The foundation dam: Coelenhage's Lady Primeur

When Family Vrolijken now almost 40 years ago made the switch from the section A, to the section K (now NWR), Coelenhage's Lady Primeur was the first breeding product and thus the foundation dam. “For new bloodlines within the Welsh, we made the combination between a Welsh B and English thoroughbred,” says Ronald Vrolijken of Coelenhage Stables.

CV

Name: Coelenhage's Lady Primeur
Welsh section: NWR (then section K)
Color: Black brown
Date of birth: January 20, 1984
Father: Ysselvliedt's Primeur
Mother: Modesta xx
Maternal father: Radeau xx
Breeder: Ronald Vrolijken
Predicates: keur, preferent

Offspring:

• Coelenhage's Purioso, approved stallion with the NWPCS, Sport-predicate, successful at the international level in the dressage sport and (grandfather) of several approved stallions
• Coelenhage's Patser, approved stallion at the NWPCS
• Coelenhage's Promise, approved stallion at the NWPCS
• Coelenhage's Prince Thatch, approved stallion in Sweden and South Africa
• Coelenhage's Pamela, star mare and (grand)mother of several star and brood mares

Five questions about Coelenhage's Lady Primeur

1 What are her main achievements?

• 1987: Ommen: 1A premium + best 3-year-old / CK Kootwijk 4th place
• 1988: Ommen: 1b-premium + res.champion / CK Kootwijk 5th place + star

2 How and when did she come to you?

Vrolijken: “We bred her ourselves. At the time (almost 40 years ago) I wanted to make the switch from the Section A to the K. For the new bloodline in the Welsh, we made a combination between a Welsh B and English Thoroughbred, from this came Lady Primeur.”

3 How many generations have you already bred from her? Tell us something about her offspring.

Vrolijken: “Five generations. Every day we can still enjoy the offspring of this special mare. They are all very elegant ponies with a good sport model and a real Welsh expression. The character of the offspring and progeny of Lady Primeur is particularly striking. Generation 5, Coelenhage's Phoebe, was born this spring almost at halter birth.”

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

“With Coelenhage's Let's Be The Best, she had seven or eight offspring from this. Let's Be was also a Welsh B x English Thoroughbred,” Vrolijken said.

5. What made Coelenhage's Lady Primeur so Special?

Ronald Vrolijken: “It was my first homebred mare. We continue to breed with this strain every year and she has meant a lot to the stable we are today.”

Name: Ronald Vrolijken
Stable name: Coelenhage Stable
Number of years breeding Welsh ponies: “The year before Lady Primeur was born, I started. That was 37 years ago now.”

Relay

Now which breeder do you like to give the word about his/her Welsh progenitor?
Willard Leeuwis (De Weyerd Stable)