Achievements

Janneke van Doorndraai Stb Star

Janneke van Doorndraai Stb Star

Looking back over the past 29 Years, Doorndraai achieved many milestones and continue to set the standard in the South African Friesian Community. 

KFPS Top 50 Breeders of the Year Competition

  • 2012 – 3rd
  • 2013 – 2nd
  • 2014 – 1st ‘Best Breeder in the World’

KFPS Top 10 Breeders of the Year Competition

  • 2015 – 9th
  • 2017 – 3rd
  • 2024 – 5th

1st Premie Foals – 38

1st Premie Star Mares 

  • 4 Imported and became star @ Doorndraai
  • 9 Bred by Doorndraai

Star Mares bred by Doorndraai Friesian Stud – 46

Prestasie Mares

Crown Mares

  • 4 Mares imported as yearlings and trained by Doorndraai
  • 7 Mares bred by Doorndraai
    • Elsje van Doorndraai
    • Jolanda van Doorndraai
    • Pandora van Doorndraai
    • Karien van Doorndraai
    • Tandora van Doorndraai
    • Loes van Doorndraai 
    • Janneke van Doorndraai

Model Mares

  • Tandora van Doorndraai became the first ever South African bred as well as Bb1 Model mare in the world. She comes from the incredible South African bloodline of Pandora van Doorndraai which has produced champion after champion over the past two decades. Her daughter Leonora van Doorndraai also received a first premie star at the 2025 inspection. She achieved 82 points in her IBop ridden by Ludo vd Weide.
  • 2 Imported mares trained by Doorndraai and became Model in South Africa, they were Titske fan Kolderveen and Hilkje van ‘e Visscherwei

Preferent Mares

  • 4 Mares bought as yearlings and became Preferent at Doorndraai.  They are Rita van Geyerspan, Neenke fan Bokkum, Nyncke van ‘e Visscherwei and Loret. 
  • Two mares bred by Doorndraai also became Preferent at the 2022 judging, they were Katinka van Doorndraai, and Mona Lisa van Doorndraai.
  • Doorndraai is also the only stud in South Africa to have registered Preferent mares.

Star Stallions – 21

Highest level in Dressage – Friso fan S. ‘Sport’ competed in Advance

First stud to import a Studbook Stallion since the FPSSA was founded in the early 1980’s – Ritse 322

Reached the KFPS Top 50 List of mares

Foals bred by Doorndraai – 287

Star Geldings – 5

Friso fan S. ‘Sport’ was the only Friesian to ever compete in three Supreme championships at the HOY, winning two, the Supreme Champion Single Harness and achieving 4th in the Supreme Championship Riding Horse.