Stallions

Breeding expert Tullis Matson on working with legendary stallions – and collecting semen from elephants

Stallion AI Services’ Tullis Matson on famous stallions and his fascinating work with rare breeds and species – including elephants

Breeding against the odds: how the industry has coped and adapted during Covid-19 *H&H Plus*

Why equine viral arteritis could cause havoc for UK horse breeders

Equine viral arteritis may be rare in the UK, but we cannot afford to be complacent, warns Karen Coumbe MRCVS

Social media scammers target Big Star semen competition

The scammers contacted competition entrants to say they had won, asking them to give away credit card details

The late, great Puissance – a stallion with a special legacy *H&H Plus*

Top stallion put down aged 32: ‘He was part of the family’

The sire of several championship eventers, including a world silver medallist, has been put down at the age of 32

All in a day’s work: The semen collector *H&H Plus*

Josh Steer on helping to preserve rare breeds, working with Big Star and why there is never a dull day in his “weird” job

Seven special stallions and a thriving family business: inside the Irish stud standing OBOS Quality 004

Check out OBOS Quality 004, sire of last year’s Burghley winner MGH Grafton Street, and the other six stallions at Ireland’s Coolballyshan Stud

‘Our charmer, our heartbreaker’: final tributes paid to champion stallion

‘He was a horse of such character, a real stallion and yet he really got to your heart‘

Showjumping world mourns loss of legendary sire

Among the stallion’s successful offspring is a London 2012 gold medallist

‘Mammoth’ endangered donkey stallion welcomed at AI centre

‘This is the first donkey we have collected from, and for it to be such a rare breed makes it extra special’

Pioneering science helping save rare breed horses on BBC One

Stallion AI Services and Suffolk horses will feature on Countryfile on 14 July

Final farewell to celebrated jumping stallion who won €1.8 million

The stallion had major wins across the world, including numerous grands prix victories, before retiring from the sport two years ago

‘I can hop on and ride grand prix movements in a headcollar’: eight things that may surprise you about super-sire Fidertanz

Find out more about this superstar dressage stallion...

The breeding jigsaw puzzle: 5 factors that determine a good stallion

From temperament to conformation, Cyden Stallion’s owner Lara Dyson explains what to look for in a stallion

‘He is gone far too soon’: farewell to ‘exceptional’ jumping sire

Dressage legend Totilas to appear in rare public display

Totilas last appeared in public close to four years ago, at the 2015 European Championships, now the dressage superstar has a new booking for 2019

‘His legacy will live on’: breeding world mourns sudden loss of top sire

‘He has been much loved and I am very grateful to both the teams at Stallion AI and Bolesworth who ooked after him beautifully to the end’

Two-year-old warmblood stallion sells for €2,010,000

The Vivaldi son is the most expensive horse ever bought at a stallion licensing auction

‘I’d trade him for my fiancé’: why Charlotte Dujardin rates this four-year-old as the best she’s ever ridden

If there’s one young stallion you should know about right now, it’s this one...