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JUMPER BREEDING PROGRAM

from American Hanoverian Society 2023 Stallion Directory

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from American Hanoverian Society 2023 Stallion Directory, page 120

Article from: American Hanoverian Society 2023 Stallion Directory

WILD DANCE

Promoting

the breeding of high-quality Hanoverian and Rhineland show jumping horses in North America

In 2005, the Society established the NORTH AMERICAN JUMPER BREEDING PROGRAM (JBP), which is based in part on the successful experience of the Programm Hannoveraner Springpferdezucht (PHS) established in 1993 in Germany. A cooperative effort between the Society and the two regional Hanoverian breeding clubs in Canada, the Jumper Breeding Program promotes the breeding of high-quality Hanoverian and Rhineland show jumping horses in North America. To be selected for the program, mares and stallions must have both an appropriate jumping pedigree and demonstrated jumping ability or offspring with demonstrated jumping ability.

Stallion Criteria

The criteria used by the PHS for selecting the stallions was adopted for the North American Program. In addition to having an appropriate jumping pedigree, a stallion must meet one or more of the following criteria:

• A jumping index of at least 125 in the Stallion Performance Test

• A jumping score of 8.5 or higher in the Stallion Performance Test

• A successful competition record, such as placings in show jumping at USEF 1.40m or above (five times in first to third place) or Equine Canada equivalent, participation in international levels of competition or qualification for the World Breeding Championships for Young Jumpers or the Bundeschampionat in Germany

• Offspring with successful competition records at the USEF 1.40m or above or CEF equivalent

• A jumping breeding value of at least 120

Because competition records are not readily available in the U.S., the committee relies primarily on stallion performance tests and breeding values for acceptance into the JBP. The committee encourages owners of stallions not otherwise included to provide the committee with the competition records of their stallion or his offspring. These records will be evaluated, and if sufficient, may permit the inclusion of the stallion in the program. In addition to the stallions already selected for the PHS, the current list of activated North American stallions selected for the program is set forth on the following page, and stallions in this directory have the appropriate JBP logo on their individual page.

Mare Criteria

The JBP committee has also adopted similar criteria to that used by the PHS for selecting the mares for the program. Mares must have an appropriate jumping pedigree and must meet one or more of the following criteria:

• An overall jumping score of at least 8.0 in the Mare Performance Test (MPT)

• A breed value index of at least 125

• A successful competition record in show jumping at USEF 1.35m or above or the Equine Canada equivalent (five times in first to third place), qualification for World Breeding Championships for Young Jumpers or Bundeschampionat in Germany

• A mare that has two offspring with successful competition records, one with placings first to fifth in USEF 1.35m or above (or Equine Canada equivalent), and one with at least one placing first to fifth in USEF 1.40m or above (or Equine Canada equivalent); these offspring must have acceptable registration papers from a member organization of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses

• A mare that has close relatives (full or half siblings from the same dam with successful show jumping competition records as noted above)

Because the committee does not have access to competition records of many of these mares or their offspring, the committee may rely upon MPT data and competition records previously submitted to the Society office. The committee recognizes that there may be mares not currently on the JBP list that have successful

OWNERS competition records, or other factors that have been overlooked or not considered. Owners of mares not otherwise included in the current list are encouraged to provide the committee with the appropriate additional information so the mare may be considered for the program.

Appropriate Jumping Pedigree

The following guidelines are generally considered to be an “appropriate jumping pedigree.” To some extent, these guidelines may be applied more strictly to stallions than mares. First, the sire of the horse in question must be a “jumping sire,” preferably meeting the requirements as set forth for the stallions elected for the program. Next, the sire of the dam and the sire of the granddam should either be both jumping sires or at a minimum one of the two should be a jumping sire, also preferably meeting the JBP requirements as set forth for stallion qualifications.

Recognizing that some sires are multi-talented which makes for many variables, the committee will consider every application very carefully.

To further encourage participation of jumper mares in the breeding

Owner/Breeder: program, the inspection scoring system allows for an alternative requirement whereby a mare that meets the other requirements for Hanoverian or Rhineland Premium Mare eligibility but does not score an overall 7.0 on inspection (42 points) or an outside mare that does not obtain the necessary overall 7.0 or better for entry into the studbooks may have her free jumping score added to the overall inspection score and the resulting total divided by 7 (instead of 6). If this new total is 7.0 or better, that result would count towards Hanoverian or Rhineland Premium Mare eligibility (in the case of eligible mares) or Main Studbook acceptance (in the case of outside mares).