HIGH-performance stallions Button Sitte (SBS) and Carrabis Z (Zang), along with a further eleven stallions, have been approved or recognised in the Irish Sport Horse studbook for breeding in Ireland.

Those stallions are: Alhebayeb (TB), Bingo Ste Hermelle (SF), Bonmahon Master Blue (ISH), Chacco’s Charlie PS (Meckl), Chaclot (OS), Ganesh Hero Z (Zang), JSH Ice Man (KWPN), Phil v/d Wezelse Heihoeve (BWP), Tobago Z (Zang), Uricas v/d Kattevennen (Holst), and Waldo Van Dungen (KWPN).

For stallions standing outside of Ireland, ‘recognised’ is the highest award available to them with ‘approved’ being the highest award available to horses physically standing in Ireland.

Speaking about their approval, Michael Hutchinson of Ballyquirke Stud in Co. Kilkenny where both Button Sitte (SBS) and Carrabis Z (Zang) stand at stud said:

“We feel very privileged to be able to offer two stallions of this calibre to Irish breeders. Thanks to Equinimity and Richie Moloney for making them available in Ireland. They have jumped at the highest level with top results and their bloodlines are among the best in the world.

“Button Sitte comes from the same damline as Aganix du Seigneur. The dams of both stallions are half-sisters, and both stallions are by Ogano Sitte. He’ll be a very interesting sire for Irish breeders, and already has progeny making a name for themselves around the world and also here in Ireland. Notably, Rosamund a 6 year old by Button Sitte, had a recent win in the 6&7yr old HSI class in Maryville.

“Carrabis Z’s oldest progeny are yearlings now and we’re looking forward to following their development into showjumpers in the years to come.”

Fantastic servants

“We’re very excited to have stallions the quality of Button Sitte (SBS) and Carrabis Z (Zang) added to the list of Approved stallions in the Irish Sport Horse studbook,” said HSI Head of Breeding, Development and Innovation, Sonja Egan PhD.

“They have been fantastic servants to the Irish show jumping team over the past number of years and we now look forward to their contribution to the Irish breeding herd. Interesting to note that Richie Moloney’s brother Eddie recently won the six and seven-year-old showjumping class in the HSI Autumn Development Series in Maryville Stables on Rosamund (BWP), a mare by Button Sitte (SBS).

“Carrabis Z (Zang) has also featured on several Irish Nation’s Cup teams, and his performances which include victories for Team Ireland in Spruce Meadows and Thunderbird Showpark in Canada, have led to him also being awarded the 5* SJ OP merit.

Bonmahon Master Blue (ISH) and Waldo Van Dungen (KWPN) were awarded the approved classification based on the results of their progeny internationally. Chacco’s Charlie PS, Ganesh Hero Z, JSH Ice Man and Phil v/d Wezelse Heihoeve gained approval based on their own performance internationally.

“We’re also delighted to Recognise the high-performance stallions Bingo Ste Hermelle, Chaclot, Tobago Z, and Uricas v/d Kattevennen, for their achievements in sport. These stallions are proving to be popular with Irish breeders and we’re glad to award them the highest accolade available to a stallion standing outside Ireland, “ Egan said.

“We also have a newly approved thoroughbred stallion in Alhebayeb based on his timeform rating. This increases the options available to breeders seeking to breed traditional Irish Sport Horses (ISH)[TIH] and event horses, where we continue to see the vital role that the thoroughbred stallion plays.”