Baileys Horse Feeds are to support the British Horse Database Leading Sire Rankings from 2001. Based on performance data supplied by British Dressage, British Eventing and the British Show Jumping Association, the Rankings have fast become the focus of sport horse breeders' attention on their publication in Sport Horse Annual in January each year.

Baileys are delighted to be associated with what is a valuable tool for those planning selective breeding programmes based on results. Having worked closely with stud owners, particularly Thoroughbred breeders, for some years, Baileys develop feeding programmes to suit individual management regimes and horses' nutritional requirements. The BHD and the Leading Sire Rankings give breeders the chance to choose top genetic potential, which combined with providing optimum nutrition from conception, and throughout all stages of a horse's development and working life, provides the best possible chance of fulfilling that potential. The ideal recipe to help achieve that ultimate goal of medal winning British equestrian teams mounted on British bred horses!

The BHD has been compiling pedigree and performance data since itsinception in 1993 and has published Leading Sire Rankings annually, with mid-summer updates, since 1996. This year, for the first time, the Rankings can be viewed on the Internet - either click through from the Baileys site on www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk or visit www.britishhorsedatabase.com.