Hengstenkeuring 2001 (Stallion Show) Tour

We are hosting a Tour along with Barb Funk (Dove Creek Farm in Washington).  Email me if you are interested or if you are going and we'd love to meet up with you. 

Total costs is : $275 for VIP tables/meals + $250 for tour which includes: reception with hors d'oeuvres, tour, transportation & entry fee to the Riding School at Duerne = $525/person total.  Each person is to pay for their own hotel, approximately $80/night single or double, airline tickets, and meals other than the meals that come with the VIP tables and hors d'oeuvres that come with the reception.  We will help everyone find room mates to share their costs too.  Details and itinerary below:

  • January 31, 2001: Reception at Hotel with Tour participants.  Speaker from the KWPN to talk about what we will see on the trip and answer your questions.  Dutch breeders and other KWPN officials will be invited so we all can meet and socialize.  Hors d'oeuvres will be served with drinks.  Price included in tour package.

  • Feb 1-3, 2001:  Hengstenkeuring (Stallion Show) in Den Bosch.  We are reserving VIP tables for the Tour group.  This will come with 3 lunches, 2 dinners, free drinks at the Corousel bar and a program.  Cost is $275/person.  I need to reserve tables soon, so contact me if your interested

    • Feb 3, 2001:  The first KWPN Select Stallion Auction...22 stallions, details below

  • Feb 4-5, 2001:  Tour includes plans to visit:

    • The KWPN offices, in Zeist,
    • The Federatiecentrum Ermelo - site of the 1st round stallion selections, the 70 day tests, the Paardendagen in August, and many other activities,
    • World renowned stud farms such as VDL Stud and Team Nijhof.
    • The riding school in Duerne - observe a session of the mare station test and learn why this is a important part of the successful Dutch breeding plan.  Also included is a tour of the school for producing Dutch equine professionals.  Entry fee included in tour
    • The Research Center in Lelystad - the site of many important on-going research projects relating to Dutch horses and breeding.
    • Divoza - Super Tack shop in Holland
    • Breeding Farms
  • Feb 6-7, 2001:  Barb & I will be available to take people back to specific places to purchase horses.  If we can find you something for you to buy, we ask for a 10% commission, which is customary.  We are there to help you evaluate bloodlines, horses, understand the culture and work your purchasing needs all the way down to getting your new horse shipped back home.  Let us know if you are looking for something, so we can notify our contacts and they will be prepared to show you what your looking for.  You don't have to be buying a horse to go on the tour.

We recommend Hotel Vught as a place to stay while you are at the Hengstenkeuring.  Email me for details.  We've reserved a block of rooms with a good rate for those that are participating in the tour.  Contact us to get the information for this as we need to keep track of the rooms that are reserved.

This is a great time to visit Holland as the airfares are really cheap right now.  Email me or Barb with your questions and I'll be glad to help.

Kathy Hickerson, kathy@majesticgaits.com, (603)673-4344, fax (603)672-0139

or 

Barb Funk, dcreek@pacifier.com, (360)687-5477, fax (360)666-9097 

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2001 First KWPN Stallion Select Auction:

KWPN SELECT SALE DURING STALLION SELECTION

The first edition of the KWPN SELECT SALE will take place on Saturday afternoon 3 February 2001. At the stallion selection in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, a group of 22 selected three year old stallions will be sold by auctioneer Dirk Zagers. The KWPN (Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands) and the VHO (Society of Stallion Rearers) have come together to organize the elite auction that will be trend-setting both nationally and internationally.

All the stallions presented at the auction have been directed for a second viewing of the stallion selection. Most importantly, they have satisfied the X-ray demands that the KWPN asks for in order to be sent through to the performance tests in Ermelo. The KWPN SELECT SALE will take place immediately after the champion’s selection. It is very well possible that amongst the horses on offer in the auction there will be participants in the champion’s selection and stallions who are referred to the performance test.

For the KWPN SELECT SALE there have been 22 stallions selected (see list). These have been photographed for the catalogue and put on video at stud station De Havikerwaard. The auction catalogue and videos will be ready on approximately 15 January and will be sent to potential buyers.

For further information, please contact EQ International in Amsterdam, telephone 011(+31) (0)20 - 4655446, fax 011(+31)(0)20 – 4651640 or e-mail selectsale@kwpn.nl

           Stallion Name (Pedigree) Owner

  1.  Rodile (Burggraaf x Lucky Boy) A. van der Goor

  2.  Romario (Heartbreaker x Grandeur) H.J. Nijhof
  3.  Ridderkerk (Kennedy x Glendale) P.J.H.M. Meeus, A.J.Pleyter
  4.  Rocky (Animo x Lancer II) Paardenhouderij Janssen
  5.  Rossino (Flemmingh x Rossini) H.J. Leyser
  6.  R. Anubertha (Caretino x Caletto) Stal Roelofs
  7.  Rocky (Metall x Equador) J.E. Reesink-Brouwer, H.C. Vonk
  8.  Romario M (Garmisch x Farn) R.D. van de Bovenkamp, J.M. van Uytert
  9.  Radolin (Monaco x Aram) G. Vermeulen
  10.  Rockefeller (Marlon x Jasper) A.A.M. Jespers, VDL Stud, P. Trommelen
  11.  Rex (Havidoff x Belisar) J.E. Reesink-Brouwer, N.F. Witte
  12.  Romme (Burggraaf x Nimmerdor) A.J. Pleyter
  13.  Ramzes (Jazz x Damiro) Stal Belvedere BV
  14.  Rendez-Vous (Montecristo x Marinier) A.M. Been
  15.  Rapperd (Flemmingh x Roemer) Stoeterij 't Centrum, A. Valk
  16.  Regilio (Heartbreaker x Burggraaf) Gebr. Bosch, H.J. Nijhof
  17.  Rafael (Lux x Rex) Magna J. Cornelissen
  18.  Rambo (Ferro x Roemer) A. van der Goor, J.Lamers
  19.  Randell STV (Clavecimbel x Uniform) H.M. Bakker, J.H.A.van Blokland
  20.  Rainbow (Casanova x Winckenburgh) H. Hammers, J.M. Schep, H. Wilting
  21.  Rajan J (Animo x Burggraaf) G.J. van Olst
  22.  Ridder (Lancet x Hofnar) W.J.M. Brinkman, A. van de Pol

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