Looking back at successful auctions in 2019

The auctions are behind us for a while, but December is a perfect time to look back at the successful Foal Auction Prinsjesdag days. At the regular auction in Ermelo, Olympic rider Cian O'Connor invested in the auction topper Orange Peel van 't Studutch and the average price of the jumping foals broke the magic 15,000 limit.

At the auction of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag during the CSI Ommen, the season kicked off with ten jumping foals that yielded an average of €12,500. O'Pleasure Ice (by For Pleasure), bred by Ton van Tilburg, turned out to be an auction topper thanks to a price of €19,000 and has come into German hands.

Ermelo

There was also great international interest at the show jumping foal auction in Ermelo. Buyers from countries such as Sweden, Italy, America, Great Britain, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa made their mark. Olympic top rider Cian O'Connor made several investments in the future, and several foals are leaving for Ireland, including the excellent auction topper Orange Peel van 't Studutch. This colt by For Pleasure out of the full sister of Quickly de Kreisker underlines the motto 'The power of performance' in a fantastic way and delivered the record price of € 70,000. “It is very nice to be able to look back on such a successful auction, where not only clear outliers emerged in height, but also the quality in width and the high average of more than 15,000 euros. This proves that our vision is the right one. Excellent foals with a good canter, a good exterior and a lot of sport in the maternal lines. Our auction has shown that such foals are very well paid," said chairman Arjan van der Waaij enthusiastically.

Dressage

Among the dressage foals, the Desperados FRH son O'Neil T (ds.Vivaldi, breeder J. Tissingh) took the crown with a handsome amount of €40,000. He is therefore one of the striking future talents who is leaving for a top stable. Leading buyers from Denmark, America, Germany, the Arab Emirates and Singapore also found their way to Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and registered foals. On average, the foals came in at more than € 10,300. “In the current market we are very satisfied with the way the auction and the prices went. We had no extreme outliers and still achieved almost the same average as last year," says chairman Arjan van der Waaij. “We had a great audience, good dressage foals and generally good prices. So that is definitely satisfying. We look back on two wonderful auction days. With the jumping foals, all our expectations were exceeded and with the dressage foals we were able to maintain our strong position as an auction," concludes Van der Waaij.

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag confirms position with the dressage foals

Buyers from home and abroad got their hands on quality at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag today. The Desperados FRH son O'Neil T took the crown tonight thanks to a nice sum of € 40,000 and is therefore one of the striking future talents from this collection who is leaving for a top stable. On average, the foals came in at more than € 10,300. 

The well-moving O'Neil T (Desperados FRH x Vivaldi, breeder J. Tissingh) will leave for Gestüt Sprehe in Germany for a great price of € 40,000. Leading buyers from Denmark, America, Germany, the Arab Emirates and Singapore also found their way to Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and registered foals.

Quality in width

Three foals were given new owners for € 30,000, including Glock's Toto Jr. son Omaha Beach Texel (ds.Apache, breeder Wim van der Linde), half of the proceeds of which will be donated to the charity Villa Pardoes. The striking foal was purchased by Westfort Vleesproducten of the Kruijswijk family. For the same amount, Ophilia (Daily Diamond x First Promise, breeder Stal Chavaleh) and Vie Romancée (Vitalis x Ferro, breeder L. Heijkoop) have come into new hands. The former remains in the Netherlands, while the Vitalis son was purchased by Andreas Helgstrand. “In the current market we are very satisfied with the way the auction and the prices went. We had no extreme outliers and still achieved almost the same average as last year," says chairman Arjan van der Waaij. On average, the sold foals amounted to € 10,310. “A small side note is that three foals have not been bid. We consciously choose to use a relatively high starting amount of 5,000 euros, because we believe that all selected foals should yield at least that. But ultimately it is the time of day and the market that determine how an auction goes. We had a great audience, good foals and generally good prices. So that is absolutely satisfying.”

Glock's Toto Jr.

A total of fifteen foals crossed the €10,000 mark and the blood of Glock's Toto Jr. turned out to be very popular. Ovarieta Texel (Glock's Toto Jr. x Ferro, breeder Wim van der Linde, € 28,000) and O Look At Me (Glock's Toto Jr. x Charmeur, breeder Harold Renken, € 20,000) brought in good money for their breeders. . “We look back on two wonderful auction days. With the show jumping foals, all our expectations were exceeded and today we have been able to maintain our strong position as an auction with the dressage foals. Our motto 'The power of performance' remains leading,” concludes Van der Waaij.

Auction order dressage foals 2019

The auction order for the dressage foals is known.

auction cat no f/c name foal Sire dam sire of the dam VAT name
1 7 filly Olympia Timeless Desperado Ho Timeless Good RE Furst Romancier yes Heemskerk
2 32 filly Only You SG Governor halione Johnson yes Kleuskens
3 27 filly Ojarieta Texel Glock's Toto Jr. Jyarieta Texel Florencio I yes Linde
4 6 filly O-Dearginia SQBS Daily Diamond Dear Ginia SQBS Uphill no Spierings
5 34 filly Orelia Governor Schöne stedinger no Oosterveld
6 56 Colt onassis Totilas Esperanza Jazz no rich farmer
7 50 filly Orinia quarter hit Cirginia Florencio I no Miltenburg
8 37 Colt Oliviero-B Imposantos Amber Hivette good times no bardoel
9 53 filly Ocerole LC Sezuan Garole Vivaldic no Linden-Crum
10 44 Colt Orion Cassio genteel lady manno no Monastery
11 28 filly Olani MVH Glock's Toto Jr. Kalani SW Grand Galaxy Win yes Valkenburg
12 4 Colt O'Dailysion Daily Diamond Hinvasion connoisseur no location
13 38 filly Opportunity HH In Style Utopia Havidoff no Meijer
14 48 filly Odelya SGI Painted Black Odette chronos no Kleuskens
15 3 Colt Othello CC Daily Diamond Joint Venture CC charmer no Diemen
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16 60 Colt Omaha Beach Texel Glock's Toto Jr. Gilithyia Texel Apache yes Linde
17 10 filly Oliza Grandia Elton Iliza's Grandia negro no grandia
18 35 Colt Optimus Prime Hennesy for me For Romance yes brighten
19 20 Colt O Romance For Romance dalucy metal yes Hassink
20 12 filly Orina D Escolar Jorina D Vivaldic no Derikx
21 42 Colt Olympus Just Wimphof Wirenda Rousseau yes Bosch
22 14 Colt Ocean Ferdinand Donna De Niro no Aerts
23 17 Colt 'Roark For Ferrero Havana Furst Romancier no Hoogers & Mrs. L. Hoogers-Legeland
24 52 filly Odonna-Utopia secret Donna-Utopia west point no Ligtvoet & Mrs. J. van Aarle
25 36 filly Oasis SG Iconic flitz Zambuka yes Kleuskens
26 24 filly O Look at Me Glock's Toto Jr. Haily Daula charmer no run
27 47 filly Furstin Modena Marc Cain Furstin Delanna Dancing Hit no bet
28 58 Colt Vie Romance vitalis Gorava Ferrous no Heijkoop
29 1 Colt Once and for All All at Once Saigon Jazz no Vincourt & Mrs. A. Krom-Vincourt
30 22 filly Orange-Cara Furst Jazz Lycara Londonderry yes Mate
31 41 Colt On Top Indoctro of the Stone Block Kaylee electron no Hare
32 30 Colt Oberon B Glock's Toto Jr. Reine B Rubinstein II no Bleeker
33 31 Colt Original Texel Governor Iyorieta Texel Blue Hors Don Schufro yes Linde
34 11 filly Olivia SMH-PP Escamillo fleur Furst Heinrich yes Poppelaars & Mr. M Hovenga
35 55 Colt Osiris Totilas Vienna Flemmingh no backx
36 23 filly Talented Girl of the Celiebrug Furstenball Exclusive Girl Painted Black no hollow
37 13 Colt Oscarpine Ferdeaux Escarpine of Kairos Jazz no camp house
38 2 filly Ostara ES importance Racy Tracy Blue Hors Bentley yes Spade
39 29 Colt onedin Glock's Toto Jr. Iresia metal yes Heemskerk
40 8 Colt O'Neil T Desperados Congratulations L Vivaldic no Tissingh
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41 46 filly Ochanthia Bra Kingston forsytha bra Sir Donnerhall yes Finch
42 19 Colt Online D For Romance Urmante Jazz yes & Mrs. HAM Dielissen van de Berg
43 15 filly Oianthi of Geloe Fontaine TN Cyon Al Riccio no Gubbels
44 43 Colt Ooh-Zo Just Wimphof Express-Sun Zizi Top no curve dike
45 25 filly Top notch Norene S Glock's Toto Jr. Jaya Norene S Ferdeaux no Selten
46 40 Colt On the Rock Indian Rock Cavinia-S west point no Brook
47 51 Colt Original BM secret fyanda BM Sorento no mom
48 21 Colt Orion Furst Jazz Jinosa Everdale no dike
49 54 Colt One-off Spring SSS Totilas Hot Spring SSS charmer yes Schoonhoven
50 5 filly Ophilia Daily Diamond jewel First Promise yes Heemskerk
51 9 filly O-Kyante van de Stokhorst Easy Game Kyante van de stokhorst Governor no Mention
52 57 filly Orieta W Totilas Zyorieta Texel Krack C yes Wezenberg
53 26 filly Ovarieta Texel Glock's Toto Jr. Zeorieta Texel Ferrous yes Linde
54 18 filly Onmyown EMBE For Ferrero Flower Power Furstenball no Bunch
55 59 filly Olympia G Vivaldic Jade G negro yes Goeman & Mrs. M. Goeman-van der Helm
56 49 Colt omillio Painted Black Ostara inspector yes Pants houses
57 16 filly Femona LC Fontaine TN Vemona v/d C vitalis no Linden-Crum
58 39 Colt Ovid In Style Beauty Star Johnson no Norel-Prince
59 45 filly Olginia Kingston Hirginia Bretton Woods no move

 

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag expands lead further

With a record-breaking auction, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has once again proven today that excellent foals with first-class performance genes are very well paid. Sjaak van der Lei and Jenny Toes' Orange Peel van 't Studutch came in the hands of Olympic rider Cian O'Connor for the top prize of €70,000 and the average price rose to an excellent €15,150 this edition.

For many years, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has been one of the best auctions in Europe. The show jumping foals auctioned today once again achieved record prices and the prevailing, slightly negative trend was completely broken. Quality is paid for, that was proven once again tonight.

Vision underlined
There was great international interest in the 63 carefully selected foals. Buyers from countries such as Sweden, Italy, America, Great Britain, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa made their mark. Olympic top rider Cian O'Connor made several investments in the future, and several foals are leaving for Ireland, including the excellent auction topper Orange Peel van 't Studutch. This colt by For Pleasure out of the full sister of Quickly de Kreisker underlines the motto 'The power of performance' in a fantastic way and delivered the record price of € 70,000. “It is very nice to be able to look back on such a successful auction, where not only clear peaks emerged in height, but also the quality in width and the high average of more than 15,000 euros. This proves that our vision is the right one. Excellent foals with a good canter, a good exterior and a lot of sport in the maternal lines. Today it has been proven that such foals are paid very well," says chairman Arjan van der Waaij enthusiastically.

fillies
As was previously thought, the genetically high-quality fillies were in great demand. There was great international interest for future foundation dams. This resulted in great prizes for, among others, Casalla II van de Eijkhof (Casall x Calvaro Z, breeder Frank van Eijkelenburg, € 36,000), Unique by Nature (Untouchable x Vigo d'Arsouilles, breeders Stan and Daan Creemers, € 32,000), Chanel van 't Gebergte (Cicero Z x Diamant de Semilly, breeder Bob Janssens, €28,000), Diamant van de Wimphof (Diamant de Semilly x Berlin, breeder Carla Kramer, €28,000), Anna Bel van 't Gebergte (Amadeo van 't Vossenhof Z x Diamant de Semilly, breeder Bob Janssens, €26,000) and Casalla Z (Casall x Calvaro Z, breeder Tinus van der Bruggen, €26,000). Stallion foals as Coaster EC Z (Colman x Balou du Rouet, breeder EC Horses,  €30,000) and Cornet Blue Z (Cornet Obolensky x Chacco-Blue, breeders S. and MA Aerts, €26,000) also did excellent business for their breeders. “Two-thirds of the foals delivered a price of more than 10,000 euros, and 15 even went over the 20,000 mark. Of course it's not just about the numbers, but it's nice to get confirmation that we are all able to present a top collection here. We are not tied to a studbook and have tried to select foals that the market demands. These results are a compliment to the breeders, the selection committee and the organization. And that gives a lot of motivation and good hope for the future of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag!”

Auction Order

auction cat no f/c name Sire dam sire of the dam VAT
1 27 filly Colette Z Cornet Obolensky Celine Connor no
2 22 filly Cibeau van de Berghoeve Z Columbus South Cibeau Verdi TN yes
3 61 Colt Texas Vigo d'Arsouilles Latisha de Regor Diamond de Semilly yes
4 31 Colt Othello Diamond de Semilly Shannon Marome NW no
5 36 Colt Elevation V&V Z Eldorado of the Hexagon Ischa V&V lordanos yes
6 11 Colt cocidius Casall ASKO Imke van 't Roosakker Kashmir van Schuttershof yes
7 44 filly O' Halifax Ice Halifax of the Kluizebos Zavina Ice Z Zirocco Blue VDL no
8 25 Colt Comiskey SRZ Comme il Faut Golddigger SR Nabab de Reve yes
9 4 filly Aranta Z Arezzo VDL Daranta Carolus no
10 55 Colt Nashville RV Z Nixon van 't Meulenhof Diamond Blue RV mr. blue yes
11 45 filly Odalita hard rock Z Freyalita Clinton no
12 35 Colt El Chapo Z Eldorado of the Hexagon butterfly caretino yes
13 39 Colt Omerald W Emerald van 't Ruytershof Gracelottie B Nabab de Reve no
14 16 filly Oakley bra Chat Botte du Ruisseau Z J. Harmony the Fetan Bra Fergar Mail yes
15 2 filly Anna Bel van 't Gebergte Amadeo van 't Vossenhof Z Olympia JW van 't Meulenhof Diamond de Semilly yes
16 19 Colt Castar van de Berghoeve Z Cicero Z van Paemel Nialotta Z Nonstop yes
17 64 filly Talytha van 't Merelsnest Zirocco Blue Haditha-W van 't Merelsnest argentina yes
18 46 Colt Ohio Pavlovna heart breaker California-SZ Carthage yes
19 12 filly Oberlina Casino Berlin Naberlina vd Laarse Heide Z Nabab de Reve yes
20 5 filly Okinawa Balou du Rouet Romina I acobat II yes
21 8 filly Casalla Z Casall ASKO Capitola Z Calvaro Z no
22 40 Colt Eye Catcher Z Epleaser van 't Heike Chelacolle Z Chellano Z yes
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23 65 Colt Torro van den Bishop El Barone III Z Okadija of the Hill Roccossifred yes
24 30 filly Occhio di Pernicea Diamond de Semilly Hermitage Blanc Primeval Big Star yes
25 7 filly Created for Fun AGZ Camargo dulana Vingino no
26 1 Colt True Prince van 't Heike Action Pur Z Ice Princess van 't Heike Corrado I yes
27 48 Colt Out's Special I'm Special the Muse Gaga Lady Up to date no
28 9 filly Casalla II van de Eijkhof Casall ASKO Inka van 't Roosakker Calvaro Z yes
29 32 filly Dreamkey SRZ dominator Ukarla Libero H yes
30 28 filly Candy's Coco Z Cornet Obolensky Pass Cat from HD Elvis ter Putte no
31 51 Colt Leonardo W Leandro VG Quattro Stagioni van 't Meulenhof Denzel van 't Meulenhof yes
32 58 filly Unique by Nature Untouchable Orange van 't Roosakker Vigo d'Arsouilles no
33 60 Colt Upperbridge TAG Urano de Cartigny Kokobridge TAG Kannan no
34 63 Colt Vigoly Z Vigo d'Arsouilles Jolly Girl vh Roosakker Kashmir van Schuttershof yes
35 33 filly Torina van den Bishop El Barone III Z Okadija of the Hill Roccossifred yes
36 14 Colt Chaccobreaker-MZ Chacco Blue Nobleheart-M heart breaker no
37 10 filly Calise Talent Z Casall ASKO On Verra van 't Merelsnest Kannan no
38 21 filly curious Z Columbus South Clarity Z clearway yes
39 37 Colt Tresor AEG Eldorado of the Hexagon Qevita of the Bishop Vigo d'Arsouilles yes
40 49 Colt Orange de Pomme J Kannan Uloubet du Pomme Baloubet du Rouet yes
41 54 filly Tinka MB Nixon van 't Meulenhof No Mercy van 't Roosakker Echo van 't Spieveld yes
42 29 filly Diamond of the Wimphof Diamond de Semilly Wimphof's Hinde Berlin no
43 38 filly Escada Nema Emerald van 't Ruytershof Gotcha Nema Casall ASKO yes
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44 17 filly Chanel van 't Gebergte Cicero Z van Paemel Olympia JW van 't Meulenhof Diamond de Semilly no
45 15 filly Oasis ES Chat Botte du Ruisseau Z Isolde ES Cumano no
46 13 Colt Osaka van de Hagenhorst cassago fiona Numero Uno yes
47 6 filly BJ Star Z Big Star JJ Baba Cicero Z van Paemel yes
48 23 filly Think vd Bishop Comme d'Apic Pink of the Bishop Vigo d'Arsouilles yes
49 34 Colt Endgame EC Z Eldorado of the Hexagon Femme Fatale de Muse Calato yes
50 41 Colt Orange Peel van 't Studutch For Pleasure Urgada de Kreisker Diamond de Semilly yes
51 53 Colt Tresor van 't Koningsbos Nixon van 't Meulenhof Ulrike van het Lambroeck cento yes
52 47 Colt I Am The One PS Z I'm Special the Muse Mira Vic Lansing yes
53 52 Colt Magnum AEG Malito de Reve Qadance AEG Kannan yes
54 62 Colt OZ ASJ Vigo d'Arsouilles For Life Hero For Pleasure no
55 57 Colt Outlaw TS Poker de Mariposa Irish TS Clinton no
56 24 filly Thesaura VGW Comme il Faut Janan Panama Kannan yes
57 20 Colt Coaster EC Z Colman Blanca Balou du Rouet yes
58 18 filly Taggy VD Cicero Z van Paemel Jenny van den Bishop Erco van 't Roosakker yes
59 26 Colt Cornet Blue Z Cornet Obolensky Chanel Z Chacco Blue no
60 43 Colt Talypso van 't Roth Halifax of the Kluizebos Ulivia van't Roth Calypso III no
61 56 Colt Talino de Tiji Pegase van 't Ruitershof Rianne du Briot Nonstop yes
62 50 Colt Olaf DDH Kasper DDH Cabuschka DDH colestus yes
63 3 Colt Amore van 't Vossenhof Z Amadeo van 't Vossenhof Z Himarra ter Doorn Lord Z yes

 

Coverage of Escape Z for charity

During Foal Auction Prinsjesdag on September 17, selection committee member Willem van Hoof, together with rider Harrie Smolders, will offer a mating of the much-discussed Emerald van 't Ruytershof son Escape Z as the opening auction piece. The proceeds of this cover will go entirely to the charity, Support Casper.

The striking Emerald van 't Ruytershof son Escape Z is a half-brother of the well-producing Grand Prix stallion Untouchable (by Hors La Loi II). Both stallions were bred by Willem van Hoof out of the elite sport-jump performance mare Promesse (by Heartbreaker). The now seven-year-old Escape Z was already extremely successful in England with the young horses under co-owner Danielle Ryder and is now being further trained for the sport by top rider Harrie Smolders. Smolders has been co-owner of the top talent since last year and so Escape Z has a promising future ahead of it. Last month the duo already jumped into the spotlight at the Stephex Masters in Brussels, where they were clear every day and, among other things, were sixth in the 1.40/1.45m YH-Grand Prix.

Opening auction piece
On the day of the jumping foals, 17 September, this cover, made available by Willem van Hoof and Harrie Smolders, will be auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in Ermelo.

Look at here a video of Escape Z.

Genetically interesting Tobago Z son added to the collection

Under Daniel Deusser, the Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve son Tobago Z has already built up an impressive career, including World Cup victories in Madrid and Bordeaux, and victories in the 5* Grand Prix of Lyon and Oslo as well as team silver at the European Championships in Rotterdam. . Foal Auction Prinsjesdag is pleased to add an interesting son of his, bred out of the excellent strain of Larthago, to the collection for September 17th.

The exclusive colt Talent Z was bred by Tinus van der Bruggen out of the mare Happy Z (s.Harley VDL), who goes back on both father's and mother's side to the famous Carthago daughter Larthago. This top mare jumped at international 1.50m level under Mathijs van Asten herself and, in addition to the international sport and breeding stallion Harley VDL, she also produced the Grand Prix show jumpers Dimitri Z (s.Diarado), Sören Z (s.Sandro Boy) and Hopes Are High Z (by Highvalley Z).

Talent Z is one of the few descendants of the excellent performing Tobago Z. He has been added to the collection of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag under catalog number 65 and will be auctioned in Ermelo on Tuesday 17 September, together with 64 other future talents.

Rock-solid confidence in the foal collections

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag is proud to present its promising collection of jumping and dressage foals, which will be auctioned on 17 and 18 September in Ermelo. “Certainly in terms of fillies, there is no auction in Europe with this caliber of foals”, light selector Fred van Straaten as a tip of the veil.

A select group of 65 show jumping and 60 dressage foals, including one foal for charity in each breeding direction, will be auctioned on 17 and 18 September at the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo.

fillies

Both selection committees are full of praise for the selected foals. “We think that this year we have been particularly successful in putting together a top collection for jumping foals,” say selectors Fred van Straaten and Willem van Hoof. “We have a lot of very interesting colts, and certainly in terms of fillies there is no auction in Europe that can match our collection. This makes Foal Auction Prinsjesdag the auction to invest in the future, with a view to both sport and breeding. Thanks to all the good breeders, we can start auctioning very interesting foals on September 17th, in which we have rock-solid confidence.”

Extreme movement talents

The quality in width is also very striking in the dressage direction. “And that is supplemented by a number of extreme peaks to the top”, selector Lauw van Vliet is enthusiastic. “I have been involved in the selection of dressage foals since this year and you can't quite predict how things will go in advance. But I am very surprised by the loyalty of the breeders and the good reputation that Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has visibly built up. The offer was very good and then the bar continues to rise. We really selected for movement, shifting power, a functional exterior and good development. Great foals from good stocks, who have a great future ahead of them.” On September 18, it will be determined for the dressage foals with whom they can start the further future.

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Two foals for charity at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag

Social involvement is a high priority at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. That is why this auction has been supporting charities for many years. This year, an interesting foal will be auctioned on both auction days, half of the proceeds of which will go to such an important cause. On the day of the jumping foals, this is Support Casper, and Villa Pardoes is supported with the dressage foals.

Support Casper

On Tuesday 17 September, the striking variegated colt Torro van den Bisschop (by El Barone 111) cat.no. 65 auctioned for charity. Breeders Tom and Ines de Craene immediately had a good feeling about it. "We didn't have to think long about it, because we are happy to support this good cause." Fifty percent of the proceeds of the black fur goes to Support Casper of the Surviving with Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. This organization is committed to fighting pancreatic cancer, the second most deadly form of cancer in our country. The aim is to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and at the same time raise structural funds to enable much-needed research into new, innovative treatment methods. “Torro van den Bisschop's sire El Barone 111 is a very striking stallion and this special foal also represents a good stock. With this, the buyer not only helps a good cause, but he also really gets his hands on a promising foal”, concludes the Belgian top breeder.

Villa Pardoes

Dressage breeder Wim van der Linde also decided to auction one of his best foals for charity. From this foal, the good moving Glock's Toto Jr. son Omaha Beach Texel cat.no. 60, half of the proceeds will also be donated to a good cause, namely Villa Pardoes. “You can already see it from the video, this is really a very special foal. He also comes from a line that includes a lot of sport.” The very successful breeder is happy to contribute to a good cause. “Of course I looked into it. Villa Pardoes helps children between the ages of four and twelve, and I have five grandchildren of that age. Fortunately they are all healthy, but recently one of them had to go to the hospital for ear tubes. That is a relatively easy procedure, but even that I slept badly! I have not had that with my own children, I am more concerned about the grandchildren. You sometimes see it around you; a sick child is really a disaster. I'm always happy when they make noise again, then it's good again!"
Villa Pardoes is an initiative of the De Efteling Nature Park Foundation. The organization offers an unforgettable free vacation for families with a seriously, potentially life-threateningly ill child. These are children eager to think about something other than their illness for a while. Villa Pardoes consists of twelve holiday homes and exists thanks to the efforts of a large number of volunteers, employees and sponsors.

Prinsjesdag horses are making a name for themselves in international sport

The list of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag references that perform well in international sport continues to grow. They pop up everywhere in both show jumping and dressage. Such as the Clinton son Flinton, the Berlin daughter E'Special PS and VDL Groep Elexia (s.Calvaro Z) in the jumping direction. Horses that underline our motto 'the power of performance'.

E'Special PS (Berlin x Caruso), bred by Peter Simons, is making progress with two international victories. With Karl Cook, the ten-year-old mare won both the 1.45m in CSI2* Del Mar and the 1.40m in CSI4*-W Vancouver last month. VDL Groep Elexia also booked a double in August (Calvaro Z x Alexis Z, breeder Frank van Eijkelenburg). With Leopold van Asten in the saddle, she jumped clear to second prize in the 1.45m class of CSI5*-GCT Valkenswaard, and to eighth place in the Grand Prix of CSI2* Kronenberg.

Prize winners

The nine-year-old Clinton son Flinton (ds.Heartbreaker, breeder Carlo Testa) is also developing positively under Emilio Bicocchi. On August 25, they took fourth prize in the 1.50m against the clock at CSI3* Valence. Another Foal Auction Prinsjesdag reference showed a strong showing at the same competition. The Colman son Baron (ds.Numero Uno, breeder Stoeterij 't Heemskind) jumped clear with Roberto Turchetto to fifth place in the 1.50m in Valence. Last month in Ascona they finished third in the CSI5* 1.50m. The Zirocco Blue VDL daughter Glamor Girl (ds.Caletto I, breeder Stoeterij Gaesbeek) is also expanding her honors list. The mare previously successful under Charlotte Bettendorff now performs with Richard Howley. In the Grand Prix of CSI2* Zandhoven, their double clear round led to second place, after they had already finished third in the classic 1.45m at CSI3* Dinard at the beginning of August.

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