Breeders Club – Page 45 – The Horse Magazine

Paul Schockemöhle and the future of sport horse breeding

September 25th, 2014
The PSI empire started in 1974 when the brothers Alwin, Paul and Werner decided to purchase stallions to stand at their parents’ farm in Mühlen. Breeding has always been a tradition with the Schockemöhle family... Read Article Comments Off

Bundeschampionate 2014 – Looking at the Bloodlines…

September 18th, 2014
Words by Christopher Hector & Photos by Kiki Beelitz and Roslyn Neave Alas, this year as the Bundeschampionate clashed with the WEG, I was not there to see the action, but I hope this little analysis of the breeding of the finalists is of use to the serious breeder and all the other pedigree freaks out […] Read Article 2 Comments »

WEG 2014 competitors – A Breeding Analysis

September 5th, 2014
Christopher Hector looks at the bloodlines on show at Caen D is for Dressage – D is for Donnerhall When we look at the start list for the dressage at the WEG, the first thing we need to observe – yet again – is the outright dominance of the Donnerhall line. He, himself, is represented […] Read Article Comments Off

2014 Dutch Breeding Values… What’s New?

August 26th, 2014
Story by Christopher Hector Photos by Roz Neave & Jacob Melissen The latest KWPN breeding values have been released, and once again, Jazz (Cocktail / Ulster) heads the dressage standings for stallions with a reliability index of 90% or better. Jazz has a breeding value of 196 and a reliability of 97%. Once again, Jazz […] Read Article Comments Off

Werner Schade – Hanoverians in the Brave New World…

August 19th, 2014
It’s been seven years since my last interview with the director of the Hanoverian Verband, Werner Schade in 2007. In that time, so many dramatic changes have occurred in the world of Warmblood breeding, changes that neither of us could have predicted seven years ago. Who would have thought that the whole French National Stud […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Dr Thomas Nissen: The Holstein Future

August 6th, 2014
An interview with Christopher Hector Dr Thomas Nissen became the breeding director of the Holsteiner Association in 1989. He joined the Holsteiner Association in 1988 after completing his Agriculture degree at Kiel – the appointment was a logical next step since his thesis topic was The mare performance test and fertility of the Holsteiner horse. […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Dressage Stallions at the 2014 KWPN stallion show

February 9th, 2014
The decision in the dressage section of the KWPN stallion show went right down to the wire. Even the chairman of the dressage panel, Wim Ermes admitted that right until the final third round, he expected the son of Totilas out of the full-sister to Parzival would win but he looked a bit flat on […] Read Article Comments Off

Jumping Stallions at the 2014 KWPN stallion show

February 8th, 2014
It is as usual a feast of fine horse flesh, and the Dutch breeders prove again that they are the masters of getting the ‘mix’ right, of picking where the action is and taking the best-of-the-best into their breeding ranks. On the first day of viewing the jumping colts, there are four stallions each with […] Read Article Comments Off

The Bundeschampionate 2013

December 11th, 2013
The Bundeschampionate – the German National Championships – is simply one of the world’s great equestrian experiences; it is a time to greet old friends, to chat and share a glass of wine… But most of all it is a chance to watch the most wonderful selection of horses that comes together anywhere in the […] Read Article Comments Off