Here's What to Expect in 2022!
It is that time of the year again- time to present our breeding plans for 2022!
In total we expect 12 young ones from our brave mares (with some help from the dedicated carrier mares, of course). They have been bred to a selection of different stallions, some very famous, some less known...we are expecting some great foals next year!
Our star mare Kumana DKS should have babies by Quaprice BM and Kashmir, Capers carries Diamant colt, Top Girl Kervec has been crossed with Quaprice BM and Baloubet. (Meanwhile, Top Girl’s colt Jalisco DKS has been doing some really amazing things lately for a young horse - we can’t wait to see what he produces.)
It all sounds great, but the first and most important thing is that the mares stay healthy and happy and that they deliver healthy foals...and the rest will come!
More details will be forthcoming as we get ourselves organized for the foaling season!
Two 2022 Foals Selected for Elite Ekestrian Show Jumping Auction
Two of the embryos expected in 2022 (Diamant de Semilly x Clinton and Diamant de Semilly x Capone I) have been selected for Elite Ekestrian Show Jumping Auction on 25th and 26th of January 2022! And we have high hopes for both of them - there really are many “high” reasons for this…read on below.
https://www.ekestrian.com/.../female-by-diamant-de.../13931
https://www.ekestrian.com/.../rare-brother-of.../13871
Both of embryos are by Diamant de Semilly (Le Tot de Semilly x Elf II) one of the best breeding sires ever – the quality of his offspring is unanimously recognized and sought after. He has been placed at No.1 (’15, ’16,’19) or No.2 (’17,’18,’20,’21) of the BEST STALLION IN THE WORLD WBFSH Jumping Sires Rankings ever since 2015! This fantastic horse was a winner in his own sport career. With rider Eric Levallois he was 2002 Team World Champion, Champion of France in 2002 and Team vice-champion in 2003 European Championships. With an impressive regularity, Diamant transmits to his offspring his strong back, scope, great balance, wonderful canter, suppleness, power, uncommon ease and super willingness, which makes him a dream stallion. He sired horses such as Don VHP (Voltaire), European vice-champion in 2017 with Harrie Smolders, as well as the 2016 Olympic mount of the same rider, Emerald van’t Ruytershof (Carthago). A member of national team of UK on WEG with two different riders, Utamaro d Ecaussine (Quidam de Revel) is also by legendary Diamant, as are Dominator 2000 Z, Mumbai, Elvis ter Putte, Andiamo Semilly…many of them are now successful not only in sport, but as breeding sires as well.
The dams of the two embryos are also from families significant for the sports world.
The first embryo, sexed female, is due on 3rd of May 2022. This filly is out of Hacienda van de Molendreef DKS (Clinton x Beach boy), whose dam is the famous Hydra O, a mother of 6 international jumpers and one of the foundation mares of one of Belgium’s best mare lines. Hydra’s children and grandchildren include international show jumpers such as Beezie Madden’s Olympic mount Via Volo, Darragh Kenny’s Twister, Lauren Hough’s Every Way van de Molendreef, and many more. Hacienda's dam sire is elite Oldenburg licensed and tested stallion Beach Boy (Zeus x Lucky Boy XX), whose impressive jumping pedigree has been confirmed by his performance and his breeding results both in Germany and Sweden. Hacienda successfully competed up to 1.40m and produced several foals so far. The oldest, a filly named Hopscotch DKS (Orlando x Clinton) recorded many clear rounds with her rider, Axelle Lagoubie in 2020 and 2021, competing up to 1.30m.
The second embryo, sexed male is due on 30th July 2022. This colt is out of Capers, a 2004 Oldenburger mare (Capone I x Consul), and as such is a halfbrother to Darragh Kenny’s star horse Cassini Z (Cassini II), who represented Ireland in NC and recorded wins and placings at the higest level, including at London Olympia, GCT in Madrid and Dublin. Another offspring of Capers is a gelding named Von Carter (Viva Voltaire) who with his rider Vera Benchimol successfully competes in young horse classes in Belgium. Capers was never tried in sport, but both her parents were international 1.50-1.60 jumpers. Her dam, Nightwatch (Consul x Carneval) competed up to 1.50m, and granddam Karrousel (Karneval x High Rank XX) produced three 1.50m jumpers, as well as Berkeley, the dam of our own Belle Clara DKS, who recorded many wins and placings at Grand Prix level. Caper’s sire, Holstainer stallion Capone I (Contender x Ladalco), was an international 1.60 m showjumper, representing Canada internationally in Nations cups competitions.
Emerald-Hacienda van de Molendreef DKS (Clinton-Beach Boy) Colt Selected for Ekestrian Elite Auction in June 2021
We are pleased to announce that our dazzling colt born May 2021 by Emerald out of Hacienda van de Molendreeef DKS (Clinton-Beach Boy) has been selected for the Ekestrian Elite Auction to be held online 22-23 June 2021.
Emerald recorded many wins and placing at a highest level with his rider Harrie Smolders, including wins in NC and GCT. He represented Holland at the Rio Olympics and was second in the 2016 World Cup final in Gothenburg. He finished his sporting career in 2019 to fully focus on breeding. Inheriting their sires great character and technique, various Emerald offspring are now successfully performing at the highest level, among them Igor (team gold and individual bronze with Jos Verlooy at the 2019 European Championships), I’m Special de Muze, Kasper van het Hellenhof.
Hacienda debuted in the 1.40 m classes in the spring 2017, winning her first class at that height!She went on to compete in the 1.30 m open division at the Gulf Coast Winter Circuit with great success. Hacienda’s dam is the famous Hydra O, who is the dam of 6 international jumpers.Hydra is the foundation mare of one of Belgium’s best mare lines.Hydra’s children and grandchildren include international show jumpers such as Beezie Madden’s Olympic mount Via Volo, Darragh Kenny’s Twister, Lauren Hough’s Every Way van der Molendreef, and many more.
