The Big Issues – Page 13 – The Horse Magazine

The decline of the local breeding station in Germany and the rise of ‘fashion’ breeding

December 3rd, 2014
The old way of breeding, using the local stallion at the local station has been lost in the shift to transported semen, and centralised stallion stations... Read Article Comments Off

The Myth of the ‘Good Old Farmer Breeders’

Many people lament the passing of the 'good old breeder farmers', Chris Hector wonders if this wasn't a myth... Read Article Comments Off

Will Warmbloods take over Eventing?

With the introduction of the new format for three day eventing, many people suggested that the Thoroughbred would be replaced by the Warmblood, but the facts suggest otherwise... Read Article 1 Comment »

Talking Jumping Horses with Arnaud Evain

Arnaud Evain has made the study of jumping horses a life long obsession - and his views while often controversial are always well thought through... Read Article Comments Off

Cassini I, one of Holstein’s success stories

November 21st, 2014
Cassini I, one of the most successful Holsteiner stallions, has died this month, aged 26. The Capitol I Caletto II-son, bred by Johann Hermann Claussen, Neuenkirchen, was found dead in his box. The grey had spent the day before with no evidence of any disease in his paddock in Borgsum / Foehr. Cassini was highly […] Read Article 2 Comments »

Dutch Breeding – looking to the future…

November 17th, 2014
Dutch journalist, and breeding expert, Dirk Willem Rosie, looks at the future for the Dutch horse... Read Article Comments Off

Breeding for jumping, for dressage, or both?

November 14th, 2014
Has Warmblood breeding become too specialised? Former director of the Westfalien stud at Warendorf, Gerd Lehmann argues that it has... Read Article 1 Comment »

Dutch Breeding, has it lost its direction?

By Christopher Hector The rise and seemingly irresistible rise of the KWPN dressage contingent on the world stage has been squarely on the shoulders of a group of stallions who were themselves Grand Prix competitors. But now, the young ‘stars’ in the Dutch stallion lineup are failing to make it through to the international dressage […] Read Article Comments Off

Breeding by numbers German style…

Numbers and breeding are all the craze - 'breed values' - but what do they mean, and how do they work? Read Article Comments Off

Bernard le Courtois – and the current state of Selle Français breeding…

October 13th, 2014
The then president of the Selle Français, Bernard le Courtois, contributes one of his thoughtful annual reviews of the influential stallions in the SF studbook... Read Article Comments Off