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65th Oldenburg Winter Mixed Sale
The 65th Oldenburg Winter Mixed Sale will take place at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta on Saturday December 8, and will feature a brilliant...
More KWPN stallions approved…
As an addendum to the article about the KWPN stallion test in our December issue, we would like to add that the following were...
Text correction….
A message from Uwe V. Biber provided the following correction regarding the WBFSH year-end stallion rankings published in our December issue: "Sorry, if you're...
Chemical castration!
Within hours of uploading the December issue of BN, our article entitled Changing stallion behaviour may come at risk! has prompted many to voice...
A bumper 56-page December issue of BN now online
A comprehensive analysis of the WBFSH sires of the year rankings, leading breeder profiles, stallion approvals, studbook 'horse of the year' announcements, a 'special'...
CHEVALEDUC Research Programme
Since October 2016, the Blondeau School in Normandy, France, has been hosting a new initiative entitled the CHEVALEDUC Research Programme, directed by Jocelyne Porcher...
ESHKS – Eastern Europe’s developing studbook
Carrying the acronym ESHKS, the Eesti Sporthoubuste Kasvatatjate Selte, or Estonian Sport Horse Breeders Society (which also encompasses Estonian Riding Ponies), was founded in 2000...
An opportunity to invest in the future
From their Spring and Autumn European selection tour, the Fences partners have chosen 22 promising two-year-olds (14 stallions, seven mares and one gelding), to...
RIP Tim Stockdale (1964-2018)
The world of showjumping has lost one of its great competitors, visionaries and mentors today when Tim Stockdale passed away following a short battle...
SF ‘Eventing Days’ – November 10-11 in Saumur, France
The 'Eventing Days' is a major gathering organized each year by France Complet, which will take place at the National School of Riding (ENE)...
October Auctions
Results from the following October auctions and sales have been added to the database
2018-09-21-22 - Foals auction Brabant Asten (NED)
2018-09-22 - DSP Foals auction...
XXXIX P.S.I. Auction – dressage collection online
The 39th PSI auction of top-class sport horses is scheduled to take place in Ankum, Germany, on December 8-9, 2018. Detailed descriptions, photos and...
Hanoverian stallion licensing and sale
During the last weekend of October, the Hannoveraner Verband will open its doors for the annual stallion licensing and sales. From Wednesday, October 24...
Twelve Celle stallions test positive for WFFS
Over the last few weeks, Celle stallions have been DNA tested for WFFS, with 12 returning positive results. They include the 21-year-old Don Frederico...
Orlando van de Heffinck passes away
Dirk Demeersman posted on his Facebook page that the KWPN-bred stallion Orlando van de Heffinck (Heartbreaker - Nefista vd Ruitershoeve x Darco, bred by...
CWHBA Fall Classic Breeders’ Sale
The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association hosted their 24th annual Fall Classic Breeders' Sale on October 5/6 at Westerner Park...
Golden collection of future stars
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 6, will see a thrilling collection of Oldenburg foals strutting the Vechta catwalk at the Fall Elite Auction. Described as 'modern,...
Heart failure claims Kigali
At the age of 26, the KWPN stallion Kigali (Wolfgang x Voltaire) had died from heart failure. He was bred by H. J. M. Huis...
RIP Bert Romp (1958-2018)
A consummate horseman, highly respected jumping coach, and former chef d'equipe, Bert Romp tragically died today in hospital in Tilburg from a head injury...