By Jean Llewellyn (press release)
Photography: DSP/Björn Schroeder
What an evening! Foals that truly deserved the ‘Elite’ designation, a great atmosphere, a well-filled hall until the end of the auction, and, at the end, happy sellers and equally enthusiastic customers – this hybrid auction will remain in the memory of all who attended.
It was clear from the outset that success was in the air; after all, the collection included 72 youngsters, including four riding pony foals from DSP breeding stables. “Four-and-a- half hours, average price in the five figures,” auctioneer Hendrik Schulze Rückamp boldly predicted. He was right.
The fifth foal in the cleverly arranged auction order caused a sensation and created a great atmosphere: The colt True Fino made the hearts of dressage fans beat faster, and not only in Germany. Eva Böhm from Mainburg in Lower Bavaria had bred her mare, with the telling name Tanzmarie, (by Quadrofino – a son of the DSP elite stallion Quaterback), to True Hope PS. He combines the genetics of two breeding legends – Totilas and Fürstenball. This was undeniably a perfect match.
A foal that was picture-pefect, energetically moving off, every gait a highlight, and from a lineage that is successful in both breeding and sport. After a thrilling bidding duel, the dark bay colt was knocked down to the USA for an online bid of €105,000.
Two more dressage foals from the collection also broke the €30,000 mark: Vesuv, a son of Vjento out of a Dantano dam, changed hands for €37,000. Then, much to the delight of breeder Rupert Wiedemann from Weiler-Simmerberg in the Allgäu region, who also exhibited Vesuv, Schulze Rückamp brought down the hammer on a daughter of Parero at €32,000, making her the most expensive filly at the auction. Bred to a Totilas grandson by Gestüt Greim in Bärnau, Bavaria, the mare by L’Espoir was a reserve member of the German roster for the World Breeding Championships for Young Horse in dressage before being used as a broodmare...
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