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[email protected] September 24, 2019 (Devon, PA) - It doesn't get much cuter than watching foals as they first experience the Dixon Oval. But it's especially fun when it's under the shining sun! Individual Breed Classes From the adorable Haflingers to the impressive Hanoverians and Oldenbergs, more than 15 breeds showed attendees what careful breeding can do to develop and strengthen a breed. They were all winners but the top three scorers were: Kandyvrowe (Glocks Toto Jr. x Fergievrouwe), a 2015 mare bred by M.Hendrikden-de-Rijk, and owned by Iron Spring Hanoverian Farm, earned the high score of 81.850 Gypsy ISF (Tjalbert 460 x Goaitske fan e, a Friesian bred by Iron Spring Farm, scored a 80.60 Sophistikate, a Hanovarien handled by Francine Gentile, was third high scorer with a score of 79.250. Many of the breeds - - Hanoverians, Oldenburgs, Dutch Warmbloods are familiar favorites. Others, while well-loved an appreciated by their owners and breeders, are not so well known. Take the Dutch Harness Horse for example. Also known as “Tuigpaard," Dutch Harness Horses are a warmblood breed of fine driving horses that began in the Netherlands after World War II. These work horses primarily worked in farms and fields; however, horse owners became intensely competitive and desired to breed the finest and most elegant horse as horses were a status symbol to farmers when they would visit the town. As a result, breeders aimed to produce a refined, high-stepping horse that are easily recognizable.