The head number one of the new Verden auction year also set the benchmark for the top price. Tobitha was sold for 54,500 euros in the online auction. The average price for the 61 young horses was 15,869 euros.
The "first best" opportunity of the new year to secure a highly talented dressage horse at the beginning of its career was head number one, the Toto Jr./Fürst Heinrich daughter Tobitha (breeder and exhibitor: Jan Crome-Sperling, Lutter). The jet-black dressage gem had already impressively demonstrated her extraordinary talents with victories in riding horse tests. Just 14 days ago, her half-brother by Extra Gold was licensed for the DSP in Neustadt/Dosse. A buyer from Lower Saxony did not miss this opportunity and purchased the four-year-old for 54,500 euros after a bidding duel with interested parties from France.
Calle Fuchs F by Conthargos/Askari (breeder: Christine Richter, Schiffdorf, exhibitor: ZG Friebe, Schiffdorf) was already very popular among show jumping enthusiasts during the ten training days in Verden. His dam Anouk was awarded two stars in the Hanoverian show jumping horse breeding programme due to her successes in competitions. The virtual bid of 40,000 Euros was made by a regular customer from North Rhine-Westphalia.
42 horses found new owners from Germany, while 19 are expected to leave Germany. In addition to customers from Europe, buyers from Ecuador, Canada and the USA also took advantage of the opportunity.