Performance

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Genetic profile

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The breeding values are estimated using available information from the sport and inspections.
The breeding values are presented in relation to the harness horse breeding direction.

The breeding values are estimated using available information from the sport and inspections.
The breeding values are presented in relation to the harness horse breeding direction.

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Approved offspring

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Performance test report

Conformation:
Hertog Jan is a well-developed stallion with good rectangular-shaped conformation and excellent harness type. The head is sufficiently attractive. The poll has good shape and length. The neck has good shape and muscling, with very good length and carriage. The wither is well developed. The shoulder has good length and placement. The back has good muscling but is slightly dropped. The loins are well muscled and well connected. The croup has good length and placement. The front legs are correct and have good length. The hind legs are correct. The pastern angle is normal. The hooves are very well developed with very good shape. The legs are of excellent quality.

Lineage: (breeding value: SI2 144/17%)
The Cizandro (breeding value: 164/51%) son Hertog Jan was licensed for breeding this year, along with his half-brother Hiro T. They are two of Cizandro's three approved sons. The other, Globetrotter, was licensed by the KWPN-NA in 2014. Cizandro boasts an impressive list of achievements in harness. In 2015, he will compete at the highest level for the first time, the honor class. In addition, he is excelling through his offspring. Last year at the inspections, a high percentage of his offspring received the ster predicate, and his two-year-old daughter Holette won National Mare Inspection champion at the National Harness Horse Day event. Hertog Jan's dam, the keur mare Zidane Woodbridge (s.Talos), boasts  seven registered offspring. This half-Hackney mare scored 78 points in the IBOP. She is out of the large Hackney mare, Lion’s Dana International (s.Plain’s Superstition). Zidane Woodbridge is a full-sister to the selected stallion Action Woodbridge (a.k.a. Amadeus), who competed on the international four-in-hand team of Hungary's József Dobrovitz. At the 2014 World Championships, he placed 7th  individually and 3rd with the team. 

Inspection Report:
Hertog Jan is an honest and reliable stallion, who gets tense easily. He improved greatly over the course of this test. The stallion is very willing to work and good to drive. The walk is powerful and has sufficient scope. Pulling the show carriage, the stallion carries his neck very well, comes back very well in his front end, and demonstrates more than sufficient to good body use. Hertog Jan has abundant to very abundant knee action with abundant reach of the front leg. The hind leg shows more than sufficient bend and steps under the body more than sufficiently. The trot has more than sufficient to abundant suspension.  Hertog Jan has very abundant desire to work. He has abundant to very abundant talent as a harness horse and gives his driver a good to very good feeling.

Stable Behavior:
Hertog Jan is an honest and reliable stallion. He is easy on the ground and quiet in his stall.  

Veterinary Report:
At the beginning of the performance test, chapped skin was observed in the hollows of the stallion's front pasterns. The condition resolved with treatment. On April 16, the stallion presented symptoms of acute hives (urticaria) on his chest/neck, for which he was treated April 16 - 21. 

Semen Inspection:
Expected fertility class: good.

Breeding Recommendation:
Hertog Jan should improve type, the front end, front leg use, and willingness. He should be bred to mares with power and good suspension.

Dam Report:
Zidane Woodbridge is a sufficiently developed harness-type mare with nobility. 
The head is attractive with abundant expression.
The poll has more than sufficient shape and length. The neck has sufficient length, good shape, and good carriage.
The wither has normal development.
The shoulder has sufficiently good length but should be slightly more sloped.
The back is slightly dropped.
The loins have good shape and muscling, and are well connected.
The croup has sufficient length and placement. 
The front leg is correct and has good length.
The hind leg is correct.
The pastern angle is normal and has good length. 
The hooves have good shape and are well developed.
The legs are of excellent quality.
The walk is big and powerful.
The mare shows excellent carriage in the trot, with abundant front leg action, good reach, and good hind leg use. She could have better suspension.

Height: 1.65m / 16.1 h, color: bay

Breeding value: conformation: 108 / movement: 105 / overall impression: 106 (37% reliability) (2015)
Sport breeding value: not applicable

The mare was shown in the late stages of gestation.

This report is based on data and knowledge available at the time of approval (spring 2015). Some data in this report may be revised at a later date if new data or knowledge becomes available.

Performance test scores

Offspring report

Summary 
Hertog Jan showed a collection of foals with little uniformity but more than sufficient harness-type, sufficient development and more than sufficient to good rectangular-shaped conformation. 
The front leg shows good scope and action. 
The hind leg shows good bend but should generally develop more power and step under the body more. 
The foals generally position the neck well in the trot and come back more than sufficiently to good in the front end. The foals need to convince more with respect to body use. 

Full Report 
Hertog Jan showed a collection of foals with little uniformity but more than sufficient harness-type, sufficient development and more than sufficient to good rectangular-shaped conformation. 
The head has good shape but in a few cases could be more attractive. 
The poll has very good length and shape. 
The neck has very good length and shape. 
The neck has good placement and muscling. 
The wither has normal development. 
The shoulder has good length and placement. 
In multiple cases, the back is poorly muscled and weak. In several cases, the back is severely dropped. 
The loins have more than sufficient to good muscling. 
The croup has sufficient length and placement. 
There is sufficient length from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock. 
The legs are correct, solid, well developed and of good quality. 
The front leg is correct and has good length. 
The pasterns are long, and the pastern angle is weak in a few cases. 
Hind leg length varies; and in multiple cases, the hind leg is slightly bent. 
The hooves are of normal shape and quality. 
The walk has good scope but in several cases should be more powerful. 
The front leg shows good scope and action. 
The hind leg shows good bend but should generally develop more power and step under the body more. 
The foals generally position the neck well in the trot and come back more than sufficiently to good in the front. The foals need to convince more with respect to body use. 
The trot shows more than sufficient to good suspension with good balance. 
The foals chosen by the registered party were a uniform group which made a positive impression with respect to their topline and hind leg use. 

Breeding Recommendation 
The foals by Hertog Jan make a positive impression with respect to their "front" and front leg use and their solid and correct legs. Mares bred to Hertog Jan should have a strong topline, good hind leg use and be well developed. Hertog Jan can make a positive contribution to harness horse breeding with respect to blood distribution. 

Mares bred in 2015: 29 
Foals shown in 2016: 14 
Foals invited by the KWPN: 7 
Foals inspected at their home location: 3 
Foals selected by the registered party: 4 

The foals were presented on sand footing. 
The quality of the dams was good.

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