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Betty de Groot, founder of DG Bar Ranch, passed away
15 May, 2023
KWPN interviews American breeders at the KWPN Stallion Show
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…
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…
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…
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…
February 17, 2021 in Dressage direction, Educational, KWPN Magazine articles
The breeding program of Loucky Hagens- Groosman
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…
February 9, 2021 in Articles, Breeding, Harness direction, KWPN Magazine articles, News, Stallions
Bill Duffy and his Champion Harness stallion Macho
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…
January 7, 2021 in About, Dressage direction, Educational, KWPN Magazine articles, KWPN-NA and KWPN, News
The Legacy of Proven Sports Mares – Part 2
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…
November 18, 2020 in About, Articles, Jumper direction, KWPN Magazine articles
The Legacy of Proven Sport Mares – Part 1
The legacy of proven sports mares – Part 1 More than 1100 KWPN-registered jumping mares, born in 1990 or after, have proven themselves at 1.50m, 1.55m or 1.60m level. A large group of these mares are used in breeding. Did…
October 22, 2020 in About, Articles, Educational, KWPN Magazine articles, News, North American Breeders
Understanding Breeding Values
The member survey shows that the breeding values are appreciated, but that many breeders have questions about how the breeding values come about and the application of the genetic profile. KWPN Breeding specialist Daniëlle Arts answers frequently asked questions about…
September 4, 2020 in About, Articles, Harness direction, KWPN Magazine articles, News
Inbreeding in Harness Horses
Inbreeding and a too high kinship have been a problem in harness horse breeding for years. And although much has been said and written about it already, it has just not been possible to really tackle the problem. That is…