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May 31, 2012 in Stallions
Eight Jumper and Four Dressage Stallions Approved
Final Presentation of 2012 KWPN Spring Performance Test On Wednesday, May 30th, the final presentation of the 70-day spring performance test took place at the Driehoekhoeve equestrian center in Stegeren. Training riders presented the jumper- and dressage stallions in groups…
May 25, 2012 in Stallions
Eebert Approved for Harness Horse Breeding
Good scores for Eebert (Atleet x Veldine keur by Manno). The three-year-old harness horse stallion Eebert (Atleet x Veldine keur by Manno, breeder: P.J.M. Lelieveld), owned by the Van Manen brothers and V.C.J. van Beest, was approved on Thursday for…
February 8, 2012 in Awards
2012 KWPN-NA Special Awards
The Special Awards were announced at the recent Annual Meeting in Holland. Gert van der Veen Award Dileva The jumper mare Dileva (Wittinger x Peleve keur by Kojak x Boreas), bred by Chr.J. Klok and owned by Claybrook Farm, really…
January 7, 2012 in KWPN-NA and KWPN
Liz Searle passes away
Elizabeth Searle, co-founder of the North American Department of the KWPN, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Elizabeth Searle and J. Ashton Moore, together with the KWPN’s Gert van der Veen were the three driving forces behind the conception…
November 17, 2011 in Stallions
Animo Euthenized at Age 29
KWPN stallion Animo was laid to rest at his home-base in England. The KWPN jumper stallion Animo was laid to rest at his home-base in England. He had been experiencing age-related infirmities. Due to a worsening lung infection, the decision…
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…
