International Knabstrupper News

Pictures and Interesting articles about Knabstruppers from around the globe - have you recently imported a new Knabstrupper?  Have you had success at dressage, show jumping or another equestrian sport with your Knabstrupper?

Incorporating International Knabstrupper Events  - includes Gradings, Shows, Conferences etc.  

If you have a Knabstrupper event, any news, or you would like to feature your Knabstrupper on this page, please email the webmaster your event on the link below:

Event and Article Submission

Announcing the arrival of New Zealand’s first Knabstrupper foal by frozen

semen at SkyHi Horses!

www.skyhi.co.nz

For as long as I can remember I have been captivated by Knabstruppers since seeing a spectacular leopard spot in a circus as a child.

However, being thousands of miles away from Europe and given the rarity of Knabstruppers I had come to accept that breeding Knabstruppers in New Zealand was an improbable quest!

Little did I know that my unlikely dream was on it’s way to becoming a reality when I was surfing through all my bookmarked Knabstrupper websites one Saturday morning. I was looking at all the new seasons foals with envious eyes, when to my amazement I noticed that Blacklaw Stud was advertising frozen semen to NZ importation requirements from their beautiful few spot Stallion, Xhogun Middelsom whom I’ve long admired. I got in touch with Annabel and Jon, and with the support of my partner Mark, we decided to buy all the NZ stock she had available. It was a bit of a risk, but this was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we decided to go for it, and we are very glad we did.

The semen arrived late in the NZ breeding season, but with the help of a specialist equine breeding facility, we were lucky to have one mare inseminated in Feb 2009. The mare is an 18hh black registered NZ Warmblood with excellent Hanoverian and Dutch warmblood lines. In Jan 2010, SkyHi Exotic, NZ’s first Knab foal by frozen semen (as far as we are aware!) was born. Exotic is everything we could have hoped for, she is a big filly with incredibly intelligence, excellent movement – and judging by the aerobatic displays she is fond of – probably destined for NZ’s show jumping arenas in future years. She provides us with an invaluable start to our long term breeding programme.

We are expecting our 2nd foal to Xhogun in early 2011, fingers crossed, but this time out of our Trakehner classified TB mare. We are hoping to send at least 2 more mares for insemination later this year, with the hope of having some more Xhogun youngsters between Oct and Nov 2011.

It is incredibly exciting for us to be realising and living a dream, and we have been in touch with the KNN to make sure that where possible, we are meeting their requirements in order to hopefully gain Danish passports for some, if not all of our future foals.

The next step for us will be finding another source of frozen semen from a line that will compliment our Xhogun Middelsom foundation line. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like to discuss further on skyhihorses@gmail.com

First Irish KNN Knabstrupper Grading

Clonshire EC, Adare, Co.Limerick is to host the first Irish Knabstrupper Grading on 26th June 2010 - keep checking back for further details or check out the group on Facebook!

Lori´s Flashpoint goes to Australia

Lori´s Flashpoint af Lyn (sired by Figaro af Hallundbaek out of a Conetti Lynghoj Dam) was born on the 28th of April 2009 in Germany at the Knabstrupperstud af Lyn (www.knabstruppers.de).

Samatha and her husband loved that colt and decided to get him to Australia. There were lots of CEM- tests, vet-tests and special vaccinations required and on the 28. May time was coming..

Flashpoint enjoyed his last time with his best friend Ballando:

That evening a big transporter arrived at the stable, 2 young men slept overnight here as well as a pony, who was going to England too:

The transporters started next morning at 7/8 o clock to England, where Flashpoint had to go in quarantine for 4 weeks, then he will fly to Australia- has another few weeks quarantine, then he is allowed to live in the stable of Samantha and her husband.

He walked in the truck without help- this was the last time he could see Germany and his friends.

2 days later his brother sired by Upal von Norholm arrived - but this was too late for them to get to know each other

All at the Knabstrupper Stud af Lyn wish Samantha and her husband a lot of luck with him in breeding and riding,  but they are sure he will be a great stallion!


 

The application forms and full details of the 2008 International Knabstrupper Conference are now available!  Please follow the link below, which will take you to the KNN site and further details:

KNN Knabstrupper Conference 2008

This is a particularly exciting conference because the speakers have just published a paper in Genetics Journal, as they have determined that the gene TRPM1 (Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel, Subfamily M, Member 1) is the gene in which the causative mutation for both Knabstrupper spotting and CSNB is most likely located. Follow this link to the online publication of "Genetics".  The authors will be available to take questions on all aspects of spotting pattern inheritance.

Danish KNN Knabstrupper Gradings 2008

The Danish Knabstrupper Gradings provide a wonderful showcase for the breed and are an excellent opportunity to see a variety of horses and ponies all at one venue.  

There are two general gradings and a stallion grading held each year in Denmark, and it is proposed that in 2008 the grading dates in Denmark will be:

Foals and Youngstock Show, Mares and Gelding Grading at Vilhelmsborg 2-3rd August 2008

Foals and Youngstock Show, Mares and Gelding Grading in Sjælland 6th September 2008

Performance Assessments will  be held on 20th September 2008

Stallion Grading in  Sjælland  on 4th April 2009

More details on the KNN Website

German KNN Knabstrupper Grading 2008

Italian KNN Knabstrupper Grading 2008

Belgian Christmas!

Caroline De Rooze, from Belgium

Tayson also undertook his performance assessment and passed with flying colours!

Congratulations Caroline!

Estonian KNN Knabstrupper Grading 2007

The first ever KNN grading was held in Estonia on 29th October 2007.  Horses graded included a gelding, Mikado, the 2 year old colt Sartors Serious Callers Only and the stallion Phaustino, who also undertook his performance assessment and passed with flying colours:

Foto: Christina Brogaard Lund

Phaustino is a Swedish-bred 6 year old stallion by Faust af Elmelygård KNN 139,  who now stands at Drumhowan Stud in Ireland.

More detailed results are available on the KNN Website

Do you know this Knabstrupper?

Thanks to publicity the owner of this  Knabstrupper Mare -  Nelly - has found out information on this mare, she is still however hoping to find out more about her previous owners - maybe with photographs, can you help?

She is Nellie Laurence, brand Number 581, Life Number 9006581, born 18.02.1990.  Her breeder was Hans Henrik Jensen. Her owner was an Mr. Damgard and he died in 2001 and his horses were sold on to dealers.

 She is 160cm at the withers  and she is chestnut leopard spotted. 

She was foaled in 1990 in Denmark and travelled to Germany approximately 5 years ago - suspected in 2001.    She is by Harlekin Frydenlund KNN82 and out of Brune Plet KNN1345.

If you have any information or can help further, please email her owner Katja directly on: Domino139@web.de

English and Scottish KNN Knabstrupper Gradings 2007

The  Knabstrupper Gradings provide a wonderful showcase for the breed and are an excellent opportunity to see a variety of horses and ponies all at one venue.  

There were two gradings held in the UK this year: 

5th October at Kingswood EC 

Overall Best in Show was Tresaison Gracie, a mare owned by Karen Wealleans and bred by Lesley and Dave Thomas of Tresaison Stud 

Photograph © Cliff Astles, Event Photography & Marketing, Cheshire 2007

She is out of their Thoroughbred mare, Rozel Bay, and by Nobodys Harlequin KNN 166. 

7th October at Balcormo Stud 

Overall Best in Show was Blacklaw Vice Versa, a filly foal  bred by Jon and Annabel Firmin at Blacklaw Stud 

Photograph © Hannah Paterson 2007

Vice Versa is out of their Knabstrupper mare Vixen (KNN 1608)  and by De Niro (Donnerhall)

The full results and pictures are available on the UK grading website:

Danish KNN Knabstrupper Gradings 2007

The Danish Knabstrupper Gradings provide a wonderful showcase for the breed and are an excellent opportunity to see a variety of horses and ponies all at one venue.  

There are two gradings held each year in Denmark, the first of which in 2007 was held on 

4-5th August at Vilhelmsborg

Foal and Youngstock Results on KNN site

Mare and Gelding Results on KNN Site

Overall Best in Show was Camille, a filly foal bred by Tommy and Pia Hangaard. 

She is out of their Knabstrupper mare, Karina KNN 1851, and by De Noir DVH 812. Foaled on the 8th April this year, she scored 9-8-8-8-8 and was first out of 9 filly foals, as well as Best Foal and Best in Show.

International KNN Knabstrupper Conference 2007

The KNN are to hold an International Knabstrupper Conference in Denmark which will run from 24th-26th August.  The programme for the conference will among other things include presentations on the history of the Knabstrupper horse and organisations, the standards of the horses, the law and rules of KNN, pure breeding, interbreeding, preservation of bloodlines and genetic resources etc. This will also incorporate attendance at the 2007 Stallion Grading in Vilhemsborg on Saturday 25th August

Members and interested parties from all countries will be most welcome.

More details available here  

If you have a topic you would like to discuss or include, please contact a KNN Board Member 

More details are available on the KNN Website

FEI World Para Dressage Championships 2007

Great Britain is very proud to be hosting the FEI World Para Dressage Championships to be held from 18th-22nd July 2007 at Hartpury College. 

Great Britain has been the leader in Paralympic Equestrian Sport and the results of our Para riders is one of national pride. These World Para Dressage Championships will be the last major international competition for Para Riders before the Beijing Olympics in 2008, therefore they have a significant role as selection trials for the Paralympics. 

Why not go along and take the opportunity to go support the British team, as well as seeing the Knabstrupper stallion Zanko competing?  Zanko is ridden by Ann Cathrin Lubbe, from Norway.

 Stavsdals Jackpot has also been loaned for use by overseas para riders competing in these championships by Lesley Knowles.

2007 KNN Knabstrupper Grading in the UK

There will be two Grading dates for the  2007 KNN Knabstrupper grading;  one in Scotland and one in England.

These Gradings are held in cooperation with the mother organisation of the Knabstrupper - the Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark (KNN).

Horses graded at these Gradings are entered directly into KNN studbook (studbook of mother organisation).

Gradings will be held at Kingswood EC, Wolverhampton, on 5th October and at Balcormo Stud, Fife on 7th October.

Full information, schedules and entry forms are available on the UK KNN Grading Website:

Closing date for entries is 1st September 2007.

Danish KNN Knabstrupper Gradings 2007

The Danish Knabstrupper Gradings provide a wonderful showcase for the breed and are an excellent opportunity to see a variety of horses and ponies all at one venue.  

There are two general gradings and a stallion grading held each year in Denmark, and it is proposed that in 2007 the provisional grading dates in Denmark will be:

Foals and Youngstock Exhibition, Mares and Gelding Grading at Vilhelmsborg 4-5th August 2007

Details HERE

Stallion Grading at Vilhelmsborg on 25th August 2007

Foals and Youngstock Exhibition, Mares and Gelding Grading in Roskilde 1st September 2007

Performance Assessments will probably be held on 22nd September 2007

International KNN Knabstrupper Conference 2007

The KNN are to hold an International Knabstrupper Conference in Denmark. This has been rescheduled for August - we will update the website when the new details are known.   

Members from all countries will be most welcome.

If you have a topic you would like to discuss or include, please contact a KNN Board Member 

More details will be posted as they become available.

Italian KNN Knabstrupper Grading 2007

The Italian Knabstrupper Grading was held on the 10th March, with 7 horses passing their Grading, and two stallions passing their performance test.

Italian Knabstrupper Grading Results 2007

Meeting to elect a Working Group to
Determine the Terms and Articles of Association of an
Elected United Kingdom Knabstrupper Representative Group

It is proposed that an association representing UK Knabstrupper owners and other interested parties be set up in a democratic manner such that it may be affiliated to Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark (KNN) as the parent organisation.

For further information on this meeting which is to be held at the 2006 UK Grading,  please visit the 2006 Grading Website:

 http://www.knabstruppergrading2006.co.uk/workinggroupmeeting.htm

2006 KNN Knabstrupper Grading in the UK

Do you have a Knabstrupper you would like grading with the KNN?

Entries are now closed!

The 2006 KNN UK Knabstrupper grading is to be held at Kingswood EC, Wolverhampton on the 28th October

If you have a horse you would like to bring to be graded or to participate in the youngstock show, please contact the organisers.

There are  entry forms, grading rules and horse presentation information on the website:


http://www.knabstruppergrading2006.co.uk/

 Why not come and see this colourful, versatile breed on show? Spectators are most welcome!

Danish KNN Knabstrupper Gradings 2006

The Danish Knabstrupper Gradings provide a wonderful showcase for the breed and are an excellent opportunity to see a variety of horses and ponies all at one venue.  

There are two gradings held each year in Denmark, and this year they are:

 Vilhelmsborg, Denmark 12th August

Entries include 22 Foals in the foal classes, and 33 Mares in the mare classes. 

(Timetable in Danish)

Click on the above link for Photographs

Baunehøj, Denmark 26-27th August 

Entries include 8 Foals in the foal classes, 11 Mares in the mare classes, and 20 Stallions forward for Grading. 

(Timetable in Danish)

Grading results are posted on the KNN website:

KNN Grading Results Page

Here are some photographs from the Grading at Baunehøj:

 KNN Baunehøj Grading Photographs 2006

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