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Tag: Sporthorse Breeding

Jumping Breeding in Holland: KWPN stallion show

January 31st, 2020
The Dutch are masters of jumping horse breeding - join us at the KWPN show as the young stallions come before the Selection Commission - who will be selected to go on to the performance test? Read Article Comments Off on Jumping Breeding in Holland: KWPN stallion show
 

Kannan Dead – Warning on fraudulent semen!

January 26th, 2020
Kannan is dead - and the France Elevage Group warns that frozen semen straws being sold may well be fraudulent... Read Article Comments Off on Kannan Dead – Warning on fraudulent semen!
 

WBFSH Eventing Sires 2019

December 6th, 2019
The World Breeding Federation rankings of Eventing Sires has been released. Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse the state of play... Read Article Comments Off on WBFSH Eventing Sires 2019
 

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 on WBFSH Dressage Sires 2019
 

WBFSH Jumping Sires 2019

December 2nd, 2019
It's that time of the year again, when the World Breeding Federation releases the latest sires rankings - Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse the latest jumping standings... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

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 on Joris de Brabander – Number one breeder of brood mares!
 

Aachen and Ermelo – the Breeding De-Brief

August 15th, 2019
by Christopher Hector Those two great pillars of Dutch dressage breeding, Jazz and Ferro, are in the twilight of their breeding careers – a polite way of saying they are dead. But they still feature when the wonderful roster of competition horses at this year’s Aachen CHIO is distilled down to the top fifteen who […] Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Bastards or Bluebloods in 2019?

July 31st, 2019
Gemma Alexander asks the question - are the best showjumpers bluebloods or bastards?? Read Article Comments Off on Bastards or Bluebloods in 2019?
 

Thoroughbred Blood – is it still needed in 2019?

July 1st, 2019
Gemma Alexander and Christopher Hector analyse today's top Sporthorses to find out if Thoroughbred blood is still needed? Read Article Comments Off on Thoroughbred Blood – is it still needed in 2019?
 

The way forward for Hanoverian breeding: Exclusive interview Werner Schade

March 13th, 2019
Christopher Hector interviews the head of the Hanoverian Verband, Werner Schade. Which way forward for the Hanoverians? Read Article 2 Comments »