who also had another of her ponies entered, Delaroche Laureve. Laureve is a yearling by Lauriston (AES) out of Bernwode Evelina S (by Prins Alfred) and did phenomenally well at the evaluation to be awarded an ELITE premium with a fantastic score of 9.04. Very few Elite Premiums are awarded each year as they are only given to youngstock that the evaluators feel have real international potential. Evelina S was imported from Holland by Bernwode Stud and is the dam of Bernwode Benedict (by Brokat) who is now a licensed stallion in his own right and of Delaroche Breve (again by Brokat) who was the highest scoring Sports Pony yearling in the 2008 Futurity throughout the 2008 series with 9.5 for athleticism and 9 for type & temperament.
Finally, on the 30th July, the Brokat yearling Daldorn Sandpiper (bred by Lady Benton Jones and out of Daldorn Scarlet Ribbon by Nimrood) gained a First Premium at Arena UK - thus completing a fantastic run of 3 First Premiums for 3 progeny and the excellent average score so far for Brokat of 8.11. The stud's own 2009 Brokat foals, Bernwode Golden Delicious and Bernwode Bling ,are entered in the Evaluation at Catherston Stud on the 18th August - spectators welcome!!
June 2009
Early June news is the birth of Golden Dream's first foal - a beautiful palomino filly by Bernwode Brokat. For more pictures of this foal, named Bernwode Golden Delicious, click here.
Later in June, the Stud was delighted when one of last year's home bred was Breed Champion at the Royal Show - congratulations "Roy the Ram" - one of our Black Welsh Mountain Sheep.
May 2009
Bernwode Chantal had a fabulous filly by Bernwode Brokat on the 20th May. This is Chantal's first UK born foal although she had a filly foal in Germany that was awarded State Premium Status at her grading. As Chantal is currently between competition riders, the stud decided to carry out their long term wish to produce a Brokat X Chantal foal. The result is no disappointment! For more pictures of this foal - click here.
We have also had reports of the safe arrival of 6 other Bernwode Brokat foals so far this year. One of these, out of the partbred Trakehner mare, Flirtation Itself, is pictured on the right. Pictures of other Brokat offspring will be added to his offspring page as they arrive.
One of Brokat's earlier offspring, Woodwalton Bhaltair, has been to his first show and behaved beautifully standing second in the Riding Horse class.
April 2009
Bernwode Nirvana was selected to represent GB at the International Show at Addington on the 16/17/18 April and performed creditably for his first big occasion. In the Pony Team test he was out of the main placings due to a strong European attendance, but was the 4th highest scoring British Pony. On the final day, he was 6th in the Consolation Class. As a result, Nirvana and Fiona were selected for the French International at Saumur at the end of April, where after a nervous start in the Team Test, they performed well in the Individual Test to be the second highest scoring of the British Ponies.
Bernwode Brokat is attracting a number of high quality mares this season including Preci-Spark Event Horses' International Eventer, 'The Wexford Lady'. The Wexford Lady was very successful at 4* Eventing, being 5th at the 4* Burghley Horse Trials in 2003 and, following her 8th place at Badminton in 2004, was selected for the British Olympic Team. Sadly, having travelled to the Athens Olympics with the team she suffered a minor training injury two days before start of competition. The Wexford Lady returned to top competition in 2006 and was retired in 2008. She has had embryo transfer foals by horse stallions (including Fleetwater Opposition, Catherston Liberator, Sandreo, Treffy and Jaguar Mail) in the past, but Bernwode Brokat is her first pony 'mate'!
March 2009
There have been a few exciting developments for Bernwode ponies this month! Bernwode Nirvana has been selected to represent Great Britain in Dressage at the Addington CDIP in April. This is a significant achievement as he is just 8 years old and has only been lightly competed to date. The Addington CDIP is part of the selection process for the 2009 European Championships Team and we will be hoping for a good result.
Other exciting news is of moves for Bernwode ponies. Bernwode Nairobi has moved from eventer Teri England to young showjumper Tim Wilkes and is being aimed at BSJA Pony Classes. Instead, Teri has now got Bernwode Poppy Red to back and bring on this year. Poppy had a lovely foal by Top Yellow last year.
Finally, Bernwode Brokat is now licensed by the NPS with his progeny eligible for the Sports section of the MAIN studbook.
February 2009
We are looking forward at the stud to the expected births of 2 more Bernwode Brokat babies with Bernwode Chantal and Golden Dream due this spring. This will be the first UK foal for Chantal and the first foal for Golden Dream. Bernwode Brokat is again standing at stud through the SPSS, please contact the stud for more information.
We are also starting to plan for 2010 and we shall be breeding from the following mares: Bernwode Mandy, Dorina, Chantal, Poppy Red, Birgitta and Golden Dream. If anyone is interested in securing one of the resulting 2010 foals or in leasing a mare (to remain at Bernwode Stud) for use with their own choice of stallion please ring or email Sarah Steggall through the contacts given here.
In addition, our little licensed Brokat son Bernwode Benedict appeared at the big PSHP Stallion Display at Hartpury on Valentines night (a most appropriate time for eyeing up stallions!). Although Benedict has only been under saddle for a couple of weeks and is still very green and tense with eyes popping out of his head he still coped with the crowd and huge international arena showing off his nice uphill canter (see picture on right). Benedict was the only pony to display but held his own with the big boys!
December 2008
We are delighted that our young stallion, Bernwode Benedict (Brokat/Prins Alfred), having been on loan to Hartpury College for the 2008 stud season, has now been purchased by them as they were so pleased with his personality and other qualities. Benedict will be standing at Hartpury in 2009 and will also continue his ridden and competition career, ridden by selected students.
November 2008
The great news is that Bernwode Nirvana is one of only a few ponies selected for the GB Dressage Pony Prime Squad. Nirvana is ridden by Fiona Wood and they have been attending the winter training weekends with Peter Storr. We wish them an exciting and successful 2009 competition season.
October 2008
Bernwode Nairobi followed up her BE Intro win at Keysoe in September with her first Pre-Novice on the 18th October at Bishop Burton. Despite this being her first attempt at this level, Nairobi and Teri were placed third, finishing on their dressage score of 33 and having a lovely double clear jumping. Nairobi is now going to have a well earned holiday.
September 2008
On the last weekend in September, there
was a rare moment of everything coming together over one weekend to
remind us of why we do this breeding thing! The Saturday was nerve
wracking as two of our seven year olds had been invited to attend the
selection trials for the GB A Squad (Dressage) at Solihull which we had
hoped might happen next year! After a day of grilling 25
potential ponies and nervous children, the three selectors picked a
handful of hopefuls and both ponies were accepted through!
Those of you with
Bernwode Nirvana (Nevado/Fritchen) babies will be pleased to
know that he is one of them and the other is
Bernwode Dimitri (Durello/Golden
Dancer); Nirvana ridden by Fiona Lees and Dimitri by Robyn Walker.
We are told the squad is taking a new format but both are now going to
the first training weekend in November with what is left in the age
group from the 2008 team.
August 2008
Once again, Bernwode Brokat’s progeny achieved excellent results in the Futurity Series, two of these winning First Premiums and going through to the ‘Elite’ Show at Addington. Both were awarded ridiculously glitzy Bernwode Stud rosettes and stud fee concessions for their Dams. Lucy Sheldrake’s yearling filly, Delaroche Breve gained the highest marks for sports pony yearlings throughout the series with 9.5 for athleticism and 9 for type & temperament. This placed her third overall sports pony throughout the age groups. Sarah Eberle’s lovely yearling colt, Rosewater Breant, who was champion pony foal and reserve overall at last year’s BD Young Horse and Breeders Championships, also qualified for the ‘Elite’ Show where he was pulled in as Reserve Champion yearling.
May 2008
On the last day of May our Brokat daughter, Bernwode Birgitta, produced her first foal, an athletic and correct grey filly. Bernwode Celeste (known as Maisie) is by the German bred European Dressage team pony Caesar 171 and a first home born grandchild for Brokat. There are more pictures of Bernwode Celeste on her page - here. Bernwode Poppy Red, our homebred mare by the Bundeschampion, Pilgrims Red, provided Yvonne Wood with a fantastic colt foal by her own stallion, Top Yellow, also a Bundeschampion!.
March 2008
The 2008 covering season is now upon us and we shall be breeding from the following mares: Bernwode Mandy, Dorina, Chantal, Poppy Red and Golden Dream. Mandy is currently in foal to Caesar 171 and Poppy Red to Top Yellow. If anyone is interested in securing one of the resulting 2009 foals or in leasing a mare (to remain at Bernwode Stud) for use with their own choice of stallion please ring or email Sarah Steggall through the contacts given here.
In addition, our other breeding project is in progress and our flock of Black Welsh Mountain sheep are producing their first lambs.
February 2008
Bernwode Nairobi by the high performing German jumping ‘N’ line sire, Nibeungenheld IV, out of the stud’s German St. Pr. Champion mare, Bernwode Mandy, is being produced by event rider Teri England. This young pony is not five until June yet is causing quite a stir on the competition circuit! At her first attempt at BSJA British Novice she jumped two lovely clear rounds only missing the winning spot by 100th of a second, being the only pony in the competition ! Nairobi is now working towards a career in eventing proving to be bold and talented. She will be for sale to an experienced home later in the year.
In addition, and despite not having a regular rider since early 2006 and so only being ridden and competed infrequently, Brokat qualified for the 2007 Winter Regional Championships and was the only pony in his class!
December 2007
Bernwode Brokat became one of the prize winning sires in the 2007 Futurity Series standing 5th overall on the strength of his entered offspring who ALL achieved First Premium Status! Rosewater Breant stood Champion Pony Foal at Catherston, Bernwode Britvik was Reserve Champion pony foal at The Grange and Woodwalton Bhaltair was Champion 3yr old pony at Arena UK. This was a huge achievement for a pony stallion whose stock led such established sires as Sambertino, Mooiman, Catherston Liberator and Catherston Dazzler to name a few!
September 2007
Bernwode ponies make an impression at the 2007 British Dressage Sheepgate Under 25s Championship 2007. In particular, it was Bernwode Dimitri's first outing where he placed 3rd overall throughout the novice classes on over 71%. Dimitri then attempted the FEI Team and Individual tests and, although obviously green at this level, achieved a very credible 10th place on his combined scores! This shows great promise for the future as he was competing against the majority of the 2007 European Team including two reserves and two further previous European Team ponies!
In addition, out in Germany, at the 2007 Bundeschampionships, Handsome Boy, Bernwode Mandy's grandson by Hasco out of her daughter, My Girl by Nevado, became the 2007 6 year old Bundeschampion jumping pony ridden by Laura Klaphake.
August 2007
All Bernwode Brokat progeny attending the BEF Futurity Series gain First Premiums. One of these was Bernwode Britvik who gained the excellent score of 8.5. Contributing to this were an outstanding 9.5 veterinary mark and 9.0 for conformation.
July 2007
The Bernwode Brokat son, Woodwalton Bhaltair, won the 3 year old gelding class at the British Dressage Breeding Championships and was placed second overall throughout the 3 year old classes. An impressive result as he was competing against much larger horses ('Balti' is only 15hh) the majority of which were continental imports rather than British Bred. At the same event, Sarah Eberle’s Brokat colt foal, Rosewater Breant, won the Pony Colt Foal class going on to become Champion Foal and Reserve Champion throughout the brood mare and pony age classes.
June 2007
Bernwode Britvik, a colt from highly
proven German lines by
Bernwode Brokat
X
Bernwode Dorina
was born on the 5th June. The stud is delighted with this very
correct, big moving colt. Dorina previously produced a son in
Germany by Brokat’s sire, Brillant, who won the Weser Ems stallion
licensing and was selected for the high performance sales at Vechta.
This stallion sold to Ireland as the top priced pony and appeared on the
Irish Team at Blarney the following year. We look forward to
watching these successful bloodlines progress in the same way through
Britvik.
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