Nick's Stud
Breeding the next generation
of sport horse
Aachen, Geneva, Spruce Meadows, the Rolex Grand Slam; to win at the greatest heights, in front of home crowds against the most fierce competition is the aspiration of the world’s leading riders.
It is our goal to continuously breed evolved horses with the ability to win these ever more challenging elite competitions that are at the heart of the equestrian sport of showjumping.
Breeding Sport Horses
Breeding sport horses is as much art as science; applying practical and theoretical knowledge and skills to concepts of the imagination, appealing to the senses and emotions.
Sport Horses
A horse’s ability to win is determined by its soundness, aptitude and will.
Nurture
Nature must be nurtured; confidence cultivated, respect learnt, a willing disposition earnt.
Breeding Terminology
A BREEDING ´NICK´
Sire over damsire patterns that arise when a sire, when bred to dams from another sire consistently achieve higher than expected success rates in their progeny.
An example is the infamous Clinton X Heartbreaker nick (the stallion Clinton bred with a mare out of Heartbreaker) that produced the famous approved sires Cornet Obolensky, Utrillo VD Heffinck, Cordess, Consul DL Vie and countless other Grand Prix showjumpers.