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For the first time, dressage horses ready to compete were auctioned in Verden. The collection of the Verden Auction High Level included 20 horses, most of which had already achieved success in the dressage arena. The top-priced horse was Vision, who was sold for 123,000 euros.

‘This is a format that customers want and have responded well to,’ said auctioneer Bernd Hickert. The dressage horses, between five and twelve years of age, were sent to Verden with their trainers and presented there by them. Depending on the level of training and quality, different starting bids were called for. The first horse in the auction attracted the greatest interest. The nine-year-old Vitalis/Werther son Vision (breeder: Ludger Emke, Cloppenburg, exhibitor: Rhenania Pferde GmbH, Essen) came seventh in the 2022 Bundeschampionat. Last year, the impressive chestnut, who is 1.77 metres tall, achieved his first victory at S level with Ann-Christin Wienkamp. A regular customer from Hamburg made her vision come true by purchasing him for 123,000 euros and can now call the chestnut her own.

The second-place finisher in the statistics will also move into a box in the Hamburg area. Fincenzo, born in 2018 by For Dance/Destano (breeder.: Kurt Bolte, Syke-Okel, exhibitor: Hendrik Bolte-Oestmann, Syke-Okel), cost 115,000 euros. Julia Bolte has successfully presented the shiny black stallion in dressage horse tests up to medium (M) level in the past two years. Fincenzos' pedigree includes the legendary DLG Champion Mare St.Pr.St. Goldlady, with whom Julia Bolte's grandfather Heinrich celebrated countless show successes.

The net revenue for the 20 horses of the Verden High Level auction exceeded the one million euro mark, totalling 1,132,000 euros. Six horses will leave Germany.

The Hannoveraner Verband kicked off its new auction year with the online auction of 62 carefully selected dressage and show jumping horses. Leading the price statistics was the grey gelding Dan the Man H, who achieved a virtual knock-down price of 42,000 euros. The average sales price was 15,324 euros.

The most expensive horse was sold after 31 bids. Bred for eventing he will continue to be used in this discipline in the future: the typey Dan the Man H by Diacontinus/Forrest xx (Breeder and exhibitor: Hagemann GbR, Obernholz) changed hands for 42,000 euros and will now be shipped to Great Britain. Two interested parties from Great Britain fought a thrilling bidding duel for the highly interestingly bred grey gelding from the dam line of Nordküste. He will be making the way across the English Channel, soon.

First Class, a promising young dressage horse by Fidertanz/De Niro (breeder: ZG Heymann, Berlin, exhibitor: Henning Kranz, Rethem), was the highlight of the dressage horses. With a knock-down price of 40,500 euros, the talented movement artist became the most expensive offer for the dressage arena. A renowned training and competition stable in France secured the extraordinary youngster.

The top prices achieved by Dan the Man H and First Class underscore the continued confidence of international buyers in the quality and reliability of the Verden auctions. 25 of the 62 young talents were sold to buyers abroad. France led the international buyers, securing nine horses, followed by Great Britain and Spain with four horses each. Additional buyers came from Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the USA.

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One week after the dressage stallions, the Niedersachsenhalle was dedicated to show jumping. A total of 42 highly talented stallions presented themselves to the licensing commission. 23 of them left Verden with a positive licensing decision. The title ‘premium stallion’ was awarded six times. 22 licensed and 17 non-licensed stallions attended the stallion sales. A son of Arezzo VDL/Cornado literally jumped to the top price of 195,000 euros. After the excellent auction of the dressage stallions, the show jumping stallions also recorded a brilliant average price of 58,455 euros.

The last premium stallion to enter the well-attended auction hall was an Arezzo VDL/Cornado son (breeder: Antonius Schulze-Averdiek, Rosendahl, exhibitor: Schulze-Averdiek Sportpferde und Aufzucht GbR, Rosendahl). An international championship stable from Hessen secured this exceptionally talented stallion for 195,000 euros. This strong-type grey impressed with his scope and courage – the best qualities for a modern show jumper. Exhibitor Antonius Schulze-Averdiek managed the feat of presenting a second premium stallion: a Jasper/Calido son (breeder: Astrid Peter, Wolfsburg), whose dam and granddam are sport-tested. And the cash register rang a second time. A regular customer from Florida, who had already purchased one of the show jumper collection's gems at the 141st Elite Auction six weeks ago, bought the promising grey for 92,000 euros. The American struck it rich again. The last licensed stallion, a son of Dia Corrado/Contendro (breeder and exhibitor: Andrea Bargtsen, Buchholz), became the most expensive two-and-a-half-year-old without a premium when he was sold for 110,000 euros.

180,000 euros was the amount paid by championship rider Janne-Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann and Christoph Zimmermann for a strikingly marked chestnut by Ogano Sitte/Marome NW (breeder and exhibitor: Gestüt Eichenhain, Blender-Varste). He will be available through the Sven Völz station in Bienenbüttel. The dam of this self-confident youngster is Gert Jan Bruggink's exceptional mare Andrea. A Stakkato Gold/Julio son attracted a lot of attention with his elastic and responsive jumping. He also has highly successful relatives – his granddam is Rene Tebbel's successful horse Farina – and he will also be trained by an international show jumper in the future. Frederick De Backer accepted the bid at 100,000 euros.

Shortly after St.Pr.St. Starlight was named Hannoveraner Mare of the Year, her son by Quaid/Salito (breeder: Helmut Habermann, Hänigsen, exhibitor: IB Berger, Sulzbach-Rosendahl) entered the Niedersachsenhalle. This stallion already has two proven full brothers in breeding, Qualito I and II. The State Stud of Celle and the Brandenburg State Stud of Neustadt (Dosse) jointly purchased the premium stallion, who cost 66,000 euros. The two state studs also jointly purchased a son of Utamaro D'Ecaussines/Acorado (breeder and raiser: Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude) for 38,000 euros. The granddam of the colourful chestnut stallion is a half-sister of Lars Nieberg's team Olympic champion from Sydney, Esprit FRH. A son of Vingino/Calido (breeder: Hedi Franke, Zernien, exhibitor: Georg Bräuer, Elze) who is endowed with all possibilities found a new owner in Lower Saxony for 46,000 euros.

Two stallions shared first place in the statistics of non-licensed stallions. An Eldorado/Stakkato son (breeder and raiser: Dr. Cord Gaus, Adelheidsdorf) was sold to China for 30,000 euros. A customer from Baden-Württemberg paid the same price for a Finishing Touch Wareslage/Chacco-Blue son (breeder: Heide and Helmut Peters, Hammah, exhibitor: Maximilian Wurster, Bad Zwischenahn). The average price was 17,912 euros.

The Niedersachsenhalle was on fire when the hammer came down. A Donkey Boss/Don Olymbrio L son was sold for 2 million euros. The quality of the licensing collection was high. Thirty-eight of the 76 stallions presented were licensed, and ten of them were awarded a premium. The average price for 37 licensed stallions was 147,257 euros. The Verden stallion licensing and the stallion sales for dressage stallions were well attended. Each premium stallion was celebrated, and the atmosphere was very positive.

The Hannoveraner chestnut stallions were in high demand. First and foremost, the Donkey Boss/Don Olymbrio L son (breeder: Stutteri G, Lynge/DEN, exhibitor: Stutteri G and Hesselhoeji.dk, Lynge/DEN), who offered something very special as the last premium stallion presented at the end of the licensing. “A horse that gives you goosebumps,” said the licensing committee, headed by breeding director Ulrich Hahne. Helgstrand Dressage in cooperation with Paul Schockemöhle did not miss this opportunity and purchased the exceptional stallion out of the dam line of Jadeluft at auction for 2 million euros.

A liver chestnut stallion by Vitalis/Apache (breeder: Johannes Baumeister, Kranenburg) will move into a stallion box at Klosterhof Medingen. His exhibitor, Stephanie Hüffer from Süsel, had discovered the typey premium stallion two years ago at an online auction of the Verden Foal Spring and was delighted with the hammer price of 480,000 euros. A sport-oriented stallion station from southern Hesse held its breath the longest for a For Romance/Christ son (breeder and exhibitor: Thomas Ehrengut, Bad Oldesloe), who has already produced numerous top horses such as the successfully competing Cadeau Noir. He changed hands for 270,000 euros.

The Celle State Stud secured two premium stallions, both black. The full brother of Bundeschampion Segantini by Secret/Fidermark (breeder: Dr. Christine Feichtinger, Vaduz/LIE, exhibitor: Horse Performance GbR, Vaduz/LIE) impressed with his good overall impression and will follow in his brother's hoofprints. Auctioneer Bernd Hickert accepted the bid at 275,000 euros. A Total Diamond PS/Asgard's Ibiza son (breeder and exhibitor: Heinrich Gießelmann, Barver) will also move into a stallion box in Celle for 245,000 euros. With a Dimaggio Black/Revolution son, Heinrich Gießelmann presented a second premium stallion he bred himself. The liver chestnut stallion, who has numerous top-class dressage horses in his dam line of Lunda, was sold to a regular customer from Lower Saxony for 230,000 euros.

A stud farm from Austria, which has been buying riding horses and foals in Verden for many years, secured its first premium stallion: a Borsalino/Danone son (breeder and exhibitor: Michael Schenk, Römstedt), whose full sister Barcelona with the breeder's son Jacob Schenk had been Vice Hannoveraner and Vice Bundeschampion in 2019. He was sold at 210,000 euros. A son of Franco Nero/Belstaff (breeder: Susann Heise, Achim, exhibitor: Hengststation Ferienhof Stücker, Weetze) had harmonious proportions and plenty of charm. A buyer from Saarland paid 150,000 euros for him. A strong-moving Zauberlehrling PS/Franz-Ferdinand son (breeder: Rene Zuidema, Basdahl, exhibitor: IB Berger, Sulzbach-Rosenberg) will be moving into a stall at a stallion station in Schleswig-Holstein for 120,000 euros. The last premium stallion of the stallion sales, a San Amour/Cachassini son (breeder: Christoph Gehre, Weeze, exhibitor: Peter Gehre, Weeze), achieved the same price. He will leave Germany for the Netherlands.

After the premium stallions, the licensed and non-licensed stallions were auctioned in the Niedersachsenhalle. The State Stud Schwaiganger in Bavaria purchased a bay stallion by Secret Game/Rock Forever (breeder: Robert Drenker, Drensteinfurt, exhibitor: BG Drenker and Holkenbrink, Münster). Helgstrand Dressage secured a second stallion with a Bonds/Dancier son (breeder and exhibitor: Helmut Bäßmann, Meitze) at a cost of 135,000 euros. 33 non-licensed stallions achieved an average of 21,803 euros. A son of Zakaria/Sir Donnerhall (breeder: Michaela Parge, Seevetal, exhibitor: Finn Brunckhorst, Halvesboste) will find its way into the Olympic hands of a regular customer. The liver chestnut was sold at 64,000 euros.

Before the exciting stallion sales began, a show programme got the numerous spectators in the Niedersachsenhalle in the right mood. Olympic participant Toto Jr. by Totilas/Desperados (breeder: ZG Schmidt, Naumburg) received the Grande Prize that had already been awarded in spring. The privately owned stallion was also awarded the name affix FRH of the Hannoveraner Förderverein for his sporting successes with Hans Peter Minderhoud in the saddle. The Fritz von der Decken Prize for the most successful stallion rearer went to the Schult family from Hünxe, who have repeatedly presented high-quality young stallions in Verden's Schaufenster in recent years. The highlight of the event was the presentation of the Hannoveraner Stallion of the Year, Benetton Dream FRH by Brentano II/Rotspon (breeder: Axel Windeler, Verden-Walle).

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Als der letzte virtuelle Zuschlag erteilt war, stand das Ergebnis fest: Die 38 Pferde der Verdener Auktion im November brachten es auf einen Durchschnittspreis von 14.632 Euro. Die am besten bezahlte Offerte der kleinen, aber feinen Kollektion war Chubakka Black, der für 37.000 Euro einen neuen Besitzer fand. Eine Kundin aus Großbritannien entschied das Bieterduell im Internet für sich.

Es war wieder einmal ein Springpferd, das zur Preisspitze einer Verdener Auktion wurde. Der vier Jahre alte Chubakko/Stakkato-Sohn Chubakka Black (Z. u. Ausst.: Volker Bremermann, Oyten) galt schon im Vorfeld als eines der Highlights der Springkollektion. Elf Bieter gaben 47 Gebote ab, bevor der Dunkelbraune aus einem sporterfolgreichen Mutterstamm für 37.000 Euro in britischen Besitz gelangte.

Nur 1.500 Euro weniger kostete das begehrteste Dressurtalent aus dem renommierten Stamm der Juromette, der nicht nur Westfalens Stempelhengst Radetzky gebracht hat, sondern auch über den Privatbeschäler Don Schufro zu Olympischen Ehren gekommen ist. Der Secret/Lauries Crusador xx-Sohn Silence SF (Z. u. Ausst.: Sven Seidel-Fehling, Eyendorf) steht nach Topplatzierungen in Reitpferdeprüfungen am Beginn einer hoffnungsvollen Karriere und war einer Dressurreiterin aus Schleswig-Holstein 35.500 Euro wert.  

Die kleine, aber feine Kollektion erzielte einen Durchschnittspreis von 14.632 Euro. Rund ein Drittel wurde an Bieter außerhalb Deutschlands verkauft. Neben Kunden aus den europäischen Nachbarländern kam auch eine Käuferin aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten gleich zweimal zum Zuge.

Ergänzt wurde die Kollektion der November-Auktion durch 18 Youngster. Die Vertreter des Jahrgangs 2022, die bis auf zwei Stuten bei der Vorauswahl zur Hengstkörung ausgewählt wurden, wurden dem guten Ruf, der ihnen vorauseilte, gerecht. Durchschnittlich mussten 11.353 Euro angelegt werden. Das Bid Up für Teamplayer PJF v. Total Diamond PS/Secret (Z.: Jürgen Fetzer, Zimmern, Ausst.: Christine Klaewer, Lentföhrden) endete bei 20.000 Euro.

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The 75th anniversary of the Verden auctions was celebrated in the Niedersachsenhalle. The top priced horse was the chestnut mare Sunshine, sold to France for 150,000 Euros. On average, 39,184 Euros had to be paid for one of the 57 horses in the highly interesting collection at the OnLive auction. The last 29 foals of the 2024 auction year were sold for an average of 7,741 Euros. Excalidor found a new owner for 24,000 Euros and led the price statistics.

The Secret/Royal Blend daughter Vet+ Sunshine (breeder and exhibitor: Anneli Brunckhorst, Wohlesbostel) had already impressed at her mare performance test with the dream score of 10 for rideability. The Verden customers also appreciated this and made the expressive chestnut mare, who has that certain something, the top seller of the anniversary auction with a sales price of 150,000 Euros. A dressage trainer from France secured the four-year-old future hope.

The Total Hope/Sezuan daughter Total Happy H (breeder and exhibitor: Edeltraud Hähn, Bergneustadt) will also find herself in the hands of a champion and will make an internationally successful dressage rider ‘totally happy’. She prevailed against six other bidders and was able to call the tall three-year-old her own for 105,000 Euros.

The show jumpers aroused great interest among internationally successful show jumping riders. The statistics were led by the Conthargos/Stakkato son Continue H (breeder and exhibitor: Hans-Henning Hagemann, Pattensen). Cian O'Conner secured the exceptionally talented horse for his Ronnoco Jump stable for 90,000 Euros. The Irishman has already brought numerous Verden auction horses to the top of the sport. 13 years ago, the dam of Continue H, St.Pr.St. Shakira, had already caused a stir. At that time, her son Quality H by Quaid was sold to Canada as the top-priced horse at the Elite Auction.

The average price of 39,184 Euros was achieved with 14 horses costing 50,000 Euros or more. After the excellent performance of the Hannoveraner horses at the Olympic Games in Paris, with Olympic champion fischerChipmunk FRH in eventing and medals for Baloutinue in showjumping and Mount St John Freestyle in dressage, international interest was high: 31 horses are expected to leave Germany.

The first foal to enter the Niedersachsenhalle at the 141st Elite Auction also received the highest bid of the day. A new customer from Lower Saxony seized her chance and purchased the Excalibur/Londontime son Excalidor (B. & exhib.: Franz Sassen, Hoyerhagen) for 24,000 Euros. The chestnut stallion with fantastic movements is the eighth foal of State Premium Mare Londonflower to be sold at auction in Verden. He represents the dam line of Juggema, which also produced team Olympic champion and Hannoveraner Stallion of the Year, Desperados FRH.

In the show programme Olympic participant Karamell M & M by Kannan/Contendro (breeder: Heinrich Bremer, Nöpke) and Takashi Haase Shibayma, as well as the eighth-placed in the World Championships of young dressage horses, Enrico de Hus by Escolar/Don Juan de Hus (breeder: Xavier Marie, Petit Mars/FRA) with Jennifer Stein, were honoured with the name affix “FRH” of the supportors Club of Hannoveraner sport horses. Traditionally, the Hans Joachim Köhler Prize was awarded for the most successful auction exhibitor over the past ten years. It went to Michael Schenk from Niendorf, who has sent over 60 young talents to the Niedersachsenhalle. On this day, he was also the breeder and exhibitor of head number 1, with his son Jacob in the saddle. The V-Plus/Light and Easy daughter Violetta was sold to the USA for 96,000 Euros.

The Aganix du Seigneur Z/Cornet Obolensky son Acanto (breeder and exhibitor: Kai Baumgartner, Kamern) was the highest priced foal at the online auction on 29 August. He was worth 10,500 Euros to a buyer from Saudi Arabia - two weeks after two Hannoveraner Van Helsing offspring finished eleventh and thirteenth with their Saudi riders at the Olympic Games in Paris. Acanto is the third foal of the mare Cubalibre BK to be part of the lot at a Verden foal auction.

An average of 5,415 Euros had to be spent on the 41 representatives of the year 2024 at the last online foal auction of the year. Almost half of them are expected to leave Germany.

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A summer breeze swept through the well-attended Niedersachsenhalle and helped the 50th Elite Foal and Broodmare Auction to run smoothly. Valergo topped the statistics for 51,000 Euros. At the anniversary event – the first foal auction in Verden took place in 1974 – the 111 foals achieved an average price of 8,818 Euros.

The V-Power/Danone son Valergo (breeder and exhibitor: Lambert and Alois Wester, Stavern) won hearts in the Niedersachsenhalle when he was sold at 51,000 Euros. The typey liver chestnut from the dam line of Jessica, which also produced Glamourdale's sire Lord Leatherdale, is expected to grow up in the USA.

Before Valergo entered the auction ring, Qué Bonito had already cast a spell over the numerous visitors. The Qandide/San Amour son (breeder and exhibitor: Werner Wegener, Wunstorf) attracted attention because he was a real eye-catcher with his above-average movement quality as well as his buckskin colour. He was auctioned off to a Danish stallion rearer for 33,000 Euros.

Shortly before the end of the 50th Elite Foal and Broodmare Auction, the second most expensive foal made his appearance. A regular customer from Sweden had the longest breath and secured another V-Power son, Van Dango, who has a Feinrich dam (breeder and exhibitor: Karl Rumpke, Wagenfeld) for 36,000 Euros.

The most sought-after foal with jumping pedigree was extra class in the truest sense of the word. The Ermitage Kalone/Cascadello son Extra Klasse (breeder and exhibitor: Ludwig Decker Jun., Bierbergen) cost a renowned show jumping stable 17,500 Euros. The bay stallion also comes from an extra class dam line: His fourth dam is the dam of the stamp stallion Grannus.

The 111 representatives of the year 2024 achieved an average price of 8,818 Euros. 24 foals cost more than 10,000 Euros. 22 foals found new owners outside Germany. A foal that was sold to Argentina will travel the furthest. Buyers from Spain secured the largest contingent with five foals, followed by Sweden with four foals.

Once again, it was a show jumper that topped the statistics of a Verden riding horse auction: The virtual knockdown for Quinett took place at 45,000 Euros. The 41 auction candidates cost an average of 13,146 Euros.

It took just under an hour for a regular customer from Bavaria, who has already discovered numerous talents in the Niedersachsenhalle, to win the bid for the Qualito/Calido daughter Quinett (breeder and exhibitor: Horst Nietfeld, Liebenau) at 45,000 Euros after 60 bids had been placed. The five-year-old Quinett from the dam line of Formica impressed with her excellent work ethic and motivation.

Euraton by Escamillo/Feedback (breeder and exhibitor: Beate Brodesser, Neukirchen-Vluyn) kicked off the "final" of the Verden auction in July. He also achieved the top price of the dressage horses at 23,500 Euros. The bay has already celebrated top placings in tests for young riding and dressage horses and will move into a new box with a dressage rider and trainer in Lower Saxony.

A glance at the table of prices shows that there was lively international interest. Customers from nine different countries purchased horses: Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Finland, Mexico, Romania and Turkey.

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The finale of the Verden Foal Spring ended with an average price of 6,183 Euros for the 27 foals on offer. A colt with the promising name Ermelo was the most sought-after offer at 19,000 Euros. The Hannoveraner Verband's attractive auction programme thus comes to a close until next year.

The name of the first foal to open the online auction already gives hope for great things: The Escaneno/San Amour son (breeder and exhibitor: Thomas Heuer, Bienenbüttel) was christened Ermelo. He goes back to the thoroughbred mare Freia xx, who is also at the beginning of the pedigree of the privately owned stallions Cadeau Noir and Finest Ampere. It took ten minutes for a new customer from Schleswig-Holstein to place the 40th and therefore final and decisive bid of 19,000 Euros. Ermelo is going to be something very special: He is a gift to the buyer's wife for her Golden Riding Badge. She achieved all the necessary successes with Hannoveraner horses.

A hammer price of 12,000 Euros made the Vatson Sitte/Chacco Blue son Veit G&M (breeder and exhibitor: Gestüt Gattermann & Malkoc, Rehburg-Loccum), who is equipped with the best jumping genes, not only the second most expensive foal, but also the best paid jumper foal. His dam, performance mare Chablis, was successful with Dieter Smitz up to 1.45 metre classes and has been awarded two stars in the Hannoveraner Jumper Breeding Programme. Born in April, the bay is her first foal.

The virtual auction curtain of the Verden Foal Spring opened for the fifth time. The highest bid of 9,000 Euros was placed for the colt Outtake. The average price for the 13 colts and ten fillies was 6,080 Euros.

Anything but an "outtake" is the pedigree of the Ogano Sitte-son Outtake (breeder and exhibitor: Manfred Vogt, Leinefelde). His dam, the performance jumping mare Calida by Calido/Rebel Z, was successful in jumping competitions up to 1.40 metres and has been awarded two stars in the Hannoveraner Jumper Breeding Programme. The virtual knockdown was made at 9,000 Euros.

The Londonderry/Weltruhm daughter Latina S, successful in the dressage arena up to medium (M*) level, sent her first-born foal into the auction ring: St. Emilia by St. Emilion (breeder and exhibitor: Jörg Sültemeier, Trebel). The foundation mare Ackerwelle was born at Sültemeiers’ breeding farm around 100 years ago and has produced a number of successful dressage and show jumping horses. St Emilia, who was born in April, cost 8,750 Euros.

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The filly Madeira was the pearl of the collection at the fourth edition of the Verden Foal Spring. She was auctioned online for 21,500 Euros. On average, the 29 Hannoveraner foals found a new owner for 6,181.03 Euros.

It had already become clear in the run up to the final bid up that the McLaren/Rubinero daughter (breeder and exhibitor: ZG Vietor and Hinders-Vietor, Weener) would be one of the most popular offers at the fourth Verden Foal Spring. It took three quarters of an hour during the final bid up before the virtual knockdown was awarded to Brandenburg at 21,500 Euros. Two of her siblings have been part of one of the foal collections in Verden in recent years.

The online auction was opened by the Fürst Belissaro/Spörcken son Fortunatus (breeder and exhibitor: Jens Fuseler, Geestenseth). Regular customers from France secured the dark bay from the dam line of Nadassina for 14,000 Euros.

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33 future hopefuls were on offer at the third round of the Verden Foal Spring. The filly "Freude Pur" (Pure Joy) achieved the top price of 40,000 euros. She set the exclamation mark on a collection for which an average of 7,210 euro had to be invested.

Nine bidders placed a total of 70 bids for the Federer/Dantes Junior daughter Freude Pur (breeder and exhibitor: Hendrik Schäfer, Köchingen). The virtual hammer fell at 40,000 euro for a well-known international Grand Prix rider from Belgium, who had encountered strong bidders. The blood of the 2010 team world champion, Hunters Douglas Sunrise with Imke Schellekens-Bartels, runs through the veins of the dark bay beauty from the renowned Schneiderin line.

20,500 euros was the final bid for O'Giulia by Opoque/Don Deluxe (breeder and exhibitor: Johannes Baumeister, Kranenburg). The dark chestnut mare, equipped with the best dressage genes, will grow up in Austria with the aim of competing in international dressage.

In addition, there were several all-rounder offered in this collection. Darling by Duplexx/Ballybo (breeder and exhibitor: Hartwig von Holten, Engelschoff) was worth 8,000 euros to customers and will remain in Germany for further rearing.

The online foal auctions on Thursday evening take place every two weeks. The next opportunity to purchase a Hannoveraner foal directly at the source in Verden will be in 14 days on June 6. The Verden Foal Spring ends on June 27.

On Sunday, May 26, there will also be a foal auction at the RC Rosenbusch show jumping competition in Bremen-Oberneuland. Eight foals with top-class jumper pedigrees will be waiting for new owners before the Grand Prix is decided at 3 pm.

On the evening before the public holiday, the Verden Foal Spring entered its second round. 25 foals with highly interesting pedigrees found new owners for an average of 5,825 Euros.

The bid board showed six bidders with 28 bids and a hammer price of 13,000 Euros for the expressive Despacito/Millennium son Dark Passion II (breeder and exhibitor: Ulrich Heitmann, Hagenah). He is already the third foal in a row of Hann.Pr.St./Vet+ Milka that belongs to a foal collection of the Hannoveraner Verband. A new customer from Westphalia secured the Escaneno PS/San Amour daughter Eliana (breeder and exhibitor: Holger Duveneck, Twistringen) for 10,500 Euros. Her half-sister was sold at auction to Austria last year.

The best-paid foal with jumping pedigree was Dirakäthe by Diro/Casall (breeder and exhibitor: ZG Johannhardt, Bruchhausen-Vilsen. A regular customer from Sweden paid 9,250 Euros for the typey chestnut filly. The best performance blood flows through her veins, as she comes from the dam line of the stamp stallion Contendro and Carsten-Otto Nagel's team World and European champion Corradina. Nine more foals will leave Germany.

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The first representatives of the 2024 foal crop aroused great interest. At the first online Auction of the Verden Foal Spring, Zauberprinz by Zauberlehrling PS/Franz-Ferdinand achieved the top price of 20,000 Euros. The final bidding began every three minutes. When the last virtual bid was accepted, the average price for the 27 high-quality foals was fixed: 6,851.85 Euros.

There were a total of 44 bids from eleven bidders for the colt Zauberprinz bred by Rene Zuidema from Basdahl. The USA had the upper hand in the bidding duel and secured the bay colt, whose dam and granddam have already produced several coveted Verden Auction foals. The best-paid jumping foal is Cockpit E by Cornet's Carpaccio RT/Carrico, bred by Dirk and Lars Eggers GbR from Hamburg. He changed ownership for 6,750 Euros. A total of three foals achieved prices of over 8,000 Euros.

The next opportunity to purchase one of the strictly selected Hannoveraner foals with exquisite pedigrees directly at the source in Verden will be in just 14 days on Thursday, May 8. This will be followed by the online auctions on May 23, June 6 and June 27.

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Of the horses on offer, 36 were sold digitally to Germany and 26 to a total of 11 countries. Bidders from the USA acquired the most horses with six purchases.

The most expensive dressage horse will move into his stall in France: Dana by Da Costa/Royal Blend cost 37,500 euros. The impressive dark chestnut mare with strong movements, bred by ZG Meyer from Wingst, was considered an insider tip of the collection and continued to develop from the selection date to the photo and video date to the auction, impressing customers not only with her great movements but also with her high rideability.

On average, 18,685.48 euros had to be invested for one of the riding horses. 12 horses were knocked down for 25,000 euros and more, another 26 achieved prices of 15,000 euros and better. 26 auction horses will advertise Hanover all over the world. The USA appears six times in the sales statistics, followed by France with five and the Republic of China and Spain with three purchases each. 

The top price at the second Verden Auction of 2024 was achieved by an show jumping horse. The highly talented mare Napoli-Tana found a new owner in Sweden for 50,500 Euros. Mares were in demand, the most expensive dressage horse, Grand Galaxy Cordey, is a Hannoveraner premium candidate/Vet+. She was auctioned off for 39,500 Euros.

At the start of the year's riding horse auctions, it was a show jumping horse that attracted the most interest. Napoli-Tana by Nixon van het Meulenhof/Quidam de Revel (breeder: ZG Wecke, Vlotho, exhibitor: Marco Bergmeyer, Hiddenhausen), who has already been successful in tests for young show jumpers, is a half-sister of the privately owned stallion Toys by Toulon, who was successful up to 1.55 metres with Germany’s Tobias Meyer. A customer from Sweden invested 50,500 Euros and thus secured a highly talented, colourful chestnut mare to start riding immediately.

39,500 Euros was the final bid for Hann.Pr.A./Vet + Grand Galaxy Cordey by Grand Galaxy Win/Fürstenball (breeder and exhibitor: Zuchthof Neumann-Ullrich, Boischampré/FRA). The athletic and elegant brown comes from the dam line of Sabafiza, which is none other than the dam line of the horse of the century, Isabell Werth’s Olympic Champion Gigolo FRH. She was born in Normandy, where her breeders have been passionately breeding Hannoveraner for many years.

The statistics show an average price of 15,912 Euros for the 57 auction horses. 21 of them will leave Germany. There were buyers from France (five), Sweden (four), Great Britain (three), the USA and Switzerland (two each) as well as Turkey, Italy, Spain, Austria and the United Arab Emirates.

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