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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE 

KWPN OF NORTH AMERICA 

ANDORRA-ISF 

Sir Sinclair x Hivona keur pref by Consul; Owner Breeder: Iron Spring Farm 

WINNER GERT VAN DER VEEN AWARD 

Issue 4, 2008

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 

Newsletter – November 2008 

Dear Members, 

The year 2008 has been a busy year for the KWPN-NA. We’ve set goals, accomplished many and some are 

still a work in progress. I’d like to share with you some of the achievements that were made during this past year. 

For one, the new website has been successfully launched. We have been receiving very positive feedback since 

its debut. Please take the time to look it over if you’re one of the few who have not seen it. With recommendations 

made by your Members’ Committee, improvements to the website are already in progress. 

The stallion approval procedures are being implemented with some careful fine-tuning that needs to take place. 

While forging ahead with any new policies and procedures there are always issues that come up that need resolution. 

Your Board of Directors is working very closely with the KWPN to ensure that this will be executed properly. 

There have been two strategic issues this year that we have been concentrating on. The first is the improvement 

of the Keurings with regard to allotting an increased amount of time to allow for improved communication 

with participants and non-participants as well. This has resulted in the ability to have access to the jury for questions 

and explanations and an overall inclusion for all to understand the keuring process. 

The other strategic issue has been the start of a jury candidate program and judging seminar. We have instituted 

this program to accomplish the following: 

Give the opportunity to increase the understanding of what the KWPN is looking for as far as breeding 

goals and direction. 

Provide a venue for educating our membership regarding the judging of KWPN horses. 

Provide a starting point from which a person can be evaluated and considered for the jury candidate program. 

Most of those who attended the seminar found it to be educational and enjoyable. Some of the comments 

offered were that it was “too short”; others said they weren’t aware that this was taking place. From our viewpoint 

we wanted to “test the waters”, to make sure this would be a viable program to incorporate into future keuring 

tours. The program took a lot of effort to put together and implement. I feel safe in saying that overall it has 

been a resounding success and worth the time and effort of everyone involved. You can be assured that we will 

make every effort to include the seminar in next year’s keuring tour with improvements based on suggestions 

that were presented this year. 

Enough cannot be said for the dedication of the Board of Directors, the Jury, and the Members’ Committee. 

Only the commitment of all involved permits the effectiveness and growth of this organization. 

In closing, I hope to see as many of you as possible at the Annual Meeting being held on March 19th - 21st, 

2009 in San Diego, CA. We expect to have an exciting agenda! Please join us. 

Warmest regards, 

Christine R. McCarthy 

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CONGRATULATIONS! 

Our dedicated keuring participant of the year is Katie 

Moriarty. After delivering a baby girl in July, Katie 

Moriarty took time off from her child rearing duties to 

present her horse Agathos at the ISF keuring as well 

as attending the judging seminar. Best wishes to Mom 

and baby Sophie. 

Also congratulations to Michelle Olsen, who took 

time out from her duties in the KWPN-NAoffice to 

deliver a baby boy, Beau Everett, on November 3rd. 

We forgive both Moms for violating the KWPN naming protocol. 

IN THIS ISSUE 

Katie Moriarty, 

photo by Chris Schaeffner 

ARTICLES 

The 2008 Keuring 

Tour One ............................................................................4 

Tour Two ..........................................................................10 

2008 Top Fives.................................................................42 

Letter Re: Judging Seminar .............................................15 

Whiskei Licensed for North America .......................................14 

Chester Weber wins Silver Medal.. .........................................16 

Ravel, a Rising Star...................................................................20 

Maille and Lauren Barwick.......................................................22 

Jambalaya, a Special Breeding Mare ........................................25 

CDS Annual Show.....................................................................28 

How Aging Affects Infertility in Mares ....................................31 

KWPN 

KWPN Spring Performance Test ..............................................38 

Best Jumping Studbook/WBFSH Rankings..............................34 

Young Jumper Championships..................................................36 

BRIEFS 

Message from the Chair ..............................................................2 

Calendar of Events ....................................................................21 

Stumped? Ask Henk!.................................................................27 

2009 KWPN-NAAnnual Meeting ............................................30 

News and Show Results ............................................................35 

ADVERTISING 

Classified Advertising ...............................................................18 

Display Advertising 

Flying Lion Farm................................................................19 

Iron Spring Farm ................................................................37 

ON THE COVER: 

Andorra-ISF (Sir Sinclair x Hivona keur pref by Consul) 

Photo by Terri Miller 

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KWPN-NA KEURING - PART ONE 

Iron Spring Farm, 

Coatesville, PA 

Tuesday, September 2 of 2008 

found the KWPN-NAjury members 

Jacques Verkerk – Holland, Dr. Deborah 

Harrison – California, Lana Sneddon 

– Indiana, and Faith Fessenden – 

Nevada converging on the beautiful 

countryside of Pennsylvania and Iron 

Spring Farm for the first keuring of the 

First Tour. 

by Faith Fessenden 

The location for the measuring and 

linear scoring was moved from the stable 

courtyard down “the hill” to a 

newly leveled and lengthened roadway 

between the covered arena and 

the smaller turnout pastures. This 

eased the schedule and proved to be 

very comfortable for the horses (both 

for linear scoring and the free movement 

inside the arena) by having the 

“on deck” entrants waiting in the 

smaller fenced “holding” areas on the 

grass. (For those who feel that a picture 

is worth these thousand words go 

to Google Earth! ☺) This improvement 

in the logistics, plus a few 

scratches, provided a more relaxed 

pace and more interaction with the 

Faith explains the keuring system, 

photo by Bill Wertman 

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audience. Alarge group of students 

from the equine course at Delaware 

Valley College joined us for the education 

the keurings provide. 

# 50 Alexandria, photo by Stacy Lynne 

The first day was devoted to the 

older horses and under-saddle classes. 

In the jumper designated group the 

jury was particularly impressed with 

James Scott’s #50 Alexandria, a Corland 

x Netian Joy, keur by Ahorn Z 

mare. Her jumping was very careful 

with very quick reflexes to give her a 

star and keur eligibility. 

The dressage designated group of 

geldings was highlighted by Avanti- 

ISF. The dark bay by Contango x 

Selona ISF ster by Ferro used his 

whole body in movement to earn high 

marks for an orange ribbon and star for 

Iron Spring Farm. 

The dressage mares saw five earning 

their star and three of those (all 

Iron Spring Farm bred and owned!!) 

were of the quality to become keur eligible. 

The “top girl” was Andorra-ISF 

(first in her class also as a foal) by Sir 

Sinclair our of Hivona keur, pref by 

Consul. This cat-like mare not only 

was soft-footed but showed very good 

rhythm, and easy lengthening with 

very expressive gaits. 

The afternoon was devoted to 

watching the young stock “do their 

jobs” under saddle. The IBOP is paired 

with the Iron Spring Farm Cup 

(jumper designated) – or – the DG Bar 

Cup (dressage designated). The format 

is intended to allow for a smoother 

schedule and class flow. 

***Whereas each of the ‘Cups’ 

provides a showcase for young under 

saddle horses, the IBOP is now taking 

on greater significance as a component 

for not only the keur eligible designation 

(as a sport substitute) but also for 

those well conformed horses who may 

be just shy of the movement score 

needed for their star. *** 

IBOP - Dressage 

This class was interesting for two 

reasons. Sporting Chance Farm’s 

Wildcard SCF ster by Goodtimes x 

Marie Louise elite pref by Silvio I, 

showed her self-carriage and rideability 

to earn the marks needed for her 

keur – and – New Perth Farm’s Wiseman, 

a Register Agelding, by Lord 

Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet used the 

IBOP toward his “Stb” (following 

acceptable x-rays and scoping). His 

suppleness was especially noted. 

The DG Bar Cup for the 3-year 

olds had two entrants (both Iron 

Spring Farm’s), with Avanti (see 

above) just edged out by Aruba ISF 

(Sir Sinclair x Nerrita ster by Jetset D) 

#58 Wiseman, photo by Ken Mellish

y one point due to her higher trot 

score (see full results list for particulars). 

The DG Bar 5-year old class was a 

very tight race, with Wiseman (see 

above) besting Wisteria-ISF ster 

(Juventus x Jypsy keur by Roemer) by 

one point (his balance and suppleness 

put him over the top). Wildcard SCF 

(see above) and Iron Spring Farm’s 

Watch Me elite (Sir Sinclair x Swensie 

by Wolkentanz II) tied closely 

behind them. 

Arelaxed and convivial evening on 

the terrace at the Stottsville Inn capped 

the day. 

The change of venue the next 

morning to the farm and fenced grassy 

pastures “across the road” brought the 

usual excitement as jury and audience 

alike looked forward to the new ’08 

foals. 

Dutch Harness Horse Youngsters 

Beautiful weather made it a perfect 

day and the only “sprinkles” were 

those of orange first premium ribbons 

on the Harness youngsters brought by 

Windholme Farm and Hawk-Nest. 

The foal Dejavu WH (Horal x 

Kimberly keur by Renovo pref 

showed her fancy and typey harness 

horse trot for high movement score, 

while the yearling Constantijn HN 

(Castle Bravo x Etinkie keur pref prest 

#28 Dejavu WH, photo by Stacy Lynne 

by Natuur) took the top score for his 

regal and well-proportioned conformation. 

Following those two was the 

yearling Conspiracy HN (Ganges x 

Olyanca ster by Jonker) who showed 

next best classic harness movement, 

but was just outshone in type by his 

stablemate. 

#5 Dazzler, photo by Richard Malmgren 

Dressage Youngsters 

Sixteen dressage-type foals 

brought 12 orange premium ribbons to 

the lineup. (Again, see the full results 

list for particulars). 

Special remarks must be made on 

the top three. Daytona ISF (Contango 

x Rabiola keur by Métall) revved his 

engine and showed where the powertrain 

belongs – carrying himself easily 

and powerfully from behind, using his 

withers and neck as they should for 

super top-line lift. This well-built son 

of two ‘royals’ will be an exciting 

youngster to follow in the future and 

will hopefully be another Iron Spring 

Farm legacy. 

Two Rousseaus showed harmonious 

movement and very attractive 

types to earn high marks. The first was 

Dazzler RFW of Jan Downs-Barrett. 

The colt is out of Zilena SSF by Iroko 

keur and exhibited top quality in conformation 

and movement. The second 

was Erin Reardon’s Dream On, (bred 

by Lesley Feakins) out of Sioux ster 

by Zeoliet keur, who used his athletic 

frame very well. 

Jumper Youngsters 

Nine foals with six first premiums 

gave the audience a chance to see very 

high quality with this group. Of special 

note must be the top two: #22 

Dena SCF (Judgement crown x Karen 

J by A.P. Jet) of Sporting Chance Farm 

and #27 Duplicor (Lupicor x Valerie 

ster by Rampal crown) of Paard Hill 

Farms. Dena SCF showed an exemplary 

canter in excellent self-carriage 

to edge out the handsome, balanced 

Duplicor. 

Aspecial “thank you” to host Mary 

Alice Malone for the opportunity to 

see the high quality horses being bred 

by KWPN-NAbreeders in this part of 

the Northeast. 

An evening at the Stottsville Inn 

Windy Knoll Farms, 

Sullivan, OH 

(Dutch Harness Horse Keuring) 

Variety is the spice of life, it is 

said….and wow!...was it spicy for the 

next stop on the keuring tour. 

Ron and Debbie Egan invited the 

jury to conduct keuring classes on the 

front-end of an action-packed weekend 

at the farm. 



The jury members thought – “Oh, 

this will be nice. One riding horse filly 

followed by five harness horse youngsters 

with a stallion evaluation and a 

harness IBOP. Easy day!” Little did 

we know – as we started with the dressage 

designated filly. 

The supple filly of Barbara and 

Dennis Wilk – Danielle Sinclair (Sir 

Sinclair x Morappa by Glennridge 

keur) easily earned her first premium 

ribbon showing suspension and suppleness 

in her movement using her 

withers well for top-line lift. 

Then, strutting their stuff, were five 

harness foals, four getting orange ribbons. 

The jury had extra marks for the 

beautiful presence and correct movement 

of Dotette HN (Moneymaker x 

Konette keur by Fabricius pref) bred 

by Hawk-Nest and owned by Rosewood 

Farms. Tied behind her were 

Didee RW (Rosewood Farms ) also by 

Moneymaker out of Tidee ster by 

Jonker, and Dirona (David Troyer) a 

Reg Afilly by Sirius Impression out of 

Mirona ster by Farao. Although somewhat 

short legged, Dirona wowed the 

jury with her extra movement. However 

the tie was broken in favor of 

Didee whose movement was quite 

good but who was a bit more elegant 

in her type. 

Following this the jury had a 

chance or rather “thought” they had a 

chance to meander and visit with the 

extremely large crowd of Amish owners, 

breeders, family and support 

teams. 

Let me tell you… this was the closest 

thing this jury member had seen to 

an Amish Rock Festival…and rock 

and move they did – when with the 

horses. Excellent handling skills, 

whippers, assistants and runners easily 

challenged those of other keurings, 


not to mention the ring stewards and 

announcers who reeled off pedigrees 

and accomplishments of the ancestors 

without cease. 

Whereas WE thought we were 

coming in just for the keuring – the 

hosts explained the entire weekend 

was devoted to a harness/driving horse 

auction, which is one of the biggest in 

the USA. 

Upon conclusion of the KWPN- 

NAclasses, the jury was handed the 

auction catalog and told to now begin 

the judging of the SIXTY-FIVE (65!) 

half-bred KWPN Harness Horses. The 

whirlwind began in groups of ten, with 

astonishing combinations, some quite 

good and others of lesser quality and 

movement. Dutch Harness horses with 

Hackneys, with Standardbreds and 

with Saddlebreds (and vice-versa) shot 

past us for the remainder of the afternoon. 

As we made ringing orders we 

were cautioned that to do this may lead 

to the sin of pride and therefore we 

needed to clear it with the powers that 

be. The O.K. was received. 

It was apparent that we were in 

some parallel universe with slightly 

different rules when, upon showing 

the youngsters in full movement, the 

grandstand was absolutely quiet. 

There were other ‘happenings’ or 

‘sightings’ that were so very special 

and unique – the dragging of the arena 

by two young men towing the ‘drag’ 

by hand, Amish teenagers careening 

around the barns at full speed in their 

light harness buggies, another owner 

with beard and hat using a cell phone, 

and then when walking down the barn 

aisle seeing a quiet, reserved family 

member reaching for a bottle of showsheen. 

(Upon return home, I Wikipedia’ed 

“Amish” and learned the whys 

and wherefores of the unique behav- 

iors by the different age and gender 

groups, for example – it is permitted 

for the teens to work off some of the 

excess energies by pushing the edges 

of the envelope.) 

Asked if we were staying for the 

‘stallion parade’ we stated that we 

wanted in particular to see Whiskei 

(recently licensed for No. America) 

who had a number of very nice youngsters 

in the half-bred group – and oh, 

my, is HE something!! We decided 

that we needed to get on the road to 

make the three hour drive to the 

Michigan site and couldn’t stay for the 

OTHER FORTY SIX stallions inhand 

or in harness! 

What an amazing day – with wonderful 

people! We drove through the 

descending twilight reading out loud 

the auction horses’ descriptions from 

the catalog: “….a very sharp eyecatching 

mare that has been on the 

road and is traffic safe and sound. 

Women can drive this one and do it 

with style.” “…has been on the road 

for six months. Been to town and 

church. Traffic safe and fun to drive.” 

“…stands to hitch and at corners”. 

Don’t you wish some of our riding 

horses were as well-behaved!! 

A‘great thank you to our hosts and 

to Andy Raber, Dale Stotzfus and 

Loren Beachy who were our ‘Amish 

tour-guides’ and helpers for the day. 

Claybrook Farms, 

Ithaca, MI 

Hosts Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor 

have established their breeding program 

as one that is well-committed to 

high quality jumpers so the jury 

always looks forward to seeing the 

horses presented here within the 

jumper direction.

We were not disappointed as their 

Akina Field CBF (Goodtimes x Pikina 

Field keur by Corland) showed her 

good attitude and reflexes to earn her 

keur eligible. But she was just setting 

up the jury for Waino and Susan’s current 

year foal entry. 

Their Dara CBF (Corland x Rarusa H 

keur by Indoctro pref) took higher 

scores with her harmonious, well-built 

frame and with an expressive top-line 

used beautifully in movement. (See 

complete results.) 

Not to be overshadowed by the 

jumpers, the dressage entries were 

quite remarkable. The foal group of 

seven, six of which were first premiums, 

finished high in the national 

rankings as well. In the line-up 

the top youngster was Dimora-SCF 

(Stonecrest Farm – not to be confused 

with Sporting Chance Farm) by Sir 

Donnerhall out of Tamora keur by 

Ferro pref. Showing good hindleg use 

in canter and very expressive self-carriage 

throughout her movement, her 

lovely type merely ices the cake. Her 

stablemate Dolce-SCF (Quaterback 

out of Olivia elite by Idocus crown) 

was very elegant showing suppleness 

but not quite Dimora’s carrying ability. 

The THIRD stablemate was Dutelmi-SCF 

(Sir Donnerhall x Otelmi elite 

by Jazz pref) who excelled with her 

floating suspension. 

Ada van de Kolk’s Davanna 

(Rousseau x Savanna keur by Welt Hit 

II keur) presented herself well to tuck 

in behind Stonecrest’s entries, and 

Tony Correa and Julita Kuzminaite’s 

Danzzenbloem TCF (Rousseau x Razz 

Ma Tazz ster by Jazz) rounded out the 

first premium group. 

The under saddle divisions for 

jumpers was highlighted by Clay- 

brook’s Zorusa CBF (Corland x Orusa 

keur by Indoctro pref) who not only 

presented a lovely silhouette but was 

fluid with beautiful front-end technique 

to earn high marks in both the 

IBOP and the ISF Cup. 

In the DG Bar Cup and Dressage 

IBOP, Klaas and Mares Vanderploeg’s 

Zebalia ster (Flemmingh pref x Ibaliz 

elite pref by Nimmerdor pref) was 

especially scored highly for her walk 

(8.5) and canter (8.0) and edged out 

Stonecrest’s Zonnerhall (Rousseau x 

Del Amika by Donnerhall) who had 

high scores for his conformation and 

easy swinging canter. 

The 3-year old DG Bar Cup class 

was tops with both entries finishing 

very high. The top horse was Armani, 

again from Stonecrest Farm and ridden 

by Stonecrest’s owner Lana Sneddon. 

Armani (Special-D out of Olivia 

elite by Idocus) was a large, well built 

young horse with excellent quality in 

his legs, and he used them well too – 

articulating easily. For his size and age 

this 3-year old showed a lot of selfcarriage 

and poise. See the DG Bar 

Cup final placings!☺. Just two points 

behind was Claybrook’s Contango 

pref x Nolinde ster by Coriander colt, 

Ambassador CBF. His suppleness and 

rhythm coming well over his back 

brought him very good scores, but the 

#85 Armani, photo by Renee Miller 

conformation and impression components 

were less than those of Armani’s. 

Aspecial “Thank You!” to our 

hosts, Waino and Susan, and all the 

participants and supporters in the 

Great Lakes region. 

Prima Equestrian, 

Mount Albert, ON, Canada 

Onward to Canada… 

Knowing that the KWPN members 

– jury or otherwise – always seem to 

have ‘issues’ or extra-ordinary experiences 

with Canadian customs (and 

trust me – THOSE stories must be 

saved for the Annual Meeting cocktail 

party!). we tip-toed through the lines 

and cubicles of officialdom in the 

Toronto airport. Although no misadventures 

occurred coming into the 

country, immigration must have decided 

we were a little smug about it and 

tweaked the weather. This was the 

ONLY rain on the entire tour(s). 

The spectator turnout at the great 

facility of Roy Maher and Michelle 

Bartlett was our largest of all locations 

and their interest and enthusiasm – 

complete with the assistance of Canadian 

Olympic judge, Cara Whitham, 

as announcer – exemplified commitment 

to quality horses and the KWPN 

selection process in that area. 

The jury finds that each keuring 

location is like opening presents – with 

an occasional whopper thrown in! 

Here, a special present was a Gelders 

mare, Adessa (Koss keur x Odessa 

keur sport/d by Ahoy) who blew 

everyone away with her scores - 

including a 9.5 for her canter and 8.5 

for trot. The beautiful mare zinged 

from foalbook to studbook to ster and 

keur-eligible in a matter of hours. We 

all wished we stood in the shoes of 

owner Beverley Hilton! 



The Dressage IBOP had two very 

high quality entrants. The first entry, 

Zolette P (Prestige-VDL x Odette N 

keur by Houston keur) was bred by 

Prima Equestrian and is owned by 

Carolyn Couenen. The super-supple 

mare with great work ethic showed 

very well and scored ONE point above 

Zabina P (Cabochon keur x Jeldina 

keur sport/d by Flemmingh) whose 

rhythm and top-line use was exemplary, 

but who undermined herself with 

tension in the walk. 

In the DG Bar Cup the finish was 

reversed by HALF a point… with 

Zabina P settling down to work. 

The foal groups were dominated 

by a stunning jumper foal bred and 

owned by Prima Equestrian. Dabatsa P 

(Indoctro pref x Uropa by Flemmingh) 

received very high marks for beautiful 

conformation and type and had good 

bone to go with it! 

#104 Dabatsa, photo by Roy Maher 

Lastly, a youngster who makes a 

defibrillator unnecessary was the 

extraordinary Bambino Chin P (Chin 

Chin x Rolanda elite x Ahorn pref). 

This Prima Equestrian bred young 

stallion’s technique, scope and reflexes 

earned top marks for proud owners, 

Kristina and Maureen Smith. We look 

forward to seeing him next year. 


Mille Grazie!...to our hosts, Roy 

and Michelle, to Cara, and to the great 

spectator group! 

Off to the airport with smiles for a 

job well done. Of course our guard 

was down and we forgot to be apprehensive 

at the airport. So, just so the 

record stays consistent, the “Heat” 

confiscated the branding iron – and – 

we learned that the flight to Maine was 

to be not just a plane change at La 

Guardia but a retrieval and recheck of 

luggage and a change of terminal all to 

happen inside of 50 minutes. Somehow, 

someway, we made it. I felt like 

we were racing towards and scrabbling 

madly through the door of the 

tiny plane like hobos hopping a 

freight. 

Pineland Farms, 

New Gloucester, ME 

Picture rural New England during 

harvest season. Picture blue skies with 

puffy clouds over the woods, ponds 

and fields. Picture KWPN long-time 

successful breeders. Picture sleek, 

expressive and impressive horses. 

I’ve got it…we’re at Pineland!! 

...and not only all of that, the refurbished 

period home we stayed in had 

a washing machine!! 

But back to the horses and their 

humans... the latter all happened to be 

in the barn aisles hyperventilating into 

paper bags. Why, you ask? Because 

Janko did not make it out of Canada!!! 

All rose to the occasion, however, 

and the jury was not disappointed. 

The day started indoors with the 

dressage studbook inspection and free 

movement. Kristin Story and Nancy 

Shandler-Conrey’s Zeppo (Prestige 

VDL x Ilanta keur pref by Rossini) 

wowed us for a first premium and star 

with light-footed movement that 

belied his big frame. He very quietly 

showed articulation, suspension and 

easy self-carriage as he circled the jury 

and then casually jumped out of the 

movement area. 

The mares followed with two 

mares earning their stars – Atacha 

(Métall x Sacha prok by Ahorn pref) 

owned by Debbie Malcolmson (bred 

by Century Ranch) and Adriana, 

Dianne and Wyatt Ward’s Juventus x 

Rainmaker by Idocus crown. The jury 

suggested – and Dianne and Wyatt 

agreed – to have the mare moved to 

the Hunter type – since her type clearly 

fit that bill and when she went 

through the chute her reflexes and 

technique confirmed it. 

In the jumper group Aerosmith 

SSF (Iroko keur x La Liscia by Pass 

the Glass) classically jumped with 

scope, technique and reflexes to attain 

not only the star, but became keur eligible 

as well for Scot and Carol Tolman 

and Shooting Star Farm. 

Moving outside under the glorious 

skies and an ideal temperature, it was 

time for the foals. Six dressage-bred 

foals were scored with four becoming 

first premium and pushing into the 

‘Top Fives’ ranks (see final results). 

Davinci SSF (UB 40 x Oleander 

ster by Havidoff keur) brought another 

orange ribbon back to Scot and 

Carol. The beautiful youngster set the 

tone for the day with lift, articulation 

and suspension. 

Easily moving into the second spot 

was Kathy Hickerson’s Majestic 

Gait’s Demimora MG, a Register-A 

filly by Schroeder x Tamora keur by 

Flemmingh. This girl was tall, wellbuilt 

and used it showing suspension 

and scope.

Earning another first premium For 

Kathy, was Dollyloma MG – another 

Reg-A(by Rascalino x Miloma elite 

by Goodtimes). 

Pineland Farm’s Delgado 

(Rousseau x Vera by Don Primaire) 

was behind Dollyloma MG by only 

one point. 

#126 Delgado, photo by Gwyneth 

McPherson 

The jumper foals went three for 

three – all first premiums. Top spot 

was taken by Dante MG (Chin-Chin x 

O’Bert-e-De keur by Glennridge keur) 

for Majestic Gaits with high scores for 

both conformation and movement. 

Another Chin-Chin colt, Dexter Chin 

CHF, (shorter coupled, but ‘growing’ 

in his movement) was second for Debbie 

Malcolmson (dam Lidin elite by 

Nimmerdor). The third youngster was 

Dr. and Mrs. Terry Schrubb’s Dior- 

RGS (Heartbreaker x Uschi by 00 

Seven) exhibiting a very nice canter. 

The final foal entry was a Hunter 

type, also earning a first premium for 

the Schrubbs. Deliahla RGS (Indoctro 

pref x Valentine For II by Le Feu) 

showed her easy movement for balanced 

scores. 

Once again, we thanked and farethee-well’ed 

our host, Pineland Farm 

and the Nor’easter stalwarts and look 

forward to seeing them again. 

Hedgeland Equestrian 

Center, Waterford, VA 

Vito Del Vento, DVM, was our 

host for this location which is located 

in the lovely horse country outside of 

Washington, D.C. (check Google 

Earth again). 

Nine foals were entered in the dressage 

group with seven earning first 

premiums. Five of the youngsters 

earned either a higher conformation or 

a higher movement score to make it 

over the 7.0 barrier for an orange ribbon. 

(See complete results list). 

Two must have special mention. 

Divo Ricco S.E. (Johnson x Rica 

Veneziana prok by Veneziano) was a 

lovely type showing uphill movement 

at first step and overall conformation 

balanced his scores for owner Siegi 

Belz-Fry of Stal Europa. His stablemate, 

Daimler S.E. (00 Seven x Showbiz 

by Jazz) stole the show with not 

only balanced proportions and good 

bone and joints, but danced around the 

arena with great lift and articulation. 

His movement score moved above the 

8 mark and into the “Top Fives” group. 

Our host Vito’s foal took the top 

spot in the jumper foals. Divine 

Design (Coconut Grove x Zegg by 

Indoctro pref) presented her lovely 

top-line, well built haunches and 

swinging walk for a first premium. 

Michelle Roberts’ Daedalus (Contester 

x Taeonas Allaera by Camiros), 

a well muscled colt, showed good 

articulation for an orange ribbon. 

Moving up the ages, the yearling 

entry of Margot McAlister, Cheyenne, 

(Uptown x Terra ster by Democraat), 

was well-proportioned with a good 

shoulder and fairly good movement to 

earn a first premium. 

The 2-year old Stal Europa filly 

Bardot S.E. (Florencio x Natuur ster 

by Wanroij) piled another orange ribbon 

into the trailer for Siegi. Self-carriage, 

great articulation and scope 

tapped the ‘8’ for movement to put her 

into the “Top Fives”. 

#162 Bardot, photo by Siegi Belz-Fry 

For the Dressage geldings, two first 

premiums for star again had Siegi 

smiling. Both were bred by Stal 

Europa. In the first spot was Zorba 

S.E. (00 Seven x Natuur ster by Wanroij) 

who nailed the movement score 

with an 8 average, showing power, 

reach and self-carriage for owner Lori 

Larson. Next was full-brother to 

Zorba, Waterford S.E. (00 Seven x 

Natuur ster by Wanroij). Slightly heavier 

in type, Waterford showed fairly 

good articulation and power for owner 

Aviva Nebesky. 

#165 Waterford, photo by Siegi Belz-Fry 


KWPN-NA KEURING - PART TWO 

Last horse for commentary – just 

like dessert – was a true “Wonder 

Girl”. The three year old mare Allelujah 

(Sir Sinclair x Treasure WRF by 

Zeoliet) exemplifies Judy Reggio’s 

multiple-generation KWPN breeding 

program for performance. Under saddle 

her rhythm was fantastic, with 

gaits being scopey and showing supple 

articulation especially in canter. 

Whereas she just hit the mark for conformation 

for star, it was her lovely 

way of going in the IBOP test that took 

her from foalbook, to studbook, to star 

to keur. The first time EVER for North 

America to have a THREE-YEAR 

OLD KEUR mare!!...Big congratulations 

to Judy!!.......as we all sing loudly 

the “Alleluia” chorus!! 

What a finish to the first tour!!! 

Thanks to all for your participation!! 


Pennock Point, 

Reddick FL 

The second tour started on 16 September 

in Reddick (FL). At Pennock 

Point Sport Horses about 40 horses 

were presented. Two stallions were 

presented for approval, both competing 

at Grand Prix dressage. Oleander 

(Jazz pref x Farah ster by Ulft keur) 

owned by Alan Friedman and Olivier, 

born Owillie by Idocus crown x Rowillie 

keur pref prest by Porter, were 

presented on the hard surface, and 

were also shown under the saddle. 

Both stallions showed their skills with 

flying changes, piaffe and passage. 

Only Olivier, owned by Madeleine 

Dammers Austin, was invited to the 

next round. 

by Bart Henstra 

Two mares received the star predicate: 

Zsa Zsa (Prestige VDL x Wellesley 

Old by Weltstern) and Anette (Sir 

Sinclair Nanette keur by Contango 

pref). Zsa Zsa, owned by Pierre St. 

Jacques, is well-developed and has 

strong connections in the top line and 

powerful movements. Annette, owned 

by Debi Crowley, is an elegant, long 

legged mare, with supple movement, 

but could show more power. The 

strongly built gelding Apalto (Contango 

pref x Piacenza ster by Juventus), 

owned by Roy and Beth Godwin, 

showed good length of stride and 

power in the canter. He also received 

the star predicate. 

The top dressage foal was the elegant 

filly Deodora HF (Jazz pref 

Zamantha Jones by Métall), owned by 

Julie Ballard Haralson. This well 

developed and long lined foal moved 

uphill with good suppleness. In second 

place was the long-legged Sir Sinclair 

filly Delightful Dame (d. Promised 

keur by Wanroij), owned by Sandi 

Lieb, who trotted actively. The colts 

Dream Catcher (Contester x Gigi by 

Merano), owned by Masu Hamacher, 

and Dewar HF (Rousseau x Tiger Tops 

ster by Wellington keur), owned by 

Julie Ballard Haralson, also received a 

#167 Allelulia, photo by Vidal 

Photography #205 Zodica, photo by Dean Graham 

#184 Brimstone, photo by Reg Corkum 

first premium. Two dressage horses 

passed the IBOP with 75 points and 

are now both keur: Nancy Debosek’s 

Zanzibar LPR (00 Seven x Pasandra 

by Wellington keur) showed good suppleness 

under the saddle and Sandi 

Lieb’s Zodica (Rousseau x Jambalaya 

pref by Argus) showed a good and 

powerful trot. 

The two year old jumper colt Brimstone 

(Silverstone x Unusuale ster by 

Corland), owned by Sara Krause, 

received a first premium. He jumped 

with a quick take off and good reflex-

es and showed enough scope. In the 

IBOP, jumper Zorriola M2S (Ekstein x 

Corniola M2S by Corrado) owned by 

Sakura Hill Farm, opened well in the 

haunches and showed good attitude 

and rideability. She passed the IBOP 

with 75 points. 

#197 Zorriola, photo by Reg Corkum 

Silver Hill Stables, 

Austin TX 

The second keuring of the tour was 

at Silver Hill Stables in Austin (TX). 

The Florida keuring had so many horses 

that it was a full, full day and the 

jury did not leave until the next morning. 

As a result the Austin keuring took 

place in the afternoon and evening. 

That evening, a nice class of two 

year old fillies was shown in hand. In 

first place was Nancy Leon’s Biarette 

VDL (Flemmingh pref x Tirette VDL 

by Silvano). She was a well developed 

filly, with a supple and powerful trot. 

The 2-year old gelding Barrister (Sir 

Sinclair x Ondine by Fair Play) owned 

by Hazel Clinton, also showed a good 

clear walk and elastic trot. The Drs. 

Susan and Richard Howard’s 5-year 

old Walkuere (b. Wai’oli, by Ijsselmeer 

Ikepono) earned her keur eligible in 

the Gelders breeding direction. She 

could be more developed but she presented 

a powerful trot with a good 

bending and active hindleg. The 3year 

old dressage mare Allie (Contango 

pref x Mindra ster by Purioso keur) 

owned by Maaike Zwart showed a 

good, well balanced canter and 

received the star predicate. Allie was 

also the highest placed in the DG Bar 

Cup for 3-year olds with 70.5 points. 

The first place filly Darva (Rousseau x 

Sarona by Idocus crown) owned by 

Tracy Ammons and Candise Mc Kay 

showed a good conformation but 

should show a more supple and powerful 

movement. 

Silver Creek Farms, 

Broken Arrow OK 

At Silver Creek Farms in Broken 

Arrow (OK) the 3-year old jumping 

mare Alma (Cavalier x Evergreen ster 

pref by Jasper keur), owned by Silver 

Creek Farm, earned her star and 

became keur eligible. Acorrectly built, 

well proportioned and elegant jumping 

mare with a nice topline, she showed 

an active canter and a lot of scope in 

her free jumping. The jumper filly 

Daytona (Silverstone x Unusuale ster 

by Corland), a full sister of Brimstone 

(shown in Florida) and also owned by 

Sara Krause, had a very good and 

functional conformation, was well 

developed and long lined with good 

connections in the topline with correct 

and lean legs. She showed light-footed 

movement. 

The 3-year old dressage mare 

Awentia (Flemmingh pref x Guenevere 

by Grusus) had a nice long neck, 

could be stronger in the topline but 

showed a supple trot with good posture. 

She therefore received the star 

predicate in dressage, with 71.5 points. 

Awentia also had the highest score in 

the DG Bar Cup. 

Avery nice class of dressage foals 

was shown. All six foals received first 

premiums. In first place was the very 

elegant Jazz colt Django (d. Nirvana 

ster by Fleming, owned by Larry and 

Kathy Childs), who showed a powerful 

and uphill trot. In second and third 

place were full sisters Dandre and 

Daquan (Ferro pref x Koraliene by 

G.Ramiro Z pref). Laura Alms did a 

successful embryo transfer and both 

Ferro daughters showed an active and 

supple trot with good posture. The 

well developed Debonair (Farrington 

keur x Rhapsody by Rubinstein, 

owned by Merry Bowman), the elegant 

Danica M (Sir Sinclair x Dominara 

Old by Dominard, owned by 

Robert Harrell) and the long legged 

Del Mar (UB40 x Wednesday by Weltmeyer, 

owned by Judy Barrett) also 

received a first premium. 

Creekside Farm, 

Calgary AB 

At the keuring in Calgary, at 

Creekside Farm, the 4-year old jumper 

mare Zilver Lisa (Lux-Z x Mona Lisa 

ster by Libero H pref), owned by Wim 

Florijn received the star predicate. The 

correctly built mare could show more 

muscling in the topline but she showed 

a functional canter and jumped with 

sufficient technique and scope. 

#254 Cabernet, photo by Barb Jackson 

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KWPN-NA KEURING - PART TWO 


Rilea W (Goodtimes x Milea W by 

Burggraaf pref), owned by Linda Ackermann, 

showed a powerful trot with 

good length of stride. She also 

received the star predicate. Rilea’s 

daughter, Cabernet (by Ikoon), also 

owned by Linda Ackermann, placed 

first in the class for jumper yearlings. 

The first place foal was the very 

well developed Dontango (Contango 

pref x Ouloma keur by Ferro pref), 

owned by Ruurd and Wieke Dijkstra. 

This foal showed active movements 

but could be more uphill. 

The mare Zurendy (Olivi x Pendy 

keur by Ferro), also owned by Ruurd 

and Wieke Dijkstra, showed good posture 

under saddle with a good technique 

in the trot. The canter also 

showed good length of stride. She 

passed the IBOP with 76 points and 

won the DG Bar Cup with 76.5 points. 

Donida Farm, 

Auburn WA 

At Donida Farm in Auburn (WA) 

the elegant and correctly built dressage 

mare Zen Rosa (Farrington keur by 

Oriental Rosa ster by Jazz pref), 

owned by Dan and Gina Ruediger, 

received the highest keuring predicate: 

elite. Zen Rosa received her star predicate 

and keur eligible in the studbook 

#281 Zen Rosa, photo by Carolyn Bunch 


inspection. Soon after, with good suppleness 

under saddle, the mare 

received 78 points in her IBOP and the 

highest score in DG Bar Cup of 78.5 

points, thereby earning the elite predicate 

because she had already earned 

the PROK (X-rays) certificate. 

The 6-year old Florett AS mare 

Vivagonda (d. Hilgonda keur by Caritas), 

owned by Laureen and Cristy 

Wilkerson, scored 78 points in the 

IBOP, showing an active and well balanced 

trot and canter as well as good 

rideability. 

Richard Chong’s well developed 

Zamora (Sir Sinclair x Liberty W by 

Haarlem) received the star predicate. 

She has a nice, long neck and showed 

a good clear walk and technique in her 

trot. 

First place in the foal class was 

D’Azhur Astin (Rousseau x Rubicon 

by Damiro B) owned by Carrie 

O’Brien. This was a well developed 

foal with nice neck and sufficient 

reach in movement. The top young 

dressage horse was the 2-year old 

Beyonce (Contango pref x Precious 

Day by Gribaldi keur), owned by keuring 

hostess Gwen Blake. Beyonce was 

a well proportioned mare with good, 

powerful movement. 

The 6-year old stallion Versache 

(Ferro pref Olivia elite by Idocus 

crown), owned by Laurie McLaughlin, 

showed a well balanced canter and 

good rideability and passed the jumping 

IBOP with 76 points. 

DG Bar Ranch, 

Hanford CA 

The last keuring of the second tour 

was at DG Bar Ranch in Hanford 

(CA). From the 22nd of September 

through the 24th of September, we 

#322 Zion JC, 

photo by Mary Cornelius 

were welcomed for two keuring days 

with a judging seminar on the third. 

The harness stallion Zion-JC (Patijn x 

Roodnoot-Kea ster by Modern), 

owned by John and Carol Nemchick, 

was presented in the driving IBOP, 

which he passed with 78 points. He 

showed good enthusiasm and good 

bending of the hindleg. 

The 3-year old elegant and supple 

dressage gelding Amethist- A (United 

x Gita keur pref by Seclusive ‘Z’), 

owned by Joan and Robert Williams, 

received the star predicate. The 4-year 

old hunter mare Zadira (Great Pleasure 

x Irresistible by Octrooi/Best of 

Luck), owned by Kimberlee von Disterlo, 

received the star predicate and 

became eligible for keur. Zadira 

jumped with very good technique of 

her front legs and showed good scope 

and reflexes. Her full sister, the very 

#297 Celebration KF, 

photo by Kim Von Disterlo

elegant yearling Celebration, also 

received a first premium. She showed 

a good topline with smooth connections 

and supple movements. 

The ISF Cup for 4-year olds was 

won by Ziezo-DG (Judgement ISF 

crown x Corvelien Z by Carthago Z), 

owned by DG Bar Ranch. The correctly 

built Ziezo showed a well balanced 

and rideable canter and sufficient 

scope in jumping. 


Bakara (Sir Sinclair x Thea keur by 

Idocus crown), owned by Janice 

Kissel, impressed with her clear walk 

and active, supple and uphill trot. 

For the foals there was a nice class 

with all first premiums lead by 

D’Artagnan DG (Jazz pref x Zegini- 

DG by Sandor Jane Lic.), owned by 

DG Bar Ranch, showing very good 

technique in the trot. This colt was followed 

by the uphill moving De Luz 

(Westpoint x Okika keur by Zeoliet 

keur), owned by Katie Kuhn, the powerful 

Damian DG (Florencio x Votik- 

K by Don Schufro), owned by DG Bar 

Ranch, the actively moving Delano 

DG (Devon Heir x Ultima DG ster by 

Ferro), owned by Sandra Harper and 

DG Bar Ranch, the elegant Dominicus 

Denhartog (Sir Sinclair x Paola keur 

#291 De Luz, 

photo by Stephanie Hamar 

by Cocktail pref), owned by Charlene 

Lange, and the elegant Danika DG 

(Santano x Zierra by Sandor Jane Lic.) 

owned by Judith Nishi. 

Good results were achieved in the 

under-saddle tests. The DG Bar Cup 

for 5-year old horses was especially 

impressive. Woodwind (Contester x 

Muziek keur pref by Uniform pref) 

owned by Natalie Bryant and DG Bar 

Ranch, received the highest score of 

82 points in the DG Bar Cup. Woodwind 

showed very good expression in 

the trot – uphill and well balanced, 

easy to collect and then to lengthen 

again. The canter was also active and 

well balanced. 

In second place was Wisdom MVS 

(Farrington keur x Lumara keur pref 

sport/d by Flemmingh pref), owned by 

Mark and Jackie Eckhaus, with a score 

of 79.5 points, Wisdom showed a very 

good, well balanced and powerful canter 

and good rideability. Third place 

went to the supple W. Fontaine (Feliciano 

x Novelty keur by Izmir), owned 

by April Atwell, fourth went to the elegant 

Why Sandro Hit (Sandro Hit x 

Naomie ster by Houston keur), owned 

by Cynthia Bergmann, and fifth to 

Whisper (Idocus crown x Rendezvous 

by Ferro pref), owned by Barbi Breen- 

Gurley. 

The DG Bar Cup for 4-year old 

horses was won by Zalona DG (Ferro 

pref x Jagermeester ster by Wanroij), 

owned by Sandra Harper, with 76.5 

points. Zalona showed a powerful and 

uphill canter. She was followed by 

Zamerica DG (Sandor Jane x Olympia 

by Zeoliet keur), owned by Judith 

Nishi, and Zsunami (Rousseau x Rubicon 

by Damiro B), owned by Ariane 

Rezvani. 

#319 Zalona DG, 


The 3-year old DG Bar Cup was 

won by the supple star gelding Amethist 

A, mentioned earlier. He was followed 

by Apollo (Krack C x Leandra 

keur pref sport by Donnerhall), owned 

by DG Bar Ranch, and Amoro de 

Legante (Kennedy x Legante keur 

sport/d by Flemmingh pref), owned by 

Amie Beauregard. The previously 

mentioned Zalona and Zamerica also 

passed their IBOP test in dressage with 

77 and 75 points respectively, thereby 

both receiving the keur predicate. 

Keuring at DG Bar Ranch, 

photo Bart Henstra 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 13

WHISKEI LICENSED FOR NORTH AMERICA 

The Harness stallion Whiskei 

was presented for approval in 

2007, and this summer met all 

his veterinary requirements 

for Licensing in North America. 

WHISKEI 

Born: 3/12/2003, 167cm, bay 

Breeder: Erin La Croix, 

Owners: Enos and Joan Graber 

Conformation: Whiskei is a more 

than sufficiently rectangular type harness 

stallion with a sufficiently uphill 

build. The head/neck connection is 

slightly heavy. The neck is long and 

vertical. The muscling of the neck is 

sufficient. The withers are high. The 

position of the shoulder is sufficient. 

The back and the loins are slightly 

weak. The croup is slightly flat and 

also a little short. The stance of the 

foreleg is correct and he has a long 

underarm. The stance of the hindlegs 

is correct. The pastern is correct. The 

legs are lean and slightly fine boned. 

Performance: The walk is more 

than sufficient. The trot is good. The 

stallion showed more than sufficient 

maneuverability. He was very willing 

to work and he worked well. Whiskei 

showed good self-carriage and good 

suspension. The action of the foreleg 

is very good. The action of the hindleg 

is good and powerful. The stallion is 

very enthusiastic for his work and 

shows a very good overall picture. 

Semen quality: sufficient. 

Pedigree: Father Patijn is the fourtime 

champion of the Oregon Trophy, 

three-time Harness Stallion Champion 

and Champion of the stallion competition. 

He has also definitely broken 

through as the producer of competition 


horses. He leads the 2007/ 

2008 index with a score of 

181 (75%). Atotal of 26 offspring 

contributed to his 

breeding value. Patijn was 

named the 2008 KWPN 

Horse of the Year. Patijn also 

won the Manno Trophy at 

Harness Horse Day 2008 and 

the Masterclass competition 

in Ermelo. His offspring are 

praised for their competition 

mentality, the willingness to work and 

their fantastic movement. 

In 2008, two sons of Patijn were 

approved: the Stallion Show Champion 

Artiflex and Atleet. Patijn is a double 

grandson of Renovo. The breeding 

value of foundation sire Renovo is still 

at 150 points. He has influenced 

breeding tremendously and continues 

to influence breeding through his offspring. 

With a few exceptions, all the 

familiar stallions with breeding values 

above 150 are related to Renovo. 

These include four sons (Milano, 

Jonker, Cinovo and Kolonel), three 

grandsons (Patijn, Sander and 

Manno), and three great-grandsons 

(Ranno, Reflex, and Talos). 

Mother Sabrina was imported by Erin 

La Croix. Before being imported she 

was the champion of Groningen and 

on National Harness Horse Day she 

took fourth place in-hand and in-harness. 

Sabrina’s sire is Manno, one of 

the top harness horse stallions who has 

an index of 170 (91%). 

Manno himself has won just about 

anything there is to win. Manno’s offspring 

have done excellent at keuringen 

and nine of his sons have been 

approved for breeding with the 

KWPN. In 2004 Manno was the 

Walk Trot Maneuv. Obed. Self-Car. Suspens. Action foreleg Use hindleg Enthus. Overall Total 

x2 x2. x2 

x2 

Pic. 

7.5 8 7.5 8 17 16 17 16 8.5 8.5 83 

Whiskei 

Patijn 

Sabrina Stb 

Renovo pref 

Kolonel Stb Cituna keur 

Renovo pref 

Julony ster pref 

Velony keur pref 

Fabricius pref 

Manno keur Gilvia ster 

Uriant Stb 

Damara keur Tamara keur pref 

KWPN Horse of the Year. This year he 

won the Harness competition in 

Zwolle for Harness stallions (Patijn 

was third). 

Manno’s pedigree contains the stallions 

Zakerno, Indiaan and Neogeen. 

Grandfather Indiaan was a top breeding 

stallion and was the Dutch Breeding 

Stallion Champion five times and 

earned his preferent predicate. 

Manno’s mother Gilvia produced 12 

offspring (Manno her second). Grandmother 

Zilvia keur pref passed her 

IBOP with 90 points and was reserve 

champion keur mare at the UTV. In 

2004, Fabricius (Renovo x Proloog) 

followed in his father’s footsteps and 

was awarded preferent status. For a 

number of years, Fabricius was the 

ambassador for the Dutch Harness 

Horse in the U.S. He is a producer of 

champions and has sired six approved 

sons (notably Manno). 

Whiskei by Pro Shots Digital

Harvey VanDyke attended the 

Judging Seminar at DG Bar 

Ranch and wrote the following 

letter. 

from Harvey Van Dyke 

I would like to express my sincere 

thanks to the KWPN-NAfor developing 

and presenting the first Judging 

Seminar in conjunction with this 

year’s keuring program. I was fortunate 

enough to have attended, and I 

found both the content and presentation 

to be extremely interesting and 

educational. I could have easily continued 

for another day or so, there was 

so much to learn and to discuss about 

both the process and the horse. 

Value 

The primary value of the seminar 

to me was that it was a “one-stop” 

source of knowledge. Acommon 

knowledge base and understanding of 

the breeding objectives and judging 

methodology of our organization is 

essential to all members if the goals of 

the association are to be attained, as 

we all play a part in reaching those 

objectives. It was particularly valuable 

and effective to have jury members 

present their points of interest and to 

explain what and how they are evaluating 

during the judging process. The 

ability to interact with the jury allowed 

many questions to be answered and 

explained – nowhere else can we get 

that interchange of information. We 

can get information from many 

sources such as the Keuring Program, 

the annual meeting, participating at 

keurings, etc., but none are as complete 

or as interactive as I found the 

seminar to be. 

LETTER RE: JUDGING SEMINAR 

Interestingly, there were areas of 

evaluation and judgment that varied 

somewhat amongst both the jury and 

participants, leading to interactive and 

helpful discussions. Were we all looking 

at the same horse? To see the same 

horse we need to have a common 

understanding of terms and the use of 

these terms as applied to the horse. I 

think there were some interesting discussions 

about such terms as: uphill, 

croup, tied-in, cow-hocked, roached, 

quickness in the young horse, the 

meaning of “e” on the linear score 

sheet, etc. Since the participants all 

didn’t have the same exact definition, 

the learning process was certainly in 

play. Jury members were most helpful 

in this instance. 

High Points 

The high points of the seminar to 

me were: 

Definition of terms: it would be 

extremely helpful to have an encompassing 

“dictionary” of the terms we 

use and an explanation of every term 

used on the linear score sheet in one 

document. 

Additionally, it would be helpful to 

have a layman’s explanation of “e” – 

an average, the norm, the desired? For 

example, many horses evaluated in the 

keuring this year were verbally 

reviewed as needing to be more uphill. 

What does “e” mean in this instance 

(many of us do not understand statistical 

evaluations) since uphill is a primary 

requisite in the keuring standard 

for a dressage horse? The drawing 

shown in the linear scoring section of 

the Keuring Program does not seem to 

correlate easily with the discussion of 

“uphill” at the seminar. If “e” is truly 

an average in this instance, where is 

what we seek defined? 

Discussion of conformation and 

soundness: very helpful towards better 

understanding of what we see or are 

looking for in our breeding. 

Explanation of the linear score 

sheet: so important to our understanding 

of the judging process and as a 

breeding aid. 

Conformational evaluation of sample 

horses: brings together the terms 

and the linear score sheet, particularly 

when observing two horses at a time 

where differences in characteristics 

can be comparatively seen and understood. 

Horses in free movement: allows 

visualization of desired gaits and self 

carriage as described by or discussed 

with jury members. 

Education 

The seminar to me was an educational 

seminar and not a judging seminar, 

although evaluating the horse was 

certainly at the center of things. I 

almost didn’t participate because I do 

not consider myself judge material, 

but I decided to participate in the hope 

of becoming more knowledgeable. I 

think any member of the association, 

and the association itself, would benefit 

from greater participation. I wonder 

if some members were hesitant to participate 

because of the title of the seminar 

and the descriptive emphasis on 

becoming a judge? 

Thank you again for presenting the 

seminar. It certainly was a most pleasurable 

and informative day. Our 

thanks on the West coast must be 

extended to Willy and the De Groots 

for their usual wonderful hospitality 

and for presenting their fine horses for 

our scrutiny and education. 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 15

SILVER FOR CHESTER WEBER 

Chester Weber’s name has 

become synonymous with 

Four-in-Hand driving throughout 

the world and 2008 has 

been a great year. 

from information provided by 

Team Weber 

Chester Weber’s successful summer 

in Europe earned him an Individual 

Silver Medal in the Four-in-Hand 

World Driving Championships in Holland. 

Earlier in March, Weber won his 

sixth consecutive National Championship 

title at the Budweiser Live Oak 

International combined driving competition 

in Ocala, Florida. 

Weber’s success in combined driving 

started early. At 18 he was the 

youngest driver to be named to the 

United States Equestrian Team and 

to qualify for the World Pairs Driving 

Championship. By 1999 

Weber had won 12 consecutive 

Advanced combined driving events 

and then began his Four-in-Hand 

driving career, making a name for 

himself internationally as well as 

winning a record six National 

Championships in a row in the 

United States. 

In 2001, Weber finished the World 

Cup season as reserve World Cup 

Champion. 

At the 2002 FEI World Equestrian 

Games, Weber helped the U.S. Driving 

Team earn a Silver Medal and 

placed fifth individually in Jerez de la 

Frontera, Spain. The next year he 

claimed his first of six consecutive 

USEF Four-In-Hand National Championship 

titles. In July 2004, Chester 

Weber became the first American to 

win the prestigious German Fahrderby 


held at CAI-A Riesenbeck, something 

he repeated in 2008. 

In 2005, Weber decided not to 

compete overseas. In the United 

States, he recorded several wins 

including his third consecutive national 

title. He won each of the competitions 

he entered, which included 3 

CAI and 2 CDE competitions. Weber 

was selected to represent the United 

States at the FEI World Equestrian 

Games in 2006 where his team took 

eighth place. Again in 2007, Weber 

made the choice to stay in the United 

States where he proceeded to win 

every competition he entered that 

year; including another national combined 

driving championship. 

Aggressive and on course during 

his entire 2008 campaign in Europe, 

Weber won the Time Shuttle prize at 

the prestigious CHIO Aachen, posting 

a score of 36.48. Weber and his team 

took a victory pass donning the striking 

yellow coolers and apron for the 

Time Shuttle victory. They finished 

Aachen winning third place overall in 

the Four-In-Hand Combined Driving 

competition, less than a point behind 

the second place finisher. This 

achievement set him up in July, to win 

the 50th Anniversary of the German 

Fahrderby (Driving Derby) held at 

Riesenbeck. Weber’s score of 553.84 

shaved 29 points off the second place 

team from Sweden, and secured his 

place in history. 

Winning at Aachen also placed 

Weber on the US short list for the 2008 

Four-in-Hand World Driving Championships 

held in Beesd (NL), where 

they finished first in the dressage 

phase and took home the Individual 

Silver Medal. 

2008 Four-In-Hand Driving 

Championship 

In 2008 Weber finished an extraordinary 

strong summer campaign in 

Europe by winning the Individual Silver 

in the dressage phase of the World 

Driving Championships in Beesd. 

This was the first time an American 

Four-in-Hand driver won an individual 

medal at a World Championship. 

“Winning the dressage was very 

special to me as I broke a world 

record in Riesenbeck and then 

broke my own record at the World 

Championship,” said a broadly 

smiling Weber. “It was great, I am 

so privileged to be able to work 

with such a spectacular team of 

horses and people.” 

His fired up team of KWPN geldings 

hit their stride in the dressage performance. 

In spite of two heart-stopping 

moments when a Dutch military 

jet flew very low over the arena twice, 

Weber’s team never broke concentration. 

“It surely added impulsion and 

engagement to the performance,” said 

Weber shaking his head. The USEF 

National Champion clearly impressed 

the judges and was firmly in the lead 

of the provisional standings after the 

first dressage day. 

Photos by My Elisabeth Weber

An elated Weber singled out one of 

his lead horses: “My 17 year-old 

Jamaica gets the MVP from me. He 

has been in dressage at four World 

Championships and has two wins, one 

second and one third to show for it. 

And there he was, fresh and bucking 

before the prize ceremony on Friday!” 

Navigators Olof Larsson and Taren 

Lester were with Weber turn for turn 

and step for step throughout the entire 

competition. Their dreams were on the 

line as they steadied the carriage 

through hazard 2, the treacherous C 

turn and the deep-water hazards at 3 

and 7. 

Preparing for the Marathon has 

become a major part of Team Weber’s 

training. Koos de Ronde has been an 

invaluable source of help in conjunction 

with Michael Freund’s coaching 

and mentoring. Weber has clear goals 

for the future: two gold medals in Kentucky 

in 2010, team and individual. He 

has two strapping four-year olds ready 

to take over the responsibilities of 

joining the Weber Team. Will Jamaica 

be able to compete at 19? “Time will 

tell,” Weber smiled. “I wouldn’t put it 

past him.” 

In addition to his rigorous competition 

schedule, Weber actively pro- 

motes the sport of combined driving. 

He serves at the highest levels of the 

sport in the United States Equestrian 

Federation (USEF). He is currently on 

the Board of Directors, the High Performance 

Driving Committee, the 

National Driving Committee, the 

Safety Committee and he is also 

Chairman of the Active Athletes Committee. 

Weber is based out of Ocala, 

Florida. 

Chester’s KWPN Harness Horses 

Jamaica 

1991 bay gelding, 165cm, 1335 pounds 

Cambridge Cole x Welkom by Noran 

Breeder: A. J. Kwast (NL) 

Jamaica is a very athletic horse with 

lots of energy and fabulous gaits. He is 

in the top team and is currently in the 

wheel in dressage and in the left lead 

in marathon. His finicky personality 

and bold nature gives him the key to 

be a top horse in the sport. He has a lot 

of international experience. Jamaica 

likes, more than other horses, some 

distance to his human friends. He is 

often a little cranky when visited in his 

stall, but whenever he is taken out to 

work his ears are usually pointing forward. 

Jamaica sometimes likes to play 

games with the people around him, but 

he is very aware of who the big boss 

is and behaves very well whenever 

Chester is around. 

Parava (Para) 


Harmonie x Irzela by Renovo 

Breeder: C. Van Etten (NL) 

Certainly one of the most expressive 

newcomers to the program. Para’s 

extreme gates will enable him to find 

his way into the lead of the dressage 

team soon. He has extensive experience 

in the international single sport 

with many dressage wins to his credit. 

His strong cadence, extreme movement 

and expressive front end make 

him stand out on any show ground. 

Moreover, his sensitive nature brings 

Team Chester the reliability necessary 

for the most consistent work. Para is a 

very friendly personality with a reliable 

nature 

Rolex W 


Larix x Dorena by Wilhelmus 

Breeder: M. de Boer (NL) 

Rolex is clearly one of the best horses 

in the driving world! His beautiful and 

elegant type gives him the quality that 

it takes to steal the show. Rolex is currently 

used in the top team in the left 

lead in dressage together with his partner 

Grumus (Polish Warmblood). His 

versatility shows through in the fact 

that he has won competitions in all 

four positions on the team. In the 

spring of 2005 Rolex began to take on 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 17

SILVER FOR CHESTER WEBER 

the role of a marathon and cones 

wheeler proving that he is truly an 

asset on all three days of competition. 

It has taken three years of thorough 

training to develop this horse into a 

star on Chester’s team. Rolex learned 

most of his driving from Chester 

Weber and Olof Larsson at Live Oak 

in Florida. He is a very friendly horse 

that will do anything to get attention 

from his human friends, and skillful as 

he is, he knows exactly how to get the 

attention he wants. 

Valkyrie, by Olympic Ferro x 

Idocus, and her 2008 filly Dahlia (Sir 

Sinclair - Olympic Ferro - Idocus). 

Gaits, rideability, looks to die for. 

www.dreamhillfarm.com, 272-628- 

9090 Joe & Suzanne Hutton. (VA) 

1ST Premium 2003 Gelding by 

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Robertson 823-642-6806 or 979-826- 

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Mondriaan 1994 Breeding Stallion 

by Balzflug. See listing under approved 

Stallions. Contact 970-532-4603, 

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Boy W 


Manno x Dereda by Wilhelmus 

Breeder: S. Daniels (NL) 

Boy has natural talent! At just six 

years old he is an international force to 

be reckoned with. He has an enthusiastic 

character and extraordinary athleticism. 

Moreover, his compact, stylish, 

uphill type gives him the qualities 

that it takes to command the respect he 

deserves. Boy will be used in the top 

team in the left and right wheel 

throughout the three days of competition, 

however, it is more than apparent 

that he has all of the class and expression 

necessary to deserve a position in 

the lead. It has taken a cast of characters 

to develop this star into what he is 

today. Found as a youngster in Holland, 

he proved too valuable to be just 

an indoor wheeler. Chester bought him 

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Issue 4, 2008 • Page 19

RAVEL, A RISING STAR 

At the 2008 Olympic Games 

Ravel finished fourth over all in 

the dressage competition. 

Ravel (Contango x Democraat) 

Ravel was bred by H. de Man. He 

is a son of Contango (s. Contender) 

who has produced good sport horses in 

multiple disciplines. His mother’s 

father is Democraat (Pion x Silvano) 

who performed Grand Prix with Anky 

van Grunsven. Further back we find 

Wisconsin and B.Raimond. Ravel has 

a full brother, the AES approved stallion 

Showtime, who showed ZZ light 

in Holland and is now competing at 

Prix St. Georges in England. 

As a 2½ year old Ravel was spotted 

by Tim Coomans who, together 

with Ad Valk, bought the stallion. He 

was presented to the KWPN but did 

not advance past the first round of the 

stallion selections. In 2002 he was presented 

to and approved by the AES, 

where he was labeled as the best stallion 

of his year. In that same year he 

won the pre-selection of the Pavo Cup 

and was declared as a very talented 

dressage horse, receiving a 9 for the 

canter. As a four-year old Ravel was 

the champion at VWF-Prinsjesdag 

Dressage. 

Ravel’s early training was done by 

Tim and Adrianne Wigmans, who 


started him. Adrianne 

Wigmans rode Ravel 

in competitions such 

as the KWPN Stallion 

Competition and the 

Pavo Cup. The Wig- 

Contender 

Contango pref 

Adisa III 

Calypso II 

Gofine 

Kronprinz xx 

Adisa 

mans had him until 

Edward Gal took him 

over in 2005. The first 

Ravel 

time Edward showed 

him was at the Zwolle 

International Stallion 

Hautain 

Elrika 

Wisconsin 

Brezina 

Show. Ravel was 

going Prix St. Georges, but Edward 

started him at Fourth Level. Edward 

rode the stallion for two years, bring- 

ing him along to Grand Prix level. 

While with Edward, Ravel was 

noticed for his strong, powerful movement 

and fine character. 

A few of Steffen’ accomplishments with other KWPN horses 

1993 riding Udon - Miller’s USET National Reserve Champion Grand Prix 

1995 riding Udon - Miller’s USET National Champion Grand Prix 

1996 riding Udon - Bronze Medal Atlanta Olympic Games 

1999 riding Grandeur - Miller’s USET Reserve Champion 

2002 riding Grandeur - Winner of the US League Finals 

2002 riding Grandeur - Finished in 8th place at the World Cup 

2003 riding Grandeur -Team Silver Metal in Aachen Germany 

Pion 

Democraat Wilena ster pref prest 

Others also noticed his fine qualities. 

Eugène Reesink always saw 

something special in Ravel and 

noticed Ravel’s talent when he was a 

young horse. Reesink tried to buy half 

of him several times, but that was not 

to be. But Reesink was the first to 

know that the stallion might be for 

sale. At the 2006 Outdoor Gelderland 

Coomans told Reesink that he was 

thinking about selling the horse and 

asked to find him a buyer. Steffen 

Peters was the first and the last potential 

buyer to look at the stallion. 

Steffen got the opportunity to try 

out Ravel and he did so twelve times 

before the World Equestrian Games in 

Aachen and was very enthusiastic. 

However, it wasn’t until Steffen rode 

Ravel under Klaus Balkenhol’s watchful 

eyes at his stable in Germany, that 

the final decision for purchase was 

made. 

According to Steffen, Ravel’s 

strongest point was that he had no 

weak points. Steffen: “Ravel has three 

good basic gaits and an extended canter 

that is out of this world. He’s very 

sensitive, needs few aids and piaffes 

and passages with much balance.” 

Steffen’s sponsor Akiko Yamazaki 

bought the stallion with an eye on the

2008 Olympics. Ravel left Holland on 

September 20, 2006, for his new home 

in Rancho Santa Fe, California. 

In 2008, Steffen and Ravel started 

their Grand Prix career and scored two 

wins on their first time out, receiving 

a 69.9% in the Grand Prix and a 71% 

in the Special. The pair was undefeated 

through the qualifier shows and 

ultimately finished as the top US pair 

at the Olympic Selection Trials in San 

Juan Capistrano. At the Olympics the 

duo scored 71.8% in the Grand Prix 

Special, fourth place, and 76.5% in the 

Freestyle, third place. Ultimately the 

pair finished in fourth place. After a 

short time off, Ravel will now resume 

his showing in the World Cup qualifiers. 

Other highlights of Steffen’s career 

with KWPN horses include winning 

team bronze in the 1996 Olympics 

with Udon (Darling Boy xx x Odet by 

Eclatant), winning team silver at 

CDIO Aachen in 2003 with Grandeur 

(John U To Berry x Cisca by Troubadour), 

and winning every outing in the 

U.S. with Ravel so far this year. 

Photos courtesy of Akiko Yamazaki 

CALENDAR 

November 

01 KWPN-NA Breeding reports due 

06 - 09 CSI3*W Rancho Murieta; Ranch Murieta, CA 

07 - 16 CSI4*(-W) Toronto, ON 

12 - 16 CSI2*W Burbank, CA 

20 - 23 CDI(-W)/CSI4*/CSI1* Maastricht (NED (www.jumpingindoormaastricht.nl) 

25 Final exam fall performance test; Ermelo, NL 

30 Final date for page in Stallion Directory with Stallion activation 

December 

03 - 07 CSI3*-W Wellington, FL 

03 KWPN/KNHS Mitsubishi Stallion Competition- Hengelo, NL 

04 - 07 CSI3* Weert, NL 

08 - 13 First round stallion inspections in Ermelo, NL 

11 KWPN/KNHS Mitsubishi Stallion Competition- Roosendaal, NL 



Renew KWPN-NA Membership 

2009 

January 

08 - 18 Zwolle International , NL (www.zwolleinternational.nl) 

10 First round Harness stallions, second round Gelders stallions; Zwolle, NL 

14 KWPN/KNHS Mitsubishi Stallion Competition; Deurne, NL 

15 After- and re-keuring of Harness and Gelders horses; 2e round older Riding 

type stallions; Ermelo , NL 

22 - 25 Jumping Amsterdam (NL) (www.jumpingamsterdam.nl) 

February 

Birth Declarations will be mailed to mare owners 

04 - 07 Hengstenkeuring in de Brabanthallen te Den Bosch 

10 1st evaluation with own rider of performance stallions 2008 going to the 50day 

spring test in 2009; Ermelo, NL 

27 After- and re-keuring Riding, Gelders and Harness horses; 2nd chance for 

Gelders horses under saddle; 2nd chance for rejected stallions; 2nd evaluation 

with own rider of performance stallions 2008 to the 50-Day Spring Test 

in 2009; Ermelo, NL 

March 

Keuring surveys and host applications due 

19-21 KWPN-NA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA 

12 Start spring performance test; Ermelo, NL 

19 - 22 Indoor Brabant (NL) (www.indoorbrabant.com) 

April 

15-19 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals; Las Vegas, NV 

May 

20 Final exam spring performance test; Ermelo, NL 

Keuring booklets and entry forms will be mailed 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 21

MAILE AND LAUREN BARWICK 

Every now and then we come 

upon a remarkable story, one 

that gives us hope and inspires 

us. This is such a story. 

by Linda Kingsley 

For those of you that don’t know, 

Lauren Barwick and Maile (Ijsselmeer 

x Etoile by Zooloog) won the Gold 

Medal in Freestyle (72.7%) and a Silver 

Individual Medal (68.4%) at the 

2008 Paralympics in Hong Kong. This 

was the first time a Canadian won an 

equestrian gold medal in the Paralympics. 

In this world of “I can’t”, “it’s 

impossible”, “I give up”, we have 

someone who said “I can!”, and 

proved it with the help of a beautiful, 

patient partner named Maile. 

Receiving the Medal, 

photo by Raymond Smith 

Lauren 

As the story goes, Lauren started 

riding at the age of seven, competing 

and doing well throughout her teenage 

years. So well in fact, that she decided 

to make a career as a stunt rider in the 

movie industry. On June 17th, 2000, 

her goals were changed in a tragic 

instant when a hundred pound bale of 


hay fell on her back and she was left 

paralyzed from the waist down. 

During rehabilitation, Lauren 

decided never to ride again. She had 

been a successful competitor and to 

endure the embarrassment of being led 

around in a circle by others, she knew, 

would break her heart. 

One day, while watching a riding 

lesson, tears began to flow. As she 

wheeled away, the coach insisted that 

it was time for Lauren to be where she 

belonged – on the back of a horse. The 

next thing she knew, two people 

picked her up and put her on the saddle. 

Here she was being led around in 

circle – a nightmare come true. 

Although the physical sensation of riding 

had drastically changed, memories 

were being rekindled. It felt good to be 

on a horse again. 

After going home that night and 

after much contemplation, Lauren 

decided to begin riding again. It would 

hardly be easy and she knew she 

would need to find a completely new 

method of riding. But she would find 

a way. She had to. 

In the winter of 2001, Lauren started 

training with Coach Sandra Verda 

and after many hours of learning special 

mounting techniques, adapting 

saddles, learning to use a whip as an 

aid instead of her legs, Lauren found 

the method she was looking for, and it 

worked. 

Maile 

Maile’s character was apparent 

from the day she was born at Dr. Deborah 

P. Harrison’s farm, in California. 

Harrison: “Maile's wonderful character 

was apparent at an early age. Calm, 

willing, quick to learn; easy and 

straightforward to work with. Maile 

Maile as a foal, 

photo Deborah P. Harrison, DVM 

epitomizes the character traits for 

which the Gelderlander is known.” 

“Chris Ksionek purchased Maile 

from Dr. Harrison as a yearling. Chris 

knew from the beginning that there 

was something very special about the 

filly and she was certainly proved 

right. She brought home many championship 

ribbons. Her offspring also 

proudly wore neck ribbons in USDF 

Sport Horse Breed shows. 

Harrison: “We were in Florida for 

our Annual Meeting, 1998 I think, and 

I remember seeing Maile for the first 

time since Chris had bought her. Chris 

was casually hacking her around the 

show grounds; later I found out that 

this was her first show ever! I thought 

– yup, this is a talented horse with the 

‘anything you want is fine with me’ 

attitude. It did not surprise me that she 

was the mount for a top performance 

at the Paralympics.” 

In 1998, Maile placed fourth at 

Training Level in the USDF All 

Breeds with a median score of 66.9%. 

In 2000, Maile was the USDF Broodmare 

Horse of the Year with a median 

score of 80.3%. During 2001 she was 

Mare Champion and Mature Horse 

Champion at her three Breeder’s 

Series qualifiers. She ended the year

with a third place HOY Broodmare 

division as well as USDF’s Southeastern 

Mare Division Finals. Although 

she was always sound, Maile was only 

ridden lightly due to her owner’s time 

constraints and the four foals she produced. 

But in 2005, Chris decided to 

put Maile back to work and resumed 

her training. The pair returned to the 

Maille at a breed show, 

photo by Anna Marie Urquhart 

dressage ring and earned the amateur 

National Dover Merit Medal at Second 

Level in 2007. 

Although Maile was a “once in a 

lifetime” horse, Chris decided that she 

had accomplished all she could with 

her and that it was time for her to sell 

the mare so another rider could enjoy 

her. And so she advertised her “for 

sale”. 

One day, Chris received a call from 

a Lauren Barwick in Canada stating 

she was looking for a horse to ride. 

Lauren also told her that she had 

“severe leg weakness”. Chris thought 

perhaps Maile and Lauren would be a 

good match as Maile had such a wonderful 

disposition. Chris, of course, 

had no idea what Lauren’s disability 

was at that time. When Lauren arrived 

in a wheelchair, she needed two men 

to lift her into the saddle. At that point 

Chris had second thoughts on how 

safe this little union would be. 

As we all know, some horses just 

have a downright dangerous sense of 

humor. When being ridden by an 

experienced, or even somewhat experienced 

rider, they wait until the rider 

is slightly distracted and then spook 

sideways six feet at a leaf turning 

over! But put a child on their back, and 

they sprout angelic wings, remaining 

calm in the most terrifying situations. 

Maile, thank goodness, had the 

heart of Mother Teresa. She had never 

been ridden in this manner before, but 

after ten minutes she began to understand 

what was being asked of her. 

Lauren and Maile were soon doing lateral 

movements with ease, much to 

Chris’s surprise and joy. Maile’s broad 

back helped balance Lauren. Her intelligence 

and sensitivity to the unfamiliar 

cues, coupled with her willingness 

to learn, convinced Lauren that Maile 

had what it took to win a medal. Chris 

was so impressed that she was willing 

to work out a lease/purchase arrangement 

with Pat Parelli. (The Parellis 

sponsored Lauren in 2005, and in 

2007 Lauren moved to their farm in 

Ocala for full time training.) Chris was 

“moved” by this new team and wanted 

to give them both the opportunity 

they deserved. Thus began a new partnership, 

Maile and Lauren, a partnership 

that would go on to bring both to 

the winner’s circle and fulfill a dream. 

2008 

In January of this year, Maile 

moved to Pat and Linda Parelli’s farm 

in Ocala, Florida. With their help she 

learned to respond to light and subtle 

aids – as well as how to swim and herd 

cattle! There they were, Maile with Pat 

Parelli in a western saddle, herding 

cattle with Maile snorting and blowing 

like a whale. Lauren says the expression 

on Maile’s face was priceless and 

she is sure that Maile might have said 

that she was a dressage horse and that 

herding cattle across a field was certainly 

not part of the deal! 

Lauren loved Maile’s willingness 

to give all she could, as well as her 

steady gaits. Soon Lauren was able to 

communicate by clucking once for a 

trot and twice for a canter. They were 

forming a partnership and Lauren felt 

very safe with her new friend. The pair 

was soon competing up and down the 

Florida show circuit before traveling 

to Canada, where they easily qualified 

for the Paralympic team. 

They had almost a month of quarantine 

together during which time 

Lauren and Maile had the opportunity 

to train with national coach Andrea 

Taylor and her personal coach Sandra, 

mentioned earlier. For Lauren, this 

partnership kept her sane and grounded 

while awaiting the long road to the 

Olympics. Finally they were on their 

way, but the trip would prove to be a 

torturous test for them both. 

Getting to know each other, 


Issue 4, 2008 • Page 23

MAILE AND LAUREN BARWICK 

The flight, for various reasons, 

turned out to be 26 hours, the longest 

of all the horses being shipped to Hong 

Kong. The long hours on the plane, 

without being able to lower her head, 

took their toll on Maile and she arrived 

with a temperature of 103.9 degrees, 

swollen legs and an infection in her 

lungs. Shipping fever! Unless there 

was a remarkable and fast recovery, all 

of Lauren’s dreams were about to fall 

apart. Lauren walked the mare around 

the large competition ring telling her 

big friend that this was as far as they 

would probably get. 

However, the veterinary staff did 

not give up hope and started aggressive 

treatment. The treatment worked. 

Maile’s fever was improving but her 

legs were swelling more. Time was 

short. In order to compete, Maile had 

to be taken off all medication five days 

prior to competing. While the other 

riders were taking advantage of the 

opportunity to train and get their horses 

accustomed to the Olympic Stadium, 

Lauren could only watch and 

hope. 

Steadily improving, the time had 

come to prove that Maile was sound to 

compete. With her heart racing, Lauren 

rode under the scrutiny of the 

entire veterinary staff watching their 

every move. Maile needed to be free 

of the fever, have normal blood work 

and be able to work for ten minutes 

without coughing. She was not yet a 

hundred percent, but the veterinary 

staff gave them the go-ahead to compete. 

Olympic competition 

The day of the Individual Championship 

competition arrived. All other 

riders and teams had an hour to train 


in the competition ring, but because of 

Maile’s illness, Lauren only had five 

minutes. Lauren had always been a 

confident rider in past competitions, 

but this time was different. So many 

things had already gone wrong. Lauren’s 

eyes welled up with tears, her 

hands began to shake and she felt sick. 

But Maile was calm and helped Lauren 

get her courage back. They scored 

68.45% and won the Silver! 

At that point, Lauren didn’t want to 

ask any more of her horse. Maile had 

given it her “all” and Lauren felt quite 

contented with the Silver. She made 

her decision not to go ahead with the 

Freestyle, but the mother of one of her 

teammates had other ideas, and while 

polishing Maile’s bit and bridle, she 

told Lauren “You’re winning the Gold 

Medal tonight!” 

In Hong Kong at the Olympics, 


Lauren had chosen Asian-themed 

music for her freestyle and thought she 

would just ride for the fun of it. Lauren’s 

father and some other family 

members were there. Sandra Verda, 

Lauren’s coach of seven years, was 

there. Her teammates and team supporters 

were there. They all watched 

as Lauren and Maile entered the darkened 

ring under the spotlight. It was a 

beautiful and emotional moment. 

They all watched Maile and Lauren 

win the Gold with a 72.776%! 

Lauren tells me that she will go on 

showing in Para and regular classes, 

but this time for pleasure rather than 

having the stress of meeting deadlines 

and goals. If she is still ranked in the 

top group and qualifies, she will go on 

to the 2010 WEG in Kentucky and the 

2012 Paralympics in London. She 

feels honored to represent her country 

and she wants Maile to be part of the 

program that is her dream- a dream 

where high level horses help competitive 

riders with disabilities achieve 

their dreams and goals. 

Today we still find Lauren and 

Maile together as Lauren did go ahead 

and purchase Maile. Lauren also tells 

me that when she is in her wheel chair, 

Maile is right there, keeping other 

horses away, protecting her. From the 

beginning Lauren felt safe with Maile 

and she still does. 

Ahappy ending to an inspiring 

story.

JAMBALAYA – A SPECIAL BREEDING MARE 

Every serious horse breeder 

has had a very “special” breeding 

mare. 

by Sandi Lieb, PhD 

In my 40 years of breeding I have 

had three, but my most recent and the 

one that I bred myself was a Dutch 

Warmblood mare named Jambalaya 

(Argus x Edwina by Orpheus vb). 

When you looked into her eyes you 

could see your soul and she had such 

balance and sensitivity that she never 

pulled on a lunge line or stepped into 

your space. She was very matronly 

and took exceptional care of her foals. 

You could see her personality and athleticism 

in each of her foals. This 

mare’s history tells a lot about how I 

made my way into Warmblood breeding 

and the many ups-and-downs of 

breeding. 

Jambalaya with Rameau, 

photo by Sandi Lieb 

I saw my first “live” warmblood in 

the early 1970’s when I was taking 

dressage lessons in southern California. 

He was a stallion that greatly 

impressed me and I crossed my only 

breeding mare, a little Morgan, with 

him. I then moved back to Florida, my 

home state, and through the 1970’s 

and early 1980’s I looked at every 

warmblood breeding stallion I could 

find within driving distance. Also, I 

acquired a small Thoroughbred mare 

named Miss Tara for $700 and rode 

her in a lesson with Kaye Norment 

Smarslik. I asked her to evaluate the 

mare for crossing with a warmblood to 

make sport horses. During the lesson 

the mare slipped and fell doing a 20m 

canter circle on rain-wet grass. The 

mare stood up and stayed quietly at 

my side and Kaye said to breed her 

because her temperament was right! 

And so the next spring, headed to an 

intercollegiate horse judging contest in 

Virginia with my first University of 

Florida horse judging team jammed 

into my truck and camper shell and my 

Thoroughbred mare in tow in the trailer, 

I dropped her off at Graf Brae Farm 

in South Carolina to be bred to Duker, 

an imported European approved 

Hanoverian stallion. This breeding 

resulted in a fine sport type filly which 

as a three-year-old I bred to a Dutch 

Warmblood stallion named Orpheus 

(the foalbook one, not the Olympic 

Orpheus). This stallion had been 

jumped in Europe and was recently 

imported and resided very close to me 

in north central Florida where he was 

being shown in dressage by his German 

owner. Shipped semen did not 

exist yet! Orpheus was a very correct 

and good moving stallion. He had a 

Thoroughbred sire and his body type 

and excellent canter made him more 

modern than the few other warmblood 

stallions available at the time. 

Fortunately, a North American 

branch of the Dutch Warmblood of the 

Netherlands registry was being established 

in the mid-1980’s and at the 

stallion owner’s urging, I registered 

the resulting filly (named Edwina). By 

the time Edwina was old enough to 

breed there were several breeding 

farms promoting exceptional 

approved Dutch Warmblood stallions 

and most importantly shipped fresh 

semen became routinely available. 

Edwina produced two excellent, very 

modern fillies which I kept, and sold 

the mare who went on to produce several 

more excellent foals for her new 

owner. The first of the two daughters 

that I kept was by Argus which I 

named Jambalaya, and the second was 

by Rolls Royce, named Lacewing. 

Since I had presented Edwina at an 

early Atlanta area keuring and she was 

accepted into the Auxiliary Dutch 

Studbook, both of her daughters 

received full-foalbook papers, and this 

set my Dutch breeding direction for 

the next two decades. 

As a foal Jambalaya was full of 

energy and one of her favorite moves 

when she came running in with the 

herd was to stop, rear and jump 

straight up in her own version of the 

courbette. She was a little lacking in 

confidence about many things but she 

broke to saddle easily. At three she had 

a pasture injury to a hind ankle and she 

was not trained further. She received a 

second premium at her studbook 

inspection. Although she had very dry, 

ample bone and a strong up-hill 

topline, she did not have much eye 

appeal. She was more compact than 

long-lined and her gaits were powerful 

but average in stride length and suppleness. 

For these reasons she was not 

high on my favorite list causing me to 

hold off breeding her until she was a 

4-year-old. But that spring she started 

Jambalaya as a foal, 

photo by Sandi Lieb 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 25

JAMBALAYA – A SPECIAL BREEDING MARE 

to show a “stallion-like” interest in 

some of my in-heat mares and my vet 

discovered that she had a granulosa 

cell tumor on her right ovary. It was 

surgically removed but that breeding 

season was lost so she was first bred 

as a 5-year-old. 

Despite having only one ovary 

Jambalaya produced foals like clockwork 

six years in a row and nine foals 

in total. However, when she was seventy 

days into her fifth gestation she 

developed colic which my vet diagnosed 

as a possible entrapped bowel. I 

hauled her straight to the University of 

Florida Veterinary School which has a 

top-notch equine division and she had 

Produce Record of Jambalaya Preferent 


Rameau, 

photo by Christine MacDonald 

6 foot of entrapped and compromised 

small intestine removed. Recovery 

took several months and she popped 

one of her midline sutures during 

hand-walking when she leaped from 

an alligator in a hollow that surprised 

1997 Paris Sunshine bay mare (s. Wanroij) 

KWPN First Premium and Keuring Top Ten Yearling, contracted EPM as a 

yearling and died at age 6. 

1998 Rameau - dk brown/bay gelding (s. Idocus) 

Sold at one month age to Christine Macdonald, MA. 

1999: KWPN 1st Prem foal. USDFBC Southeast Finals Colt/Gelding and 

Young Horse Champ; Dressage at Devon Colt/Gelding Champ and Young 

Horse Reserve Champ. 

1999, 2000 and 2001 NEDAUSDFBC Colt/Gelding Champ. 

2001 KWPN: STAR predicate and Top Ten Gelding. 

1999 Satchmo - bay gelding (s. Idocus) 

KWPN: 1st Prem foal and Top Ten Foal 

USDF Qualifier show Colt/Gelding Champ every year through age 3, 2002 

Southeast USDFBC Finals Colt/Gelding Champ 

2002 KWPN: STAR predicate and Top Ten Gelding for Conformation, Movement 

and Free-Jumping. Sold at age 4 to Lois Mermelstein, TX. Qualified for 

USDF Regionals and placed at A/A Tr. Level. 

2000 Thoreau - light bay gelding (s. Idocus) 

KWPN: 2nd Prem foal. 

2002 USDF DSHB Qualifier show Colt/Gelding Champ, only time shown 

Sold at age 2 to Dennis Hopper, NY 

2001 Ugot Swing Babe - dk bay mare (s. Ferro) 

2002 KWPN 1st Prem yearling and Top Ten Yearling. USDFBC Filly and 

Young Horse Champ Southeast Finals. 

2005 KWPN: STAR predicate and successful IBOP. 

2002 Vanessa Mae - black bay mare (s. Ferro) 

2005 USDFBC Southeast Finals Filly Champ 

2005 KWPN: STAR predicate (Keur Elig.) & Top Ten Mares Movement. In 

2007 Vanessa Mae produced CHIC (s. Florencio), KWPN 1st Prem foal and 

Top Five Res. Champ Dressage Foal; 

2008 Reserve Champ USDF/DSHB HOY Yearling Fillies (79%). Qualified in 

two classes for USDF Region 3 Champs, Training-Open 

us both! She lived with the small hernia 

that resulted and also carried that 

pregnancy to term producing a beautiful 

Ferro daughter. This was the result 

of my first frozen semen breeding. 

Jambalaya’s sixth breeding was 

successful but she appeared to fail to 

conceive when bred three heats over 

her seventh season. At the seasons end 

she had a G1 uterine biopsy and on 

every heat clean cultures, and so we 

decided she was just having a strong 

uterine reaction to the frozen semen of 

that particular stallion which we could 

not clear with uterine flushes. So early 

in her eighth season she was re-bred 

with the same frozen semen and a pair 

of embryos (resulting from double 

ovulation) were flushed from her and 

successfully transferred, resulting in 

her having two foals registered the 

next year. Interestingly, a couple of 

heats after flushing her own embryos 

out, Jambalaya was implanted with an 

embryo flushed from her half-sister 

which she successfully carried and 

raised. 

Jambalaya conceived on her ninth 

breeding season but lost the pregnancy 

due to an unusual gas colic in the 

proximal gut. Jambalaya had contracted 

cellulitis in her right hind limb 

when in the clinic for this colic, which 

she mostly recovered from. But then 

during her tenth and last pregnancy 

she tore ligaments in her left stifle 

apparently when the leg was trapped 

Ugot Swing Babe, photo by Reg Corkum

under a tree root where she liked to 

recline. These pair of hind limb problems 

challenged her but she got herself 

through the pregnancy by pulling herself 

up from lying down using primarily 

her front legs and neck! She 

remained stable but could not have 

held up through another pregnancy 

and so an embryo transfer was tried 

her eleventh season. An embryo was 

found and transferred, but it did not 

hold in the recipient. 

Beaudacious, photo by Dean Graham 

Jambalaya overcame many serious 

physical trials and tribulations during 

her 17 years and was one of the most 

stoic and strong mares that I have ever 

known. Recently, the cellulitis of her 

right hind limb returned and she was 

euthanized June 7, 2008. It was like 

losing someone very dear to me since 

I had spent many hours attending to 

her needs and she had given me so 

much pleasure and pride through her 

foals. 

The following is a list of her foals 

and their accomplishments to date. 

Her first granddaughter “Chic” 

was 2007 Reserve Champion (tie) of 

the KWPN Top Five Dressage Foals, 

and represents the fifth generation of 

my breeding of this maternal dam-line 

(from the original Thoroughbred mare, 

Miss Tara) of which I am very proud. 

The similarity and uniform quality 

of Jambalaya’s offspring by five dif- 

STUMPED? ASK HENK! 

ferent sires is truly amazing. Most of 

her gelded offspring have been sold to 

amateurs and hopefully some will find 

additional successes under-saddle. 

Jambalaya was awarded the 

KWPN Preferent predicate in 2005 

and currently has a total of five Star or 

better offspring. Just recently her fouryear-old 

Rousseau daughter, Zodica, 

passed her IBOP and PROK and 

earned her Elite predicate (see photo in 

keuring tour part 1). 

Five offspring have made the 

Keuring Top Ten listings, two of them 

as both youngsters and adults. 

Jambalaya is a leading USDF/ 

DSHB dam with five offspring being 

Finals Champions and one, Rameau, a 

Dressage at Devon Colt/Gelding 

Champion. The most recent Champion 

is Beaudacious who won the 2008 

Southeast Great American USDFBC 

Colt/Gelding Finals at Conyers, GA 

for the second year in a row. And, by 

the way, Jambalaya placed second in 

the prestigious Produce of Dam class 

at Dressage at Devon in 2001; the only 

time she had two offspring at the show 

to enter the class. 

I hope that all serious breeders 

have the opportunity to own and 

maybe even produce a “special” 

breeding mare like Jambalaya. This 

breeder’s story illustrates that often it 

is not your fanciest mare that becomes 

your best producer. 

Action Ace, photo by Reg Corkum 

Milly from Minnesota writes: 

Dear Henk, 

On a recent trip to Holland, I fell in 

love with a 2 ½ year old filly. I just had 

to have her. She had a great pedigree, 

was a terrific mover, and at 15,000 

euro, I felt the price was right. 

Then I found out I was faced with 

a 12,000 dollar airfare and quarantine, 

and I had already spent almost 2,000 

euro just for the trip. 

On the way back to Schiphol, I 

looked out onto the beautiful fields, 

and the windmills (both old and new), 

and suddenly felt quite confused. 

Henk, can you help me? 

Sincerely, 

Milly 

Geachte Milly, 

Ja, for sure 

Milly, I can 

help! Your confusion 

is of the 

understandable 

type. You see, Milly, in the old days 

the windmills were built so dat the 

sails rotated in the counterclockwise 

direction. These days these things they 

call windmills for electricity rotate 

their sails in the clockwise direction. 

Don’t ask me why. I’m sure seeing this 

you become so confused. That is your 

answer, for sure. 

And Milly, just as a beside, have 

you looked for a filly in the VS? 

Maybe there is something you can 

like. And now I go to the barn, check 

on the mares, and maybe have a little 

jonge jenever. Just a little. 

Groeten, 

Henk van der Katerheuvel 

Have a question for Henk? Email 

Henk at the KWPN office and we’ll try 

to get Henk to help. 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 27

CDS ANNUAL SHOW 

CDS Annual Show and USDF 

Region 7 Championships 

text and photos by Sheri Scott 

Woodwind, ridden by Willy Arts, 

won the CDS Open Futurity with a 

73.760% at the California Dressage 

Society’s 41st Annual Championship 

Show and the GAIG/USDF Region 7 

Dressage Championships on Oct. 9-12 

at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. 

The five year old bay mare (Contester 

x Muziek by Uniform) scored 76.00% 

in the first half of the futurity, in First 

Level test 2, from judges Jessica 

Ransehousen and Sharon Poulin. She 

scored 71.857% in first level test 3 in 

front of judges Gary Rockwell and 

Lorraine Macdonald. 

“The first day she had a very good 

ride,” said Arts. “She was a little bit 

more steady on the first day than in the 

second ride. She showed the strength 

in her gaits and her development in 

both tests. As a young horse she’s very 

powerful and has a lot of go.” 

This is Woodwind, 5-yr old KWPN mare 

(Contester x Muziek) owned by Natalie 

Bryant and DG Bar Ranch. Woodwind 

won CDS Open Futurity 

Woodwind is co-owned by Natalie 

Bryant of Montana and DG Bar 

Ranch. She has been under saddle 

since she was 3 ½. This year she competed 

in the 5 year old classes, and was 


reserve champion at the West Coast 

Finals. 

Arts rode her in the Conrad Schumacher 

symposium after the championships, 

and Schumacher liked Woodwind’s 

attitude and her desire to go 

forward, combined with her ability to 

extend and collect. 

“That’s all you need in a young 

horse,” said Arts. 

Arts plans to breed Woodwind in 

the spring and compete with her in the 

six-year old classes. 

Udo (Kennedy x Esther) owned and ridden 

by Tracey Lert of Soquel, Calif. The 

7-year old KWPN gelding won the 

USDF 3rd Level open championship, 

CDS 3rd Level freestyle, and USDF 3rd 

Level freestyle. 

Tracey Lert of Soquel, Calif. won 

the Great American/USDF Third 

Level open championship on her 7 

year old Dutch Warmblood gelding 

Udo (Kennedy x Esther by Naturel) 

with a 68.372%. They also won the 

CDS and USDF Third Level 

Freestyles with scores of 72.708% and 

72.188%. 

This was the first time Udo had 

been to the Los Angeles Equestrian 

Center with all its commotion. He 

wore himself out in his stall reacting to 

it. By Sunday both Udo and Lert were 

pretty tired, as Lert also competed at 

Grand Prix with her Dutch Warmblood 

gelding Lexus. 

“Udo was really good considering 

that my riding wasn’t up to par,” said 

Lert. She was feeling under the weather 

at the show after slipping and hitting 

her head and arm on Wednesday. “In 

our third three test on Sunday, the second 

half of the CDS championship, he 

had one flying change that was a little 

funny, but otherwise he put in a good 

test. He did as well as he could do. His 

3-3 test for the USDF championship 

on Saturday was just a really solid 

test.” 

Lert’s student Megan Benjamin 

(2006 Women’s World Vaulting 

Champion) decided to compete in 

dressage after WEG, and purchased 

Udo from DG Bar Ranch in January 

2007. That summer Benjamin decided 

to go to college in New York instead 

of California, and offered Udo to Lert. 

Lert has been riding Udo a few days a 

week since January, and loved him. 

“He very much suits me in a lot of 

ways,” said Lert. “He’s super sensitive, 

but very sensible. His improvement 

from April (at the Golden State 

CDI) until now is significant.” 

Michelle Freels of Loomis, Calif. 

brought her two new horses to the 

show, and won championships on 

both. This spring, after a year of shopping, 

she found Undercover, a 7 year 

old Dutch Warmblood gelding at Jo 

Moran’s barn in Valley Center, Calif., 

and an older Prix St. George level 

gelding in Northern California. 

“Both horses were just on fire at 

the beginning of the show,” said 

Freels. “Undercover has been totally

fine at shows in Northern California, 

but I had to lunge him the first few 

days in Burbank. He also had a problem 

with some feedback in two speakers 

during his freestyle rides, but by 

Saturday he was great.” 

Undercover (Olympic Ferro x Nirvana) 

won the USDF Am/Ad third 

level championship with a 67.442%. 

He placed third in the CDS Amateur 

third level championship with a 

65.915%. His biggest problems were 

in the USDF third level freestyle, but 

he recovered to place fourth in the 

CDS third level freestyle with a 

67.406%. 

Undercover (Ferro x Nirvana) a 7-year 

old KWPN gelding owned and ridden by 

Michelle Freels, Loomis, CA. This pair 

won USDF 3rd level adult amateur 

championship; 3rd CDS 3rd level adult 

amateur championship. 

“I just have a great time every day 

riding him,” said Freels. “He’s supple 

and forward and really easy off the leg, 

and really good in the bridle. He’s just 

a dream. He’s got a really good work 

ethic. He goes right to work and does 

his job. He’s really cool. I love him.” 

Freels hopes to move Undercover 

up to fourth level and Prix St. Georges 

next year. 

Dantia Benson, of Somis, Calif. 

bought her Great American/USDF 

Colt and Gelding Champion from an 

online auction in the spring! Bad Boy, 

her two year old gelding, won the 

championship with an 81.250%. 

Bad Boy (Olivi x Lotte) owned by Dantia 

Benson of Somis, Calif. The 2-year 

old KWPN gelding won the Great 

American/USDF Colt/Gelding championship 

at the west coast series final. 

“I just fell in love with his picture 

and his online video clip,” said Benson. 

“So I took the big risk and bid on 

him in an online auction in Holland. I 

talked to the people at the auction and 

I asked them pertinent questions that 

were important to me. He wasn’t a lot 

of money and I was willing to take the 

risk for such a nice boy.” 

Bad Boy is by Olivi, who is by 

Jazz, and out of Lotte, who is by De 

Niro. Olivi has the reserve champion 

at the KWPN stallion show in 1999. 

Bad Boy had just turned two when 

Benson purchased him, and rather 

than go through the quarantine for stallions, 

she had him gelded before shipping 

him to California. 

“His temperament and his gaits and 

his personality—everything about him 

is so awesome!” smiled Benson. “I 

only hope he’s going to be as awesome 

when we ride him.” 

Benson trains with Sabine Schut- 

Kery with her older horses. She asked 

Schut-Kery’s opinion on Bad Boy, and 

Schut-Kery was very excited about 

him. 

“She still thinks he’s fabulous and 

so do I,” said Benson. 

Bad Boy is only 15.3 hands at the 

moment and Benson hopes he’ll grow 

another couple of inches. She has sat 

on him a half dozen times just to see 

his reaction, and he’s been great. 

“I feel very fortunate to have this 

quality of movement,” said Benson. “I 

think if I can get some good training 

in him I’m going to be a very lucky 

person. He has everything and more 

that I could want in a horse.” 

Tibet (on left) ridden by Brianna Dutton 

and Liberte (on right) ridden by Amanda 

Harlan. They tied for first in the Gr. 

Am./USDF Jr/Yr PSG with 68.375%. 

Liberte also won the USDF Jr/Yr Int. I 

Championship. Tibet also was reserve 

champion in the USDF YR Team test 

championship. 

Tibet (Idocus x Muziek, bred by Natalie 

Bryant. Liberte (Flemmingh x Evelina) 

bred by T. van Diepen. 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 29

KWPN-NA: 2009 ANNUAL MEETING 

The KWPN-NA Board of Directors 

and the Members’ Committee 

is pleased to introduce 

Cor Loeffen and Steffen Peters 

for the 2009 Annual Meeting 

being held in Del Mar, CA on: 

MARCH 19-21, 2009 

The Program 

Horses from A- Z. 

• We will start off with linear scoring 

of the mare. What are her weak 

points, what are her strong points? 

• Next, keeping your breeding 

goals in mind, how do you use the linear 

score sheet to help in finding the 

right stallion for your mare? 

• You breed your mare and your 

foal is born. How do you evaluate that 

foal/yearling/two-year-old for potential 

as a dressage , jumper or hunter 

competitor? 

• Your horse grows up, and again, 

how do you evaluate its potential as a 

dressage, jumper or hunter competitor? 

Will it make a good sport horse, 

stallion prospect, broodmare? 

• What should you, as an amateur 

rider, look for in a horse? How do you 

evaluate a young riding horse with 

your own goals in mind. 

• What does the Grand Prix rider 

look for in a horse? What qualities 

should a horse have to be successful? 

The panel will explain in detail 

how to evaluate your horse through 

linear scoring, free movement and free 

jumping and under-saddle presentations. 

From breeding to showing to general 

interest, this panel has the breadth 

of experience to cover it all. This meeting 

is for everybody: breeders, riders, 

trainers and anyone else. 


The Speakers 

Cor Loeffen: Instructor at the 

Equestrian Training Center in Deurne 

(NL) and former member of the 

KWPN Stallion Committee. Mr. Loeffen 

is a well-known name in the world 

of breeding and conformation evaluations. 

Besides teaching about breeding 

and conformation, he is also a jumping 

instructor at Deurne. He is the KWPN 

inspector for the province of Limburg 

where he judges the KWPN mare 

selections. He is also on the selection 

committee for several foal auctions. 

Mr. Loeffen is a breeder and trainer of 

several international and Olympic 

horses. 

Steffen Peters: Steffen Peters represented 

the U.S. at the Olympics for 

the second time in 2008, where he 

placed fourth in the individual competition 

with Ravel. He won a team 

bronze medal at the 1996 Games with 

Udon. He was an alternate for the 

2004 Games. He won a team bronze 

medal at the 2006 World Equestrian 

Games and an individual bronze at the 

2007 World Cup in Las Vegas. Peters 

started training at Jo Hinnemann’s 

barn in Germany. He moved to the 

U.S. in 1985, bringing the KWPNer 

Udon with him. Steffen and his wife, 

Shannon, live and work in the San 

Diego area. 

Janko van de Lageweg: Many of 

us know Janko, from the VDL Stud in 

Holland, through his handling of our 

horses at the majority of keuringen. 

Standing about 46 stallions, VDL’s 

expertise in breeding, raising, handling 

and showing of horses is known all 

over the world. Janko is a well-known 

sport horse breeder and handler and 

brings a lifetime of handling and 

breeding horses to the panel 

Deborah P. Harrison, DVM: Dr. 

Harrison will again give her report on 

new developments in the breeding 

field from the AAEP convention. 

Located near the seaside village of 

Del Mar, the hotel is 20 minutes from 

downtown San Diego and the San 

Diego International Airport. The 

Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, Seaside 

Village, Historic Old Town, and the 

USS Midway are all within a short 

drive. In addition there are several 

other attractions in the area: Sea World 

and San Diego Zoo to the South, and 

Legoland and Wild Animal Park to the 

North. 

Thursday evening: 

Welcome Reception. 

Friday day: 

Lectures and practicum 

Saturday day: 

Lectures and practicum 

Saturday evening: 

Awards dinner and Silent Auction 

We invite you to be part of this hands-on program. 

Hotel: Hilton San Diego/Del Mar 

Hotel location: 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd in Del Mar, California, 92014 

Group reservation code: KWPN-NA 

Reservations phone #: 1-800-833-7904 or 858-792-5200 

Room rates: $145 per night 

Reservation Deadline: Monday, February 16, 2009 

Cost for the Meeting: $150 for members, $225 for non-members. Cost 

includes Thursday’s Welcome Reception and Saturday’s Awards Dinner

HOW AGING AFFECTS INFERTILITY IN MARES 

New research is looking into 

the cause of aging on infertility 

in mares. 

by Cindy Reich 

Advanced techniques such as 

embryo transfer (ET); oocyte transfer 

(OT) and intercytoplasmic sperm 

injection (ICSI) are tools that veterinarians 

can use to get pregnancies 

from previously barren mares. The 

mares that require these procedures 

more often are usually well up in age 

and not had a foal in many years. 

Mares that can get pregnant but lose 

the foal early in pregnancy are usually 

good candidates for ET. 

Mares that develop good follicles 

and ovulate but do not produce 

embryos when flushed for ET are 

probably going to fall into the OT category 

if they are to have a chance to 

get in foal. 

Oocyte Transfers 

In OT, the follicle is aspirated and 

the egg (Oocyte) is placed into the 

oviduct of a recipient mare who is then 

bred to the stallion of choice. Fertilization 

takes place in the recipient mare 

Cindy Reich interviewed Dr. Elaine 

Carnevale of Colorado State University 

about the research she is 

doing on the aging of oocytes in 

older mares. Older mares fail to get 

in foal for a variety of reasons. 

Some are purely mechanical, such 

as a blocked oviduct that does not 

allow the sperm to get to the oocyte, 

or does not allow a fertilized ovum 

to get to the uterus. Older, poorer 

quality oocytes that are ovulated are 

a common cause of infertility in 

older mares. 

(who has had her own follicles aspirated 

to insure she doesn’t ovulate her 

own oocyte). 

Intercytoplasmic sperm injection 

When OT is used in conjunction 

with ICIS, the oocyte is removed from 

the mare, cultured in a special solution, 

and then a single sperm cell is 

injected into the oocyte so that fertilization 

occurs before transferring the 

now fertilized oocyte to the recipient 

mare. These techniques are only available 

at specialized facilities, but are 

giving older, valuable mares that were 

previously infertile, the opportunity to 

produce foals. 

No one knows more about getting 

older, infertile mares in foal with these 

techniques than Dr. Elaine Carnevale 

at Colorado State University. Dr. 

Carnevale has pioneered many of the 

techniques of OT and ICSI that are 

allowing these mares to produce foals, 

and breeders from around the world 

now send her their most valuable older 

mares. However, Dr Carnevale is 

interested in advancing her research to 

find out what aging factors in mares 

cause them to become infertile. Her 

work may not only help figure out 

how to keep mares in production as 

they age, but may also contribute 

information into how older women 

become infertile as well. 

Q. What have you discovered 

about infertility in aged 

mares from this research? 

One of the things we are finding is 

that one of the problems is the quality 

of oocytes themselves. Like women, 

mares are born with all of the eggs 

they will ever have. As both women 

and mares age, the populations of the 

oocytes in the ovary are declining and 

the quality is not very good. What we 

are trying to look at now is whether it 

is some intrinsic quality in the oocyte 

or a problem as the ovarian follicle 

grows. We are trying to determine if 

we can save the eggs and improve fertility. 

We want to be able to get more 

foals from older, more valuable mares. 

If we can find out what is going wrong 

with these oocytes, we can potentially 

treat them and have older mares that 

can produce foals without the use of 

advanced procedures. 

Reprinted with permission from the author, the 

BREEDING NEWS and Jean Llewellyn 

Additionally, we hope to use the 

horse as a model for women, because 

we see a lot of similarities between 

women and horses as they age in terms 

of what is happening in their cycle, 

follicles and oocytes. 

What we are looking at now is 

what happens in the timeline of maturation 

of the follicle, maturation of the 

oocyte and ovulation. What we need at 

the end of the process is a normal 

oocyte to be ovulated and fertilized. If 

the oocyte gets too old before it gets 

fertilized – either because of events 

before or after ovulation, and fertilization 

is delayed – then we have an 

embryo that is much less viable and 

the embryo will probably die. What 

seems to be happening in a lot of our 

older mares is that the egg gets fertilized, 

but the embryos can’t live 

because they are not healthy. 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 31

HOW AGING AFFECTS INFERTILITY 

Q. What events happen 

before or after ovulation that 

can have an impact on the 

health of the embryo? 

There’s a whole cascade of signals 

that go from the follicle to the oocyte 

and vice-versa. This cascade initiates 

the signal to the oocyte to start maturing. 

What we’re looking at now are 

molecular signals and events inside 

the follicle. We are finding that the 

timing of the egg maturation and ovulation 

is probably not synchronized in 

the old mare like it is in the young 

mare. If that is in fact what is happening, 

then perhaps we can step in and 

help the follicle so that it releases a 

healthier oocyte. 

Basically the only mares I see are 

mares that haven’t been able to produce 

a foal or embryo for transfer. 

There was a study that was done that 

looked at young fertile mares and 

older, sub-fertile mares at days two 

and 14 after breeding and ovulation. 

Pregnancy rates were similar on both 

days for young mares; however, many 

of the older mares that had pregnancies 

at day two didn’t have them at day 

14. So although the older mares did 

get pregnant by day two, many of the 

embryos died. 

We see the same thing in older 

women. They have high pregnancy 

losses. When we use assisted reproductive 

techniques, like ICSI, and 

achieve a pregnancy, we can have a 

high embryo loss with very old 

donors. That means that something in 

the oocyte is not quite right. If we can 

determine what is happening, then we 

can try to develop treatments to help 

obtain normal offspring from the older 

mare’s oocytes. 


Q. Have you found any consistent 

problems in older 

mares? 

Yes. Uterine problems. As mares 

get older, they will have more fibrotic 

changes in the uterus, more scar tissue. 

Even if they have never had a foal. So 

there are aging effects whether the 

mare has had a foal or not. The cervix 

will be tighter in mares that haven’t 

had a foal and that will cause problems. 

Some of the older mares we get 

will have chronic uterine infections 

and a poor quality uterus. 

Many of these mares have been ET 

donors for a long time, in which case 

they often have persistent inflammation 

of the uterus that can impair fertility. 

What is important is that when 

we take the oocyte from these mares – 

even though we are avoiding all of the 

uterine problems – we still see the age 

effect in the oocyte. 

Therefore, even though you may 

have a mare with uterine problems that 

you can identify and treat, it may not 

be the uterus that is keeping her from 

getting pregnant. It may be the quality 

of the oocytes. 

Older mares fail to get in foal 

for a variety of reasons. Some are 

purely mechanical, such as a 

blocked oviduct that do not allow 

the sperm to get to the oocyte, or 

do not allow a fertilized ovum to 

get to the uterus. Older, poorer 

quality oocytes that are ovulated 

are a common cause of infertility in 

older mares. 

Sperm quality 

The synchrony between the development 

of the oocyte and its actual 

ovulation may be another stumbling 

block. If the oocyte is not fully 

matured and ready to be fertilized, 

when it is ovulated, it will likely not 

produce a viable embryo when fertilized. 

There are many factors that influence 

the aging and maturing of 

oocytes and that is the area that Dr. 

Carnevale is currently working on. 

However, there is another factor to be 

considered that is often overlooked, 

and that is the quality of the sperm that 

is used to fertilize the oocyte. 

There are several different protocols 

for using sperm when breeding an 

older mare depending on what the specific 

situation requires. Obviously, the 

better the quality of the semen used, 

the higher chance that the mare will 

become pregnant. Fresh semen is most 

likely going to be the highest in quality. 

Next would be cooled semen, as a 

certain percent of sperm cells will be 

damaged by the storage and cooling 

process. In general terms, approximately 

20 percent of the cells may be 

damaged by the chilling and storage 

process, but that number can vary with 

individual stallions. Frozen semen has 

the highest percentage of damaged 

cells – 50 percent or more – because 

of the freezing process. Also, glycerol, 

which is often used in freezing semen, 

can be toxic to cells. Finally, freezing 

semen is very stallion dependent. 

Some stallions may not freeze as well 

as others. Therefore, frozen semen is 

usually not the form we would like to 

use with older infertile mares, as you 

are already starting with a handicap by 

having an infertile mare. Add sperm

cells that are likely damaged by freezing 

to that equation and the success 

rate will not be high. 

Ironically, in many instances, 

breeders want to use an older stallion 

cross with the valuable older mare. 

This can create a double problem, as 

the fertility of the stallions often 

declines as they age, just as the 

oocytes in mares age along with the 

mare. In fact, this is one of the most 

common problems – a breeder wanting 

to use semen from an older stallion 

or semen from a stallion that has died 

and is only available as frozen straws. 

Before we address this dilemma, 

breeders should think about freezing 

semen from stallions when they are as 

young as possible. Although the young 

stallions will not have proven their 

worth in the show ring or through winning 

offspring, the semen frozen from 

these stallions at the ages of three, four 

or five years will be much better than 

semen frozen from stallions in their 

late teens or twenties. Yet owners commonly 

wait until a stallion is in his 

winning years before deciding to 

freeze his semen. 

There is one instance in which the 

quality of the semen is irrelevant, but 

we will address this later in the article. 

Breeding a mare with fresh semen 

will usually have the highest success 

rate. However, putting a large amount 

of semen in these older mares can 

cause problems as well. “It’s a little bit 

tough in older mares because people 

want to put in limited amounts of 

sperm to reduce inflammation in the 

uterus. This is due to the response of 

the uterus in the older mare, which is 

not uncommon”, says Dr. Carnevale. 

“The problem in the older mare is that 

the connection between the uterus and 

the oviduct is really important for 

helping to select normal sperm to get 

into the oviduct. Older mares can have 

a problem with the quality of the 

oviduct and you may end up with a lot 

fewer sperm in the oviduct”. 

“There was a very good study done 

in California,” said Dr. Carnevale, 

“that was doing electron scanning 

microscopy of oviducts from problem 

mares and normal mares, and the difference 

was amazing. Some people 

decide to use a very low dose insemination 

protocol”, Carnevale continued. 

“Others, like myself, use a higher dose 

of sperm that is inseminated into the 

horn where the mare will be ovulating.” 

By inseminating more cells into the 

horn of the ovary that is ovulating, the 

uterus will hopefully be bypassed and 

not be provoked into an inflammatory 

response from the sperm cells. Using 

more cells will hopefully increase the 

chances of fertilization. Others use a 

very small dose (five million) inseminated 

high into the uterine horn. The 

drawback to this procedure is that you 

require a trained technician and specialized 

equipment (endoscope). This 

procedure appears to be technician 

dependent; meaning that the more 

experienced the technician doing the 

insemination with the endoscope, the 

higher the success rate. 

The one protocol where the quality 

of the semen is not important is with 

ICSI (intercytoplasmic sperm injection). 

In order to use this procedure, 

the oocyte must be harvested from the 

mare’s ovaries. They are then each 

mechanically injected with a single 

sperm cell – causing fertilization to 

occur. These fertilized oocytes are then 

incubated for a short period of time 

before being surgically transferred into 

the recipient mare. With ICSI, only a 

single sperm cell is required, and it is 

not even necessary for the cell to be 

alive. It must simply contain the DNA 

to fertilize the oocyte. Therefore, for 

older stallions with poorer quality 

semen, ICSI may enable a breeder to 

use that stallion successfully. Furthermore, 

if a breeder has a limited quantity 

of frozen semen from a dead stallion, 

a small part of the frozen straw 

can be shaved off to harvest sperm 

cells for ICSI without thawing the 

straw. 

Dr. Carnevale added, “Additionally, 

a lot of these older mares have a 

heavier uterus where the contractile 

ability of the muscles isn’t good as 

they get older, so we may have to help 

them with oxytocin or lavaging of the 

uterus to get them to clean up after 

breeding. I think, with older mares, we 

know they are not going to get pregnant 

every cycle even if their uterus is 

ideal,” Dr. Carnevale continued. 

“They are more susceptible to problems 

so you have to be careful every 

time you breed them. You then have to 

make sure you are getting them 

cleaned up, that you’re not leaving any 

residual infection in the uterus, and 

hopefully get them to a point where 

you can obtain a pregnancy.” 

If you plan on trying to obtain foals 

from older mares, be sure to so your 

homework to give the mare the best 

chance of becoming pregnant. That 

not only includes the quality of the 

mare’s uterus and oocytes, but the 

sperm that you put in her as well. 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 33

WBFSH STUDBOOK RANKINGS 

KWPN World’s Best Jumping 

Studbook for 2008 

JUMPING 

For the fifth year in a row, the 

KWPN is the best jumper studbook 

book in the world. Aunique performance! 

Plus, a Dutch horse leads the 

rankings: Olympic Champion Hickstead 

(Hamlet x Jomara ster pref). 

The Hong Kong jumping podium 

was great for the KWPN, because 

besides Hickstead the half brothers 

Ninja la Silla and Authentic, both by 

Guidam, also counted toward the studbook 

ranking. Ninja (d. Olympica of 

Lys de Darmen) is placed eighth in the 

world for 2008 and second of the 

KWPN horses. Beezie Madden’s 

Authentic (d. Gerlinda by Katell xx) 

with an Olympic team gold and individual 

bronze, is in 17th place. 

The successes in Hong Kong certainly 

influenced the world rankings 

for 2008. But for his eleventh place the 

2007 KWPN Horse of the Year, Okidoki 

(Jodokus x Kentucky s. Topas), 

did not even need to go to Hong Kong. 

He last competed in Aachen where he 

placed second with the team. 

The six best horses of every studbook 

count toward the studbook rank- 


FEI/WBFSH World Ranking List - Dressage 

1 Hannoveraner Verband e.v. (Hann) 11761 

2 Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) 10137 

5 IPS Painted Black Netherlands Gribaldi 1851 

6 Parzival Belgium Jazz 1763 

7 Pop Art Canada Amsterdam 1747 

15 Ravel USAContango 1626 

17 Exquis Nadine Netherlands T.C.N.Partout 1625 

28 Jeff Netherlands Jetset-D 1525 

3 Danish Warmblood Society (DWB) 9371 

4 Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (Old) 8784 

5 Swedish Warmblood Association (SWB) 8345 

ings. Beside Hickstead, Ninja la Silla, 

Okidoki and Authentic, this also 

includes Euro commerce Milano 

FEI/WBFSH World Ranking List - Jumping 

1 Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) 7713.76 

1 Hickstead Canada Hamlet 2230.45 

8 Ninja La Silla Italy Guidam 1301.43 

11 Okidoki Netherlands Jodokus 1151.43 

17 Authentic USA Guidam 1095.45 

21 Eurocommerce Milano Netherlands Indorado 970.00 

22 Primeval Wings Netherlands Lexicon 965.00 

2 Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch (Westf) 6843.93 

3 Verband der Züchter des Holsteiner Pferdes (Holst) 6675.60 

4 Studbook Français du Cheval Selle Français (SF) 5601.43 

5 Hannoveraner Verband e.v. (Hann) 5545.00 

(Indorado x Iloma by Beaujolais,) and 

Primeval Wings (Lexicon x Jersey s. 

Columbus) for the KWPN. 

The KWPN is therefore in first 

place for jumping. The remainder of 

the top ten includes the Westphalian 

Studbook, the Holsteiner Verband, the 

Hanoverian Verband, BWP, Selle 

Francais, Oldenburg, Zangersheide, 

the Swedish Studbook and the Belgian 

SBS. 

DRESSAGE 

Hannover leads the studbooks in 

the dressage rankings. The KWPN is 

again second, but this year the difference 

with the number one studbook 

again decreased. With his fifth place, 

the approved stallion Painted Black is 

the best KWPN horse Last year Painted 

Black was the only Dutch dressage 

horse in the top ten. This year he has a 

bit of company. Contemporaries Parzival 

(Jazz x Fidora ster pref prest s.Ulft) 

FEI/WBFSH World Ranking List - Eventing 

1 Irish Sport Horse (ISH) 2316 

2 Studbook Français du Cheval Selle Français (SF) 1814 

3 Studbook Français du cheval Anglo-Arab (AA) 1336 

4 Swedish Warmblood Association (SWB) 1298 

5 Trakehner Abstammung (Trak) 1098 

8 Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) 910 

22 Blom’s Oncarlos Netherlands Faram 316 

109 Drivetime England Rolls Royce 212 

402 Gregor 4 Calvados 112 

417 Van Schijndel’s Owaola Netherlands Indoctro 110 

626 Misty Brown Netherlands Damocles 80 

626 Road Runner Havel 80

and Ashley Holzer’s Pop Art (Amsterdam 

x Jodyprinses keur by Cabochon 

keur) are in sixth and seventh place. 

Parzival didn’t go to Hong Kong, his 

results in Aachen and Rotterdam were 

more than enough for his ranking. Pop 

Art performed especially well in Florida 

this year. 

The 10-year old Ravel (Contango x 

Hautain pref s. Democraat) was the 

surprise of the Games with his fantastic 

fourth place. He had no previous 

international experience and only participated 

in a handful of competitions 

in California. With his tie for 15th 

place, the strong gelding is fourth in 

the KWPN rankings. 

Just as in Hong Kong, Exquis 

Nadine (TCN Partout x Charites ster 

pref prest s. Roemer) finished just 

below Ravel. The mare really matured 

during the Games and really showed 

herself in the Kür. Jeff (Jetset-D x 

Fegasus-Utopia keur sport (dr) s. Pretendent) 

took care of the sixth place in 

the rankings. 

EVENTING 

The Irish stand at the top of the 

eventing rankings. France does well 

in second and third place. The 

KWPN rose from eleventh place in 

2007, to number eight this year. After 

a second place in Aachen and 15th at 

the Olympic Games, Blom Oncarlos 

(Faram x Dolca keur prest s. Oldenburg) 

finished 22nd on the world 

rankings. 

The other five event horses that put 

the KWPN in eighth place are: Drivetime 

(Rolls Royce x Etronora s. Zuidhorn), 

Gregor (Calvados x Pretty 

Woman s. Aloubé), Owaola ster 

sport/sp (Indoctro x Ewaola ster pref s. 

Joost), Misty Brown (Damocles x 

Fabiola s. Pion) and Road Runner 

(Havel x Kianda ster s. Amethist). 

NEWS AND SHOW RESULTS 

Pako (b. Pakonane) on world 

rankings list 

Farmer x Epris pref by Rubinstein 

Owner: Kaylen Spooner, Breeder: 

Deborah P. Harrison DVM, Rider: 

Richard Spooner 

Besides Judgement-ISF, who has 

been amongst the world’s top 50 

jumpers for a number of years now, 

there is another successful U.S. bred 

jumper on the WBFSH list. The Dr. 

Deborah P. Harrison bred Pako is in 

173rd place. Recently Pako won a 

1.50m class in San Paulo during the 

finals for the Global Champions Tour. 

Pako was also successful in Europe 

this year. Amongst other victories, the 

gelding won in Göteborg (Swe) during 

the World Cup, in the French Bourgen-Bresse 

and in a six bar in Wiesbaden. 

Pako was a notable jumper even as 

a young horse. After he was sold as a 

foal, he jumped regularly out of his 

paddock. Pako was presented for his 

studbook inspection in 2000, receiveing 

62 points, thereby earning a second 

premium (studbook quality). The 

son of the preferent mare Epris did not 

show sufficient movement and at that 

A few of Pako’s many 2008 accomplishments: 

time the canter and jumping ability 

were not yet a part of the keuring. 

Pako started his sport career as a 

dressage horse but he ultimately ended 

up with Richard Spooner in the saddle. 

That is when his jumping talents really 

came to the forefront turning him 

into an international jumper and ultimately 

putting him in 173rd place in 

the world rankings. 

Del Mar 

UB 40 x Wednesday E.M. 

by Weltmeyer 

Owner/Breeder: Judy Barrett 

Grand Champion Colt/Gelding 

GAIG/USDF Breeders’ Championship 

Series, High Point KWPN, 

Mid-States Series Final 

Del Mar, photo by Cathy Rickey 

Event Place Class 

CSIO5* Spruce Meadows, AB (Can) 3rd BP Cup 

6th Akita Drilling Cup 

CSI-W Final Göteborg (Swe) 1st Class 7 

7th Class 10 

CSI 4* Antwerpen (Bel) 9th Prix HLS 

CSI 5* Monte Carlo (Mon) 5th Prix Vatas 

CSI 5* San Patrignano (Ita) 3rd Class 6 

CSI 5* Estoril (Por) 3rd Prix Turismo Estoril 

6th Prova No. 5 

7th Prix Vista Alegre 

CSI 5* Sao Paulo, SP (Bra) 1st Class 6 

CSI 5* Arezzo (Ita) 9th Class 17 

CSI 5* Cannes (Fra) 5th Prix E.LeClerc 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 35

NEWS AND SHOW RESULTS 

Luzern 

Farmer x Fodea by Tepukei xx 

Owner/Rider: Cara Tozour, Breeder 

G.M.M. Smidt 

1st L2T2 Open 74.865%, 1st L2T4 

GAIG 72.857%, High Score KWPN, 

Fiddler Run 06/08/08 

1st L2T2 A/A 69.459%,1st L2T1 

69.737%, High Score KWPN, Fiddler 

Run 8/17/08 

Luzern, photo by Nicole DeGiorno 

Najinska 

Consul x Flushing Meadow ster 

by Taxateur 

Owner: Corry and Shannon Dahmer, 

Breeder: Sally Schafer, Rider: Shannon 

Dahmer 

1st Place FEI F/S Test of Choice – Int. 

67.00% Del Mar National 

1st place Int. 1 - F/S 71.00% Dressage 

in the Plains 

1st place Int. 1 - F/S 66.750% Autumn 

Hill Dressage Festival 11 

1st place Int. 1 - F/S 68.125%, 1st 

Place Int. 2 61.220%, RMDS Championships 

Year End 1st Place Int. 1 F/S 

69.563% 2008 Champion, Rocky 

Mountain Dressage Society 

Regent 

Flemmingh pref x Jenny by Falco 

Owner: Brenna Kucinski, Breeder: C. 

J. M. Lazeroms, Rider: Chris Hickey 

KWPN High Point FEI winner, 

66.875% GP-B, Garden State Classic 


YOUNG JUMPER CHAMPIONSHIPS 

KWPN breeding in the spotlight 

at the World Championships 

for Young Jumpers. 

Almost half of the seven-year-olds 

competing in the jump-off this year 

were KWPN bred. 

The gold medal in the seven-yearold 

division was captured by Ubalia 

(Indoctro x Mabalia NW by Starsky de 

Brix), breeder Johan Heins. The silver 

medal was won by the very cooperative 

Celano daughter Uceline (x 

Paulien by Koriander, breeder: S.B.M. 

Wolfkamp). Utah (Guidam x Katoberlina 

ster prest by Amethist, breeder: 

R.F.G. Zwartjens) rode to a strong fifth 

place finish. Two KWPN-bred horses 

also finished in sixth and seventh 

place, respectively: Ullrich (Indoctro x 

Orchidee ster by Corleone, breeder: G. 

de Jong-Bassa) and Uranus W (Hornet 

Rose x Perlina W by Mr.Blue). Uvory 

(Emilion x Ivory keur sport.sp) by 

Bergerac), another world-class horse 

bred by Johan Heins, finished ninth. 

In the six-year-old division, Vedor 

(Indoctro x Maaike by Fedor, breeder: 

Johan Heins) clocked the fastest time 

Najinska, photo by Amy McCool 

and won the gold medal. Veldheer 

(Matterhorn x Irina elite pref prest 

sport/sp by Burggraaf, breeder: B. 

Wentink) ranked high in the interim 

standings after two clear rides on 

Thursday and Friday. In the jump-off, 

however, he pulled a rail; as a result, 

he finished in sixth place. KWPN 

approved stallions also proved themselves 

in the Championships. Verdi (s. 

Quidam de Revel) finished in seventh 

place, and Van Gogh (s. Numero Uno) 

finished in tenth. 

In the five-year-old division, the 

KWPN mare Wembley III (Concorde 

x Perlita van het Voorhof by Latano, 

breeder: G. van Helvoirt) put in a commendable 

effort with her time of 36.48 

and took home the silver. Others in the 

top ten were Wubbo (Jumbo-Jet x 

Brendiela ster pref prest by Zeus, 

breeder: A. Bekkers), who finished 

sixth. In ninth place was the KWPN 

approved stallion Warrant (s.Numero 

Uno), who was very impressive with 

his unlimited scope. Rounding out the 

top ten was the KWPN mare Wild 

Thing L (Montreux x Shinta by Lux, 

breeder: H. Leusink). 

Winnagan 

Glendale x Ten Rifles xx x War xx 

Owner/Rider: Darcy Miller Brown, 

Breeder: Tara Weimer 

KWPN High Point USEF winner, 

65.60% Tr-3, Garden State Classic 

Wyedale 

Gribaldi keur x Lumanda elite 

by Ferro pref 

Owner/Rider: Jayne Ryan, Breeder: 

Fam. Hendriks 

High Score KWPN TrT2 Open 

69.286%, Ole South Dressage Classic

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 37

SPRING PERFORMANCE TESTS 

JUMPING 

50-Day Test Spring 2008 

Carambole 

CARAMBOLE 

March 3, 2004, 166m, bay 

Sire: Cassini I, s. Capitol I 

Dam: Normandie VI Holst 

s. Concerti II Holst, d. Havanna 

ds. Sir Shostakovich xx 

Breeder: Jens Ritters 

Owner: J.W. Greve, G.A. Post, Tj.P. 

Rijkens 

Conformation: Carambole is a more than 

sufficiently developed stallion that is built 

a little downhill but otherwise has a good 

jumping model. The head is expressive. 

The neck has good length, shape and 

muscling. The wither is well developed. 

The shoulder has good length and position. 

The back has good length and is 

slightly hollow. The loins are more than 

sufficiently developed. The croup has 

good length, is a fraction straight with 

good muscling. The tail is set on high. The 

foreleg has sufficient length and correct 

position. The hindleg has correct position. 

The base is well developed and has more 

than sufficient quality. The feet are well 

developed. 

Pedigree: Carambole’s father Cassini I 

jumped at Grand Prix level with Franke 

Sloothaak, as did his famous offspring 

Berlin, Cumano, Ingmar, Olympic and 

Carino. The mother’s father Concerto II 

(Contender x Ahorn Z) is successful in 

Holsteiner breeding. His jumping index is 

158 (92%), which puts him in a tie for seventh 

place in Germany. In the third generation 

we find the English thoroughbred Sir 

Shostakovich xx. Through Lincoln (Land- 


graf I x Manometer xx) we come to a 

daughter of Cantares (Cor de la Bryère x 

G.Ramiro Z). 

Test report: Carambole is an honest, reliable 

stallion with a very good attitude. The 

stallion is very willing to work and works 

very well. The walk is pure and has sufficient 

scope. The trot has more than sufficient 

scope. The use of the foreleg is flat. 

The canter is light footed, has good scope 

and power. Carambole has more than sufficient 

to good carriage and balance in 

movement. He evaluates the jump remarkable 

well and jumps with very good 

reflexes. The foreleg folds well. The stallion 

uses his body extremely well over the 

jump and finishes the jump well from 

behind. Carambole appears to be careful 

and shows very much scope. Carambole 

has very much talent for jumping and 

gives his rider a very good feeling. 

Stall behavior: An honest, reliable stallion 

that is easy to handle and calm in his 

stall. 

Veterinary remarks: The stallion wounded 

his mouth in his stall and damaged a 

few teeth. By means of a procedure the 

mouth was healed and it did not bother 

him during the remainder of the test. 

Semen quality: Sufficient. 

Breeding advice: Carambole can improve 

on jumping quality and on the canter. 

Mares must be well developed and have a 

strong topline. 

Dam report: Normandie VI is a sufficiently 

developed mare with a good rectangular 

model. The head is expressive. 

The poll has sufficient length. The neck is 

shaped well and has sufficient length. The 

wither is sufficiently developed and is 

long. The shoulder has good position but 

should be longer. The back is a little weak 

and the loins should be more strongly connected. 

The croup is sufficiently sloped 

but should be longer. The foreleg is a fraction 

back at the knee when seen from the 

side. The hindleg is a little straight. The 

pastern is normal. The feet are normally 

developed with heels that are a bit low. 

The bone of the legs is sufficiently hard. 

The mare could show a little more scope 

at the walk. At the trot she shows good use 

of the hindleg, but the use of the foreleg 

should be more expressive. The mare 

shows good use of the hindleg and a lot of 

balance at the canter. 

Height: 1.66m. Color: dark bay. 

70-Day Test Spring 2008 

A AREZZO VDL 

rVDL 

June 22, 2005, 1.65m, chestnut, jumping 

expectation 158 (33%) 

Sire: Chin Chin Holst, s. Constant Holst 

Dam: Sarjolijn ster 

s. Heartbreaker keur, d. Farjolijn ster 

ds. Renville keur 

Breeder: H. Mulder; Owner: VDL Stud 

Conformation: Arezzo VDL is a more 

than sufficiently developed stallion with a 

good jumper model. He is somewhat short 

legged. The head is sufficiently expressive. 

The neck has good length, shape and 

muscling. The wither is sufficiently developed. 

The shoulder has good position and 

length. The back has good length and 

muscling. The loins are well muscled and 

well connected. The croup has good 

length, position and muscling. The foreleg 

has sufficient length and correct position. 

The hindleg is correct. The base is well 

developed and has good quality. The feet 

are well developed. 

Pedigree: Chin Chin had an impressive 

sport career. Jaime Azcarraga from Mexico 

participated in the Seoul and Barcelona 

Olympics with him, as well as the WEG 

in Stockholm and various World Cup 

finals. Mother Sarjolijn is a star daughter 

of the keur stallion Heartbreaker. Grandmother 

Farjolijn is also star. This daughter 

of the international jumper Renville is also

the mother of Nacorde, the Concorde son 

that recently won the very difficult Derby 

of Hamburg for the second time. Together 

with Iroko she also produced the international 

jumper, The Fly. Great grandmother 

Parjolijn carries the star and preferent 

predicates. She is a daughter of a previous 

Derby of Hamburg winner, the Courville 

xx son Jasper. In combination with Zevenster 

she produced the international jumper, 

Easyboy. Further back in the mare line is 

the mare Marjolijn, a star mare from the 

Amor son, Akteur. 

Test report: Arezzo VDL is an honest, 

reliable stallion with a very good attitude. 

The stallion is very willing to work and he 

works well. The walk is pure and has more 

than sufficient scope. The trot has sufficient 

scope and is sufficiently carried. The 

canter has good scope and power. The stallion 

moves on the forehand and has more 

than sufficient to good balance. The stallion 

jumps with very good reflexes, good 

technique and finishes the jump very well 

behind. Arezzo VDL appears to be careful 

and shows much to very much scope. 

Arezzo VDL has much to very much talent 

for jumping and gives his rider a very 

good feeling. 



stall. 

Veterinary remarks: none. 

Semen quality: good. 

Breeding advice: Arezzo VDL can add 

jumping technique and reflexes to jumper 

breeding. The mares can’t be built on the 

forehand and they should show blood. 

Dam report: Sarjolijn is a more than sufficiently 

developed, refined mare that 

should have longer lines and because of 

that looks like she is short-legged. The 

head is expressive and shaped well. The 

poll has good length and shape. The neck 

has more than sufficient length and a horizontal 

position. The neck is well muscled. 

The wither is more than sufficiently developed. 

The shoulder has good length and 

position. The back is shaped well. The 

loins are wide and strongly connected. The 

croup slopes sufficiently but should be 

longer. The foreleg is correct when seen 

from the side. The hindleg is a little 

straight. The pastern is normal. The 

hooves have good width with somewhat 

low heels. The quality of the base is good 

and sufficiently developed. 

The walk is pure, active and has sufficient 

scope. The trot is active with more than 

sufficient scope. The canter is active with 

good use of the hindleg and also shows 

good scope and balance. 

Height: 1.64m. Color: bay. 

CHELLO III VDL 

Chello III VDL 

May 25, 2005, 1.67m, bay 

Sire: Contender Holst, Calypso II Holst 

Dam: Gracia III Holst 

s. Sandro Holst, d. Werona Holst 

ds. Cor de la Bryère 

Breeder: D. Hansen; Owner: VDL Stud 

Conformation: Chello III VDL is a well 

developed stallion with a good jumping 

model. He is built downhill. The head is 

expressive. The neck has good length and 

sufficient shape and muscling. The wither 

is more than sufficiently developed. The 

shoulder has good length and position. 

The back has good length and hollow. The 

loins are sufficiently connected. The croup 

has more than sufficient length and position. 

The foreleg has sufficient length and 

correct position. The hindleg is long. The 

base is well developed and has more than 

sufficient quality. The feet are well developed. 

Pedigree: As the name implies, this stallion 

already has two approved full brothers, 

Chello I and Chello II. Sire Contender 

(Calypso II x G.Ramiro Z) is an idiom in 

German horse breeding. He produced both 

dressage horses and jumpers that compete 

COURTESY KWPN 

at the highest levels in their sport. Mother 

Gracia III, a Sandro daughter, was herself 

a successful jumper with Franke 

Sloothaak. Sandro is by the thoroughbred 

Sacramento Song xx. His strong jumping 

genes were visible during the WEG in The 

Hague where three of his offspring were 

competing. Grandmother Werona is a 

daughter of the influential Cor de la 

Bryère. Further in the dam line is the 

G.Ramiro Z mare Golda. This dam line 

also produced the stallions Corofino I and 

II, Coriano, Crawford as well as the champion 

of the last Holsteiner approvals, 

Diarado. 

Test report: Chello III VDL is an honest, 

reliable, somewhat sensitive stallion with 

a more than sufficient to good attitude. 

The stallion is very willing to work and he 

works well. The walk is pure and has more 

than sufficient scope. The trot has good 

scope and has more than sufficient power. 

The use of the foreleg is flat. The canter is 

carried and has good scope. Chello III 

VDL has good carriage and balance. The 

stallion jumps with more than sufficient 

reflexes and a good to very good technique. 

Chello III VDL seems careful and 

shows more than sufficient to much scope. 

Chello III VDL has more than sufficient to 

much talent for jumping and gives his 

rider a more than sufficient feeling. 



stall. 


Semen quality: moderate. 

Breeding advice: Chello III VDL can 

improve the jumping model, basic gaits 

and jumping technique. 

Dam report: Gracia III is a sufficiently 

developed mare that has a good rectangular 

model and is built a little downhill. She 

is attractive. The head is expressive and 

shows ‘blood’. The head/neck connection 

seems a little heavy, and the poll has sufficient 

length. The neck has good length; 

the muscling in the topline could be a little 

nicer. The wither is normal. The shoulder 

has sufficient length, but should have 

more slope. The back has good shape. The 

loins are well connected with strong 

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muscling. The croup slopes sufficiently 

and is a little short. When seen from the 

side, the foreleg is a fraction back at the 

knee. When the mare is standing the foreleg 

is a little under the body. The hindleg 

is correct and the hock could be a little 

more pronounced. The pastern is a little 

straight. The hooves are narrow. The bone 

of the legs has sufficient quality. The mare 

is a little toed in. The walk is powerful and 

has sufficient scope. Because the mare 

was very pregnant the trot and canter were 

not evaluated. 

Height: 1.65m; color: dark bay. 

AMADEUS 

Amadeus B 

May 12, 2005, 1.65m, bay, jumping 

expectation 142 (39%) 

Sire: Guidam keur, s. Quidam de Revel SF 

Dam: Elottie ster pref prest 

s. G.Ramiro Z pref, d. Oklahoma ster 

pref prest 

ds. Farn pref 

Breeder: P.H.B.M. van Wegen 

Owner: H.A.J. Seiger, Hengstenhouderij 

Oldenhoff, A. Hendriks 

Conformation: Amadeus is a more than 

sufficiently developed stallion with a sufficiently 

jumper type model. The head is 

sufficiently expressive. The poll is short. 

The neck is barely sufficient in length and 

is a little ewe-necked. The wither is sufficiently 

developed and is long. The shoulder 

has more than sufficient length and 

good position. The back is short and well 

muscled. The loins are strongly developed. 

The croup has sufficient length, good 

muscling and slope. The hamstring should 

be longer. The foreleg has sufficient length 

and correct position. The hindleg is 


straight. The base is well developed and 

has more than sufficient quality. The feet 


Pedigree: The keur stallion Guidam is a 

concept in the breeding of jumpers. The 

son of Quidam de Revel is also the sire of: 

Beezie Madden’s Authentic, Jeffrey 

Welles’ Armani, Billy Twomey’s Luidam 

and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson. At the base of 

this dam line is Zottie, a keur preferent 

prestatie mare and full sister to Irco Polo 

(Marco Polo x Sineada). Amongst others, 

she produced the Grand Prix horse Chief 

(s. Orthos) and the international jumper 

Heechhiem’s Eottie (s. G.Ramiro Z). The 

mother of Amadeus, Elottie W, carries the 

ster, preferent and prestatie predicates. 

This G.Ramiro Z daughter also produced 

the full brother to Amadeus, Unicum II W, 

who counts as one of the most talented 

jumpers in England and is on track for the 

2012 Olympics. She is also the mother of 

Schuyler Riley’s Grand Prix jumper 

Lazuli (s. Nimmerdor) and the international 

jumper Tenessee W (s. Concorde). 

Grandmother Oklahoma (s. Farn) is also 

ster, preferent and prestatie. She also produced 

Bernie Traurig’s Maybe Forever (s. 

Feuerschein I). 

Test report: Amadeus is an honest, reliable 

stallion with a good to very good attitude. 

The stallion is very willing to work 

and he works well. The walk is pure and 

has sufficient scope. The trot has sufficient 

scope and more than sufficient power. The 

canter is carried and has good scope. 

Amadeus has good self-carriage and more 

than sufficient to good balance. The stallion 

jumps with good reflexes, good technique 

and finishes the jump well behind. 

Amadeus appears to be careful and shows 

much to very much scope. Amadeus has 

much to very much talent for jumping and 


Stall behavior: An honest and reliable 

stallion that is easy to handle and calm in 

his stall. 



Breeding advice: Amadeus can improve 

attitude plus add technique and scope to 

jumper mares that have more than sufficient 

length in the body. 

Dam report: Elottie W is a correctly built, 

appealing mare that has a good rectangular 

model. She is in very good shape for 

her age and shows a lot of quality. The 

mare is more than sufficiently developed. 

The head is a little long, well shaped and 

sufficiently appealing. The poll has good 

length. The neck is long and comes a little 

deep from the chest, is well muscled and 

has good position. The wither is well 

developed. The shoulder is long and has 

sufficient length. The back has good 

shape. The loins are well formed and well 

connected. The croup is shaped well and 

has good length. The foreleg is a little back 

at the knee. The hindleg is correct. The 

stance of the pastern is normal. The base 

is well developed and has good quality. 

The hooves are narrow and have high 

heels. The walk is pure, active with good 

scope. The trot has sufficient scope with 

sufficient impulsion and self carriage. The 

canter is active with sufficient scope and 

good use of the hindleg, with good balance. 

Height: 1.65m. Color: dark bay. 

APPLAUS 

A p p l a u s 

May 24, 2005, 1.66m, bay, expectation 

value jumping: 124 (26%) 

Sire: Unistar, s. Voltaire pref 

Dam: Mathilde pref 

s. Hugo, d. Rebecca ster pref 

Gondelier keur 

Breeder: H. Hoeve 

Owner: Stal Hendrix, E.L Jernveld (Swe), 

E. Schep 

Conformation: Applaus is a well developed 

stallion with a good rectangular 

jumping model. The head is sufficiently 

expressive. The neck has sufficient length

with more than sufficient shape and 

muscling. The wither is well developed. 

The shoulder has good length and is 

straight. The back has sufficient length and 

good muscling. The loins are convex. The 

croup has good length, position and 

muscling. The foreleg has more than sufficient 

length, a little toed in on the left 

fore. The hindleg is long. The base is well 

developed and has good quality. The feet 


Pedigree: Applause is from Unistar’s 

(Voltaire x Notaris) first foal crop. Mother 

Mathilde was a Z jumper herself and carries 

the preferent predicate. She is a 

daughter of the Selle Français Hugo 

(Grand Veneur x Jasmin). Grandmother 

Rebecca is ster preferent. She is a daughter 

of the Amor son Gondelier. Combined 

with Gag xx, Rebecca produced the mother 

of Finesse (s. Voltaire), the Grand Prix 

horse with whom Emile Hendrix made 

quite a stir. The dam line further goes back 

to Marja, a ster referent mare by Interim 

(s. Talisman xx) and the ster preferent 

mare Carla. The dam line also produced 

the Grand Prix jumpers Ketel One (s. 

Burggraaf) and Wembley (s. Orlof). 

Test report: Applaus is an honest, reliable 

stallion with a very good attitude. The stallion 

has much to very much willingness to 

work and he works well. The walk is pure 

and has sufficient to more than sufficient 

scope. The trot has more than sufficient 

scope and is sufficiently carried. The canter 

has good scope and power. The stallion 

had good balance at the start. Applaus 

jumps with good reflexes, good technique, 

good use of the body and he finishes the 

jump very well. Applaus appears careful 

and shows very much scope. Applaus has 

much to very much talent for jumping and 


Stall behavior: An honest and reliable 

stallion that is easy to handle and calm in 

his stall. 

Veterinary remarks: He hits himself on 

the inside of his right hind pastern. Otherwise 

there is nothing out of the ordinary. 


Breeding advice: Besides jumping technique, 

Applaus can add attitude and scope 

to mares with a lot of ‘blood’ in the pedigree. 

Dam report: Mathilde is a sufficiently 

developed, sufficient riding type mare. 

The head is plain with a light head/neck 

connection. The poll has barely sufficient 

length. The neck has sufficient length and 

is poorly muscled. The wither is more than 

sufficiently developed. The shoulder has 

sufficient length and is a little straight. The 

back is sufficiently long and strong. The 

loins are long, but a little tight. The croup 

is flat and has sufficient length. The foreleg 

is correct, although a little short and 

straight. The hindleg is sickle-hocked. The 

pastern is short. The hooves are well 

developed but could be wider. The base 

has sufficient quality and hardness. The 

foreleg is toed in. The walk has barely sufficient 

scope. Height: 1.66m. Color: bay. 

Walk Trot Carriage Canter Reflexes Technique Scope Attitude Jumping Total 

& balance (x2) (x2) (x2) (x2) talent 

Carambole 6 7 7.5 8.5 9 9.5 8.5 8.5 9 88.5 

Arezzo VDL 7 6 7 8 9.5 8.5 9 8.5 9 87.5 

Chello III VDL 7.5 8 8 8 7.5 8.5 8 8 8 80.0 

Amadeus 6 6 7.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 85.0 

Applaus 6.5 7.5 8 8 8.5 9 9.5 8.5 9 87.5 

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2008 KEURING TOP FIVES 

Foals/Weanlings: Dressage 

Foals/Weanlings: Hunter 

North American Champion 


No. 4 Daytona-ISF 

No. 133 Deliahla RGS 840025 200800164 

840025 200800131 

Indoctro pref x Valentine For II by Le Feu vb 

Contango pref x Rabiola keur by Métall 

Owner/Breeder: Dr. and Mrs. Terry Schrubb 

Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc. 

Foals/Weanlings: Harness 

North American Reserve Champion 

No. 5 Dazzler RFW 

840025 200800122 

Rousseau x Zilena SSF by Iroko keur 

Owner/Breeder: Jan Downs-Barrett 

3rd No. 147 Daimler S.E. 

840025 200800124 

OO Seven x Showbiz by Jazz pref 

Owner/Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry 


No. 70 Dotette HN 840025 200800017 

Moneymaker x Konette keur by Fabricius pref 

Owner: Rosewood Farms; 

Breeder: Hawk-Nest, LLC 

#4 Daytona-ISF, photo by Stacy Lynne 


No. 68 Didee RW 840025 200800100 

Moneymaker x Tidee ster by Jonker 

Owner/Breeder: Rosewood Farms 

4th No. 235 Django 840025 200800097 

Jazz pref x Nirvana ster by Fleming 

Owner/Breeder: Larry and Kathy Childs 

3rd No. 69 Dirona 840025 200800220 

Sirius Impression S-M x Mirona ster by Farao 

Owner/Breeder: David Troyer 

5th No. 125 DaVinci SSF 840025 200800173 

Ub-40 x Oleander B ster by Havidoff keur 

Owner/Breeder: Carroll and Carol Tolman 

4th No. 341 Dandrini 840025 200800272 

Brooklawn’s Ambassador M x Verdini keur by Reflex M 

Owner/Breeder: Alvin R. Fry 

Foals/Weanlings: Jumper 

5th No. 28 Dejavu WH 840025 200800087 


Horal x Kimberly keur by Renovo pref 

No. 22 Dena SCF 840025 200800228 

Owner/Breeder: Windholme Farm, LLC 

Judgement-ISF crown x Karen J by AP Jet 

Owner/Breeder: Dr. and Mrs. Carlos 

Yearlings: Dressage 

Jimenez 



No. 83 Dara CBF 840025 200800175 

Corland x Rarusa H keur 

by Indoctro pref 

No. 272 Contessa 840025 200700389 

Contango pref x Precious Day ster 

by Gribaldi keur 

Owner/Breeder: Gwen Blake 

Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan 


Taylor 

No. 181 Chic 840025 200700142 

3rd No. 27 Duplicor 840025 200800119 

Lupicor x Valerie ster by Rampal crown 

Florencio x Vanessa Mae ster by Ferro pref 

Owner/Breeder: Sandi Lieb 

Owner/Breeder: Paard Hill Farms 

3rd No. 161 Cheyenne 528003 000701525 

4th No. 236 Daytona 840025 200800156 

Silverstone Z x Unusuale ster by Corland 

Owner/Breeder: Sara Krause 

#22 Dena SCF, photo by Stacy Lynne 

Uptown x Terra ster by Democraat 

Owner: Margot McAlister; 

Breeder: A.M.J.M. Hoefs 

5th No. 104 Dabatsa P 124007 200800234 

Yearlings: Jumper 

Indoctro pref x Uropa by Flemmingh pref 


Owner/Breeder: Prima Equestrian 

No. 254 Cabernet 124007 200700301 

Ikoon x Rilea W by Goodtimes 

Owner/Breeder: Linda Ackermann 

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Yearlings: Hunter 



No. 297 Celebration KF 840025 200700046 

Great Pleasure x Irresistible stb by Octrooi/Best of Luck 

Owner/Breeder: Kimberlee Von Disterlo 

No. 184 Brimstone 

840025 200600122 

Silverstone Z x Unusuale ster by Corland 

Owner/Breeder: Sara Krause 

Yearlings: Harness 

2 Yr Old Colts: Hunter 


No. 33 Constantijn HN 

840025 200700251 

Castle Bravo x Etinkie keur pref prest 


No. 163 Bourbon 840025 200600067 

Idocus crown x Versailles ster by Ferro pref 

Owner/Breeder: Danielle Farr-Veasy 

by Natuur 

Stb by Star: Dressage Geldings 

Owner/Breeder: Hawk-Nest, LLC 



No. 38 Avanti-ISF 

No. 32 Conspiracy HN 

840025 200500134 ster q 

840025 200700007 

Contango pref x Selona-ISF ster by Ferro pref 

Ganges x Olyanca ster by Jonker 


Owner/Breeder: Hawk-Nest, LLC 


2 Yr Olds: Dressage 


No. 298 Bakara 840025 200600034 

Sir Sinclair x Thea keur by Idocus 

#166 Zorba S.E., photo by Siegi Belz Fry 

No. 135 Zeppo 528003 04.01939 ster q 

prestige-VDL x Ilanta keur pref by Rossini 

Owner: Kristin Story and Nancy Chandler- 

Conrey; Breeder: B L. van der Wijk 

crown 


Owner/Breeder: Janice Kissel 

No. 166 Zorba S.E. 840025 200400161 ster q 


No. 162 Bardot S.E. 840025 200600164 

Florencio x Natuur ster by Wanroij 

OO Seven x Natuur ster by Wanroij 

Owner: Lori Larson; 

Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry 

Owner/Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry 

4th No. 35 Admiral-ISF 840025 200500137 ster q 

3rd No. 273 Beyonce 840025 200600359 

Contango pref x Precious Day ster by Gribaldi keur 

Consul x Toscane ster by Cabochon keur 


Owner/Breeder: Gwen Blake 

4th No. 165 Waterford S.E. 

4th No. 219 Biarette VDL 

528003 06.08487 

Flemmingh pref x Tirette VDL 

by Silvano 

840025 200300213 ster q 


Owner: Aviva Nebesky; 


Owner: Nancy A. Leon; 

4th No. 187 Apalto 

Breeder: VDL Stud 

840025 200500100 ster q 

5th No. 218 Barrister 840025 200600012 

Sir Sinclair x Ondine vb by Fair Play 

Contango pref x Piacenza ster by Juventus 

Owner/Breeder: Roy and Beth Godwin 

Owner/Breeder: Hazel Clinton 

4th No. 300 Amethist-A 

2 Yr Old Colts: Jumper 

528003 05.07564 ster q 

United x Gita keur pref by Seclusive ‘Z’ 


Owner: Joan and Robert Williams; Breeder: 

No. 114 Bambino Chin P 

124007 200600255 

Chin-Chin x Rolanda elite 

by Ahorn pref 

Owner: Kristina and Maureen Smith; 

Breeder: Prima Equestrian 

#114 Bambino Chin P, photo by Ben 

radvanyi Photography 

J.M.J. van Arkel 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 43


Stb by Star: Jumper Geldings 


No. 39 Agathos 

840025 200500103 ster q 

Consul x Platina by Piano II Pr H 

Owner/Breeder: Katie Moriarty 

Stb by Star: Dressage Mares 


No. 45 Andorra-ISF 

840025 200500129 ster 

Sir Sinclair x Hivona keur pref 

by Consul 



No. 281 Zen Rosa 

840025 200400169 elite 

Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa ster by 

Jazz pref 

Owner: Sonnenberg Farm, LLC; 

Breeder: Anne Schmidt 

3rd No. 42 Ambrosia-ISF 

840025 200500131 ster 

Contango pref x Inea elite by Daimler 


4th No. 167 Alleluia 

840025 200500283 keur 

Sir Sinclair x Treasure WRF 

by Zeoliet keur 

Owner/Breeder: Judy Reggio 

5th No. 47 Aruba-ISF 

840025 200500128 ster 

Sir Sinclair x Nerrita J ster by Jetset D 


5th No. 116 Amelia 

124007 200500401 ster 

Jacardo x Urania by Kelvin 

Owner: Stanley Topilko; Breeder: Lana 

Topilko 

5th No. 139 Atacha 124007 200500238 

ster 

Métall x Sacha PROK by Ahorn pref 

Owner: Debbie Malcolmson; Breeder: 

Jason and Jennifer Miller 

5th No. 193 Anette 

840025 200500228 ster 

Sir Sinclair x Nanette keur 

by Contango pref 

Owner: Debi Crowley; 

Breeder: Loucky Hagens-Groosman 


# 39 Agathos, photo by Bill Wertman 

#42 Ambrosia-ISF, photo by Bill 

Wertman 

5th No. 343 Zsa Zsa 

840025 200400062 ster 

Prestige-VDL x Wellesley by Weltstern 

Owner: Pierre St. Jacques; 

Breeder: Lyn Gardner 

5th No. 280 Zamora 

528003 04.07161 ster 

Sir Sinclair x Liberty W by Haarlem 

Owner: Richard Chong; 

Breeder: P.M. van de Vliert 

Stb by Star: Jumper Mares 


No. 140 Aerosmith SSF 

840025 200500269 ster 

Iroko keur x La Liscia by Pass the Glass 

Owner/Breeder: Carroll and Carol Tolman 


No. 90 Zhin Zhin Balia SHB 

528003 04.07479 ster 

Chin-Chin x Ribalia HB keur 

by Burggraaf pref 

Owner: Klaas and Mares Vanderploeg; 

Breeder: N. Hovenga-Beekman 

3rd No. 244 Alma 

528003 05.12119 ster 

Cavalier keur x Evergreen ster pref 

by Jasper keur 

Owner: Silver Creek Farms; Breeder: A. 

Noordhof-Nieborg 

3rd No. 87 Akina Field CBF 

840025 200500163 ster 

Goodtimes x Pikina Field keur by Corland 

Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor 

5th No. 50 Alexandria 

840025 200500254 ster 

Corland x Netian Joy keur by Ahorn Z 

Owner:James Scott; 

Breeder: Dr. Sharon H. Anderson 

5th No. 259 Zilver Lisa 

124007 200400066 ster 

Lux-Z x Mona Lisa S ster by Libero H pref 

Owner/Breeder: Wim Florijn 

Stb by Star: Hunter Mares 


No. 316 Zadira 840025 200400033 ster 

Great Pleasure x Irresistible stb 

by Octrooi/Best of Luck 

#316 Zadira, photo by Stephanie Hamar Owner/Breeder: Kimberlee Von Disterlo


No. 137 Adriana 

840025 200500388 ster 

Juventus x Rainmaker by Idocus crown 

Owner: Dianne and Wyatt Ward; 

Breeder: Charlene Fettinger 

Stb by Star: Gelders Mares 


No. 120 Adessa 528003 05.03912 ster 

Koss keur x Odessa keur sport/dr 

by Ahoy 

Owner: Beverley Hilton; Breeder: Mevr. 

I. Verhagen 


No. 223 Walkuere (b.Wai’oli) 840025 200300386 ster 

Ijsselmeer Ikepono x Encore by Formateur Sgldt keur 

Owner: Drs. Susan and Richard Howard; 

Breeder: Deborah P Harrison, DVM 

Stb by Star: Harness Mares 


No. 53 Amber WH 840025 200500197 ster 

Horal x Rosilda ster by Harald 

Owner/Breeder: Windholme Farm, LLC 

Ibop: Dressage 


No. 167 Alleluia 840025 200500283 keur 

Sir Sinclair x Treasure WRF by Zeoliet keur 



No. 278 Vivagonda 02.09311 STB IBOP 

Florett As x Hilgonda keur by Caritas 

Owner: Laureen D. and Cristy D. 

Wilkerson; 

Breeder: M J. Bijlsma-V Beek 



840025 200400169 elite 

Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa ster 

by Jazz pref 



4th No. 58 Wiseman 

528003 03.10277 IBOP 

Lord Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet 

Owner: New Perth Farms; Breeder: H.J. 

Nijhof 

#120 Adessa, photo by Ben Radvanyi 

Photography 

#322 Zion JC, 


5th No. 92 Zebalia SHB 

528003 04.07480 keur 

Flemmingh pref x Ibalia-W elite pref 

by Nimmerdor pref 



5th No. 319 Zalona-DG 

840025 200400204 keur 

Ferro pref x Jagermeester ster by Wanroij 

Owner: Sandra Harper; Breeder: DG Bar 

Breeders, Inc. 

Ibop: Jumper 


No. 94 Zorusa CBF 

840025 200400174 keur 

Corland x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref 

Owner/Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor 


No. 339 Versache 840025 200200169 PROK IBOP 

Ferro pref x Olivia elite by Idocus crown 

Owner: Laurie Mc Laughlin; Breeder: Lana Sneddon 

3rd No. 197 Zorriola M2S 528003 04.11594 IBOP 

Ekstein x Corniola Ms by Corrado I 

Owner: Sakura Hill Farm, LLC; Breeder: Morningside Stud 

Ibop: Harness 


No. 322 Zion-JC 840025 200400133 ster PROK IBOP 

Patijn x Roodnoot-Kea ster by Modern 

Owner/Breeder: John and Carol Nemchick 

DG Bar Cup For 3-Year Old Dressage Horses 


No. 85 Armani 

840025 200500233 PROK 

Special-D x Olivia elite by Idocus crown 

Owner/Breeder: Lana Sneddon 


No. 167 Alleluia 

40025 200500283 keur 

Sir Sinclair x Treasure WRF by Zeoliet keur 


3rd No. 95 Ambassador CBF 

840025 200500351 

Contango pref x Nolinde ster by Coriander 


4th No. 300 Amethist-A 528003 05.07564 ster q 

United x Gita keur pref by Seclusive ‘Z’ 

Owner: Joan and Robert Williams; Breeder: JMJ van Arkel 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 45


4th No. 38 Avanti-ISF 840025 200500134 ster q 

Contango pref x Selona-ISF ster by Ferro pref 




No. 166 Zorba S.E. 

840025 200400161 ster q 


Owner: Lori Larson; 




840025 200400169 elite 

Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa ster 

by Jazz pref 



3rd No. 92 Zebalia SHB 

528003 04.07480 ster 

Flemmingh pref x Ibalia-W elite pref by 

Nimmerdor pref 



4th No. 62 Wisteria ISF 840025 200300163 ster 

Juventus x Jypsy keur by Roemer pref 


5th No. 318 W. Fontaine 840025 200300432 IBOP 

Feliciano x Novelty keur by Izmir 

Owner: April Atwell; Breeder: April Atwell and Angie M. 

Lapinski 

ISF Cup For 4-Year Old Jumpers 


No. 93 Ammeretto 528003 05.01294 ster 

Numero-Uno keur x Ranna keur 

by Goodtimes 

Owner: Equine Holdings, LLC.; 

Breeder: A. Veenhof AZN 


No. 40 Artisan-ISF 840025 200500136 

Judgement-ISF crown x L Titty ster 

by Germus R 



4th No. 257 Zurendy 124007 200400213 IBOP 

Olivi x Pendy keur by Ferro pref 


No. 94 Zorusa CBF 840025 200400174 keur 

Corland x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref 


Owner: Ruurd and Wieke Dijkstra; Breeder: Wim Florijn North American Reserve Champion 

4th No. 319 Zalona-DG 840025 200400204 keur 

Ferro pref x Jagermeester ster by Wanroij 

Owner: Sandra Harper; Breeder: DG Bar Breeders, Inc. 

No. 330 Ziezo-DG 840025 200400202 ster IBOP 

Judgement-ISF crown x Corvelien Z by Carthago Z 

Owner/Breeder: DG Bar Breeders, Inc. 


3rd No. 197 Zorriola M2S 528003 04.11594 IBOP 

Ekstein x Corniola MS by Corrado I 


Owner: Sakura Hill Farm, LLC; 

No. 329 Woodwind 

Breeder: Morningside Stud 

840025 200300265 elite 

Contester x Muziek keur pref by 


Uniform pref 


Owner: Natalie Bryant; 

No. 99 Whomanta B 528003 03.13589 

Breeder: Natalie Bryant and DG Bar 

Silverstone Z x Omanta keur 

Ranch 

by Indoctro pref 


No. 328 Wisdom MVS 

Owner: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor; 

Breeder: A. Th. de Boer 

840025 200300241 ster q 


Farrington keur x Lumara keur pref 

No. 100 Wolfgang CBF 

sport-dr by Flemmingh pref 

840025 200300234 ster q 

Owner/Breeder: Mark and Jackie 

Neptune x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref 

Eckhaus 

Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan 

3rd No. 58 Wiseman 528003 03.10277 

Lord Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet 

Owner: New Perth Farms; 

Taylor 

Breeder: H.J. Nijhof 

#94 Zorusa CBF, photo by Dick's Studio 


#197 Zorriola M2S, 

photo by Reg Corkum

Keur Mares - Dressage 

Zodica 840025 200400030 keur 

Rousseau Stb x Jambalaya Stb pref by Argus Stb 

Owner/Breeder: Sandi Lieb 

Zanzibar LPR 840025 200400225 keur 

OO Seven Stb x Pasandra by Wellington keur 

Owner/Breeder: Nancy Debosek 

Zolette P 124007 200400311 keur 

Prestige-VDL Stb x Odette N keur by Houston keur 

Owner: Carolyn Couenen; Breeder: Prima Equestrian 

Zabina P 124007 200400313 keur 

Cabochon keur x Jeldina keur sport/dr 

by Flemmingh pref 

Owner/Breeder: Prima Equestrian 

Alleluia WRF 840025 200500283 keur 

Sir Sinclair Stb x Treasure WRF by Zeoliet keur 


Sancerre K 99.07264 keur 

Cabochon keur x Aimee elite sport/dr 

by Lucky Boy xx b pref 

Owner: Michele Seaver; Breeder: RJ Riemens 

Zalona-DG 840025 200400204 keur 

Ferro pref x Jagermeester Stb Ster by Wanroij Stb 

Owner: Sandra Harper; 

Breeder: DG Bar Breeders, Inc. 

Zamerica-DG 840025 200400342 keur 

Sandor-Jane Lic x Olympia Stb by Zeoliet keur 

Owner/Breeder: Judith Nishi 

Keur Mares - Jumping 

Zorusa CBF 840025 200400174 keur 

Corland Stb x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref 


Elite Mares - Dressage 

Wildcard SCF 840025 200300032 elite 

Goodtimes Stb x Marie Louise elite pref by Silvio I 

Owner/Breeder: Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Jimenez 

Zen Rosa 840025 200400169 elite 

Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa Ster by Jazz pref 

Owner: Sonnenberg Farm, Llc; 


Olivia 840025 199617046 elite 

Idocus Stb crown x Gannette Stb Ster by Boreas Stb 

Owner/Breeder: Lana Sneddon, Stonecrest Farm 

PREDICATES 

IBOP Dressage 

Wiseman 528003 03.10277 IBOP/dr 

Lord Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet Stb 

Owner: New Perth Farms; Breeder: H.J. Nijhof 

Zebalia SHB 528003 04.07480 Ster IBOP/dr 

Flemmingh pref x Ibalia-W elite pref 

by Nimmerdor pref 

Owner: Klaas & Mares Vanderploeg; 

Breeder: N Hovenga-Beekman 

Zurendy 124007 200400213 IBOP/dr 

Olivi Stb x Pendy keur by Ferro pref 

Owner: Ruurd and Wieke Dijkstra; 

Breeder: Wim Florijn 

Vivagonda 02.09311 IBOP/Dr 

Florett As x Hilgonda keur by Caritas Stb 

Owner: Laureen D. & Cristy D. Wilkerson; Breeder: 

M J. Bijlsma-V Beek 

W. Fontaine 840025 200300432 IBOP/dr 

Feliciano x Novelty keur by Izmir Stb 

Owner: April Atwell; 

Breeder: April Atwell and Angie Martin Lapinski 

IBOP Jumping 

Zorriola M2S 528003 04.11594 IBOP/sp 

Ekstein Stb x Corniola MS by Corrado I 

Owner: Sakura Hill Farm, Llc; 

Breeder: Morningside Stud 

Versache 840025 200200169 PROK IBOP/sp 

Ferro pref x Olivia elite by Idocus Stb crown 

Owner: Laurie Mc Laughlin; Breeder: Lana Sneddon 

Preferent 

Nerrita J 95.7429 ster pref 

Jetset D Stb x Jorrita-J Stbkeur by Darwin Stb 

Owner: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.; Breeder: Jacatra B V 

Piacenza 528003 97.02573 ster pref 

Juventus Stb x Kadette keur sport/dr by Equador Stb 

Owner: Roy and Beth Godwin; 

Breeder: M.A. De Groot 

Issue 4, 2008 • Page 47

Sport Dressage 

Scandalous 840025 199920260 keur sport/dr 

Juventus Stb x Famous Stb ster pref by Volckmar Stb 

Owner: Renee Carman Vasnaik; 

Breeder: Bill and Leah Brown 

Japolita 91.11346 sport/dr 

Clavecimbel keur x Napolita keur pref prest 

by Important Stb 

Owner: Nancy Fair, Fair Oaks Farm; 

Breeder: J. Rutten 

Uloma MG 840025 200121191 elite sport/dr 

Farrington keur x Miloma elite by Goodtimes Stb 

Owner/Breeder: Kathleen Hickerson 

Sport Eventing 

Mia Dora 94.15140 Stb sport/ev 

Bolivar Stb x C Pandora II HBS by Glencoe Chis 

Owner: Linda Smyth, Green Mountain Stud 

Breeder: Bruce R and Sandy K Kowalski 

PROK 

Vallota 02.12575 Ster PROK 

Flemmingh pref x Charites Ster pref prest 

by Roemer pref Stb 

Owner: Dove Creek Farm; Breeder: G.C. Vervoorn 

Crown 

Olivier (b. Owillie) 17.084 VB 96 

Idocus crown x Rowillie keur pref prest by Porter 

Owner/Breeder: Madeleine Austin, Rider: Liz Austin 

Licensed 

Whiskei 840025 200300025 

Patijn x Sabrina Stb by Manno keur 

Owner: Enos and Joan Graber; Breeder: Erin La Croix 


HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING 

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Prices include handling & shipping through regular mail. 

Insurance on shipping is recommended. 

Special mailing, courier service or insurance costs are extra. 

Orders outsideUSAmay require additional shipping. 

Women and Men’s Softshell Coats $67 

Black Diamond. Multi-layered fabric with waterproof, breathable 

barrier. Super water repellency. Zippered MP3 pocket 

with headphone loop. Zippered fleece-lined pockets. 

Colors/Sizes: Women’s Pearl or Black, S, M, L, XL; Men’s: 

Navy/Charcoal or Black, M, L, XL, XXL 

Polo Shirts $25 

100% Cotton, heavy weight (7oz) Pique Polo Shirt. Shirt 

comes in White or Navy blue. Sizes: S, M, L, XL. 

“Go Dutch” T-Shirts $17.50 

Gildan Ultra Cotton t-shirt, 100% cotton. KWPN logo on 

front, “Go Dutch” on back. Comes in. Navy or White, unisex 

sizes S, M, L, XL 

“It Means Performance” T-Shirts $15 

100% cotton T-shirt with Judgement-ISF and Michael Matz. 

Comes in White or Light Yellow, unixsex sizes: S, M. 

Cotton Twill Caps $15 

Five-panel 100% cotton twill cap with Velcro® strap, reinforced 

stitching on visor and sewn eyelets. Navy Blue or Tan. 

Fleece Stadium Blankets $20 

Navy Blue Stadium Blanket with carrying strap, 50”x60”, 

100% polyester. 

Saddlepads from Divoza $75 

Saddlepads from Divoza. Strong, supple, quilted saddle pads, 

8mm thick. Dressage or All Purpose, KWPN and KWPN-NA. 

25th Anniversary Bistro Coffee Mugs $12 

25th Anniversary Bistro Coffee Mugs. Dark Blue 16 oz mug 

with gold print and logo. 

White Logo Coffee Mugs $10 

White Ceramic 11 oz Coffee Mug. 

KWPN Key Chains $12.50 

Special 25th Anniversary edition KWPN of North America 

Key Chain. Metal key chain is 1½ inches in size. 

Cloisonné Pins $15 

Cloisonné pin with KWPN-NALogo 

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