Huyskens-Van Riel

The willing pigeons of Huyskens-Van Riel wrote history in national pigeon racing. They were actually medium-distance pigeons, but they also flew at the top on flights like St. Vincent, Barcelona, Libourne and so on. In 1969 the Descheemaecker Pigeon Center bought the complete loft of Jef Van Riel, manager of the loft Huyskens-Van Riel. The basic strain was later reinvigorated with pigeons from his son Georges Van Riel.