We, that is Helmut Ewenz and Gebhard Jansen - or in short, „Züchtervereinigung Mittelerde“.

Looking ahead, we have set ourselves the goal of breeding correct, motivated and healthy sport horses with above-average movements and outstanding jumping ability with a very good overview and caution. First of all, we fall back on the best dam lines and pay particular attention to rideability, character, external appearance, the musculoskeletal system and the athletic disposition, such as performance, speed and agility, when selecting the stallion in further breeding planning. In doing so, we orientate ourselves closely to the guidelines of our breeding associations.

Mother lines with reliable genetics play a major role. In addition to qualitative predicates such as state or main premiums, it is in particular the sporting achievements of mother and grandmother themselves and their offspring that form the basis of our success.

Because: The Mare makes the Difference !

It is said that 70% of a horse’s potential comes from the maternal line, while only about 30% comes from the sire. The sire is important for refining the direct offspring and should continuously improve the overall quality of the maternal line across generations.

Good horses therefore arise from the basic quality of its mother, her sporty talents and her inheritance. Only the consistent pairing with the right, proven stallions, i.e. the matching combination of genes over many generations, leads to the gradual improvement of the sport horse quality and thus to the sustainable success of the offspring.

We have been using the European stallion market here for many years. Mostly premium stallions, main premium award winners and more and more top successful stallions from major international sporting events are preferred - we only test young stallions in exceptional cases when the first foals have already been noticed as outstanding.

This breeding philosophy serves as the basis for us to present our mare lines and bloodlines highlighting the special qualities of their inheritance. It also provides an opportunity to give an impression of the time and effort required for successful and sustainable breeding. Furthermore, it demonstrates how valuable it can be for you to invest in an already proven maternal line.

Our offspring grow up under top conditions before they gently start professional training with the age of three years.

The world of breeding is moving, trends are developing and the regional minds are passed long time already. For us an important reason to keep on looking around and to remain curious. With this in mind, we hope that we will meet one day on one of our breeding excursions and have good exchange of our ideas. We are already looking forward to this.

warm regards,
Helmut & Gebhard