I am purchasing a dutch mare. I was told that she is in the foal book and thus does not have to go to an approval. She has been bred twice, and the resulting foals are quite nice. She will be my riding horse for now but I am already pondering stallions for down the road.
I attempted to research breeding/approvals on the KWPN NA website and thoroughly confused myself. As she is full dutch I should be able to get full papers on any subsequent foal as long as the sire is KWPN as well? Is it worth taking her to the approvals to pursue the keur, preferent etc status? I have bred GOV in the past and it was simple to me and thus I think I am confusing myself here.
Thanks
Were you able to check out the registration chart?
Assuming she’s a Riding Horse, look under the first column (Vb/Stb or Foalbook/Studbook). I consider Foalbook/Reg A to be the same, since both books can move into the Studbook upon inspection, though Reg A foals have a few more hoops to jump through.
So breed her to a KWPN approved stallion or Erkend stallion (there’s a list on the website) to get a Foalbook foal, or a KWPN licensed or stallion approved in an Erkend studbook (list on website) to get a Reg A foal.
It would be worth it to me to purse predicates, but that’s a matter of opinion.
So she does need to be inspected for the subsequent foal to receive foalbook papers if bred to a KWPN approved stallion? The current owner told me she didn’t need to be inspected because she was in the foalbook.
If she is a foalbook mare she does not need to be inspected for her offspring to be foalbook as long as the covering stallion is KWPN approved or erkend.
No, the mare does not need to be inspected for the foals to be registered. Although by taking her to a keuring, you would have a better idea as to the strengths and weakness in your mare. With that knowledge, it might help you to select stallions for her when you do decide to breed.
I agree with mikali about taking her to a keuring. It’s a great opportunity to educate yourself about her pedigree, strengths and weaknesses, as well as get advice about what stallions would compliment her. Also, the annual KWPN meeting is coming up and is a good opportunity to get information.
