KWPN Foundation Sires and Their Get

At the 2000 KWPN Stallion licensing days Friday afternoons and evenings are always reserved for Dressage. After the Talkline Young Dressage Stallion Competition a complete clinic and show extravaganza is arranged as a way of promoting the breed, i.e. certain prominent stallions, and of course to enjoy the crowds. Three sires were omnipresent at the 2000 "Hengstenkeuring" and that were Uniform, Cocktail and Ferro. As dressage ambassadors of the Dutch warmblood breed, these three stallions have an important function to fulfil. They carry out the message and goal of the studbook and try to emphasize that the breeding of dressage horses can be as prophitable and enjoyable as raising show jumping babies. 

With Cocktail's death early 1999 the Dutch breeders' scene lost one of its prime stallions. However, his get carries on the tradition. Rising star Ferro takes in a lead position in the 1999/2000 breeding rankings thanks to his recent successes and international star performances. Uniform is one of the older generation stallions. With offspring as Anne Gribbon's Metallic and Anky van Grunsven's Junior, Uniform has at least two sons surfing the curb on international turf.
 
 

Uniform Preferent stallion - born 1978 - 16.3 hh - by Wahtamin out of Liris
Cocktail Keur stallion - born 1984 - Died: 1999 - 16.2 hh - by Purioso II out of Ulissa
Ferro Keur stallion - born in 1987 - 16.2 hh - by Ulft out of Brenda

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