Jan 15 2018
Yesterday, Hanna Luise (Hansi) Heck-Melnyk passed away at her farm in Hawthorne, Florida at the age of 86. With her, the Arabian horse world has lost a major breeder, but also a belligerent pedigree expert. Born in 1931, Hansi Heck-Melnyk emigrated to Canada at a young age. Her actual equestrian origin were warmblood horses, and …
Jan 08 2018
Im gesegneten Alter von 33 Jahren mußte Ferdinand Huemer Abschied von seinem Stammhengst CH El Brillo nehmen. Dabei war es ein Glücksfall für das Gestüt La Movida, dass dieser El Shaklan-Sohn 1999 ins Gestüt kam. Ferdinand Huemer suchte eigentlich einige El Shaklan-Töchter für seine Ali Jamaal-Hengste. Als er hörte, dass Fritz Gautschi in Kalifornien eine …
Jan 05 2018
Training the Endurance Horse (II) In this part about training the endurance horse, we have a look at the use of the two energy-production systems and how they are provided with fuel and oxygen. In the previous issue we have seen that two different chemical processes contribute to the energy supply of the body: 1) …
Dec 30 2017
Some reports may be exaggerated when stating that some children believe that cocoa comes from brown or even purple cows. But an alienation of humans from nature can not be denied – and it begins in childhood. If children spend most of the day using electronic media rather than playing outdoors, or deal with animals, …
Nov 20 2017
With the Shagya Arabian stallion Neddor, the Lußberger family lost one of their best friends in mid-November. A friend and a sports comrade at many events, national and international, a hunting and leasure horse, a petting horse for the youngest or sometimes disguised as a hussar horse – in short, the stallion embodied what one …
Nov 10 2017
Recently, the Elite mare Mosila died, aged 27. She was the dam of two stallions awarded with a gold medal and premium at the stallion stock show of the VZAP: Amurath Muntahi and Mosri Al Dahab. Amurath Muntahi’s sire is Amurath Baikal, who lived in Canada. Breeder Ilse Klauenberg was convinced that he is the …
Oct 19 2017
For days now, we are haunted by photos and videos of an American “wonder foal” on social media and the world wide web, whose head is highly acclaimed by the one and supposedly worth 7 million dollars, and is branded by the others as Hunchback of Notre Dame, as a malformation. The British Veterinary Association …
Oct 17 2017
A great breeder and mentor of the Arabian horse is no longer among us: Dr. Nasr Marei passed away this morning at the age of 75. I met him first some time in the 1990ies and finally visited him in his paradise-like stud Al Badeia in Cairo for the first time in 2003. Many more …
Oct 07 2017
Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), also sometimes referred to as Coat Colour Dilution Lethal (CCDL), is an inherited disease specific to Arabian horses. It is caused by a genetic mutation, which is estimated to be present in about 10% of Egyptian Arabians, but has also been reported in other lines of Arabians. LFS-affected foals are unable …
Oct 07 2017
Dear Judges, I am writing you this Open Letter to ask you: “Where do you see our breed and the show scene in – say – five to ten years from now? And are you aware that it is YOU who determines the path?” Are you aware that every time you give a score, you …
