Inbreeding or line breeding? In smaller populations, the danger of inbreeding always lurks. An important point of attention for breeders. Sometimes breeders want to use line breeding to anchor the good qualities of their mare line. But is that a…
The 2024 KWPN-NA Handbook and Stallion Directory is in the making! Get featured and send in your: Stallion activations (find the forms HERE) Keuring Top 10 and Futurity winner pictures All Breeds award pictures The KWPN-NA annual Handbook & Directory…
– Horses 4 Your Consideration! Horses 4 Your Consideration is the fastest growing Online Sport Horse Marketplace for advertising and finding quality horses, equine services, products and saddles. The partnership with Horses4yc means that our active members can buy any…
CHANGES IN THE STALLION SELECTION PROCESS PROK/ D-OC requirements In August, the KWPN already communicated that for the upcoming stallion selection process in 2023/2024, the PROK requirement before the 2nd viewing will be reintroduced, as described in the veterinary regulations….
Bart Henstra, Bart Bax and Wim Versteeg join stallion selection committees In the Members’ Council meeting on Wednesday, October 11th, the members agreed with the appointed professionals that will fill the vacancies in the stallion inspection committees. Bart Henstra, Wim…
Keur stallion Atleet retired from sport The Keur stallion Atleet officially retired from sport. He was presented by his proud owner William Duffy in a special ceremony for this occasion at the Open House of Scot Tolman’s Shooting Star Farm…
Scores are announced for the NA Stallion Sport Test The 2023 Stallion Test took place from October 6-8 in Solvang, CA & October 10-12 in Colora, MD. The judges this year were: Judges: Gerd Sickinger, Matthias Granzow, & Floor Dröge….
THE KWPN-NA STALLION SERVICE AUCTION (SSA) The 2024 SSA will be held February 10-18. The Annual Stallion Service Auction helps the KWPN of North America underwrite the many programs offered to its members and breeders; including educational opportunities…
North American Stallion Sport Test- 2023 The NA Stallion Sport Test ~ the best route for fulfilling sport performance requirements for stallions. Mirrored after the successful 3-Day Stallion Sport Tests offered in Germany, NASST is organized through the cooperation of…
Harness Horse Newsletter – October 2023 The latest Harness Horse Newsletter contains the Reports from the Road of the Keuring tour, and several interesting news articles from events in The Netherlands. Find the Newsletter HERE. The next issue will feature…