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Jan 07 2017
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 …
Jan 05 2017
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 …
Jan 05 2017
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 …
Jan 04 2017
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 …
Jan 04 2017
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 …
Jan 04 2017
Waldemar Zeitelhack ist tot
Im Alter von 89 Jahren verstarb in Schwaig bei Nürnberg Waldemar Zeitelhack. In Rennsportkreisen war er bekannt für seine erfolgreichen Galopper und die Höchstpreise, die er für sie bezahlte. Weniger bekannt dürfte heute sein, dass er eigentlich mit arabischen Pferden aus Ägypten und Russland angefangen hat. 1971 kaufte Zeitelhack während einer Geschäftsreise in Kairo einige …
Dec 29 2016
Ilse von Heske-Bothenwald dead
The longtime registrar and secretary of the Austrian Arabian Horse Society (VVÖ), Baroness Ilse von Heske-Bothenwald, fell victim to a terrible crime on Thursday, 29th December. Her neighbour found her shot dead on the premises. Later, the police found her son as well, who had hung himself. Ilse von Heske-Bothenwald was an institution, she managed …
Dec 29 2016
Issue 4/2016 available in our Online-Shop
Content: The Triple Crown Shows 2016 – Paris, Lier, Aachen What’s in a Pedigree (I) – Ancestor loss and Inbreeding Feeding of the endurance athlete – the eye of the owner feeds the horse History – Baron von Fechtig II ANC-riding competition Shagya-Arabians – Samarra Stud
Dec 23 2016
Festakt in Bábolna
Gemeinsam hatten die Internationale Shagya-Araber Gesellschaft (ISG), der ungarische Verband der Züchter des Arabischen Pferdes (MALE) und das ungarische Nationalgestüt Bábolna anlässlich des 200jährigen Bestehens der Shagya-Araber-Zucht Ende November zu einer Feier mit internationalem Kongress und vielseitigem Rahmenprogramm eingeladen. Ministerbesuch in Bábolna Am Samstag empfing das Nationalgestüt seine Gäste bei herrlichstem Kaiserwetter mit einer feierlichen …
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