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“Bonne Chance already had a beautiful exterior as a foal and changed easily. She was already a bloody and busy animal with a lot of elastic.”

11 Jul 2017/in Background, News, To jump, Auctions/by bonsai

Breeder: Harry van Loon

1. What was Bonne Chance like as a foal?
“As a foal, Bonne Chance was a bloody and busy animal with a lot of elasticity. She already had a beautiful exterior and changed easily. You could already see that it was a topper.”

2. How is her mother Olive?
“Her dam Olijfje (Cambridge x Concorde) was also a shaky horse. Baloubet suited the mare incredibly well. From Olijfje I bred another Baloubet mare and a gelding from Querlybet, a son of Baloubet. De Querlybet jumped 1.50m under McLain Ward. All Baloubets are chestnut with white legs and all three are busy and sensitive. I also bred a Quidam de Revel, which I sold to Belgium and a Triomph de Muze, I was less pleased with the latter. This stallion fitted the mare less well. If Olive had a foal, she was difficult to get pregnant. I also sold Bonne Chance's full sister, but I've lost track of it.”

3. Why did you decide to give up Bonne Chance for the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag? Do you recommend other breeders to sell their foals through the Prinsjesdag Auction?
“I entered Bonne Chance myself for the auction and she was immediately accepted. If you, as a breeder, have a foal that is good enough, I can certainly advise you to sell through the Prinsjesdag auction. I have sold several foals through auctions. At the Prinsjesdag auction in 2014 I sold the black pied colt of Fernando Torres, a son of Florencio. I have also sold various foals through the auctions in Brabant and Limburg.”

4. did you experience the auction at the time?
“It was special to experience. The Prinsjesdag auction is a very professional auction and Bonne Chance showed herself well in the ring. I was actually a bit disappointed with the results. She raised €14,500; I had hoped she would fetch a few thousand more.”

5. Follow Bonne Chance closely?
“Yes, I follow her results. It's amazing how well she is doing at international level with Janika Sprunger. This rider really clicks with this sensitive mare. It's fun to follow this. I hope to get Bonne Chance back as a broodmare someday!”

read HERE the interview with buyer Chris van Dam.

read HERE the interview with amazon Janika Sprunger.

“It is always a gamble with foals, but if you then have a good one, then you also have something very special that you can no longer get as a four-year-old!”

11 Jul 2017/in Background, News, To jump, Auctions/by bonsai

Buyer: Chris van Dam

1. Why did Bonne Chance appeal to you at the auction at the time?
“It was a very appealing and strong foal to see. A real Baloubet with many white markings and a strong canter.”

2. What was Bonne Chance like as a young horse?
“She was a very special, sensitive mare. I had her together with Sijbrand and Titia Iwema. She was reared at their Flevofarm trotters stud farm. As a foal, Bonne Chance already had an incredible amount of character. She could suddenly fly at you in the meadow. We have bred another colt from her by the stallion Vaillant. This jumped very well and looked a lot like his mother. Unfortunately, he died in the meadow.”

3. How was Bonne Chance's education?
“Bonne Chance was saddle-broken and then Soraya Niessen entered her as a young horse at competitions. She was not the easiest to deal with and you had to be alert. I remember that we had a clinic at our stable in the run-up to Outdoor Gelderland. Marc Houtzager unsuspectingly took off her blanket. She reacted like a diva and you saw her thinking: Shall I lash out or not? (see picture). Herman Seiger bought her when she was five years old. With him she was released by Steven Veldhuis. As a six-year-old she was sold to her current rider Janika Sprunger.”

4. Did Bonne Chance live up to your expectations?
“She more than lived up to my expectations. You can see the quality in a foal, but you have no idea whether they will live up to it. If you buy ten, you can write off two and with the rest you just have to see how they grow up and whether they make it in the sport. Bonne Chance is a phenomenal performer at the very highest international level.”

5. Was it exciting at the time with bidding?
“I was quite practical in the auction, because I was part of the organization at the time. I had selected three or four foals in advance that I was interested in. Bonne Chance was pretty much at the top of this list.

After the auction, I was still chatting with Cees van den Oetelaar. He told me that I had bought a good foal, but that it was certainly not the best. I thought to myself: I bought the wrong one, because actually I went on bidding longer than I normally do. € 14,500 I thought was a lot of money. Now in retrospect, I was very lucky with such a topper and she was well worth it.”

6. Do you advise people to buy a foal at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag? Why buy a foal and not a three or four year old?
“I personally really enjoy buying a foal at an auction. I'm having fun watching it grow up and see if you saw its potential right back then. I think you can spread your chances by buying a number of foals. 15 years ago, the Prinsjesdag auction set a strict course to admit only foals from proven stocks.

The pre-selection is very strict and the selection committee really hunts for the very best. If the committee members have to go abroad for this, they will do so. The auction is also very innovative, now with embryos for example. It is always a gamble with foals, but if you then have a good one, then you also have something very special that you can no longer get as a four-year-old!”

read HERE the interview with breeder Harry van Loon.

read HERE the interview with amazon Janika Sprunger.

“Bonne Chance is very special to me, she is a real fighter in the ring and is not afraid of anything!”

11 Jul 2017/in Background, News, To jump, Auctions/by bonsai

Amazon: Janika Sprunger

1. What makes Bonne Chance so special to you?
“Bonne Chance is very special to me. She is a super sensitive horse and certainly not the easiest, but she is a real fighter in the ring and is not afraid of anything. She never gives up and has so much quality! We developed a special bond and I adore her!”

2. How is Bonne Chance to get along?
“Bonnie, as I call her, is a real princess. She is very picky. Bonnie likes attention, but only from her groom or from me. She doesn't like brushing and girthing and if she doesn't know your hair, sometimes you'd better stay away from her. She can be very relaxed, but is also crazy at times. She likes to be outside, both in training and in competition. The bigger the ring is, the more she likes it. She hates indoor courts with a lot of noise.”

3. How long have you had her and how is she to ride?
“I've been riding her since she was six. In the beginning she was not easy to drive. She didn't accept my leg and hand. But I persevered and when she was nine she suddenly accepted me. That year everything accelerated. Our first big success was winning the Grand Prix during the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de La Frontera, then at the age of nine she already participated in the European Championships in Aachen, resulting in team bronze and that year we also won the Grand Prix of Falsterbo!”

4. What's the best thing you've had with Bonne Chance so far?
“The European Championships in Aachen where we won team bronze, winning the Grand Prix in Falsterbo and our participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.”

5. What are your future plans with Bonne Chance?
“I hope we can qualify for the World Equestrian Games in Tyron (USA) next year. †

6. Have you ever bought a foal at an auction yourself? Or do you prefer a three or four year old?
“I myself have never bought a foal, but my partner does have foals. For my sponsors, it is better for me as a rider to buy older horses, because I can get into the sport with them sooner.”

Read HERE the interview with breeder Harry van Loon.

Read HERE the interview with buyer Chris van Dam.

Six foals For Pleasure to Prinsjesdag

10 Jul 2017/in No category, News, To jump/by bonsai

Many descendants of the legendary top progenitor For Pleasure uphold his name at the most prestigious competitions in the world, including Fit For Fun, Flora de Mariposa, Barron, Epleaser van 't Heike and For Joy van 't Zorgvliet. Foal Auction Prinsjesdag offers no fewer than six foals by this foundation stallion, which have every potential to further increase the profit of his offspring.

Champion dressage foals to Prinsjesdag

6 Jul 2017/in Dressage, News/by bonsai

You buy champions at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag! On July 1, Malibu became KWPN champion of Drenthe in the dressage foals. Franklin's daughter comes out of the star mare Happy Feet (s.Dancing Hit). KWPN inspector Klaas Iwema explained: “We saw a lot of quality in the width of the dressage foals. This Malibu is a well developed foal with strong muscles. She has a very good rectangular model and has the desired neck shape. She trotted with a lot of uprightness and flexibility. In canter she showed impulsion and a remarkably strong use of the hind leg.”

Malibu will be auctioned on Wednesday 20 September during National Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in Ermelo.

Source: KWPN
Photo: Facebook Wiesje Gils

Collection National Foal Auction Prinsjesdag complete

June 22, 2017/in Dressage, News, To jump/by bonsai

The selection for the National Foal Auction Prinsjesdag is complete. This means that no more foals can be entered. We are very happy with the collections that we have been able to put together and thank all the addresses where we were welcome in recent months for the fantastic reception.

Next Saturday, July 1, we will be in Belgium at the BWP Leiestreek. We have reserved a number of spots for the foals presented to us here. We will publish the full collection on the website shortly.

Free coverages have fallen into good hands

June 20, 2017/in Dressage, News, To jump/by bonsai

This year the 25th edition of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will take place and in that context there are various anniversary promotions. One of these was the raffle of two free matings last February. Breeders Yvonne Termeer and Ed Schroembges were the lucky ones and they chose the promising Just Wimphof (by De Niro) and champion stallion Jardonnay VDL (by Kannan) as partners for their mares.

During the KWPN stallion selection in Den Bosch at the beginning of February, every breeder who registered his or her (unborn) foal for the Prinsjesdag selection had a chance to win one of the two free matings. Although Foal Auction Prinsjesdag mainly accepts foals from proven sires in its collection, the board certainly supports the use of young, talented stallions from performance strains. That is why it was decided to auction the breeding of promising stallions that would be approved by the KWPN this spring.

Promising
The choice of winner Yvonne Termeer from Kapel-Avezaath fell on the dressage stallion Just Wimphof from stallion owner Joop van Uytert† This high-quality De Niro son is registered with the KWPN with a top score of 86 points and can count on a lot of interest from the breeders. The breeding in the jumping direction was won by breeder Ed Schroembges from Wellerlooi in Limburg. He has chosen to use the much-discussed Jardonnay VDL for his breeding. This good jumping Kannan son of the VDL Stud was proclaimed stallion selection champion in Den Bosch and subsequently collected 84 points in the performance test. A nice detail is that a foal from both Yvonne Termeer and Ed Schroembges has actually been selected for the 25th edition of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag on 19 and 20 September 2017. This may also apply next year for the foals that result from the matings made available by Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. will come.

(C) Photo: site of Uytert

“It is a special situation when you offer an embryo. People do not physically see what they are buying. It's great to see what a fantastic horse it has become!"

June 2, 2017/in Background, Dressage, News, Auctions/by bonsai

Breeder Willeke Bos

1. How is Jameson's mother?

“Atilinda (keur, pref, sport, v. Negro) is a top mare with a good character. She finished in the top ten at the National Mare Inspection and is also doing very well in sport. She now runs the Small Tour and is being prepared for the heavy work at home. Atilinda has, besides Jameson, a large number of other promising offspring of Voice, Lord Leatherdale, Vitalis, All at Once, Zardando and De Niro. Atilinda, who herself was also auctioned as a foal at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, has a huge motor at the back.”

2. Why did you decide to enter Jameson as an embryo for the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“Peter Bleeker, at that time my vet and board member of the Foal Auction Prinsjedag, suggested it to me and so Jameson was auctioned as an embryo.”

3. Do you recommend other breeders to sell their foals through the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“I have already bought many foals through the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. The disadvantage is that you have to wait and the rearing is risky. The advantage is that you can buy quality and completely customize a foal. In 2007 I bought my first foals at the Prinsjesdag Auction. These were the mares Charming Lady (by Johnson) and Honeymoon (by Hotline). Many other foals followed, including the Westfalen approved stallion Efgaristo (by Vivaldi) and the mare Darabel (by Wespoint). The latter was NMK champion in the keur and elite mares and now also competes in the Small Tour. It is unique that you can buy such horses, because as a three or four year old you pay triple or quadruple or they are not for sale.”

4. How did you experience the auction at the time? Was it exciting?
“It is of course a special situation when you offer an embryo. People cannot physically see what they are buying. Atilinda did walk there and it was indeed exciting. The bidding was a bit slow at first, but later there was active bidding.”

5. Do you follow Jameson closely?
“I first saw Jameson as a three-year-old at the stallion selection in Den Bosch. I had once had a photo of Robin van Lierop, but I never got around to looking at it before. It has become a great horse. I see a lot of his mother. In particular, his front and the way he 'rises' in his gait, he gets from his mother. I don't have a special connection with it because it wasn't born with me, but of course I follow it with special interest. It's great to see what a fantastic horse it has become.”

Click HERE for the interview with RS2 Dressage, the owner of Jameson.

Click HERE for the interview with rider Marieke van der Putten

“Then he showed that he had a lot of potential. His trot was phenomenal, our mouths dropped open!”

June 2, 2017/in Background, Dressage, News, Auctions/by bonsai

Buyers and owners: RS2 Dressage Stables (Saskia and Jacques Lemmens)
(RS2 Dressage Stables, represented by Saskia and Jacques Lemmens, Robin van Lierop and Seth Boschman)

1. Why did Jameson (an embryo at the time) appeal to you at the auction?
“At the time we were actually more like a day trip to the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and came for another foal from Sir Donnerhall. Then before the break we saw Atilinda, Jameson's mother, walking in the lane, which we really liked. She had already noticed us at the National Mare Inspection as a three-year-old and I (Robin van Lierop) sometimes competed against her later in the Small Tour. In the end we didn't buy the Sir Donnerhall foal we came for and bought the embryo from Atilinda and the filly Iveniz Texel (by Negro).”

2. Was it exciting bidding at the time?
“It is always exciting at an auction. Nowadays, more embryos are being auctioned, but at the time that was still fairly new and we didn't even know how everything worked. After fifty days of gestation we received the surrogate mare with Jameson in her belly, this was included in the sale.”

3. What was Jameson like as a foal?
“Jameson was an energetic and cheerful foal. He walked with his surrogate mother and a number of other mares with foals at the foot. He was the only colt and already made it clear that he is the 'lord of the house'. As a foal we once put him in the indoor arena from the meadow. Then he showed that he had a lot of potential and walked nicely with the withers up. In the meadow he played and galloped alone”.

4. When did you see that he was a topper?
“Actually, he was not very noticeable in rearing. As a one and a half year old it was still an ugly duckling with a long neck. He was beautiful, long-legged and long-lined. When we were two and a half years old we took him out of the meadow and put him on the halter on the lunge for the first time. Then he trotted really phenomenal. Our mouths fell open!”

5. Did Jameson live up to your expectations?
“Yes, he more than lived up to that! Besides the fact that he became champion, every time we see him on the track we think, wow that beast can run! Moreover, he has a super character. In addition to the champion of the Stallion Inspection, we also had the champion of the National Mare Inspection Iveniz Texel (Negro x Krack C), who we also bought at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, so it was a fantastic year.”

6. How is the training going and what are Jameson's future plans?
“We hope that Jameson can participate in the performance test in the autumn and close it with a good result. He is now ridden three times a week by Marieke van der Putten, under saddle, and walks outside in the paddock every day.”

7. Do you advise people to buy a foal at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“Of course you can also buy a three-year-old and then you don't have to worry about rearing. At that age, however, these kinds of horses are no longer for sale or no longer for sale at affordable prices. So yes, we can certainly advise people to buy a foal at the auction. We have been very lucky with foals that we bought at the Prinsjesdag Auction. Besides Jameson, we have had success with Iveniz Texel (Negro x Krack C), who became champion at the National Mare Inspection last year, and the mare Junette (De Niro x Gribaldi), which we bought in 2014, is now being prepared for the Mare Inspection.”

Click HERE for the interview with breeder Willeke Bos

Click HERE for the interview with rider Marieke van der Putten

“Jameson is a special stallion with a lot of quality. He is sweet and smart, you don't really have to teach him anything. Every day I sit on it with a big smile and enjoy it.”

June 2, 2017/in Background, Dressage, News, Auctions/by bonsai

Amazon Marieke van der Putten

1. What makes Jameson so special to you?
“Jameson is a very special stallion with a lot of quality. He is very sweet and smart, you don't really need to teach him anything. You get on and drive off with it. I have ridden many good young stallions with Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud, so I can compare well.”

2. How does Jameson get along?
“James, as I usually call him, is very sweet in the stable. He does behave like a stallion, so you can hear him. If you walk down the hall with another horse, he greets them. I treat him as normal as possible. I brush him, ride or lunge him and he is in the paddock every day.”

3. How is his education going
“I ride James three times a week. We take it easy, just walk, trot and canter. He is big and strong. We are now preparing him for the performance test in the autumn. I'll make sure it's easy to follow, so hopefully he'll come through that whistling later."

4. What's the best thing you've had with Jameson so far?
“Every day is beautiful with him! Every time I ride it, I sit on it with a big smile and enjoy it. I don't say this very quickly. I am used to Toto Junior (by Totilas) who is very special. Jameson is a completely different horse, but also gives a very special feeling under the saddle.”

5. What are Jameson's future plans?
“We're not going to question Jameson. We are now quietly preparing him for the KWPN performance test in the autumn, which lasts fifty days. If he succeeds, the presentation in Den Bosch at the Stallion Inspection will be next and then we'll see. We are taking it step by step.”

6. Would you buy a foal yourself at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“I have to be honest, I've never been there. Now that I work at RS2 Dressage, where dressage horses are also bred and raised, I am starting to focus more on foals and young horses. At the moment, as a rider myself, I will not buy a foal anytime soon, because it will take a very long time before I can ride it.”

Click HERE for the full interview with breeder Willeke Bos

Click HERE for the full interview with buyers and owners RS2 Dressage

“Bonne Chance already had a beautiful exterior as a foal and changed easily. She was already a bloody and busy animal with a lot of elastic.”

“It is always a gamble with foals, but if you then have a good one, then you also have something very special that you can no longer get as a four-year-old!”

“Bonne Chance is very special to me, she is a real fighter in the ring and is not afraid of anything!”

Six foals For Pleasure to Prinsjesdag

Champion dressage foals to Prinsjesdag

Collection National Foal Auction Prinsjesdag complete

Free coverages have fallen into good hands

“It is a special situation when you offer an embryo. People do not physically see what they are buying. It's great to see what a fantastic horse it has become!"

“Then he showed that he had a lot of potential. His trot was phenomenal, our mouths dropped open!”

“Jameson is a special stallion with a lot of quality. He is sweet and smart, you don't really have to teach him anything. Every day I sit on it with a big smile and enjoy it.”

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