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World Class Pigeons - Video #22  
          Featuring the lofts and birds of        Gaby Vandenabeele  
                                                               Colijn / Ganus Partnership  
                                                               Koen Minderhoud

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Professionally made.  2 hrs. long.  
   
   

Special Collector's Edition DVD

 
   

The  World  Of  Pigeons  

 
 

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$39.95

 

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 Two famous pigeon films available on this one DVD!  Experience the   
 world of pigeons with stunning picture and sound quality.  
   
 MARATHON  IN  THE  SKY  
 Critic's choice as the finest film ever made on pigeons.  Marathon in  
 the Sky is a thrilling documentary on the evolution of homing pigeons  
 from vital military messengers to today's thoroughbred racers.  Filmed  
 throughout Europe and North America with stunning aerial photography.  
 Narrated by Michael Landon.  
   
         Almost 3 hours of entertainment in stunning DVD quality.  
         International standard plays on US and European DVD players.  
         Never before seen footage of birds in flight.  Stunning aerial  
            photography set to music.  
   

  Price for Special Collector's Edition DVD       $39.95         

 
   
   
   

Featuring the Lofts & Fanciers of Europe

 
   
        Nineteen different videos showcase some of the most recognized names  
        in the sport of racing pigeons from the countries of Belgium, Holland,  
        Germany and Taiwan.  You are introduced to the fancier, his loft and the  
        birds that have gained them an international reputation.   
   
        All videos are VHS format and 2 hours long.  
   
        Interested in a particular fancier?  This table lists the fanciers in  
        alphabetical order and the video(s) they appear in.  
   
            Fancier   Video #                Fancier    Video #  
Thei Bours          9   Norbert Norman         12  
Harry Boxmeer        13   Thomas Peeters           6  
Leo Broeckx          3   Roger Persoons             8  
Willem de Bruyn         21   Andre Roodhooft           5  
Jacques Catteeuw         11   Ad Schaerlaeckens      1,9,20  
Ludo Claessens          8   Jef Schelekens           4  
Victor Christaens       1,9   Gerhard Schepporst           5  
Micel Delen          8   Louis Stabel          21  
Louis Deleus          9   Edmund Tournier           9  
Remi DeMey        10   Silvere Toye          11  
Roger Desmet Mattije        16   Rene Truyen            1  
Hans Eijerkamp     5,15   Andre Van Bruaene            6  
George Fabry          2   Andre VanDaele-Jans          12  
William Geerts          2   Gaby Vandenbeele           11  
Jan Grondelaers          7   VanderFlaes            8  
H & O Loft        21   Antoon & Lucy VanderWegen          16  
Cor Hanegraf        13   Serge VanElsacker - Jepsen     13,15  
Theo Hartogs          8   Michael VanHee            2  
Raymund Hermes          8   Herman Van Helmond          21  
Jef Horn        15   Hoc Van Helmont          12  
Houben & Son     4,6,15   Louis Van Hove            7  
Theo Ijskout        10   Van Hove Uytterhoeven          13  
Antoine Jacops          1   Van Lier Brothers            6   
Janssen Brothers     1,13   Jos Van Limpt            1  
Harry Kennes        13   Louis Van Loon            7  
Joop Koch        20   George VanReil            2  
Henk Kuijlaars    10,15   VanRhijn Kloeck            7  
Jos Leuris          5   Robert Venus           11  
Eddy Leutenez        13   Gommaire Verbruggen      10,15  
Lamer v/d Linden        20   Maurice Verheyen           10  
Piet Manders         4   Oscar Verstichel           16  
Karl Meulemans         2   Raoul & Xavier Verstraete           12  
Valentin Muller         4   William Wulfmeyer             3  
H. Nordmeyer         3   Wal Zoontjens             3  
   
VIDEO TAPE 1

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  Features the Janssen Brothers of Arendonk Belgium, Jos Van Limpt of

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  Reusel Netherlands - a fine collection of Janssens.  Ad Schaerlaeckens of  
  Baarle-Nassau  Netherlands - champion youngbird specialist and the

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  author of the Janssen Brothers Book.  Rene Truyen of Beerse Belgium -
  another fine family of Janssen birds. Antoine Jacops of Vorselaar Belgium -
  numerous provencial and national championships and ace pigeons flying
  in the prestigious Union Antwerp.    Victor Christaens - the 1987 Short  
  Distance Champion of Belgium.    Filmed in 1985 and 1987.  

                

 
VIDEO TAPE 2  
  Features some of the most widely recognized names in the sport of 

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  racing pigeons.  Karl Meulemans, George Van Reil, William Geerts,

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  Michael VanHee and George Fabry.  Some of these families are the

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  bases of many of the strains that exist today.  Filmed in 1986.
 
 
VIDEO TAPE 3  
   Visits fanciers from Germany - Wilhelm Wulfmeyer and H. Nordmeyer.

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   From the Netherlands - Wal Zoontjens - many times provencial

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   champion with a family of birds based on Janssens and Louis VanLoon

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   birds.  Leo Broeckx - award winning fancier in the HAFO Turnhout
   province with a Hofkens based family of birds.    Filmed in 1987.  
 

 

 
VIDEO TAPE 4  
   Looks at Valentin Muller of Germany - top fanicer with a family of red

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   Janssens.  Houben & Son - one of the top lofts in the Antwerp Union,

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   over the course of the years winning almost every top award there is,  
   specializing in middle distance.  Piet Manders - one of the top racing

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   lofts in Belgium, winning many national races.. Jef Schelekens - one of
   the highly regarded long distance specialists of the Netherlands. Filmed
   in 1987.

         

 
VIDEO TAPE 5  
   A look at the loft of Gerhard Schepporst   from Germany with a

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   Meuleman based family.  Hans Eijerkamp of the famous Pondersoa 

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   Stud.  Andre Roodhooft - top award winner in the Antwerp Union.  Jos

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   Leuris - top champion in the Union Tilburg and Fond Union in Holland.
   Filmed in 1988.
 

               

 
VIDEO TAPE 7  
   Features Louis Van Hove of Merksplas Belgium.   Awarded as the best

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   short distance loft in Belgium in 1988.  A look at the loft crowned King

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   of Union Antwerp more times than any other fancier in the history of the

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   sport - Van Rhijn Kloeck.  Louis VanLoon of Poppel, Belgium - one of
   the finest families of birds in the history of the sport.   Jan Grondelaers -
   the well known Hofkens / Janssen strain of birds.  Filmed in 1989.

          

 
VIDEO TAPE 8  
   This video travels to Germany to visit Raymund Hermes - a loft with

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   numerous international race winners. To Holland, Theo Hartogs - a

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   Janssen family, national race winners.  Roger Persoons - bred 1st Ace

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   Pigeon 1990 Middle Distance of Belgium - VIKING.  Ludo Claessens -
   the 1st National Champion of Holland.  Also, Michel Delen - top fancier
   with a Meuleman based family.  Vander Flaes of Holland - a red
   Janssen based family.  Filmed in 1990.  
   
VIDEO TAPE 9  
   Race day at loft of Houben & Son for National Bourges.   Then Louis

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   Deleus - a top old bird and young bird flier in Belgium.   Golden Pigeon

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   Award in 1988.  Edmund Tournier - a successful fancier in Belgium

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   flying his own family of birds for over 50 years.  Thei Bours - one of the
   up and coming lofts of Belgium.  Victor Christaens - the 1987 Short
   Distance Champion of Belgium.  Ad Schaerlaeckens - well known
   champion on provencial and national levels.     Filmed in 1990.  

             

 
VIDEO TAPE 10  
   Featuring Maurice Verheyen - the old Hofken's blood.  Remi DeMey - an

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   expert in flying hens widowhood.  Gommaire Verbruggen - successful

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   loft in Scherpenheuvel Belgium with special success in the National

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   Bourges races.  Theo Ijskout - top small loft in Belgium.   Henk
   Kuijlaars -owner of the famous ROOIE APPIE, a family of red Janssens.
   Filmed in 1991.

           

 
VIDEO TAPE 11  
   A tape featuring superstars from the south of Belgium - the Flaunders

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   area.  Gaby Vandenbeele , winner of 9 provencial 1st places in 1990

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   and the 1991  1st Champion Middle Distance of Belgium.   Jacques

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   Catteeuw - the 1998 1st Long Distance Champion of Belgium KBDB
   and the 1990 World Champion.  Silvere Toye, the 1991 Champion Long
   Distance of Belgium.  Also the loft of Robert Venus - a breeding loft
   of only top performance birds including Meulemans, Hofkens, ace  
   pigeons.  

            

 
VIDEO TAPE 12  
   From the loft of Norbert Norman of Werstkapelle Belgium - a look at a

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   collection of numerous provencial and National Ace Pigeons and race

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   winners.  A visit to the loft of Raoul & Xavier Verstraete in Gent Belgium.  
   Another family of super racers with both provencial and national awards

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   and ace pigeons.  Also a look at Hoc VanHelmont, a top long distance
   specialist, 600 miles +.  Winner of four 1st National places in one year.
   Then a visit to the 1991 King of Union Antwerp - Andre VanDaele-Jans.
   Filmed in 1991.  

            

 
VIDEO TAPE 13  
   A more recent look at the Janssen Brothers of Arendonk Belgium.   An

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   update on the breeders and the race team.  Eddy Leutenez - winner of

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   2 National races, Provencial Champion in 1989, 1990 and 1991.   Serge  
   VanElsacker - Jepsen, winner of 1990 Golden Duif Championship.  

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   Harry Kennes - winner of 2 First National Orleans.  Also placed 13 in
   top 26 positions National Bourges.  Then take a look at possibly the
   best breeding cock in the history of the sport - THE BULL 777.   Then
   to the loft of Cor Hanegraf, home of the 1991 Ace Youngster of All  
   Holland with the most points ever achieved in the history of the sport.   
   Cor Hanegraf was also the 2nd National Champion of Holland in 1986,  
   1990 and 1991.  Van Hove Uytterhoeven - one of Belgium's top racing  
   and breeding lofts.  Harry Boxmeer - the 1990 and 1991   1st Provencial  
   Champion against 5,000 fanciers.  Filmed in 1992.  

            

 
VIDEO TAPE 14  
   A visit to the country of Taiwan.  A look at the lofts and systems used

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   on the other side of the world.  Unique loft designs due to the moderate

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   climate and limited real estate.  Also glimpses of the Taiwanese

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   culture - countryside, city life and typical market area.   Filmed in 1992.
 

         

VIDEO TAPE 15  
   Seminar of the 1992 American Racing Pigeon Union Convention held

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   in Hawaii.  Features the international panel of:  Hans Eijerkamp, Jeff

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   Horn, Luc Houben, Henk Kuijlaars, Serge VanElsacker and Gommaire  
   Verbruggen.  This video was filmed by a member of the audience so it

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   does move around more than we may have liked but we feel the infor-
   mation relayed by this prestigious panel is very valuable and beneficial.
   Filmed in 1992.

          

 
VIDEO TAPE 16  
   A visit with Sylvain 'd Hondt, a legend in the West Flaunders region with

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   results every fancier can dream about.  Roger Desmet Matthije, a family

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   of pigeons we have all heard about.  Learn the story from the beginning  
   to present on how this fantastic family of winners originated.   Then to

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   the loft of Oscar Verstichel, the man with the toughest 1 day long
   distance pigeons in Belgium.  Mike Ganus says of this loft, "The best
   long distance family of pigeons of Belgium, also tops as youngsters!"
   Finally a look at Antoon & Lucy VanderWegen, known as the Janssen  
   Brothers of Holland at long distance.  75% of all distance winners have  
   VanderWegen blood crossed in them.  

            

 
VIDEO TAPE 18 - Old Bird Racing

VIDEO

   Old Bird Racing by Mike Ganus.  A three hour video on Old Bird

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   Racing which explains a system that has produced highly successful

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   race results - a system that will raise the level of old bird racing to a  
   higher dimension.  You will watch the preparation of the team and learn

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   how to bring the birds into top condition and health and how to reach
   the highest level of motivation in the birds - motivation as in 1st, 2nd,
   3rd, 5th, 8th and 12th places from 500 miles.  That's motivation!
   
   Learn what to look for in selecting your team for the races.  The video  
   also shows the newest vitamins used to achieve super form as well as   
   the proper use of medications.  The video covers the following topics.

DVD

 

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   * Timetables for darkening the loft

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   * Motivating the racers    
   * Selecting the team for the race 

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   * Selecting feeds
   * Proper use of medications and vitamins
   * Training schedules
   * Tips on a healthy and sound loft  
   
   This video shows and explains everything - health, training, feed,  
   medications, motivation.  It will teach both the new and the experienced  
   fancier the new road to success.  
   

Now available in Video and  DVD format

 

     

 
VIDEO TAPE 19 - Darkening System with Young Birds  
 

VIDEO

   Learn the complete explanation of the Modern System of Youngbird

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   racing using the darkening system.  Presented by Mike Ganus, the 

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   video covers the following topics:   
 

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   * Timetables for darkening the loft
   * How to hold the molt through the race season
   * Taking the birds through the molt after the race season
   * Motivating the racers  
   * Complete feeding program  
   * Medication and vitamins schedule  
   * Training system

DVD

   * Loft design

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   * Preparing birds for the breeding system

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   * Advice on how to get all your breeders to lay within a couple of days  
   * How to vaccinate birds by yourself

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   This video presents all the components of this successful youngbird
   racing program that utilizes the darkening system - a system that is
   widely used throughout Europe and now being used in the United  
   States.  
   
   To say that the system is successful would be an understatement.  The  
   results achieved by fliers using these methods are unparalleled.  Quite  
   simply, a video that will teach both the new and the experienced   
   fanciers a NEW road to success.  
   

Now available Vdeo andDVD format

 

     

 
   
VIDEO TAPE 20

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   A video on 3 of the top racing lofts of Holland.  Lamers v/d Linden - a

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   Janssen based loft, winner of 1st Place National Montlucon.   Also the

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   loft of Ad Schaerlaeckens - one of Holland's top old and young bird
   racers of all time - as he tells all.  Finally the loft of Joop Koch - the
   1st Champion Middle Distance of All Holland for 1995 Old Birds.

        

 
VIDEO TAPE 21  
   A video featuring the loft of Aart Ouweerkerk & Kees Van Hemert,

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   known as the H & O Loft.   One of the top racing lofts in Holland.  Bred

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   the famous SUPER CRACK OLYMPIADE 699.  In 1996, this loft won    
   1st and nine early prizes in National Bourges.  Then the loft of Willem

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   de Bruyn - the #1 loft of Holland in 1995.  Winner of 1st National Ace
   Pigeon All Holland.  This loft has bred more national ace pigeons than
   any other loft in Holland.  The loft of Herman van Helmond - the flying
   Dutchman that moved to Belgium.  A long distance specialist that can  
   teach anyone a few tricks on selecting distance pigeons.  A special  
   new system on racing hens at long distance.  Then the loft of Louis  
   Stabel - Champion Young Bird racer of Holland in 1990.  Winner of  
  1st Place National Orleans 1986 and 1st Place National Orleans 1992  
   In 1996, winner of 2nd Place National Orleans in old birds against  
   14,911 birds.