O'Pleasure Ice headpiece of successful Prinsjesdag auction in Ommen

The second edition of the Prinsjesdag foal auction during the CSI in Ommen can be remembered as very successful. The For Pleasure son O'Pleasure Ice was the auction topper with € 19,000 and the good prices across the board were also remarkable. The breeders were not only very satisfied with the average price of € 12,500, but all foals were actually sold for a price of at least € 10,000.

Between the basic round of the Medium Tour final and the winning round, ten exclusive show jumping talents came under the hammer of the enthusiastic auctioneer Koen Olaerts. The interesting foals were bid from all corners, which ensured a smooth and transparent auction.

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“We can't help but be very satisfied with an auction like this! When we came up with this idea two years ago, we hoped for a course like tonight. So we are very happy that we have already been able to realize this during the second edition”, reacts chairman Arjan van der Waaij. Not only people from the sport were successful, Jeroen Dubbeldam got the interesting filly Tina van de Bisschop (by Opium JW van de Moerhoeve) from Tom de Craene in his fingers, loyal buyers of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag also traveled to this extra edition. in Ommen. Paul Schockemöhle caught his eye at auction topper O'Pleasure Ice (s.For Pleasure) from breeder Ton van Tilburg, and this colt leaves for Germany for €19,000. The genetically high-quality filly Oklahoma Paulowna (s.Poker de Mariposa) from breeder Ans Keppel remains in the Netherlands for €17,000, while Ti Amo AEG (s.Diamant de Semilly) from Joris Aegten has been given new owners in Finland for €15,000. “Several foals have been sold to sport stables at home and abroad. All foals have been sold and we have received very positive feedback from the breeders, so we are looking forward to the auctions on 17 and 18 September in Ermelo!”