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Report of the Regional Meeting in New Hampshire
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The 2025 Keuring tour is planned!
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Come to the Regional KWPN-NA meeting in NH! April 4-6
17 March, 2025
June 16, 2024 in Educational, Keurings, News
Predicate series part 4: the Crown predicate
The Crown predicate is a very special predicate, that can only obtained in North America, through performance in sports by the horse itself. Idocus Crown (Equador out of Eretha Keur Preferent Prestatie by Zonneglans, bred and owned by Kathy McCarthy…
June 16, 2024 in Breeding, Educational, Keurings, News, Veterinary
Predicate series part 3: the PROK predicate
The breeding purpose of the KWPN states, among other things, that it wants to breed healthy horses that can perform at the highest level in sports. Ensuring the correct selection based on health characteristics is important to guarantee its distinctive…
June 16, 2024 in Educational, Keurings, News
Predicate series part 2: the Sport predicate
The SPORT predicate is awarded to KWPN Registered mares (and Geldings and Stallions in NA only), for their own performance at recognized shows. The SPORT predicate can be seen as proof for the sports quality of a horse. Iron Spring…
June 16, 2024 in Educational, Keurings, News
Predicate series part 1: the Preferent Predicate
The Preferent Predicate The preferent (preferred) predicate is a predicate that’s earned by offspring for their dam. If at least three of her offspring have obtained the ster, keur or elite predicate at an inspection or have at least been…
June 16, 2024 in Educational, Keurings, News
Participate in the IBOP during the Keuring tour
During our upcoming North American Keuring tour (inspection tour), your horse can participate in the ‘IBOP’. IBOP stands for ‘Individual Suitability Test for Horses’. It is an aptitude test, not a regular show test. The goal is to gain insight…
April 17, 2024 in AGM, Breeding, Educational, KWPN-NA and KWPN, News, Newsletter Archive, Stallions, Translated articles - general, Veterinary
Updated PROK requirements – part II
Veterinary Advisory Committee gives recommendations on PROK Following up on the decision to update the PROK requirements for stallions (see THIS article on that topic), the Veterinary Advisory Committee, consisting of renowned veterinarians and radiologists, has formulated several recommendations that…
December 12, 2023 in About, Breeding, Dressage direction, Educational, KWPN Magazine articles, KWPN-NA and KWPN, News, Stallions
Interview with KWPN dressage breeder Willeke Bos of Stal 104
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)…
November 21, 2023 in Articles, Educational, KWPN Magazine articles, KWPN-NA and KWPN, Translated articles - general
Inbreeding or line breeding?
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…
October 29, 2023 in Educational, Membership, News, North American Breeders
The 2024 KWPN-NA Handbook & Stallion Directory is in the making!
The 2024 KWPN-NA Handbook and Stallion Directory is in the making! Get featured and send in your: Stallion activations (find the forms HERE) Keuring Top 10 and Futurity winner pictures All Breeds award pictures The KWPN-NA annual Handbook & Directory…
October 16, 2023 in Breeding, Educational, KWPN Stallion Inspection, KWPN-NA and KWPN, News, Stallions, Translated articles - general, Veterinary
Changes in the KWPN Stallion Selection Process
CHANGES IN THE STALLION SELECTION PROCESS PROK/ D-OC requirements In August, the KWPN already communicated that for the upcoming stallion selection process in 2023/2024, the PROK requirement before the 2nd viewing will be reintroduced, as described in the veterinary regulations….
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