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.
Assessment Tour bookings will close on 15th January for all States.
Please download the assessment tour catalogue acegroupinc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ACE-Assessment-Tour-Catalogue.pdf or view the interactive Catalogue here:
issuu.com/acegroupinc/docs/assessment_tour_catalogue
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6 days ago ·
🐴🐴🐴🐴 More Amazing Prizes🐴🐴🐴🐴
The highest scoring Ace Small performance Horse or Pony foal section of the 2020 Ace National Assessment Tour will win a dose of semen from the imported pony stallion Charlie Sheen. This prize has kindly been donated by Karizmah Performance Horses from NSW.
Charlie Sheen is by Coldplay (Calvin Klein x Donnerblitz) out of Mrs Joost (Jimmy x Point Master). He was preliminary licensed by the Holstein Pony Verband in 2016. He was the 2016 Landeschampion and qualified for the 4yo riding pony class at the 2017 Bundeschampionate where he was a finalist. Imported to Australia in 2018, he became the 5yo Pony champion at Sydney CDI. He backed this up in 2019 becoming the 6yo Pony Champion at Sydney CDI.
In 2019 he was premium licensed by the ACE Group and followed that success winning the 6yo Pony Champion and Champion of Champions at Dressage with the Stars.
What a fabulous pony to have in Australia for breeders to use. Charlie is available at public stud, frozen semen price per dose is $900, plus shipping costs.
The ACE Group Inc express their sincerest thanks to Jenny Stock and the team from Karizmah Performance Horses for their generous sponsorship of the 2020 Ace National Assessment Tour.
Get your bookings in as places for assessment are filling fast. ... See MoreSee Less
2 weeks ago ·
🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴 STOP PRESS 🐴 🐴🐴🐴🐴
The highest scoring ACE pony foal on tour will be awarded a dose of frozen semen from the Premium stallion, Cockney Cracker - Kindly donated by Jule and Timo Coldewey from Gestuet Kastanienhof.
Cockney Cracker is by FS Cracker Jack (Champion de Luxe x Dornik 😎 out of Elite State Premium mare Delight, who is by the super sire FS Don’t Worry.
Cockney Cracker was the 2012 Champion stallion of his Licensing. He went on to score 8.39 in his HLP including 2 x 10 scores from the guest riders.
He is an FN Bundesreservesigerhengst, also an FN Bundespremiumhengst. He has produced 14 licensed sons, 2 champion siegerhengst and 6 State Premium daughters.
He is successfully campaigned at FEI with his young rider.
His daughter Goldeneye won the 2018 Federal Elite Mare Championship, won her HLP and the bronze medal at the Bundeschampionate. His son Cooper County was the 2017 Siegerhengst at the Weser Ems licensing, 2019 FN Bundespramie and Bundesreservesieger. Cooper County was awarded the bronze medal for 4yo riding pony stallions.
The ACE Group would like to sincerely thank Jule and Timo Coldewey for their generosity. We encourage our members to visit www.gestuet-Kastanienhof.com to see the amazing stallions and services offered by the Coldewey family.
Pony people, get your assessment tour bookings locked in for a chance to win this prize, valued at $1350.
***Please note this semen is available for the 2020 Season. All semen has been collected by Select Breeder Services in Germany and meets international frozen semen standards.*** ... See MoreSee Less
2 weeks ago ·
What is an assessment?
Judges are assessing for athletic performance horses and breeding stock that can produce better and better sport horses.
How do I know if my horse has good conformation?
Conformation goes hand in hand with movement because a horse with conformational weaknesses must work harder when he eventually works under the rider.
The correctness of conformation is hereditary.
We should not forget, however, that there is no horse with perfect conformation
As the horse walks away from the judge on the triangle, he sees the view from behind: correctness of travel, hind-leg straightness, alignment of the steps, ease of movement of the joints, the swing of the tail - showing the clear four-beat walk rhythm, freedom of the shoulders and haunches and the ground-covering marching quality with regularity.
When the horse trots away from the judge, he notices the engagement and an active depart into the trot which, when we see the trot in profile, shows a correct rhythm, regularity, freedom in the joints, freedom of the shoulders and haunches and an elastic, swinging back. The assessor would also like to see some natural impulsion and engagement that create a degree of suspension.
As the horse comes back toward the assessor, he has an opportunity to observe the front legs for correctness.
An assessment gives the breeder a benchmark from which they can evaluate their breeding program to see where they can improve in the future.
An assessment gives the horse owner and rider an insight into where their horse’s fault lies and the knowledge that their horse can perform the specific task that is required.
Showjumpers, Dressage, Show Hack, Sporting horses all need different abilities and the assessor is looking for something different in each of those horses. ... See MoreSee Less
1 month ago ·