Three KWPN bred stallions are named the Chronicle's Horse of the Year in their various disciplines.

Judgement - Show Jumping Horse of the Year.
Consul x Faletta/Akteur; 1991 dark bay stallion; American-bred, KWPN approved, 17 hands, Crown. Breeder and Owner: Mary Alice Malone and Iron Spring Farm of Coatesville, PA; Rider: Beezie Madden.

Judgement was crowned as the Chronicle's Show Jumping Horse of the Year while rider Beezie Madden was named Overall and Show Jumping Horseman of the Year. Amongst other accomplishments, Beezie and Judgement won the $1 million (CAN) CN International Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows in 2005, making him the first American-bred horse to win in the class in its 25-year history.

2005 Competition Highlights 1st-$824,313 CN International (Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alt.) 1st (tie)-Irish Field Six-Bar (Dublin, Ireland) 2nd-$137,468 Shell Cup Derby (Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alt.) 2nd-$25,000 WEF Challenge Cup round 7 (Tampa, Fla.) 2nd-$25,000 WEF Challenge Cup round 8 (Wellington, Fla.) Member winning U.S. team at Samsung Super League Nations Cup in La Baule, France.

Popeye K - Hunter Horse of the Year.
Voltaire x Eloretta/L Ronald; 1997 bay stallion, Canadian-bred, 17.2-hand. Owner: Rachel Spencer of Keswick, VA; Breeder: Peter Karneef of Ashton, ON; Rider: Tommy Serio

Since his debut in the green conformation division in 2003, Popeye has earned three consecutive top-three finishes in USEF Horse of the Year awards, along with tricolors at WEF, Devon (PA.) and at the fall indoor shows.

2005 Competition Highlights U.S. Equestrian Federation-Regular Conformation Hunter Reserve Champion Royal Winter Fair (Ont.)-Get of Sire winner (Over The Moon, Lt. Governor's Cup champion) Washington (D.C.) International-regular conformation reserve champion Pennsylvania National-regular conformation champion Capital Challenge (Md.)-regular conformation champion, grand hunter champion, leading hunter rider, best hunter performance Middleburg Classic (Va.)-regular conformation champion, grand hunter champion Kentucky HJA & Blue Grass Festival (Ky.)-regular conformation champion I Love New York & Lake Placid (N.Y.)-regular conformation champion Roanoke (Va.)-regular conformation champion Lexington Spring Premiere (Va.)-regular conformation champion Winter Equestrian Festival (Fla.)-regular conformation circuit reserve champion

Kingston - Dressage Horse of the Year
Voltaire x Gisnette/Burggraaf; 1992 dark bay stallion, 17.2 hands. Owner/Rider: Leslie Morse of Malibu, CA; Breeder: R. Franssen, NL

Kingston was the USDF Horse of the Year at fourth level in 2000, the same year that Leslie Morse imported him from Holland. The pair won national titles at Intermediaire I in 2001 and then at Grand Prix in 2003 after spending a year in England with Kyra Kyrklund. Kingston and Leslie were the second alternates for the 2004 Olympics. During 2005 the pair settled in at Grand Prix and left an impression on the international dressage scene. Morse finished sixth in her second FEI World Cup Final, and Kingston ended up ranked eighth in the world on the FEI World Breeding For Sport Horses Ranking List.

2005 Competition Highlights 6th-FEI Dressage World Cup Final (Nev.) USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year USDF Grand Prix Freestyle Horse of the Year (tie) Team bronze, Aachen CHIO (Germany) 2nd-Grand Prix, Hagen CDI (Germany) 1st-Grand Prix freestyle, Hagen CDI (Germany) 2nd-U.S. Freestyle League Final (Calif.) 1st-Grand Prix freestyle, Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI (Fla.) 2nd-Grand Prix, Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI (Fla.) 1st-Grand Prix Special, Wellington CDI (Fla.) 2nd-Grand Prix, Wellington CDI (Fla.)

For the complete articles on these horses, see the February 3 issue of The Chronicle of the Horse, featuring American Horses in Sport 2005.