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Category: The Big Issues

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?
 

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 »
 

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
 

Roland Ramsauer and the Oldenburg Horse

December 5th, 2017
Roland Ramsauer is THE authority on the Oldenburg Breed, in this exclusive interview he talks about the past, and future, of Sporthorse breeding in Germany... Read Article Comments Off on Roland Ramsauer and the Oldenburg Horse
 

WBFSH studbook and breeders rankings 2017

October 18th, 2017
Christopher Hector looks at the latest WBFSH stud book rankings... Read Article Comments Off on WBFSH studbook and breeders rankings 2017
 

Breeding for Amateurs or Breeding for Professionals?

June 27th, 2017
Horses for Pros or Horses for Ammies? That is the question. Or is it - new French research suggests otherwise... Read Article 3 Comments »
 

French and Dutch breeding values

February 14th, 2017
Christopher Hector tries to make sense of the 2016/17 breeding values in France and in Holland... Do you know how the BLUP works? Read Article Comments Off on French and Dutch breeding values
 

Breeding Values – something old but something is VERY NEW

January 30th, 2017
Christopher Hector tries to make sense of the new breeding values... Read Article Comments Off on Breeding Values – something old but something is VERY NEW
 

Verden Auction – a brand for success!

January 9th, 2017
The Verden Auction system has offered a huge range of horses for over 60 years  Isabell Werth does it, Dorothee Schneider does it, and Christian Ahlmann, too. Kristina Bröhring-Sprehe as well. They are all riding Hanoverian horses, discovered and purchased at one of the Verden auctions. Dressage star Kristina Bröhring-Sprehe, for example, celebrated her biggest successes […] Read Article Comments Off on Verden Auction – a brand for success!