Austrian Young Horse Champion Eyecatcher W Sold to the U.S.A.

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Austria

Eyecatcher W, the Austrian Young Horse Champion of 2022 and 2023, has been sold to the U.S.A.

Eyecatcher W is a 2019 born Austrian Warmblood by Escamillo out of Belissima (by Belissimo M x Kastellan). He is bred by Andreas Winter

Double Austrian Young Horse Champion

The sport career of this young horse has been a success from the start.

He made his show debut as a 3-year old in 2022 under Jeannine Zuber and she showed him at the regional championships in august, where young professional Lea-Elisabeth Pointinger spotted and bought him. In September Zuber rode the horse to the 3-year old title at the 2022 Austrian Warmblood Young Horse Championships in Stadl Paura.

Pointinger then took over the ride and competed him in the 4-year old challenge at the 2023 World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo, where they finished 16th in the consolation class. They went on to claim gold again at the 2023 Austrian Warmblood Young Horse Championships in Stadl Paura.

Sold to the U.S.A.

In just a few weeks time Pointinger sold her two most promising youngsters abroad. Esposito sold to Poland and Eyecatcher W to the U.S.A.

He sold to Elisabeth Bortuzzo and Mark Paul in Frenchtown, NJ as a resale project.