French and Dutch breeding values
Christopher Hector tries to make sense of the 2016/17 breeding values in France and in Holland... Do you know how the BLUP works? Read Article Comments Off on French and Dutch breeding values
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Christopher Hector tries to make sense of the 2016/17 breeding values in France and in Holland... Do you know how the BLUP works? Read Article Comments Off on French and Dutch breeding values
Breeding Values – something old but something is VERY NEW
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
Verden Auction – a brand for success!
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
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 »
Who’s who in the dressage classes at the Bundeschampionate?
Christopher Hector analyses the breeding at the Bundeschampionate... Read Article 1 Comment »
Breeding insights with Arnaud Evain
It is a stimulating experience every time I catch up with the French breeding expert, Arnaud Evain. Each time he seems to have a new project and a head full of new insights into the business of breeding jumping horses. I’m lucky, Arnaud’s daughter and grand-children live in my home city of Melbourne, and that makes him a regular visit.. Read Article 1 Comment »
Dutch Breeding Values
Christopher Hector looks at this year's KWPN breeding and OCD values - and finds out which are the most popular stallions in Holland... Read Article Comments Off on Dutch Breeding Values
Has dressage breeding ‘gone wrong’?
Chris Hector discusses in which the way of dressage breeding may be heading... Read Article 17 Comments »
Breeding Values – a tour through Europe
There has been no breeding district in Europe where the issue of BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Predictor) and breeding values has aroused more heated controversy than France, the first country to use the formula for horse breeding... Read Article Comments Off on Breeding Values – a tour through Europe
Bloodlines at the European Champs – Breeding for dressage – is it random?
Christopher Hector analyses bloodlines at the 2009 European Championships... Read Article Comments Off on Bloodlines at the European Champs – Breeding for dressage – is it random?