The matriarch: Springbourne Heyday

Harold Zoet of Ysselvliedt Stables did not rush to choose ‘only’ one foundation dam. In the end, he went for Springbourne Heyday. “It was a difficult choice,” says Harold. “We have other section A foundation dams like Gregonne Nina and the two section B foundation dams, Cawdor H Monica and Lemonshill Lapwing. Zoet was handed the relay baton by Geert Verbaas.

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Name: Springbourne Heyday
Welsh section: A
Color: Mold
Year of birth: 1984
Father: Springbourne Caregan
Mother: Springbourne Hyfryd
Maternal father: Revel Carreg
Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Reynolds UK
Predicates: Star, Elite

Five questions about Springbourne Heyday

1 What are her main achievements?

• She was twice National Champion

2 How and when did she come to you?

Zoet: “Pa Zoet bought her in England in 1993.”

3 Can you talk briefly about some of the ponies that come from this mare line?

Sweet: “Her most famous offspring are Ysselvliedts Hayley, star; Ysselvliedts Heidi, keur; Ysselvliedts High Guy, GK stallion NWPCS; Ysselvliedts Hurricanne, GK stallion in Switzerland; Ysselvliedts Hyflyer, champion in Russia; Ysselvliedts Hillary, star, dam of Ysselvliedts Hingol and Ysselvliedts Highwood GK stallion Nwpcs and later successful in the UK; Ysselvliedts Hagar, keur; Ysselvliedts Heyday's Pride, star, preferent, multiple champion; Ysselvliedts Helena, star, preferent, National youth champion.”

4 With which stallions did she combine well? And why?

Sweet: “She combined very well with every stallion, such as with Colne Heartsease, the sire of High Guy, Helena and Hagar, among others.”

5 What made Springbourne Heyday so special?

Not only was she a very beautiful mare herself, but her offspring are also doing very well. High Wood and Helena, for example, already have very beautiful grandchildren and great-grandchildren running around. Her genes are widespread and at least four generations after her.

Name: Harold Sweet
Stable name: Ysselvliedt Stable
Number of years breeding Welsh ponies: since the 1980s
Do you do the breeding under this stable name together? With whom: Together with my wife Yvette and our two daughters Anwen & Elaine

Relay

To which breeder do you now like to give the word about one of his foundation mothers?
Ronald Vrolijken (Coelenhage Stable)