Ohio van de Padenborre – BWP ambassador
By Jo de Roo
Photography: Jo de Roo
Bred by the now 71-year-old André Leemans, Ohio van de Padenborre descends from BWP line 21. Initially approved...
Jumper breeding mathematics: Analyzing the ‘numbers’
By Christopher Hector and Gemma Alexander
Graphics: Gemma Alexander
Photography: FEI
I find it intriguing and disturbing that even recent history can just 'disappear'. The first online...
The equine pandemic: What’s the latest news on EHV-1?
By Sonja Egan PhD
Reports of an outbreak of the Equine Herpes Virus – 1 (EHV-1) hit equestrian headlines following confirmation of 11 positive cases...
Connemara’s 1,000-year influence on sport horses
By Helen Sharp PhD
Photography: Private collections and Connemara Pony Breeders Society
It is almost impossible to research the Connemara Pony without repeatedly coming across an...
Breeding ‘tight’: Jumping vs. dressage reliability
By Christopher Hector and Gemma Alexander
Photography: FEI
Once it was believed that it was the jumping fraternity that bred their horses 'tight', while the dressage...
H&M Chilli Willi: Great loss to sport and breeding
It has just been announced that the 13-year-old stallion H&M Chilli Willi has had to be euthanazed. He was competing with Nicola Philippaerts at...