Horse Breeding
According to the old adage, “Fools breed horses for wise men to buy”, but breeding horses for the sport horse industry in Britain 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 British horse breeding 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.
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.
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Difficult foalings: foal presents upside down
Andrea Oakes talks to Kara Johnston MRCVS about how she dealt with the delivery of a foal that presented for delivery with his legs above his head
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Carole Mortimer: To remain or leave the EU? *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's sport horse breeding columnist explains where she stands on the Brexit debate
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Rare Boulonnais foal is first born in the UK
The first foal of a rare French breed of lightweight draught horse has been born in the UK
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First foal for British dressage medal-winning mare
See pictures of DV Stenkjers Nadonna's first foal — a bay colt by De Niro, who was produced via embryo transfer
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Carl Hester: 'I was unable to secure Uthopia'
Carl Hester has confirmed that it was not his bid that bought Uthopia for £165,000 on Friday night at auction
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Uthopia sale: Schockemöhle’s stud answers purchase rumours
Rumours about who is the new owner of dressage stallion Uthopia have been spreading like wildfire on social media
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My stallion licensing adventure: an embarrassing phone call
In the third part of this series, Francesca Newman explains the pre-licensing process in Germany and shares news of an unfortunate setback for her stallion
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My stallion licensing adventure: Francesca Newman and Velvet Dancer (aka Peanuts)
Meet first-time stallion owner and dressage rider Francesca Newman as she shares her account of sending a stallion for licensing in Germany for the first time
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My stallion licensing adventure: choosing the right trainer
In the second part of this series, Francesca Newman explains how the breeding approval process works in Germany and how she chose which trainer to send her stallion to
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My stallion licensing adventure: the 50-day test
In the fourth part of this series, Francesca Newman relives the tension of the German 50-day licensing test from the owner’s perspective
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My stallion licensing adventure: horses should stand on their own merit
In the fifth and final part of this series, Francesca Newman finds out what the judges thought of her stallion and offers advice to fellow first-time stallion owners
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Tamarillo’s clone to stand at stud this year
Want to breed from the clone of a gelded Badminton winner? Now you can as Tamarillo's clone will be covering a select number of mares this season
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Carole Mortimer: 'Isn’t it about time we started being more discriminate about our mares?' *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's breeding columnist explains why she thinks it is paramount Britain embraces grading of mares as well as stallions
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Which foal comes out on top for cuteness?
To celebrate the second part of our sport horse special issue of Horse & Hound magazine, out today (7April 2016), we asked you to send us photos of your foals. There's no shortage of cuteness here...
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Researchers determine sex of unborn foals with new test
Researchers have been able to determine the sex of unborn foals from eight weeks' gestation.
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Carole Mortimer: Is it time to embrace a breeding and producing system? *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's sport horse columnist reflects on the findings of a recent study on the prospects of quality British bred horses
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Your legal rights when breeding a foal *H&H VIP*
Hannah Bradley, a solicitor who specialises in equine and bloodstock disputes, explains how both stallion and mare owners can protect themselves legally
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Carole Mortimer: the FEI prefix fee — who are the winners and losers? *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's sport horse breeding columnist draws some conclusions on the introduction of a hefty naming fee by the FEI
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Alice Collins' breeding blog: stallions, sex on the beach and glow sticks
H&H's dressage editor reports back from a stallion show which definitely left its mark
