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 …
Oct 08 2015
Recently, I witnessed how a DC has actually applied and enforced the rules in the “Blue Book”. Much to the dismay of the affected exhibitors whose horses were disqualified because they did not show up on time in the collecting ring and thereby missed the common walk round in the main ring (see rule 23b …
Oct 05 2015
There is currently a lot of turmoil and public outrage in dressage about the pictures seen of a “semi-lame” Totilas at the European Championship of dressage in Aachen. In addition, to make matters worse, there were “live” demonstrations of the infamous Rollkur by a representative of the Dutch team in the warm-up arena. Experts say …
Jun 23 2015
Actually, you should read a report on the 13th ARABICA in Frankfurt in this place – but the show was cancelled due to a lack of entries. One may speculate about the reasons for that. In her Interview, Deirdre Hyde gives an excellent summary of the development of racing under the influence of the Middle …
