One of the three brothers Schockemöhle, Werner was not like his other two brothers, a rider, but famous as a breeder, student of bloodlines and judge of horses.

He is the author of three books:

Reiter. Pferde und Parcours: 1962

Deutsche Springreiter: Reiter, Pferde, Zuchtgebiete. 1970 

Die großen Hengste Hannovers. Die besten Vererber der Hannoverschen Zucht, 1988

In 1998, he told Chris Hector:

“My idea as a breeder is to have a horse with the ability to do both, top dressage and top showjumping in the one horse. I think the complete horse should be able to do both. For example, Grundstein produced top dressage horses and top showjumpers. That’s breeding.”

“Normally a horse will be as good as the breeder’s ambition. It sounds a little crazy, but think a little longer about it. When the breeders try hard enough to come to the highest aim, then it is possible to reach it – that is the history of breeding all sorts of animals. You can breed what you wish, you must be clever enough, tough enough, strong enough, good enough to do it without fear of the consequences, then it is possible. But people are too lazy in the brain, they say ‘we can only breed dressage horses’ or ‘we can only breed jumping horses’. That’s wrong.”