The stallion selection committee consisted of chairman Bert Rutten, Johan Hamminga and Wouter Plaizier. “The spring performance test started a month earlier than usual this year, but that did not hold these young stallions back from achieving a good result,” said the chairman.

Four of the five stallions scored 80 points or higher. With nines for walk and canter, Pernod RS2 (Tørveslettens Sylvester out of Iveniz Texel RS2 ster PROK by Negro), bred by RS2 Dressage Center De Horst BV from Groesbeek, achieved the highest score of 85.5 points. “This uphill moving stallion has a lot of front leg technique and three good to very good basic gaits. When he is relaxed, he walks very well and always spacious, active and pure. In trot he remains well balanced and the image is always uphill by nature. His canter is uphill, with a lot of impulsion and he moves nicely towards the hand of the rider.”

With 84.5 points, the Hermès son Patheon (out of Watradin ster PROK by San Remo, breeder Thijs Schaap from Woudrichem), owned by Joop van Uytert and Anchor Excellent Horses BV from Woerden, also presented himself very well. He got a 9 for his walk. “This is also a very pleasant horse to work with. He has a very good suspension moment in the trot, he can switch gears well and can be worked easily. He performed the same every day. His walk has clearly improved within this examination and is very pure, spacious and active. In the canter he can easily come back on the hind leg and he trots nicely upward from the hind leg.”

The movement and work ethic of the other registered stallions was also positively noticed.

The stallion selection committee Gelders Horse, consisting of chairman Marloes van der Velden, Jan Pen and Arie Hamoen, were able to enter two Gelders stallions in the stallion book this morning during the final exam of the spring performance test.

One of the two registered Gelders stallions is the premium stallion Olaf Official (Henkie out of Diamant ster by Sirius, breeder G.J.W. Roerdinkholder from Winterswijk Kotten). The stallion received a 9 for the walk, 8s for the trot and caution in jumping, 8.5s for the canter, posture, the riding terrain, rideability, attitude and suitability as a dressage horse. Olaf Official received a 7.5 for the jumping technique and suitability as a showjumping horse. “Olaf Official is a more than sufficiently developed stallion who stands more than sufficiently in the Gelders type. He is an honest, reliable stallion that is eager, with a very good attitude and a good willingness to work.”, said jury chairman Marloes van der Velden.

The Vigaro son Obrian (out of Hacomijn ster PROK by W V Saron, breeder: H. ter Horst from Vragender) received good marks especially for jumping. He received an 8.5 for technique, eights for caution, the terrain test, attitude and aptitude as a showjumping horse. The stallion received a 7.5 for his walk and canter and a 7.5 for his trot, self carriage, rideability and suitability as a dressage horse. “We added Obrian to the performance test, because the stallion can add jumping genes within the Gelders population. This stallion has therefore been tested a little more on jumping. Obrian is a generously developed, long-lined stallion with a more than sufficient Gelders type. He is an honest stallion, he is easy to ride and has a good attitude and more than sufficient desire to work.”

The 4-year-old stallion Ojee-B (Ibsen B out of Jorien Tilde PROK elite IBOP by Rubus B, bred by G.S.W. te Bokkel from Eerbeek), who successfully finished the performance test last autumn, has recently been assessed under saddle in the run-up to his full approval. He received positive report marks today and is therefore definitively approved now by the KWPN. For the walk under the saddle and his attitude, Ojee-B received an 8. The stallion received an 8.5 for the trot, canter and suitability as a dressage horse. His posture earned him even a 9. For jumping, the son of Ibsen-B received a 7 for technique and a 7.5 for caution and suitability as a jumper.

Desperado x Negro

Hermès x San Remo

Le Formidable x Vivaldi

Tørvenslettens Sylvester x Negro

Total US x Ferro

HENKIE x SIRIUS

VIGARO x W V SARON

Read all about their pedigrees on THIS overview page.