2003 P.S.I. Auktion: P.S.I. Impressions

Golden Choice, Nomen est Omen

December 8, 2003

Dressage horse to open the 2003 P.S.I. auction was a chestnut Hanoverian mare named Golden Choice. Strategically placed first by the P.S.I. team, this horse raised the third best price in the dressage group. Golden Choice was not only the made to be placed first in the collection, but she was also her buyer's first choice for purchase.

Susan Dutta of Thornwood, NY, United States, bought Golden Choice together with her husband Tim Dutta. Nomen est Omen, the name is a sign. Golden Choice is by Grand Cru out of a Westbury dam and is closely related to Carol Lavell's Gifted and Dutta's own West Side Lady.

Dutta was very eager to buy this mare, as she tested her together with trainer Klaus Balkenhol. They both agreed that she would be an excellent addition to Dutta's already impressive horse collection. "Whenever I saw someone else patting her or trying her out, I was thinking to myself, 'hey, don't touch her, she's mine,' " Dutta joked.

The Dutta's recently sold the schoolmaster Chalston to a young rider in Switzerland and were looking for a good replacement. Golden Choice will fill up that spot with bravura.

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