The first sales event in the new auction year ended with two new best results for the Hanoverian Association: The Weltmeyer/Grossmogul-daughter Weldita was sold for 100,000 euro. This is a new best price ever achieved at an riding horse auction beside the elite. Apart from that, the average sales price was boosted up to 13,355 euro. 118 horses were sold at this kind of auction that has now been existing since 1985.
In an exiting bidder's duel between Canada and Italy, the Italian buyers had more staying power and were the lucky ones to secure the beautiful chestnut mare Weldita for themselves (breeder: H. Honnigfort, Haren - exhibitor: D. Köneke, Nienhagen). Buyers from North Rhine-Westphalia paid only 1,000 euro less for the brown mare Weltklasse by Weltruhm/Sassnitz (breeder and exhibitor: F. v. Blottnitz, Lüchow). Weltklasse also carries Weltmeyer blood.
In the run-up to the auction, Greta Garbo by Graf Top/Grannus (breeder: H. Sander, Twistringen - exhibitor: F. Everding, Scheeßel) was already the favourite show jumping horse. She was indeed sold at EURO 43,000 and move change to Sprehe stud farm.
There were again many potential customers from foreign countries (export rate of 50%). Approx. 3000 spectators followed this successful beginning of the new auction year with interest. American customers bought 17 talented Hanoverian horses, 10 horses will move to Spain, each eight to Italy and Canada. Additionally, customers from Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Great Britain and Sweden bought horses in Verden. Eleven horses were sold at more than EURO 25,000.
Cover photo of the 2003 Winter auction Catalogue portrays Cocofino, recently purchased in Verden by Emile Faurie.
Photo © Tammo Ernst
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