Summary:
Floris BS showed a varied collection of sufficiently developed foals with sufficient to good Gelder horse presence and more than sufficient rectangular-shaped conformation. The foals move with more than sufficient body position, power, and elasticity. The foals out of Gelder mares and harness horse mares were superior to the others.
Complete Report:
The head is more than sufficiently attractive.
The poll has more than sufficient length.
The neck has good length, shape, and muscling; but several foals have a neck which comes out deep from the chest.
The wither is sufficiently developed and correctly ties into the back.
The shoulder has more than sufficient length and placement.
The loins have good muscling and are well connected.
The croup has more than sufficient length and placement.
The line from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock should generally be longer.
The front leg is correct, but the pastern is straight in several foals.
The hind leg is correct.
The legs are of more than sufficient quality.
The walk is pure with more than sufficient scope but needs to show more body use.
The trot has more than sufficient scope, elasticity and power, with good use of the legs.
The canter has good scope, power, and elasticity.
The foals move with good body position.
Breeding Recommendation:
The breeding recommendation is based on the performance test and the foal inspection. Floris BS can improve the canter and contribute to blood distribution. He is best bred to long-lined mares which are sufficiently large and have good Gelder horse type.
Remarks:
The collection consisted of 10 foals invited by the KWPN and 2 foals selected by the stallion's registered party. Four of the foals invited by the KWPN were absent. These foals were inspected at their home location and are consistent with the findings described in this report. One of the foals inspected at its home location has a club-foot and an overbite. The foals were inspected indoors on sand footing in 2014 and on grass footing in 2015.
The quality of the dams varied. The foals from 2014 are mainly out of riding horse mares, and the foals from 2015 are mainly out of Gelder mares. The foals out of the Gelder mares were superior to the others.
Number of mares bred in 2013: 9
Foals inspected in 2014: 6 invited by the KWPN
2 cancellations (inspected at home location)
0 selected by the registered party
Number of mares bred in 2014: 9
Foals inspected in 2015: 0 invited by the KWPN
3 selected by the registered party
2 cancellations (inspected at home location)