Another appealing feature on the show programme are the ladies' classes, in which a ladies' carriage is driven and the drivers wear traditional dress. Major Dutch harness horse competitions are the National Harness Horse Day in August and the UTV (Dutch National Show) in September.
KWPN harness horses are also driven in combined events for two- and four-in-hands, where the combinations are tested to the extreme in dressage, marathon and proficiency classes. Naturally, thousands of enthusiast spend their leisure hours driving horse and carrage through the countryside. Dutch harness horses are, after all, selected on their show performance, and the will and mentality to give their best, with preservation of their typical characteristics, and the health and soundness that distinguish the Dutch KWPN horse in general.
