Yesterday, the final presentation of the KWPN Spring Performance test took place in Ermelo, The Netherlands, for the jumping stallions, the dressage stallions and the Gelders stallions. We’ve translated the KWPN news articles and will post the reports per breeding…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…