Showjumping Breeding at the European Championships

September 14th, 2015
Chris Hector examines the bloodlines that were successful at the 2015 European Showjumping championships... Read Article Comments Off on Showjumping Breeding at the European Championships
 

Bundeschampionate 2015: the Five-Year-Old Dressage Final

September 7th, 2015
Who won and why in the Five Year old dressage horse final at the Bundeschampionate 2015. Chris Hector reports, Roz Neave took the photos... Read Article Comments Off on Bundeschampionate 2015: the Five-Year-Old Dressage Final
 

Bundeschampionate 2015: Six Year Old Dressage Final

September 6th, 2015
The first horse out blows away the six year old dressage championship at the Bundeschampionate. Report - Chris Hector Photos - Roz Neave Read Article Comments Off on Bundeschampionate 2015: Six Year Old Dressage Final
 

Dressage at the Bundeschampionate – 5 & 6 year old qualifiers

September 5th, 2015
Chris Hector reports from Warendorf - the action in the five and six year old dressage qualifiers... Read Article Comments Off on Dressage at the Bundeschampionate – 5 & 6 year old qualifiers
 

Six-year-old World Young Dressage Horse Championship at Verden 2015

August 10th, 2015
Three fabulous stallions fight it out for the Six Year old World Young Dressage Horse championships at Verden…. Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Van Olst Horses – Breeding, Riding, Training, Selling

May 15th, 2015
Gert Jan and Anne van Olst have a stable of dressage stallions that are right now dominating Dutch Breeding... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Breeding Values – Poor value for the breeder?

January 18th, 2015
Chris Hector looks at the 2014 Breeding Values - Ludwig Christmann comments on the new Hanoverian and German FN values... Read Article Comments Off on Breeding Values – Poor value for the breeder?
 

The Holsteiner

December 3rd, 2014
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’
 

Jumping Stallions at the 2014 KWPN stallion show

February 8th, 2014
It is as usual a feast of fine horse flesh, and the Dutch breeders prove again that they are the masters of getting the ‘mix’ right, of picking where the action is and taking the best-of-the-best into their breeding ranks. On the first day of viewing the jumping colts, there are four stallions each with […] Read Article Comments Off on Jumping Stallions at the 2014 KWPN stallion show