Annual MeetingThe highlight of each year is the KWPN-NA annual meeting. It’s a place for owners and breeders to meet in person, an opportunity to learn what is happening within the association, to attend seminars, and to celebrate horses and members during the Saturday evening Awards Dinner. It’s the culmination of the year and the ramp up for events to come. Join us for the 22nd Annual Meeting of the KWPN-NA.The meeting will offer two days of educational programs and social activities. Have fun with friends that you haven’t seen since last year! Everyone is invited! Meeting Topics: Thursday Friday - Jumping Saturday - Dressage Sunday - Jumping The Panel: Paul Hendrix – The salesman/businessman of Stal Hendrix, he is the talent scout, the marketing person. He organizes the Dutch Sport Horse Sales auction and is a part of the VSN, an organization promoting breeding and sales of talented horses. He has been a KWPN board member since 2006. Arie Hamoen – Dutch dressage judge and KWPN Jury member, he is also the temporary chairman of the Discipline Committee Dressage and the Topsport Committee Dressage of the Dutch Equestrian Federation and of course the chairman of the KWPN stallion s and the jumping and Dressage Stallion Selection Committees. Johan Knaap – Director of the KWPN and chair of the committee responsible for producing the WBFSH rankings for horses, studbooks and sires. Irene Wolfs – Manager of Foreign Affairs and Sales Promotion for the KWPN including developing, structuring and implementation of promotional activities. She organizes excursions for foreign visitors, facilitates and supports potential buyers and sellers of KWPN horses and promotes the KWPN in foreign countries. Dr. Deborah P. Harrison – All those that have attended Annual Meetings in the past have heard Debby talk about veterinary news and updates from the AAEP Convention. A popular meeting topic with many questions asked and answers given. Bart Henstra – A KWPN jury member since 2003, he became the inspector for Scotland in 2005, regional inspector for Friesland and inspector for N.A. in 2007. He has been a part of Stal Henstra, breeding jumpers and dressage, since 1996. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The KWPN-NA expressly wishes to thank those people and business that generously donated items to the 2009 Silent Auction. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2009 KWPN-NA Annual MeetingDEL MAR, CA The 2008 Annual Meeting of the KWPN of North America took place March 19th through 21st. The weekend started of with a 'getting to know each other' Welcome Reception at the hotel on Thursday evening. Both Friday and Saturday mornings featured lectures at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar, and were followed by practical sessions held at the farm of Steffen and Shannon Peters. Lecturers included Cor Loeffen from the Deurne Equestrian College, who talked about linear scoring and evaluating conformation. Steffen Peters on the importnat qualities in a Grand Prix horse, and how to adapt training to the horse. Janko van de Lageweg, from VDL Stud, talked about matching up mares and stallions for breeding. Dr. Lisa Metcalf talked about optimizing breeding and pregnancy rates. And Dr. Deborah P. Harrison gave her annual report on the recently held AAEP convention. Meeting Topics:
The panel will explain in detail how to evaluate your horse through linear scoring, free movement and free jumping, and under-saddle presentations. From breeding to showing to general interest, this panel has the breadth of experience to cover it all. This meeting is for everybody: breeders, trainers, riders and anyone else. Speakers/Clinicians:Cor Loeffen: Instructor at the Equestrian Training Center in Deurne (NL) and former member of the KWPN Stallion Committee. Mr. Loeffen is a well-known name in the world of breeding and conformation evaluations. Besides teaching about breeding and conformation, he is also a jumping instructor at Deurne. He is the KWPN inspector for the province Limburg where he judges the KWPN mare selections. He is also on the selection committee for several foal auctions. Mr. Loeffen is a breeder and trainer of several international and Olympic horses. Steffen Peters: In 2008, Steffen Peters represented the U.S. at the Olympics for the second time in 2008, where he placed fourth in the individual competition with Ravel. He won a team bronze medal at the 1996 Games with Udon. He was an alternate for the 2004 Games. He won a team bronze medal at the 2006 World Equestrian Games and an individual bronze at the 2007 World Cup in Las Vegas. Steffen started training at Jo Hinnemann's barn in Germany. He moved to the U.S. in 1985, bringing the KWPNer Udon with him. Steffen and his wife, Shannon, live and work in the San Diego area. Janko van de Lageweg: Many of us know Janko, from the VDL Stud in Holland, through his handling of our horses at the majority of keuringen. Standing about 46 stallions, VDL’s expertise in breeding, raising, handling and showing of horses is known all over the world. Janko is an internationally experienced handler and brings a lifetime of handling and breeding horses to the panel. Deborah P. Harrison, DVM: Dr. Harrison will again give her report on new developments in the breeding field from the AAEP convention. Dr. Lisa Metcalf: Dr. Metcalf has authored numerous articles, papers and textbook chapters on equine reproduction. She served as the AAEP Chairperson of the Reproduction Committee and teaches equine theriogenology at the Oregon State Veterinary School. The Meeting:By Lita Dove for DressageDirect Potent mix of good horses, speakers and face to face meets at KWPN-NA meeting This year’s KWPN-NA meeting was held in San Diego, California—an excellent choice as winter has much of the world still under siege of wind and snow and cold. But San Diego was its usual temperate, magical self –even a cool gray morning gave way to sun each day. This year’s meeting was a potent mix of good horses, knowledgeable speakers and the fun that comes from seeing other breeders face to face—which in a country as large as the United States, does not happen very often. Although the lecture part was held in the Hilton hotel, the hands-on part was held each day at Steffen Peters’ farm. First day, trainer/breeder/Deurne faculty member Cor Loeffen gave a dynamic explanation on how to evaluate a horse for conformation and movement. That afternoon, the horses were evaluated live and scores were given. The next day, after more lectures on veterinary updates and breeding, Steffen Peters gave a lovely talk on how he picks a prospect. He stressed that he looks for suppleness –a horse that responds easily and fluently to a rider’s light aid, pointing out that a horse that stays mentally relaxed puts less wear and tear on its body. That afternoon, horses were shown under saddle. Steffen rode a 4 year old Rhodium gelding, and Cor Loeffen, acting as commentator, said ,”Here is a man who rides as he talks!” At the other end of the spectrum, the next rider in was soon to be 15 years old Ashlyn de Groot on wellknown KWPN-NA approved stallion Idocus, and she rode a lovely Intermediaire II, about which Loeffen said, “This is how it should be, a young rider learning from such a wonderful teacher!” After the other horses were evaluated under saddle, Steffen Peters returned with Olympic mount Ravel and rode his newly reworked freestyle, and if it goes as well in Las Vegas in a few weeks, then World Cup could prove another amazing victory for this top sport pair.
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