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

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!”

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.

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

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

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.

Second place for Boston STH and Denise Nekeman at Indoor Brabant

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.

Breeding winners announced

Today we have drawn two winners from more than 300 entries, both of whom can select a mating from a stallion approved during the spring examination.

We congratulate Yvonne Termeer and Ed Schroembges with their breeding!!

Prinsjesdag talents continue to perform strongly

The annual southern jumping tours have already started in full swing and the horses auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag also speak for themselves. In the Spanish Oliva in particular, the various Prinsjesdag horses achieved a number of appealing results.

For example, there is the only five-year-old Creswell LVP Z (Casall x Quantum), who under the Belgian rider Lieven Devos strings one clear result after another. Creswell LVP Z achieved a seventh place in one of the Young Horse Finals in Oliva in recent weeks. Then there is also Get Off (Numero Uno x Indoctro) who is doing very well with the Irish top rider Trevor Breen and who recently finished fourth in one of the finals for the six-year-old show jumpers in Oliva.

Even the now eleven-year-old carbania (Carolus II x Baloubet du Rouet) is performing well under the British Jemma Kirk and recently took fourth place and took a victory in an international class. the eleven-year-old Gigolo III (Cassini II x Chin Chin) performs strongly under the Swiss Rachel Sandoz. In the CSI2* ranking tests in Oliva Gigolo III jumped several times clear.

Closer to home, the KWPN-approved Edinburgh (Vleut x Darco) under Kristian Houwen to see very good things. Last weekend at Equestrian Center de Peelbergen, the eight-year-old stallion jumped to fifth place in the CSI2* 1,40m.

Denise Nekeman and Boston STH convincing Dutch champions U25

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

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!

Prinsjesdag jumping stallion O'Neil vd Bisschop appointed for KWPN performance test

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag also had several great successes at the KWPN Stallion Inspection in Den Bosch this year. In the jumping direction, Prinsjesdag was appointed O'Neil vd Bisschop, who was auctioned in 2014 for the KWPN performance test. O'Neil vd Bisschop was bred by the De Craene family from Melle and owned by Ben van Mierlo from Koningslust.

O'Neil vd Bishop (Diamant de Semilly out of Jade vd Bisschop of Ogano Sitte) showed his jumping talents in Den Bosch; O'Neil has good impulsion, a lot of scope and seems very careful. His dam line is also very interesting: dam Jade is already jumping at international 1.40m level and is a daughter of the Grannus mare Priscilla. This mare is the foundation of famous international show jumpers such as Holland van den Bisschop (Remco Been), Estina (Samantha McIntosh) and the approved stallions Dulf van den Bisschop, Arizona and Maestro van den Bisschop.

Subsequently, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag was also represented several times in the Blom Stallion Competition. In the L class jumped the extremely talented Hernandez TN (Kannan out of Bea-Leva elite IBOP(spr) sport(spr) by Numero Uno, breeder Willem Dekker, Benningbroek) under Zoï Snels to a nice fifth place in the final standings. Also the also sold on Prinsjesdag Highlander (Numero Uno out of Ditty Dante C elite IBOP(spr) by Vingino, breeder MAM Lamers-Couwenberg, Helde) showed himself well in the final under Kristian Houwen and jumped convincingly clear.

The top talent Edinburgh (Vleut out of Olympic Queen keur performance sport(jump) by Darco, breeders EJ Meijer & G. Lindeboom, Dalfsen) jumped clear in the 1.40m VHO Trophy under Kristian Houwen. The only eight-year-old stallion then showed his talent in the jump-off and signed for a nice third place.

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