For the second year in a row the Oldenburg bred Extreme U.S became the most used dressage stallion amongst KWPN breeders in The Netherlands amongst breeders in 2024.
KWPN reported that in 2025 there were approximately 10,000 foals born (show jumping and dressage bred). Approximately 4,600 dressage foals were registered, sired by a total of 400 different sires. Two thirds of those 400 sires produced less than 10 foals in 2025. 1/3 of those sires sired only KWPN registered foal, while the Top 10 of the most used sires produced 1,556 foals.
1. Extreme U.S.
The 7-year old stallion covered the most mares in 2024, which resulted in 281 born foals in 2025. This is siginificantly lower though compared to 2024 when he no less than 454 of his foals were born.
Extreme U.S. is by Escamillo x Vivaldi x Don Schufro and is bred by Paul Schockemöhle. He is co-owned by the breeder with Dutch stallion keeper Joop van Uytert,
Extreme U.S. went through a string of names before KWPN and his owners settled for Extreme U.S. He was first known as El Vivo PS when he sold (in part) to Van Uytert for an online auction price of 95,000 euro. He then went to the KWPN licensing as Eurostar US, began the performance test as Easy Boy US, and won the performance testing after which he was named Extreme U.S. In 2023 he won the Pavo Cup Finals and in 2024 the KWPN Stallion Competition Finals.
2. One Million
The second most used stallion in 2024 was the now American owned One Million (by Vivaldi), who had 276 foals born in 2025.
One Million is a 2019 born KWPN stallion by Vivaldi out of Joyrider (by Apache x Negro). He is bred by R. Gotink in Warnsveld, The Netherlands. Owned by Joop van Uytert, the black was first licensed at the 2022 KWPN Stallion Licensing in Den Bosch. He did his stallion performance test in the autumn and scored 82 points.
The stallion has had several names before One Million was chosen: His original name was Olé Guapo, then it turned into V-Olé Guapo with the NRPS studbook, and he has also briefly gone by the name Orpheus US.
Under Dutch young rider he became the reserve champion in the 2023 Pavo Cup Finals as a 4-year old. His break-out year was 2024 when he finished second in the 2024 KWPN Stallion Competition and placed 10th at the World Championships for young dressage horses in Ermelo, The Netherlands, with a score of 84.60.
In May 2025 he sold to Heidi Humphries in the U.S.A. as a future hopeful for U.S. Olympian Adrienne Lyle
Top 10
The top 10 sires with the most dressage foals born in 2025 are:
- 1. Extreme U.S. (by Escamillo) - 281 foals born
- 2. One Million (by Vivaldi) - 276 foals born
- 3. Sarai L (by Secret) - 229 foals born
- 4. McLaren (by Morricone) - 202 foals born
- 5. O’Toto van de Wimphof (by Toto Jr.) - 134 foals born
- 6. Pjethro (by Kjento) - 123 foals born
- 7. Secret USB (by Secret) - 96 foals born
- 8. Kjento (by Negro) and Secret Lover (by Secret) - 74 foals born
- 9. Dutch Dream (by Dream Boy) - 67 foals born
- 10. Miami Turfhorst (by Toto Jr.) - 65 foals born
Photo © Dirk Caremans
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