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TEUNIS 332 HAS DIED
(2002)
Nicole Adriaansen,
Phyrso International, Volume 5, No. 2
In the prime of his
life, the popular studbook stallion Teunis 332 died (2002) as the
result of a stomach perforation. He would have been 12 years
old in March. This
large stallion had many admirers. As a result, this sad news
traveled like a shock wave through The Netherlands and
abroad.
Teunis
332 (sire: Gerlof) was
born on March 8, 1990 as Valko in the town of Dreumel (Province of
Gelderland) at the breeding farm owned by Chris Reuvers. Reuvers bred him out of
Gertruda, star and preferent (sire: Lammert, pedigree 28). Further up the pedigree, we
find Waltrude star and preferent (sire: Tsjalling) and Lyts, star
(sire: Wessel). Bertus Toonen and Cor de
Jong bought the promising colt as a joint venture and presented him
at the 1993 stallion inspection. Referred to performance
judging, he had to drop out.
For the rest of that year, the powerful show-off was ridden
by Martina de Jong. De
Jong and Toonen decided to have him do the performance judging in
Germany where he not only
passed but even became the all-breed champion. Heartened by the success,
Teunis’ owners decided to present him at the inspection in Leeuwarden in
1994. Once again, he
was referred to the performance judging; this time he made it to the
finish line. Cor de
Jong sold his share in the stallion to Bertus Toonen who then became
the full owner.
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Teunis
332
Teunis turned out to be
a favorite stallion and in 1998 was approved for his progeny after
three years of stud service.
The jury report states that his foals were very impressive
for their development, front and happy nature. The offspring assessed were
generally uniform in type and movement; when fully mature, they were
a bit too heavy and massive.
The genes he passed on for long forelegs were seen as
positive. In general,
his descendants often had a walk that was somewhat strained and a
high-stepping suspended trot, although a few of them were somewhat
wide in the knees.
He made a substantial
contribution to the breed:
over the last eight years, 1957 mares were inseminated, 293
of them in 2001. A
total of 1196 of his descendants have been registered. Teunis is survived by 66
star mares, 117 studbook mares, 5 foalbook star stallions, 9 star
geldings, 14 studbook geldings and 2 approved stallions, Nanning and
Monte. Teunis also
produced various champions at the regional breeders’ shows in recent
years, examples being his daughters Tjitske van de Hamelspoel (show
at Vrouwenpolder), Vrouwkje van Ravensbos (Esbeek), and Teunie J.
(Blauwhuis), all of which became regional show champions in
2001. Annabel van de
Kievitshof, Toonen’s own mare, became champion of the younger mares
and general reserve champion in Helden Paningen. Letje
van de Bist was a double champion in Zolder, Belgium. Teunis’ son Maine fan
Twillens is doing well in show driving: he won the competition for
best show driving horse during the central mare
inspections.
With
the death of Teunis 332, breeders have lost a supplier of size,
front and movement. The
Toonen family has lost a friend and the standard bearer of their
stud station.
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News Bulletin (updated 5-23-08)
