Forty-Four Colts Licensed, Five Premium at the 2021 KWPN Stallion Licensing

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Forty-four dressage bred colts were licensed at the 2021 KWPN Stallion Licensing in Ermelo, The Netherlands, which concluded on Friday 5 February 2021.

Five colts were named premium. Since 2020 the KWPN no longer proclaims a licensing champion.

From Den Bosch to Ermelo

The 2021 edition of the Dutch warmblood stallion licensing took place in Ermelo instead of 's Hertogenbosch due to corona restrictions and was closed to the public. A big show was set up and streamed live with recorded stallion presentations, awards, and live talk shows in between breaks of the licensing.

The licensing committee included Johan Hamminga, Marian Dorresteijn and Bert Rutten.

44 Licensed, 5 Premium

Eighty-eight colts were selected for the second phase of the licensing at the pre-selection days in December. Exactly half of that group was licensed and will now have to do the mandatory stallion performance test in order to be accepted for breeding for the KWPN society.

Premium stallion Nirvana (by Governor x Vivaldi)

While on the first day of dressage licensing (Thursday 4 February), many of the colts were short coupled and short necked, yet expansive leg movers, the second day (Friday 5 February) offered a group of colts more rectangularly modelled colts. Yesterday the Painted Blacks stood out and all four of them were approved, today the Franklins underwhelmed in canter and walk, but Geniaal stood out with three nicely modelled sons, two of them were accepted. Just Wimphof presented the largest collection of colts for licensing; four out of a group of 9 were licensed.

Interesting to note is that a small group of Dutch stallion owners dominated the licensing. Peter van de Sande is registered as owner of no less than seven (!) licensed colts, Joop van Uytert owns six, Ad Valk four.

Furthermore, Van den Sande's sire For Ferrero presented his first crop at this licensing. Out of just 29 colts born in 2018, three of them became licensed stallions.

On Thursday the committee named four stallions premium, today they added just one more to the group, the Geniaal x Hotline.

Five were named premium stallion:

Nirvano (For Ferrero x Charmeur) - Breeder: G. Strik - Owner: Peter van de Sande & F van der Vegt
Nirvana (Governor x Vivaldi) - Breeder: Ad Valk - Owners: Ad Valk & Andeweg family
Nobel Prins (Indian Rock x Wynton) - Breeder: T.M. Borneman - Owner: Ad Valk
Next Level/Nucturn (Jarville x Prestige VDL) - Breeder: Willy van der Aa - Owners: Van der Aa & Peter van de Sande
Next Pitch US (Geniaal x Hotline) - Breeder: Unlimited Stables

The complete list of colts that passed at the 2021 KWPN Stallion Licensing are:

305 Nasdaq (by Astrix x Lord Sinclair) - Breeder: A. Goldschemding - Owner: breeder and Peter Perlee
311 Navarro (by Farrell x Jazz) - Breeder & Owner: De Dalhoeve
336 Norado O (by Desperado x Johnson) - Breeder & Owner: P. Oosterbosch
343 Nashville LMD (by Desperados x Westpoint) - Breeder: L. Martens - Owner Eugene Reesink
364 Nero DDH (by Everdale x De Niro) - Breeder and Owner: De Havikerwaard
381 Nebrasko Bo (by Ferdinand x OO Seven) - Breeder: M. Broens - Owner: C. van der Steen
385 Nitro L.E. (by Ferdinand x Charmeur) - Breeder: M Schaap & S. Janssens - Owner: De Debbehoeve
387 Navarone D (by Finest Selection x Sir Donnerhall) - Breeder & Owner: Theo Driessen
388 Nescio (by For Ferrero x Osmium) - Breeder: E. Van Zutphen - Owner: Peter van de Sande
389 Navajo Indiana Jones BK (by For Ferrero x De Niro) - Breeder & Owner: B. Kortrink
391 Nirvano (by For Ferrero x Charmeur) - Breeder: G. Strik - Owner: Peter van de Sande
401 Next Romance (by For Romance x Rousseau) - Breeder & Owner: W. van Manen
405 New Market (by Foundation x Ferro) - Breeder: Mathijs Maat - Owners: M.Mat and Joop van Uytert
420 Next Romancier (by Furst Romancier x San Amour) - Breeder: J & H. Humls - Owner: Rom Vermunt
441 Norbert (by Toto Jr x Jazz) - Breeder P. van Doorn - Owner: Stal Leeuwenhof
453 Nirvana (by Governor x Vivaldi) - Breeder: Ad Valk - Owner: Ad Valk and Andeweg family
456 Night Sjadow (by Guardian S x Florencio) - Breeder W. van der Aa - Owner: W. van der Aa & Peter van de Sande
487 Nachtwacht in 't Veld (by Incognito x Everdale) - Breeder: H. van de Bighelaar - Owner: breeder & Joop van Uytert
491 New York (by Indian Rock x Havidoff) - Breeder & Owner: Andeweg family
494 Nobel Prins (by Indian Rock x Wynton) - Breeder: T. Borneman - Owner: Ad Valk
503 Next Level/Nucturn (by Jarville x Prestige VDL) - Breeder: van der Aa - Owner: Van der Aa & Peter van de Sande
505 Next Destino (by Jay Destino x Cadans M) - Breeder & Owner: R. van Vliet and Joop van Uytert
507 Newton TC (Jerveaux x Dream Boy) - Breeder & Owner: Tim Coomans & I. Verheul
534 Nolegro (by Painted Black x Negro) - Breeder: J. Hansen & Van Olst - Owner: Gert-Jan van Olst
535 Neville (by Painted Black x Contender) - Breeder: F. Van Beek - Owner: M. den Teuling
536 Notable VDL (by Painted Black x Zonik) - Breeder & Owner: VDL Stud & Jackie Ahl-Eckhaus
539 Nota Bene Prins (by Painted Black x Uphill) - Breeder: E. Fikse - Owner: Gert-Willem van Norel
542 Nice Guy ES (by Quantensprung x Stedinger) - Breeder & Owner: Egbert Schep
551 Nightfall-Utopia RS2 (by Secret x Westpoint) - Breeder: J. van Aarle-van de Wal - Owner: RS2 Dressage
567 Nikkei Royal (by Trafalgar x Royal Dance) - Breeder & Owner: T. Van Dijk
590 Verbier (by Vitalis x Don Frederico) - Breeder: A. Wieghaus-Vorwerk, Owner: Bennet Conn
323 Nephew (by Daily Diamond x Johnson) - Breeder: Wijnveen - Owner: Jan Greve
348 Noble Savage (by Dettori x Rousseau) - Breeder: H. Verdellen - Owner: Eugene Reesink
356 Nadal (by Dream Boy x Lord Leatherdale) - Breeder: C. Van Etten - Owner: R. De Veen
362 Norton Sollenburg (by Electron x Charmeur) - Breeder: Adri Zekveld - Owner: Zekveld & Joop van Uytert
410 Nashville (by Franklin x Contango) - Breeder & Owner: de Dalhoeve
426 Next Pitch US (by Geniaal x Hotline) - Breeder & Owner: Unlimited Stables
427 Nyandro JZ (by Geniaal x Jazz) - Breeder: J. Zeewuster & J. de Jager - Owner: Xhantos Horses
515 Nick Wimphof (by Just Wimphof x Bordeaux) - Breeder: J. Naber - Owner: Joop van Uytert & Stal Brouwer
519 Nintendo DS (by Just Wimphof x Negro) - Breeder & Owner: D. Staller & D. Broekema
520 Nicky L (by Just Wimphof x Ferro) - Breeder & Owner: Jan Lamers
525 Number Two (by Just Wimphof x Ferro) - Breeder & Owner: G. van Esterik & Joop van Uytert
564 Nixon (by Totilas x Jazz) -Breeder & Owner: Sjef Jansen & de Beukenvallei
565 Nielson (by Totilas x Don Tango B) - Breeder & Owner: Van der Heyden

Meagre Results KWPN Select Sale

While German studbooks were able to boast half a million euro prices for their top selling stallions at auction this year, the KWPN society was unable to convince enough stallion owners to put their colts up for auction through its official KWPN Select Sale.

Premium stallion Nirvano (by For Ferrero x Charmeur)

Only 12 colts were offered for sale in the hybrid auction and just two of them were actually licensed. Ten stranded in the second phase.

The best seller was the licensed Nicky L (by Just Wimphof x Ferro x Abgar xx). He sold for 56,000 euro to a Dutch bidder.

The second most expensive horse was the licensed Norton Sollenburg (by Electron x Charmeur) who found a new owner for 40,000. The same price was paid for the non-licensed Notilas (by Totilas x Don Schufro). Both will stay in Holland.

The non-licensed Nebraska VDP (by Dream Boy x Valdez) and Nordwaard (by Zonik x Florencio) both fetched 26,000 euro. Novak (by Sorento x Rousseau) sold for 22,000 euro.

The majority of the non-licensed stallions sold for less than 20,000 euro. Napoleon SW (by Daily Diamond x Jazz) and Narcos (by Geniaal x Cocktail) for 19,000 euro, Naresh (by Franklin x Jazz) for 18,000 euro, N'Avichii (by Dream Boy x De Niro) moves to Germany for 16,000 euro, Nettori (by Dettori x Sir Oldenburg) for 15,000. Tim Coomans' Norton TC (by Just for you x Ampere) was listed as sold for the opening bid of 8,000 euro, but was not presented at auction.

Most stallions sold privately before, during or right after the licensing. The licensed Nixon (by Totilas x Jazz), who is bred and owned by Sjef Janssen and De Beukenvallei), sold to Blue Hors Stud in partnership with Joop van Uytert.