27 Jan Vote for the 2024 KWPN-NA Performance Horse of the Year!

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Vote for the 2024 KWPN-NA Performance Horse of the Year!

January 27, 2025

Vote for the 2024 KWPN-NA Performance Horse of the Year!

Vote for the 2024 KWPN-NA Horse of the Year!

We have received nominations for the following 10 horses, of which one team (4-in-hand):

PHARAOH DG (Koning DG out of Janda by Parcival), owned and bred by DG Bar Breeders, Inc.- 2024 was an amazing year for this young stallion. USEF National Champion 4 yr old, Dressage Champion NASST, USDF Regional Training Level Champion & CDS HOY Training Level Champion, Cal-bred Futurity & 4 yr old Futurity winner. North American Champion DG Bar Cup 4 year olds. Pharaoh DG is also a Licensed Stallion with the KWPN-NA
JETT MVS (Bretton Woods out of Lumara by Flemmingh) – Jett MVS of Mountain View Sport Horses- owned, bred and ridden by Jackie Eckhaus. Jett MVS participated in the 2024 Festival of Champions Intermediate II and placed 6th. Jett MVS USDF All – Breeds Awards KWPN-NA Champion Intermediate II open and Vintage Cup Open
SONNENBERG’S JERSEY (Vivaldi out of Kebalia by Ferro) – bred by P.J.F Wetzelaer and owned by Sonnenberg Farm. 2024 Sonnenberg’s Jersey ranked #1 in the US showing in the small tour and at Lamplight became the US National Champion Intermediare1 with Sabine Schut-Kery. Chosen for 2024 Kundren USEF Dressage Development Program. He is being developed for a Grand Prix career in the coming years. 2024 All Breed Awards-KWPN-NA Reserve champion PSG, Champion Intermediate I
FEDARMAN B (FEDOR B ) (Eurocommerce Washington out of Paulien B by Fedor) – bred by MTS G En G.F. Brinkman, Owned b Annie Goodwin Syndicate. Presently #5 for HOY with US Eventing for 2024, was #10 in 2023. #8 in the WBFSH rankings for 2024. 2024 FEI Results: 10th – U.S. Olympic Eventing Team – Paris 2024, 5th – Pau FRA CCI5*-L, 4th- Lexington, KY (Horse Park) USA CCI4*-S, 5th – Aiken, SC (Stable View) USA CCI4*-S
ILEX (Baltic VDL out of Calendula by Chinn Chinn) bred by G. Maris and owned by Bonne Chance Farm and McLain Ward. Ilex and McLain Ward were selected to compete on the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the Wellington CSIO4* in March, where the pair secured a double clear effort to help the team earn third place. They then competed in the Longines League of Nations CCIO5* in Ocala, Fla., where they just narrowly missed the jump-off of the Grand Prix. Their winter season ended with their first significant finish, earning second place in the coveted $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI5* in Wellington, Fla.. The pair competed lighting overseas before a strong showing at CHIO Aachen in Germany as their final event prior to Olympic team selection, finishing second in the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSIO5*. Represent the USA at the Paris Olympics – Silver in Team Finals
CAMILLO VDL (Douglas out of Winett by Baloubet Du Rouet) bred by Veehandel Musterd B.V. and owned by Jean Sheptoff. Overall Grand Hunter Champion and Champion both weeks High Performance Hunters- Lake Placid. Winner of two over fences classes and Res. champion High Performance Hunters – Wellington International. Camillo VDL and Jean Sheptoff 5th overall in $25k International hunter derby and winners High Perf Hunters- Hits on Hudson.
AUTOGRAPH (IL EST BALOU) (Balou du Rouet Z out of Quatrella by Quasimodo) bred by D. Maarse owned by Cecil Wheeler. Winner of the 2023 $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Devon with Hunt Tosh. Several championships in the High Performance Hunter divisions. 3rd USHJA International Hunter Derby at Upperville 2024.
ALL THE TALK (HITCHCOCK) (Quidam de Revel out of Z-Vase II VDL by Cassini I) bred by J.M.P.M Dominicus owned by Dana Le. Ridden by Daphne Gretton of Joey Pedroni Stables. Jr Hunter – 2nd in the $5000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby at Silicon Valley. Winning Junior Hunter Small 3’3” and Junior/Amateur Owner Hunter 3’3”. 3rd $7500 USHJA National Hunter Derby Jr/Am Desert Circuit 10.
Chester Weber’s Four-in-Hand Team: FIRST EDITION (Waldemar x Manno, bred by G. de Vaan), JULIUS V (Bocelli x Fabricius, bred by G.E. Veenstra), KADORA (Manno x Plain’s Liberator, bred by Gebr. Kimenai) and KASPER D (Atleet x Tendens HBC, bred by G.J. Dijk). – Champion USEF Combined driving National Championship. Bronze Medal at the 2024 FEI World Driving Championship Four-in-hand.
KENDRO (Globetrotter out of Genderose by Aron HBC) bred by John Fisher Jr. and owned by Raymond Helmuth – 2024 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Single Horses. The pair also represented the U.S. team internationally at the FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses in 2022 and 2024.