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2 due this year. One pure bred Trakehner and one part bred. First in April is maiden mare Poppy (EH Goldschmit x EH Van Deyk) to the lovely Samaii. I used Samaii once in the past on a half Trakehner mare and got a dual RIHS winner that was 2nd at HOYS so fingers crossed for a nice one again. In...

For a mare with unknown breeding, I would look at stallions with less of a mix in their breeding, so you have a good idea what you might get. So a Thoroughbred would be a good start or another closed studbook (Trakehner etc). There is a stallion show at Arena UK in 2 weeks which would be a good...

Well this one is out of a super Trakehner mare, so very blood if not an actual thoroughbred!

I have 2 due in 2019 - both will be end of may/June foals. 1 by Diacontinus out of my Tycoon x Consul mare and 1 by Marc Cain out of my Mondriaan x Ulft mare

I organise small groups to go to Germany to the stallion shows and licensings and often include some stud visits. The one I am taking in February is full but I will be going in the autumn as well. I find people like to have everything organised for them and explained and they can just relax and...

I will be there and as well as looking with my own mares in mind, I will be writing an article on the event for the www.breedingbritish.co.uk website

Crabbymare - thats sounds a very interesting cross! Love Lissaro I have 3 due in 2017. I must be mad! One is a repeat breeding of this year's fabulous filly - by Rotspon out of my Hanoverian approved Trakehner mare Harmsworth Elfinesque (Tycoon x E.H Consul). She is due mid April Then I have a...

Sadly the studbooks say they want a longer legged type and they would mark down a foal presented to them that was a more old fashioned stamp. They would also not approve those short legged, heavier boned types as breeding stallions. However there are plenty of stallions out there that fit your...

Over time it would be nice if the BBN developed a database of potential buyers that could be emailed an electronic catalogue but it takes time to get these events into the public eye. As a stand alone sale not linked to an event that the public might attend, it is really down to the breeders to...

I think people were just misinterpreting your post as you were just looking for a pretty head in a stallion, rather than great conformation, trainability, performance etc with the bonus of passing on a good neck and pretty head. There are some stallions that generally pass on a plainer head...

What is the rest of the motherline like in the 2nd and 3rd generations? personally I would chose the Florencio but then I dont like sandro Hit. I am leasing a mare this year and as I have a specific stallion in mind I want to use, i am looking for a specific stamp of a mare as well as being...

First one due in a quite a few years (last one is almost 4!). Trakehner mare (Elf) by Tycoon is due to Rotspon (Hanoverian by Rubinstein). Elf has had 6 foals, only 1 was a colt. This cross should be a very talented but amateur friendly dressage horse. Don't have my mares at home anymore so not...

She looks like a strapping big foal. Be really interesting to see how she develops. I've bred a few half Trakehner foals (as well as pure breds) and always been very pleased with them.

I recommended Franklyn Sugar to a friend of mine and she has a very smart filly foal this year. Very pleased with what he added to the equation in terms of refinement and a super hind end. Well worth heading to the BBSH Stallion Show in January as I bet some of your short listed stallions would...

Jens Meyer is lovely and a fountain of knowledge. My friend is one of his senior riders. I have bred to a number of their stallions over the years and the stud is super to deal with. Klosterhof Medigen is another stud that are so approachable and helpful and I have used their stallions too...