At the 2017 WAHO Conference in February, Guest Speaker Dr. Samantha A. Brooks, PhD, from the Brooks Equine Genetics Lab at the University of Florida Genetics Institute, announced that they would be offering a 6-week online course in equine genetics. This is with the aim of improving the understanding of genetic principles and technologies among …
March 2017 archive
Mar 26 2017
Die Prämienhengste der ZSAA-Körung 2017
Mar 23 2017
Endurance at a Crossroads (II) –The Bouthieb-Initiative in Abu Dhabi
The Bouthieb Initiative wants to get endurance riding back to its old values, where more horsemanship and less speed are awarded. One who wants to change the attitude of his countrymen to the horse and the endurance sport by giving a good example and by teaching the young generation, is H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed …
Mar 23 2017
Endurance at a Crossroads (I) – The Misery in Dubai
During the season 2016/2017, twelve horses died in the United Arab Emirates during endurance competitions. This must come to an end! After all the bad news we reported in our last issues, I was desperate to write something positive about endurance, because it is a wonderful sport that suits the horse, if done correctly and …
Mar 17 2017
El Nabila B in Belgium
Quite recently, the US National Champion Stallion El Nabila B arrived at Johanna Ullströms Trainingcenter in Belgium, and is now – again – available for European breeders. Born 1996 at the Hungarian National Stud of Bábolna, the mating of the Russian stallion Kubinec with the Egyptian mare Elf Layla Walayla was viewed quite critically by …
Mar 01 2017
Stallion exchange between Tersk and Michalow
These days, the nine-year-old, dark bay Chimeryk (Eryks / Chimera) from Michalow arrived at Tersk, where he will stand at stud for the seasons 2017 and 2018. In return, the stallion Kurier (Egis / Kazna) has travelled to Michalow. As a yearling, Chimeryk was Junior Champion at the Bialka show in 2009 and Top Five …