The Fourth Online Auction of the Verden Foal Spring was an Eldorado for dressage lovers. 27 powerful moving foals with the very best dressage genes achieved an average price of 9,388 Euros. The black Tonja B danced to the top price of 30,000 Euros.
Even before the final bid up of the online auction, it was clear that the Total Hope/Finest Selection daughter Tonja B (breeder and exhibitor: Friedrich Busch, Emden) would achieve the top price. Eight bidders were interested in the filly from the Theresia line, who has the highest quality of movement. The black beauty was accepted and filmed at the decentralized foal selection tour of the Hannoveraner Verband in Timmel (East Frisia). The virtual knockdown was at 30,000 euros to southern Germany.
Two other black foals were highly favored by the buyers. The very first foal in the top-class collection, Starlight BT by Secret/Millennium (breeder and exhibitor: Bärbel Tretau, Steinburg), found a new owner in Spain for 20,500 Euros. Delight by Despacito/Secret (breeder and exhibitor: Jürgen Schult, Osterbruch) was virtually knocked down at 19,000 Euros. But Hannover's chestnuts were also at the top of the price scale: Viva la Nuvola by Viva Gold/Fürst Nymphenburg (breeder and exhibitor: Jacqueline Handt, Friedland) sold for 17,500 Euros to France, while the Shu Fu/Quaterback daughter Scarlett (breeder and exhibitor: Ulrike Hiestermann, Faßberg) made 17,000 Euros for her breeder.
It was the third to last online auction of the Verden Foal Spring, the outstanding online auctions end June 22 and July 6.