Breeding Values – something old but something is VERY NEW

January 30th, 2017
Christopher Hector tries to make sense of the new breeding values... Read Article Comments Off on Breeding Values – something old but something is VERY NEW
 

Herman de Brabander – Vale

January 24th, 2017
Vale Herman de Brabander. The Belgian breeder has died, we pay tribute... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Verden Auction – a brand for success!

January 9th, 2017
The Verden Auction system has offered a huge range of horses for over 60 years  Isabell Werth does it, Dorothee Schneider does it, and Christian Ahlmann, too. Kristina Bröhring-Sprehe as well. They are all riding Hanoverian horses, discovered and purchased at one of the Verden auctions. Dressage star Kristina Bröhring-Sprehe, for example, celebrated her biggest successes […] Read Article Comments Off on Verden Auction – a brand for success!
 

French Eventing: Part Two – The Anglo-Arab

January 7th, 2017
It is something of a tragedy, that right at the time eventing riders are discovering that a good dollop of French Anglo blood is just the thing to produce an international eventer - the breed is in danger of disappearing! Read Article 1 Comment »
 

Kalman de Jurenak and the horses of Hannover

January 3rd, 2017
Kalman de Jurenak was one of a number of very talented instructors who came to Australia from Europe at the end of WW2, for a while he was assistant national coach, before he returned to Germany to take charge of the riders at the famous Verden Auction. Kalman eventually returned to Australia where he spent […] Read Article Comments Off on Kalman de Jurenak and the horses of Hannover
 

Who’s who in the dressage classes at the Bundeschampionate?

October 5th, 2016
Christopher Hector analyses the breeding at the Bundeschampionate... Read Article 1 Comment »