The Stallion Inspection Committee with Chairman Bauke de Boer, Jaap Boersma and Harrie Draaijer are pleased with the course of events. De Boer: ‘We can welcome two very complete stallions which will help us to move forward. These two stallions already stood out from the rest during the instruction days. We would have liked to approve more stallions, obviously, but this year we simply couldn’t.
Johannes F. van Dedgum, approved as Jehannes 484, is a Tsjalle 454 son out of the double Preferent Femke van Dedgum Star (Oepke 266). Jehannes 484 completed an excellent riding test which was rewarded with 80,5 points. He also demonstrated his qualities in the driving- and show driving tests where he showed off his beautiful front, which won him a nine, and good posture. Jehannes has great breed expression and moves with strong use of the hind leg. He is an all-round stallion who is expected to enhance breeding type and conformation. Jehannes is jointly owned by father and son Jan and John Boot and Age Okkema of De Mersken Stables where Jehannes 484 will be standing stud.
Jouwe 485
Jester V. fan de Miedwei (Pier 448 x Folkert 353), from now on known as Jouwe 485, presented a very nice riding test. His real talent came to the surface in the show driving test which was rated with the impressive score of 87,5 points. His use of the hind leg is truly phenomenal which prompted the jury to award a nine, an outstanding achievement. Performance Test jury member Herman Smit: ‘This is what we are trying to achieve in breeding.’ Jouwe 485 is a hard-working stallion with great trainability. He will be stationed at De Nieuwe Heuvel in Lunteren.
Test results
Jehannes 484 and Jouwe 485 are the first stallions whose results regarding carrier status of dwarfism and/or hydrocephaly genes have been publicised. Both stallions are carrier of the dwarfism gene but were tested negative for the hydrocephaly gene. This information serves as an extra tool for breeders to make a careful choice for their mares. If the mare is found to be free of the dwarfism gene then both stallions are considered suitable partners.
As posted in the Dec. 2014 KFPS newsletter.
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