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…
General Requirements for Year-End Breed Awards In order to be eligible for awards: Horses must be KWPN registered and have papers on file at the KWPN-NA office. The owner of the horse must be the ‘owner of record’ and be…
The 13th annual KWPN Select Sale will take place on Saturday, February 2, following the KWPN Stallion Show powered by Massey Ferguson. True to tradition, the auction will once again serve as the final act of the KWPN’s four-day extravaganza…
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…
Approved stallion Wittinger VDL(Indoctro x Nimmerdor) sold toU.S. as a competition horse. The approved KWPN stallion Wittinger VDL(Indoctro x Nimmerdor) was sold to the U.S. as a competition horse. Wittinger VDL will compete with his new rider Callan Solem Solem…
Laura Kraut’s jumper Anthem passed away at 21 years of age. Last Thursday, the famous jumper Anthem (Dutchboy x Ecvalan ster sport/sp by Triton) died. Laura Kraut’s former jumper (born with the name Jumper) had been at the stable of…
This morning, October 25th, the stallions participating in the KWPN Fall Performance Test underwent their final evaluation. The event drew a large audience. Performing in groups of two or three, the riding horse stallions were presented in the indoor arena…