Feb 21 2017
Embedded into the WAHO Conference 2017 were two stud visits to the Royal Stud and the Stud of HRH Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Khalifa. Unaffected by fads and fashion, the Al Khalifa family breeds horses of straight desertbred lines for more than 200 years, who indeed resemble the old Bedouin horse. It was a …
Feb 16 2017
Es tut sich etwas in der Distanzreiterszene. Nachdem sich der VDD ausdrücklich von den Ereignissen distanziert hat, bei denen Pferde auf Distanzritten zu Schaden kommen, hat nun auch der DOKR-Vorstand reagiert, und allen deutschen Distanzreitern die Teilnahme an internationalen Distanzritten in Dubai verboten. Wer an nationalen Ritten teilnimmt, riskiert, dass er künftig nicht mehr für …
Feb 13 2017
The WAHO Conference is always a great opportunity to meet and catch up with friends from around the globe. This year, the conference takes place in Bahrain. Stay tuned, as I take you along with me to get some impressions of Bahrain, it’s horses and the conference! Monday, 13th February 2017 And yet another delightful …
Feb 04 2017
FEI Press Release dated 3rd Feb 2017 The FEI has announced seven adverse analytical findings involving prohibited substances in UAE Endurance events. The horses were tested at four different events at the Al Wathba venue in Abu Dhabi. All seven horses have tested positive to the same four prohibited substances, the stimulant Caffeine and its …
Feb 04 2017
Press release by the FEI, dated 3rd Feb 2017 The FEI Secretary General has today provided an overview of a series of measures to be implemented by both the FEI and the United Arab Emirates Equestrian Federation to address serious horse welfare issues in UAE Endurance. In view of the deaths of seven horses in …
Feb 02 2017
Viel zu früh ist der Leistungssportler Gandalf VM Anfang Januar aufgrund einer schweren Kolik über die Regenbogenbrücke gegangen. Gandalf war ein Ausnahmehengst – nicht nur aufgrund seiner Leistung und sportlichen Erfolge, auch durch seine Abstammung: Gezogen wurde er von Melitta Burger aus einer Vollblutaraberstute Ghani Bint Khaled in Anpaarung mit dem Trakehner Konvoi, der seinerseits …
Feb 01 2017
The Polish Magazine “Araby” just reported that Marek Trela has packed his suitcases to go to Abu Dhabi to work for Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan as manager of his W’rsan Stables. It’s almost exactly one year ago, that Marek Trela, together with Anna Stojanowska and Jerzy Bialobok, have been dismissed as stud directors …
Jan 30 2017
European Championships for Sports Arabians After last year’s cancellation of the European Champion-ships for Sports Arabians, the riders met this year in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The event took place in combination with the Austrian and Lower Austrian Championships, what at first sight may be confusing. However, the combination had its advantages: 61 horses from eight …
Jan 12 2017
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
Jan 11 2017
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 …
