March 17th, 2022
Christopher Hector looks at the most popular stallions with the Hanoverian breeders, and finds that it is fusion, fusion, fusion...
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February 18th, 2022
Would you say Dutch woman, Willeke Bos, is the most successful dressage breeder of them all? Don't answer that question until you have read this story... And meet a woman who has bred some stunning horses, lots of them...
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Hanoverian breeding is changing. Where once the aim was an 'all-round horse', last year for the first time there were two separate stallion licensings, one for dressage, one for jumping. Christopher Hector outlines the changes with some great photos from the first dressage licensing... Read ArticleComments Off on Specialist or All-Rounder? Dressage or Jumping??
January 25th, 2022
Ludwig Christmann is one of Germany's most knowledgeable breeding experts. Ludwig has been responsible for establishing and editing the Hanoverian Stallion book, and for over-seeing the worldwide activities of the Verband. As he prepares to retire, Ludwig looks back at the changes and influential horses of his time...
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December 27th, 2021
Who are the exciting young dressage horses coming on the German competition scene? Where do they come from - and what's their breeding? Christopher Hector looks at this year's Burg-Pokal and Louisdor championships...
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December 22nd, 2021
Christopher Hector analyses the latest collection of numbers, Gemma Alexander constructed the graphs… While the FN breeding values for young horse dressage sires produced a somewhat eccentric collection of stallions, many destined to sink without trace, there is a real similarity in the jumping list between the young horse chart and the HEK and competition […] Read ArticleComments Off on 2021 German FN jumping breeding values
December 8th, 2021
The new breeding values of the German FN have been released - we analyse this annual who's who of dressage breeding and find there are some new faces on the rankings....
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December 6th, 2021
Judge, educator, trainer and communicator, Christoph Hess asks how can we make sure that our dressage tests really do test the correctness of our training....
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November 22nd, 2021
We look behind the scene to find the people who make horse sport happen - the breeders. Who were the most successful in dressage, jumping and eventing in the past twelve months - and which studbooks came out on top...
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