Thank you to all the generous stallion owners who donated to this year's Stallion Service Auction.

• High seller was Confidento (Contendro I x Embassy) standing at Sigma Warmbloods in Vilna Alberta.
• High selling frozen semen was Quidam Blue (Quidam's Rubin x Come On) standing at Equitop Farm, New Norway Alberta.

Congratulations to all the successful bidders. Your foals will be eligible for the 2024 futurity. To see a list of all the stallions click here. To read more go to page 43 of this months World Breeding News

Untimely Passing

The young approved stallion, HVL Con Air died suddenly, January 23, while in California, with owner Ashleigh Charity of New View Stables. A son of Air Jordan, HVL Con Air had recently been named Reserve Champion at the 2022 CWHBA Stallion Performance Test. His exceptional good looks and jumping technique had already put him in the winners circle in the young horse 3'3”hunter classes, before Ashleigh had to seek veterinary attention for what looked like mild colic. After a few days in the clinic he was asymptomatic and ready to go home when he unexpectedly died. No cause of death has been determined.

At seven years of age Con Air was just at the start of a promising breeding career and his potential long term contribution to the Canadian population will be missed.

Important Dates

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• March 12 - Quebec Chapter AGM
• March 17 - Manitoba Chapter AGM
• March 25 - CWHBA AGM online