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Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results…
Can you keep a Secret?
Secret’s progeny starred at the recent World Championships, but he is also something of a mystery. Christopher Hector interviews some of the key players in the stallion’s rise to the top…
Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat
Rare record, Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat…
Bert Rutten – Beautiful riding is simple…
Contact is not determined by the weight you have in your hand, that’s a mistake a lot of riders make, they think contact is weight. Contact is that the horse has the desire to follow the bit at all times…
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Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results…
Can you keep a Secret?
Secret’s progeny starred at the recent World Championships, but he is also something of a mystery. Christopher Hector interviews some of the key players in the stallion’s rise to the top…
Checker 47 – when a pedigree is a history of jumping breeding
The Paris Gold Medallist Checker 47 combines all the great jumping sires in one amazing pedigree… Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines
Dressage Breeding – Where is it at?
Christopher Hector honors some of the stallions that are making their mark in the world of dressage… The Prix St Georges at Aachen this year, was a triumph for Dante Weltino (above)… I have always loved this stallion, always wondered why he wasn’t just a little bit more successful, always thought I would be happy […]
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Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat
Rare record, Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat…
Checker 47 – when a pedigree is a history of jumping breeding
The Paris Gold Medallist Checker 47 combines all the great jumping sires in one amazing pedigree… Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines
Geldings and Ghosts – the sires of the future?
Smart mare owners follow the competition results to find a likely sire for their next foal. Well right now there are some likely options that thanks to the magic of frozen semen, and the whims of their owners, are either geldings, or long dead!
New Book, Heroes – the foundation sires of the Sporthorse
Christopher Hector’s new book is now available on Amazon, 477 pages packed with information, stallion profiles, breeding interviews, exclusive graphics and lots and lots and lots of photographs…
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Eventers breeding eventers
When Lara Liedekerke-Meier won Luhmühlen Five Star with Hooney d’Arville, she did it with a horse she had made herself, the product of a cutting edge eventing breeding program… Yes, you can breed eventers!
Eventing with William Fox-Pitt: Part Two
William Fox Pitt is one of the all time great eventing riders – sit back and enjoy words of wisdom from this thoughtful horseman….
New Book, Heroes – the foundation sires of the Sporthorse
Christopher Hector’s new book is now available on Amazon, 477 pages packed with information, stallion profiles, breeding interviews, exclusive graphics and lots and lots and lots of photographs…
Ollie and Cooley – a winning combination
Oliver Townend and the Cooley horses… we know it is a winning combination but what makes the Cooley horses so successful as top class eventers?
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Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results…
Can you keep a Secret?
Secret’s progeny starred at the recent World Championships, but he is also something of a mystery. Christopher Hector interviews some of the key players in the stallion’s rise to the top…
Bert Rutten – Beautiful riding is simple…
Contact is not determined by the weight you have in your hand, that’s a mistake a lot of riders make, they think contact is weight. Contact is that the horse has the desire to follow the bit at all times…
Dressage Breeding – Where is it at?
Christopher Hector honors some of the stallions that are making their mark in the world of dressage… The Prix St Georges at Aachen this year, was a triumph for Dante Weltino (above)… I have always loved this stallion, always wondered why he wasn’t just a little bit more successful, always thought I would be happy […]
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Dressage is like the Tango
Richard Weis is acknowledged the world over as an expert in how dressage riders could, and should, sit. Here he looks at the way in which the Tango is mirrored in the partnership of rider and horse…
Reading Blood Tests with David Ramey
Blood tests and their uses and abuses. Dr David Ramey explains how and when to use a blood test from your favourite horse. It’s great reading – and a great help especially for your horse…
The Ten Commandments…
Andrew McLean has a 10 point check list to see if your training program is based on sound scientific principles…
The Principles of Horsemanship: Pressure / Release
The first principle is that the removal of any pressure reinforces the behaviour immediately before the removal. This is the principle of negative reinforcement…