Breeding
Breeders face a choice between young, promising stallions and proven sires with established performance records. International Horse Breeders (IHB) explores the top dressage and jumping stallions, offering insight into breeding values and success factors.
Australian breeder Melissa Froesch of Glenara Park Stud, Victoria, continues to shape the future of show jumping with world-class stallions, including new arrival Chacco di Villagana Z and coloured sire Euro Sport Dimero NN Z.
The world’s finest young Dressage horses gathered in a well-attended Verden, Germany, to contest the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses across three age divisions. The event was dominated by the Dutch KWPN studbook, which collected five of the nine medals on offer.
Australian Tayla Desmet and homebred gelding Dark Diamond posted a personal best 79.6% in the Small Final for Five-Year-Old Horses at the World Breeding Championships in Verden, improving over 8% from qualifying to finish sixth from 30 combinations.
Australian Alexandra Vodermair and Exact set another personal best at the 2025 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in Verden, placing fourth in the Six-Year-Old Small Final. In the Five-Year-Old class, Alicia Ryan and Tayla Desmet impressed, while Dutch stallion Proud James claimed victory.
The 2025 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses began with the First Qualification for 6-Year-Old Horses on Wednesday.
Three Australian riders are preparing to compete in Verden, Germany as the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses gets underway.