Our Mare Lines
KVS Sport Horses breeds from top European dam lines, imported from the Netherlands and carefully developed at our farm in Alberta.
Here are our four foundational mare lines.
Sina mare line 20, breeding line 398
… is an elite dam line. Jumpers from this line include Argelith’s Piccolino, Mac Kinley, Modesto, Emerson VDL, Vivaldi K, Big Brother, Flash, Cavalier and Nottingham VDL.
One of the great mares of this line was Obligeant, who produced 1.60m jumper Argelith's Piccolino and his full sister Derina. Derina (a 1.30m jumper awarded ster, preferent and prestatie predicates) was the dam of our foundation mare Obligeant II.
Imported from Europe, Obligeant II lived much of her life at KVS. Recognizing the sport achievements of her offspring (including 1.35m jumper Cameleon KVS), KWPN awarded Obligeant II the prestatie predicate.
Obligeant II passed away peacefully in pasture at KVS. Today her brood mare legacy is carried on by her daughter Anouk KVS (dam of 2025 KWPN-NA champion jumper yearling Urocco Blue KVS) and other descendants including Savannah KVS (daughter of Malibu KVS, competing at 1.30m and 1.40m after two years in sport).
NO HORSES FROM THIS LINE ARE CURRENTLY FOR SALE.
Holsteiner stamm 18A2
… is another top dam line at KVS. In 2008, Sporthorse Breeding Magazine ranked Holst stamm 18A2 as seventh in the world's top 25 sport horse mare families. Notable performance horses from this line, before and since then, include 1.60m jumpers Calypso, Calvados and Calvadur; famous breeding stallion Chambertin, the sire of Chacco Blue; 1.50m jumper and approved stallion Cobra; approved stallion Caruso; and elite, keur 1.60m jumper Untouchable.
Our foundation mare Nastasia’s maternal grand-dam Junda was the full sibling of Calvados and Caruso, and grand-dam of Cobra.
Nastasia (who we called Big Mum) was born in Europe but lived most of her life with us. She passed away at our farm at age 24 but we’re lucky to still have her brood mare daughters Gaetana KVS and Lordana KVS, as well as several beautiful granddaughters who are now producing their first foals.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE SALES HORSES FROM THIS LINE:
Holsteiner stamm 2027
… has produced international show jumpers such as Daniel (winner, with Matt Simpson, of the 2024 Pan American Cup at Spruce Meadows), Romanov (multiple Grands Prix winner) and Westminster VDL (1.60m jumper and established sire).
Holst stamm 2027 is represented at KVS by our foundation mare Cirkeness. Arie purchased Cirkeness from her Dutch breeders the Bosch family, whose many breeding successes include world champion Garant, and Grand Prix jumpers Daniel and Incredible.
The youngest of our foundation mares, Cirkeness is an active brood mare at KVS. Last year, we welcomed foals from two of her granddaughters; this year, her 2022 Liamant W daughter Sirkeness KVS also produced a first foal.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE SALES HORSES FROM THIS LINE:
Fokfamilie 1503
… is the mare line of our foundation mare Zinadine T, a confident and talented jumper whose direct dam line is rich in predicates that designate conformation, sport and breeding accomplishments. These include her dam Indullah T (keur, sport), granddam Borina (ster, preferent, prestatie) and great-granddam Sonja (keur).
Zina’s dam Indullah T was a 1.40m jumper, and Zina’s half-sister through Indullah T is 1.45m jumper Herriet T.
Zina herself jumped at 1.30m in Europe as a young mare and earned an elite sport predicate from KWPN before Arie brought her to Canada from the Netherlands. Now our oldest brood mare, Zina is in foal this year. Her daughter Opal KVS is also a KVS brood mare.