Results

The result is immediately updated after each group.

Startlist / groups per day

  Unfortunately, no audience is allowed on the first viewing.

Livestream

Everything from the first round viewing can be followed live via the free live stream on kwpn.org and kwpn.tv, both the street and the performance in the couloir. KWPN members can also watch all videos On Demand for free on KWPN.tv.

KWPN Online Stallion Auction

We would like to facilitate stallion owners in all sorts of ways, which is why we started in 2018 with an online auction for stallions that were presented in the 1st round viewing: the KWPN Online Stallion Auction. 
On the auction website the collection is published with extensive information about the stallions, including photo and video recordings made during the first round viewing.

The stallions taking part in this auction have undergone a full veterinary inspection, both X-rays and clinical.

First round viewings

The viewings for the KWPN selection process for jumping, dressage, and Gelder stallions begin in December. Over a period of several weeks, the stallions are presented daily to the stallion selection committee, which consists of three breeding and sport horse professionals. At the first round viewing, stallions are evaluated for any observable genetic abnormalities or deficiencies. Next, they are judged at the walk and trot on hard ground. This allows the committee to clearly observe any abnormal movement and/or leg stance. Finally, dressage stallions are judged on their free movement, and jumper and Gelder stallions are assessed for their free-jumping talent.

Dressage stallions

Dressage stallions are evaluated specifically for carriage, stride length, rhythm and regularity, balance in turns, body use in the trot and canter, and the ease with which they perform flying changes when changing direction. In the free movement evaluation, the selection committee also observes the attitude of each dressage stallion. Following evaluation in the chute, the stallion is also judged on his walk and trot in hand. Because the walk is an important basic gait for a dressage stallion, the selection committee places great value on its purity, stride length, and suppleness.

Jumper stallions

Jumping talent is obviously very important for jumpers undergoing selection. However, because Gelder horses must be versatile, they are evaluated for jumping talent at the first round viewing. Observations of these stallions as they jump provide the stallion selection committee with important information about a stallion’s attitude and the way it uses its body. The stallions are jumped in a chute created by setting up a barrier in the ring. The chute, which is parallel to the long side of the ring, contains three jumps: two verticals and an oxer at the end. The jumps are initially set low but gradually raised. The stallions are brought into the ring individually and calmly directed over the jumps several times by KWPN representatives. This process allows the selection committee to evaluate a stallion’s reflexes, form, carefulness, and scope. In addition, stallions are judged on the canter in the chute. Afterwards, they are evaluated in hand on the walk and trot.

Harness horse stallions

The first round viewing for harness horse stallions takes place in January. These horses are presented to the stallion selection committee, which consists of three breeding and sport horse professionals. At the first round viewing, stallions are evaluated for any observable genetic abnormalities or deficiencies. Next, they are judged at the walk and trot on hard ground. This allows the committee to clearly observe any abnormal movement and/or leg stance. Unlike jumpers and dressage horses, harness horses are presented only in hand. The selection committee places great importance on the trot, which they evaluate on several key points: good suspension, long front leg stride length with high knee action, and powerful hindquarters that step under the body. These qualities should be paired with a proud bearing, facilitated by a long neck that extends vertically from the chest.

First round viewing older stallions

The event is also open to older stallions. At the first round viewing, stallions ages three and up must be evaluated on hard ground but do not have to demonstrate free-movement or free-jumping. Instead, they are evaluated under saddle and judged on carriage, body use, and movement. Jumper stallions must also jump a course, the height of which is determined by the age of the horse.

The selection committee also assesses older Gelder stallions under saddle. As part of their evaluation, they must either jump several obstacles or perform in harness. Stallions in harness are judged primarily on their body carriage and movement while pulling a cart.