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Bensington Bluestone,known to one and all as Tees has arrived safely in the USA.Purchased by Tracie Traver of Ridgemoor Stud to stand alongside Stainmore Wolfhound. Tees was bred by Julie Roberts of the Bensington Stud in Carmarthenshire UK His Sir is Cholderton Yobi and his Dam Bensington Peggy ex Mr Tobias.

The colt was spotted by Kate of Pembridge Stud when foal at foot when he accompanied his Dam to stud, as a result of the previous years covering. Kate earmarked him as a future performance CB due to his presence and movement. Bought in he was then sold to Tracie to broaden her breeding programme.

His journey has temporarily ground to a halt in Maryland due to the restrictions on travel due to the EVH outbreak.in the NE. As a precautionary measure he is holed up on a stud and learning to cover to while away the time until Tracie collects him later this month.

Its an ill windas they say. The unplanned stopover has given him a head start in the USA as there is avilable to hima superbherd of mares of which he will cover a selected few before recommencing his journey!How frutrating for Tracie though. Tracie and Tally can't wait to see him and bring him home.

I am sure that we all wish Tracie and Tally every success with him and look forward to all the news and photos!

Cleveland Bay enthusiasts and others in the Mid-Atlantic area have been lucky enough to participate in several clinics with Olympic eventing gold medalist Leslie Law, and his fiance, Canadian Advanced Eventing Rider Lesley Grant, throughout 2007. Our last series for this year will take place in October at the beautiful Plantation Valley Stables facility in Middletown, Maryland.

Law and Grant had the opportunity to view and work with a range of partbred Clevelands through the year. Merry Fowler brought her young partbred, Vague State (by Forbes Native Statesman) to the spring series of jumping sessions, while Emily Wacker rode Bella Donna Farm's purebred mare Cholderton Circe in the summer session and plans to return this Fall. Law and Grant were also impressed by the extremely quiet and willing attitude of another young Forbes Native Statesman son, Native Regent, as he put the green horse through his paces and over some introductory fences. Bella Donna's Amy Hayden also brought her warmblood gelding, Teddy, as he makes his transition from dressage horse to jumping and other ventures. Alrthough a little young for the clinics at 4 months, the 3/4-bred Cleveland colt Bella Donna Quasar impressed Law and Grant with his looks, movement and behavior as he showed off in the indoor.

Plans are in the works to continue the series for 2008. We anticipate 3 sessions of clinics once again (each comprised of a series of 3 lessons), as well as an extended weekend intensive "Adult Day Camp" at some point during the summer. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Marcia Brody at carriages@netstorm.net.

This immediate area is also a hotbed for Cleveland Bays in the New Market-Middletown Valley hunt field. Marilyn Webster and her Idle Hour contingent regularly bring out some of their polished and young stock, and Jennifer Sponseller Webster can be seen this season on her new mount, Idle Secret. Craig Rockwell hunts his mare Idle Hour Petal, and Marcia Brody may be seen on a variety of partbred youngsters.

We have set the next dates for our Leslie Law
sessions in Maryland:

October 10 (Wednesday)
October 24 (Wednesday)
October 30 (Tuesday)

If you think it would be of interest, please post it
to your Cleveland Bay related lists.  The clinics
will be held in Middletown, Maryland, not far from
Frederick, Maryland, and within about 40 minutes of
Leesburg, Virginia.  Sessions will run in a window
between approximately 3 until 8 PM.  We try to tailor
the level of the sessions to the participants' needs
and interests, as well as levels and abilities.  The
fee for 3 sessions, each lasting approximately 75
minutes, is $225.  Private flat lessons are also
available at $100 for a 45-minute session.

More information is available from Marcia Brody
(carriages@netstorm.net; cell 202/841-7401).

Thanks...

Marcia
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The American Eventing Championships begin today, September 13th
The CBHSNA has two members with Cleveland Bay partbreds (sporthorses) competing in the Novice Championships.

Legacy Laurie owned and ridden by Lisa Johnson
bred by Linda Yaciw, BC Canada by Forest Fellow

Idlehour McHenry owned by Cindy Bank, ridden by Mary McKeon
bred by Marilyn Webster, PA USA by Ramblers Renown

Join me and the entire Cleveland Bay community by wishing them both the best of luck. Please post this message on other Cleveland Bay chat and discussion boards.

You can follow the event at http://www.aecatlamplight.org

Gabrielle Gordon
CBHSNA
Texas USA

USEA PILOT PROGRAM
FUTURE EVENT HORSE IN-HAND CLASSES
FOR YEARLINGS, TWO- AND THREE-YEAR-OLDS

The USEA is introducing a pilot program this year intended to help breeders
and owners of future event horses to promote and market their youngstock
from yearlings to three-year-olds.

A second, and critical, feature of this program is the creation of a
database of records, results and pedigree information that will stay with
the horse for its entire life. It is intended that the USEA¹s database will
eventually feed into a centralized national sport horse database
administered by the USEF and become a valuable resource for all equestrians
as they will be able to track a horse¹s competition record in all breed and
discipline classes along with pedigree data from a yearling onwards.

Thanks to the generosity of Jim Cogdell of The Fork Stables, the USEA will
begin the roll-out of this program with a symposium and mock show on April
9-10. This symposium will focus on judging of conformation and movement of
young horses and the correct way to handle and present these youngsters to
their full advantage. This symposium will begin the educational process for
judges, exhibitors and organizers and is aimed at establishing the series as
a permanent feature on the USEA calendar.

A schedule is attached.

USEA PILOT PROGRAM
FUTURE EVENT HORSE IN-HAND CLASSES
FOR YEARLINGS, TWO- AND THREE-YEAR-OLDS
The Fork Farm, Norwood, North Carolina
April 9-10

Monday All times tentative
8:00 am Continental breakfast

8:15 Introduction of the program and speakers

8:20 Philosophy of the program and benefits to breeders and
owners (Denny Emerson)

9:00 Part I - Conformation judging of the young horse (Vincent
Faughnan/Hilda Gurney) Both judges have to be confirmed.

10:00 Break

10:15 Lecture demonstration/ Presenting the Young Horse in-hand
(Bruce Griffin handler)

11:15 Discussion of show format and set up (organizer aspects)

Noon Boxed Lunch with question and answer period

2:30 pm Presentation of youngstock for sample judging
1. Colts and geldings
2. Fillies

5:00 Cocktail hour courtesy of Jim Cogdell

Tuesday

9:00 am Mock show (with ribbons)

11:00 (est) Symposium Wrap-up and horses depart.

Maintaining tradition to delight an emperor

A Cleveland Bay stallion bred in North Yorkshire has been exported to the Japanese Imperial Stud to help breed carriage horses for ceremonial duties with the emperor.

Botton Grove Brigand had been standing with Mrs Gilly Dimmock at Harwood Dale.

He was bred by the Tates at Botton in North Yorkshire. The seven-year-old by Masterful Jack out of Forest Friendship has arrived in Japan and will start his stud duties shortly.

The Cleveland Bay, which is still on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's endangered list, has been used for many years by the Japanese as a carriage horse and particularly for ceremonial duties for the Emperor of Japan.

The Japanese contacted the York-based Cleveland Bay Horse Society last year and arranged to see several stallions before selecting Brigand.

The sale is the latest in the Cleveland breeding programme in Japan which stretches back for more than 40 years.

Nigel Cowgill, of the CBHS said: "We are delighted that the confidence the Japanese Imperial Stud has in our breed continues to flourish. Cleveland Bays have been exported regularly to Japan over many years and the Japanese have identified the benefits our horses bring to upgrading their own mares.

"We are sure Brigand will excite further interest as he is an outstanding example of the breed and we look forward to seeing his offspring."

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DNA News: DNA will continue in 2008. Dr. Cothran’s report will be coming out soon on the website and in the Baywatch. If your horse has a blood sample on-file with Dr. Cothran, please be advised that those samples cannot be used in this genotyping project. Also, having hair samples on-file with the CBHS (for registration purposes) is NOT the same thing as participating in this project. Please remember: to submit DNA using mane or tail hairs; person submitting samples does not have to be owner but you must have the owner's permission to send it in. Send mane or tail hair in zip lock type baggies with the DNA forms to Gabrielle Gordon at 76 Corral Drive North Keller TX 76248-5009. The submission form may be found at http://www.clevelandbay.org/health_and_research.htm There is NO CHARGE for participation – it is being underwritten by the CBHSNA and the Society for the Preservation of the Cleveland Bay.

CB International Expo Committee News: The International Expo group started work on 2008 booths. Work is already in hand regarding Breyerfest and Hoosier Horse Fair with plans to have a presence at Upperville. Other committee members may have plans for booths and are requested to notify the Expo group for inclusion on the events calendar. The International Expo Committee will liaise with the CBHSNA’s new Regional Show committee whose remit is to promote CB classes at shows. Hopefully this will encourage competitiors to not only enter, but register and promote their CB. There will be detail in the next Baywatch. Other things ticking in the background have been possibilities regarding the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and maybe Rolex. If you are interested in contributing funds toward any of these endeavors, please contact Kate Telford at kt@pembridgestud.com.

International CB Sporthorse Register: Discussions are on-going with Dr. Cothran on how to ascertain (if possible) the presence of CB blood through DNA sampling. Watch this space for further updates.

Performance Award Program News: IThe 2007 PA year ended on November 30^th and the 2008 year began on December 1^st. If you’ve not already done so, return your logbook (and any supporting documentation) to the program administrator. Seven of the eight discipline categories “made” for 2007. Five logbooks for the 2008 season have already been sent: dressage (1), distance (1), in-hand (1) and versatility (2).

The CBHSNA now accepts payment for new memberships, renewals, Performance Award program enrollments, merchandise, and sale horse ads with PayPal. No need to mail a check, make your payment instantaneously through PayPal. If you are paying for a membership and/or PA enrollment, please be sure to ALSO SEND the membership and enrollment forms. Instructions are on the CBHSNA website: www.clevelandbay.org

Several Cleveland Bay enthusiasts participated in clinics with Olympic eventing gold medalist Leslie Law, and his fiancee, Canadian Advanced eventing rider Lesley Grant. Plans are in the works to continue the series for 2008 with three sessions being anticipated along with an extended weekend intensive "Adult Day Camp" at some point during the summer. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Marcia Brody at carriages@netstorm.net.

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy held a Rare Breeds Equine Workshop following their annual meeting on November 4th in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Laurel Watson attended with her purebred colt, Belladonna Leo.

From Brian Neff: “It is never too late to send submissions to me for the CB Breed Compilation.
It will never really be done. I hope to continue to add and improve the DVD as more things come in to me. Please send them to: Brian Neff, 113 W. School St., Grayslake, IL 60030 USA.” This DVD of Cleveland Bays will be suitable for use at Expos. He would like to have footage (preferred) and stills to incorporate, showing CBs being used in non-traditional and even non-competitive endeavors. Specifically, he has recently asked for footage of CBs involved in western and distance riding. If you have what Brian is looking for, please contact him at Bneff4848@aol.com.

The following news from New Zealand was submitted by Gretel Webber. It’s nice to hear what CBs are doing in other parts of the world, too! (Ed.)

Well everything is in full swing with both in the competition and breeding season. Once again there are a number of lovely CB horses out there competing in various codes through out the country. If anyone has results of CB horses that they think people should know about please send them to me, I do a lot of ferreting to find what results I can! Remember if you are looking for a CB to purchase visit www.clevelandbays.co.nz with horses being added regularly.

Merchiston Dalton with Lucy Akers has started the season in great form which Dalton has continued to build on! He was an absolute star at Hastings Show his first show for the season; 1^st – Show hunter high points, 1^st – 1.20m show jumping, 1^st – Equitation. Chloe Akers then jumped on board to place: 3^rd – Junior show hunter.

Dalton and Lucy Akers at the Masterton Show: 1^st Show hunter high points (won a cover as well), 2^nd in the Show jumping speed class – 1.25m. He also did his first mini Grand Prix and only had one rail down! Carterton Show: Show hunter high points - 3^rd, NI Show jumping championships -- 1.25m - 5th with Chloe on board. Chloe Akers has now taken on the ride of Dalton as Lucy heads off to Spain in January

Lucy Robertshawe and Lady Lunchalot (by Wetherby Marceau) -- Dressage Wellington Championships 2007-11-08: FEI Prix St George - 4^th , 57.583%; Freestyle level 6/7 - 3^rd , 58.70%, 6.3 - 3^rd , 59.140%; Level 6/7 Reserve Champion

Lesley Matheson and The Baron (grandson of Osberton Goliath), Dressage Northern Hawkes Bay on October 17: 6.3 - 1^st , 64.839%

Chanel Campbell Farago Sypedeka (by Ranfurly). Woodhill Sands: 2.4 - 63.23%, 2.5 - 65.19%

Chanel and Damascus (by Aston Magnum): 3.5 - 58.89% put them in 2^nd place; 3.2 3.2 - 59.14%

Jenny Clarke and ‘Matauri Bay’ by Heslerton Farmer -- It was great to hear from Jenny and how delighted she is with her CB mare Matauri Bay, who seldom comes home out of the money. She has got Jenny back in the saddle in fine style after a break from riding and her versatility has meant she can take part in what ever she desires. Some of the outstanding results she has collected over the past year include the following:

Feilding A&P 2006- Reserve Champ Pleasure Horse; Tielcey Park Summer Dressage Series 2007- Reserve Champ Pretraining dressage (over 5 comps- scores 64%-73%); Tielcey Park Winter SJ and Combined Training Series 2007- Champion 90cm SJ, Reserve Champ 80cm SJ and Champ 80 cm Combined Training.

Catherine McWatt and Ranfurly Jazzamin -- Catherine and Jazzamin have been very busy, I am yet to meet them both but really look forward to seeing Jazzamin do her thing!

Auckland Manukau Dressage Group – October 7 (3^rd - 1.3 -69.231%), (6^th - 1.1 - 65%); Abderry Dressage – 10^th October (1^st - 1.3), (1^st - 1.4); Abderry Dressage – 24^th October (3^rd - 2.4); Abderry Dressage 31^st October (4^th - 2.2)

Merchiston Chapman and Gretel Webber -- Chapman has headed out to a few competitions this spring and is having a ‘go’ at the occasional Open Medium test which certainly keeps us all ‘on the ball’! 2^nd - 5.1 Clevedon Spring Series – October 7; 4^th - 4.3 Northland Dressage Championships – October 21; 2^nd - 4.6 Clevedon Spring Series – October 28

If you’d like to submit information to CB-eNews, please send it to CB.eNews@yahoo.com. Reports should be limited to 50-75 words (maximum). In an effort to support people new to the breed and those out finding the “lost” CBs, Horses need not be CBHS-registered but must be on the ICBSR list. Humans needn’t be members of any CB society. No ads, photos, editorials, “open letters” etc will be accepted – the goal is for eNews to be apolitical and like a good sermon: short, sweet, and to-the-point! ENews staff will try to insure accuracy of printed information, but is not responsible for errors contained in materials submitted by others. If you would prefer not to receive eNews, please email cb.enews@yahoo.com and type “remove” on the subject line.

DNA News: DNA will continue in 2008. We had a great year and the 2007 report, given at the CBHSNA’s annual meeting, was well-received. Dr. Cothran’s report (along with “thank yous” to those who’ve contributed hair samples) will be coming out soon on the website and in the Baywatch. We’ve just received three samples from the west coast to start off the 2007-2008 year. If your horse has a blood sample on-file with Dr. Cothran, please be advised that those samples cannot be used in this genotyping project. Also, having hair samples on-file with the CBHS (for registration purposes) is NOT the same thing as participating in this project. Please remember: to submit DNA using mane or tail hairs; person submitting samples does not have to be owner but you must have the owner's permission to send it in. Send mane or tail hair in zip lock type baggies with the DNA forms to Gabrielle Gordon at 76 Corral Drive North Keller TX 76248-5009. The submission form may be found at http://www.clevelandbay.org/health_and_research.htm There is NO CHARGE for participation – it is being underwritten by the CBHSNA and the Society for the Preservation of the Cleveland Bay.

CB International Expo Committee News: The International Expo group started work on 2008 booths. Work is already in hand regarding Breyerfest and Hoosier Horse Fair with plans to have a presence at Upperville. Other committee members may have plans for booths and are requested to notify the Expo group for inclusion on the events calendar. The International Expo Committee will liaise with the CBHSNA’s new Regional Show committee whose remit is to promote CB classes at shows. Hopefully this will encourage competitiors to not only enter, but register and promote their CB. There will be detail in the next Baywatch The next AGM will be at the Kentucky Horse Park, combined with the Equine Survival Trust show. There will be CB classes, a breed display and a booth. Your help will be needed so mark your calendars! It is the first weekend in October. Watch this space for further details. Other things ticking in the background have been possibilities regarding the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and maybe Rolex. If you are interested in contributing funds toward any of these endeavors, please contact Kate Telford at kt@pembridgestud.com.

Friends of the Cleveland Bay: The “Friends” Equine Journal affiliation term closes at the end of the calendar year. The “Friends” appreciate the efforts of those who have contributed their time, talent, and funding to make this possible. The 2008 Equine Journal affiliation has been picked up by the CBHSNA and a formal announcement will be published in an up-coming Baywatch. The “Friends of the Cleveland Bay” continues as a viable group and one may contact us at: friendsofthecb@yahoo.com.

International CB Sporthorse Register: Research requests seem to come in spurts. Currently we are working on ascertaining location of unregistered offspring for Monkton Elite and others. Additionally, we are conducting research for potential breedings next year. We still hear of purported CBs and are still trying to track them down. As previously stated, we appreciate any assistance at all in locating and verifying horses believed to contain CB blood, regardless of where located. If you are interested, like us, in knowing just how many CBs are really “out there” and have information that may help in the search, need “trial matings” research, or if you just need basic pedigree research done, please email cb.enews@yahoo.com.

Performance Award Program News: If you didn’t show or if your show year has ended, please consider returning your logbook (and any supporting documentation) early. It would be very helpful to the program administrator to start earlier on calculating year-end scores and ordering awards. One logbook has been returned, two more are “in the mail” and request for two 2008 logbooks have been received already. If you are a “new member” do not forget that passport photocopies are due by December 15^th or all points/mileage will be forfeit. ALL logbooks are due to the pointskeeper by December 15^th. If there are extenuating circumstances, contact the program administrator at: milinda@ezmailbox.net

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is hosting a Rare Breeds Equine Workshop following their annual meeting. This will be held in Pittsboro, North Carolina on November 4th. Laurel Watson will be in attendance representing the breed with Belladonna Leo. Come by and show your support of the Cleveland Bay and other rare breeds.

Several Cleveland Bay enthusiasts have been lucky enough to participate in several clinics with Olympic eventing gold medalist Leslie Law, and his fiancee, Canadian Advanced Eventing Rider Lesley Grant, throughout 2007. Plans are in the works to continue the series for 2008. We anticipate 3 sessions of clinics once again (each comprised of a series of 3 lessons), as well as an extended weekend intensive "Adult Day Camp" at some point during the summer. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Marcia Brody at carriages@netstorm.net.

PA, PR, and Website committees held an open meeting on Oct 5, 2007at the AGM hotel. The meeting was well-attended with much brainstorming. If you were unable to attend, but submitted questions or comments and have not already heard back, please contact the appropriate committee chair for an update.

A pleasure ride benefiting the CBHSNA was held on Sunday, October 21, 2007. The “Jog in Natchaug” was held in Natchaug State Forest near Eastford, Connecticut. BJ Field reports the ride was well-attended, especially for a first-time ride. There were several Cleveland Bays, both pures and sporthorses, and all were well-behaved – even when confronting a family of bears on trail!