Breeders Quality Mark

We are proud to have been awarded the Breeders Quality Mark by the British Equestrian Federation. We are the first Quarter Horse and Appaloosa Stud to have gained this award. Many congratulations to the whole team here who worked so hard in attaining this recognition. Thanks also to Jan Rogers of BEF and Chris Hewlett of Haddon Training for their help and guidance over the last year. The information below is taken from the B.E.F. website.   

"The Breeders' Quality Mark (BQM) is a quality mark awarded by British Breeding, the breeding division of the British Equestian Federation, to studs demonstrating best practice in stud management."

"The 'Breeders' Quality Mark' (BQM) was launched in October 2004 after two years of careful piloting. It recognises British breeders who are working to the highest standards of practice and record keeping. The BQM enables breeders to promote their skill, add validity to breeding data produced by these breeders, boost the confidence of the horse buying public and increase the marketability of the horses and ponies produced. The aim is to improve the quality and integrity of the information recorded by studs and artificial insemination centres in Great Britain, and allow national comparison.

In order to do this the BQM encourages breeders to adopt best practice in respect of the recording of information relevant to their breeding programmes and establish systems to ensure that nationally comparable information has integrity and is statistically sound. The scheme is not concerned with the quality of the animals on the stud as this is the province of the Breed Societies and Stud Books. Both studs and artificial insemination centres will be eligible for the award, and will be assessed not only on the integrity and statistical soundness of the information recorded relevant to their breeding programmes but also on the establishments compliance with legislation, regulation and best practice.”  

Studs currently holding the BQM