January 2017 archive

Too fast on the track…

The victory at this year’s World Endurance Championships went to Spain, but only because the three fastest riders were disqualified at the last gate. Unfortunately, the event was overshadowed by the death of yet another horse – this time on European soil. Mid-September, the World Endurance Championships took place in Samorin / Slovakia. Originally, this …

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Breeding instead of Proliferation

Just like everybody else, I receive a lot of advertisement – mostly electronically to my email inbox. And there, I read about an auction in neighbouring Belgium, where a mare was supposed to be auctioned who had in 5 years 18 foals by embryo transfer – all full siblings with one exception. Another mare had …

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To combine breeding and sport…

… is the goal of Ahmed and Klaudia Al Samarraie. For 25 years they are pursuing this goal with the support of their children by breeding Shagya-Arabian horses. Situated above the Fulda valley, the 200 year old buildings of Samarra Stud are surrounded by 20 ha of land, suitable to raise young horse in healthy …

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Waldemar Zeitelhack ist tot

Im Alter von 89 Jahren verstarb in Schwaig bei Nürnberg Waldemar Zeitelhack. In Rennsportkreisen war er bekannt für seine erfolgreichen Galopper und die Höchstpreise, die er für sie bezahlte. Weniger bekannt dürfte heute sein, dass er eigentlich mit arabischen Pferden aus Ägypten und Russland angefangen hat. 1971 kaufte Zeitelhack während einer Geschäftsreise in Kairo einige …

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What’s in a Pedigree?

Part I: Ancestor loss and inbreeding A pedigree is more than just a record of descent. If you can read it correctly, it tells you a lot about the horse in question. However, you need a fair amount of background knowledge, to interpret all data and names in the right way. Breeders of Arabian horses …

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