Quirin von Worrenberg became the top selling foal at the annual Swiss Sport Horse Foal auction in Ruswil near Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday 24 September 2011. Forty-eight foals in total were offered for auction, 44 of them were sold.
The chestnut colt Quirin von Worrenberg (by Quaterback out of Rose of Love) sold for 20,000 swiss Francs (16,321 euro). The dam of this colt is Rose of Love (by Rohdiamant x Akzent II), a full sister to Sissy Max-Theurer's mare Romantik.
While a dressage foal took the highest price in Ruswil, the other top sellers were all show jumpers. Four foals sold for more than 15,000 CHF.
Danzel ZS (by Dancier out of Sinfonie ZS) sold for 14,000 CHF. He is bred and owned by Thomas Schneider and his dam (by Stedinger x Pavarotti van de Helle) is the 2011 Swiss Mare Champion.
The average price for a foal was 9,181 CHF.
Photo © Elisabeth Weiland
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