Rousseau Son, Zagreb, Makes KWPN History

It has been an exciting start to the year for the nine year old Dutch stallion, Rousseau (Ferro – Roemer). Early in the year Harmony Sporthorses of Kiowa, Colorado acquired full ownership of Rousseau after being partners in the stallion since 2003. Hassler Dressage LLC, Scott and Susanne Hassler’s new venture, will maintain management of Rousseau.

On February 3rd, Rousseau made history, when the KWPN Stallion Selection Committee titled Rousseau's son ZAGREB (Rousseau-Jazz-Belisar) Champion of the 2007 KWPN Stallion Show. Zagreb succeeds his half-brother WAMBERTO (Rousseau-Voltaire-Dutch Boy) who claimed the title at the 2006 KWPN Stallion Show. Zagreb was purchased by Blue Hors Stud of Denmark at the KWPN Select Sale for a dazzling price of 430, 000 €. The next highest sale in the auction was 120,000 €.

Photo by Melissen.

Rousseau had five of seven sons selected for the third round of the KWPN Stallion Show. In addition to Zagreb, three other Rousseau sons were accepted to proceed to the Stallion Performance Testing in Ermelo this spring: Zoltan (Rousseau-Sultan-Symphonie) and Zodiac (Rousseau-Amethist-Variant) and Zeno (Rousseau-Whinny Jackson). To date, eight sons of Rousseau have been licensed by the KWPN.

For the first time in the States, Rousseau is now available for fresh, cooled semen breeding. Rousseau is fully approved by the KWPN, KWPN-NA, VhW, AHS, GOV, and ISR/OldNA. For more information, please call contact Hassler Dressage at 410-942-9316 or visit www.hasslerdressage.com.