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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,

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CONGRATULATIONS! The KWPN of North America, Inc. 609 E. Central Ave. Sutherlin, OR 97479 541–459–3232, Fax 541-459-2967 [email protected]

2008 Board of Directors Willy Arts [email protected] Allison Hagen [email protected] Christine McCarthy [email protected] Judy Reggio [email protected] Pieter Ruig [email protected] Susan Taylor–Pihl [email protected]

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-NA office to Katie Moriarty, deliver a baby boy, Beau Everett, on November 3rd. photo by Chris Schaeffner We forgive both Moms for violating the KWPN naming protocol.

Members’ Committee Anna Beal Barbara T. Funk Janice Kissel Ken Mellish Dan Ruediger [email protected]

This Newsletter is an official publication of the KWPN of North America. Reproduction of any material without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. The KWPN-NA reserves the right to accept or reject any submitted materials. The purpose of this magazine is to inform and educate KWPN-NA members about the KWPN horse in North America and around the world. The views expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the ideas or points of view of the KWPN-NA, its Board or Members’ Committee. This Newsletter is published quarterly and is sent to all current members. The KWPN-NA is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation [IRS Code Sec. 501(c)(5)]. Members are encouraged to submit comments, articles, photos and show results. All submissions should be sent to [email protected] Mailing Address: KWPN of North America P.O. Box 0 Sutherlin, OR 97479 Production and Translations: Silvia Monas

IN THIS ISSUE 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-NA Annual 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 Issue 4, 2008 • Page 3

KWPN-NA KEURING - PART ONE Iron Spring Farm, Coatesville, PA Tuesday, September 2 of 2008 found the KWPN-NA jury 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.

audience. A large group of students from the equine course at Delaware Valley College joined us for the education the keurings provide.

***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. ***

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

# 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 AvantiISF. 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.

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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.

The afternoon was devoted to watching the young stock “do their jobs” under saddle. The IBOP is paired

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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 A gelding, 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

by 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.

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.

A relaxed 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

#5 Dazzler, photo by Richard Malmgren Dressage Youngsters

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. A special “thank you” to host Mary Alice Malone for the opportunity to see the high quality horses being bred by KWPN-NA breeders in this part of the Northeast.

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

#28 Dejavu WH, photo by Stacy Lynne

was Erin Reardon’s Dream On, (bred by Lesley Feakins) out of Sioux ster by Zeoliet keur, who used his athletic frame very well.

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. Issue 4, 2008

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KWPN-NA KEURING 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 A filly 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, Page 6

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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 KWPNNA classes, 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-

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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.

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

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#85 Armani, photo by Renee Miller

conformation and impression components were less than those of Armani’s. A special “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! Issue 4, 2008

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KWPN-NA KEURING 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!

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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!!

#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.

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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

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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 DiorRGS (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).

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”.

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.

#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

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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!!

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.

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

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#167 Allelulia, photo by Vidal Photography

What a finish to the first tour!!! Thanks to all for your participation!!

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),

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#205 Zodica, photo by Dean Graham

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.

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.

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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

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. A correctly 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.

A very 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.

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. #254 Cabernet, photo by Barb Jackson Issue 4, 2008

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KWPN-NA KEURING - PART TWO The 10-year old dressage mare 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

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.

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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

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elegant yearling Celebration, also received a first premium. She showed a good topline with smooth connections and supple movements.

by Cocktail pref), owned by Charlene Lange, and the elegant Danika DG (Santano x Zierra by Sandor Jane Lic.) owned by Judith Nishi.

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.

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.

The 2-year old dressage mare 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 ZeginiDG 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 VotikK 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

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 BreenGurley. 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, photo by Stephanie Hamar

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

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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 Walk Trot Maneuv. Obed. 7.5

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horses. He leads the 2007/ Renovo pref Kolonel Stb 2008 index with a score of Cituna keur 181 (75%). A total of 26 offPatijn Renovo pref spring contributed to his Julony ster pref breeding value. Patijn was Velony keur pref named the 2008 KWPN Whiskei Fabricius pref Horse of the Year. Patijn also Manno keur won the Manno Trophy at Gilvia ster Sabrina Stb Harness Horse Day 2008 and Uriant Stb the Masterclass competition Damara keur Tamara keur pref in Ermelo. His offspring are praised for their competition KWPN Horse of the Year. This year he mentality, the willingness to work and won the Harness competition in their fantastic movement. Zwolle for Harness stallions (Patijn 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

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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).

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LETTER RE: JUDGING SEMINAR Harvey VanDyke attended the Judging Seminar at DG Bar Ranch and wrote the following letter.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the KWPN-NA for 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.

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.

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The primary value of the seminar to me was that it was a “one-stop” source of knowledge. A common 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.

The high points of the seminar to me were:

from Harvey Van Dyke

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.

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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

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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,

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 Championship

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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.”

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

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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!”

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)

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-

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) 1997 bay gelding, 164cm, 1300 pounds 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 1997 bay gelding, 164cm, 1300 pounds 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

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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.

Boy W 2000 bay gelding, 164cm, 1275 pounds 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

in 2006. Boy is an eager and energetic horse that will do anything to please the people around him.

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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 Calypso II Contender in competitions such Gofine as the KWPN Stallion Contango pref Kronprinz xx Competition and the Adisa III Pavo Cup. The WigAdisa mans had him until Ravel Pion Edward Gal took him Democraat over in 2005. The first Wilena ster pref prest Hautain time Edward showed Wisconsin Elrika him was at the Zwolle Brezina International Stallion Show. Ravel was Others also noticed his fine qualigoing Prix St. Georges, but Edward started him at Fourth Level. Edward ties. Eugène Reesink always saw rode the stallion for two years, bring- 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.

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

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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

CALENDAR 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.

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KWPN-NA Breeding reports due CSI3*W Rancho Murieta; Ranch Murieta, CA CSI4*(-W) Toronto, ON CSI2*W Burbank, CA CDI(-W)/CSI4*/CSI1* Maastricht (NED (www.jumpingindoormaastricht.nl) Final exam fall performance test; Ermelo, NL Final date for page in Stallion Directory with Stallion activation

December 03 - 07 03 04 - 07 08 - 13 11 15 - 20 22 - 23

CSI3*-W Wellington, FL KWPN/KNHS Mitsubishi Stallion Competition- Hengelo, NL CSI3* Weert, NL First round stallion inspections in Ermelo, NL KWPN/KNHS Mitsubishi Stallion Competition- Roosendaal, NL First round stallion inspections in Ermelo, NL First round stallion inspections in Ermelo, NL Renew KWPN-NA Membership

2009 January 08 - 18 10 14 15

Zwolle International , NL (www.zwolleinternational.nl) First round Harness stallions, second round Gelders stallions; Zwolle, NL KWPN/KNHS Mitsubishi Stallion Competition; Deurne, NL 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 Photos courtesy of Akiko Yamazaki

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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.

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.

Receiving the Medal, photo by Raymond Smith Lauren

Maile

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 Page 22

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.

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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.

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.

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

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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

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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!”

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. A happy ending to an inspiring story.

In Hong Kong at the Olympics, photo by Raymond Smith

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

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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

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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

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.

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

Produce Record of Jambalaya Preferent 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 NEDA USDFBC 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 Page 26

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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

STUMPED? ASK HENK! 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.

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.

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.

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.

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-

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

Action Ace, photo by Reg Corkum

Have a question for Henk? Email Henk at the KWPN office and we’ll try to get Henk to help. Issue 4, 2008

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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.

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.

“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.” 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.

This is Woodwind, 5-yr old KWPN mare (Contester x Muziek) owned by Natalie Bryant and DG Bar Ranch. Woodwind won CDS Open Futurity

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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.”

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%.

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.

This was the first time Udo had been to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center with all its commotion. He

“Both horses were just on fire at the beginning of the show,” said Freels. “Undercover has been totally

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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.”

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%.

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%.

“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.

“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.

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.

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.

Benson trains with Sabine SchutKery with her older horses. She asked Schut-Kery’s opinion on Bad Boy, and Schut-Kery was very excited about him.

“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.”

“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.”

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.

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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. Page 30

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

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HOW AGING AFFECTS INFERTILITY IN MARES New research is looking into the cause of aging on infertility in mares.

(who has had her own follicles aspirated to insure she doesn’t ovulate her own oocyte).

by Cindy Reich

Intercytoplasmic sperm injection

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.

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.

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 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,

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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WBFSH STUDBOOK RANKINGS KWPN World’s Best Jumping Studbook for 2008

FEI/WBFSH World Ranking List - Dressage

JUMPING

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For the fifth year in a row, the KWPN is the best jumper studbook book in the world. A unique 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

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Hannoveraner Verband e.v. (Hann) Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) 5 IPS Painted Black Netherlands Gribaldi 6 Parzival Belgium Jazz 7 Pop Art Canada Amsterdam 15 Ravel USA Contango 17 Exquis Nadine Netherlands T.C.N.Partout 28 Jeff Netherlands Jetset-D Danish Warmblood Society (DWB) Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (Old) Swedish Warmblood Association (SWB)

ings. Beside Hickstead, Ninja la Silla, Okidoki and Authentic, this also includes Euro commerce Milano

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Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) 1 Hickstead Canada Hamlet 8 Ninja La Silla Italy Guidam 11 Okidoki Netherlands Jodokus 17 Authentic USA Guidam 21 Eurocommerce Milano Netherlands Indorado 22 Primeval Wings Netherlands Lexicon Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch (Westf) Verband der Züchter des Holsteiner Pferdes (Holst) Studbook Français du Cheval Selle Français (SF) Hannoveraner Verband e.v. (Hann)

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.

(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)

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Irish Sport Horse (ISH) Studbook Français du Cheval Selle Français (SF) Studbook Français du cheval Anglo-Arab (AA) Swedish Warmblood Association (SWB) Trakehner Abstammung (Trak) Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (KWPN) 22 Blom’s Oncarlos Netherlands Faram 109 Drivetime England Rolls Royce 402 Gregor 4 Calvados 417 Van Schijndel’s Owaola Netherlands Indoctro 626 Misty Brown Netherlands Damocles 626 Road Runner Havel

2316 1814 1336 1298 1098 910 316 212 112 110 80 80

NEWS AND SHOW RESULTS 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).

Pako (b. Pakonane) on world rankings list

time the canter and jumping ability were not yet a part of the keuring.

Farmer x Epris pref by Rubinstein Owner: Kaylen Spooner, Breeder: Deborah P. Harrison DVM, Rider: Richard Spooner

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.

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

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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

A few of Pako’s many 2008 accomplishments:

Event

Place

Class

CSIO5* Spruce Meadows, AB (Can)

3rd 6th 1st 7th 9th 5th 3rd 3rd 6th 7th 1st 9th 5th

BP Cup Akita Drilling Cup Class 7 Class 10 Prix HLS Prix Vatas Class 6 Prix Turismo Estoril Prova No. 5 Prix Vista Alegre Class 6 Class 17 Prix E.LeClerc

CSI-W Final Göteborg (Swe) CSI 4* Antwerpen (Bel) CSI 5* Monte Carlo (Mon) CSI 5* San Patrignano (Ita) CSI 5* Estoril (Por) CSI 5* Sao Paulo, SP (Bra) CSI 5* Arezzo (Ita) CSI 5* Cannes (Fra)

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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

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

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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

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

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.

Najinska, photo by Amy McCool

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

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SPRING PERFORMANCE TESTS JUMPING 50-Day Test Spring 2008

CaramboleCARAMBOLE 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 (LandPage 38

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

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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.

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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

COURTESY KWPN 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 behavior: An honest, reliable stallion that is easy to handle and calm in his 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

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 behavior: An honest, reliable stallion that is easy to handle and calm in his stall. Veterinary remarks: none. 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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SPRING PERFORMANCE TESTS 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.

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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 Page 40

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straight. The base is well developed and has more than sufficient quality. The feet are well developed. 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 gives his rider a very good feeling. Stall behavior: An honest and reliable stallion that is easy to handle and calm in his stall. Veterinary remarks: none. Semen quality: sufficient. Breeding advice: Amadeus can improve attitude plus add technique and scope to jumper mares that have more than sufficient length in the body.

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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.

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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 are well developed. 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

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7 6 8 6 7.5

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 gives his rider a very good feeling. 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.

Carriage Canter & balance (x2) 7.5 7 8 7.5 8

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Technique (x2)

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9.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 9

Semen quality: sufficient. 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.

Scope Attitude (x2) 8.5 9 8 8.5 9.5

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2008 KEURING TOP FIVES Foals/Weanlings: Dressage

Foals/Weanlings: Hunter

North American Champion No. 4 Daytona-ISF 840025 200800131 Contango pref x Rabiola keur by Métall Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

North American Champion No. 133 Deliahla RGS 840025 200800164 Indoctro pref x Valentine For II by Le Feu vb Owner/Breeder: Dr. and Mrs. Terry Schrubb 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

#4 Daytona-ISF, photo by Stacy Lynne

North American Reserve Champion 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 Owner/Breeder: Windholme Farm, LLC

North American Champion No. 22 Dena SCF 840025 200800228 Judgement-ISF crown x Karen J by AP Jet Owner/Breeder: Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Jimenez

Yearlings: Dressage North American Champion No. 272 Contessa 840025 200700389 Contango pref x Precious Day ster by Gribaldi keur Owner/Breeder: Gwen Blake

North American Reserve Champion No. 83 Dara CBF 840025 200800175 Corland x Rarusa H keur by Indoctro pref Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor

North American Reserve Champion No. 181 Chic 840025 200700142 Florencio x Vanessa Mae ster by Ferro pref Owner/Breeder: Sandi Lieb

3rd No. 27 Duplicor 840025 200800119 Lupicor x Valerie ster by Rampal crown Owner/Breeder: Paard Hill Farms 4th No. 236 Daytona 840025 200800156 Silverstone Z x Unusuale ster by Corland Owner/Breeder: Sara Krause

#22 Dena SCF, photo by Stacy Lynne

5th No. 104 Dabatsa P 124007 200800234 Indoctro pref x Uropa by Flemmingh pref Owner/Breeder: Prima Equestrian

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North American Champion No. 70 Dotette HN 840025 200800017 Moneymaker x Konette keur by Fabricius pref Owner: Rosewood Farms; Breeder: Hawk-Nest, LLC

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3rd No. 161 Cheyenne 528003 000701525 Uptown x Terra ster by Democraat Owner: Margot McAlister; Breeder: A.M.J.M. Hoefs

Yearlings: Jumper North American Champion No. 254 Cabernet 124007 200700301 Ikoon x Rilea W by Goodtimes Owner/Breeder: Linda Ackermann

Yearlings: Hunter North American Champion No. 297 Celebration KF 840025 200700046 Great Pleasure x Irresistible stb by Octrooi/Best of Luck Owner/Breeder: Kimberlee Von Disterlo

North American Reserve Champion No. 184 Brimstone 840025 200600122 Silverstone Z x Unusuale ster by Corland Owner/Breeder: Sara Krause 2 Yr Old Colts: Hunter

Yearlings: Harness

North American Champion No. 163 Bourbon 840025 200600067 Idocus crown x Versailles ster by Ferro pref Owner/Breeder: Danielle Farr-Veasy

North American Champion No. 33 Constantijn HN 840025 200700251 Castle Bravo x Etinkie keur pref prest by Natuur Owner/Breeder: Hawk-Nest, LLC North American Reserve Champion No. 32 Conspiracy HN 840025 200700007 Ganges x Olyanca ster by Jonker Owner/Breeder: Hawk-Nest, LLC 2 Yr Olds: Dressage North American Champion No. 298 Bakara 840025 200600034 Sir Sinclair x Thea keur by Idocus crown Owner/Breeder: Janice Kissel

Stb by Star: Dressage Geldings North American Champion No. 38 Avanti-ISF 840025 200500134 ster q Contango pref x Selona-ISF ster by Ferro pref Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc. North American Reserve Champion No. 135 Zeppo 528003 04.01939 ster q #166 Zorba S.E., photo by Siegi Belz Fry prestige-VDL x Ilanta keur pref by Rossini Owner: Kristin Story and Nancy ChandlerConrey; Breeder: B L. van der Wijk North American Reserve Champion No. 166 Zorba S.E. 840025 200400161 ster q OO Seven x Natuur ster by Wanroij Owner: Lori Larson; Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry

North American Reserve Champion No. 162 Bardot S.E. 840025 200600164 Florencio x Natuur ster by Wanroij Owner/Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry 3rd No. 273 Beyonce 840025 200600359 Contango pref x Precious Day ster by Gribaldi keur Owner/Breeder: Gwen Blake

4th No. 35 Admiral-ISF 840025 200500137 ster q Consul x Toscane ster by Cabochon keur Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

4th No. 219 Biarette VDL 528003 06.08487 Flemmingh pref x Tirette VDL by Silvano Owner: Nancy A. Leon; Breeder: VDL Stud

4th No. 187 Apalto 840025 200500100 ster q Contango pref x Piacenza ster by Juventus Owner/Breeder: Roy and Beth Godwin

5th No. 218 Barrister 840025 200600012 Sir Sinclair x Ondine vb by Fair Play Owner/Breeder: Hazel Clinton 2 Yr Old Colts: Jumper North American Champion No. 114 Bambino Chin P 124007 200600255 Chin-Chin x Rolanda elite by Ahorn pref Owner: Kristina and Maureen Smith; Breeder: Prima Equestrian

4th No. 165 Waterford S.E. 840025 200300213 ster q OO Seven x Natuur ster by Wanroij Owner: Aviva Nebesky; Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry

#114 Bambino Chin P, photo by Ben radvanyi Photography

4th No. 300 Amethist-A 528003 05.07564 ster q United x Gita keur pref by Seclusive ‘Z’ Owner: Joan and Robert Williams; Breeder: J.M.J. van Arkel

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2008 KEURING TOP FIVES 5th No. 343 Zsa Zsa 840025 200400062 ster Prestige-VDL x Wellesley by Weltstern Owner: Pierre St. Jacques; Breeder: Lyn Gardner

Stb by Star: Jumper Geldings North American Champion No. 39 Agathos 840025 200500103 ster q Consul x Platina by Piano II Pr H Owner/Breeder: Katie Moriarty

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: Dressage Mares North American Champion No. 45 Andorra-ISF 840025 200500129 ster Sir Sinclair x Hivona keur pref by Consul Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

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North American Reserve Champion No. 281 Zen Rosa 840025 200400169 elite Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa ster by Jazz pref Owner: Sonnenberg Farm, LLC; Breeder: Anne Schmidt

North American Champion 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. 42 Ambrosia-ISF 840025 200500131 ster Contango pref x Inea elite by Daimler Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

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

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 Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

#42 Ambrosia-ISF, photo by Bill Wertman

5th No. 259 Zilver Lisa 124007 200400066 ster Lux-Z x Mona Lisa S ster by Libero H pref Owner/Breeder: Wim Florijn

5th No. 139 Atacha 124007 200500238 ster Métall x Sacha PROK by Ahorn pref Owner: Debbie Malcolmson; Breeder: Jason and Jennifer Miller

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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. 116 Amelia 124007 200500401 ster Jacardo x Urania by Kelvin Owner: Stanley Topilko; Breeder: Lana Topilko

5th No. 193 Anette 840025 200500228 ster Sir Sinclair x Nanette keur by Contango pref Owner: Debi Crowley; Breeder: Loucky Hagens-Groosman

North American Champion No. 140 Aerosmith SSF 840025 200500269 ster Iroko keur x La Liscia by Pass the Glass Owner/Breeder: Carroll and Carol Tolman

Stb by Star: Hunter Mares North American Champion 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

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North American Reserve Champion No. 137 Adriana 840025 200500388 ster Juventus x Rainmaker by Idocus crown Owner: Dianne and Wyatt Ward; Breeder: Charlene Fettinger

5th No. 92 Zebalia SHB 528003 04.07480 keur Flemmingh pref x Ibalia-W elite pref by Nimmerdor pref Owner: Klaas and Mares Vanderploeg; Breeder: N. Hovenga-Beekman

Stb by Star: Gelders Mares

5th No. 319 Zalona-DG 840025 200400204 keur Ferro pref x Jagermeester ster by Wanroij Owner: Sandra Harper; Breeder: DG Bar Breeders, Inc.

North American Champion No. 120 Adessa 528003 05.03912 ster Koss keur x Odessa keur sport/dr by Ahoy Owner: Beverley Hilton; Breeder: Mevr. I. Verhagen

#120 Adessa, photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography

North American Reserve Champion 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 North American Champion No. 53 Amber WH 840025 200500197 ster Horal x Rosilda ster by Harald Owner/Breeder: Windholme Farm, LLC Ibop: Dressage North American Champion No. 167 Alleluia 840025 200500283 keur Sir Sinclair x Treasure WRF by Zeoliet keur Owner/Breeder: Judy Reggio North American Reserve Champion 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

North American Champion No. 94 Zorusa CBF 840025 200400174 keur Corland x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref Owner/Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor

North American Reserve Champion 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 North American Champion 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 North American Champion No. 85 Armani 840025 200500233 PROK Special-D x Olivia elite by Idocus crown Owner/Breeder: Lana Sneddon

North American Reserve Champion No. 281 Zen Rosa 840025 200400169 elite Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa ster by Jazz pref Owner: Sonnenberg Farm, LLC; Breeder: Anne Schmidt 4th No. 58 Wiseman 528003 03.10277 IBOP Lord Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet Owner: New Perth Farms; Breeder: H.J. Nijhof

Ibop: Jumper

North American Reserve Champion No. 167 Alleluia 40025 200500283 keur Sir Sinclair x Treasure WRF by Zeoliet keur Owner/Breeder: Judy Reggio

#322 Zion JC, photo by Stephanie Hamar

3rd No. 95 Ambassador CBF 840025 200500351 Contango pref x Nolinde ster by Coriander Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor

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

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2008 KEURING TOP FIVES 4th No. 38 Avanti-ISF 840025 200500134 ster q Contango pref x Selona-ISF ster by Ferro pref Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

4th No. 62 Wisteria ISF 840025 200300163 ster Juventus x Jypsy keur by Roemer pref Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

DG Bar Cup For 4-Year Old Dressage Horses

5th No. 318 W. Fontaine 840025 200300432 IBOP Feliciano x Novelty keur by Izmir Owner: April Atwell; Breeder: April Atwell and Angie M. Lapinski

North American Champion No. 166 Zorba S.E. 840025 200400161 ster q OO Seven x Natuur ster by Wanroij Owner: Lori Larson; Breeder: Siegi Belz-Fry

ISF Cup For 4-Year Old Jumpers North American Champion No. 93 Ammeretto 528003 05.01294 ster Numero-Uno keur x Ranna keur by Goodtimes Owner: Equine Holdings, LLC.; Breeder: A. Veenhof AZN

North American Reserve Champion 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. 92 Zebalia SHB 528003 04.07480 ster Flemmingh pref x Ibalia-W elite pref by Nimmerdor pref Owner: Klaas and Mares Vanderploeg; Breeder: N. Hovenga-Beekman

#197 Zorriola M2S, photo by Reg Corkum

4th No. 257 Zurendy 124007 200400213 IBOP Olivi x Pendy keur by Ferro pref Owner: Ruurd and Wieke Dijkstra; Breeder: Wim Florijn 4th No. 319 Zalona-DG 840025 200400204 keur Ferro pref x Jagermeester ster by Wanroij Owner: Sandra Harper; Breeder: DG Bar Breeders, Inc. DG Bar Cup For 5-Year Old Dressage Horses North American Champion No. 329 Woodwind 840025 200300265 elite Contester x Muziek keur pref by Uniform pref Owner: Natalie Bryant; Breeder: Natalie Bryant and DG Bar Ranch

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ISF Cup For 4-Year Old Jumpers

North American Champion No. 94 Zorusa CBF 840025 200400174 keur Corland x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor North American Reserve Champion 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; Breeder: Morningside Stud ISF Cup For 5-Year Old Jumpers North American Champion No. 99 Whomanta B 528003 03.13589 Silverstone Z x Omanta keur by Indoctro pref Owner: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor; Breeder: A. Th. de Boer

North American Reserve Champion No. 328 Wisdom MVS 840025 200300241 ster q Farrington keur x Lumara keur pref sport-dr by Flemmingh pref Owner/Breeder: Mark and Jackie Eckhaus 3rd No. 58 Wiseman 528003 03.10277 Lord Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet Owner: New Perth Farms; Breeder: H.J. Nijhof

North American Reserve Champion No. 40 Artisan-ISF 840025 200500136 Judgement-ISF crown x L Titty ster by Germus R Owner/Breeder: Iron Spring Farm, Inc.

North American Reserve Champion No. 100 Wolfgang CBF 840025 200300234 ster q Neptune x Orusa H keur by Indoctro pref Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor

#94 Zorusa CBF, photo by Dick's Studio

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PREDICATES Keur Mares - Dressage

IBOP Dressage

Zodica 840025 200400030 keur Rousseau Stb x Jambalaya Stb pref by Argus Stb Owner/Breeder: Sandi Lieb

Wiseman 528003 03.10277 IBOP/dr Lord Sinclair x Pavona by Lancet Stb Owner: New Perth Farms; Breeder: H.J. Nijhof

Zanzibar LPR 840025 200400225 keur OO Seven Stb x Pasandra by Wellington keur Owner/Breeder: Nancy Debosek

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

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 Owner/Breeder: Judy Reggio 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 Owner/Breeder: Waino Pihl and Susan Taylor 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

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

Zen Rosa 840025 200400169 elite Farrington keur x Oriental Rosa Ster by Jazz pref Owner: Sonnenberg Farm, Llc; Breeder: Anne Schmidt Olivia 840025 199617046 elite Idocus Stb crown x Gannette Stb Ster by Boreas Stb Owner/Breeder: Lana Sneddon, Stonecrest Farm

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HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING 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

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