This Saturday, April 4, VDL Stud in Bears will open its doors for the annual stallion show. Breeders and enthusiasts from both the Netherlands and abroad are warmly invited to view the stallion collection for the upcoming breeding season. The event offers an overview of proven sport performance combined with valuable breeding potential.

During the show, established names such as Arezzo, Baltic, Carrera, Cartello, Etoulon, Hardrock, Harley and Zirocco Blue will be presented in hand. In addition, three interesting new older stallions have been added to the collection:

• Missouri van ’t Ruytershof, a genetically valuable stallion who performed in sport under Pilar Lucrecia Cordon
• Insider VDL, a premium stallion whose oldest offspring—such as Magdalena VDL, No Cider TD and Nord Face VDL—are already standing out in sport
• ‘Horse of a Lifetime’ Con Quidam, who performed at the very highest level under Sanne Thijssen

International and Grand Prix stallions will also be well represented. Stallions such as Comthago, Grand Slam, Landino, Mindset, Mattias, Night Life, New Pleasure, Neymar, Sambucci de Muze and Stargos will demonstrate their current performance at the highest level of the sport.

The next generation of young stallions will also be presented, including Aston, Boston, Everett, Magnus van der Söhr and Portorico. Recently approved KWPN stallions Santiago, Salerno, Springfield and Sunrise will also be part of the presentation.

The stallions will be presented by top riders such as Jur Vrieling, Hessel Hoekstra, Luke Hill, Sytze van Dellen, Alexander Boursier and Cristel Kalf.

Dressage enthusiasts can also look forward to an interesting selection. Merlot will be presented by his new rider Dinja van Liere, alongside the young stallions Bretagne, Everglow Gold and Fioretti.

In addition to the stallions, several offspring will also be showcased.

The presentation will be hosted by Frederik de Backer and Bert de Ruiter.

Admission is free, and the show starts at 1:00 PM. For those unable to attend, the stallion show will be broadcast live via ClipMyHorse.

VDL Stud looks forward to welcoming you in Bears on April 4.