‘I’d trade him for my fiancé’: why Charlotte Dujardin rates this four-year-old as the best she’s ever ridden
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According to the old adage, “Fools breed horses for wise men to buy”, but British sport horse breeding has never been stronger.
The quality of horses being bred in Britain at the highest level is now on a par with the rest of Europe. The number of top riders supporting the industry by ‘buying British’ is increasing every year with Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester among those doing so.
British-bred horses of particular note include Woodlander Farouche, who became the first British-bred to win the World Breeding Dressage Championships. She is now competing successful at prix st george and looks set to go all the way to grand prix.
But while our quality of sport horse breeding has undoubtedly improved, there are major welfare concerns regarding the indiscriminate over-breeding of stock at the other end of the market. The number of racehorse being bred has also been a cause for concern, although the throughbred industry has taken action to reduce the number of foals on the ground.
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Cahrlotte Dujardin test-riding Springbank II VH from this year’s Breeders Trophy in Sweden Credit: swedehorse.swb.org -
Credit: Photos by Jan Eisner Nanny goat ‘adopts’ orphaned foal after tragic loss of mare
Goat Sheshe is doing an excellent job of babysitting the orphaned foal and the pair have formed a close bond
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Credit: Headmore Stud ‘She loved being a broodmare’: final farewell to star dam
‘She was a fantastic mum; knew exactly what to do’
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Credit: Lucy Elder £15,000 embryo out of Valegro’s full sister tops foal sale
The two-month-old Weidyfleur II embryo was by far the top lot at the AES & Brightwells Elite Foal Auction
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12 adorable British-bred foals who could be future stars
Check out 12 champion foals who look like they could be future stars...
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Meet the ‘chatty’ world champion stallion whose canter will make you gasp
Find about more about the newly crowned seven-year-old dressage world champion
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Credit: Peter Nixon Suffolk stallion in global bid to preserve the endangered breed
‘As well as boosting the [Suffolk horse] gene pool in NZ, we think he would make a fabulous cross with other heavy horse breeds, or over thoroughbreds etc perhaps to breed hunting types’
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Carole Mortimer: Should disease carriers be graded? *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's breeding columnist discusses our responsibility to prevent spread of disease
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Carole Mortimer: Breeding isn’t a minority interest *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's sport horse breeding columnist urges the governing bodies to do more for breeding
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Credit: Storm Johnson New business gives boost to British breeding
International grand prix rider Anna Ross is behind the new concept.
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Carole Mortimer: Act now to future proof your horse *H&H VIP*
Carole Mortimer questions the point of breeding without recording pedigree
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The daughter of this year’s Badminton star — and six other foals we’re excited about
With foaling season well underway, Horse & Hound’s sport horse breeding editor rounds up some of the most exciting foals of 2018 so far
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LOT 12 - IZALOE Top lot sells for £31,000 at Brightwells Elite Dressage Auction
A quality line-up of dressage horses went under the hammer at Addington
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WOODLANDER WILD LOVE End of an era for Woodlander Stud
It's all change at Lynne Crowden’s Worcestershire dressage stud
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Carole Mortimer: Does stallion choice even matter? *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's sport horse breeding columnist discusses whether the market is saturated with stallions
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Legendary Connemara stallion dies aged 31
The Connemara stallion sired a dynasty of sport horses and ponies, who have gone on to achieve success in many disciplines across the world
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Carole Mortimer: Let’s urge buyers to shop at home *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's sport horse breeding columnist suggests ways to help bridge the gap between British breeders and buyers, and warns against a lax attitude to training foals
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Emile Faurie riding Delatio, during the FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle supported by Horse and Hound during the Olympia London International Horse Show at Olympia in London between 12th-18th December 2017 Credit: Peter Nixon H&H’s sport horse breeding editor’s blog: sexy stallions and a scintillating show
H&H's sport horse breeding editor reflects on an eye-opening trip to Germany's stallion shows
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Credit: Jon Stroud Media Managing stallions who compete alongside breeding duties *H&H VIP*
Some stallions will be busy competing as well as fulfilling their breeding duties this season. Emma Houghton MRCVS outlines the challenges of managing a horse that does both.
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Michael Eilberg and Woodlander Farouche at Aachen 2016. Picture by Peter Nixon 'I turned down a lot of money for Farouche — I wouldn't do that again': Lynne Crowden's top tips for breeders
From focusing on the best mare lines to making good business decisions, Lynne Crowden of Woodlander Stud shares her tips for breeders
