No. 4/2016 (Vol. 8)

No. 4/2016 for subscribers

English articles include:The “Triple Crown” Shows of 2016 – “We are the Champions”What’s in a Pedigree? Feeding the Endurance horse – The Eye of the Master feeds the HorseHistory – Baron von Fechtig (II)World Endurance Championships -too fast…Shagya-Arabians – Gestüt SamarraShagya-Arabians – Inspection Tour USA

Merchant and Breeder – Baron von Fechtig (II)

One name pops up again and again, when it comes to the foundation horses of European Arabian horse breeding: Baron von Fechtig. But he did not only import horses, he maintained a stud over many years, where he bred “pure Arabian horses”. Unfortunately, hardly any horse of his breeding can be found in the pedigrees …

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The Eye of the Owner Feeds the Horse

Feeding the horse athlete is one of the headaches of many endurance rider. Some horses eat too much, others are fuzzy eaters… but all need some individual adaptation of the “standard food plan” to their individual metabolism and requirements by the demanded effort. That’s where “the eye of the owner feeds the horse”. Let’s have …

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Auf “Insptektionstour” in den USA

Die “Nordamerikanische Shagya-Araber-Gesellschaft” (NASS) führte ihre erste Inspektionstour 1989 durch, drei Jahre nach Gründung der NASS. 2015 wurde die 10. Inspektions-reise organisiert, die die USA vom Nordwesten bis Südosten abdeckte und bei der 22 Pferde bewertet wurden. Während unserer ersten Inspektionsreisen 1989 und 1991 haben wir mit Hilfe von Bruno und Elisabeth Furrer, Dr. Ekkerhard …

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Er kam, sah und siegte!

English Summary He was without any doubt the most successful horse at the Aachen riding competition: Haifi El Sorrento with rider Susanne Hoyler from Germany achieved 3 victories and 2 second places in 5 starts. He, who was scared by the click of a photo camera some years ago, has now become much more self-confident …

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The “Triple Crown” Shows 2016

The show season has come to an end, and we reminisce about the three big shows, the All Nations Cup, the European Championships and the World Championships. Which were the most impressive champions? Of which bloodlines were the winners made of? And where to does the journey go in the next couple of years? This …

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Higher – Faster – Stronger?

Commentary on the World Endurance Championships The worst case scenario for endurance riding has happened. First, the FEI relocates the World Championships from the UAE to Europe, to ensure the welfare for the horses, and then we have to see pictures like the ones of Nopoli del Ma, when he crossed the finish line, barely …

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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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