Westphalian stallion sale with top result
Son of Vitalis advances to top price for 850,000 euros
Münster: The Westphalian main licensing reached its finale in the stallion sale for licensed and non licensed riding horse stallions. The auction was opened by the champion stallions for dressage and jumping. These also advanced to the top prices in their disciplines. The son of Vitalis/Fürst Jazz cost 850,000 euros. The champion of the jumping stallions was a son of Chaccothage Blue PS/Uriko, who was worth 200,000 euros to his new owners. 42 licensed stallions were sold at an average price of 122,333 euro. The 10 non licensed stallions sold for an average of 25,250 euro.
After two exciting days of licensing, the winning stallions of the dressage and jumping stallions were announced on Tuesday morning at the Westphalian Horse Center. The expert audience celebrated the performances of the champion and premium stallions with standing ovations shortly before the auction. In the end, 51 licensed and 12 non licensed stallions were up for sale in the auction.
The stallion sale was opened by the champion stallion of the dressage-orientated stallions. The son of Vitalis/Fürst Jazz (breeder: ZG Harms, Großheide; exhibitor: BG Franz-Georg Ottmann and Thomas Berger) had shown fantastic performances over all three days of the licensing. He shone on the triangular track as well as on the lunge line and in the free running. He was rightly named the shining champion stallion after all his performances. The quality was also recognised by the prospective buyers who had travelled to the Westphalian Horse Centre from near and far. The bidding duel was exciting right to the end. Two customers fought tenaciously in the auction arena to win the bid for the high-quality stallion. In the end, a stallion owner from the Netherlands had the longest breath and bought the liver chestnut at the top price of 850,000 euros. The other dressage-oriented premium stallions were also very popular with customers on site and at home in front of their screens. Two further stallions broke the 500,000 euro mark. Head number 51 was the 2nd reserve champion of the dressage-orientated stallions. The son of Zanetti/Escolar was bred by Markus Schulze-Finkenbrink, Münster, and was exhibited by Sportpferde Beckmann GmbH & Co. KG, Wettringen. The strong-moving bay stallion had already received applause when the licensing decisions were announced the day before. With a hammer price of 520,000 euros, auctioneer Thomas Münch's hammer finally fell on the desk. St. Schufro/Sir Donnerhall is the pedigree of the final ring participant with the head number 32, bred and exhibited by Mount St. John Equestrian LLP of Emma Blundell from Great Britain. His third dam is the former Bundeschampionesse and advanced level successful mare Dejavu. With first-class quality of movement, this young stallion is preparing to follow in her footsteps. He changed hands for the hammer price of 505,000 euros. The final ring participant with the head number 55 cost 380,000 euros. The son of Zupermann/Royal Classic (breeder: Dr Stefan Tietje, Alfhausen; exhibitor: XT-Pferde GmbH, Alfhausen) had already been the talk of the town since the pre-selection for this main licensing. He showed himself with elastic movements in all parts of the presentation and became another crowd favourite. He changed to French ownership and will in future be based at the Wahler family's Klosterhof Medingen. On average, the 27 dressage-orientated stallions sold and licensed cost 153,037 euros.
The jumping stallions were also very popular among the customers of the Westphalian Studbook that afternoon. Bred by Joachim Hufenstuhl, Lindlar, and exhibited by the Hufenstuhl GbR from Lindlar, the son of Chaccothage Blue PS/Uriko with the head number 61 advanced to become the celebrated champion stallion of the jumping-orientated riding horse stallions. The dark bay proved to be in top form in both free jumping presentations and left little to be desired. He moved into his stall at the Schockemöhle breeding station for the top price of 200,000 Euros. 105,000 Euros was the price for the 2nd reserve champion stallion of the jumping lot with the head number 80. The son of Levi VDL/Comthago VDL (breeder: J.A.F. Mittendorf, Netherlands; exhibitor: Ausbildungsstall Zurich, Schüttorf) descents from the line of Calvaro, Nations Cup winner and silver medallist at the Olympic Games with the Swiss team in Sydney. The chestnut stallion will move into his stall in neighbouring Warendorf at the North Rhine-Westphalian State Stud. In addition to this stallion, stud manager Dr Felix Austermann also secured the premium stallion with the head number 58 by Casallco/Last Man Standing (breeder: ZG Nicola and Gerd Könemann, Rhede; exhibitor: Matthias Schlamminger GmbH, Regensburg), as well as two other dressage-orientated young stallions. An average of 67,067 euros was invested in the 15 licensed jumping stallions sold.
After five hours of auctioning, a total of 42 of the licensed and 10 of the non licensed stallions found a new owner. The licensed stallions realised an average price of 122,333 euros. The unlicensed stallions were worth an average of 25,250 euros to their new owners. With this stallion sale, the Westphalian Studbook achieved a total turnover of around 5.4 million euros with a sales quota of 83 per cent.
Another highlight of the afternoon was a charity auction. A wall calendar was for sale, which was auctioned off in favour of the German Children's Cancer Aid. The Bielefeld championship rider Mareike Mimberg-Hess launched this charity project, which has never existed in this form before. Based on the idea of the “Stallburschenkalender“, the Topform charity calendar features special photos of personalities from the equestrian scene. The auction met with great interest from all those present in the Westphalian hall. Private individuals, companies and stud farms joined in and in the end raised an outstanding sum of 30,000 euros for the German Children's Cancer Aid organisation.
