IN part one of this series from the sport horse breeding and production seminar at Harthill Stud in Cheshire, England, (See The Irish Field, April 4th), the panel of speakers – Paul Hendrix, Arie Hamoen, William Funnell, Oliver Townend and Enda Carroll – spoke about how they assessed young stock.

Paul Hendrix of Dutch Sport Horse Sales outlined how he assessed his young horses as early as April of their first year by jumping them loose over a small pole.