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We are proud to be a member of World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH).
The ACE Passport has been added to the list of “FEI approved national identification documents” available on the FEI website as well as on the FEI Database.
This means that this Passport can now be used as a national identification document for FEI horses.

2015 Tour Results

The 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour – Achieving your Dreams!

ACE Group Performance Premium Licensed German Riding Pony stallion VITO DIMA (imp).

I am delighted and proud to report that the 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour is successfully finalised and wow have we seen some amazing horses!

We have again travelled extraordinary amounts of km by plane and car throughout six states of Australia, assessing beautiful horses at beautiful venues, meeting many new faces and catching up with old friends. On behalf of the 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Team I would like to say THANK YOU to all the participants for not only treating us to a fantastic time and outstanding hospitality but also for the chance to see and assess some of Australia’s finest Warmblood and Performance Horses and Ponies for the future. The high standard of professionalism and efficiency with which all horses have been presented was a credit to all owners and breeders and was recognised and very much appreciated by the Breeding Inspection and Assessment team.

I would like to Congratulate and Thank all the Participants, presenting the awarded Champions as well as the Champions of the Hearts of the 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour and I am very much looking forward to the next ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour in 2016.

A Huge THANK YOU also to the Team: Gerd Kuest and Lauretta Wright as well as;

The Tack Shed (www.thetackshed.com) for supplying the ACE Group with outstanding Merchandise,
Australian Show Ribbons (http://www.showribbons.com.au) for the high quality and speedy service,
Stallions Plus (www.stallionsplus.com) for offering great discounts for ACE Tour participants,
Nichole Aird and her Team from BlueCrate Software (www.bluecrate.com.au) for providing the ACE Group with an exceptional website and outstanding service.
The Oldenburger Verband and the Westfaelische Pferdestammbuch, Germany, Trakehner Australia, the Friesian Sporthorse Association as well as the Australian Sports Pony Register for being part of the 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour.

2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Results

(sorted by Sire of the Horse / Foal presented)

Results all States

2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Awards: [i]

ACE Champion Fillies and Colts (under the age of 1), by State:

Highest Scoring Fillies – Colt

ACE Group Champion Colt and Filly (under the age of 1):

ACE Champion Foals

Debussy bred and presented by Amy Griffiths

The 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Champion Award has been taken out by a very special colt bred in Tasmania:
Congratulations to Amy Griffiths for breeding and presenting this extraordinary colt!

Debussy is by Desperados out of the ACE registered and Elite assessed mare Bardot (by Bon Bonaparte) who herself was bred by ACE Breeder Georgia Calvert! Congratulations!

Highest scoring ACE Stallion, Mare and Gelding
Highest Scoring Westfalen, Oldenburg, Friesian Sport Horse, ASPR and other Breeds

Highest scoring Mare, Stallion, Gelding, NON ACE

Highest scoring Mare, Stallion, Gelding, NON ACE

[i] Only ACE registered Horses have been eligible for the 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Awards.

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What is ACE Assessment?

ACE Assessment is an opportunity to receive feedback, an instrument of quality control against the breeding goal and a chance to benchmark against other breeders/owners nationally as well as internationally.

ACE Group Inc. has successfully offered Assessment by an independent expert from overseas for ACE registered and unregistered Performance Horses for over ten years providing the Australian Equestrian industry with valuable feedback regarding their breeding decisions.

When looking at the meaning of the word Assessment there are numerous synonyms: Evaluation, Estimation, Measurement, Judgement, Review, Consideration and Opinion.

All of these words with their particular meaning play an important role during the assessment. However, the assessment also implies that there is a state of perfection, a dream to achieve an overall breeding goal, which has been outlined below.

Without this goal – assessment and all of its functionalities will fade.

Estimation – Breeding or not breeding – keep him colt or geld him – keep or sell

Neither the assessor nor ACE Group Inc. will be able to answer these questions fully, but with the assessment, you will get a snapshot of where your horse is at that particular point in time. It may give you a tool to make a decision.

Measurement – depending on what type of Performance Horse you would like to breed, there are clear rules to e.g. heights.

Do you intend to breed a pony, small performance horse or Warmblood? Especially important for the assessment of older horses – mares that are considered to enter the breeding program as well as stallions.

Judgement – nobody likes to be judged – but to improve we need to be aware of possible faults and open to constructive criticism.

The ACE Group Inc. expert has seen thousands of horses in his career as a judge and will give you an honest impression of where you are according to the breeding goal and its implication.

Marks = words:

10 excellent

9 very good

8 good

7 fairly good

6 satisfactory

5 sufficient

4 deficient

3 quite poor

2 poor

1 very poor

0 not evaluated

Review – you might have set your own goal within the overall breeding goal.

The assessment gives you an outstanding opportunity to review this goal by receiving your own assessments but also be able to compare and review the assessments around you. E.g. the foal next door always seems to score 0.5% higher … why … the answers may be visible in your assessment sheet.

Consideration – keep in mind, the assessment is a snapshot of one day a few minutes out of your horse’s life.

A foal might have had a growth spurt the week before and turning from an extraordinary conformation to a rather average conformation. Or your 2.5-year-old stallion is so excited about the environment around him, that he just would not walk at the time of assessment.

However, the assessment has to represent those minutes and can only estimate, measure and judge what the horse is presenting then and there.

If in doubt, please never hesitate to re-present your horse at a later date.

Opinion – how does that horse perform against the breeding goal out of the expert’s perspective?

There is no right or wrong – there may be praise and happy faces but there may also be some constructive criticism to what you may improve to enable you to achieve your dream. ... See MoreSee Less

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ACE Group Assessment Tour bookings are still open for all States.
The 2 section assessment procedure is as follows:

ACE Assessment Tour Presentation requirements:

Horse handlers to be dressed neatly with suitable footwear.

Riders are required to wear neat riding clothes, safety footwear & a safety approved helmet at all times.

Horses to be presented in a neat and tidy manner. Manes to be pulled or trimmed short, plaits are not essential.

Unbroken horses and mares can be presented in a halter (ensure that halter and lead are in good condition, for safety and presentation).

Geldings and riding horses can be presented in bridles or halters. Stallions must be presented in a bridle. Feet can be oiled, but not blackened. No boots or bandages for Conformation & Movement assessments. Boots/Bandages can be used for Ridden and Jumping assessment.

Assessment Work Out Pattern: Confirmation & Movement

Before judging begins, you will be asked to stand the horse for a recording of the markings if applicable.

You will then be asked to stand the horse for assessment of Conformation. Preferably an even surface approximately 5m from the Assessor. The Assessor will move around your horse whilst making his assessment.

You will then be asked to walk away from the Assessor in a straight line, continue walking until you are asked to return – ensuring that you walk straight towards the assessor on your return, before continuing to walk on the triangle.

To judge the horse’s in-hand movement, you will be asked to trot the horse on the triangle. Trotting the horse away from the assessor on a clockwise triangle.
(Approx 20m across the back length of the triangle.)

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2015 Tour Results

The 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour – Achieving your Dreams!

2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Results

2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Awards: [i]

ACE Champion Fillies and Colts (under the age of 1), by State:

ACE Group Champion Colt and Filly (under the age of 1):

Highest scoring ACE Stallion, Mare and Gelding
Highest Scoring Westfalen, Oldenburg, Friesian Sport Horse, ASPR and other Breeds

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Welcome to ACE Group Inc!

The 2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour – Achieving your Dreams!

2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Results

2015 ACE Breeding Inspection and Assessment Tour Awards: [i]

ACE Champion Fillies and Colts (under the age of 1), by State:

ACE Group Champion Colt and Filly (under the age of 1):

Highest scoring ACE Stallion, Mare and Gelding Highest Scoring Westfalen, Oldenburg, Friesian Sport Horse, ASPR and other Breeds

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Highest scoring ACE Stallion, Mare and Gelding
Highest Scoring Westfalen, Oldenburg, Friesian Sport Horse, ASPR and other Breeds