Great results at this years Winter Auction

The next Grand Prix prospects were bought at the Handorf Winter Auction

Ulla Salzgeber will be taking home the third best selling horse of the auction, the 5-year old chestnut gelding Quintessenz (by Quaterback x Ehrentusch x Damenstolz). The German A-team rider and Olympic medallist paid €40,000 (£33,000) for the young gelding. "I tried him out last week and after two minutes I knew this was my horse," said Salzgeber. "He will make the trip to his new home next week after the show in Munster."

Rocktool was the top selling horse in the winter auction at the Westphalian equestrian centre in Munster-Handorf. The 5-year old gelding by Rockwell sold for €63,000 (£52,000), the top price at the 2014 Handorf Extra auction.

The second most expensive horse at this auction was the 5-year old bright bay gelding A-Klasse (by Ampere x Lord Loxley x Champus) who sold for €50,000.

 The 5-year old bay mare Baccara, by Basic x Florestan, sold for €37,000, while the 4-year old dark bay gelding Eastcoast (by Ehrenpreis x Sherlock Holmes x Warkant) switched owners for €28,000.

The most expensive young stallion prospect was the 3-year old stallion Rocky Balboa (by Rocky Lee x Arpeggio x Ramiro), for which the hammer struck at €16,000.

"The Westfalen Pferdestammbuch was proud of this Winter collection of well priced young horses. There was something for everyone from talented dressage horses to beautiful hunters for the American market.  Bidders from Canada, Japan, USA and Germany kept things competitive and exciting!  Our clients are very happy with their purchases and our members are happy with the sales results."  

The next auction will be the Spring Elite Auction on Sunday 6th April.