The KWPN-NA is saddened by the news of the passing of Elizabeth (Betty) de Groot. Betty, together with her husband Tony, has played a large role in the founding of the KWPN-NA. Her love for horses formed the basis for…
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…
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…
KWPN horses knocked it out of the park at the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions held at Lamplight Equestrian Center August 20-25. Dutch horses took top rankings in the following classes: Endel Ots and Sonnenberg’s Everdance, who captured the Intermediare…
Tony and Betty De Groot at the 2015 KWPN-NA keuring, photo Lana Sneddon It is with great sadness that we must announce that Tony De Groot was killed this morning in a plane crash on a fishing trip in Alaska…
With Günter Seidel at the 2000 KWPN-NA Annual Meeting SORRENTO, Florida, Feb. 2, 2015–Metallic, the gray gelding Anne Gribbons trained and rode to Pan American Games silver and then was ridden by Robert Dover to Olympic bronze, has died at…
The preferent harness stallion Patijn (Kolonel x Julony ster pref by Renovo, breeder H. Til, owner Patijn Equine Center in New Haven, IN) has died. On January 27, 2015, Patijn showed signs of colic and was transported to a clinic….
Avontuur, he bright bay gelding by Ultrazon x Watteau xx, was one of America’s most successful dressage horses in the 1990s. Avontuur was hand picked by Kathleen’s mom Betsy as an unbroken 3-year-old stallion in the Netherlands. After much training…
Laura Kraut’s jumper Anthem passed away at 21 years of age. Last Thursday, the famous jumper Anthem (Dutchboy x Ecvalan ster sport/sp by Triton) died. Laura Kraut’s former jumper (born with the name Jumper) had been at the stable of…