Combining Hanoverian and Dutch Genetics with Dr. Ludwig Christmann

In this episode, we discuss combining Hanoverian and Dutch genetics with Dr. Ludwig Christmann. Dr. Christmann is the former director of international affairs, development, and education of the Hanoverian Verband. He is widely recognized as the  leading expert on the Hanoverian breed. We begin our conversation of the two studbooks by discussing how the different origins and breeding aims have developed different horses in the Netherlands and Germany. As the breeding principles of the KWPN studbook began to change toward developing riding horses, Hanoverians, as well as other breeds were . Ultimately, all major dressage bloodlines in the Netherlands were founded by German stallions. And in Germany, some Hanoverian breeders, with success, have introduced the sport proven genetics of Dutch horses. In order to gauge the frequency of these crossings, we look at the increasing number of German stallions with the Dutch stallion Vivaldi in their pedigree. We also discuss the  positive attributes of the premium stallions from the most recent licensing in Verden; the majority of which had Vivaldi in their pedigree.For more information on the podcast, please visit AHS-foundation.org or email us at [email protected].