De Niro The 20-year-old stallion De Niro leads the WBFSH sire ranking, followed by the preferent KWPN stallions Jazz and Gribaldi. Bred by Brigitte Pahl, the Donnerhall son has greatly influenced international dressage, excelling both as a grand prix competitor…
The battle in the Championship for Gelder stallions was between catalog number 573 (Negro x Elegant, breeders: B. van der Veen and S.E.Brugge) and catalog number 575 (Wynton x Zep, breeder: H.C. Vonk). Chairman Reijer van Woudenbergh didn’t keep spectators…
Catalog number 611, Fantijn (Patijn x Manno), won the championship for harness horse stallions. Bred by H. Boelens, the handsome chestnut was praised for his youthful presence and quality. Mr. Rootveld, Chairman of the Harness Stallion Selection Committee for harness…
Seven horses returned to the ring for the jumper championship keuring. After their in-hand presentation, Daan Nanning, Chairman of the Selection Committee, announced the Champion: Freeman VDL, catalog number 154, the well-developed, very well-conformed Emmerton son out of a Chin…
Fierce-S (Ampère x Ferro) was declared champion of the dressage stallions. Committee chairman Wim Ernes praised the very handsome stallion for his conformation, type, and movement. “He has very correct movement, abundant expression, and excellent elasticity combined with the ability…
As in the first round viewing, young stallions like Ampère and Bordeaux – both past stallion selection champions – boasted notable offspring. “We’re very pleased and have high expectations for tomorrow,” said committee chairman Wim Ernes. “We saw a lot…
“We saw good groups of stallions, and the offspring of Alicante, Arezzo, Carambole, and Verdi made an especially good impression” said Daan Nanning upon conclusion of the second round. Among the stallions advanced to the third round viewing were four…
Of the 64 stallions presented, 31 were selected for the third round viewing on Saturday. “We enjoyed judging, and we saw a couple nice jumper stallions today. There wasn’t any group that clearly stood out, but it was remarkable that…
At the KWPN stallion show for harness horses in Hardenberg, several older stallions were shown in-hand. A special showcase was scheduled around the stallion Patijn. Stallion chairman Henk Rootveld announced that Patijn was awarded the highest honor a breeding stallion…
The KWPN-NA will host its first meeting and stallion licensing geared especially toward the Dutch Harness Horse on February 15 and 16, 2013. The KWPN NA will host its first meeting geared especially toward the Dutch Harness Horse. The meeting…