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Golden Genes: The secret of Dutch jumpers

Name: Golden Genes: The secret of Dutch jumpers
Director: Annette van Trigt
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-01-22T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Kees Klaver, Nick Skelton, Cees Klaver, Wiepke van de Lageweg

(Gouden Genen: Het geheim van Nederlandse springpaarden)

201752mDocumentary

Overview

In 2016, Nick Skelton won first place at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. The Englishman did so on the back of a horse bred in the Netherlands. This documentary is in search of the secret of the Dutch horse breeder and discovers that success also has a flip side. The sperm of a winning horse is invaluable and therefore it leads to painful decisions in the world of sports.