2004 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing

Depardieu Offspring Crowd Favorites and Price Highlights

While the Furst Heinrich colts were eye candy to the audience, the two Depardieu colts were without a doubt the crowd favorites. Placing fourth in the premium ring was the refined Depardieu x Lavauzelle AA x Inschallah AA x Praefectus xx colt. Bred and presented by Karin Lindena, this Depardieu x Lavauzelle AA looked very thoroughbredy. His movements were quite alright, showing good rhythm but he could have flexed his hocks more in the trot.

The Depardieu x Lavauzelle is not a premium horse because of his movements; it is his exotic bloodline that makes this horse a welcome addition to the Oldenburg breeding program. Carrying pure AA and XX blood in the dam line, this horse can be a very good choice for heavier type mares. This black star achieved the top auction price of 130,000 euro, selling to Gestut Holkenbrink in Westfalen.

The absolute star horse of the 2004 Oldenburg licensing was the bay Depardieu x Feiner Stern x Goldpilz x Furioso II. Bred by Aloys Klaas from Lingen, and presented at the licensing by Johannes Westendarp and Bernhard Fischer, this bay colt had an awe inspiring trot. This one pulled his hocks up to his belly and stepped under while swinging through his body. He was a dancing delight. The crowds went wild when they saw him enter the ring and more than once did the handlers have to run an extra round because everyone liked this horse so much and wanted to see more of him.

It was no surprise that this lovely colt fetched the top price of 130,000 euro at the auction, selling for the same price as the other Depardieu. Buyers of this wonderful young dressage stallion were Mr and Mrs Bechtolsheimer from Great Britain, who will ensure that the young stallion will have a very promising dressage career with trainer Markus Gribbe and daughter Laura Bechtolsheimer.

Absolutely worth mentioning is that dressage rider Johannes Westendarp presented three horses for licensing, and got them all accepted. Two of them made it into the premium ring, the Depardieu x Feiner Stern placed fifth and his Wolkentanz II x Goldstern finished 11th. The bay Wolkentanz II has been sold to stallion owner Mike Kanitsky. Westendarp's third licensed colt is a chestnut Wolkentanz II x Davignon stallion, who is bred by American Holly Simensen.

Within one year time, Westendarp was able to get the two top priced stallions at two different licensings. At the 2003 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing, he sold Rosentanz (Rohdiamant x Sao Paulo) for the highest price to Denmark, this year his Depardieu was the highlight of the Oldenburg stallion auction. The Wolkentanz II x Davignon, however, was not for sale. "I'm keeping him, because he's incredible under saddle," Westendarp commented. Maybe we see this star back at the Bundeschampionate??

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