Iron Spring Farm (ISF) and its KWPN (Dutch warmblood) sires, Kaiman and Cum Laude, secured multiple high scores, First Premiums, and top national rankings across numerous divisions in the 2025 KWPN-NA Keuring Tour of North America. For the tour, the KWPN-NA invites Dutch judges from the KWPN to evaluate warmblood horses in the United States and Canada, serving as a crucial benchmark for quality in breeding and sport.
Kaiman and Cum Laude Sire Top Talent
The ISF stallions Kaiman and Cum Laude were well-represented sires of top-scoring foals and young horses this year.
Kaiman-sired foals demonstrated excellent quality and versatility, claiming many of the High Score accolades in both Dressage and Jumper divisions across young horse classes.
In the dressage divisions, Valour ISF (Kaiman x Sir Sinclair, Keur) was a crowd-pleaser for ISF, securing a First Premium with 78/84 for 82, earning him the High Score Dressage Foal and tying for High Score Keuring. This promising colt also ranked #7 in the Nation for Foals/Weanlings.
Vino Rosa (Kaiman x Gaudi) earned a First Premium with 78/82 for 80 and was the High Score Dressage Foal and High Score Keuring winner at her keuring in Colorado. Vienna (Kaiman x Connaisseur) was awarded First Premium with a 75/75 for 75 and was High Score Dressage Foal at the Bailey Ranch Breeders-hosted keuring in Texas. Vox Dama Descarada WF (Kaiman x Dream Boy, Keur) was First Premium with 75/75 for 75 in Wisconsin. Ullara NHF (Kaiman x Gaudi) received a First Premium with 80/72 for 76 and was #5 in the Nation for Dressage Yearlings.
In the Jumper division, Valkyrie HS (Kaiman x Azteca VDL) achieved a First Premium with 84/82 for 83 and was the Reserve Champion in the Nation for Jumper Foals/Weanlings.
Offspring by the proven FEI small tour competitor Cum Laude showed great promise in the Dressage categories. Three foals— Valkyrie NW (Cum Laude x Unycus) with 80/76 for 79, Valiente (Cum Laude x Florianus II, Crown) with 75/71 for 73, and Viceroy DKF (Cum Laude x De Niro) with 71/73 for 72 — each earned First Premium distinction. Time to Shine CCE (Cum Laude x Facet) secured First Premium with 72/74 for 73 in the Two-Year-Old Dressage division and ranked #6 in the Nation for Dressage Two-Year-Olds, demonstrating the stallion's ability to sire quality across damsires.
Iron Spring Farm's Own Breeding Success
ISF’s homebred horses performed admirably, extending the farm’s legacy. Valour ISF (Kaiman x Fienna, Star, by Sir Sinclair, Keur) won High Score Dressage Foal and tied for High Score Keuring (mentioned above). Vendetta ISF (Secret x Novica HI, by Dom HI), a Lusitano Warmblood cross colt, earned First Premium with 74/80 for 77 as a dressage foal. Velvet ISF (Glamourdale, Keur x Oresia ASD, Elite, by All At Once) also received First Premium for her breeder, ISF, and new owner, Heather Hornor, with a 76/72 for 74.
The three-year-old Iron Spring Farm owned mare Sensation ISF (Vivaldi, Pref, x St. Pr. Beau Monde, by Bordeaux, Pref.) was awarded her Star predicate with a 77.5 and is now Keur Eligible. She also claimed the title of High Score Mature Dressage Horse.
Notable Achievements by ISF-Sired Horses
Other ISF-sired horses and their owners also garnered recognition. O. Ava, Elite (Contango, Pref. x Jazz, Pref.) was recognized for her performance with the coveted Elite predicate while placing #9 in the Nation for Dressage IBOP and tying for #6 for the DG Bar Cup for Five & Six-Year-Olds with a score of 75. Nala BDL (Vitalis x Heavenly ISF, Star, by UB40, Keur) was awarded the Star predicate.
These results confirm Iron Spring Farm’s continued commitment to breeding high-quality Dutch Warmbloods, with Kaiman and Cum Laude cementing their status as influential dressage sires in North America. We offer huge congratulations to all the owners and breeders who made these results possible.
You can see video footage of high-scoring ISF mare, Sensation ISF, Star/Prov. Keur, presented at the 2025 ISF-hosted KWPN-NA keuring in Coatesville, PA, here. The video provides an example of the presentation style and quality of movement for the horses receiving these high scores in the US and Canada.
See the full results, breeders, and owners of the mentioned ISF and ISF-sired horses here.
