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Category: Breeders Club

The breeders of Westfalia

December 3rd, 2014
    Warendorf, the centre of Westfalien breeding, has a history of Warmblood breeding that goes back to 1826, when 13 East Prussian stallions were made available to the local breeders. By 1830, thirty stallions stood at Warendorf. The decline of the cavalry, once again swung the balance in the direction of the heavier farm […] Read Article Comments Off on The breeders of Westfalia
 

The Bundeschampionate 2007


As we took our place in the dressage arena grandstand for the first class at 9.30, our neighbours pulled out mini champagne bottles, popped the corks and toasted ‘Bundeschampionate 2007’ – it’s that kind of show... Read Article Comments Off on The Bundeschampionate 2007
 

The decline of the local breeding station in Germany and the rise of ‘fashion’ breeding


The old way of breeding, using the local stallion at the local station has been lost in the shift to transported semen, and centralised stallion stations... Read Article Comments Off on The decline of the local breeding station in Germany and the rise of ‘fashion’ breeding
 

The Family Klausing


The whole family from grandfather to grandchild have been involved in breeding horses for the past 80 years, in that time they have produced 35 approved stallions and more than 50 state’s premium mares... Read Article Comments Off on The Family Klausing
 

The Family Nijhof


Breeding tomorrow’s horses Chris Hector intervews Jeanette Nijhof. Photos by Roz Neave Everything about the Nijhof Stallion Station is professional, even Jeanette Nijhof’s map is so brilliantly detailed that we have no troubles finding our way down the tiny roads to one of the world’s largest stallion operations. As Jeanette explains, her family is continually […] Read Article Comments Off on The Family Nijhof
 

The Hanoverians


The Hanoverian At the heart of Hanoverian breeding is Germany’s most influential state owned stud, Landgestüt Celle, and the largest Warmblood breeding association, the Hanoverian Verband at Verden.    A stallion display at Celle…  Stallion licensing at Verden, 1968…  Hanover has played a major role in the shaping of the modern Warmblood – particularly the […] Read Article Comments Off on The Hanoverians
 

The Holsteiner


The power house of showjumping breeding, Holstein supplies jumping genes to every stud book in the world... Read Article Comments Off on The Holsteiner
 

The Myth of the ‘Good Old Farmer Breeders’


Many people lament the passing of the 'good old breeder farmers', Chris Hector wonders if this wasn't a myth... Read Article Comments Off on The Myth of the ‘Good Old Farmer Breeders’
 

The Irish Horse


The Irish Horse - is it a Warmblood or is it not? Certainly Ireland continues to produce some of the world's top eveners... Read Article Comments Off on The Irish Horse
 

The Oldenburger


Oldenburg - a powerhouse of breeding and always prepared to innovate, to take in new blood in the search for the ultimate performance horse... Read Article 1 Comment »