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KWPN Harness Horse Registration Possibilities

Please address questions to the NA/WPN Office.

KWPN Harness Horse Registration Possibilities


Foalbook (Offspring labeled 'FB' on Registration Chart)


Foals by Approved KWPN Harness Horse stallions, or stallions accredited for the harness horse breeding type out of KWPN Studbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Studbook harness horse, KWPN Foalbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Foalbook harness horse, Register A or B harness horse or registered with an acknowledged studbook for the harness horse breeding type.

The pedigree of the foal - computed through parents and grandparents - cannot have more than 62.50% Saddlebred and/or Hackney.
(Example: A foal has 62.50% improvement blood if, for instance, the father is an American Saddlebred stallion (100%) and the mother is a daughter of a halfbreed hackney (25%). These foals will be registered in the foalbook, if the father (Saddlebred) is accredited for the harness horse breeding program.)

Register A (Offspring labeled 'Reg. A' on Registration Chart)


Foals by a stallion approved with an Acknowledged Studbook for the harness horse breeding type out of a KWPN Studbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Studbook harness horse, KWPN Foalbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Foalbook harness horse, Register A harness horse or registered with an acknowledged studbook for the harness horse breeding type

The pedigree of the foal - computed through parents and grandparents -cannot have more than 62.50% Saddlebred and/or Hackney.

OR
Foals by a KWPN approved or accredited for the harness horse breeding type out of a KWPN Studbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Studbook harness horse, KWPN Foalbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Foalbook harness horse, Register A or B harness horse or registered with an acknowledged studbook for the harness horse breeding type
The pedigree of the foal - computed through parents and grandparents - has more than 62.50% Saddlebred and/or Hackney.

OR
Foals by a KWPN-accredited American Saddlebred or KWPN-accredited Hackney stallion or approved with an acknowledged studbook for the harness horse breeding type out of a KWPN-Studbook Gelders horse, KWPN Foalbook Gelders horse, Register A Gelders horse or registered with an acknowledged studbook for the Gelders horse breeding type.

OR
Foals by a KWPN approved or accredited for the Gelders horse breeding type out of a KWPN Studbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Studbook harness horse, KWPN Foalbook harness horse, KWPN Auxiliary Foalbook harness horse , Register A or B harness horse or registered with an acknowledged studbook for the harness horse breeding type.

The pedigree of the foal - computed through parents and grandparents - has more than 12.50 % Saddlebred and/or Hackney.

Register B (Offspring labeled - 'Reg. B' on Registration Chart)


Foals that do not qualify for registration in either the KWPN Foalbook or Register A IF at least one parent is a registered KWPN harness horse or if at least one parent is registered with an Acknowledged Studbook for the harness horse breeding type.

For questions or comments contact the editor, KWPN-NA.