Rovershol

The home base of Jan and Karen den Haan. Where so many International top pigeons find their origin and where pigeon sport at the absolute highest level is practiced for so many years already. Over sixty pairs of breeders secure superb offspring.

The base for success was laid in the middle Eighties when thirty pigeons of the best Verbart lines through Krouwel-Pollmann were purchased. At that moment Jan and Karen already owned the top cock ‘Rover’, a great son to the icon ‘De 46’ of Piet Verbart, winner of 15x 1. prize and one of the most legendary sons to ‘Vechter’ x ‘Witpenneke’ of Jos de Klak. The fighter ‘Rover’ was placed in a separate section where he was paired to three hens at the same time; the Rovershol. Not much later also the hen ‘Freule’ came to Den Haan, a daughter to ‘De 46’.

For sublime cross material they went to Bertie Camphuis, where a round of eggs and a dull brother to ‘Famous 05’ (1. Nat. acebird middle distance WHZB 1981) were acquired. Again a fighter, therefore the nickname ‘Rode Sloper’ (means: red demolisher). The absolute star of the loft is the cock ‘Provo’, bred from the legendary ‘811’ of Krouwel-Pollmann, one of the best sons to ‘De 46’ ever. Mother was a direct Janssen hen bred from ‘Blauwe van 69’ x ‘Duifke van de Schonen onder de Tafel’. A whole regiment of ‘Provo’ descendants conquered the pigeon sport, with as legendary pigeons from the past a/o

- ‘Asterix’ (Comb. den Haan)
      1. prov. acebird South Holland
- ‘Sander’ (Comb. den Haan)
      1. Moeskroen – 25,000 birds
- 'See you Later' (Comb. den Haan)
      1. Orleans – 8,440 birds
- ‘Bernard’ (Comb. den Haan)
      1. LF Bernard – 5,513 birds
- ‘Bonaparte’ (Comb. den Haan)
      1. Ruffec – 3,581 birds
- 'Sweetness' (Comb. den Haan)
      2. Chantilly – 13,553 birds
      3. best pigeon International Eijerkamp competition
- ‘Ufo’ (Comb. den Haan)
      2. Creil – 20,254 birds
- ‘Roxanne’ (Comb. den Haan)
      2. Peronne – 20,299 birds
- ‘Pinocchio’ (Comb. den Haan)
      5. Nat. acebird 1998   
- 'Autodoffer'  (Bertus Camphuis)
      1. Chimay – 2,391 birds
      1. Etampes – 2,423 birds
      2. Etampes – 6,776 birds (car winner)
- 'Broer Autodoffer' (Bertus Camphuis)
      2. Chimay – 2,391 birds
      2. PS Maxence – 3,553 birds
      2. PS Maxence – 7,428 birds
- 'Golden Boy' (Bertus Camphuis)
      1. Nat. Orleans – 10,940 birds
- 'Joyrider' (Hans Eijerkamp & Sons)
      1. Houdeng – 2,305 birds
      1. Minderhout – 1,546 birds
      3. St. Ghislain – 4,993 birds
- 'Zus Joyrider' (Hans Eijerkamp & Sons)
      1. Minderhout – 3,590 birds
      2. Hannut – 6,585 birds
- 'Mister Loverman' (Hans Eijerkamp & Sons)
      1. Nat. racing cock WHZB 2000
      1. Duffel  - 8,053 birds
      1. St. Ghislain – 2,525 birds
      1. PS Maxence – 1,127 birds
      2. St. Ghislain – 4,556 birds
      2. St. Ghislain – 4,362 birds
- 'Loverboy' (Harm Vredeveld)
      1. world champion youngsters Versele Laga 1996
      1. Houdeng – 4,327 birds
      2. Hannut – 6,585 birds
      3. Hasselt – 6,828 birds
      3. Hannut – 5,807 birds
- ‘Game Boy’ (Harm Vredeveld)
      2. Nat. young acebird WHZB 2001
- ‘Bandit Queen’ (Harm Vredeveld)
      1. Nat. young acebird WHZB 2001
      1. Nat. young racer WHZB 2001
- ‘Garfield’ (Freek Wagenaar)
      1. world champion youngsters Versele Laga 1997
      1. Chimay – 3,784 birds
      1. Lommel – 3,590 birds
      1. Etampes – 1,136 birds
- Coffa & Son (NL)
      1. Argenton – 24,000 birds
- Gerard Boesveld (NL)
      1. Nat. NPO Troyes – 10,378 birds
      2. Heverlee – 6,973 birds
- ‘First Lady’ (Techavichian Thailand)
      1. Chunporn (317 km)
- Herman Beverdam (NL)
      1. acebird LD Club Twente
- Rob v.d. Bijl (NL)
      1. semi prov. acebird middle distance
      5. NPO Etampes – 5,858 birds
- Mike Page (Engeland)
      With 'Provo' grandchildren winner of 19 x 1.