A beautiful meeting of the kind we like on Studforlife.

Your passion for breeding comes from your grandfather? J.D.: “Yes, from my paternal grandfather. My other grandfather also did a lot of breeding, but not with the same passion. He [editor's note: Jos Ceulemans] likes to have a lot of everything... He also likes to let the horses jump freely but he doesn't have the same passion for seeing the foals in the meadows. He doesn’t get pleasure from thinking up the combinations of stallions and dams the way my paternal grandfather, who has a real passion for it, does.

Kassander van't Roosakker (Echo van't Spieveld x Carthago x Darco x Chin Chin) is still unknown to the general public but he is well known to professionals. His breeding speaks for itself.

It is no small achievement to be selected to participate in the educational and practical opportunities that the Young Rider's Academy offers, as we found out when we spoke to Ireland’s Jenny Rankin.

Luciania Diniz's spectacular stallion retired in style at the AccorHotels Arena during the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Finals

It is no coincidence that Katie Dinan’s past, present and future can be linked to Selle Francis horses!