Verden Auction News

Considerable International Interest in 2009 Verden Elite Foal Auction

August 24, 2009

The 298 foals offered at the 35th Hanoverian Elite Foal and Broodmare Auction were sold at an average auction sales price of 6,913 €. Top-priced foal was the Soliman de Hus x Falkland x Lysander x Wittelsbach colt named Sandmann (breeder and exhibitor: Karsten Asendorf, Morsum). The chestnut colt sold for 43,000 € to Rhineland.

Canadian Marple by Clinton x Contender (breeder and exhibitor: Horst Zöllmer, Südergellersen) was the most expensive show jumping foal. A stallion raiser from Lower Saxony paid 23,000 € for the youngster.

Especially foreign customers used the auction to purchase top class Hanoverian youngsters. Australian customers acquired the biggest quantity – 14 foals are destined to represent the Hanoverian breed in Australia, a quantity never achieved by now.

A breeder who runs a stud including training and show stable in South Africa purchased seven foals. Spain (10), Great Britain and Sweden (each 8) as well as Italy, Finland and Denmark (each 7) also belonged to the 20 purchasing countries in total. But also German buyers appreciated the excellent quality offered at reasonable prices. Thus, a buyers group from North Rhine-Westphalia bought 16 foals in total.

The broodmare collection included 18 Hanoverian mares. They were sold at a 10,955 € average. State premium mare Rania K by Rotspon K x Davignon (breeder: Rolf Meyer, Wingst – exhibitor: Julia and Tim Karrasch, Langenhagen) was the top-price mare for which buyers paid 26,000 €. She will be used for breeding Hanoverian horses in Spain.

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