Each year the Dutch warmblood society (KWPN) prcoclaims a Horse of the Year at the annual KWPN stallion Licensing in 's Hertogenbosch. The KWPN society nominated thirteen horses in the running for the 2010 title.
Four dressage horses have been included on the list. They are Dutch A-team horses Totilas, Parzival and Painted Black, as well as USDF Horse of the Year Ravel.
The complete list of nominees is constituted by:
- Brandy (Uromast x Waterman)
- Hickstead (Hamlet x Ekstein)
- Painted Black (Gribaldi x Ferro)
- Parzival (Jazz x Ulft)
- Plot Blue (Mr Blue x Pilot)
- Ravel (Contango x Democraat)
- Seldana di Campalto (Emilion x Alme)
- Silvana de Hus (Corland x Widor)
- Simon (Mr Blue x Polydox)
- Totilas (Gribaldi x Glendale)
- Tyara (Farrington x Bazuin)
- Utascha SFN (Lux x Indoctro)
- Wendelrose (Manno x Renovo)
You can vote on the KWPN Horse of the Year until 3 January 2011.
Last year Totilas became the KWPN Horse of the Year 2009 and he is the favourite for the title again this year.
Photo © Astrid Appels
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Vote for the KWPN Horse of the Year 2009