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NA based stallions Wynton and Charmeur receive prestigious Preferent and Keur predicates
Fantastic news for MJ Proulx of Canadream Farm in Canada this week: she heard that her stallions Wynton and Charmeur would receive the prestigious Preferent and Keur predicates at the KWPN Stallion show. Big congratulations to MJ and all the…
KWPN Championships in Ermelo, 2021
Report of the KWPN Championships in Ermelo In the week of the 9th trough the 15th of August, the National KWPN Mare and Foal Keuring & the National KWPN Championships took place in Ermelo. We worked together with the…
July 15, 2021 in Gelders direction, KWPN-NA articles, Keurings, News
Report on the studbook Inspection Gelders Horse in the Netherlands
On Saturday the 3rd of July, Liz van Woerden visited the KWPN Gelders studbook inspection in Ermelo, The Netherlands. A total of 33 mares was presented, of which five 8-year and older mares, thirteen 4- 7-year-old mares and fifteen 3-year-old…
June 15, 2021 in Articles from other sources, Breeding, Dressage direction, In Passing, News, Newsletter Archive, Stallions, Translated articles - general
Top breeder Gerrit Willem van Norel passed away
Two weeks ago, the well-known Dutch breeder Gert Willem van Norel passed away unexpectedly at the age of 76, as a result of complications from heart surgery. Many of his stallions have been very successful and influential in dressage breeding in The Netherlands…
June 8, 2021 in Breeding, Educational, KWPN Magazine articles, News, Newsletter Archive, Translated articles - general, Uncategorized
KWPN recognition for Top 10 WBFSH Sire Ranking
KWPN recognition for Top 10 WBFSH Sire Ranking The KWPN holds first place in the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) Studbook Ranking for dressage, jumping and eventing. A unique achievement that is a result of the work…
May 21, 2021 in KWPN-NA and KWPN, News, Newsletter Archive, Translated articles - general, Uncategorized
KWPN Regulation changes
Changes to various regulations Various changes to regulations were proposed in the Members’ Council meeting on Wednesday the 21st of April. The Members Council agreed with the proposed changes. The amended regulations will be published on the KWPN website…
March 30, 2021 in About, Articles, Breeding, Educational, News, Newsletter Archive, Translated articles - general
KWPN published breeding values for 2021
Last week, the KWPN published the 2021 breeding values. Breeding values are a practical aid in making your choice of stallion, in which the genetic predisposition of a stallion is bundled. Breeding values are updated every year and the information…
March 24, 2021 in Articles, In Passing, KWPN-NA articles, News, Stallions
The Legendary Idocus passed away
The KWPN approved Olympic stallion Idocus (v. Equador) has passed away yesterday. In 2020, he received an award from KWPN Inspectors Ralph van Venrooij and Henk Dirksen during the Annual General Meeting of the KWPN-NA because he turned 30 years…
March 11, 2021 in Articles, Articles from other sources
What to expect when you’re inspected?
With our 2021 keuring (=inspection) schedule recently published, you might be looking for more information on keuring procedures. There is a specific page on our website about them, you can find it HERE. Natalie DeFee Mendik of Mendik Media LLC also wrote…
March 10, 2021 in Educational, KWPN Magazine articles
Rhinopneumonia, what is it and what can you do about it?
Rhinopneumonia Recently, the horse-loving world has been startled again by reports about the neurological variant of rhinopneumonia. There are also reports about the abortion variant every year. The cold variant of rhinopneumonia is less spoken about, despite the fact that…