Photo: Christmas present for Taiwan: Final Dancer by Fidertanz - Sir Donnerhall I - Lafontaine. (gr. Feldhaus)
Customers from all over the world met for Christmas Shopping in the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta. More than 70 percent of the auction horses of the 2nd Oldenburger Special Edition will bring joy to their new owners abroad.
The top five for international Oldenburg fans: For the top price of 101,000 Euros, a successful participant of the Asian Games from Taiwan found an unique Christmas present in Vechta. The seven-year-old Final Dancer by Fidertanz - Sir Donnerhall I - Lafontaine is bred by Bernd Broghammer from Bösingen, and was exhibited by Nicole Hartmann from Hennef.
Second price peak for 86,000 Euros was the four-year-old parcours crack Touchdown by Toulon - Argentinus - Landadel, bred by Reinhold Schnieder from Lastrup, and exhibited by Agmenton, Estonia. This licensed stallion comes from a sportive dam line. In the future, he will compete at shows with a young talented American rider.
The third rang on the price list for 58.000 Euros was London Calling OLD by Carembar de Muze (Glock’s London) - Cordalmé Z - Grannus, bred and exhibited by Henry Gr. Macke from Uptloh. The dam of the five-year-old mare named Walmeria II is sister of two licensed stallions, including the in 1.55 m courses successful Clemence under Rolf Moormann.
The price list was followed by the strong-moving Veuve Clicquot by Vivaldi - Stedinger - Rotspon, bred by Thore Kockerols from Bremen, and exhibited by Perkovic Equestrian Investments, Bremen. The magnificent mare will move for 53.000 Euros to a renowned dressage stable in Sweden.
Canadian dressage rider Evi Strasser will celebrate a very special Christmas party. For 52.000 Euros she secured the finalist of the German Championships Vive la Vie OLD by Honoré du Soir/Trak. - Detroit - Rohdiamant, bred by Bodo Willms from Oldenburg, and exhibited by the owner group BTWW from Oldenburg.
Oldenburg fans from abroad purchased 15 of the 21 horses. The Oldenburg horses will bring joy to their new owners in Belgium (3), Sweden (3), Canada (2), Netherlands (2), Austria (1), Ireland (1), Spain (1), Taiwan (1), and in the USA (1). The 2nd Oldenburger Special Edition shone with an average price of around 34,000 Euros and total sales of 712,000 Euros.