Westphalian foals still in great demand
Danseur d'Amour dances his way into the hearts of the online world
Münster: Another online foal auction lies behind the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch. 25 foals changed owners at an average price of 9,590 Euros. A Dynamic Dream son was in great demand and changed hands for 46,000 Euros.
The 17th Westphalian Summer Auction ended with a top result on Sunday afternoon. 39 riding horses successfully changed owners. Only one day later, 32 foals were up for sale at the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch on Monday evening. Once again, a highly exciting bidding duel took place for the head number 1. Even still in the BidUp, three parties from three nationalities fought for the favour of the colt. The virtual hammer for the Dynamic Dream/For Romance I son (breeder: Walter Niewerth, Reken; exhibitor: Maria Niewerth, Reken) with the significant name Danseur d'Amour fell at 46,000 Euros. Equipped with a lot of quality, type and charisma, this young chestnut is a colt of special kind, of which one will certainly hear in the future. The stallion prospect will move to his new stable in Austria. A German trainer acquired him for his Austrian clients. Another quality stallion prospect will follow to the same owners. With the head number 10 they also secured the Franz Joseph Junior/Florencio I son Feiner Prinz (breeder and exhibitor: Hubert Brinkmann, Billerbeck). The bay colt descends from the line of the current Bundeschampionesse Sommernacht. The new owners won the bid at 14,500 Euros.
While a young sire with his first vintage was responsible for the top priced dressage foal, the best paid jumping foal was based on proven blood. The Cornet Obolensky/Lux son with the head number 6 (breeder and exhibitor: Rita Brokamp, Borken) was worth 16,000 Euros to regular customers from Westphalia. Corniquo does not only have successful blood on his sire's side though. His dam is a performance mare in show jumping and was successful up to advanced level jumping classes. She is also the dam of Cashmore, a full brother of Corniquo, who advanced to the top price at the foal auction in Berlin in 2017.
The most popular filly of the evening came from the jumping lot. With the head number 29, Valerie aroused high desires. The daughter of Vingino/Cordess was bred by Ina Marie Koch, Dortmund, and was exhibited by her breeder. This highly interesting bred filly is a recommendation for breeding and sport. She changed hands at the knockdown price of 11,000 Euros to customers from Baden-Württemberg.
At an average price of 9,590 Euros, 25 foals changed owners this evening. The Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch thus achieved a sales quota of almost 80 percent. Six of the foals sold broke the price barrier of 10,000 Euros. The interest from abroad was once again great. Many customers from outside of Germany placed advance bids on their favourites. In the end, four foreign customers won the bid. "Selling a foal for over 90,000 Euros like at our previous online auction is more the exception than the rule. Unfortunately, seven of the foals offered today could not arouse the interest of the customers. Nevertheless, today's foal auction again achieved good results with which we can be very satisfied! The fact that the breeding performance of the Westphalians is highly regarded in Germany and abroad is shown by the average price of the foals sold of just under 10,000 Euros," said Auction and Marketing Manager Thomas Münch, summarising the results of tonight's auction.
Next time, 33 foals will be up for sale in the Westphalian auction lot from June 24 to 28. The collection with complete pedigree information, photos and videos will be available for viewing at onlineauction.westfalenpferde.de from June 21.
