Breeding in the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal

December 23rd, 2017
Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines Photos – Roslyn Neave and archives The Nürnberger Burg-Pokal is a class for 7 to 9 year old horses, and was devised by Reiner Klimke as a bridge to the Big Tour. Over the years, the class – held every year in December at Frankfurt Horse Show – has produced […] Read Article Comments Off on Breeding in the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal
 

Who’s who on the 2017 WBFSH Sire’s Rankings…

November 22nd, 2017
In-depth analysis of the latest WBFSH Stallion Rankings - eventing, dressage and showjumping Read Article 4 Comments »
 

Hanoverian Breeder, Axel Windeler talks about generations of breeding

September 22nd, 2017
Hanoverian breeder, Axel Windeler is a breeder who thinks in generations, and the path to his stallion, Don Martillo's World Championship started back in 1987... find out how! Read Article 3 Comments »
 

Breeding at Aachen: Dressage, Showjumping and Eventing…

July 24th, 2017
Christopher Hector analyses the breeding at Aachen in Jumping, Dresssage and Eventing. Read Article 1 Comment »
 

French and Dutch breeding values

February 14th, 2017
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

January 30th, 2017
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
 

Has dressage breeding ‘gone wrong’?

June 20th, 2016
Chris Hector discusses in which the way of dressage breeding may be heading... Read Article 17 Comments »
 

Horses for Amateurs – Horses for Professionals… or horses for both?

September 17th, 2015
It is the choice every sport horse breeder faces - to breed for the professional, or to breed for the amateur? Or can you breed for both? Some of the world's leading experts ponder the question... Read Article 4 Comments »