The Trakehner crossbred KWPN licensed stallion Hermes has been named KWPN Horse of the Year 2021.
The internationally competed Grand Prix horse, who made his big break through this year at the CDIO Aachen under Dinja van Liere, was honoured in a special ceremony during the online stallion show at the 2022 KWPN Stallion Licensing.
The licensing is taking place behind closed doors at the KWPN headquarters in Ermelo and the stallion show on Friday evening 4 February 2021 was streamed live.
Hermes (by Easy Game out of keur preferent prestation mare Bukkie (by Flemmingh)) is bred by G. Gijsbers and owned by J. van Uytert. Under Dinja van Liere he won bronze at the 2016 World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo, won the 2019 KWPN Stallion Competition Finals and moved to Grand Prix level at the age of 8. Last year he won the Grand Prix and the overall championship at the 2021 CDIO Aachen.
Hermes won the public vote for the title of KWPN Horse of the Year.
Photo © Dirk Caremans
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