The Prinsjesdag team kicks off the foal season with the Prinsjesdag drinks during the KWPN Stallion Inspection in Den Bosch. Everyone is cordially invited to come and have a drink at our stand. The drinks will take place on Thursday 31 January (jumping day) and Friday 1 February (dressage day) before the start of the evening program. We hope to see you there and join us in raising a glass to another successful year!
Next week it's that time again: the world's largest stallion selection, the KWPN Stallion Show, starts in Den Bosch. From January 30 to February 2, about 25,000 visitors from all parts of the world will gather in the Brabanthallen. With a program full of breeding, sport and show, it promises to be another great edition. As you are used to from us, we are present with a beautiful stand on the main slope. Our team is ready to greet you every day.
Five Prinsjesdag stallions will appear in the second viewing ring. Two jumping and three dressage stallions will compete for a place in the third viewing. A number of approved Prinsjesdag stallions will also make an appearance in Den Bosch. Kayne (s.Governor) will be presented on Friday 1 February by Adelinde Cornelissen in the class for dressage stallions approved in 2018, and Jameson RS2 (s.Blue Hors Zack) will defend his lead in the L class of the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition Dressage. Keep an eye on our social media and don't miss anything about the developments in Den Bosch!
The first viewing of the KWPN stallion selection resulted in an invitation to the KWPN Stallion Show for five Prinsjesdag horses. Sons of For Pleasure, Quickly de Kreisker, Gandhi, Florencio and Glock's Zonik will make an appearance in the second viewing.
During the first viewing in Ermelo, the For Pleasure son Leviathan (ds. Untouchable) of R. Blom showed himself to be a very talented horse. The stallion was bred by N. Smit and JJ Smit-de Goede and comes from a real sport line. The Quality Boy PB Z (Quickly de Kreisker x Baloubet du Rouet) owned by E. Schep and JJ van der Louw, bred by P. Bastiaansen, also made a strong impression. This interesting stallion is a half-brother of the recognized Grand Prix stallion Carrera VDL.
International transfer
Among the dressage stallions, the Zonik son LA Zonik (ds.Goodtimes, breeder AJ Lievaart from Wijckel) of DK Dressage Horses from Helvoirt earned an invitation for the second viewing. In Ermelo it was announced that this talent of Demy Kurstjens has now come into the hands of Andreas Helgstrand. Landal G (Ghandi x Rousseau), bred by MA de Groot, also made a good impression. More than two years after being auctioned in Ermelo, N. Donkers' stallion convinced again. The third dressage stallion with a ticket for the second selection round is the Leerava (Florencio x Negro), bred by the late C. van Etten, by CY Pellikaan. Breeders and owners good luck in Den Bosch!
Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will once again be present at the world's largest stallion selection this year; the KWPN Stallion Show. The event will take place from Wednesday 30 January to Saturday 2 February in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch. Everyone is welcome these days at our stand, which you will find on the main slope.
This year, too, we will traditionally kick off the foal season with the Prinsjesdagborrels in Den Bosch. On Thursday 31 January (jumping day) and Friday 1 February (dressage day) everyone is cordially invited to come and have a drink in our stand. The drinks take place in the breaks before the start of the evening program. We hope to see you there!
The Jameson RS2 (Blue Hors Zack x Negro) auctioned in 2013 as an embryo continues to win. The black stallion already won the Pavo Cup final, the KWPN Performance Test and the first round of the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition Dressage this year. In Ermelo, he and rider Marieke van der Putten once again convinced. With no less than 94 points, they also won this round of the stallion competition.
The dressage mares auctioned at Prinsjesdag also attracted attention this month.
Zwetcher and Primeval Brittsion both started at the young riders in Aachen.
Zwetcher (Sir Sinclair x Jetset-D) won the class with 74.069% under rider Kristin Biermann. Zoe Kuintjes finished in fourth place with Primeval Brittsion (Sir Donnerhal x Krack C) with 69.951%. Zwetcher was sold at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in 2004 and was previously ridden by Sheela van Bregt.
Foal Auction Prinsjesdag can add another approved stallion to the list after last weekend. Loyal contributor Animal Embryo Center from Maria-Hoop entered Vuvuzala Z (Vagabond de la Pomme x Cambridge) at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in 2016 and is now the proud owner of an approved stallion.
The Vagabond son comes from show jumping horse supplier Ocay. Vuvuzela Z combines the acclaimed maternal line of sire Vagabond de la Pomme with the well-known Holsteiner lineage 18a2. Vuvuzela's dam Ocay is a daughter of the foundation sire Cambridge and has already produced three international showjumpers. Vuvuzela's grandmother Icara II also produced several successful Grand Prix show jumpers, including Restless and Catija ET Z, and was the foundation of many other successful show jumpers.
We congratulate Animal Embryo Center, Vullers family with this great success!!
The board of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag looks back with full satisfaction on the 2018 edition. International buyers managed to find the auction again. It became clear in the jumping direction that quality and potential are paid for. The average of this evening was €14,338. The absolute top auction of 2018 turned out to be the excellent dressage foal Nouvelle Feniz Texel (by Glock's Toto Jr.) on September 12, who changed owners for €85,000.
Chairman Arjan van der Waaij about the last edition: “We have every reason to be positive. We auctioned well and the entire administrative process went smoothly.” The jumping auction went fantastic. New Usha van 't Studutch (by Cavalier Royale) yielded €52,000. Next Meta became the second most expensive foal. This extremely interesting mare by Cornet Obolensky is the full sister of the KWPN champion stallion Kannan Jr. and raised €44,000.
The second auction day was dominated by the dressage talents. Nouvelle Feniz Texel, bred by the van der Linde family, provided an exciting bidding duel. The Dantism family won for no less than € 85,000. Great prizes were also paid for Natural Spring SSS (by Totilas, €56,000) and Ninvasion (by Glock's Toto Jr., €32,000).
In February, the Prinsjesdag team will be present again with a stand during the upcoming KWPN stallion selection in Den Bosch. Van der Waaij: “Interested people can find us at our familiar spot on the main slope. Everyone is welcome for a chat and a cup of coffee. I therefore invite everyone to come along.” Breeders can register their (expected) foals online. This can also be done directly in the stand via the laptop.
Van der Waaij: “We will continue to select according to our motto 'the power of performance' and are confidently moving towards 2019.” Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will be back next year according to tradition on the third Tuesday of September. The jumping foals will be auctioned on September 17 and the dressage direction will be on September 18.
With a 10 for the canter and a record score of 90 points, Jameson RS2, sold as an embryo at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, earned his breeding license with the KWPN. The unprecedented talent of this Blue Hors Zack son is controversial and has already earned him the championship title at the KWPN stallion selection and the victory in the Pavo Cup. In the performance test he once again left no doubt about his natural talent.
Barely two weeks after his approval, he immediately made an appearance in the KWPN Stallion Competition in Kronenberg and again he made an exceptional impression. Under Marieke van der Putten, the breeding product of Stal 104 won with a top score of 92 points. What a phenomenal Prinsjesdag reference, this stallion by RS2 Dressage!
The first viewing of the KWPN is just around the corner and thirteen stallions have been registered for this that came under the hammer as foals at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. Good luck to the breeders and owners!
November 27
221 Mon Coeur Z (Mylord Carthago x Ideal de la Loge) breeder: Mr. Eitel, Freihung. Owners: E. Schep and JJ van der Louw, Tull and 't Waal
230 Quality Boy PB Z (Quickly de Kreisker x Baloubet du Rouet) breeder: P. Bastiaansen, Tilburg. Owners: E. Schep and JJ van der Louw, Tull and 't Waal
232 L'Enfant de Quickly RT (Quickly de Kreisker x Baloubet du Rouet) breeder/owner R. Tel, Drogeham
Nov 29
120 Leviathan (For Pleasure x Untouchable Z) breeder: N. Smit, Mildam. Owner: M. Blom, Etten-Leur
December 4
523 Lohnson TV (Johnson x Spielberg) breeder: JW Temmink, Vorden. Owners: Reesink Horses, Eibergen & TJM Coomans, Oud-Beijerland
530 La Baule-STRH (Millenium x Zhivago) breeders: JBJM Streppel and SJA Haarman, Wilp GLD. Owner: VDL Stud, Bears
533 Leopold (Negro x Jazz) breeder: P. van Doorn, Overberg. Owner: H. Taipale, Katinala
555 LA Zonik L (Zonik x Goodtimes) breeder: AJ Lievaart, Wijckel. Owner: DK Dressage Horses, Helvoirt
5th of December
335 Last Minute (Dante Weltino x Jazz) breeders: R. Bardoel, Elsendorp and JW Brussels, Holten. Owner: J. Hooge, Ees
338 Luck Pleasure D (Dark Pleasure x Contango) breeders: J. and H. Dielissen-van de Berg, Rosmalen. Owner: WL Plaizier, Heerjansdam
Dec 6
398 Leerava (Florencio x Negro) breeder: C. van Etten, Galder. Owner: CY Pellikaan, Oisterwijk
Dec 8
434 Landal G (Ghandi x Rousseau) breeder: MA de Groot, Erp. Owner: N. Donkers, Venhorst
488 Lexington ter Selle S (Grenoble x Jazz) breeder: I. van der Spek, Hemrik. Owner: WA Marijnissen, Wijdewormer
With a record price of € 85,000, the extreme movement talent Nouvelle Feniz Texel (by Glock's Toto Jr.) turned out to be the absolute auction topper of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. Good prices and a good average of € 12,500 were also achieved across the board. Just like yesterday with the jumping foals, there was a lot of interest from all over Europe for the strong collection of foals.
At the 26th edition of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, the movement talents turned out to be in great demand. Nouvelle Feniz Texel (Glock's Toto Jr. x Negro), bred by Willem van der Linde, resulted in an exciting bidding duel in which the Dantism family eventually won. Their ten-year-old daughter Aaliyah immediately fell for the extremely talented filly for which the hammer fell to €85,000. Excellent prizes were also won by Natural Spring SSS (by Totilas, € 56,000), Ninvasion (by Glock's Toto Jr., € 32,000) and Nox (by Fürst Romancier, € 30,000). “Last year we had a record-breaking auction for dressage foals, which set the bar extra high this year. We are very pleased that we have again been able to realize such a successful auction together, with almost the same average price. Very attractive prices have been won in both width and height, including an extreme outlier in terms of price and quality. Every round, Nouvelle Feniz Texel continued to attract great attention and the moment of the day is certainly decisive for dressage foals”, chairman Arjan van der Waaij looks back at the auction.
Most of the foals have had new Dutch owners and future talents have also been sold to strong dressage countries such as Germany and Denmark. "There was a lot of interest in the foals from all over Europe, we noticed that in the preliminary phase. Both the VIP and the grandstand were packed, and that not only ensured good prices but also a lot of atmosphere." The online live bidding, which was introduced this year by Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in equestrian Netherlands, also proved to be of added value, just like yesterday. “As an organisation, we are pleased to have been able to live up to the high expectations again this year. It will be another great challenge to match this next year.”
Date: September 16, 2025
Bidding: Live and Online
Location: KNHS Center, Ermelo
For auction: Foals
Date: August 9, 2025
Bidding: Live and Online
Location: Zilfia's Hoeve, Houten
For auction: Foals
