Catherston Liberator

This outstanding horse is bred from classical lines with a thoroughbred sire who is tough, sound and raced for 8 years, out of a Grade B mare who has proved herself as an outstanding showjumper.

This beautiful horse has really shown the power and athletic ability he possesses. He is a very good looking horse standing on beautiful limbs with hard flat bone. He has short cannon bones and strong active hocks set well under him, a lovely head well set on to a strong well-arched neck with good shoulders.

Catherston Liberator competed up to advanced level dressage gaining over 435 points including being awarded Best Young Dressage Stallion by his own winnings 2 years in a row by the Supporters of British Breeding. Catherston Liberator, like his mother, has always shown a talent for jumping. He has won £346 BSJA in very few outings including 2nd in a Grade C when partnered by young rider Lee Williams. In the winter of 2001 he qualified for Hickstead and the Finals of the BSJA Winter Novice Championships with event rider Marcus Reid In 2002 Catherston Liberator turned his talents to Horse Trials and he has made quite an impression. He won Bovington Pre-novice on his second outing, followed by a win at Novice level on his next outing at Tidworth. His next run saw him finish 12th at the CIC* at Mattingley having led after cross-country and dressage stages. He finished the season in convincing style by winning Aldon 2 day Event by 11 points clear of his nearest rival. He started the 2003 season with 19 points and notched up a win at Tweseldown Novice, followed by three in a row at Intermediate – Somereley Park, Longleat, and Wilton. Catherston Liberator has 66 points making him advanced in less than one and a half seasons and causing Horse & Hound to describe him as 'one of the most exciting event prospects this season'. Catherston Liberator suffered a slight injury after Wilton and the decision was made to retire him from Horse Trials as he had proved his worth. However he continued to compete in dressage, teaching several young riders the ropes and has now retried to Devon where stands at Langaller Farm in Bovey Tracey.

BREEDING

Sire: Liboi, won 10 races and was placed 23 times. He ran in 71 races on the flat and over hurdles from 1 mile to 2,5 miles and retired sound at 10 years. He was 1st & Champion TB Stallion, Ponies of Britian Show 1984 & 85; and Supreme Champion Stallion over 14.2hh. 1st & Res Ch. Essex County Show 1987.

Liboi is the sire of several winners on the flat and over hurdles including Tom Rum, Mansio & Incola, multiple winners in the show ring, and Catherston Humbug, Graded stallion & Grand Prix Dressage Horse.

Dam: Catherston Jetstream who is by the Dutch graded stallion Jashin who was also the sire of Sunny Boy (Olympics 1988) and Beau Bravado. Catherston Jetstream has proved to be a brilliant jumper winning over £1,900 in only a few years of competing. She won the Wilwyn Championships at Royal Windsor and qualified HOYS Grade C and Foxhunter Championships in 1998 when ridden by James Fisher. She was also 3rd in the Young Rider Championships at Olympia in 1999 ridden by the talented Lee Williams. Catherston Jetstream has bred five foals.

Dam of Catherston Dream Machine Res Overall Champion and Best Potential Dressage Horse in the inaugural BEF Futurity/Evaluations. Catherston Dream Machine was the dam of Catherston What a Dream, International Small Tour Dressage horse and Silver Medal winning BWBS mare. Catherston Springstream Champion Hunter Foal, Ch Now jumping Discovery & Newcomers £55 BSJA winnings in a few outings.

Grand Dam:- Catherston Dutch Sika, by the Dressage World Bronze Medallist Dutch Courage, lost an eye as a foal and was never competed. FULL SISTER TO CATHERSTON DAZZLER

Gt Grand Dam:- Welton Gazelle, an Advanced eventer and also the dam of the stallion Summersong who was 8th at Badminton, took Silver Medal in the World Equestrian Games in 1998 and was in the French Olympic team with Marie Christine Duroy, as well as the dam of Catherston Dazzler.

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Catherston Liberator possesses the refinement of the thoroughbred and the athletic ability of the warmblood to present a truly active elastic horse that has the ability in the dressage arena and the show jumping ring. At the British Warmblood Stallion Show 1998 he was Champion Young Dressage Horse and Champion Young Show Jumper - what more do you want?!

In 2001 he was winner of the H.I.S. Henry Tudor Cup for the Stallion with the highest fertility in the previous season. His first foals show very athletic paces with a lot of scope in their movement. They have great carriage and a lot of presence like himself. He really stamps his stock and is a stallion to be noted by the discerning breeder wishing to produce a top class competition horse capable of competing in all three disciplines.

PROGENY

Liberator has stock competing in all disciplines but is best known for his eventers. Burlyns Ad-Lib ( BE pts 12) 5th Int- South of England.

Littledale Hallmark – 1st BE90 Regional Final, 2nd JAS Final.

Liberal Lady (BE 14pts)- 3rd Under 21 Hambleden, 1st Isleham Nov.

Just a Giggle (BE 25pts)- 1st IN Nurstead Court, 4th Aldon Int 3DE, 1st Tweseldown Nov.

The Earl of Belvedere 3rd Poplar Park Novce 12th Blair Castle CCI.

The Libertine – 6th Aldon Int 3DE, 3rd Mount Ballan Nov.

Libbasauros- 4th BE 6yo Firle Place, 1st BE100 Brightling.

Cornish Liberty- 1st BE90 Southwell.

Supa Splashdown – 1st BE90 Open Solihull.

In USA: Landmark's Miss Liberty, 1st, AEC Novice with Calvin Ramsay (as a young 6 yr old mare with a teenage rider).