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 …
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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 …
Jul 18 2020
As Versatile as the Horses
It takes a good deal of stamina to run a training stable for 30 years, the majority of which is dedicated to the Arabian horse. Toni Baumann has stamina. Since April 1990 he has leased part of the “Kauber Platte” estate and runs a training stable here, while his partner Reinhild Moritz manages the Kauber …
Jul 16 2020
Bred to be a Sports Horse
“We love our horses and that’s why we give them a good education. That is the best thing a breeder can do for a horse” – this is one of the key phrases of Petra Dries, who has been breeding Arabian horses for riders for the last 25 years. And with success, because their horses …
Jul 16 2020
The Art of Selling
Editorial I know quite a few breeders who breed 4-5 foals a year and are sold out. Others, however, offer their foals like sour beer. The question quickly arises: what is the difference? What factors play a role in horse sales? Let us assume that two breeders, A and B, have two young horses of …
Jul 14 2020
Körung in Zeiten der Pandemie
Eine Hengstkörung in Zeiten der Pandemie? Geht das überhaupt? Doch, das geht – man muss nur entsprechende Anpassungen vornehmen. Der ZSAA hat es mit seiner verspäteten, aber erfolgreichen Körung Ende Juni in Alsfeld vorgemacht. Betty Finke stellt die neuen Hengste vor. Bereits zum ursprünglichen Termin Ende März waren Anpassungen des Körungsablaufs in Hinblick auf die …