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Dressage Breeding – the cutting edge…

December 28th, 2022
It's the most prestigious Prix St Georges competition in the world, the brainchild of Reiner Klimke, Germany's introduction to the big tour, the Burg-Pokal. Christopher Hector analyses the breeding of this year's finalists... Read Article Comments Off

Nürnberger Burg-Pokal – Young Dressage Horse Stars

December 15th, 2022
What could be nicer than watching twelve super young dressage horses beautifully ridden, it might be freezing outside, but the action at Frankfurt warms the heart... Read Article Comments Off

The B team becomes the A Team

December 2nd, 2022
The Hanoverian B line marked the beginning of a new era in dressage breeding, it is a line whose influence has exploded in the past couple of years... Read Article Comments Off

Gribaldi – super sire, and sire of sires…

November 29th, 2022
Christopher Hector argues that Gribaldi was one of the truly great Sporthorse sires... read about the black stallions amazing career - and the wonderful horses he sired. Read Article 2 Comments »

The Sandro Hit Legacy

November 25th, 2022
Sandro Hit, more than any other stallion changed the face of sporthorse breeding... Christopher Hector considers the legacy of the black stallion. Read Article Comments Off

New Faces in Dressage Breeding…

October 28th, 2022
Christopher Hector looks at the new generation of dressage stallions… After being dominated for so long by a handful of breeding superstars, the world of dressage breeding is under-going a rapid transformation, with an exciting line-up of young stallions, rapidly making a name for themselves… Here’s ten that caught my attention: Kjento Fusionist […] Read Article 1 Comment »

Breeding at the 2022 World Young Eventing Championships…

October 26th, 2022
Once again the action was stunning at the World Young Eventing Horse championships - Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines... Read Article Comments Off

Who shone? World Young Dressage Horse Championships 2022

September 29th, 2022
Through the rain, the brilliance of the young dressage horses at the World Championships shone, Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines at Ermelo... Read Article Comments Off