
Carole Mortimer
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Carole Mortimer: our small island has way too many horses *H&H VIP*Our sport horse breeding columnist compares horse population figures in the UK, France and Germany with some surprising results
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Prolific dressage stallion Breitling W put downThe 2014 Hanoverian stallion of the year was put down after suffering from colic
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Carole Mortimer: Over-rugging is a recipe for disaster *H&H VIP*H&H's sport horse breeding columnist reminds owners that their horses "are not lap dogs"
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Carole Mortimer: The British still don’t quite understand breeding *H&H VIP*H&H's breeding columnist wishes that more British breeders would record the bloodlines of their horses
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Carole Mortimer: Let’s hear it for home-grown talent *H&H VIP*Our sport horse columnist celebrates the fact that there are a greater number of British-bred dressage horses, but asks where all of the British-bred eventers have gone
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Carole Mortimer: It’s time to get on board [H&H VIP]H&H's breeding columnist informs us of an interesting championship for young breeders and reviews the strong sale prices of a recent yearling auction
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Carole Mortimer: I’ve found where all of the perfect event horse types are hiding [H&H VIP]H&H's sports horse columnist asks why Britain is struggling to source British bred event horses and where you can find them
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Carole Mortimer: to event or not to event? [H&H VIP]Our columnist reflects on whether four-year-old horses should event
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Carole Mortimer: A vital service for breeders [H&H VIP]H&H's columnist explains the vital service the National Foaling Bank plays in offering guidance and solutions for orphaned foals or mares who have lost their foal
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Top event sire Jumbo put down, age 31The British breeding world has lost one of its top performers with the passing of this brilliant eventing sire, but he leaves behind an impressive list of progeny
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Carole Mortimer: Let’s try to work together again [H&H VIP]H&H's sport horse breeding columnist looks back at how the bloodlines of event horses and racehorses have grown apart in recent years
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Carole Mortimer: We need to breed more horses [H&H VIP]H&H's sport horse breeding columnist suggests that breeders should consider flying in the face of current thinking to prevent a shortage of top class horses in the future
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Carole Mortimer: In praise of natives [H&H VIP]H&H's sport horse expert celebrates top British-bred dressage horses and inspirational natives
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Carole Mortimer: End of an era [H&H VIP]H&H's sport horse expert disucusses the potential future demise of UK studs as a long-standing establishment closes its doors for the last time
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Carole Mortimer’s sport horse comment: Making the kindest cut [H&H VIP]By Carole Mortimer Published
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Carole Mortimer comment: Eventing for showjumpers [H&H VIP]Carole Mortimer explores the complexities of event horse breeding and highlights the influence and prevalence of out-and-out showjumping blood in most of the top placed horses at Badminton 2014
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Carole Mortimer: Don’t keep horses on postage stamps of land [H&H VIP]Read Carole Mortimer's punchy views on why horses should not be raised or kept on small patches of land where they can't roam or stretch their legs sufficiently
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Coping with Cushing’s disease: a case studyFind out how treatment usually used for humans put this Cushing's disease sufferer back on his feet
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