Heath Ryan – Did the punishment fit the crime?
Eighteen months for brutaily beating a horse. Do you think Heath Ryan got off too lightly? Read the article... Read Article Comments Off on Heath Ryan – Did the punishment fit the crime?
Category: The Big Issues
Eighteen months for brutaily beating a horse. Do you think Heath Ryan got off too lightly? Read the article... Read Article Comments Off on Heath Ryan – Did the punishment fit the crime?
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... Read Article Comments Off on Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?
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... Read Article 5 Comments »
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 Read Article Comments Off on Checker 47 – when a pedigree is a history of jumping breeding
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 […] Read Article Comments Off on Dressage Breeding – Where is it at?
Fashionistas or Breeders?
We look at some of the popular stallions at the moment, and ask the question, are people breeding for fashion or for the sporthorses of the future... Read Article 2 Comments »
Great Stallions: Krack C
1992 Brown 1.69 m The story of Krack C is important because he marked the real beginning of dressage specialised breeding in Holland, but also because it highlights the role Holsteiner stallions played in the development of the modern Dutch dressage horse. Krack C was presented to the KWPN stallion committee in 1996, one of the […] Read Article Comments Off on Great Stallions: Krack C
WBFSH rankings under the microscope
The new World Breeding Federation rankings ae published. Christopher Hector analyses just which stallions are excelling in the business of breeding international sporthorses... Read Article 1 Comment »
New blood at the European Dressage Championships
There was a radical changing of the guard at this year's European Dressage championships. Christopher Hector looks at the new bloodlines in international dressage breeding... Read Article Comments Off on New blood at the European Dressage Championships
Do dressage horses need jumping blood? An interview with Dr Lehmann
We celebrate the ninetieth birthday of one of the great breeding administrators, Dr Gerd Lehmann.The former director of the Westfalien State Stud argued that the Performance horse stallion must be able to jump even if the aim was to breed a dressage horse... Read Article 2 Comments »