Photo : Genetic Black (Jazz x full sister of Painted Black)
Foal auctions
There have been several foal sales since our last update.
Midden Nederland
Midden Nederland saw an average price of €6,341 for the KWPN foals, top price was paid for Gambo (Uphill x San Remo) at €25,000
Brabant
At Brabant the foals fetched good prices, with an average for dressage of €8,283.
The colt Gojengel G (Bojengel x Tuschinski), a well developed and strong trotting colt made €20,000 and this was the start of the bigger money for the foals.
Charmeur daughter Guinevere (Charmeur x Sarah prok ster by Ronaldo) NL-121, sold for €14,500. Her grand mother is Dolly keur pref prest (Ulster x Lorenz) who was the UTV champion two years running and scored a massive IBOP score of 93.
The show stopper for Brabant was the stunning Chippendale daughter Grace Subtilia from a mare by Sandro Hit.
When the hammer fell on her the princely sum of €29,000 was the price.
Germiek (Florencio I x Bormiek keur by Tuschinski ) from NL-027 made €15,000 and Furstentanz van Hof Olympia (Furst Romancier x Sandro Hit) made €12,000.
Maren-Kessel
At Maren-Kessel there were many normal prices. Top of the leader board was black filly Giulietta LE (Bordeaux x Zonique LE elite by San Remo), NL-052, who fetched €15,000. She is from the famous mother line of Unette – Ifradin – Refradin.
Google (Apache x Chiwanda by Santano) made €13,000 and a colt Generaal (Charmeur x Jazz) made €10,500
Gobarde E (Bretton Woods x Zilea by Scandic) was the final 5 figure sale making €10,000.
Average price for the sale was around €5,500 per foal.
Prinsjesdag
Dressage foals fetched an average of €8,500 with the top prices being realised by Genetic Black (Jazz x full sister of Painted Black) who made €25,000. Just €1,000 less was paid for the beautiful colt Gaudi Vita (Apache x Vita keur by Welt Hit II x Contango).
Three fillies made €15,000: Glowy (Ampere x Fruhling) NL-007, Golden Lady Texel (Totilas x Farmer) and Gorgeous Vurona (Furst Heinrich x Negro) NL-217.
Limburg
For the most part this was a jumping auction with only around 10 of the 70 foals on offer from dressage lines.
The standard was not that good, but there were some notable exceptions. The son of Bustique sold for €19,000 and was a super model of a jumping foal.
Gala (Apache x Rousseau) was 4th in the NVK and is sold to the UK
Lickley Horses managed to purchase the superb daughter of Apache – Gala for a bargin price. This filly is the top Apache daughter in Holland in 2011 having finished 4th in the National Foal Show earlier this year.
Her price was not reflective of her exceptional quality, more of the lack of dressage buyers in the auction.
Horse sales
The second KWPN stallion to be sold to the UK in the last couple of months is reported by horses.nl. Upper Class (Polansky x Doliena prest ster by Doruto x Okaliene keur pref) is sold to a British rider.
The deal was reported to have been brokered by the same team that oversaw the sale of San Remo – also to England.
EPTM First Test
The mare Danica SV (Johnson x Ruby pref ster by Krack C) passed her EPTM test with a score of 81. The mare received a consistent grade across the board. “The walk is very good and active. The trot is supple and has a beautiful foreleg technique, in the canter she makes a very nice picutre. A very agile horse with style!” said Sjef Van Rijswijk
KWPN Stallion Performance test
Seven dressage stallions start the 50 day stallion test in Stegeren this week.
Cat.no. 34: Hotline x Michelangelo
Cat.no. 36: Tuschinski x Tango
Cat.no. 38: Ufo x Jazz
Cat.no. 40: Valdezx Voltaire
Cat.no. 43: Vivaldi x Farrington
Cat.no. 44: Vivaldi x Havidoff
Cat.no. 46: Wynton x Ramiro
We will keep you posted on the status of this test.
Stallion Performance in the news
IPS Bon Bravour and Tom Franckx are the Belgian 5 year old champions on a score of 245.018
The old jumping champion BMC Kigali (Wolfgang x Finesse ster sport(spr) by Voltaire) produced a harmonious and relaxed test to score 70.6% in the Horse Event competition. Good enough for a win.
In Outdoor Brabant the KWPN stallion Wynton (Jazz x Acacia prok by Matador II) scored 73.42% in the PSG with Madeleine Witte-Vrees
Stallion Foal groups (B and C horses)
The full reports into the foal groups of the B (2006) and C (2007) stallions were carried out at the end of the summer.
As normal the foals are gathered in one place, commonly the home of the stallion owner, and are assessed in accordance with the linear model for both external type and movement.
25 random foals from his year group are selected and the scores of these offspring help to calculate the linear score of the stallion. Previously this was based on the stallions ancestors in the very early stages of a stallions breeding career.
In order to keep this as unbiased as possible, the scores of the mothers of the foals are taken into account.
By working in this way it is easier for the breeder to compare stallions based on this linear score model from a very early stage.
This is a change to the existing system in as much as previously such scores were only known when the stallion was in his 6th breeding season. By scoring the foals early indications of the merits of the stallion are known even before he begins his 3rd season.
The stallion commission can also call into question the usefulness of the stallion should he present a poor crop of foals, much sooner than under the old system.
Several dressage stallions were evaluated under this system and the results are shown here
Bojengel (Uptown x Gribaldi x Lector)
A collection of more than sufficient to well-developed, long-legged foals with more than sufficient dressage horse conformation.
The walk has sufficient stride length.
The trot has more than sufficient stride length with flat front leg use.
The canter has more than sufficient stride length.
The foals should move with more self-carriage and use their bodies more.
Bon Bravour (Painted Black x Chronos x Linards x)
A collection of more than sufficiently developed to well-developed, long-legged foals with sufficient dressage horse conformation.
The walk is pure and has sufficient stride length.
The trot and canter have more than sufficient stride length.
The foals should move with the wither more elevated and use their bodies more.
Breezer (Johnson x Sultan x Fresco)
A uniform collection of sufficiently developed foals with more than sufficient to good dressage horse conformation and presence.
The walk has more than sufficient stride length and sufficient elasticity.
The trot has more than sufficient stride length and elasticity.
The canter is light-footed with more than sufficient stride length.
The foals should move more uphill, but they use their legs correctly.
Cadans M (Sir Donnerhall x Pion x Elcaro)
A uniform collection of well-developed foals with more than sufficient dressage horse conformation and abundant presence.
The walk has sufficient length and elasticity.
The trot has more than sufficient stride length with good knee action.
The canter has good stride length and more than sufficient balance.
The hind leg needs to carry more, but the foals move with good carriage.
Carlton Hill VDL (Uphill x Vincent x Zebulon)
A uniform collection of more than sufficient to well-developed foals with sufficient dressage horse conformation but which should have more presence.
The walk has more than sufficient stride length and elasticity.
The trot has sufficient stride length. The canter has more than sufficient stride length.
The foals should move with more shoulder freedom, uphill balance, and better carriage.
Charmeur (Florencio x Jazz x Ulft)
A uniform collection of more than sufficiently developed, long-legged foals with more than sufficient dressage horse conformation and presence.
The walk has good stride length and more than sufficient elasticity.
The trot is light-footed and has more than sufficient stride length.
The foals pick up the canter easily and demonstrate more than sufficient stride length and balance.
The foals move with abundant carriage. Several should use their bodies better. A few move exceptionally well.
Even though only six Charmingmood foals were presented this year, the Stallion Selection Committee has opted to give a provisional abbreviated report on its findings.
Charmingmood (Winningmood x Contango x Belfalas xx)
A uniform collection of more than sufficient to well-developed foals with more than sufficient dressage horse conformation.
The walk has sufficient stride length.
The trot is powerful and has more than sufficient stride length, and the hind leg bends well.
The foals pick up the canter easily. The canter has more than sufficient stride length and balance but should be more elastic. The foals should show more knee action.
Chippendale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro x Landadel)
A uniform collection of sufficiently developed foals with presence and more than sufficient to good dressage horse conformation.
The walk is pure with more than sufficient stride length and sufficient elasticity.
This trot is light-footed with good stride length and more than sufficient carriage.
The canter has more than sufficient stride length.
The foals, in general, move uphill with good carriage