Recent content by Furioso

Great for Gustavii Stud. After their home-bred Marcolas G in 2007, now Sultan by Irco Mena. Not bred by them, but testament to a great and underused bloodline.

With Windsor creeping up, I was interested to see which stallions were represented by the jumpers. On the basis of the long-list of 199 horses, the repetitions are interesting:- Calido I 6 Carthago 5 Animo 4 Caretino 4 Libero H 4 Nabab de Reve 4 Quidam de Revel 4...

Pall Mall's breeding is classic - Galoubet x Grannus x the full sister of Grandeur. I am of the opinion that his stallion potential is superb and that he is not an end product. PM has not been used as a stallion since he joined Peter Charles, and although it was hoped that he could have semen...

Almost all OCD in warmblood horses is as a result of trauma or feeding. Certain breeds have suffered more than others, but for instance the Selle Francais disposition to OCD of some years ago has been all but eradicated by the introduction of higher levels of copper to the diet.

I saw him at the Salon des Etalons at St Lo a couple of weeks ago. He is a little straight behind (but active enough) and upright in the pasterns, but these are small flaws. His front end is elegant but masculine. His temperament was exceptional. See the video below:-...

Ann and Lars are good friends. They have fallen on hard times. They saw potential in Crockstead. However, the hotel and restaurant were a drain on funds and by the time they realised it was not going to work, the market was such that they could not find a purchaser. There is nobody in...

Out of this mare, but by ET.

I have been lurking for a few months, and am very impressed with the depth of knowledge on the forum. Great to know that there are other breeding anoraks out there! I have to choose stallions for a mare for embryo transfer this year. I have just moved her to the UK and the vet I will be using...