Knowledge of horses and horse breeding is a cultural heritage that has developed over centuries and, at the same time, a significant economic asset. Today, Hanoverian horses are in high demand worldwide and are successful top athletes in dressage and show jumping.
But how are these equine athletes currently bred, what body of knowledge underpins this process, and who are the people behind these horses, which are so closely tied to the Hanover region?
The reading takes its audience into the stables of agricultural breeding farms, to competitions, and to stallion shows. It tells of the special bond between people and horses and their daily work in the high-risk field of breeding, and explores what equine knowledge is and how it is currently changing.
