Münster: The Westphalian Studbook has kicked off its 2026 auction year. The 48 riding horses sold this afternoon were worth an average of 19,396 euros to their new owners. The top price was achieved by lot number 3, Dixiland Delight, which sold for 80,000 euros. Among the jumping-oriented auction candidates, United Georgia, a daughter of United Touch S, was the most popular one with 43,500 euros.
The Westphalian Winter Auction offered a wide range of horses with a focus on dressage and show jumping. The Westphalian sales team had put together a lot in which professionals, ambitious competition riders and leisure riders alike could find a suitable horse here.
Right at the start of the auction, lot number 3 became the top priced horse. Dixiland Delight (breeder: Dr Rolf-Peter Schulze, Tiddische; exhibitor: Nina Neuer, Dressage Horse, Vechta) is a son of Dynamic Dream. His dam Sandro Lady by Sandro Hit has already given birth to two horses that are successful in dressage competitions up to advanced level. She is also the dam of the licensed stallions Floyd TN and Florenz. The now four-year-old Dixiland Delight has also already proven his talent in competitions. He has won two riding horse competitions with top marks. These are ideal conditions for him to now grow into dressage with his new owner. Twelve bidders competed with 78 bids to buy this young talent. At a top price of 80,000 euros, he will continue his career with a new customer in the USA.
Head number 1 was also very popular among the customers at the Westphalian Studbook. Bennedictus (breeder: Aloys and Christian Hinxlage, Garrel; exhibitor: Christian Hinxlage, Garrel) is a son of the popular sire Bonds. His dam Urania by Stedinger is none other than the direct dam of the former Vice Worldchampion of young dressage horses Quel Filou by Quaterback, who is now successful in international Grand Prix sport. Bennedictus has also already achieved his first successes in young horse dressage tests. The now five-year-old enjoyed great popularity with international customers right from the start. Customers from Belgium and Japan fought long and hard in the final BidUp for the bay. In the end, the Japanese secured this young horse for the dressage arena at a hammer price of 51,000 euros.
In the second part of the auction, young horses with a focus on jumping were offered for sale. Particularly popular here was head number 52, United Georgia (breeder: Georg Hummelsheim, Leverkusen; exhibitor: Ursula Rosendahl, Odenthal). The six-year-old is none other than a daughter of the current high-flyer United Touch S. The stallion is currently jumping from success to success under the saddle of Richard Vogel. Her dam, Glamour by Dinken, has also placed in jumping competitions up to medium level. United Georgia herself has already won jumping competitions up to medium level. After 45 bids, the talented mare was sold to her new owners from Germany for 43,500 euros.
In addition to the riding horses, nine unridden youngsters completed the auction lot. Seven of these found new owners at an average price of 11,500 euros. Head number 56, Conthalido (breeder and exhibitor: Heinrich Bremer, Neustadt), was particularly popular among the youngsters. The son of Conthargos/Calido is the full brother of the licensed Conthargos Gold and the CSI-successful Cool Jumper HB. The now three-year-old young jumper was sold to Irish owners for a hammer price of 37,000 euros.
The Westphalian Studbook kicked off the 2026 auction year with this winter auction. 81 percent of the horses offered found new owners this afternoon. Overall, the Westphalian Studbook achieved a total turnover of around one million euros this afternoon. The riding horses sold achieved an average price of 19,396 euros. Twenty-one of the horses sold will begin their careers outside Germany.
