2010 Medoc Progeny News

Congratulations to all recent progeny winners and their riders and owners, please do keep letting us know when you've been out competing, we love to hear how you have been getting on.

Ravendale Stud broodmares and their 2010 foals by Medoc.
(All colts this year - well done!)

We have been incredibly fortunate to accquire the 100 day tested and licensed Hanoverian Stallion, Saint Malo. He is graded with the Hanoverian Verband and licensed with the British Hanoverian Horse Society. He has a superb dual purpose pedigree by Salieri, Grand Prix Showjumper and winner of the Sires of the World class at Hannover 2000. Salieri is also sire of Anky van Grunsven`s "Salinero", the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist and the Grand Prix show jumper "Seven Up", who also competed at the 2008 Olympics. Saint Malo's dam, Arosa, has also produced approved state stud stallion, Gripaldi, top-selling Verden auction horse, Whoopi B, Saint Malo's full brother Satchmo, who competed M show jumping before he was sold to Mexico. A full-brother to Arosa, Tranquilo, sold expensively at Verden and became a Silver medallist at the European Young Rider Championships in his later career.

During his stud career, Saint Malo has covered mares in Germany and Sweden and his progeny are successfully competing in dressage and showjumping. His eldest offspring in the UK are now just 2 years old. His own promising dressage career was sadly cut short following a car accident in 2002 but his stallion performance test results confirm his undoubted talent - Character 9, Walk 9.33, Trot 9 and Canter 8.

We look forward to adding more information about him for you and pictures to the site soon.

Jancol Marco is on a roll! As winner of the Freestyle at Oldencraig with a superb 75.93%, he and rider Paul Hayler are now qualified for the Regional Championships. The combination were also winners of both Medium's at Brook Farm recently with 71% & 73% to qualify for the Winter Championships. Great results.

Y Matilda won another Medium at Manor Grange on 23rd November with 68% and did her first Adv Med for a very creditable 65%. Here's looking forward to 2011! High Hopes for 2011.

Jannah's Prospect (Medoc / Maybe Just Maybe) was Champion Amateur Home Produced, Reserve Champion Riding Horse, Reserve Champion Sports Horse and Reserve Supreme Light horse at the British National Foal of The Year 2010! A fantastic filly to hold her daddy's name! Huge congratulations to all concerned, what a wonderful acheivement and a lovely write-up in Horse & Hound too.

"By popular request an extra regional foal show has been added to the BHHS calendar this year. The date is the 23rd October 2010 at Westoak Hanoverian Stud. Foal branding and mare grading will take place for anyone who was unable to attend the summer regional shows. For more details visit www.westoak.co.uk

The British Hanoverian Horse Society (BHHS) are holding their Annual Show at Addington Equestrian Centre on Sat 25th & Sun 26th Sept. If you have Medoc progeny or Hanoverian horses, then you really should take a trip down and look at what British Hanoverians are acheiving. There are dressage competitions this year as well as the Show itself. Click the link to visit the BHHS web site for more details about the show and we hope to see you there!

Congratulations Red Baron & David Hannigan who were 2nd in the CCI** at Ballindenisk International Horse Trials 15-19 Sept in Ireland.

4 Medium wins! Y Matilda and Andrea Smith swept the board comprehensively at Sheepgate, Lincs by winning four Medium classes - fantastic results. The combination are looking to move to Advanced Medium over the winter.

It is with the greatest sadness we share with you that Medoc passed away on Saturday 31st July. He had been in grand health and had a super covering season. The vets were fantastic but nothing could be done for an internal injury that became apparent on the Saturday morning. Throughout all he was his amazing, brave, calm self. Aged 20, he'd had a fabulous innings, succeeding in every area of his career and then becoming an influential sire for British Breeding.

A enormous thank you to everyone who has supported Medoc over the years, your enthusiasm for Medoc has been much appreciated and we hope that you continue to be proud of his offspring. We were honoured to have such a horse with us for a decade and he leaves big hoofprints to fill and a big hole in our hearts.

Medoc Offspring clean up at Revesby Show
Despite our terrible news, Medoc's progeny waved the flag for him in emphatic style with a 1, 2, 3 in the 2-3 year old Sports Horse class and then claiming the overall Sports Horse Champion at Revesby Show, Lincs. Three Medoc offspring filled the top 3 places in the 2-3 year old Sports Horse class, with the winner Oxcombe Medvind going on to win the Sport Horse Championship. Congratulations to Annika Earl with Medvind who is out of a TB mare, 2nd placed Cracker with Sonia Burley and 3rd placed Spring Serenade and Nicola Cumpstone. A Medoc yearling also won the Yearling Sport Horse Class - a total clean-up in the Sport Horse department!

Congratulations to the Waltons and their 5 week old foal by Medoc out of their show hunter pony - Maybe Just Maybe (Cassander / Yealand Night Echo). They have scored 3 firsts already, winning a foal class locally at Telford Riding Club, then the hunter pony foal at NCPA Derbyshire Festival and then 1st at Cheshire County on Tuesday 22nd June. Brilliant results!

Jancol Marco & Paul Hayler are on a winning streak, having won two classes at The College, and a class at Norton Heath last month, they returned to Norton Heath to claim the Elementary 43 class with 71.72%. They then clinched second equal in Marco's first ever Medium with an impressive score of 68.28%.

Y Matilda and Andrea Smith continue their successful season having moved up to Medium level with a win at Northallerton Equestrian Centre on a score of 65.68%.

Westoak Merlot won the Restricted Advanced Medium and was 3rd in the Advanced 100 at Stilebridge, where he was also a winner in February this year.

Maateus followed up on a 4th in the Novice Restricted Freestyle at the Willerby Regionals in February by returning to claim wins in two Novice classes in April with scores of 67.31% and 70%, as reported in Horse and Hound.

Janet Colligan will be enjoying the fact that the two Medoc offspring from her warmblood mare, Femke, are on a winning roll currently. Jancol Millie won a Novice class at Horse World Equestrian Centre in April with Charlotte Wood, while Jancol Marco won an Elementry with 69.31% and a Novice with 71.15% with Paul Hayler at The College Equestrian Centre in March. Jancol Marco also won a class at Norton Heath Equestrian Centre with a superb 71.88%.

Imperial Crusader was winner of a Medium class at Manor Grange on the 4th April.



Foal News - our broodmare Ogarina has produced another super colt, just like his yearling brother, R.S. Morrisey. Morrisey has also been sold this month - congratulations to his new owner.



Visiting mare Bonnet, produced a super black filly foal, with striking markings just after Easter and has appropriately been named Fascinator!

NED DATABASE - have you checked your horses details yet? The National Equine Database (UK) needs your help to make sure horse records contained on it are correct. Medoc ranks as a top senior British based stallion on the NED database, but some of his offspring's NED records do not show their breeding and therefore, do not count statistically. As horse owner & passport holder only you are able to update your horses information. Check your horses records show their breeding & links to any performance records from British Dressage, British Eventing or British Showjumping. Visit www.nedonline.co.uk to check and update your horse now. This will be a priceless breeding tool for the British Breeding Industry but it needs your support now.. Thanks!

Mateus won two novices at Port Royal with 69%.
Mercurey was also a double winner in two medium classes at Wix Equestrian Centre on 28th March with consistent percentages of 68.5% and 69.3%.
Kate McClaren and Laura Ritchie-Bland were 3rd in a Novice section at Lincoln Horse Trials with a score of 33.5.

Y Matilda was 2nd in the Medium freestyle test at Willerby Dressage Regional Competition with a super score of 68.9% - well done!

West Oak Merlot won the Advanced Medium at Stilebridge Barn Dressage on the 2nd Feb.
Margaux won the Novice Summer Qualifier at Sheepgate with 65.16% on the 20th Feb.

Medoc youngstock were victorious Willerby Hill Farm Dressage on 30th January - see Horse & Hound (4th Feb '10) for full report & pictures.

Miss Molly won both Prelims with Victoria Carr with scores of 70 and 68.63%
Margaux won the Novice Summer Qualifier with Kate Johnson with 73.54%
Mateus won Restricted Novice Freestyle with Andrea Peel with72.2%
Y Matilda won Medium Freestyle with Andrea Smith with 68.28%
Congratulations to all involved with such great results.

Michael Angelo and Karen Beddows were double winners in two Novice classes with over 68% at Broom Yard Equestrian Centre. We have Michael Angelo & Remember Me's full yearling brother for sale click here

The highly successful dressage mare Rhiannon, by Medoc, and ridden by Pippa Childerhouse is due to foal this year. She is in foal to the exciting young stallion, Amour G, a 5 year old tobiano stallion also ridden by Pippa. Best wishes for later this year!

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