“Reine Freude” (pure joy) in Verden
The Herwart von der Decken show is THE show for the sporthorse connaisseur - an amazing gathering of the very best Hanoverian mares... Read Article Comments Off on “Reine Freude” (pure joy) in Verden
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The Herwart von der Decken show is THE show for the sporthorse connaisseur - an amazing gathering of the very best Hanoverian mares... Read Article Comments Off on “Reine Freude” (pure joy) in Verden
Eventing at Tokyo – a triumph for French breeding
Christopher Hector looks at the breeding of the eventers at Tokyo, and finds French domination, and a Trakehner stallion that competed at a Games, and has now sired two Games eventers.... Read Article 1 Comment »
How does the KWPN dressage horse compare to the German horses?
German or Dutch - that's the question for the breeders of dressage horses... or is it, is the way forward a fusion? German breeding expert, Dr Ludwig Christmann looks at the differences and strengths of the two... Read Article 1 Comment »
“Colourful bird” Couleur Rubin celebrates 25th birthday
The great jumping stallion, Couleur Rubin turns 25th - he is another of the triumphs of master breeder, Harli Seifert... Read Article Comments Off on “Colourful bird” Couleur Rubin celebrates 25th birthday
Who are the great mares?
A recent survey set out to find this year's most successful dams of jumping horses, but all it really proved was that the stats from this covid season are very very dodgy - find out why... Read Article Comments Off on Who are the great mares?
New Dutch Breeding Values – Breeding tight
The new Dutch Breeding Values have been released - find out which stallions are coming out on top in that powerhouse of Warmblood breeding - The Netherlands Read Article Comments Off on New Dutch Breeding Values – Breeding tight
2021 Hanoverian Breeding Values
With the help of Hanoverian breeding expert, Dr Ludwig Christmann, we ask - what dressage stallions are hot right now? Who is producing the young horse winners? Who sires the Grand Prix stars.... Read Article 1 Comment »
How German are the German FN rankings?
The German Equestrian Federation's breeding values reflect the changing face of sporthorse breeding, we find that there are lots of stallions starring on the list that are not German... Read Article Comments Off on How German are the German FN rankings?
Ranking the rankings…
The breeding website hippomundo has launched two new ranking to measure the success of breeders of jumping horses - we examine the results, and meet some of the top breeders... Read Article Comments Off on Ranking the rankings…
The return of the E line
Dressage breeding. Roll over D, R, W and F lines - here comes the new one! We examine the E line, we find out something of its origins and influence right now... Read Article Comments Off on The return of the E line