KWPN News: Rhodium to Scotland

27 Feb 2014

The KWPN stallion Rhodium will stand at stud this year in Scotland. The Ferro son has been leased to Scotland AI Services for one breeding season to meet growing demand in the country’s dressage horse breeding sector. Ben Wentink of Scotland AI Services explains: “Recently, I’ve had more demand for fresh semen from a proven dressage stallion. The stallion Hemmingway has been at our facility for years; Silverstone and Vegas also stand at stud here. We lacked a dressage stallion, so that’s why I decided to ask around for one. An acquaintance put me in touch with Rieneke Fokker, whose daughter Rachell competed Rhodium in the sport. We drafted the contract at the stallion selection, and the stallion leaves for Scotland tomorrow.”

Rhodium placed sixth in the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses with Hans Peter Minderhoud and competed in the Small Tour under Diederik van Silfhout. He is a proven breeding stallion. In 2012, his daughter Evita won the championship of Noord-Brabant and probably Rhodium’s most notable offspring to date is Duval’s Capri Sonne, the silver medalist at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden.
“In addition to dressage horse breeding, I think Rhodium can play a role in breeding eventers”, says Wentink. “With his Ferro x G.Ramiro Z x Voltaire bloodlines, I think there will also be demand for him from that discipline. Rhodium will arrive here this weekend. My resident rider will ride the stallion and compete him a few times so that breeders here can see him. I’m very happy that I’ve been given this opportunity.”

Source: KWPN