Catherston Springsteen

Frozen Semen Stud Fee: £500.00 incl VAT

SIRE:- Dutch Dream was gelded and exported to the USA as a 6 year old where he competed to Intermediarre II level.   Dutch Dream was by the International Grand Prix Dressage & Intermediate Eventer Dutch Gold, out of a mare by Donauwind who sired the Los Angeles Silver Medal winning show jumper Abdullah.  Dutch Dream was also the sire of Catherston Dream Machine, winner of the inaugural potential Dressage horse at BEF Futurity Evaluation and dam of Catherston What a Dream, International Small Tour Dressage Horse, BWBS Silver Medal winning mare and Res Ch Potential Dressage Horse at the 2nd Futurity Series.

DAM  Our Spring Fancy, by the Dutch sire Saks, jumped to Grade B level with Paul Crago before retiring to stud. She won the Pycombe Derby and also won and was placed in several Grade C classes..   She bred several notable foals, the advanced eventer, Catherston Gold Spring; Advanced Dressage horse, Catherston Spring Edition; Catherston Saxaphone who is now competing at Grand Prix level in dressage.

GRAND-DAM Spring Fever, by the TB Middle Temple was an International Show-jumper and winner of the Queen Elizabeth Cup at the Royal International Horse Show in 1962.   Spring Fever, ridden by Judy Crago, represented Great Britain at numerous International shows between 1960 – 67 and was a member of 8 Nations Cup Teams. Spring Fever also bred Autumn Folly who was short listed for the Olympics with Paul Crago. One notable year at Wales and the West, 3 of her offspring won classes on the same day. Autumn Folly, Grade A & Olympic Trial, Spring Fancy won the Grade C & Young Rider Class, Summer Games won the Foxhunter.

Performance

Catherston Springsteen qualified for the finals of the Rhinegold Potential Dressage Horse at the European Championships at Hickstead in 2003 and was short listed for the World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. He also qualified for the British Dressage National Championships Advanced Medium and Prix St Georges in 2005.
By 10 years old he was competing Grand Prix.   He won the Grand Prix to Music classes at the College Premier League and Wellington Premier League Shows. He was also 2nd in the Grand Prix Special at Wellington. At the National Championships in 2007 he was 4th in the Intermediarre II, Grand Prix Musical 4th & 6th in the Grand Prix.  Saumur CDI ,he was  2nd Int II,  7th Grand Prix and 7th in the GP music.

He has started the 2010 season in grand style winning the Grand Prix Special at Zwolle Stallion Show in Holland and then he qualified for the National Championships most years at Grand Prix where he has always been in the top 12. Springsteen is now training Jennie’s grand-daughter in the finer points of Junior dressage and were Longlisted for the Junior European Dressage Championships.

This horse has an extraordinary temperament and lovely manners both in and out of the stable.   He has passed these qualities onto his stock and all reports from delighted owners remark how easy and straightforward Springsteen stock are.

Catherston Springsteen is also a very bold and careful jumper and he has pased this quality onto his progeny who are alrady winning in  Horse Trials and Showjumping classes.   A kind and sensible nature with paces and jumping abiility all rolled into one  -he must be the stallion to help breeders breed their ‘dream horse’.

Progeny

Longstock Sinatra – , bred by Jeanette Burtenshaw.
Currently has 343 BD points and has qualified for every level of Regionals and Music and is again qualified for the Winter Regionals at Advanced Medium level.

Catherston Springnut – , Currently as 242 BD points, consistently winning at Advanced Medium and qualified for Regionals as well as the Petplan Championships. Qualified British Dressage National Championships 2009, Qualified British Dressage Winter Championships 2010 in 3 classes.

Burlyns Bold as Brass , bred by Juliet Mason.
Best Colt Foal at Great Yorkshire Show 2005 & Champion Sports Horse Foal and Champion Hunter Foal at SHB-GB Annual Show at Addington. .Qualified for Badminton Potential Young Dressage Horse Champs. Qualified for Potential Young Dressage Horse at British Dressage National Championships. He won the Novice Summer Regionals in 2013, was 3rd at the Elementary Petplan Area Festival and has qualified for the Elementary Winter Regionals in 2014 and currently has 133 BD points.
Casper VI  bred by Cordelia Croft – 1st BE100 Highclere
currently 19 BE points, Winner NRF @ Stratford Hills, completed various CIC’s

Wizard of Aus –  , bred by James Hussey
40 BE Futurity points, 18 BE points, winning Novice at Mount Ballan and Broadway

Doubtful Spring Alibi –
38 BE Futurity points – very consistent in BE100 classes

Catherston Springstream –
over £227 BSJA, double clears in Foxhunter and 25 BE Futurity points. 2004 chestnut filly out of Catherston Jetstream ( Jashin) 1st Hunter foal Devon County Show. 1st and Champion Potential Show Jumper, British Dressage Young Horse and Breeding Championships.

Millrise Philospher –
90 BE points – consistent placings at Novice and qualified Novice Music

The Stig
138 BD points, consistently winning Novice & Elementary

Chloes Spring –
2nd Novice at Floors Castle 2013

Catherston Spring to It –
16 BE Futurity points, 3rd BE100 at Pulborough

Catherston Specific –
Consistent winner at Preliminary with a 14 year old, highest Area Festival qualifying score throughout.

Spring Galexis –
BEF Futurity Elite as foal & Higher First as a yearling.
Springsteen has 13 Futurity Elite & Higher Firsts 8.50+ for youngstock in Show Jumping, Eventing & Dressage including Catherston So What, Selestine, Catherston Spring To It, Sabrina.Fair, Spring Que, Chole’s Spring, Dream Missile and Missile Courage.

Selestine  – 2nd and best Yearling filly Brtish Eventing Young Horse Championships.  Only beaten by 1point by the  by horse that went on to win the In-hand Championship.

Endymion Gem Telyn
2007 Foal Champion- National All Welsh Championships Show,
Best Part Bred Welsh Foal & 2nd Lightweight Hunter Foal – The Royal Welsh Show.
1st Foal from Novice Broodmare – National Hunter Show.

Catherston Spring Stream 2004 chestnut filly out of Catherston Jetstream ( Jashin)
1st Hunter foal Devon County Show.
1st and Champion Potential Show Jumper, British Dressage Young Horse and Breeding Championships.

Placed Discovery & Newcomers.BSJA  £55 winnings from very few outings

Catherston Springnut

Qualfied British Drfessage National Championships 2009

Qualifed British Dressage Winter Championships 2010 in 3 classes