2008 has been a fabulous season for End House Stud with some terrific highs and a very sad low.

It was with great sadness on the morning of 1st April I announced the sad news to the outside world that Avalon had died in the early hours. He had been a great part of End House Stud for the last 16 years and was instrumental in making us as well known as we are today we always considered him to be our “flagship” I would again like to thank all those hundreds of people who sent such kind words in my darkest hour. However life must go on I remember years ago Kate Telford from Pembridge Stud saying to me “ Trudy the stallions will always live on in their progeny they will never be forgotten” and I guess she was right.

Roulette joined us shortly after having finished his sparkling dressage career with a tendon injury we were lucky enough to have him come to live with us to stand at stud and enjoy a wonderful retirement many thanks to his owner Clive Halsall for offering us this wonderful horse. Roulette is no stranger to End House Stud, he stood with us as a 4 and 5 year old and was competed alongside Aimbry Chester- who was very thrilled to have his old friend back! Thus our slogan Black Is Back!!!

We are also very honoured to have Conrhenny Inch Square standing with us next season, bred in the Isle Of Man by Pat Osborn this is the first time he will have been at public stud .A stunning gentleman who has show jumped and competed at dressage his pedigree needs no introduction as his sire is the legendary Louella Inschallah II.

Thursden Vallye Raphael was again in top form qualifying first time out in Scotland for The Royal International Horse Show ridden by Emma Dewhurst. His in hand success continued throughout the season with Mark winning championships from the South coast up to the Highlands of Scotland including 1st & Champion Cedarwood Potential Dressage / Sports Horse / Pony 1st & Champion Midas Hunter Pony. Supreme Champion Topspec In Hand Championship, Supreme Champion Roseberry Northern Breeders Final. Championships were also the order of the day with Emma under saddle winning Supreme Ridden Champion at The Arab Horse Show in Wales and at The Cherif Finals 1st Under 148cm Awarded the Fairlyn Gemini Trophy for Best Overall Stallion (2nd consecutive year) and 1st and Champion Concours D'Elegance .Congratulations to his progeny all out winning and flying the flag for us, especially to Nicky Taylor in Southern Ireland whose Raphael colt won Champion Pony Foal at The All Ireland Championships in Cavan and Penny Walster who produced Bathleyhills Sea Swift & Chocolate Dream to take SPSS 1st Premiums at The Heart Of England Equestrian Centre in October.

Aimbry Chester's Children are as always taking the competition world by storm, with Shuvais Taurean Free Spirit qualifying for RIHS and HOYS. Miss Money Penny graded Head Stud and champion at the SPSS mare grading- gained 1st premium Baileys Futurity and 1st premium SPSS. Moaning Myrtle who is successfully eventing with Andrea Johnson and Royalist Of Crimson who won three championships at The National Foal Show. Chester again starred in the Baileys Outshine adverts some of you who visited the British National Equine Event may have seen his picture on the Baileys stand in glorious Technicolor 2 metres high. Chester also contested his first in hand class since he was a two year old coming briefly out of retirement he won the Riding Horse Stallion class at The Northern Horse Show and qualified for the Ottergayle Finals at the NPS summer championships.

Siren’s Missile stood for his first season and was as popular as we anticipated, combining his ridden and in hand shows. He was placed 4th in a large class first time out at SHGB Northwest, which included a testing course of show jumps and natural solid obstacles, the judge commented on his athleticism, and what an excellent future prospect he is as a competition stallion. At the Northern Horse Show he was 1st & Reserve Champion Hack Breeding, qualifying for both the BSHA National Championships, & the NPS Ottergayle Supreme In Hand Hack Championship. At the NPS Summer Championships he won the hack stallion class, and was third in the Ottergayle finals. Finally the NCPA Summer Championships where he was 1st and Champion Open Hack/Riding horse and 1st and Champion Open Sports Horse. He also starred in a major advertising campaign for Baileys Horse Feeds, it seemed every magazine you opened there he was walking through the woods I was absolutely delighted he looks more like my beloved Siren every day. No rest for the winter he is now showjumping with Allan Birch. We are also very excited about his first crop of foals due in March.

Rotherwood Signature was out and about winning on the county show circuit as was the exquisite Fairley Panache, they were both successfully licensed with their own breed societies WPCS and NPS as stallions and will stand to a limited amount of mares in 2009. Signature attended the SPSS Youngstock assessment and proudly received a 1st Premium scoring a perfect 10/10 for his head and neck, we have also been loose jumping him after he appeared in the yard several times last summer having jumped the post and rails out of the stallion paddock. This pony has an amazing technique over a fence and will be an incredible asset to us to breed top class jumping ponies and M&M workers.

Redoubtable was in good form with his children winning many championships in the show ring special congratulations to David Baird for Bairdmore Soldier Boy and Redoubtable Grace, and condolences to Lillian Parker on the loss of her wonderful colt that was an out and out winner. Paddocklow Poseidon was Reserve Supreme at The Champions Of The Future and Reserve Champion at The National Foal Show.

2008 also brought a substantial offer from America for Redoubtable to return home to stand at stud in Kentucky with much thought and soul searching I decided to keep him here, because as anyone who knows me well knows that “an End House Stallion is for life not just the season” We look forward to 2009 when our first crop of two year olds go into training Doubting Tom, Nidamar and Redoubtable Grace were all born at End House Stud.

Good luck for next season to the owners of our 2008 foals, we have very high hopes for our own EHS Navigator by Nico out of All At Sea he is already proving himself in the show ring by winning at Myerscough College NCPA foal show, Best Of British Champions Of The Future and at The National Foal Show.

Many thanks to Pegasus Products Ltd, our hearts go out to Lisa after the death of our great friend Nick and to Minty at Baileys Horse Feeds for their continued support. Also a huge thank you to our show producers The Carswells of Paddocklow Stud and our team of riders Emma Dewhurst, Sarah Moorhouse , Lisa Marriott and Allan Birch. Their professional, motivated and driven attitude has been unwavering, and we look forward to the 2009 show season.

Following another successful season in 2008 End House Stud are looking forward to even more successes for 2009, as the track record shows nothing but improvement year after year.