“Pablo made my dream of racing GP come true!”

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Owner: Lori Bell

1. Why did Pablo speak to you when you bought him?
“I bought Pablo twelve years ago as an eight-year-old through Egbert Kraak. I import and sell horses, but bought Pablo as a training horse for myself. He appealed to me because he was good, nice to ride and he was already trained to almost Prix St. George level.

2. Did Pablo live up to your expectations?
“Pablo made my dreams come true. He was my first horse that I rode Grand Prix dressage with, a wish I had for a long time. I drove it myself for ten years; of which three years in the Grand Prix. For the last two years, Ava MacCoubrey has competed him internationally among the juniors. Pablo was not spectacular in his movements, but has a heart of gold. He always does his best for you and that's why he reached the Grand Prix. Together we climbed the road to the Grand Prix. Pablo has always been a patient and cooperative teacher for me. In competitions he was very reliable and in the ring he always gave his best. We have only raced the Grand Prix at the national level in Canada. We always scored very consistently around 60% (scores between 58 and 62%) in over thirty tests. Very nice scores for us together. I was eager to learn and he patiently tried his best every time. He really has a fantastic character”.

3. Do you have a special bond with Pablo?
“Pablo is very special to me for several reasons. Obviously because we spent a lot of time together over the past twelve years, but also the way he came into my life. My father unfortunately died in a car accident and with his inheritance I was able to buy this fantastic horse. That is why Pablo has always had a very special place in my heart.”

4. How is Pablo in the stable?
“He is a sweet horse, who is a little bit of a spoiled little prince. He has a nice character; cheerful, but he does want attention as if he knows he is very special.”

5. What is the most beautiful thing you have experienced with Pablo?
“The best thing about my driving career with Pablo was that we reached the Grand Prix together and drove at this level for three years. Thanks to him I have learned so much in dressage that I have now trained my fourth horse to Grand Prix level. Pablo gave me the skill to now successfully ride at an international level with different horses. A few months ago, Pablo returned home after two years with Ava in the juniors. Ava learned a lot from him and Pablo finished his career with a 7e place (out of 35) in the North American Dressage Junior Championships. He is now retired and enjoys spending whole days in the meadow with his new mate, a quarter horse.”

 

Click HERE for the interview with breeders Jan and Greetje Nijhuis

sound HERE for the special story of Amazon Ava MacCoubrey

“Pablo was a beautiful foal and could move well. All of his mother Kadivette's foals were special.”

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Breeder: Jan and Greetje Nijhuis

What was Pablo like as a foal?

“Pablo was a beautiful foal and could move well. All of his mother Kadivette's foals were special and about nine of her children have been sold at auctions.”

How is his mother Kadivette?

“We still have his mother Kadivette (Voltaire x Ursus). She is now 25 years old, but she looks much younger. She walks in the meadow with a horse of our neighbor. She is a sensitive mare, very sweet to handle, but she was not so easy under saddle. She has competed in M-dressage. She has the elite predicate and has produced many good foals. Several children compete at Z-dressage or higher and she is the dam of Onkadivette (Come On x Voltaire) who has competed at Z1 dressage, of which daughter Victoria ter Kwincke (Emilion x Come On) jumped 1.40m and another Emlion daughter jumps 1.35m . Furthermore, son Goldwin (Montender x Voltaire) is not without merit in the eventing sport of Great Britain.”

Do you still follow Pablo?

“We used to breed very actively; always went to Holstein to inseminate mares and brought many foals to auctions. At the moment we are no longer very active in equestrian sports. It's nice that Pablo is doing so well with his Canadian rider! I still take care of his mother Kadivette every day. We also have a gelding in the sport, but we no longer breed.”

Why did you choose the Prinsjesdag Auction and do you advise other breeders to sell foals through the auction?

“We gave up Pablo ourselves at the time and he was selected, which was nice. We have had many foals at auctions. Nine children by Kadivette have been sold at auctions alone, of which Onkadivette (by Come On), Raphael (by Espri), Traumblume-Divette (by Escudo I), Unique BH (by Escudo I), Zandro (by . Sandro Song) and Esprit Z (by El Bundy I) were also sold at the Prinsjesdag auction. We are therefore enthusiastic about the Prinsjesdag auction and would recommend it to other breeders as well.”

How did you experience the auction at the time?

“The Prinsjesdag auction was still in Middenbeemster at the time. It was always fun at the auction. Because it was already twenty years ago and we sold many foals through the auction, I can't remember much about it. It was still in the Golden Age.”

 

Click HERE for the full interview with owner Lori Bell.

Click HERE for the extraordinary story of Amazon Ava MacCoubrey.

 

Wim van der Linde gets the jacket out of the closet for Prinsjesdag

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Foal Auction Prinsjesdag goes for quality and exceptionally issues wildcards to very special foals. After two more jumping foals were added to the excellent collection in this way last week, one dressage foal was added in the last week. From the breeding of Prinsjesdag Breeder of the Year 2016, Wim van der Linde, comes the exceptionally moving Dream Boy son Magic Mike Texel.

The well-known dressage horse breeder from Texel has been part of the permanent core of entrants for years, and was honored last year as Prinsjesdag breeder of the year. Wim van der Linde has already had a very successful auction season, he already had several auction toppers this year. He was not quite happy that no foal of his was part of the Prinsjesdag collection. “The committee had been with me early in the season, when most of the foals had yet to be born. Also this Magic Mike Texel, which is from the end of June and immediately turned out to be a very special one. That really seemed like one for Prinsjesdag to me, and luckily there was still the possibility to go to the auction via a wildcard," says the breeder.

Jacket
Due to the growing success of his breeding and auctions, Wim van der Linde exchanged his traditional blue polo shirt for a shirt earlier this season. Specially for Foal Auction Prinsjesdag also comes with a jacket. “I'm afraid this story will continue to haunt me,” the breeder laughs. “But I look forward to the auction on September 20 with great confidence and I am very happy to be back as a contributor. So the jacket is ready! Magic Mike Texel can move very well and has an exceptional trot, especially for a Dream Boy. He got that from his mother D'Alcatrasse Texel, that mare can also trot very well herself.” Sire Dream Boy is performing very well in the Small Tour with Hans Peter Minderhoud and is one of the most talked-about sport and breeding stallions of his generation. Like the majority of Wim van der Linde's horses, this foal also goes back to a mainly jumping dam line, namely the prominent Holsteiner lineage 242. This has laid a strong foundation and strength and hardness are anchored in the pedigree of Magic Mike Texel. .

Information online
The full collections of maternal line data, photos, videos and clinical reports are now available to view at www.prinsjesdag.eu† Presentation starts on both days at 2.30 pm, followed by the auctions at 5 pm. National Equestrian Center, De Beek 125, 3852 PL Ermelo. Admission is free on both days.

Prinsjesdag adds two exclusive wildcards

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Both qualitatively and quantitatively, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has been able to put together fantastic collections for its 25th edition, with 64 jumping and 62 dressage foals. Two very exclusive jumping foals have been added by means of wildcards, which will be auctioned on September 19.

The two wild card foals underline the Prinsjesdag motto 'Strength through performance' in a special way. For example, a very interesting colt by top progenitor Diamant de Semilly could be registered with Benny Wezenberg, who comes from the same dam as the successful Grand Prix show jumper G&C Arrayan (s.Baloubet du Rouet). Under Sergio Alvarez Moya he is currently fifth in the world ranking and, with a twelfth place in the individual final, he emerged as the best KWPN horse at the European Championship in Göthenburg. Other recent successes for G&C Arrayan include victories in the LGCT Cannes Grand Prix and the 1.55m in Versailles, and a fifth place in the World Cup Final in Omaha. The colt Mistral W is also a half-brother of the Grand Prix show jumper Baricello W (s.Quidam de Revel) ridden by Seamus Hayes. Dam Grandezza also brings in the valuable genes of Grannus and Pilot.

Unique breeding material

The filly Marthago (s.Chapeau TN) also offers a unique opportunity for Foal Auction Prinsjesdag† This genetically high-quality foal comes out of the famous Carthago daughter Larthago of breeder Tinus van der Bruggen, with whom she is a half-sister of the international sport and breeding stallion Harley VDL. Under Mathijs van Asten, Larthago herself performed up to international 1.50m level and she has managed to manifest herself in breeding in a special way. Besides the keur stallion Harley VDL, she also produced the Grand Prix show jumpers Hopes Are High Z (by High Valley Z) and Sören Z (by Sandro Boy), the international 1.50m jumping stallion Cevin Z (by Coriall). the promising approved stallion Casago (s.Casall) and several 1.40/1.45m show jumpers.

Collections

All information and the full collections of maternal line data, photos, videos and clinical reports can be viewed at www.prinsjesdag.eu† The show jumping foals will be auctioned on Tuesday 19 September, the dressage foals will be auctioned a day later on Wednesday 20 September. On both days the presentation starts at 2.30 pm, followed by the auction at 5 pm. Location National Equestrian Center, De Beek 125, 3852 PL Ermelo.

“Brittsion already had great use of the foreleg as a foal!”

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Breeder: Dirk van der Oord

1. What was Brittsion like as a foal?
“Brittsion was already very beautiful as a foal, could move well and had a good character. She became champion at the inspection in Hoofddorp and people really stopped to watch. Her use of the foreleg in particular was already very special. The foals inherit this from their mother, because I also see it in her brothers and sisters.”

2. How is her mother?
“Her dam Unassion (Krack C x Jazz) was very successful at the inspections. She became reserve champion of the Netherlands as a foal and third as a three-year-old. Because she has both Krack and Jazz blood, we went to Schockemöhle in Germany to look for a stallion and chose Sir Donnerhall. That combination worked well with Brittsion and I used this stallion three more times. She is now 16 years old, elite, preferent, performance and is pregnant from her 14e foal. This year we are going to the national inspection with a Totilas foal of hers. Besides Brittsion there are two more children of her in the small tour, namely Ambission (by Sunny Boy) and Catosion (by Sir Donnerhall). We already breed with the sixth generation of horses from this line and all names end with sion. Brittsion is named after my wife Britt, her sister Catosion after my daughter Cato and her brother Kassion after my son Kas.”

3. How did you experience the auction at the time?
"It was exciting. Friends of ours also wanted to buy her, but at one point they were bid above their maximum price. Dirk Kat, the buyer, also knew Brittsion's mother well.”

4. Do you still follow Brittsion?
“Yes, I follow everything on the internet and sometimes I go to see Derk Schekkerman or at competitions. I watched all the international Junior competitions via the live stream.”

5. Why did you choose the Prinsjesdag auction?
“As a member of the breeding and study club Noord-Holland, I was involved in the establishment of the Prinsjesdag auction at the time, so I have a connection with this auction. Two years ago, Brittsion's full brother, Kassion, was also auctioned here. I also had a number of foals auctioned in Borculo and Dronten. I have good experiences with the Prinsjesdag auction. If breeders have a good foal, I definitely recommend the Prinsjesdag auction, although of course everyone has to decide that for themselves.”

read HERE the interview with buyer Dirk Kat from Primeval.

read HERE the interview with Amazon Zoë Kuintjes.

“In the show ring she does her best!”

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Amazon: Zoë Kuintjes

1. What makes Brittsion so special to you?
“Brittsion is a very nice horse to ride. In the show ring she even goes the extra mile for me and works just that little bit harder. I don't have to work that hard myself. She is also very nice at home in training. †

2. How long have you been a combination with Brittsion?
“I've been driving Brittsion for Dik Kat from Primeval for four months now. Before this she was ridden in the light tour by my trainer, Derk Schekkerman. I'm in his stable and he asked me if I wanted to ride her in the Juniors. I already rode another, slightly less experienced Junior horse, but with Brittsion I get the chance to ride at the top.”

3. How does Brittsion get along?
Brittje, as I call her, is very calm and affectionate in the stable. She is a real cuddly horse and loves it when you brush her for hours or take her for a walk. We always have a set ritual when I drive. First I brush her extensively, then I walk her by the hand for a while and then I get on.”

4. What's the best thing you've had with Brittsion so far?
“I thought the best thing so far was that we were allowed to be part of the Dutch Juniors team at the CDIO in Hagen, Germany and that we won silver here! I am also proud that the national coach has included us in the A-squad so quickly. It went super fast. I had only ridden a country test four times and by then I had already achieved the necessary three required scores.”

5. What do you hope to achieve with Brittsion?
“I hope that we can achieve many more international successes and that we can go to the European Championships next year. This year I was also in the race for the European Championship, but Brittsion suffered a minor injury for the Dutch Championship, which means she has to take it easy. We are very careful with her.”

read HERE the interview with breeder Dirk van der Oord.

read HERE the interview with buyer Dirk Kat from Primeval.

“Bonne Chance already had a beautiful exterior as a foal and changed easily. She was already a bloody and busy animal with a lot of elastic.”

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Breeder: Harry van Loon

1. What was Bonne Chance like as a foal?
“As a foal, Bonne Chance was a bloody and busy animal with a lot of elasticity. She already had a beautiful exterior and changed easily. You could already see that it was a topper.”

2. How is her mother Olive?
“Her dam Olijfje (Cambridge x Concorde) was also a shaky horse. Baloubet suited the mare incredibly well. From Olijfje I bred another Baloubet mare and a gelding from Querlybet, a son of Baloubet. De Querlybet jumped 1.50m under McLain Ward. All Baloubets are chestnut with white legs and all three are busy and sensitive. I also bred a Quidam de Revel, which I sold to Belgium and a Triomph de Muze, I was less pleased with the latter. This stallion fitted the mare less well. If Olive had a foal, she was difficult to get pregnant. I also sold Bonne Chance's full sister, but I've lost track of it.”

3. Why did you decide to give up Bonne Chance for the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag? Do you recommend other breeders to sell their foals through the Prinsjesdag Auction?
“I entered Bonne Chance myself for the auction and she was immediately accepted. If you, as a breeder, have a foal that is good enough, I can certainly advise you to sell through the Prinsjesdag auction. I have sold several foals through auctions. At the Prinsjesdag auction in 2014 I sold the black pied colt of Fernando Torres, a son of Florencio. I have also sold various foals through the auctions in Brabant and Limburg.”

4. did you experience the auction at the time?
“It was special to experience. The Prinsjesdag auction is a very professional auction and Bonne Chance showed herself well in the ring. I was actually a bit disappointed with the results. She raised €14,500; I had hoped she would fetch a few thousand more.”

5. Follow Bonne Chance closely?
“Yes, I follow her results. It's amazing how well she is doing at international level with Janika Sprunger. This rider really clicks with this sensitive mare. It's fun to follow this. I hope to get Bonne Chance back as a broodmare someday!”

read HERE the interview with buyer Chris van Dam.

read HERE the interview with amazon Janika Sprunger.

“It is always a gamble with foals, but if you then have a good one, then you also have something very special that you can no longer get as a four-year-old!”

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Buyer: Chris van Dam

1. Why did Bonne Chance appeal to you at the auction at the time?
“It was a very appealing and strong foal to see. A real Baloubet with many white markings and a strong canter.”

2. What was Bonne Chance like as a young horse?
“She was a very special, sensitive mare. I had her together with Sijbrand and Titia Iwema. She was reared at their Flevofarm trotters stud farm. As a foal, Bonne Chance already had an incredible amount of character. She could suddenly fly at you in the meadow. We have bred another colt from her by the stallion Vaillant. This jumped very well and looked a lot like his mother. Unfortunately, he died in the meadow.”

3. How was Bonne Chance's education?
“Bonne Chance was saddle-broken and then Soraya Niessen entered her as a young horse at competitions. She was not the easiest to deal with and you had to be alert. I remember that we had a clinic at our stable in the run-up to Outdoor Gelderland. Marc Houtzager unsuspectingly took off her blanket. She reacted like a diva and you saw her thinking: Shall I lash out or not? (see picture). Herman Seiger bought her when she was five years old. With him she was released by Steven Veldhuis. As a six-year-old she was sold to her current rider Janika Sprunger.”

4. Did Bonne Chance live up to your expectations?
“She more than lived up to my expectations. You can see the quality in a foal, but you have no idea whether they will live up to it. If you buy ten, you can write off two and with the rest you just have to see how they grow up and whether they make it in the sport. Bonne Chance is a phenomenal performer at the very highest international level.”

5. Was it exciting at the time with bidding?
“I was quite practical in the auction, because I was part of the organization at the time. I had selected three or four foals in advance that I was interested in. Bonne Chance was pretty much at the top of this list.

After the auction, I was still chatting with Cees van den Oetelaar. He told me that I had bought a good foal, but that it was certainly not the best. I thought to myself: I bought the wrong one, because actually I went on bidding longer than I normally do. € 14,500 I thought was a lot of money. Now in retrospect, I was very lucky with such a topper and she was well worth it.”

6. Do you advise people to buy a foal at the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag? Why buy a foal and not a three or four year old?
“I personally really enjoy buying a foal at an auction. I'm having fun watching it grow up and see if you saw its potential right back then. I think you can spread your chances by buying a number of foals. 15 years ago, the Prinsjesdag auction set a strict course to admit only foals from proven stocks.

The pre-selection is very strict and the selection committee really hunts for the very best. If the committee members have to go abroad for this, they will do so. The auction is also very innovative, now with embryos for example. It is always a gamble with foals, but if you then have a good one, then you also have something very special that you can no longer get as a four-year-old!”

read HERE the interview with breeder Harry van Loon.

read HERE the interview with amazon Janika Sprunger.

“Bonne Chance is very special to me, she is a real fighter in the ring and is not afraid of anything!”

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Amazon: Janika Sprunger

1. What makes Bonne Chance so special to you?
“Bonne Chance is very special to me. She is a super sensitive horse and certainly not the easiest, but she is a real fighter in the ring and is not afraid of anything. She never gives up and has so much quality! We developed a special bond and I adore her!”

2. How is Bonne Chance to get along?
“Bonnie, as I call her, is a real princess. She is very picky. Bonnie likes attention, but only from her groom or from me. She doesn't like brushing and girthing and if she doesn't know your hair, sometimes you'd better stay away from her. She can be very relaxed, but is also crazy at times. She likes to be outside, both in training and in competition. The bigger the ring is, the more she likes it. She hates indoor courts with a lot of noise.”

3. How long have you had her and how is she to ride?
“I've been riding her since she was six. In the beginning she was not easy to drive. She didn't accept my leg and hand. But I persevered and when she was nine she suddenly accepted me. That year everything accelerated. Our first big success was winning the Grand Prix during the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de La Frontera, then at the age of nine she already participated in the European Championships in Aachen, resulting in team bronze and that year we also won the Grand Prix of Falsterbo!”

4. What's the best thing you've had with Bonne Chance so far?
“The European Championships in Aachen where we won team bronze, winning the Grand Prix in Falsterbo and our participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.”

5. What are your future plans with Bonne Chance?
“I hope we can qualify for the World Equestrian Games in Tyron (USA) next year. †

6. Have you ever bought a foal at an auction yourself? Or do you prefer a three or four year old?
“I myself have never bought a foal, but my partner does have foals. For my sponsors, it is better for me as a rider to buy older horses, because I can get into the sport with them sooner.”

Read HERE the interview with breeder Harry van Loon.

Read HERE the interview with buyer Chris van Dam.

“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

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