1971 – 1997 Brown 1.69 Back in 1997, in the first ever sample issue of Breeding News, Belgian equestrian journalist, Leen Devocht celebrated the Selle Français stallion, Fantastique – and no wonder! That year Fantastique had celebrated his 25th birthday, and he was one of only two sons of the great Ibrahim alive, the other […]... more

Words Christopher Hector, pix Ros Neave Totilas is dead at the age of 20… thinking about the black stallion, I’m reminded of the Dickens quote about the best and worst of times, since truly Totilas summed up everything that is great about dressage – and everything that is dire! First the good times, and I […]... more

Farn was born in Holstein and descends from the Achill or 'F' line that began in 1877. Next to the Ethelbert line, it is the oldest Holsteiner stallion line.... more

Ferro started life as a showjumper but ended up in the Dutch Dressage team...... more

Fidermark died way too young, but not before he produced some exciting progeny...... more

Fidertanz has been crowned Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2021. The bay stallion has been an important source of the invaluable F line blood, and is the sire of two of today's stars - Foundation and Franziskus ... more

Firth of Lorne is an exciting young son of For Pleasure - who has already made the German team!... more

Flemmingh might have been bred to jump, but he was one of the first star dressage stallions in Holland...... more

Flipper d'Elle has been a regular member of the French showjumping team but now his breeding career seems to be taking off...... more

In 2004, he went to Verden for the World Championships, where he won the five year old division, with 10 for canter. The next year, he won the six year old championship again scoring 10 for canter!... more

Florestan has proven a treasure for the Westfaliens, breeding good natured horses that people like to ride...... more

For Pleasure had a sensational career as a competitor, and is now proving a very superior sire... more

He's one of the world's most popular dressage sires - and he is currently competing Grand Prix. Meet one of the new stars, Foundation...... more

One of the great Thoroughbred sires that shaped the French Selle Français - Fra Diavolo... more

Frustra II is one of those sires you see often on pedigrees but is never much discussed when it comes to great stallions...... more

Furioso II is the Selle Français stallion that change the history of the Oldenburg breed...... more

Perhaps the greatest jumping Thoroughbred sire of them all - Furioso - is profiled...... more

Fürst Nymphenburg I has an FN dressage breeding value of 164 points and placed in the top one percent of German dressage stallions...... more

Fürstenball - number one for type, number one for dressage on the new Hanoverian breeding values - meet the master breeder who made the stylish black stallion... ... more