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November 6, 2011 in Stallions
Hickstead dies suddenly in Verona, Italy
Hickstead, the 2008 Olympic gold medal stallion ridden by Eric Lamaze of Canada, died suddenly at the World Cup event at Verona on Sunday. Hickstead (Hamlet x Ekstein), a 15-year-old KWPN stallion, and Eric, the No. 1 ranked rider in…
August 21, 2011 in Stallions
Uthopia Erkend for KWPN Breeding
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…
May 24, 2011 in Stallions
KWPN Approves Twelve Stallions
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…
March 19, 2011 in Awards
2011 KWPN-NA Special Awards
The Special Awards were announced at the recent Annual Meeting in Holland. Gert van der Veen Award Blossom With an 80 for conformation and an 85 for free-jumping, the 1.67m Blossom (Lupicor x Vanilla Shake by Larino keur) earned her…
November 25, 2010 in Stallions
KWPN Approves Eleven Stallions
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…
October 18, 2010 in Stallions
Juventus Deceased
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…
April 13, 2010 in Stallions
Olivier, Arko III and Peppermill Erkend for KWPN Breeding
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…
March 30, 2010 in Awards
2010 KWPN-NA Special Awards
The Special Awards were announced at the recent Annual Meeting. Gert van der Veen Award Bieni With scores of 80 for conformation and 80 for free-jumping, the 1.62m Bieni (Cardento X Tieni / Lux-Z) earned her star predicate as well…
March 23, 2010 in Stallions
Florianus II Approved by KWPN
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…
March 18, 2010 in Stallions
Facet Euthanized
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…
