The KWPN-NA Breeder’s Achievement Award recognizes our member breeders who have accomplished significant results throughout the years with their breeding programs.

This award benefits KWPN-NA members in multiple ways. The breeder will get a mention on the social media when reaching one of the levels. Then they receive an official certificate and are put in the spotlight at the Annual General meeting, during the Awards Banquet (in the event of a Virtual AGM, the breeder will get a virtual spotlight). Finally, all the breeders that are in the Breeder’s Achievement Award program will get a special recognition on the KWPN-NA website. This way, the Breeder’s Achievement Award is also a way to specifically promote the success of the qualifying breeders.

Please note the Breeder’s Achievement Award does not take the place of the KWPN-NA Breeder of the Year award, which is based on a single breeder’s accomplishment and which is nominated and selected by the organization’s membership.

There are four (4) levels of achievement in this program, and receipt of this award allows the breeder to use the following breeder designation for advertising or promotional purposes:

• KWPN-NA Bronze Level Breeder (15 points needed)
• KWPN-NA Silver Level Breeder (30 points needed)
• KWPN-NA Gold Level Breeder (60 points needed)
• KWPN-NA Platinum Level Breeder (100 points needed)

How It Works:

• Only the breeder of record of a horse presented can earn points for that horse.
• In the Young Horse category, a horse may show at a keuring as a foal, yearling, and/or two-year-old, but will earn points only one time within this category.
• The breeder of the horse will receive points for each accomplishment that their horse has achieved. For example:
  • If a horse receives a First Premium as a young horse, the breeder will earn one (1) point (a horse can only earn one point as a young horse, even if earning multiple First Premiums).
  • Three years later, that same horse (now a Mature Horse) receives its Ster predicate, and thereby earns two (2) more points for its breeder.
  • If the horse successfully passes the IBOP (riding performance test) during that or a future year, it will receive two (2) more points.
  • If the horse is a mare and also keur eligible at her studbook inspection, she would now earn the Keur predicate and an additional two (2) points for her breeder.
  • Therefore, this one horse has the possibility of earning seven (7) points for its breeder if a mare and five (5) points if a gelding.

Keeping Track of Points:

• Breeders must apply for award status. Once a breeder has reached the qualifying points for the first level (Bronze), the breeder must send all applicable documentation to the KWPN-NA office for verification.
• When the breeder has earned enough points to upgrade to a higher level (Silver, Gold or Platinum), the breeder must again send the documentation to the KWPN-NA office. In other words, it is up to breeders to nominate themselves when they think they have earned enough points for the award or to move to a higher level of the award program.
• Breeders will receive their awards the following year (the year after they achieve the results).