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We are open for semen orders again
We are pleased to announce that semen orders are now open again. The test on Blue Hors Santiano has been approved, and there is no cause for concern. Thank you to our customers for your support and un
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Temporary Suspension of Semen Collection at Blue Hors
Blue Hors EU stallion station in Randbøl is unfortunately temporarily closed again due to an invalid test result.
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Open again for semen orders
We are now open for semen orders again.
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Temporary halt on semen from Blue Hors
The Blue Hors EU stallion station in Randbøl is part of an extensive EU testing program to ensure the health of their stallions. Unfortunately, a single test has temporarily halted semen deliveries wh
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A new champion at stud
The 4-year-old champion stallion Viva Vegas has arrived at the premises of Blue Hors today where he will stand at stud as from Monday
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Breeding stallion heading for The States
Another Blue Hors star has made its way to the USA! An experienced rider with impressive credentials has just acquired a new top athlete for their stable. 🌟
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An iconic breeding stallion from Blue Hors is on its way to Holland!
Joop van Uytert, a renowned figure in the breeding world, has just announced the exciting news of an upcoming star for his stallion station. A stallion who has proven his worth as a sire with outstand
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Blue Hors introduces quality stallions available via chilled semen at the EU station on Funen
Blue Hors is proud to announce that five of our prominent stallions will now be available via chilled semen at our new EU station on Funen. To ensure clarity, we emphasize that breeders in the breedin
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Zack is the world's 2nd best breeding stallion!
The WBFSH’s world ranking for sire stallions in dressage, valid for the FEI competition year 2022/2023, has just been released – and it is precisely here that none other than our own Blue
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A NEW SETUP FOR BLUE HORS
The equestrian sport centre Blue Hors will have a new and simpler setup in the future. Blue Hors has delivered impressive results within competitions and breeding for the last 30 years and has fulfill
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Nanna and Bonsai in a superb victory in the 5-year-old class at the Danish Equestrian Federation's intermediate round
Several of our riders had made their way to the PAVO and Danish Equestrian Federation’s intermediate round for dressage championships at Grindsted Rideklub. However, one pair, in particular, sto
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The ticket sales for this year's dressage championship finals are now open
Will you be joining us when the Pavo and Danish Equestrian Federation’s championship finals are held at Blue Hors in week 41? Here, you’ll have the opportunity to witness the best young dr
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Celebration of the triple European Championship success at Blue Hors!
We celebrated our medal-winning European Championship riders at Blue Hors with a small celebration including cake, coffee, and speeches on Tuesday afternoon – and it was three happy medalists in
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Santiano and Nanna secure the victory in the 6-year-old championship qualification
Blue Hors Santiano advances directly to the finals in the PAVO and Danish Equestrian Federation’s Young Horse Championships, which will be held at Blue Hors in week 41
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Blue Hors invites young Grand Prix talents to join the championship finals.
When Blue Hors opens its doors for this year’s finals in the Pavo and Danish Equestrian Federation’s championships for young dressage horses in week 41, there will be an opportunity to see
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Exciting Blue Hors offspring announce their readiness for the Danish Warmblood Elite Show 2023
Recently, there have been foal shows, conformation assessments, and saddle evaluations, specifically dedicated to young mares and foals across Denmark. The results of these shows and assessments culmi
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Farrell daughter Felia V was the first among the foals in Region 5
Farrell daughter Felia V claimed the first place and the title of “Today’s Best Dressage-Type Filly” and naturally secured a ticket to the KRAFFT Elite Show!
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Kjærgaards Zaga by Blue Hors Zackerey was best at Vilhelmsborg!
Vilhelmsborg hosted the Danish Warmblood Region 5 saddle grading for dressage mares this weekend, where several mares, including two Zackerey daughters and one Livius daughter, were selected for the D
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The title of Best Filly was claimed by the progeny of Viconte!
At this weekend’s Danish Warmblood Foal Show in Region 4, held at Esbjerg and Omegns Riding Club of 1985, the filly named River Rose, with parentage tracing back to Blue Hors Viconte – Blu
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Exquisite showcasing of the Blue Hors lineage at the Oldenburg Elite Show in Rastede
The Oldenburg Horse Breeding Association’s Elite Show was held on July 20th in the Castle Park in Rastede, where chosen mares vied for the titles of Mare of the Year. Among them were three mares
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Interview with Nanna - from "underdog" to favourite
Dive into this exclusive interview with the Danish dressage star, Nanna Skodborg Merrald. After her impressive performance in Aachen, she shares her dreams and expectations, and describes the changes
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Baron-son Baroq Pilekær sold for 20.000 €
At the auction, Baroq Pilekær, sired by Blue Hors Baron, was sold for an impressive price of 20,000 €, equivalent to nearly 150,000 Danish kroner!
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St. Schufro son Midt-West Strike sold for 47,500 euros.
The exceptionally talented colt, Midt-West Strike, was sold at the Danish Warmblood Foal Auction on Saturday evening for the impressive bid of 47,500 euros.
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Hattrick for the Monte Carlo sons
Monte Carlo has been the sire of the winners of the colts’ final at the Blue Hors Foal Championship for the past 3 years, in 2021, 2022, and now in 2023. And this year, his sons managed to occup
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Fillies' finale at the Blue Hors Foal Championships
With over 70 foals in this year’s Foal Championship, evenly distributed between filly and colt foals, there were plenty of foals for the breeders to observe! And here, a daughter of Kingston, pr
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Znickers triumphed in his Grand Prix debut with Nanna!
Nanna Skodborg Merrald has done it again! She has trained yet another horse all the way to Grand Prix dressage! In her Grand Prix debut with the gelding Blue Hors Znickers, she could stand on the top
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The victory in the Blue Hors 4-year-old Dressage Championship went to Bentley!
This weekend, the Baron-son Bentley achieved his second top-3 placement at the Blue Hors Dressage Championship! Last year, he finished second overall, and today, as this year’s winner of the 4-y
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3 x 9 for the winner of the Blue Hors Dressage Championship for 3-year-old horses.
With sunshine from the sky and the Don Schufro statue in the background, the 3-year-old young horses took to the arena 2 at the Blue Hors 3-year-old Dressage Championship! The judging panel for the fi
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Znickers took the lead in the Intermediaire II!
Nanna and Znickers entered the arena as the last combination in the Intermediaire II, which was also the highest class of the day, and they took the lead with a fantastic victory!
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The sales horse Zampalo takes the victory in MB2.
Blue Hors rider Amalie participated in KRAFFT MB2-A Horses with the sales horse Zampalo – and together they achieved a convincing victory!
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Blue Hors Dressage Championship - Day 1
Blue Hors Sommerfestival is back with a combination of our traditional dressage and foal championship, along with a foal auction in collaboration with Danish Warmblood Auctions and a national dressage
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The summer festival's national competition has started off splendidly!
The weather was perfect, and both the horses and the attending audience showed high spirits on both arena 2, by the Don Schufro statue, and on the scenic arena, where the national competition classes
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Portrait of breeder Andreas Gregersen
Andreas Gregersen has been an exceptionally diligent breeder for many years, and he is not afraid to use the young stallions – and for good reason! Such a combination has produced a world champi
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Blue Hors Bondo not available for breeding.
Unfortunately, the stallion is not expected to return to breeding in the current breeding season.
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Portrait of Lygum Horses
For the father and daughter duo Henning and Tine, whos has stud Lygum Horses, the past year has been of the exciting kind for their breeding of dressage horses – and a very special mare by St. S
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St. Schufro is a popular stallion - that's why there are restrictions on semen!
Great results on the racetracks; both own and offspring have meant that St. Schufro has become an exceptionally sought-after stallion among the Danish breeders
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Don Olymbrio and St. Schufro not available for breeding on April 19'th + 21st and April 22nd due to competition
Nanna Skodborg Merrald will be bringing Blue Hors Don Olymbrio and Blue Hors St. Schufro to the CDI Hagen in Germany next week
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Breeder of 2023 is Bernhard Sieverding
Since 2014, Blue Hors has honored breeders for their outstanding breeding results with progeny that have stood out. That is wh Breeder of the Year is a recurring event, where one extraordinary Blue Ho
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30th Anniversary & Open House
Open House broke all records – 30 years in the industry had to be celebrated in style and breeders from near and far made the trip to Randbøl to take part in our shared passion for horses!
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Lots of people came by for the daytime program at the Blue Hors Open House
Blue Hors Open House 2023 is more spectacular than ever with our big 30th anniversary celebration! The first part of the anniversary program consisted of a pleasant day with exciting presentations
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New stars on the way
Under the motto “SKY FULL OF STARS”, the Danish Warmblood Stallion Show is reaching for the stars this year. Although the reference primarily points to the great results that Danish riding
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Stallion Show in Vechta
The first Blue Hors stallion show of the year, became a joint show by Blue Hors, Dressurleistungszentrum Lodbergen, and Gestut Westfalenhof, that offered magical moments and breathtaking stallions.
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Nanna is the new rider of Zackerey
Blue Hors Zackerey is back at Blue Hors, where he will now be ridden by Nanna, who is already very excited about her new partner
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Baron was the most used stallion in 2022!
The final figures for coverings in 2022 have been released – and for the second year in a row, it’s a Blue Hors stallion that tops the list as this year’s most used! Namely Blue Hors
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Christmas gift ideas - find the right gift for the horse lover
What Christmas presents should you put under the tree this year?
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Zack moves UP towards the top of the WBFSH sire rankings 2022
The WBFSH sire rankings for dressage 2022 has just been published - and this year there are once again Blue Hors stallions on the list, with Blue Hors Zack in particular doing extremely well!
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Blue Hors St. Schufro Named Elite Stallion by Danish Warmblood
St. Schufro Named Elite Stallion by Danish Warmblood
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Great results at the Danish Young Horse Championship for 5-y/o's!
With three well-performing 5-year-old Blue Hors horses, and two offspring of Blue Hors stallions, on to Sunday's 5y/o's final, we had a lot to get excited about this year!
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Laura and Veneziano move up 41 spots in the FEI world ranking
They are Nordic champions, Danish bronze winners, 2 times top position takers in the U25 classes at the World Championships, European silver medalist - and now they can also be found in the top-3 in t
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Zackorado will represent Great Britain at 2022 World Young Horse Championships
Our stationed breeding stallion Zackorado has been selected for the Young Horse World Championships for 6-year-old dressage horses, where he will represent Great Britain!
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Lots of Blue Hors offspring at the Danish Warmblood Elite Show 2022 in Herning
St. Schufro, Farrell Don Olymbrio, Fifty Cent and Zackerey can now add more finalists and silver and bronze medal mares to their impressive portfolio of offspring