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
- Pandora van Doorndraai became the second only South African bred Prestasie mare in 2025 when Marx van Doorndraai scored 78 in his IBOP test ridden by Ludo vd Weide.
- Self bred mare Katinka van Doorndraai Bb1 Stb Star Pref *5 Prestasie (Offspring that achieved 75 points or higher in IBop: Woody van Doorndraai, Maggie van Doorndraai, Evanka van Doorndraai)
- Imported mare Neenke fan Bokkum Stb Star Pref *5 Prestasie(Offspring that achieved 75 points or higher in Ibop: Karien van Doorndraai, At van Doorndraai, Viggo van Doorndraai)
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.






