KWPN-NA Announces 2008 Keuring Schedule
Equestrian News Release
Sutherlin, OR- The KWPN of North America, the Dutch Warmblood Studbook, has announced its 2008 keuring schedule. Visitors are invited to the keuringen to watch foals, mares, geldings and stallions being inspected by KWPN judges from the Netherlands and North America. Excitement runs high as breeders hope their bloodstock earns the coveted premiums or predicates. In addition to the usual inspections, judging seminars will be held for the first time in conjunction with several of the keuringen. These seminars will allow participants to get into the judges' minds to understand how they score conformation, movement, character and jumping technique, among other criteria. Spectators are encouraged (free of charge) to attend a KWPN keuring to learn more about the process. Registration forms for the judging seminars are available from the office.
"Each keuring can be a valuable experience for members and non-members," said KWPN-NA Chairman of the Board of Directors, Christine McCarthy. "Watching the evaluations of horses from different bloodlines is always a great way to learn." Not only do the keuringen identify successful bloodlines and ensure the quality of the KWPN horse, the scores will also be used to determine predicates for the dams as well as the KWPN-NA Final Five. These year-end awards are tallied from the scores from all of the keuringen throughout North America. Horses not only compete with the other horses at their keuring, they compete with all the horses in their age group and disciplines throughout North America, the best of these ending up in the Final Five. As a result, a Final Five award is highly desired by breeders and owners.
While keuringen have long been a tradition for KWPN breeders, the judging seminars are an exciting new addition to the process. Participants will learn what the judges are looking for in the horses' conformation, character, jumping and movement. There's also the opportunity to gain insight into other criteria the judges use when determining whether a horse is fit for the KWPN predicates. These seminars are an interactive way to ask questions and get answers from some of the world's top sport horse judges. "Education is a large part of our mission at the KWPN," McCarthy explained. "We hope that these seminars will be valuable learning opportunities for anyone interested in producing high quality horses."
Each of the following locations includes a keuring. Judging seminars and other specialties are included where indicated:
September 2-4, 2008
Judging Seminar
Iron Spring Farm
Coatesville, PA
610-383-4717
http://www.ironspringfarm.com
September 5, 2008
Harness Horse Keuring
Windy Knoll Farms
Sullivan, OH
419-656-9126
646-878-5420
September 6, 2008
Claybrook Farms
Ithaca, MI
989-875-7134
http://www.claybrookfarms.com
September 7, 2008
Prima Equestrian
Mount Albert, ON
905-473-7433
http://www.primaequestrian.com
September 8, 2008
Pineland Farms, Inc.
New Gloucester, ME
207-657-6419
http://www.pinelandfarms.org
September 9, 2008
Hedgeland Equestrian Center
Waterford, VA
540-882-4415
September 15, 2008
Pennock Point Sport Horses
Reddick, FL
352-466-3661
http://www.sunshinesporthorses.org/pennockpt
September 17, 2008
Silver Hill Stables
Austin, TX
512-922-6355
http://www.silverhillstables.com
September 18, 2008
Silver Creek Farms
Broken Arrow, OK
918-830-4262
http://www.silvercreeksporthorses.com
September 20, 2008
Creekside Farm
Calgary, Canada
403-931-3591
September 21, 2008
Donida Farm
Auburn, WA
360-507-9306
http://www.donidafarm.com
September 22-24, 2008
Judging Seminar
DG Bar Ranch
Hanford, CA
559-732-7738
http://www.dgbarranch.com
To learn more about the keuring process visit, http://www.kwpn-na.org.
About the KWPN-NA
In 1983, the Dutch Warmblood Studbook in North America was established as the North American Department of the Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands (KWPN) in order to promote breeding and enjoyment of the KWPN horse in North America.
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