The latest stats have been released by the KFPS about stallions approved as of 2013. Included are individual linear scores for stallions both approved on offspring and not yet approved on offspring, as well as inbreeding coefficients, offspring results, and breeding values for both exterior and sport aptitude. It is a great resource, so take a look at this handy PDF booklet in two parts:
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Tsjerk 328 Preferent, passes away at age 21
Approved stallion Tsjerk 328 Preferent (Feitse 293 x Nanne) passed away yesterday in the Netherlands at the age of 21. He leaves two permanently approved sons, Maiko 373 and Andries 415, as well as more recently, Hinne 427, Loadewyk 431, Norbert 442 and Michel 444. FHANA states:
“Tsjerk 328, not only are his breeding values for conformation still among the highest, his list of predicate worthy progeny is impressive. As many as 483 offspring were ster, an unprecedented number in the breeding of Friesian horses. Nine daughters received the Model predicate and 25 Tsjerk 328 descendants earned the Sport Predicate.
…Tsjerk 328 has already approved six grandsons, three via son Andries 415 and three Tsjerk 328 through subsidiaries, including the two-time champion of the stallion Uldrik 457. It can be established that the influence of Tsjerk 328 on the Friesian Horse Breed to be quite meaningful.”
Source: FHANA
Uldrik 457 Champion of 2011 Stallion Show
Uldrik 457 (Dries 421 x Tsjerk 328) has become the Champion of the 2011 Stallion Show in Leeuwarden for the second year running! Udrik’s grandsire, Jasper 322 recently became one of the youngest stallions ever to receive the prestigious Preferent predicate. Reserve Champion went to Tsjalle 454 (Mintse 384 x Brandus 345). Other stallion finalists included: Andries 415, Aan 416, Harmen 424, Haitse 425, Gjalt 426, Jerke 434, Maurus 441, Maurits 437, Pier 448, Norbert 444, Anders 451, Uldrik 457, Tsjalle 454, Wimer 461 and Wytse 462.
Source: FHANA
Five Stallions at US Central Examination
The United States Central Examination has begun, with five young stallions currently being evaluated at the DG Bar Ranch in Hanford, CA. This is the fourth year a Central Exam has been held in the United States for North American bred stallions who have passed the first round of judging. Participants include: Toby fan Bonny View (Tije 401 x Tsjerk 328P), Ruben van Erve Poortstad (Aan 416 x Fabe 348), Tettrino van het Kasteel (Jasper 366P x Feitse 293P), Zander fan Camelot (Hinne 427 x Jasper 366P), Wybren fan Northster (Feike 395 x Wicher 334). The stallions will be trained and tested on their performance abilities, gaits, character, stall and training manners (see Stallion Approval). For a full run-down of each approved stallion prospect, visit the FPS.
Antique Friesian Postcards
Here are three photos which will surely be of interest. They are from the wonderful book: Carriages of the Past;Victorian postcards of the collection of Mario Broekhuis. Published in 1998 by Wim Knijnenburg Produkties. The first thumbnail is of Alva 113 Preferant, yes, that is 113, a very early photo of an Approved Friesian stallion. He is the fifth of six approved sons by De Regent 32 Preferant, son of Prins Hendrik 24. Of the six sons, he is the only to produce approved sons of his own, two, Oom 119 and Stefanus 124.
The next two photos are also of Friesians, shown in front of the traditional Frisian sjees. Unfortunately, these photos are in a high resolution so that the text beneath them can be read, so the enlarged version may take some time for them to load properly.