Awards
The KWPN-NA offers one of North America’s most extensive breed-based awards programs for competitors, breeders, and members. Find out more through one of the links below:
Competition Awards
Above photos of 2022 All Breeds winners: Adult Amateur Grand Prix Third Place winner Tyara Crown (Farrington x Bazuin), Owner/ Rider Rebecca Lord, breeder K. Christiaanse (NL), Photo credit: Susan J. Stickle – Grand Prix Open Reserve Champion F.J. Ramzes (Juventus x Rampal Crown), Owner Wendy Sasser, Rider Lehua Custer, Breeder Cornell University Equine Park, Photo credit Carmen Elisa Franco – First Level Reserve Champion Looker SCF (Zulft SCF x Goodtimes), Owner Alexandra Krossen, Breeder Karin & Carlos Jimenez, Photo credit: Susan J. Stickle
The KWPN of North America offers one of North America’s most expansive competition awards programs for dressage, hunters, and jumpers, and has recently expanded into combined driving and eventing. It’s FREE!
The KWPN-NA’s competition awards program has two components: individual show awards called “High Point Dutch Award” (presented at participating competitions), and year-end awards. We award 1st though 5th place winners with special ribbons. The 3rd through 5th place ribbons for the USDF KWPN-NA All-Breeds awards are sponsored by Kris Blankenship of Hayven Farms in Florida since 2025.
Click on the link below if you are a competitor or show manager and would like to find out more about offering or becoming eligible for competition awards.
Keuring Awards
Above photos of 2022 Keuring Top Ten winners: North American Champion Dressage mares Maebria DG (Totilas x Idocus Crown), Owner/ Breeder DG Bar Ranch, Photo credit: Tamara Torti; North American Champion dressage foals Sultan DG (Koning DG x Charmeur), Owner/ Breeder DG Bar Ranch, Photo credit: Tamara Torti; North American Champion Jumping mares Limelight SPF (Arezzo VDL x Orame), Owner/ Breeder Tracy Geller of Six Pound Farm, Photo credit: Stacy Lynne Photography
We offer a multitude of Keuring awards for breeders and owners of KWPN and KWPN-NA horses:
- Iron Spring Farm sponsors the Keuring Championship Awards based on the Keuring Top Tens.
- The Gert van der Veen award is given to the Champion mares aged 3-5 with at least 75/75 for conformation and movement. One award is given per breeding direction.
- Two Sponsored under saddle classes for Yolung horses: the DG Bar Cup for dressage horses , sponsored by DG Bar Ranch and the Global Equine Sires Cup for jumpers , sponsored by Global Equine Sires.
- The Top Keuring Sire and the Top Keuring Breeder are awarded by the KWPN-NA.
- The Foal & Yearling Futurity
Click on the link below to read all about the expansive Awards programs we offer at our Keurings.
Special Recognition Awards
Above photos: Jackie Eckhaus (2023 Dressage Breeder of the Year), Tracy Geller (2023 Jumper Breeder of the Year), Shelley Campbell (2023 Hunter Breeder of the Year), Wim Cazemier (2023 Harness Breeder of the Year), Kanoe Godby (2023 Gelders Breeder of the Year), Anna Beal (2023 Tony de Groot Member of the Year), Diadora (2023 Performance Horse of the Year)
The KWPN-NA is proud to offer Special Awards of recognition. We take nominations first, after which the voting will take place. These awards are presented each year at the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting Awards Dinner. We award Breeder of the Year (since 2023 members can nominate a breeder in every breeding direction), Horse of the Year and Member of the Year.
Learn more about our special recognition awards via the button below.
Breeder Awards
Lisa Dickman of Kaneques Farm received the Bronze Level award at the 2024 AGM.
Besides prizes that our breeders can win in the Keuring tour (see ‘Keuring Awards’), we have designed a special Award Program specifically for our breeders: the Breeder’s Achievement Award.
The KWPN-NA Breeder’s Achievement Award recognizes our member breeders who have accomplished significant results throughout the years with their breeding programs.
This award benefits KWPN-NA breeders in multiple ways.
The breeder will get a mention on the social media when reaching one of the levels.
Then they receive an official certificate and are put in the spotlight at the Annual General meeting, during the Awards Banquet (in the event of a Virtual AGM, the breeder will get a virtual spotlight).
Finally, all the breeders that are in the Breeder’s Achievement Award program will get a special recognition on the KWPN-NA website, both in a newspost as a continuous listing in the Breeder’s Directory.
Please note the Breeder’s Achievement Award does not take the place of the KWPN-NA Breeder of the Year award, which is based on a single breeder’s accomplishment and which is nominated and selected by the organization’s membership.
Read more via the button below.
