This week, the Stallion Selection Committee voted to grant “Erkend for KWPN breeding” status to Carl Hester’s KWPN-registered stallion Uthopia. The sensation of the FEI European Championships in Rotterdam was the unarguable bay wonder that won the team gold and…
Seven jumping stallions participated in the final presentation and six of them very much deserved their approval. Five dressage stallions were presented, four of which were accepted into the studbook and two of whom scored over 80 points. Two Harness…
During the final exam in Stegeren the KWPN announced the approval of eleven stallions – six jumping, four dressage and one Gelders. With 84.5 points, the 4-year-old Bretton Woods (Johnson x De Niro) was the top scoring dressage stallion of…
KWPN approved stallion Juventus (Dublin x Aprhodite keur pref by Principaal) was humanely euthanized due to complications from arthritis resulting from an injury on October 12th. Juventus was imported by Iron Spring Farm in 1998 and was donated to Cornell…
The Gelders stallion selection committee recommended the U.S.-bred and based Olivier and the jumper stallion selection committee recommended Arko III and Peppermill for Erkend status to the KWPN Board of Directors. The KWPN stallion selection committees regularly evaluate internationally renowned…
The Grand Prix dressage stallion Florianus was approved by the KWPN recently after a short performance test of five days on American soil. This was the first time that a KWPN performance test took place in America under the supervision…
The 1987 KWPN stallion Facet (Vanitas x Tolbert x Courville xx) was humanely euthanized today for colic-related reasons. Facet competed in Europe at CDI***s in the Small Tour and Grand Prix with former- Olympian Ellen Bontje in 1996-2000, then enjoyed…
Gribaldi received the Preferent predicate while Cantos, Mermus R, Phin Phin and Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve all received the Keur predicate. Preferent Gribaldi The black Trakehner stallion Gribaldi was a very successful international Grand Prix dressage competitor. His offspring are…
The KWPN approved Trakehner stallion Gribaldi has died. Gribaldi recently earned the preferent predicate and is the sire of Moorlands Totilas and IPS Painted Black . “With very great pain and sadness in our heart we had to say goodbye…
The KWPN recently granted Andiamo (s. Animo) Individual Erkend status. As a young stallion, Andiamo received KWPN approval. However, just prior to the offspring inspection, Andiamo’s owner at the time stopped standing him at stud. As a result, Andiamo lost…