Doniro, Champion of the 2026 NRPS Stallion Licensing

Breeding

NRPS

Doniro was named champion of the 2026 NRPS Stallion Licensing on 22 March 2026.

The NRPS licensing committee inspected 24 three-year old colts and selected 18 to move forward to the performance test to become licensed.

Premium Trio

Doniro was considered the best one of the lot. He is a KWPN registered stallion, originally named Treasure. He is by Donier x Hexagon's Double Dutch x Bordeaux. He is bred by G. Koks and owned by Ron van Someren. He was rejected in the first phase for the 2026 KWPN Stallion Licensing, but with NRPS he was the champion.

The reserve champion was the long named Le Formidable Amour JKH Z. He is by Le Formidable out of a San Amour I x Florencio dam. He is bred by J. Kuypers and owned by Saskia Poel. He is registered with the Zangersheide studbook and made it to the second phase of the 2026 KWPN Stallion Licensing, but was not accepted.

One further stallion was labelled premium: the Westfalian bred Gravitas Global Elite (by Glamdale x FS Delanmanga x Don Bredo). He is bred by Heike Pleines and owned by Global Elite Dressage.

Selected

Further selection for the performance test are:

Detroit (by Desperado x Fairytale) - Breeder & Owner: Rob Goldewijk.
Triple Colours (by Energy x Henkie) - Breeder: K. Rogge - Owner: Stefan Passchier en Hylke den Braven
n.n (KWPN name = Tiberias Salland) (by Escanero x Desperados FRH) - Breeder: H. Tepperik - Owner: Hallsehoeve.
n.n. (KWPN name = Toronto) (by Extreme US x Fairytale) - Breeder: J. Schottert - Owner: Divasa Sporthorses.
For Matchio (by For Ferrero x Don Matcho) - Breeder: L & P Nispen-Knols - Owner: L v. Nispen.
Fynch Albrecht van het Hutveld (by Fynch Hatton x Negro) - Breeder & Owner: Sarah Schaerlaeckens & Samuel Estevao.
For Freedom DTS (by Fynch Hatton x United) - Breeder & Owner: H. Snijders.
High Impact (by Impact x Imperio) - Breeder: G. Geling - Owner: G. Geling, Dekstation Enterbrook & A van Osch.
n.n. (KWPN name = Troubleshooter) (by Indian Rock x Kassion) - Breeder & Owner: R. . van Klooster.
(KWPN name = Tiziano) (by Next Level x Governor) - Breeder: A. Peters - Owner: Stafan Passchier.
O-Ti Amo (by Olivier x Bellissimo M) - Breeder: J. van Dijke - Owner: J. van Dijke & Stal van de Sande.
O’Three Four Five (by One Two Three x Tørveslettens Sylvester) - Breeder: A.& W. Luyten - Owner: Rachelle Seijbel & Ömer Ogutluoglu.
n.n. (KWPN name = Tudor) (by Opoque x Daddy Cool) - Breeder: Deedry Heijmans - Owner: Kirsten Beckers.
Santyman (by Santiano x Johnson) - Breeder: Huizinga - Owner: Westerink Dressage.
Time to Impress (by This is Naqueen x Metall) - Breeder & Owner: Stephanie van Lagen-Stooker

T-Nequeen, Champion Young Dressage Stallions

Every year, NRPS honours one young stallion who has successfully completed his performance test and demonstrated an impressive collection of foals. This year, the honour for dressage horses went to T-Nequeen, bred and owned by Jurgen van der Meijden.

The 2018 born T-Nequeen (by Trafalgar x Apache x Samba Hit I) was liecnsed in 2022. In early 2023, he passed his performance test with 85.33 points. A National Foal Champion immediately emerged from his small first crop (dam: D’Joep). Last year, another series of very well-moving, high-quality foals by T-Nequeen appeared at the inspection.