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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…

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…

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…

Explanation of the Gelders breeding direction

Gelders horse Inspector Wim Versteeg and Gelders breeding council member & former Gelders Breeder of the Year, Jan Vonk, were in the KWPN studio today during the live broadcasting for the Stallion Inspection 2021 to talk about the Gelders Horse….

Marco Polo – From Maligned to Coveted

Marco Polo – From maligned to coveted Chestnut, date of birth: 1962 height at the withers: 1.58m/ 15.3hh. Foundation stallion Article published on http://www.trakehnercontact.nl © with thanks to Gert van der Veen who wrote the above article for `in de…

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…

Totilas is not dead, he remains very much alive; column by Jacob Melissen

Edward Gal – Moorlands Totilas Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Lexington – Kentucky 2010 © DigiShots Totilas is not dead, he remains very much alive. Click here to enjoy this column by Jacob Melissen originally published by hoefslag. Translation by…

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…

Selling your foal – Tips from the Pros at Iron Spring Farm

Thank you to the Professionals at Iron Spring Farm for sharing their Pro Tips on how to best market your foals. Click here to see what they have to say

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…

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