Critical and successful Roelof Bril: KWPN Breeder of the Year
By Jenneke Smit / KWPN
Photography: Jacob Melisson and Dirk Caremans – Courtesy KWPN
The breeding successes of Roelof Bril are sensational. By continuously selecting a...
Strong backing in Joost damline from power mare Ulana
By Sabine Timman
Photography: Holsteiner Verband archive
No one is unfamiliar with the remarkable stallion Joost (Consul x Unblick xx), but his qualities are no coincidence,...
Measuring breeding success: KWPN’s Willeke Bos
By Christopher Hector
Once again, the KWPN Stallion licensing was held behind closed doors at a result of the Covid pandemic, so I missed one...
Remarkable surprises during KWPN Stallion Show
By Claartje van Andel and Sabine Timman
Photography: FEI/Leanjo de Koster
Rewriting history, the KWPN Stallion Show continues, but with everything now live-streamed by the studbook...
Worshipping the shrine: Specialists or all-rounders?
By Christopher Hector
Photography: Courtesy Hannoveraner Verband
When I traveled to the Hanoverian breeding district for the first time, back in the mid 1980s, the breeders...
“Welfare is paramount” – Gérald Martinez / Haras de Malleret
By Marc Verrier
Photography: Cédric Vlemmings, Hannoveraner Verband, Haras de Malleret
In 2019, Gérald Martinez, general manager of the Haras de Malleret – a dressage breeding...
