Münster: A lot of around 50 riding horses and ponies were for sale in the Westphalian summer auction. A total of 41 of these changed hands this afternoon. With an average price of 18,951 euros for the horses sold, the Westphalian Horse Stud Book generated a total turnover of 777,000 euros. The Fürstenball subsidiary Fantasy trotted to the top price with head number 1 with a hammer price of 72,000 euros.
The Westphalian Horse Stud Book had 47 riding horses and two riding ponies on offer in today's summer auction. The lot was versatile, so that both professionals and ambitious recreational riders could find the right partner here. The auction candidates not only showed themselves to be talented in a specific discipline, but some also had dual talents, making them ideal transition horses or team horses. This aroused the interest of numerous buyers from the surrounding area and abroad. At an average price of 18,951 euros, 84 percent of the auction candidates on offer changed hands. The 31 dressage riding horses and ponies sold cost an average of 18,984 euros. International customers invested an average of 18,850 euros in the ten jumping auction candidates sold. This means that the Westphalian Horse Stud Book achieved a total turnover of 777,000 euros this afternoon. 14 of the young talents sold will continue their careers outside of Germany.
The auction lot was opened by Fantasy v. Fürstenball/Lord Loxley (breeder and exhibitor: Karl Dercks, Kranenburg). The strong-moving, six-year-old mare has already been victorious in class A dressage horse tests and is ready for the upcoming tasks in the 2024 tournament season. 16 bidders fought with 60 bids to win the dark bay horse. In the end it changed hands at the auction's top price of 72,000 euros. Head number 16 Sunrise Avenue was also very popular with dressage connoisseurs. The three-year-old son of Sezuan's Donnerhall/Finest (breeder: Jürgen Bunge, Rahden; exhibitor: ZG Bunge, Rahden) impressed with consistently good basic gaits and an excellent work attitude. After a long bidding duel, it moved into Belgian ownership for 47,000 euros. Three of the dressage horses sold were now worth 30,000 euros or more to their new owners.
The lot of jumping auction candidates started with Million Shades of Gray by. Million Dollar/Cassini I (breeder: Jürgen Afflerbach, Königsbrunn; exhibitor: BG TT Sporhorses GmbH and Sportpferde Judith Emmers, Uedem). The sport-proven gray mare has already been successful in class M show jumping horses. It comes from the Holstein strain 3558, from which Carry's Son, who was successful in 1.60 m jumping, also comes. At the hammer price of 43,000 euros, it went into Chinese ownership as a top price point with a strong emphasis on spring.
