Report from the Road -
Brass Stables (Kentucky)

8/30/2025
Lexington, KY  USA
Host: Stacy Brass, Brass Stables
Jury: Petro Trommelen &  Arie Hamoen
Handlers: Marcel van Bruggen and Thijs de Schepper
Photographers: TBD
Editor:  Tracy Geller-Stearns

Welcome Back Readers!

Today marks the start of another busy Keuring tour for the KWPN of North America, and I hope you will follow along with our Reports from the Road!  Sometimes they take a little time to produce, but I promise you,  they are worth the wait!

We are grateful to be able to offer our loyal members the opportunity to show their horses to the Dutch Jury each year, and we are so thankful to the people behind the scenes that put in hours of work to make this tour happen!  
- Our Office staff:  Kelley Stachon, Drew Kemerling and Rachel Stevens - Give these ladies a huge round of applause the next time you see them, they work very hard for the members.
- Our Jury Team: This year we welcome Mr. Petro Trommelen to the first tour.  He is a regional Inspector for the KWPN - NL and is a breeder himself.  He is joined by  last year’s Ambassador’s Award winner Mr. Arie Hamoen for the first tour.  Sincere thanks again to Arie for his dedication - having stepped in as a last minute substitution for Mr. Bart Henstra who could not make it due to a family emergency.   We send our support and good wishes to Bart and his family!
-Our Keuring Hosts, their staff and volunteers- Thank you for opening up your facilities to us, we recognize it's a lot of work and a big commitment. Without you, we would not have a successful tour.

Ok then, let’s HIT THE ROAD!

Thank you to our Kentucky host, Stacy Brass.  The keuring was on the smaller side, but the site was very well organized and ran smoothly.

Studbook Classes:
Thank you to our Keuring Championship Award Sponsor, Iron Spring Farm

Studbook / Ster 3 Year Old Mares  - Dressage

SHORAI G. D-OC  (Epic Eastwood x Emora MG ster keur elig D-OC by Farrington keur,  OWNER: VICTORIA EGERTON, Versailles, KY)

Shorai is a nice dressage type; she is special in front with a correct foundation. She looks like a young horse.  She shows good movement in walk and trot but her canter could be better. High Score Adult Dressage and She earns her Ster predicate today, Congratulations!

SHORAI G, Owner Photo

Young Horse Classes:

Foals/Weanlings - Dressage

VINCENDO BLU (Nintendo crown PROK D-OC x Scampolina by Sinatra Song, BREEDER/OWNER: CAROLYN STAHLECKER, MARATHON)  He shows a nice body and a good dressage type, In movement, he shows a lot of suppleness. High Score Young Dressage and Keuring High Score,  Congratulations!

VINCENDO BLU, Owner Photo

Foals/Weanlings - Jumper

VELARYON  (Utopie x Emagine by Embrace,  BREEDER/OWNER: ALEXIS MITCHELL, BELTON)   A sufficiently developed colt, he is a good jumper type with power in the canter and a good foundation.

VELARYON,  Owner Photo

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First Premiums:

**These remarks are for a snapshot in the lifetime of a horse. Not all first premium or ster horses are mentioned in “The Report from the Road”; only those horses that really stand out to the jury.**