KWPN Breeding News

North American Dutch Warmblood Society Awards Crown Predicates

November 5, 2009

The North American Dutch Warmblood society (NAWPN) has awarded six crown predicates to American owned Dutch warmbloods for their achievements at international Grand Prix level. Amongst the recipients of the crown predicate are Steffen Peters' Ravel and George Williams' Marnix.

A crown predicate is a performance predicate awarded to stallions, mares and geldings competing at FEI levels. To be considered, horses must be within the 200 top-ranked dressage horses in the WBFSH/FEI rankings.

The 2009 NAWPN Crown Predicate recipients are:

• Goubergh’s Kasper - aangewezen Crown
  Facet x Annet ster by Superieur
  Owner: Margee Koffler; Breeder: J J H. Heutinck
  
• Marnix - ster Crown
  Hinault x Ecolien keur by Voltaire pref
  Owner: Joann Smith; Breeder: R.J.M. Schoenaker
  
• New Tango - Crown (pictured)
  Contango pref x Carelza keur sprt by Saluut
  Owner: Tara Stegen; Breeder: TH C. Verwey
  
• Paganini - Crown
  Havidoff keur x Bea keur by Statuar
  Owner: John Risley - Cheryl Meisner; Breeder: H. A. Verberne
  
• Ravel - Crown
  Contango pref x Hautain pref by Democraat
  Owner: Akiko Yamazaki; Breeder: H. De Man
  
• Sagacious HF - aangewezen Crown
  Welt Hit II keur x Judith keur by Cocktail pref
  Owner: Hyperion Farm, Inc.; Breeder: G, Van de Boogaard

Photo copyrighted: Mary Phelps/Phelpsphotos.com

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