Upsilon, the super-talented Eventing stallion
23/03/2023
He was spotted from his very first outings in competition at the age of 4: explosive, respectful, courageous, ... The stallion Upsilon is a real star of the eventing grounds and his results in competition have shown this throughout his career. Born in 2008, the grey stallion is a son of the champion Canturo with an Anglo-Arabian dam by Fusain...
Diarado, best Eventing stallion in the world according to the WBFSH 2022 ranking!
17/03/2023
After our focus on the WBFSH rankings of the best sires in 2022 in dressage (visible by clicking here) and in show jumping (by clicking here), a small overview of the 10 best Eventing stallions in the world. The Holstein stallion Diarado dominates the ranking. He is followed by the Trakehner Birkhof's Grafenstolz and Obos Quality 004 takes 3rd...
Horse breeding: genetic diseases
06/03/2023
Although the subject of genetic diseases has sometimes been neglected by breeders and stallion owners, it is now emerging and many of them are deciding to test both mares and stallions to limit the risks. Depending on the breed and type of horse, different genetic diseases are to be taken into account and can nowadays be detected by means of...
Equine reproduction: collection centres throughout France
09/02/2023
Find below the list of French collection centres proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture:
Horse breeding: the different breeding techniques.
19/01/2023
There are 5 distinct breeding techniques (in addition to embryo transfer): frozen semen, chilled semen, fresh semen, hand breeding, and pasture breeding. Depending on the availability of a stallion, or the fertility of the mare, but also on the regulations of the stud books, breeders will have different possibilities concerning the techniques...