Sep 26 2017
Kommentar zum Deutschen Nationalen Championat 2017 Am Donnerstag, den 21. September fand das Deutsche National-Championat in Aachen statt, eingebettet in das All Nations Cup Festival, eine der wichtigsten Veranstaltungen im europäischen, um nicht zu sagen im weltweiten Schaukalender. Moment mal, “eingebettet”…? An den Rand gedrängt, trifft es wohl besser! Mit 36 Pferden am Start hat …
Jul 07 2017
At the moment, we are bombarded with “Jubilees”: “200 Years of Weil-Marbach breeding”, “200 Years of Janow Podlaski”, “200 Years of Shagya-Arabian breeding”. What was going on, 200 years ago, that “almost everything” started around that time? Quite simply, Napoleon had overrun Europe with his wars and had robbed it not only of his men, …
Apr 10 2017
The Arabian horse is known for its versatility and his human-minded character and as such is the perfect pleasure horse. Although, the term “pleasure riding” or “hacking” is often used derogatively, this type of horse needs to have certain characteristics, to make its owner happy and so, the expectations on part of the pleasure riders …
Apr 09 2017
“Die Freizeitreiter” sind eine reichlich undifferenzierte Gruppenbezeichnung, und dennoch stellen sie den größten Absatzmarkt für unsere Vollblutaraber dar. Aber worauf achtet der Freizeitreiter, wenn er einen Vollblutaraber kaufen will? Frühjahrszeit ist Fohlenzeit – aber welche Bestimmung wird dem Fohlen mit in die Wiege gelegt? Wird es Zucht-, Schau-, Reit-, Distanz-, Rennpferd? Wohl kaum, denn eine …
Jan 04 2017
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 …
Sep 14 2016
They smile at you from the racks in every newsstand – cover girls. Beautiful, flawless, ideal. But have you ever seen, how these cover pictures are created? Taking the photo – i.e. the actual photo shooting with posing, getting the light and settings right, etc. -, is only a small part of the later cover …
Jul 05 2016
There are many characteristics, which – in their entirety – characterise the Arabian horse. On a scale, each of these characteristics has an optimum. The question is, where this optimum lies on the scale – always at the top end? Take for example the size, this ranges in Arabian horses from 1,40 to 1,65 cm …
Mar 02 2016
Walking down the tree-lined avenue towards the iconic Clock-tower stable in Janow Podlaski, you breathe history. I’ve always loved to be here as I love both Arabian horses and history, and especially the history of Arabian horse breeding. Right now, we are witnessing another chapter in Arabian horse history unfolding – but I would rather …
Mar 02 2016
As a teenager, I had a favourite book: Erika Schiele’s “The Arab Horse in Europe” in which she described the history of Arabian horse breeding in each European country. Great emphasis was put on the state studs and one could locate them on a map. “If only I could go there once in my life”, …
Jan 01 2016
Icomprehensible! Just imagine the following: There is the two-year-old Morion, who got not only the highest score in his respective classes at the All Nations Cup, the European and World Championships, but the highest score of all Junior Males. Human understanding would expect at least, that he would come home with three medals. But far …
