A CLONED GELDING WINS WITH THE WORLD NUMBER ONE

Chilli Morning III, one of three clones of top eventer Chilli Morning, has won the intermediate A section at Little Downham in England with Tim Price. The nine-year-old gelding is one of three clones of the eventer Chilli Morning. He moved to Tim Price this autumn from Alex Hua Tian, who had produced him to three-star,…

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Breeding Horse Channel

MARE FAMILIES THAT SHAPED THE SPORT – CARTHINA Z

The mare who built a dynasty In the modern sporthorse world, certain names echo far beyond the arena. They appear again and again in pedigrees, on start lists, and in the background of championship results. One such name is Carthina Z, a mare whose influence has quietly but profoundly shaped the landscape of international showjumping. She…

BylizzieApril 1, 20260Comments

Horse Channel

RATINA Z

The mare who ruled the world There are influential mares… and then there is Ratina Z. From Olympic glory to redefining what a modern sport mare could be, her legacy continues to shape the genetics of champions across the globe. Foaled in 1982 at the legendary Zangersheide Stud in Belgium, Ratina Z arrived into the world…

BylizzieJanuary 1, 20260Comments

Horse Health

GENETICS AND PERFORMANCE

Are we any closer to linking DNA to ability? For as long as horses have been bred for sport, breeders and riders have sought to answer the same question: what makes one horse a champion and another simply average? Conformation, training, nutrition, and management all play their roles, but could part of the answer be…

BylizzieNovember 29, 20250Comments

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ASKHQ: AGEING HORSE

Q: What are the signs that your horse is ageing? A: Horses don’t all age at the same rate. Some of this is due to genetics, and some to the care they have received throughout their lifetime. Horses are, generally speaking, labelled as ‘senior’ when they reach the age of 15, but this is a…

BylizzieMay 6, 20250Comments

Breeding Horse Health

FRAGILE FOAL SYNDROME

By Amelia Campbell-Horne With breeding, so many things can go wrong, so any risk that can be eliminated should be! Fragile Foal Syndrome (FFS) is one such risk that can be easily avoided. In this article, HQ chats with Dr Mareli Smalberger, South Africa's local FFS expert, to help us understand how we can eliminate this risk…

BylizzieMarch 11, 20230Comments

A CLONED GELDING WINS WITH THE WORLD NUMBER ONE

MARE FAMILIES THAT SHAPED THE SPORT – CARTHINA Z

RATINA Z

GENETICS AND PERFORMANCE

ASKHQ: AGEING HORSE

FRAGILE FOAL SYNDROME

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