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News from the Belgian Warmblood Breeders Association
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BWP/NAD Hunter Book
Pilot Program
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The
BWP/NAD is proud to announce the opening of our "BWP/NAD Hunter Book".
This will be a Pilot program for the 2009 Keuring tour that starts
July-August of this year.
There
will be high score prizes for each division at the end of the tour. As
a Pilot Program, we will start with 3-4 Hunter sites in 2009 and grow
upon demand.
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It is time again for the annual keuring! Online registration is now available at www.belgianwarmblood.com! Registration is open thru July 9th. Please don't delay in registering
as there will be a fee of $50 per horse for late or on site
registration. Our judges are allotted only so much time per site for
inspection so please register online so that all entries may be
inspected!!
Attention Stallion owners!! Prior
to inspection by the judges, pedigrees, xray reports, and veterinary
exam reports must be evaluated by Belgium. If this information has not
been made available, the stallion cannot be presented to the judges at
the keuring site. Reports may be submitted to stallioninfo@belgianwarmblood.com.
Thanks to all!!! We'll see you on the
tour!!
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BWP Filly Harper's Ba'Czar by Balta'Czar out of Spry Sprite xx was 1st place in the 2 yr old Pennsylvania bred fillies,
res Champion best Pennsylvania bred filly, and 2nd in the non Thoroughbred 2 yr old fillies at the prestigious Devon Horse Show.
The following were the BWP high point winners at the 23rd annual Kentucky Dressage Association show 23rd in
May. The high point winner for the performance show was Ali Baba B by Simsalabim out of Im Flo xx owned by Audrey Narducci and ridden by Susan Posner with a score of
67.692% for 3rd level test 2 open. The winner of the IBC on Wednesday was
Icarus a yearling colt by Voltaire out of Ultra Nyx owned by Stephanie Kennedy of
Shelbyville, KY with a score of 75.6%. The winner Thursday was
Intoxicate JSF a yearling filly by Quidam Junior out of Whinny KB owned by Spy Coast Farm of
Setauket, NY with a score of 76.5%.  BWP Gelding Che Mr. Wiseguy - Rolex 2009 |
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May 16, 2009 Bannockburn
Farm
Attendees: Allyn McCracken, Chris Sallee, Dee Drott,
Nancy Maloney, Cheryll Frank, Maddy Carolan
January
meeting excerpts were read for minutes in absence of official meeting
minutes.
Items on Agenda addressed by Chris
Sallee:
Keuring Tour
Awards & Promotional material
Online
Registration
WEG
New Business and Old Business
The
Keuring Tour - Growing to over 23 sites. Chris Sallee, Kelly Gordon
and Julia Robinson will work on exact sites we will be attending so
we can get flights booked. We have decided to focus our advertising
dollars to online advertising with the COTH and other breeder
frequented websites. It is believed we will get more exposure for the
tour and our website for less money for this year, using online
instead of print advertising in an attempt to save money for WEG
advertising and budgets for next year.
Keuring &
Awards - Dee Drott is ordering ribbons, halters and hats for the
tour. We have decided to have a neck sash for stallion approvals
along with halters (and select mares/elite mares) E-Label ribbons 24"
for E-Label mares. Dee will use the online registration stats to
determine what sites need sets of ribbons/halters/sashes and mail
prior to their inspection date. Budget discussed for the
awards.
Lifetime achievement award changes: Bronze- 30"
ribbon , Silver- saddle pad , Gold-new cooler. In an effort to
recognize and award stallions who've completed their stallion
performance and achieved a Permanent License, Dee presented a cooler
with embroidery for "Licensed BWP Stallions" with the
"Stallion's name and Logo". It is an option to offer these
stallion owners the opportunity to purchase these coolers themselves
for $125-$150 to display at shows, on their stalls, for promotion &
recognition. It is estimated that half of all stallions we approve
each year will already have their permanent license (2007 & 2008
we approved 17 each year).
Online Registration - Cheryll
will have this ready by June 1st and will remain open until July
9th. Kelly to send a list of current paid 2009 members to
Cheryll. We will allow breeders to send checks received for deposit
no later then July 1st.
WEG - It was discussed the
needs for booth curtains, staffing the booth, etc. Coordinate with BE
to determine our budget. We reserved booth #817 and additional
options next to this selection inside the Pavilion. Forming a
committee to run the WEG and need volunteers from the
membership!
By-Laws -The by-laws will need to be amended
by a vote from 10 breeding members in good standing. The position of
Executive Director will need to replace Managing Director language
and the President position for the next election 2010 will be
replaced with Chairman of the Board. We will need to determine if the
Executive Director is a voting position. Chairman of the Board and
Executive Director will have defined roles (for all positions) and
work together to run the registry.
Select Mare Program
- proposal to have 2nd E-label mares presented via video was agreed
upon that this will be sufficient. Boudewijn Schepers has agreed it
will be sufficient due to the fact we can not physically get to all
sites each year. Videos must be sent to Chris Sallee no later then
July 1st for consideration. Videos must show the mare as if being
presented with conformation shot and triangle walk and trot. Elite
mare x-ray requirements were emailed from Inge and will need to be
added to the Directory or on our website.
NEW
BUSINESS
BWP/NAD Hunter Book Pilot Program - In an
effort to capture and grow the Hunter market, we will Pilot a Program
on this year's tour as an "H" label for "Hunter"
and creating a NAD "Hunter Book". All participants must be
inspected by BWP and entered into either the foal book or main stud
book, auxiliary book or stallion book prior to being inspected by the
"Hunter" judge to acquire their BWP "H"
Label.
The Hunter judge must be a USEF "R"
rated judge and chosen regionally/locally by the site host and
pre-approved by the BWP/NAD and Nancy Maloney.
Each
site must have a minimum number of participants to cover the cost of
the judge for the day ($250-$350). The site host will be responsible
for travel/lodging expenses of the judge. There will be a $50 site
fee paid by each site to cover the costs of ribbons and certificates.
Each "H" label inspection is $50/horse. It will be open to
all approved BWP foals, mares, geldings and stallions. The divisions
will be the same as what we currently have but will need to add
"Stallions &Geldings 3-6 and Stallions & Geldings 7+"
The participants will first receive their BWP
inspection (if not previously inspected) and score and then a hunter
score based on Hunter conformation and Hunter movement criteria. This
score will be separate from the BWP keuring score. Each participant
will receive a certificate with the "H" Label stamp and
score.
There will be high score prizes at the end of
the tour. We will start with 3-4 Hunter sites in 2009 and grow as
needed.
Promotional Brochure - We will design a
promotional brochure to hand out at the keurings and WEG that will
have info on the BWP registry, stallions and mares as well as the
different classes offered for BWP participants including the new
Hunter "H" label, foal, yearling and two-year old futurity
classes, Select and Elite Mare programs, "H" label for
geldings that are 3-6, 7+ (new division and only for the "H"
label). We will have for WEG and attempt to have it for this years
keuring.
Mare Promotion - Our new mission is Mare Base
Growth through Mare Promotion. We discussed the need to grow our mare
base and believe that we can do that through the new "H"
label, promotion of E-Label , Select and Elite mares in our brochure
and Directory. Awards are needed for all these programs and Elite
mares shall receive the same awards as stallions that complete their
performance. We need pictures and pedigrees of all these mares
to publish.
Hunter Awards - Hunter Awards proposal
(awards mirrored in the Jumper/Eventing/Dressage) .We discussed Year
End BWP Hunter Awards for the following divisions. Those that
participate must be a BWP member and pay $25 yearly for the Awards
Program. Points must be submitted to the BWP by January 31st. Awards
to be appropriate ribbons for Champion and Reserve Champion in each
division.
Hunter Divisions
Based on National USEF Points:
First/Second
Yr Green - based on USEF National Points
Regular
Working Hunter
Conformation
Hunter
Jr.
Hunter
A/O
Hunter
Hunter
Breeding
Hunter Divisions
Based on Zone USEF
Points.
Pre-Green
Children's
Hunter
Am/Adult
Hunter
New 2010 Directory Design - We will be
redesigning the 2010 directory to be smaller, spiral bound, full
color. We will decide the contents but will focus on selling
advertising space. This new directory will be for one year and
subsequent years if desired. The design will be easy to carry, ship
and utilize at WEG. Members will still receive this as part of their
membership dues, but we will also have them for sale at WEG and other
promotional venues. We will determine the contents and offer BE to
advertise their stallions as well (split the cost). Bruce Frank will
get us some quotes for printing and binding.
Website
Advertising - Maddy presented Widgets suggestion for breeder sites to
advertise and link back to BWP website. She will find out additional
info. Tentative amounts for charge for advertising "for sale"
and "farm ads" $50/6mos and $100/1yr. If a horse is "sold"
before the ad term is up, they can post "sold" on the ad
and leave it or change it out for another sale horse for the
remainder of the ad term purchased.
EVA positive
stallions - BOD to further discuss our policies regarding EVA.
OLD BUSINESS
Stallion Committee that was
formed in January will have BE representative Boudewijn Schepers,
representatives/volunteers of both stallion owners and non-stallion
owners. Records for the stallions will be managed by this committee.
Committee to perhaps be renamed as Stallion and Breeding Committee to
encompass Elite, Select and E-Label mares as well. Committee to
recruit and promote bloodlines for the registry.
There
will be a call for all BOD Nomination on September 1st to submit bios
for the BOD and close Oct. 30th. Ballots will be mailed out with
Nominations and Bios by Nov 15th and all ballots must be returned by
Jan. 1st 2010.
BOD shall consist of no less then 5 and no
more then 7 directors, One Executive Director and One BE liaison for
a max of 9 directors.
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Featured Stallion - Vancouver D'Auvray
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Congratulations to Sir Ruly, Inc., their stallion
Vancouver D'Auvray was granted Elite Status by the Belgian Warmblood Association in 2009. This highly successful stallion competed in the 2008 World Cup in Sweden with
Danielle Torano, finishing a very respectable 17th overall. In
2009, this pair once again competed in the
prestigious World Cup held in Las
Vegas. Vancouver is a full brother to Toulon, who is very successful in Europe. Vancouver's frozen semen is now available. His fresh semen will be available June 8 - 12. Stud Fee $1500 per breeding dose. MORE INFORMATION
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