Breeding Eventers – Blood will out

October 1st, 2013
Eventing – blood will out! I suspect that it is one of the most persistent myths of equestrian sport, that eventers are freaks, accidents – that you cannot breed to produce eventing horses. As I see it, this is just plain wrong. The limited number of people who have tried to breed for eventing have […] Read Article 5 Comments »
 

German Breeding Values 2012 – what do they mean?

January 24th, 2013
The German Breeding Values are supposed to be a guide to the top Sporthorse stalliions - but are they? Looking at this year's top ranking there are a few very undistinguished horses in the list... Read Article 1 Comment »
 

London Olympic Games – Breeding Analysis

October 10th, 2012
This article examines the bloodlines of the horses at the London Olympic Games... Read Article Comments Off on London Olympic Games – Breeding Analysis
 

French Breeding in Crisis


The breeding scene in France was for so long the most regimented and formalised in Europe. STORY: Chris Hector & PHOTOS: Roz Neave and Archives A network of National Studs (Haras Nationaux) covered the land, headed by god-like Breeding Directors and supported by a vast bureaucracy to administer the bewildering profusion of regulations and rules. […] Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Joop Van Uytert – Stallion Magician

September 12th, 2012
Meet the Dutch mega stallion owner, Joop Van Uytert... Read Article Comments Off on Joop Van Uytert – Stallion Magician
 

The Young Guns – Sir Donnerhall

July 23rd, 2012
If we are looking at hot young dressage stallions, there is no going past the current star of the Schockemöhle stallion selection, Sir Donnerhall... Read Article Comments Off on The Young Guns – Sir Donnerhall
 

Breeding Values Ten Years On…

July 16th, 2012
The German FN breeding values have been in operation in their current form for just on a decade – perhaps now we can look back at the sires’ rankings and see just how useful they have been in pointing us in the direction of stallions likely to produce superior progeny... Read Article 2 Comments »
 

Changes In Oldenburg

June 18th, 2012
Oldenburg breeding director, Katrin Burger talks about changes in her breeding association... Read Article Comments Off on Changes In Oldenburg
 

The Young Guns – Ampère

April 10th, 2012
Christopher Hector looks at the stallion whose sons were the stars at the recent KWPN stallion show…Ampère Read Article Comments Off on The Young Guns – Ampère
 

Dutch Stallions Delight – KWPN Stallion Show 2012

March 22nd, 2012
Chris Hector and Roz Neave report from the 2012 KWPN Stallion Show in Holland. Read Article Comments Off on Dutch Stallions Delight – KWPN Stallion Show 2012