Dass gerade Araberfreunde von Rappen so fasziniert sind, daran ist Karl Mays „Rih“ sicher nicht ganz unschuldig, weckten er und die Abenteuer von Kara Ben Nemsi doch auch gleich das Interesse für den Orient. Doch will man bei der Rappenzucht Überraschungen ausschließen, sollte man etwas über die genetischen Grundlagen dieser Farbe wissen. Als Kind bin …
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Jan 19 2021
Bairaktar’s Acquittal
Warmblood fragile foal syndrome (WFFS) has become a horror in recent years in Warmblood breeding. But because similar symptoms to WFFS have also been found in (historic) Arabian horses, research has been conducted whether or not Bairaktar, who had a significant influence on Warmblood breeding, was the origin of WFFS. Stud Director Astrid von Velsen …
Jan 17 2021
Two-year-olds on the race track
Jan 13 2021
Nobby 1995 – 2021
Small in terms of withers height, but big in terms of sports! This is how you could describe Nobby (HT Prophecy / Nocturne) * 1995. And, yes, for me he was the greatest endurance horse of the 21st century (so far)! In 2008 he won the gold medal (individual) at the World Championships in Malaysia, …
Jan 13 2021
In Memoriam – Gisela Bergmann
Gisela Bergmann died in August 2020 in her adopted home Tunisia. The native German emigrated there with her husband in the 1960s. Both worked in development aid, her husband, who died in 2004, was an agricultural engineer and had a contract with the National Institute for Agricultural Research of Tunis to carry out a project …
Jan 05 2021
Borsalino K 1997 – 2020
Borsalino K (Encore Ali / Keepsake V), bred by Murilo Kammer in Brazil, has been with Johanna Ullström for many years as a breeding stallion. Now he had to be put to sleep from an old, worsening tendon injury.Borsalino comes mainly from US bloodlines, his sire was Canadian National Champian Futurity Colt, his dam Keepsake …
Jan 05 2021
Said 1999 – 2020
At the age of 21, the chief sire Said (Pamir I / Sadana) of Marbach State Stud had to step off the stage of life – internal melanomas were increasingly bothering him.He belongs to the Bairaktar sire line via the Polish branch, and tails back to Murana I on the maternal side. The main and …
Jan 05 2021
ASS Kendal 1989 – 2020
At the age of 31, the Jacobs family in Belgium had to say goodbye to their stallion ASS Kendal (Tamarek / Eskada RJ). Kendal was Belgian National Champion several times in his days and he is the sire of national and international winners, both in the show and on the race track. But you can …
Jan 05 2021
Hengstleistungsprüfung in Stadl Paura
Das Teilnehmerfeld war zur diesjährigen HLP im Pferdezentrum Stadl Paura relativ groß und vielfältig. Insgesamt nahmen acht Hengste an der Prüfung teil, darunter zwei Shagya-Araber, zwei Partbred-Araber und vier Vollblutaraber. Drei der Hengste waren aus Deutschland angereist. Netterweise hatte der Wettergott ein Einsehen am der Tag der Geländeprüfung und nachmittags kamen sogar kurz ein paar …
Jan 05 2021
Heritage-Rennen in Belgien
Vor über fünf Jahren wurden die “Heritage”-Rennen auf eine Initiative von Sheikh Sultan ins Leben gerufen. Seit seinem Tod 2019 tut man sich schwer, diese am Leben zu erhalten, weil weitgehend Sponsorengelder fehlen. Nelly Philippot hält trotz aller Schwierigkeiten das Europa-Championat für „Heritage-Pferde“ am Leben und so fand dieses Rennen am 12. November in Ghlin …










