In contrast to the so-called principal studs, provincial studs do not operate their own breeding, but rather make their high-quality stallions available to private mare owners. Principal studs, by contrast, operate direct breeding, as they keep mares and stallions at the same time and use their own progeny again for breeding. The provincial studs thus have the important task of improving the quality of the stallions used for breeding in such a way that, depending on the use for which they are intended, the breeds of the province can be improved with sustainable effect. Thus the Provincial Stud of Hesse keeps a small but high quality stock of stallions which is available to horse breeders in Hesse as well as further afield.

Landstallmeister: Uwe Xanke
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