Breeding Cafe: Breeding meets Sport
In the KFPS Breeders’ Café at the Nieuwe Heuvel in Lunteren Piet Bergsma, Peter Spahn, Rien van der Schaft and Willem Lokhorst, hosted by...
KFPS College Tour 11: A fine test result leads to a...
https://youtu.be/2Xyf4ktRkm4 April 8, 2021‘Good results in aptitude tests can help to achieve a higher predicate at inspection’, as pointed out by Jury member Wil Thijssen...
Tools for stallion choices via MyKFPS
Stallion choice for mares is a complicated process of weighing up various factors. Pairings must be a good match in terms of exterior, but...
Choosing between sport and breeding is a Catch 22
The Pen-Van der Werff Family has been into breeding Friesian horses for a mere six years but have already booked a number of very...
Breeder Bruggeling: ‘Fan it Waad’ line built on proven blood
Breeder and veterinarian Theo Bruggeling has a top mare in his yard in the shape of breeding day Champion Barran fan it Waad Crown...
Jan Vriend: ‘Never giving up our calling card’
Since early this year the Breeding Council has a new chairman: Jan Vriend. The pensioner from North Holland breeds on a small scale: Friesian...
Inspiration
It’s quite rare for me to hand in the text for the column so shortly before the deadline. Inspiration differs from time to time....
Aptitude Test: description of sport aptitude and valuable for breeding
https://youtu.be/2OgKESydnts April 1, 2021‘The aptitude to perform in the sport.’ This passage from the breeding goal of the Friesian horse was the focal point at...
Getting inspection-ready: be critical and make a plan!
March 25, 2021
Dianne Postma (left), Jelle van der Weide and Sietske Veenje from YoungKFPS gave a lecture about preparing horses for inspections.
The theme of...
Mewes 438 dies in South Africa
March 24, 2021Mewes 438 has died at the Aveleda Friesian Stud in Potchefstroom, South Africa, at the age of seventeen. The son of Teeuwis...
