21/07/2026
I couldn’t agree with this more!!
Knowing your pedigrees and what they produce is so important for knowing what you’re buying. And not finding bloodline skeletons that pop up later in your training, making achieving your riding goals tricky. Whether that be soundness, confirmation or temperament issues.
Having generations of proven bloodlines helps to determine what your horse is capable of. And increases the likelihood of a sound, sane, healthy horse.
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"People think, 'He’s not a big enough mover, and I won’t win with that.' But learn the pedigree, and then you know what you’re getting, and then give it time," writes Grand Prix trainer Chrissa Hoffmann. "That’s training, and that’s what we should all be doing. That’s the fun of it for me. I love creating my own work of art. It’s my passion, and I especially love an underdog who got overlooked."
Read her full column at the link in our comments.