Der Begriff des Freizeitreiters ist nicht wirklich definiert, genauso wenig wie das Zuchtziel “Freizeitpferd”. Genau das macht die Sache so schwierig. Im nachfolgenden Beitrag wollen wir ein wenig Licht auf die Fragestellung werfen, was der Freizeitreiter will und was der Züchter bieten muß. Die Gruppe der Freizeitreiter ist in unseren Breiten zweifellos der größte Absatzmarkt …
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Oct 17 2020
The Three Pillars of Polish Arabian Breeding
The Polish nobility discovered the Arabian horse in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Numerous expeditions to the Middle East were undertaken to buy suitable horses, and so three large families succeeded in forming the breeding stock on which even the state studs were later built. By the late eighteenth century, there was a well-established …
Oct 16 2020
Asil Arabians in Iran
On the occasion of its last Annual General Meeting, the Asil Club decided to recognize a group of approx. 300 foundation horses from Iran as “Asil Arabians”. Since the Iranian Arabians are hardly known in Europe, we are reprinting here Gudrun Waiditschka’s lecture on the “Asil Iranians”. The “Grand Old Dame” You can’t talk about …
Oct 16 2020
Under the magnifying glass
It is said that the corona pandemic acts like a burning glass, as it shows the weak points of a system, causes us to rethink old structures and accelerates innovations. Perhaps this also applies to the “show scene”? Here, on the one hand, “typical” ECAHO shows were canceled on a large scale, and on the …
Oct 15 2020
Mlecha or Gazella?
In most of the books about the Arabian horse in Poland we find these three images of the foundation mares Gazella, Mlecha and Sahara, which Count Juliusz Dzieduszycki imported from the Orient. The watercolors were created by Juliusz Kossak, a well-known Polish artist with whom Dzieduszycki was friends. The watercolors are dated to 1845, the …
Oct 15 2020
Wettkampf unter Freunden
European Championships for Arabian Sports Horses 2020 Many weeks of hope and anxiety ultimately led to a “happy ending”: Thanks to the perseverance of the organizer Sissi Chat, the European Championship of Sports Arabians could take place despite Corona! In the Corona year 2020, the European Championship was the first tournament of the year for …
Jul 19 2020
Happy Birthday – Mandana
Nicole Barth war gerade 15 Jahre alt und verbrachte all ihre Freizeit im Gestüt Mundinger, als dort im Mai 1989 die Stute Mandana geboren wurde. Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick. “In ihr hatte ich vom ersten Augenblick an eine unglaubliche Freundin, Weggefährtin und irgendwie auch eine Seelenverwandte, wenn es so etwas gibt”, erzählt …
Jul 19 2020
Panika 1996 – 2020
She stood out wherever she appeared, because her “bloody shoulder” had slipped into her face. This mood of nature caused an almost brown half of the face of this elegant fleebitten grey mare. This marking was considered a sign of honor and sacrifice by the Bedouins.But the marking did not detract from her beauty – …
Jul 19 2020
France limits embryo transfer
After a long decision-making process, the French Arab Breeding Association ACA (Association du Cheval Arabe) decided that from birth year 2022 only one product received by embroy transfer per mare per year will be included in the French Studbook for Arabian horses. The decision was made with an absolute majority. Surplus foals are entered into …










