With the KWPN stallion competition in full swing, the stallion selections starting this week and the Stallion Show in February, we thought it would be interesting to share an interview with an accomplished Dutch breeder: Willeke Bos of Stal (stable)…
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 importance of correct leg conformation The better the horse’s body is attuned to the breeding goal- the sport – the easier the requested job can be done. And just as important: with less chance of injuries. That is why…
KWPN interviews American breeders at the KWPN Stallion Show People from all over the world were at the KWPN Stallion Show in Den Bosch in January to see beautiful KWPN horses. During the show, the KWPN interviewed a group of…
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…
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…
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…
Loucky Hagens- Groosman bought a couple of really good young mares from Huub van Helvoirt in the ‘90’s and imported them to the USA. She then built her own thriving breeding program with them. She moved back to the Netherlands and…
As the lucky owner of KWPN Stallion Show harness horse champion Macho, who was approved in 2020 as the Harness horse stallion with the highest marks ever, KWPN-NA breeder Bill Duffy could not be happier. “I never dreamed in my…
The legacy of proven sports mares – Part 2 In the previous KWPN Magazine we highlighted the jumping mares who, like their offspring, were active in the sport at a high level. Now it is the turn of the better KWPN…