Popeye K is a Dutch Warmblood stallion that competes on the "A" circuit in

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classes.

Breeding

Popeye K was bred in

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at Ashland farm. Popeye K is by the great

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, who has produced several offspring that compete at the international level or are excellent sires themselves, including Finesse, Helios, Play it Again, Altair, and Concorde. The dam of Popeye K includes the great show jumper and sire Ramiro Z, who was the leading sire of jumpers in the world throughout much of the 1990s, and who produced the likes of Ratina Z, Zamira, and Donau. Pedigree for Popeye K
1997 Bay colt

Show career

Popeye K began training in 1999, before attempting his Canadian Warmblood testing in September 2001 during which he finished Reserve Champion. In 2002, Popeye K was shipped down to Ocala, Florida to begin his show career, where he competed in the Pre-Green Hunters. The following year he was sent to Virginia to train with the great hunter rider Tommy Serio, before continuing his show career. Popeye K has had great success in the show ring. He was named the Horse of the Year Green Conformation Hunter by the

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in 2004, and in 2005 was named Show Hunter of the Year by ''

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'' magazine. In both 2005 and 2006 he was named the Reserve Horse of the Year by the USEF and the Regular Conformation Hunter of the Year by the Show Hunter Hall of Fame. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, he was named the Winter Equestrian Festival Circuit Champion in the Regular Conformation Hunter division. He is known for his jumping ability and great temperament.

Breeding career

Popeye K has several hundred offspring. He continually passes on his exceptional conformation, lovely movement, and powerful, correct jump, as well as flashy markings.

Results

2000 * Stallion Performance Test (as a Show Hunter):Full test results
''Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeder Association'', accessed September 4, 2013. - 79.5% total - Conformation: 82% - Movement: 78.5% - Type: 77% - Received a “10” for scope and technique in the course jumping * Winner of the Governor General's Cup at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair * 2nd Lieutenant Governor's Cup 2003 * West Palm Beach: last place for the circuit in the Green Conformation Hunters * Pennsylvania National Horse Show: Reserve Champion * Washington International Horse Show: Reserve Champion * National Leader in the Green Conformation Division 2004 *

Green Conformation Hunter Champion * PHR National Silver Stirrup (Green Working Hunter Champion) * Reserve Champion WEF Circuit * Winner WCHR Alabama Clay Conformation Hunter award 2005 * Regular Conformation Hunter Champion at the Winter Equestrian Festival

References

{{reflist Hunt seat horses Individual warmbloods 1997 animal births Dutch Warmbloods