Looking at Horses – Applied Conformation

June 15th, 2018
One of the world's great equestrian authorities, Elwyn Hartley Edwards asks - what makes good conformation GOOD? Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Young Jumping Horse classes: What can they tell us?

June 8th, 2018
Young Jumping Horse classes - do they find the stars? Which is best: World Champs in Zangersheide, Bundeschampionate in Warendorf, or Young Horse Champs at Fontainebleau??? Read Article Comments Off on Young Jumping Horse classes: What can they tell us?
 

Stamm 2294; An Emotional Journey.

May 30th, 2018
Adriana van Tilburg shows that bloodline research is not always a matter of numbers… The quality of a mare line cannot be judged only by the number of representatives of the line. The biggest Stamm we know in Holstein is 776. Against that there are the mare lines which are very small, maybe less than […] Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Georg Sieverding – Oldenburg Master breeder

May 19th, 2018
We pay tribute to the late Georg Sieverding, one of the great breeders of the modern era... Read Article Comments Off on Georg Sieverding – Oldenburg Master breeder
 

Young horse stars or Grand Prix stars? That’s the question…

March 28th, 2018
Do young dressage class horses go on to become Grand Prix competitors - Chris Hector finds that quite a few do... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Breeding Values – Do they stand the test of time?

March 12th, 2018
Have the German and Dutch breeding values stood the test of time? Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector take a look at 'the numbers'.... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Breeding Philosophy with Jan Greve

February 23rd, 2018
The Dutch Vet, Jan Greve has been one of the most successful jumping horse breeders of all time - he's also one of the most thoughtful... Read Article 6 Comments »
 

Werner Schockemöhle – the rôle and responsibility of the breeder

January 25th, 2018
Werner Schockemöhle was a great student of Warmblood bloodlines and the author of 'Die Grossen Hengste Hannovers'... Read Article Comments Off on Werner Schockemöhle – the rôle and responsibility of the breeder
 

German Breeding Values 2018

January 11th, 2018
Christopher Hector analyses the latest German FN breeding values for jumping and dressage sires... Read Article Comments Off on German Breeding Values 2018