Chairman of KWPN Stallion Licensing Commission, Ab Barneveld, Steps Down  

The Dutch agrarian paper "Agrarisch Dagblad" reported that Ab Barneveld  resigned from his position as chairman of the KWPN stallion licensing commission. In his official resignation letter, Barneveld explained that he no longer agreed with the way the KWPN was organizing and leading the selection trials for stallion licensing. 

Johan Vanderbosch, one of Holland's major stallion owners and member of the breeding commission testified: "We regret it deeply that the future will not bring us calmer tides". Chairman of the alliance of stallion owners, Jaap Werners, said the following: "the continuity of the breeding policy is at stake." 

KWPN director Co Goedegebure flew with KWPN breeding commission chairman Johan Knaap to the United States, where they will attend the Annual Members Meeting of the NA/WPN association- North American district. 

The 11th NA/WPN Annual Meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas from March 18 through 21, 1999. The meeting will include lectures, discussions and social events. Ab Barneveld planned to hold a lecture on OCD and its effects at this meeting. 

Pictured we have KWPN former Stallion Licensing Commission chairman Ab Barneveld. Picture left is the licensing commission at work. Ab Barneveld is the second one from the left. Equestrian Journalist Steven Stegen, who is specialized in reporting KWPN keurings, was so kind to offer me these pictures.

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