By Jean Llewellyn (press release)
Photography: © Reckmedia
The Handorf Auction Festival kicked off with 22 showjumpers, eight jumping youngsters, and two jumping-oriented broodmares offered for sale at the Westfalian Studbook’s OnLive Auction. With a turnover of €535,000, 28 of the horses presented found new owners.
UPDATE - See the full results of each auction here
27 September - Jumping horses and youngsters
28 September - Foals
29 September - Dressage horses and youngsters
The highest priced ridden horse was the Untouchable son Urus SR Z with a hammer price of €38,000 euro. Among the unridden youngsters, Albus Dumbledore (Arezzo VDL) was particularly popular.
This was an uprecedented three-day auction festival for the Westfalian Studbook, embedded in the German Amateur Championships which are being held in Münster-Handorf for the fourth time. The auction kicked off with showjumpers and jumping youngsters, with the collection completed by two in-foal broodmares, and more tjan 500 guests were seated in the auction hall of the Westfalian Studbook
The most popular offer was head number 111, Urus SR Z. The Belgian son of Untouchable x Elvis ter Putte (breeder and exhibitor: Stefan Ratajczak, Leipzig) has already achieved numerous successes in young horse jumping competitions. His granddam Uomini (Montebella La Silla) produced four showjumping horses, successful in CSIO competitions. The five-year-old gelding changed hands online for €38,000.
The same customer, who is based in the neighbourhood of the Westfalian Studbook in Münster, also won the bid for the second most expensive horse of the evening at €35,000. Hello Beauty (breeder: ZG Audenaerde-Calle, Belgium; exhibitor: BG Rump, Drantum) attracted attention as the daughter of Baggio x Lord Z, and is a half-sister to Inola, who is highly successful in international CSI competitions for Norway... To read the complete article you need to be a subscriber
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