It has been reluctantly decided by The Western Cape Breeders Club committee not to shuttle a stallion this year.

There have been a number of contributing factors to this decision including problems with the Stallion Station at Milnerton where a major residential development has started, which could most likely disrupt the living conditions of our stallion. Also there was an outside possibility that the station would be taken away from us before the stallion had finished his season here.

Other contributing factors was that initially we had tried to get Kabool here for a two year period which Darley Stud had at first agreed in principle, but due to the high quality of his foals now being born in France, the French insisted that he return to cover next season. That really left it too late to make other arrangements.

However, I can assure you that next season we will shuttle at least one stallion and I will have the opportunity of personally discussing the possibilities at Darley Stud next month.

As a Club, we must also enter into discussions with Dr Guthrie to try and get the free zone extended so that we can stand our stallions on a regular farm as the station in Milnerton will definitely not be available for us next year.