WBFSH Sires’ Rankings 2025
Who are this year's top sires on the WBFSH rankings in dressage, showjumping and eventing? Christopher Hector examines the latest standings... Read Article Comments Off on WBFSH Sires’ Rankings 2025
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Who are this year's top sires on the WBFSH rankings in dressage, showjumping and eventing? Christopher Hector examines the latest standings... Read Article Comments Off on WBFSH Sires’ Rankings 2025
Which studbook comes out on top?
Which studbook comes out on top in dressage, jumping and eventing? The 2025 WBFSH rankings have been released and Christopher Hector takes a closer look to find out which horses have starred in the last twelve months... Read Article Comments Off on Which studbook comes out on top?
European Europeans
Breeding at the European Championships - Christopher Hector finds that the stars at the Euros are a wonderful mixture of bloodlines and studbooks, including the new champion Zonik Plus Read Article Comments Off on European Europeans
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 »
Breeders Congress at the KWPN stallion show
Some of the most famous jumping breeders in the world joined the panel at an International Congress at the KWPN stallion show. Christopher Hector interviews the congress organizer Dirk Willem Rosie who raises some very very controversial issues... Read Article Comments Off on Breeders Congress at the KWPN stallion show
KWPN Stallion Show 2025
Sporthorse fans from all over the world come to the KWPN stallion show in den Bosch, Christopher Hector brings you an on-the-spot report - just where is the cutting edge of jumping and dressage breeding right now? Read Article Comments Off on KWPN Stallion Show 2025
Have the Warmblood breeds merged into one?
Have the European Warmblood breeds merged into one universal Sporthorse? Christopher Hector looks at this year's dressage stallion licensings and finds that the borders are down... Read Article Comments Off on Have the Warmblood breeds merged into one?
WBFSH 2024 stallion rankings
Do the WBFSH sires rankings need a change of format? Christopher Hector looks at the recently released standings and asks, are we measuring quantity or quality? Read Article Comments Off on WBFSH 2024 stallion rankings
Eventers breeding eventers
When Lara Liedekerke-Meier won Luhmühlen Five Star with Hooney d’Arville, she did it with a horse she had made herself, the product of a cutting edge eventing breeding program... Yes, you can breed eventers! Read Article Comments Off on Eventers breeding eventers
Ollie and Cooley – a winning combination
Oliver Townend and the Cooley horses... we know it is a winning combination but what makes the Cooley horses so successful as top class eventers? Read Article Comments Off on Ollie and Cooley – a winning combination