Motivation without means? Biodiversity implementation
BY INGA WOLFRAM*, DONNA ARRABAL, ELSKE VAN DEN BRINK, JENNIFER KORTERINK DE VRIES
TABLES: THE AUTHORS
Editor’s note: While the full article – “Motivation without means?...
Catalano HaS fetches top price at Holsteiner Elite Foal Auction
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: JANNE BUGTRUP
The Holsteiner Elite Foal Auction took place on August 14 at Herbert-Blöcker-Platz in Elmshorn. The lot was characterized by...
Oldenburg Studbook setting their course for the future
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: OLD-ART
After more than four successful years as managing director and auction director, Roland Metz will leave the company on October...
“Champion of the Champions” returns to SWB Equestrian Weeks
BY ELLINOR ANDERSSON / SWB
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANETTE SÅNESSON/SWB
Presented by Hyperion Stud, and following last year’s successful premiere, Champion of the Champions will return to SWB...
From horse dealer to stallion owner with top-level ambitions
BY BETTINE VAN HARSELAAR / KWPN
PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGISHOTS
“I would like to win the Stallion Competition with a stallion one day and reach the very...
Ralph van Venrooij leaving KWPN and the WBFSH
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: KWPN WEBSITE
After seven years with the Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands (KWPN), Ralph van Venrooij, Manager Commerce & Breeding,...
CWHBA member competes in World Equestrian Games
BY CHRIS GOULD / CWHBA
PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY KATEY VAN DEN BOSCH
Congratulations to Katey van den Bosch for her 9th place finish in vaulting pairs at...
Anja Bartha: New head of German Sport Horse and Bad-Wü
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: STATE STUD MARBACH
As the successor to Dr. Carina Krumbiegel, agricultural engineer Anja Bartha has taken over as State Breeding Director...
Strong result in Vechta when Vespasian sells for €57,000
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: OLD-ART
Lot No. 1 topped the bidding at the 40th Oldenburg Elite Foal Auction, with Cafetero being the highest selling showjumping...
Young Westfalian talents from top dam lines in high demand
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: OLD-ART
Seventy foals with strong potential were offered for sale during a major foal auction of the Westfalian Studbook, with 80%...
Herwart von der Decken Show awards Hannover’s First Ladies
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: HANOVERIAN SOCIETY
The best young mares from the Hanoverian breeding region competed at the Herwart von der Decken Show. Hann.Pr.A. Dieke...
The first medals have been awarded to Polish Young Horses
BY EWA POGODZINSKA / PZHK
PHOTOGRAPHY: LESZEK WÓJCIK
The Polish Young Horse Championships are the main selection event of the Polish Horse Breeders’ Association with its...
Sport ponies or small horses? The only determination is size!
BY GUILLAUME LEVESQUE
PHOTOGRAPHY: GUILLAUME LEVESQUE
The latest European Pony Championships in Le Mans, France, held from July 29 to August 2, 2026 – the highest-level...
The name says it all: DSP ‘High Flyers’ foals achieve good prices
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: HUBERT FISCHER
Summer, sun, great atmosphere… At the 30th ‘Festival of Horses’ at the spacious Immenhöfe equestrian center owned by the...
Generational changes at the helm of Oldenburg Breeders’ Assoc.
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: OLD-ART
At the Oldenburg Horse Breeding Association’s Delegates’ Assembly on Monday, August 3, 2026, the delegates set the course for the...
Holsteiner Conchezz makes a splash with his first foal crop
BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: JANNE BUGTRUP
Top-class genetics and plenty of athleticism at the traditional Holsteiner State Foal Championship which saw around 35 foals from...