Family Van Straaten

16/11/2024

08/11/2024

BWP’ers in de jumpingrankings 💥

EquiTime-medewerker Bart Wuyts analyseert elk jaar de WBFSH-rankings. In EquiTime december brengen we een uitgebreider artikel over de rankings.

Vandaag bekijken we alvast de BWP’ers in de jumpingranking, want niet enkel de top 10-paarden presteren knap. De ranking bevat meerdere getalenteerde BWP’ers die we u niet willen onthouden. Daarom vind je hier een totale lijst van de BWP’ers die voorkomen in de jumpingranking:https://www.belgian-warmblood.com/sites/default/files/2024-11/BWP%27ers%20in%20jumpingranking.pdf

Beste BWP’er in de ranking is opnieuw King Edward Ress. Net zoals vorig jaar staat hij als vijfde geplaatst in de lijst met beste springpaarden ter wereld. King Edward Ress: Edward x Feo – Fokker: Wim Impens.

Ook de BWP’ers in de dressuur werden al opgelijst:
https://www.belgian-warmblood.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/BWP%27ers%20in%20dressuurranking.pdf

En ook de BWP’ers in de eventingranking waren al bekend:https://www.belgian-warmblood.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/BWP%27ers%20in%20eventingranking.pdf

📸 Dirk Caremans

27/10/2024

NORTHERN DANCER 🏆
Small and stocky, the bonny bay colt was built more like an old-style Quarter Horse than a sleek Thoroughbred. In 1962, he was offered for $25,000 at his yearling sale. There were no takers. Two years later, in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby the press poked fun at the colt’s pint-size (15.1 hands) stature. Then Northern Dancer uncorked a jaw-dropping two-minute flat run breaking the 89-year-old track record and become the first Canadian-born and -bred horse to win the world’s most famous race.

27/10/2024

After seeing multiple videos posted by various breeders bragging about their 2 ½ year olds/recently turned 3 year olds and sharing videos of them cantering around in the arena, I have decided to once again circulate the below article.

First of all, breeders *should* have the knowledge to understand a horse’s fragile and slow maturing musculoskeletal system. Breeders should not condone their own horses let along anyone’s horses being cantered around under saddle at an incredibly young age. Period. This sets a terrible example and is quite honestly animal abuse. Just because a horse does not object does not mean it is right. And quite frankly, most of the videos posted show animals that are already in pain or developing pain…

As breeders, we should strive to produce healthy and sound animals. We should promote horsemanship that produces long term soundness. No, starting a horse later does not guarantee soundness. But it certainly helps.

I am a firm believer in scientifically backed approaches to horsemanship. You can’t argue with science that has been proven time and time again. Let’s dispel some stupid rumors:

1. There is no such thing as a (skeletally) slow maturing horse or one that is fast maturing. No horse is skeletally mature before the age of 6. And that is on the low estimate for age.

2. Growth plates are not just in the knee. Every bone behind the skull has a growth plate. Not every single one needs to be converted to bone before starting. There is a schedule of when bone fuses…this is the information needed to know when to start a horse. Not their outward appearance. It is a known fact that during growth, proprioceptive awareness can regress, greatly increasing the risk of injury.

3. Starting a horse is not the same thing as riding a horse. Starting a horse does not mean cantering it 3-4 days a week in an arena.

4. Injecting a horse that is in pain does not mean you fixed a problem. You masked it.

5. You can build correct muscle and teach a horse how to move their body from the ground. This creates a solid foundation to work from once your horse is ready to actually be backed. Teach a horse to use its body correctly before backing and you’ll save yourself a lot of vet bills down the line.

Hocks are “late” for maturity. The growth plates on the tibial and fibular tarsals do not fuse until a horse is 3-3 ½. Ever wonder why so many horses seem to have hocks issues?? Horses need to learn to carry themselves and their own weight well before adding a rider.

The growth plates that are LAST to close are at the base of the neck. This area is where we ask a horse to raise the base of their neck and come round. If under too much stress, the growth plates can fracture or be permanently damaged.

There are DOZENS of activities you can do with a young horse to build healthy muscular development. None of them involve a saddle or your weight on their back. Teaching a horse to carry themselves correctly BEFORE adding a rider is essential and cannot be done in a week. A 2 ½ year old horse is a baby. Mentally and physically. We see far too many injured performance horses at VERY young ages - broken down and/or sour from work. It’s wrong. Period. They need slow and steady work and need time to recover from even the slightest of injuries.

PLEASE, if you are considering when you should start your horse and what that work load should look like, please read the below. There are some wonderful things you can do with your young developing horse. Please don’t rush a year out of greed.

http://www.equinestudies.org/ranger_2008/ranger_piece_2008_pdf1.pdf

23/10/2024

Sébastien Fonck and his home bred Dzara Dorchival. "Experiencing a year like 2023 was priceless," Fonck tells. Photo © Sergio Stefano Isler.

11/10/2024

Stallion performance test NRPS , Refresh-s EB by Defender , out of Melle Oukje-s ( Carrera vdl x Eldorado vd Zeshoek ) 🔔🔔🔔👌🔔🔔🔔

11/10/2024

07/10/2024

Ever wondered how our anatomy compares to a horse’s? 🧐 Check out this colorful schematic of a human foot and a horse’s hind limb! Did you know that our heel is actually the equivalent of the point of the hock in a horse? 🦶➡️🐴

04/10/2024

04/10/2024

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24/09/2024

This painting was made in 1965 ,the mare Woukje with her foal "Isabelle " by Uron ,with this mare my father started his breeding ,in that time there was no attention from the studbook judges for this mare ,but my dad had a strong believe in her ,she had so much interior / blood ,my sister ended up with her almost in a pub ,so spooky and hot blooded ,also in my opinion her breeding was not that good ,but all those years later ,and trying that much "good "lines ,it is the best line we have ,and to understand this passion you must breed with a line at least for three or more generations ,to know something about an interior ,so it is never in names only in lines !!!!!!

07/09/2024