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

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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

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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.

Collection National Foal Auction Prinsjesdag complete

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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

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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

“The Foal Auction Prinsjesdag was the first auction that paid proper attention to the foal's dam line”

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Breeder: Ronald Nowee

1. What was Alicante like as a foal?
“Alicante (born at Stoeterij 't Maalwater as Casares M) was already very beautiful as a foal. He was strong and correctly built. He was the second foal out of my Texas M mare. Her first foal was a colt by Contender.”

2. How is his mother?
“His dam Texas M is a normal, inconspicuous mare with a bit of an idiosyncratic character. She is not the prettiest type but correct . The reason why we bred with her was her pedigree. Her dam U-Laester was a maternal sister to Cantus, Calvin Z and Lansing. Cantus in particular has contributed to the Holstein performance breeding (including Come On, Calido, Canaletto, Colbert GTI). Even before Horsetelex existed, I was already working with databases of Holstein horses (with approved stallions and sport horses). After extensive analyzes it appeared that sport horses are produced by only a limited number of tribes. Breeding mares from those strains gives the highest chance of results. Texas M's oldest offspring are doing well. Cointreau (2004) is approved in England and two other descendants of Casall, Floyd (2010) and Granada (2011), are also doing very well.”

3. Why did you choose Casall at the time?
“I thought he was a beautiful, good jumping stallion and I was very charmed by his sire Caretino. At that time you could only cover with Caretino yourself if you brought the mare to Holstein. At that time, Casall's frozen semen was sold and it turned out to be of exceptional quality. I have bred several foals, four of which with Texas M.”

4. When did you see that Alicante was a winner?
“After the sale through Foal Auction Prinsjesdag I saw him again, at the stallion presentation of the HBC stable. As a young stallion he jumped correctly, with enough scope and good manners. But then there is still a long way to go, a road whose result is largely determined by health and the right click with the rider/amazon. I have followed Alicante's career through the news, but I could not conclude that he would develop into a top athlete in the Netherlands. He couldn't distinguish himself in the USA either, but then came the luck factor, the right rider for the right horse, at least that's how I see it. Current rider Jérôme Guéry is able to fully utilize his qualities.”

5. Why did you decide to enter Alicante for the Prinsjesdag auction at the time and do you advise other breeders to sell their foals through the Prinsjesdag Auction?
“The Foal Auction Prinsjesdag was the first auction to pay proper attention to the foal's dam line when selecting it. Other foal auctions selected beautiful, well-moving foals, preferably with a spectacular trot. The Prinsjesdag auction added an extra dimension to this: the dam's line must produce sport horses, otherwise the foal, however beautiful and well-moving, will not be selected! That has always particularly appealed to me. The Foal Auction Prinsjesdag originated from the brains of a few North Holland breeders, that also appealed to me. I have had various foals auctioned by Prinsjesdag, always to my complete satisfaction. And that was apparently mutual, in 2009 we were proclaimed "Breeder of the Year". I can therefore wholeheartedly recommend The Prinsjesdag Auction.”

read HERE the interview with buyers Jan and Egbert Schep

read HERE the interview with rider Jérôme Guéry

“Alicante was a very athletic and light-footed foal”

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Buyer: Egbert Schep

1. Why did Alicante appeal to you at the time at the auction?
I found Alicante very interesting bred. It was one of the first crops of foals from his sire Casall and his offspring were just beginning to distinguish themselves. Furthermore, it was a very athletic and light-footed foal. As a three-year-old, after his approval by the KWPN as a breeding stallion, I sold him to my brother Jan Schep (HBC stable).

2. Did Alicante live up to your expectations?
Yes, of course! Alicante was late in its development and remained slack for a while. However, this has been handled with care and the Casall stallion has grown enormously in the work. I remember seeing him jump at the CSI Zandhoven in 2015 after the sale to Tal Milstein and I was amazed at how well he jumped in the 1.45m. Then it picked up speed. He has the right rider at the moment with Jérôme Guéry. In Lanaken he jumped really great, where he triumphed at the Sires of the World. He has developed a lot!

3. Do you advise people to buy a foal at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
Everyone has to make their own assessment, but I buy foals at the auction every year. The advantage of an auction is that the horses are pre-selected. You already start with the best foals of the year and they are interestingly bred. These horses are usually no longer for sale as 4- or 5-year-olds. Once in professional hands, they will not be released on the market until they have developed in the sport. It is admittedly a little more difficult to recognize the talent in showjumping horses than in dressage horses, but if the model is good, they have a very light-footed canter and athletic ability, this gives expectations for the future.

“Alicante has exceeded my expectations”

Buyer: Jan Schep

1. When did you buy Alicante?
“I bought Alicante from Egbert Schep as a three-year-old after his designation as a breeding stallion.”

2. How did Alicante's training go?
“He was slightly hit by a car the first year with us. After that he went to Marc Houtzager and Julia Kayser where his training was professionally provided by them. The quality came later than we thought. It turned out that he had some difficulty with the combination of the breeding and the practice of the sport. Alicante had trouble building muscle. Then we decided to take the nine-year-old stallion out of stud. This worked out well and he got stronger and stronger. Alicante was then sold in 2015 and is now owned by Tal Milstein where the stallion is ridden by Jérôme Guéry.”

3. Did Alicante live up to your expectations?
“We bought Alicante for the stud farm. We are real line breeders. The stallion Cantos had done a very good job with us and we were looking for a new stallion for the mares. Alicante lived up to our expectations. He has a very stable character and good descendants are produced. He has certainly fulfilled his expectations for breeding, there are very best horses from him. In terms of sport, Alicante has more than exceeded my expectations.”

4. Do you advise people to buy a foal at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“I think that the auctions are developing well at the moment. At the beginning of the auctions I was a bit skeptical, because you still had to look at the foals individually with a critical eye on leg positions, etc. Nowadays the selection has become much stricter. I think that a buyer should be able to blindly trust that he is buying a good foal. So yes, if the selection remains as strict as it is now and the foals are impeccable, then I'm in favour. Even then, it is of course an adventure and there are many factors in rearing and training that determine whether a foal becomes a topper or not.”

read HERE the interview with breeders Ronald and Els Nowee

read HERE the interview with rider Jérôme Guéry

“Alicante is nimble, careful and also very handsome. He has everything!”

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1. What makes Alicante so special to you?
“Alicante is a very complete horse. He is very nice to ride and is a very good stallion for breeding. Alicante is careful, agile and also very handsome. He has everything! †

2. How does Alicante get along? How is he to drive?
“He has a very nice character and is easy to drive. He is very flexible in his body and jumps very carefully. My dressage instructor also loves it. In the stable, the Casall son sometimes shows that he is a stallion, but as soon as I ride him, he listens and I can pass mares without any problems, etc.”

3. How is Alicante stabled?
“Ali, that's what we call him in the stable, has a real personality and likes to get a lot of attention. That's why we sometimes call him Prince Ali. He has a special box in the corner where he can look both in and out. If you walk past him and you don't look at him, he knocks on the door.”

4. What is the best experience you have experienced with Alicante so far?
“Our victory in the Sires of the World in Lanaken was very special. Our win in Chantilly's Global Champions Tour was also fantastic. We were close to victory in Monaco too!”

5. What is your planning with Alicante?
“For the next month and a half, the focus will be on covering. Then we will prepare for some Global Champions Tour matches. I hope I can get a place in the top three there. Alicante is one of my top horses, maybe we can win a place in the Belgian team at the European Championships this summer.”

6. Do you advise people to buy a foal at the auction? Or do you advise a three- or four-year-old?
“At an auction you know that the foals have quality and are well-bred. It just takes a long time for a foal to be ready for competitions, so as a rider I prefer to buy a three or four year old. However, my wife likes to buy foals at auction. In other words, we do indeed buy foals at auctions!

read HERE the interview with breeders Ronald and Els Nowee

read HERE the interview with buyers Jan and Egbert Schep

Cristallo I embryo bursting with potential

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Embryoauction.com once again offers a very exclusive embryo with an embryo by Cristallo I from the dam line of the top show jumpers All Star (Denis Lynch) and Rinnetou Z (Piet Raymakers). The online auction will run until May 7, 8.30pm.

Sire Cristallo I is developing into one of the best producing Cornet Obolensky sons in breeding. His descendant Cristalline, for example, is very much in the spotlight, with which Chris Chugg took part in the World Cup final in Gothenburg. Other highlights include Charmeur by Gert-Jan Bruggink and Castello by Evalina Tovek. Dam Canadian Maple ZH II is a young mare by the Holstein top progenitor Clinton I out of the excellent breeding mare Crazy Love ZH. This Contender daughter has already produced several international show jumpers, including the approved stallion Acolito (by Accord II). Crazy Love ZH is also a half-sister of the top show jumper All Star 5 (s.Argentinus), with whom Denis Lynch belonged to the world top for many years.

Rinnetou Z
Via foundation stallion Almé Z, the line goes back to the world famous mare Rinnetou Z (Ramiro Z x Winnetou). Under Piet Raijmakers, this mare by Studfarm Zangersheide performed extremely well at the highest level. They won no less than seven Grand Prix in a row and made it to the top 10 of the FEI World Ranking. Rinnetou Z won the World Cup in 's-Hertogenbosch, the World Cup in Amsterdam, the World Cup in Helsinki, the Grand Prix of Antwerp and the Grand Prix of Norrköping. In breeding Rinnetou Z not only produced the mare April Love ZH, but also the approved stallion Chardonnay Z. Rinnetou's dam Wencke Z is also dam of the international Grand Prix show jumpers Zalza (Nick Skelton) and Cornelis Z (Thomas Ehrenrooth) and the approved stallion Rival Z.

Online opportunity
Embryoauction.com offers the crème de la crème of breeding and thus the future top talents for the sport. With a pedigree infused with sports genes, this Cristallo I x Clinton I embryo is bursting with potential. The surrogate has been scanned in foal for 50 days and the online auction will run until May 7 (end time 8.30 pm, if a bid is made in the last five minutes, the end time will be extended by five minutes). Make a bid and look for more information www.embryoauction.com

Wimphof's Hinde and Marriët Hoekstra take convincing victory in Grand Prix De Meern

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Marriët Hoekstra and the mare Wimphof's Hinde (Berlin x Heartbreaker), who was sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, took the victory in the Grand Prix of De Meern last weekend in a fantastic way. The competitive combination proved unbeatable in the national 1.40m Grand Prix.

Marriët Hoekstra and Wimphof's Hinde – bred by Haras de la Vie – have been very successful in recent years with many top rankings at both international and national level. Last Saturday evening, the fantastic mare Hinde jumped out of the book again and convincingly took the victory in the Grand Prix of De Meern with no less than four seconds ahead of the other jump-off candidates.

Watch the video below!

mr. Europe and Marc Houtzager third in 1.45m Oliva

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The only eight-year-old stallion Mr. Europe (Mr. Blue x Cassini I) and top rider Marc Houtzager finished third in the 1.45m ranking class in Oliva last weekend. The Mr. Europe seems to be developing to the absolute top level.

The by Stud Renken bred Mr. Last year Europe had many top placings under Marc Houtzager in the international classes for seven-year-olds. Now Mr. Europe already continued these results at 1.45m level.

In addition, Gigolo III (Cassini II x Chin Chin), sold on Prinsjesdag, also performed well under the saddle of Swiss Rachel Sandoz. The chestnut won a 1.40m class in Oliva. The Colman descendant Baron did excellent under the Italian Roberto Turchetto in the Italian Arezzo. Baron jumped consistently all week and finished sixth in a CSI3* 1.40m class.

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Foal Auction Prinsjesdag

Date: September 17, 2024
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Location: KNHS Center, Ermelo
For auction: Foals

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