Above: Team Silver Pony European Championships 2008 - Althea Bleekman, Gina Ruck, Eliza Stoddart & Ella McEwan

Left: Team Gold World Championships 1986, Ginny Leng, Ian Stark, Clarissa Bleekman & Lorna Clarke

Chatsby – David Green Lifeline – Gail Hancock 1994 World Games 10th Working Hunter of the Year HOYS Wembly 1987, At Whorridge Farm We have discovered and produced world class horses for three decades – let us help you find and produce your own for the 21st Century! We have been involved with competition horses Championship; and is also the sire of Leacourt Touch since 1971, when sisters Sally and Clarissa Strachan & Go winner with Jade Lazenby of the 2004 National first represented Great Britain in Holland at Intro Champs. Karandasj is already the sire of We have many contacts in England – and of course in Holland with Edward’s Boekelo. Over the next twenty years home champions – we are aiming for more. family and business connections and are always happy to help and advise our produced horses competed internationally with Clarissa – they brought back team gold and silver Edward’s career was running parallel to Clarissa’s clients with choosing and purchasing semen or horses. medals from the 1977 and 1979 European before coming to England with a long involvement Championships at Burghley and Luhmuhlen (Merry with the Venderbosh family’s stud in Holland and We have fresh/frozen semen available from stallions at De Radstake, De Sovereign); the team gold medal in the 1986 World working in the USA with racehorses. Stud work and Championships at Gawler, (Delphy Dazzle) bringing on young horses has always been his first Watermolen and Team Nijhof www.radstake.nl/watermolen.net/team-nijhof.nl and many other team and individual trophies. Seven love and with their super staff he and Clarissa still if any stallion has taken your fancy please ask us if we can help! different horses completed Badminton a total of combine breaking, schooling and selling on fifteen times, finishing in the frame on several youngsters with the stud work. Now all three young Gale Force by Burggraaf occasions and Delphy KIngfisher was leading event Bleekmans are successful competitors – Team leading Young Rider Horse in USA previously one of our Delphy Dazzle - Blyth Tait stallions here - sire of many successful progeny BSJA & , inc. horse of the year in 1981: Lifeline went on to win the Bleekman has arrived! – Althea won a Team silver Burghley **** CCI 1991 runner up Burghley Young Event Horse 5yr Final 1999 Working Hunter of the Year at Wembley with Gail medal at The Pony European Championships, and Hancock in 1987, and Chatsby to 10th place in the won two National Championships in 2008, Kate has 1994 World Equestrian Games with David Green. won the Southern Irish Pony Championships in 2007 and Janou has started her BE and BSJA career with The world record goes on – we are proud that in our wins in both disciplines. first year the stud produced Primmore’s Pride – who won Pippa Funnell two of the three wins needed to Whorridge Farm has 100 acres of first rate pasture take the Rolex Grand Slam World record prize of and paddocks, with excellent facilities for the mares $250,000 in 2003. Primmore’s Pride of course won including closed circuit cameras and alarms for foaling. the 2002 British National Open at Gatcombe as did We have a full ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION service Mayhem III (also by Mayhill) for Ruth Edge in 2008. available with fresh and transported chilled and National champions have been produced here – frozen semen cleared for export. Grannex sired Granntevka Prince winner with Lucy Wiegersma of the 2006 Pavo 6 year old Event GRANNUS and LANDGRAF the sire and grandsire of LITTLE BOSS has been consistently in the money up GRANNEX are two of the all time great stallions of to intermediate with Georgie Davies – GRANADOR the Show Jumping world. With RAMIRO Z, sire of and DELPHY’S CHARLIE’S BROWN have both RATINA, Olympic Gold and Silver medal winner, also been sucessful in CCI* and intermediate. in GRANNEX’s damline he has three of the worlds GRANNEX is being used by Britains top owners and greatest four stallions in his pedigree. breeders – with the change to short format, a true ‘Jumper’ who throws quality and movement is what GRANNEX’s offspring are quite exceptional. Many we want. are show jumping and making their way impressively up the top of the ranks including BARONS GRANNEX is available for frozen semen worldwide. GRAPHITE who is one of the South Wests top Collected and frozen by the leading centre in Grade A’s. In eventing Lucy Wiegersma and Belgium, the quality of his frozen semen is GRANNTEVKA PRINCE won the 6 year old Pavo exceptional; which is not altogether a surprise as his Final in 2006 and the intermediate at Gatcombe - chilled semen, with a morphologic normality of 97%, Lucy said “this is definitely a horse with a big future!”. has been declared outstanding by numerous He is now advanced and has been consistently in veterinary centres specialising in Artificial the money at ** and *** – finishing 2nd at Burnham Insemination. We are not aware of a single chestnut Market *** and 11th at Barroca ***. ELLFIELD APRIL GRANNEX foal - they have all been bay with the JOY is also advanced and is placed 5th at Bramham exception of a few greys. *** with Jay Halim. Jade Lazenby and LEACOURT Grannex TOUCH & GO won the BE Intro Champs in 2004. Grannex Offspring 16.22 hh, 1991, Bay, 9 ins bone. AES/SHB Owners: Mr & Mrs E. Bleekman

Graf Grande (Hann) Duellfest Graphit (Hann) Frustra II Frutana (Hann) Arabia Grannus Ernest Ozean T. (Trak.) Selma I (Hann) Odessa (Hann) Gotthard Gitta (Hann) Freiehe GRANNEX Sailing Light XX Ladykiller XX (TB) Landgraf I (Holst) Lone Beech XX Warthburg (Holst) Aldato Anna-Tevka Schneenelke Anita Bolam’s - Barons Graphite Galaxy (John Webb) Woodcote Chief Witness (Holst) Romantiker (Holst) Ramiro Z (Clare Beacham) Grade A stallion, winner Bath & West (Nicky Wood) Grade A Nandura (Holst) Dedy fully graded AES stud book Fuerstenberg (Holst) Farnese Ninea

GRANNEX is one of the British sires we see all the GRANNEX’s pedigree - if you were to list and time in the results! He has produced two National picture all his Olympic/World European Medallist Event Champions to date and many excellent relatives you would fill a book! Jumpers - what more to come?? ANNA-TEVKA his dam lived up to her superb Since winning the style prize at the AES National breeding, only jumping for a few years when having Stallion Show as a 5 year old, GRANNEX jumped a break from breeding and jumped to Grade A with successfully up to International level with Ben Dirk Hafemeister. Dunning and on the County Show Circuit with Granntevka Prince (Lucy Wiegersma) Ellfield April Joy (Jay Halim) winner Little Boss (Georgie Davies) Stephen Williams. winner BE 6 yr old Champs 2006 Chepstow two day and now successful CCI 3* Left to Right: Martinvast CIC*, Ben Faerie and Primmore Hill

Primmore’s Pioneer PRIMMORE’S PIONEER is graded Advanced himself Ginny Leng (nee Holgate) partnered his two most eventing. He won in his first year eventing in 2000, famous sons, NIGHTCAP and PRICELESS notching 16.12 hh, 1995, Dark Brown, 9 ins. bone AES/SHB and again in 2001 and was 2nd in the Scarvagh up an incredible number of Badminton and Young Event Horse class. He was consistently Burghley wins, Olympic, World and European Owners: Miss R. Jones & Mr & Mrs E. Bleekman placed at Intermediate level in 2002 and was 3rd medals. Hartpury CCI*. In 2003 he won Lulworth • Full brother to Primmore’s Pride • Primmore’s Pioneer’s breeding has Intermediate and was 15th at Bazoges-en-Pareds BEN FAERIE’s legacy lives on today as he features in been called ‘The blue print’ for event (France) CCI** ridden by Chris King. In 2004 many of todays stars breeding and has been a • Primmore’s Pride – only horse ever to horse breeding, he is fully approved following the death of his father MAYHILL the successful “damsire”. Brendon Hills proven stallion decision was made to retire PRIMMORE’S IT’S WITHOUT DOUBT is out of a BEN FAERIE win all 3 legs of the Grand Slam with the AES Stud Book and the PIONEER from competition to be able to meet the mare, also dam of Olympic horse SCHIROUBLES. SHB(GB). demands of our clients and our mares. PRIMMORE HILL’s most illustrious offspring is PRIMMORE’S PIONEER’s sire MAYHILL should need PRIMMORE’S PRIDE. Full brother to PRIMMORE’S Dan Cupid no introduction - owner Mark Todd evented him to PIONEER, PRIMMORE’S PRIDE (2 years his senior) Sea Bird Sicalade top level and he was reserve entry for the Hague in 2003 won both Lexington**** and Auk (USA) Hail to Reason (1969) Light of Moon Drakensberg World Games. MAYHILL’s offspring are consistently Burghley****, giving rider Pippa Funnell two of the MAYHILL Tantieme in the frame eventing and show jumping to the three wins needed to take the Rolex Grand Slam Oakville Snow Shower Blonde Oak highest level. of $250,000. PRIMMORE’S PRIDE’s career has been Fair Breeze Fair’s Fair PRIMMORE’S (1968) Breezealong amazing, he won the Burghley Young Event Horse Chanteur II PIONEER Ben Faerie Ben Hawke Rose of Peace PRIMMORE’S PIONEER is out of PRIMMORE HILL, Final at 5, was 1st at Lion D’Angers CCI 2000 and Faerie House Vieux Manoir one of the best event mares competing in her day. 4th Punchestown 2000, 4th Blenheim 2001, 2nd Faerie Dance Primmore Hill She was 9th at Badminton in 1982 after a brilliant Punchestown and 6th Burghley 2002, he also won Irish T.B. Star cross country round and subsequently short listed the British National Championship at Gatcombe Irish Hunter for the World Championships. Her sire was the that year. PRIMMORE’S PRIDE returned home from legendary BEN FAERIE who is probably still the the in Athens 2004 with a silver most successful eventing sire ever. His offspring and bronze medal and in 2005 completed the **** were constantly in the frame in the 1980/1990’s – hatrick by winning Badminton. Karandasj parading at KWPN Grading 2007

KARANDASJ’s sire FEDOR jumped and won PAYS THE BILL and the winner in Holland of the Karandasj (Frozen semen only) Internationally siring amongst many other FFP breeders final POLIEN. Sophie Tobin rides successful progeny the international jumpers ORION II who is winning Internationally - jumping 2 LOVERBOY and BURNING FEDOR. His famous sire for Great Britain they recently won the Grand Prix 16.2 hh, 1992, Black, 9 ins bone. KWPN Keur DARCO a legend of modern breeding and jumpers. in the Nantes CSI. ORION II has won more than Owners: Messrs Greve and Venderbosch He jumped for many years at top International £21,000 to date. Amongst others Albert Zoer is level and is constantly still in the form as a sire and competing Internationally with OPTICAL ILLUSION. grandsire of top horses. KARANDASJ has also produced dressage horses - Lugano Van la Roche Darco OBELISK is competing at Prix St Georges in France Ocoucha KARANDASJ’s dam CORRIE is a keur-preferent with Christine Cassagnes and many more are Fedor Adagio mare and is dam of KAHLUA, winner of the Silver coming up through the ranks. (keur) Harmonieuse Salamine Medal in the Pan Am Games. CORRIE is the dam KARANDASJ KARANDASJ stood at Whorridge in 2007 and was (keur) Marco Polo (pref) of MILAN who competed successfully eventing in Irco Polo the Aachen World Equestrian Games 2006. enormously popular. Many top producers love his Lottie (model pref prest) Corrie CORRIE is a full sister of the famous VOLVO’S offspring - known not only for their ability but their (keur pref) Meridiaan Risole DOLLAR GIRL. CORRIE’s sire IRCO POLO is temperament. Renowned judge Judy Bradwell has Nanka renowned himself and a son of another legend had many and is one of his fans of “The MARCO POLO. Karandasj’s”

With breeding like this it is no surprise that Sadly KARANDASJ died of colic in 2008 – but the KARANDASJ KWPN Keur Stallion - and the fact He jumped to International level as a 6 year old, KARANDASJ has already produced some super quality of his frozen semen is superb. that he has been awarded KEUR status speaks for winning and placed at Grand Prix level with Roelof offspring. He is the sire of the Burghley Young itself. Only exceptional horses with proven form Bril and then with owners son Willem Greve - Event Horse Champion BURBIES BARBER, the and proven offspring are given this accolade. who started to ride him as a teenager. Together Irish 5 year old Show Jumping Champion WHO KARANDASJ started his career with becoming they won the silver medal at the Young Riders Champion at the Performance test, with not only European Championships.His temperament and top jumping marks but eights for his basic paces. ability were an awesome combination! Karandasj Offspring

Orion II – Sophie Tobin Toscanini – Kevin Olmeijier

True Colour – Hans Vander Kolk Texas – Bianca Schoenmaker

Tougly – Willem Greve Unesco – William Greve

Pjottr – Pieter Keunen Parodie – Anouk Kort “The New Zealand Thoroughbred lives a natural, outdoor lifestyle. Going up and down hills creates strong bones and they tend to be laid-back but curious” Mark Todd

Left to Right: Photo by Trevor Meeks for Horse & Hound & IPC and Mayhill parading at Burghley in 1997 Mayhill at Pau (France) CCI

(Frozen semen only) Mayhill (N.Z.) His foals have been accepted by the Zangersheide only horse to win all of the big 3 - Lexington, Studbook and he has been used by mare owners in Burghley and Badminton. Mayhill’s offspring keep 16.3hh, 1984, Bay Thoroughbred, 9 ins bone. AES/SHB England, Ireland, France, Germany and Holland. appearing with success at National and Owners: Mr & Mrs Mark Todd & Mr & Mrs Bleekman International level – DIAMOND MAGIC won Over the years New Zealand bred horses have Boekelo, other names in the form have been had an incredible impact on World Class Three PRIMMORE’S PIONEER, MATCHPLAY, BEN AUK, Native Dancer Day Eventing – STUNNING, MESSIAH, DELTA, BRIMLEYS FEDORA, MAYFLOWER and of course Dan Cupid Vixenette READY TEADY, SILENCE, JAYBEE, EZE, CHARISMA, Ruth Edge won the British Open Championship at Sea Bird Sicambre Sicalade Marmelade BOUNCE the list goes on and MAYHILL has bred Gatcombe in 2008 with MAYHEM III. Auk (USA) Hail to Reason Turn To that tough, New Zealand class. (1969) Light of Moon Nothirdchance Drakensberg Admiral Drake MAYHILL was from an outstanding line of MAYHILL Coureuse MAYHILL has been one of the country’s most competition horses. His Sire AUK has produced Tantieme Deux pour Cent Oakville Terka popular stallions for several seasons - his oldest many top National Hunt horses and is also Sire of Snow Shower The Phoenix Blonde Oak Sleet offspring were born in 1993 and they are enjoying ORSON, 2nd at the Blair Castle CCI 1994, DOWN (1968) Fair’s Fair Fair Trial enormous success. PRIMMORE’S PRIDE (Pippa UNDER, 15th at the Hague World Championships, Fair Breeze Fairy Godmother Breezealong Lord Quex Funnell) was probably the most impressive event and of ZEALENDO (formally WHO’S ZOOMING) Blue Garter horse in the World in 2003 - winning both Show Jumping at Grand Prix Level in the USA. Lexington and Burghley ****’s, and providing Pippa Imported unbroken by his owner Mark Todd, sound in 1996 – a decision prompted solely by the Funnell with two of her three wins needed to take His Grandsire SEA BIRD is one of racings legends - MAYHILL showed so much potential as an event number of mares requiring his services! In the Rolex Grand Slam of $250,000 - the biggest winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe himself, he horse that despite his outstanding National Hunt MAYHILL’s entire career he never had a jumping prize ever seen in eventing. PRIMMORE’S PRIDE’s was one of the ‘Sires’ of the 20th century, father of breeding his career has been in the event world. penalty cross country. career has been amazing, he won the Burghley SEA PIGEON – winner of the Cheltenham Young Event Horse Final at 5, was 1st at Lion Champion Hurdle and many other winners MAYHILL competed One and 3 Day Eventing from Mayhill was Judged Champion at the 1993 British D’Angers CCI 2000, 4th Punchestown 2000, 4th including the legendary ALLEZ FRANCE. His Dam’s 1990, upgrading quickly to Advanced. At Saumur Warmblood grading and was fully approved by the Blenheim 2001, 2nd Punchestown and 6th Sire OAKVILLE was Champion Broodmare Sire Three Day Event in 1994 he was 6th and was Mark’s Anglo European stud book and the Sport Horse Burghley 2002 – he also won the British National 1985-86, and father of Dual Colonial Cup winner reserve entry for the Hague World Championships, Breeders (GB); being considered the perfect type of Championship at Gatcombe that year. in 2005 he GRAND CANYON. also that year finished 9th in the British Open thoroughbred for competition horse breeding; added Badminton to his triumphs – becoming the Championship at Gatcombe Park. He was placed Dr Schenkenberg the renowned judge called him again at Gatcombe in 1995. He retired to stud “The Thoroughbred all of Europe is looking for”. Mayhill Offspring

Mayflower (Althea Bleekman) Matchplay (Oliver Townend)

Mayhem III (Ruth Edge) Gatcombe 08

Primmores Pride brother of Primmores Pioneer (Pippa Funnell) No Limit Offspring No Limit - New for 2009

16.22hh, 1995, Dark Brown. Owners: Messrs Greve and Venderbosch

Capitano Capitol I Folia Indoctro Caletto II (pref) Vanessa VII Orgesch NO LIMIT Furioso Purioso (keur) Jante Alinda (keur pref) Legaat (keur) Dante (ster prest) Uranta (keur pref)

NO LIMIT - Winner of numerous In GB sire of TIMING - Team Gold championships himself in Holland Medal 2008 Young Rider Europeans from 1999 - 2006 upto 1.50m. 3 day event, and 11th individual. From an outstanding family and sire also WIARLEEN winner of the 2008 himself of wonderful progeny. 4 year old Scope Show Jumping Championships.

Wiarleen (by No Limit) Stud Fees Our booking fees are non returnable; our stud fees are payable in advance for transported semen, and for mares here payable on first service or on collection of mare. The Stud fee will be returned if mare proven not in foal by October 1st.

AT WHORRIDGE TRANSPORTED SEMEN (covered live or AI) (Fresh or chilled) MAYHILL We have a limited amount of frozen semen – Please phone for details

GRANNEX: £100 BOOKING FEE £200 £400 Plus STUD FEE £300 £500 TOTAL £500

PRIMMORE’S £150 BOOKING FEE £250 PIONEER: £400 Plus STUD FEE £300 £550 TOTAL £550

NO LIMIT: £150 BOOKING FEE £200 £450 Plus STUD FEE £400 £600 TOTAL £600

KARANDASJ: BOOKING FEE £200 FROZEN Plus STUD FEE £400 SEMEN ONLY TOTAL £600

Keep charges for mares to be covered by our stallions

GRASS KEEP: £28 per week / £35 per week with foal STABLED AT NIGHT: £56 per week / £70 per week with foal or to foal FOALING FEE: £150 GROOM’S FEE: £10 Arrangements and costs for collecting and transporting semen on request.

How to find us WILLAND Our stallions have all been tested free of C.E.M and E.V.A, and we require visiting mares to have certificates of a negative C.E.M test before CULLOMPTON Services BRISTOL arrival. Please note this can take 5 - 10 days. Mares will not be covered without a negative B3181 cervical swab taken while in season - this can BRADNINCH J28 be done here at stud.We reserve the right to ask for a negative E.V.A test in special WE ARE HERE B3181 circumstances.The stud reserves the right to Whorridge refuse any difficult or diseased mare.The stud M5 HONITON Farm Stud is 1 mile from accepts no responsibility for accident or disease. EXETER / PLYMOUTH Cullompton