Dressage Breeding – Christopher Hector asks Who are the hot stallions right now?
Just who are the top dressage sires right now? Christopher Hector went looking for answers at two of Europe's very top CHIOs... Read Article 1 Comment »
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Just who are the top dressage sires right now? Christopher Hector went looking for answers at two of Europe's very top CHIOs... Read Article 1 Comment »
Grand Prix dressage, the good and the not-so-good…
Christopher Hector reports on the Dressage Nations Cup at Rotterdam, and finds some tests he really likes, and some he doesn't - surprise that's the one the judges love, .. Read Article 1 Comment »
Grow your own… Grassroots eventing breeding
The number of star eventing horses bred for someone in the family to ride is simply amazing. Christopher Hector profiles some of the great eventing breeders... Read Article Comments Off on Grow your own… Grassroots eventing breeding
Breeding at the World Cup Jumping Final 2022
It was great for the World Cup Final to get back on track, but this year's finalists had the pedigree buffs wondering. Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse the breeding... Read Article Comments Off on Breeding at the World Cup Jumping Final 2022
Most Popular Hanoverian Stallions
Christopher Hector looks at the most popular stallions with the Hanoverian breeders, and finds that it is fusion, fusion, fusion... Read Article Comments Off on Most Popular Hanoverian Stallions
Who is the most successful dressage breeder in the World?
Would you say Dutch woman, Willeke Bos, is the most successful dressage breeder of them all? Don't answer that question until you have read this story... And meet a woman who has bred some stunning horses, lots of them... Read Article Comments Off on Who is the most successful dressage breeder in the World?
Specialist or All-Rounder? Dressage or Jumping??
Hanoverian breeding is changing. Where once the aim was an 'all-round horse', last year for the first time there were two separate stallion licensings, one for dressage, one for jumping. Christopher Hector outlines the changes with some great photos from the first dressage licensing... Read Article Comments Off on Specialist or All-Rounder? Dressage or Jumping??
Ludwig Christmann in conversation with Christopher Hector
Ludwig Christmann is one of Germany's most knowledgeable breeding experts. Ludwig has been responsible for establishing and editing the Hanoverian Stallion book, and for over-seeing the worldwide activities of the Verband. As he prepares to retire, Ludwig looks back at the changes and influential horses of his time... Read Article 2 Comments »
The Young Dressage Horses of the future…
Who are the exciting young dressage horses coming on the German competition scene? Where do they come from - and what's their breeding? Christopher Hector looks at this year's Burg-Pokal and Louisdor championships... Read Article Comments Off on The Young Dressage Horses of the future…
2021 German FN jumping breeding values
Christopher Hector analyses the latest collection of numbers, Gemma Alexander constructed the graphs… While the FN breeding values for young horse dressage sires produced a somewhat eccentric collection of stallions, many destined to sink without trace, there is a real similarity in the jumping list between the young horse chart and the HEK and competition […] Read Article Comments Off on 2021 German FN jumping breeding values