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Morningside Stud to
Host International Breeders Conference 2002
Ireland will once
again be the place for horse breeders to gather as Morningside Stud hosts
its popular "International Breeders Conference 2002" on Saturday,
March 30th.
This annual conference,
which was launched last year by Morningside Stud, brings breeders of competition
horses together with European studbook officials, international riders,
highly-ranked breeders, and skilled veterinarians. Last year Holland and
the KWPN Studbook were featured. This year, the World Breeding Federation,
the umbrella organization for all sport horse studbooks, and the Danish
Warmblood Society will be under the spotlight.
Jan Pedersen, the keynote speaker at the International Breeders
Conference that will be held on March 30 in Nenagh, County Tipperary.
Above: Mr.
Pedersen is standing with H.R.H. Princess Benedikte, Patroness of
the Danish Warmblood Society.
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Tom
Reed, the owner of Morningside Stud, tells us the purpose of the
conference is to improve sport horse breeding through the sharing
of information, best-practices, and inspiration. "We are very
fortunate to once again have a world-class group of speakers for
the International Breeders Conference. Mr. Jan Pedersen, the President
of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses and the Chair
of the Danish Warmblood Society, will be our keynote speaker. Jan,
who possesses a tremendous amount of knowledge about sport horse
breeding in the global context, is also a highly regarded breeder
himself, having bred a mare that won the 2001 Gold Medal in Denmark."
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The conference will
also feature Henrik Gundersen, the Danish international rider of Morningside
Stud's exciting Holsteiner stallion, Condios. Henrik will speak on the
precise attributes that visitors from the USA, Asia, and Europe are looking
for when buying young competition horses. And Henrik will show some videos
of top-class horses and offer insights from years of training and producing
young horses for sale by himself and important clients such as the Holsteiner
Association in Germany.
Gert-Jan Bruggink,
who won the Gold Medal in the European Championship for Young Riders and
led the Dutch Team to victory in the Samsung Nations Cup World Final,
will offer his reflections on breeding international showjumpers. Gert-Jan
and his family bred Joel, a gelding sired by Morningside Stud's stallion
Ekstein, that carried his rider to these and other international victories
in 20001.
Elizabeth Lane, a
veterinary surgeon who teaches and conducts research as a lecturer at
the University College Dublin's vet school, will speak on what every mare
owner needs to know about getting mares in foal. Liz and her brother Tommy
are well known in Ireland for breeding and producing good-looking horses
that win in the show ring and then move on to compete or serve as high
quality breeding stock.
The International
Breeders Conference 2002 has attracted corporate sponsorship from companies
based in Canada (Breeding News for Sport Horses), Denmark (Danish Warmblood
Society), Holland (Horse International magazine and the WBFSH International
Breeding Guide), Ireland (Red Mills Horse Feed, Horseware Ireland, Equest
Wormer, Golden Vale / Kerry Group, Thoroughbred Insurance Services Ltd.,
Irish Equimarkets, and Genetic Links), and the United States (Norfields's
Magnetic Health Care Products).
The International
Breeders Conference 2002 will be held on Saturday, March 30th, at the
Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh, County Tipperary. More information about
the programme can be found at http://www.morningside-stud.com
Morningside Stud's homepage allows for the on-line purchase of tickets
with a credit card and offers helpful links including a hotel, airlines,
and the Irish Tourist Board.
http://www.morningside-stud.com
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