The Breeders – Page 3 – The Horse Magazine

The Future of Dressage Breeding…

March 3rd, 2020
We review the sensational lineup of dressage colts at the KWPN stallion show with the assistance of the stallion commission and some wonderful Gemma Alexander graphs... Read Article Comments Off

WBFSH Dressage Sires 2019

December 4th, 2019
Who were the top dressage sires in the world over the past 12 months? Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector investigate... Read Article Comments Off

Joris de Brabander – Number one breeder of brood mares!

November 12th, 2019
Christopher Hector examines a surprising result… The website hippomundo.com is a treasure trove of information about Sporthorses and Sporthorse breeding. They have recently analysed the top broodmares (maximum 25 years old) with black type offspring and amazingly the top two mares are both owned by the Belgian Master Breeder, Joris de Brabander. Cordula de Laubry […] Read Article Comments Off

Ludger Beerbaum on Big Shows v Little Shows, WFFS and Jumper Breeding…

March 15th, 2019
Showjumping ace, Ludger Beerbaum discusses some of the issues facing the sport - big shows v little shows, the effect of hind boots, which way in jumping breeding, in this exclusive interview with Christopher Hector Read Article Comments Off

Breeding at the WEG

October 1st, 2018
Gemma Alexander (of Pacific Jumping Breeding) and Christopher Hector examine the bloodlines at the 2018 WEG… Photos – Eric Knoll and DigiShots Despite the issues plaguing the venue and the weather, the 2018 World Equestrian Games will undoubtedly go down in history. From being the first Games since its 1990-inception to not include the ‘Final Four’ […] Read Article Comments Off

French Eventing – What made France great? Part One: The Breeders

July 10th, 2018
The French Eventing Team won the Gold Medal in Rio in spectacular style. A tough, coordinated team effort that kept pushing right to the line, right to the showjumping where they snatched a gold medal. Read Article Comments Off

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 »

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

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 »