in north america, the dutch warmblood is a favorite choice for the hunter ring. "rox dene", named "hunter of the century" by the chronicle of the horse, was sired by the dutch warmblood stallion "aristos b". the north american branch of the kwpn has begun selection for dutch hunter horses; one of the first approved stallions was popeye k, himself a dutch warmblood. rox dene was later bred to popeye k.