Successful pilot project in Westphalia

Youngsters arouse great interest among customers

Münster: For the first time, the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch organised an auction for two-year-old, unridden youngsters in September. The lot of the online auction aroused the interest of customers all over the world. Of the 38 young horses offered, 31 were successfully sold to new owners. On average, 14,935 Euros had to be invested in the future stars for the dressage arena and show jumping course.

38 promising young horses were offered for sale this evening in an online auction of the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch. The unridden, two-year-old youngsters, among them promising licensing candidates, aroused the interest of customers all over the world. Already at the start of the bidding last Thursday, the bids rose quickly. For a long time, the interested parties fought for the bid of their favourite in the final BidUps this evening. Especially the head number 1 aroused high desires from the start. The impressive For Romance/Ampere son (breeder: Hubert Bröring, Borken-Grütlohn; exhibitor: Mathieu Beckmann, Wettringen) is a stallion prospect with great perspective! For Life B presented himself typey with a lot of impulsion and elasticity in Münster-Handorf. The bidding for the bay stallion lasted 30 minutes. For a long time, the bids went back and forth between customers from Canada and Germany, until shortly before the 60,000 Euro mark, an interested party from the Ukraine intervened. In the end, the virtual hammer fell in favour of customers from Switzerland at a knock down price of 60,500 Euros. With a knock down price of 35,500 Euros, head number four was the second most expensive youngster. The Asgard's Ibiza/Denario son (breeder: Angelika Kämmerer, Telgte; exhibitor: Christina Pilger, Ganderkesee) presented himself light-footed with a lot of expression. A promising young talent for the dressage ring. Iglesias remains in Germany. The most popular youngster with a jumping pedigree was head number 3. The Cornet's Acorado/Sidney son (breeder: G. Omvlee, Netherlands; exhibitor: Carsten Rengers, Wettringen) is a half-brother to Chanel, who is internationally successful in jumping competitions under the saddle of the British rider Paul Gerorge. He will also remain in Germany in the future.

"The aim of this pilot project was to offer breeders a platform to market their two-year-old horses before the pre-selection for the licensing. The quality of our collection was excellent! This was also reflected in the great demand from our customers and the prices achieved. We are pleased that this youngster auction was so well received by breeders and customers," Thomas Münch summarised. Of the 38 two-year-olds on offer, 82 percent changed hands this evening. An average of 14,935 Euros had to be invested in the young stars of the future. The further training of the horses will take place all over the world. In total, a good half of the horses changed into ownership of customers outside of Germany. The knockdowns went to Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Russia, Chile, Luxembourg, Latvia, the USA, Hungary, Austria and Mexico.

The next online auction of the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch will take place on October 3. The riding horses of the 62nd Westphalian Elite Auction already moved into their boxes in Münster-Handorf a week ago. Interested parties can inspect and try out the horses in training at any time after arranging a personal appointment. Photos and videos are available at onlineauction.westfalenpferde.de. After the extra presentation open to the public tomorrow, Tuesday, these will be supplemented by a training video.