Five Dressage Colts Pass Late Pre-Selection for 2014 KWPN Stallion Licensing

Sat, 12/21/2013 - 12:05
KWPN Breeding News

Five dressage colts were added to the line up for the 2014 KWPN Stallion Licensing in 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, in February 2014 following a 'late' pre-selection day on Friday 19 December 2013 for colts unable to appear on the other official pre-selection days.

The first phase of the KWPN Stallion Licensing is now completed and a total of 205 jumper and dressage colts have been selected to appear at the actual 2014 KWPN Stallion Licensing, where the second and third phase will be held. During the second phase all colts will be presented again and the licensing committee will make a drastic cut in that lot. The colts that passed can move on to the third phase one day later, from which the actual licensed colts will be picked.

At the late selection yesterday five more dressage colts were accepted for the Licensing, bringing the tally to a total of 84 dressage colts.

"Of the 23 presented dressage stallions we were able to pick five. Five nice, correct stallions with one highlight," said licensing committee member Wim Ernes.

This highlight was the Hanoverian branded and licensed Toto Jr, which was previously named Titus and which is now owned by Austrian Gaston Glock. The Totilas x Desperados offspring showed himself well on hard surface but was very tense in the ad lib phase, cantering round all the time and refusing to trot. According to the committee the stallion excelled with his power and self carriage.

Also accepted for the KWPN licensing was the Oldenburg licensed premium stallion by Belissimo M x Sandro Hit x Langata Express xx, which sold at auction in Vechta for 85,000 euro to Singaporian Titan Wilaras.

Interestingly, the Charmeur x Flemmingh colt named Gentleman was accepted for the licensing in the group of Guelderlander colts. "He's a modern horse for this breed, but we are deliberately choosing to connect (the breed) with sport and riding horses. That's the future you need to aim for," said committee member Reijer van Woudenbergh.

The five accepted colts in the late licensing are:

  • Geneve D (by Jazz x Donnerhall x Rosenkavalier)
  • Gruno (by Andretti x Flemmingh x Damiro)
  • nn (by De Chrico x Coriander x Cor de la Bruyere)
  • nn (by Belissimo x Sandro hit x Langata Express xx)
  • Toto Jr (by Totilas x Desperados x Rotspon)

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