Chris Hector reports on the WBSFH 2011 rankings, analysing the top studbooks…
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WBFSH Rankings 2011
January 16th, 2012 at 5:31 amFlorestan Dead!
January 2nd, 2012 at 11:36 pm
The great Westfalien stallion, Florestan is dead. Christopher Hector analyses his career…
Read ArticleAnimo Dies Aged 29, read his breeding analysis.
November 17th, 2011 at 12:27 am
The Dutch Warmblood showjumper, Animo has died at the age of 29 in the United Kingdom. The stallion was euthanased due to problems with his teeth and a sinus infection. He was a standout showjumper and produced many famous offspring. Below is an extract on Animo from The Making of the Modern Warmblood: from Gotthard…[More]
Read ArticleBreeding Analysis by Chris Hector following the 2011 European Championships
October 25th, 2011 at 4:02 am
An analysis of the breeding of the horses at the European Championships confirms once again the dominance of the Donnerhall line. There are three own sons of the great stallion, two by De Niro, two by Don Schufro and one by D-Day. The next best represented stallion is Gribaldi, with four, then another Trakehner, Michellino,…[More]
Read ArticleThoroughbreds – how lucky we are!
August 3rd, 2011 at 3:33 am
Chris Hector looks at the way the Australian Thoroughbred industry provides Australian eventing riders with such wonderful horses…
Read ArticleWarkant Dead
July 15th, 2011 at 12:29 am
Is Zangersheide really number one?
May 23rd, 2011 at 5:10 am
Chris Hector looks at the current controversy over the WBFSH studbook rankings, and finds something amiss in the new version which has Zangersheide number one
Read ArticleBreeding Values – a survey of the major stud books
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:35 pm
The Accidental Dressage Horse
February 23rd, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Peter Stoop – super photos!
February 22nd, 2011 at 4:42 am
It is the philosophy that drives Peter Stoop Photography that horses are inherently majestic.
“We think that everyone should try riding, at least once. So we have decided to take things on in bigger and better ways”.
“Horses are provocative, people connect with horses, they are transfixed by their movement, and agility,” Peter said. “But we were…[More]
Top Warmblood Stallions Rankings
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Breeding Analysis – the horses at the WEG from 1990 to 2010
November 29th, 2010 at 2:01 am
Christopher Hector looks at the bloodlines of the horses competing at the 2010 WEG in Kentucky and compares them to the horses that competed at the first WEG in Stockholm in 1990…
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