Looking at Horses with Elwyn Hartley Edwards

June 21st, 2018
British equestrian author, Elwyn Hartley Edwards outlines the conformational faults - and the effects they have on the riding horse... Read Article Comments Off on Looking at Horses with Elwyn Hartley Edwards
 

What made German Dressage great? Part 4

June 20th, 2018
We continue to try and find the reasons for Germany's dressage success - and meet two extraordinary breeders, the Count von Nagel and Georg Vorwerk... Read Article 3 Comments »
 

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 »