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

“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!"

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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!”

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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.”

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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

“The bidding went on and on. I had never experienced anything like this before!”

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Breeder: Jan Temmink

1. What was Boston like as a foal and what was his mother like?
“Boston was a beautiful foal straight away. He loved coming to you and he moved great. He was the first foal out of my mare Volmie, an easy mare with a good character and a very powerful hind leg. Johnson has this too, so that's why I chose this stallion. His mother, like Boston, could already go into piaffe by the halter. Sadly, she passed away from colic last year at the age of 14. She had surgery, but didn't make it. After Boston she had five more children by Johnson, a mare by Concorde and a mare by Spielberg. B. Elmie, Volmie's full sister, will be mated to Johnson this year.”

2. When did you see Boston as a top performer?
At Johnson's offspring inspection, everyone was raving about Boston and he was by far the best. Five years later at the World Championships for Young Horses in Verden, he came out piaffering with Hans Peter Minderhoud. That's when I knew completely that he was going to be a winner. He was fourth, but he deserved even more.”

3. How did you experience the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag at the time?
“It was very exciting at the auction, the bidding went on for a long time. I had never experienced anything so special. I knew there was a lot of interest, because I had already been offered a lot of money at home. However, I would not have commented on that, because I think that once you choose the auction, you should also keep your word.”

4. Do you recommend other breeders to sell their foals through the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“I entered Boston myself for the auction at the time. Everything was well arranged, including the financial settlement. I really liked the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. Besides Boston I have had eight more foals up for auction. For example, Tosca Visser owns the full sister of Boston, G. Emelie Ster, who is now six years old, also auctioned at the Prinsjesdag Foal Auction, and also became the full brother of Volmie, Avant (by Quattro, 2e busy KWPN), auctioned here.”

5. Do you follow Boston closely?
"Yes, of course! Both years we went to the World Championships for Young Horses in Verden. Last year we also went to the National Championships for Young Riders in Ermelo. This year we couldn't, but we followed it via the internet. We are in regular contact with the Nekeman family. For example, they invited us to the international competition in Drachten. We also went to a stable near Boston. Boston is an extraordinary horse. As active and impressive as he is in the ring, he is so sweet and calm in the stable. His mother was like that too: Very active, but very reliable and sweet to deal with. I am proud to have bred this special horse!”

Click HERE for the nice interview with rider Denise Nekeman.

Click HERE for the instructive interview with buyers/owners Lens and Berna Nekeman.

“Sometimes you are lucky in life, you don't see so many horses of this kind”

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Buyer/owner: Lens and Berna Nekeman

1. Why did Boston appeal to you at the time at the auction?
“It was pure emotion! He noticed us at the first presentation, then we went to have a look in the stable and then we thought: We want to see it grow up! During the auction itself, he continued to perform fantastically, even during the bidding! It was quite exciting, but we just wanted it, so you keep bidding.”

2. How was Boston's education?
“As a 2.5-year-old Boston came home after rearing and my daughter Denise trained him together with our stable rider. She rode the Pavo Cup with him as a four-year-old. How impressive he was then! We were invited to the World Championships for Young Horses. Denise had exams at school and then we asked Hans Peter Minderhoud to drive him. At the World Championships for Young Horses he showed himself fantastic, he came out of the ring piaffering and everyone was on the benches. That was a special moment. Hans Peter has done both the World Championships for the five- and six-year-olds and then Denise took him over again. Within a year and a half they achieved team silver at the European Young Riders Championship and all other successes followed. They still train weekly with Hans Peter and last month became Dutch champion at the Grand Prix U25 in Ermelo.”

3. Did Boston live up to your expectations?
“We are very pleased with Boston's development and performance to date. However, he is still developing and our expectations of him are much higher. He gives a lot of confidence. Boston has been more than worth his money as a foal in relation to what he is worth now!”

4. What is the most beautiful thing you have experienced with Boston?
“It's just beautiful! Sometimes you have to be lucky in life and we have that with Boston. You don't see so many horses of this kind. The National Championships, the European Championships and the World Cups are great, but the best thing is that he has never been sick, weak or nauseous and has never been injured.”

5. Do you have a special bond with Boston?
“Every evening at 11 p.m. we walk through the stable and Boston gets its last portion of food. He always demands our special attention. And that emotion that we already had at the auction is still there. As soon as he comes in the ring you see him looking, where's the party? We still get goosebumps watching Boston walk!”

6. What are other people saying about Boston?
“We are not the only ones with goosebumps. He is a special eye-catcher. You often hear oohs and ahs in the stands when Boston is in the ring. We love to see our own emotion in other people when Boston walks.”

7. Why do you advise people to buy a foal at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag?
“First of all, we like to be in control of the entire development and training of a horse from the foal. Furthermore, the best horses as three or four year olds are no longer for sale or they have become unaffordable. Finding good foals yourself is not easy; after all, everyone is looking for the best. At the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, the pre-selection of the foals on the basis of health and potential has already been done for us. Of course you can always have bad luck in the development of the horse, but that is your own bad luck. With older horses, problems can always be concealed when purchasing or you can be cheated in another way. We are not bothered by that this way.

Even with a limited budget you can buy horses at the auction, which later become champions. Just look at the 2011 stallion selection champion Diebrecht (by Zizi Top), who was bought at an auction for 7,500 euros. We bought our very first foal at the Prinsjesdag auction in 2004, this was the Samba Hit mare Zamba Dream.

We have now bought seven elite mares through the foal auctions and have bred about 50 foals ourselves, but now and then we buy some at the auction to keep a balanced number. Furthermore, the auction is always a great party! We just sometimes have trouble staying on our hands.”

Click HERE for the nice interview with rider Denise Nekeman.

Click HERE for the instructive interview with breeder Jan Temmink.


“Every day is a joy to ride in Boston!”

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Amazon: Denise Nekeman

1. What makes Boston so special to you?
“Boston is always cheerful, always happy to work and is a super sweet horse in the stable. It's really my buddy! When I'm on vacation, I miss him and often call home to ask how Boston is doing. He will always go for you. At the European Championships in Vidauban it was 42 degrees and everyone was walking with their tongues on their knees, but Boston just kept going and went back to the stables in passage. He is also a real family horse. We go to competitions and championships with the whole family and have a lot of fun with him together.”

2. How is Boston to get along?
“Bostie (his pet name) is always cheerful and like a clown. He likes to get attention. He likes to play with his tongue in the stable, sticking it out, doing it twice and turning it into a circus. Everyone likes to work with him. When I'm on holiday, he sometimes stays for a week with Hans Peter Minderhoud and the people there are always happy with him, because he is so easygoing and funny. At games, Boston knows that he is in the center and then he is often so excited that he can sometimes be busy. But Bostie is very good at home. When the weather is nice, he goes out into the meadow or paddock every day, which always makes him very happy.”

3. Do you have any rituals?
“I always brush him with a curry comb before riding and he almost gets mad when I stop because he likes it so much. Also, Boston always gets a candy for driving. If he doesn't get that, he starts stomping. He also knows exactly where the candies are and how to ask for them from everyone.”

4. What's the best thing you've had with Boston so far?
“It's a party every day to ride him! Thanks to him I have been Dutch Champion several times, I ride European Championships and I can participate in all major competitions such as Indoor Brabant, Jumping Amsterdam and Outdoor Gelderland. I also think the weekly lessons with Hans Peter Minderhoud are fantastic. I enjoy racing because Boston enjoys it so much. He always does his best for me. Boston has a lot of charisma, when I drive into the ring, something really comes in. I don't want to trade with any other horse. Boston really is my dream horse!”

5. What do you hope to achieve with Boston?
“I hope to drive this year's European Grand Prix U25 Championships and the CHIO Aachen. After that, I hope that we will also do well in the Grand Prix with the seniors. The most important thing I think is that he stays healthy and that I can continue to ride him for a long time.”

6. Why do you advise people to buy a foal at the Prinsjesdag Auction?
“I go to the auction every year. It is a great place to buy good foals. The selection has already been done for you and there is a lot of comparison material. It is fantastic to develop a foal into a good riding horse.”

Click HERE for the instructive interview with buyers/owners Lens and Berna Nekeman.

Click HERE for the nice interview with breeder Jan Temmink.

Second place for Boston STH and Denise Nekeman at Indoor Brabant

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After winning the Dutch title, Boston STH and Denise Nekeman immediately continued their successful line. In the Indoor Brabant U25, Nekeman and the Johnson son scored 70.628% and took second place.

Denise Nekeman and Boston STH convincing Dutch champions U25

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The promising combination Denise Nekeman with Boston STH won the KNHS Indoor Championship in the U25 category in Ermelo last weekend. With an average score of 74.34%, Nekeman and Boston STH, auctioned at the Prinsjesdag Foal Auction, were once again able to add a top performance to their palmares.

In the first part on Saturday, the eleven-year-old Johnson son Boston STH impressed with a score of no less than 73,06%. In the Freestyle on Sunday, Denise Nekeman and Boston STH scored 75,63%, bringing their average to 74.34%. “Boston is a really nice horse and always wants attention. His offspring are just as handsome as their father and have the same go, really nice”, says Denise Nekeman about the stallion Boston.

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag congratulates the Nekeman family and the breeder of Boston STH, Mr. JW Temmink from Vorden, with this great success!

After NMK champion, also KWPN Stallion Inspection Champion from Prinsjesdag

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The past year was very successful at the KWPN inspections for both Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and the RS2 Dressage Center. After the NMK championship title of Iveniz Texel, bought by RS2 Dressage on Prinsjesdag, the Jameson RS2 auctioned as an embryo became champion of the KWPN Stallion Selection. A wonderful success for Saskia and Jacques Lemmens, Robin van Lierop and Seth Boschman of the successful dressage stable RS2 Dressage Center de Horst.

Jameson RS2 (Blue Hors Zack out of Atilinda M keur preferent IBOP(dres) sport (dres) by Negro) was bred by Stal 104 out of Wijdewormer van Willeke Bos, but Jameson was already sold as an embryo. At Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in 2013, the then unborn Jameson was put up for auction. His particularly interesting pedigree appealed to Robin van Lierop and Seth Boschman. "We knew the mother well and dared to take the gamble," Robin van Lierop told De Paardenkrant / Horses.nl. “It was a surprise egg”, says Saskia Lemmens of RS2 Dressage about Jameson RS2.

Dam Atilinda M was already performing at Small Tour level under Peter de Boer and this mare also showed all her talent in the PAVO Cup. Atilinda M is now ridden by Yessin Rahmouni, who is preparing the talented Negro mare for the Grand Prix. Sire Blue Hors Zack was already champion of the KWPN Stallion Selection at the time and descends from the foundation stallion Rousseau – also auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag.
Stallion selection committee chairman Bert Rutten was full of praise for the convincing champion Jameson RS2. "He has a fantastic canter, a lot of switching power, self-carriage and balance in movement," said the chairman.

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag congratulates breeder Willeke Bos van Stal 104 and owners Saskia and Jacques Lemmens, Robin van Lierop and Seth Boschman on this great success of Jameson RS2!

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