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Medoc Progeny
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
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Medoc's offspring have inherited his dual purpose ability with Advanced International Event horses, finalists in the National Dressage Championships, the Young Dressage Horse Finals, Burghley Young Event Horse Finals, County Show winners, British Hanoverian and British Warmblood show winners. His eldest progeny are 13 this year. 2007 had some excellent highlights with Medoc receiving his greatest ever number of mares and many of his competing progeny earned excellent results, including Margaux who was crowned BWBS Mare Performance Test Champion & Show Jumping Champion and Matilda who was also Champion Mare at the Sports Pony Studbook Society Grading Day.

Medoc adds quality, athleticism, paces and outline to his progeny. Such is his consistency in producing lovely youngstock, he has an incrediably high number of breeders who have come back many times. See below some recent progeny from different types of mares and their acheivements:-

 

"Elite Redstone Merinka" - Multi Champion dressage mare.
Merinka (2001) was bred by us out of Donnerleska, a Donnerschlag mare. Merinka is now owned by the Redstone Stud and ridden by Jo Barry, her superb competition results to date include:-

  • Winner of the Scottish Farmer Championship (Novice) at Rowallan
  • 2006 Scottish Novice Champion
  • 2006 Scottish Sports Horse 5 year old Champion
  • 2006 Scottish Sports Horse Dressage to Music Champion
  • 2nd in Novice Freestyle at the Winter National Championships 2006 at Solihull
  • 3rd in 2006 National Novice Championships
  • 3rd in Music Freestyle Challenge for Mares at Keysoe, Bedfordshire
  • Top 10 finalist at the 5 year old Shearwater Championships
  • Qualified for the Winter Regional Championships 2007 in Novice Open, Novice Music Freestyle (score 81.94%), Elementary Open and Elementary Music Freestyle
Merinka was awarded "Elite"status (the British equivalent to State Premium status), 2nd overall and the highest placed British Bred mare at the 2005 British Hanoverian Horse Society Mare Performance Test and Gradings, at Addington, Bucks.
 

"Elite Mayfair" - Elite dressage mare

  • Mayfair (1997) is by Medoc out of an Odysseus mare. She had a successful dressage career ridden by Damian Hallam, qualifying for both the Winter 2002 and Summer 2003 Novice Regional Championships. At the British Hanoverian Horse Society Mare Performance Test she was crowned Champion Mare and was one of only two mares on the day to be awarded 'Elite' status, the British equivalent of State Premium Status. She has now retired as a broodmare for the Redstone Hanoverian Stud.
  • Mayfair is also a full sister to successful dressage horse, Monet.
"Red Baron" - 3 Star CCI Advanced Eventer ridden by Zara Phillips
  • Current Eventing World Champion Zara Phillips, competes Red Baron, a 3 star International horse, by Medoc out of a 3/4 Hanoverian mare. They were placed 5th at Gatcombe International, and amongst other events completed Boekelo, Hartbury and Ede in 2006.
  • The Russian National Eventing Team have also selected a horse by Medoc to represent the country.
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"Margaux" - BWBS Mare Performance Test Champion 2007.
  • Margaux is out of our 1999 BWBS Champion Mare, Morka (Flemmingh) and was graded "Select" (State Premium equivalent) into the BWBS Select Stud book.
"Matilda" - Champion Mare at the Sports Pony Studbook Society Grading Day 2007
  • Matilda (2002) is a 14.2 pony by Medoc out of a Welsh Section D mare. In 2006 she was winner of the 4 year old class at the British Dressage Young Horse and Breeding Championship.
"Hey Mambo" - Pavo International Young Dressage Horse finalist
  • Hey Mambo (2002) is a full brother to Merinka, (see previous). He was a finalist at the National Dressage Championships 2006 in the Pavo International Young Dressage Horse Class. He has also been invited to join an Elite Potential Dressage training day.
"Overstones Marquessa" - Royal Show winner 2006
  • Overstones Marquessa (2004) by Medoc out of a Maximillian Isolan mare, Overstones Infanta, was winner of Best British Bred in the Warmblood class at the Royal Show 2006.

2007 Foal by Medoc x Cavalcade - overall WINNER of the British Equestrian Federation foal evaluation at Catherston (winning the Show Jumping section and 2nd in the potential dressage section). Owned by Mrs Diane Maxfield.

British Hanoverian and British Warmblood Grading and Shows
  • Medoc's progeny have have much success at the Breed shows, especially with the mares. He had two mares graded as Elite (equivalent to State Premium Status) by the Hanoverian Society with overall champion, Mayfair, in 2002 and Merinka, 2nd overall and Best British bred Mare in 2005.
  • At the 2005 British Warmblood Show, Medoc had two mares graded into the Select Stud Book, (also equivalent to State Premium Status). These were Margaux, out of our 1999 BWBS Champion mare, Morka (Flemmingh) and Marcella (Diamond).The German judge, Herr Bruning, said to Horse and Hound that the mares he graded into the Select Studbook were exceptional, 'The quality of this group was better than at many German Shows. These horses are of the type that will produce top class dressage horses'.
  • Moche was the winner of Colt Foal Class at the British Hanoverian Horse Society Show 2005.
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