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Ankum — Success made by P.S.I.’, a recipe for success that prevails even in times of Corona and nationwide lockdown. The trust of the international buyers in the Kasselmann and Schockemöhle families and the loyalty to the P.S.I. brand seem unlimited. “We would like to thank our clients, employees and everyone involved for the trust places in us in those troubled times”, summarized Paul Schockemöhle and Ullrich Kasselmann.
For the first time in the 41-year history of Performance Sales International, the event took place without an audience. Bidding on the selected dressage and show jumping collection took place exclusively by telephone after prior registration. For a last look at the auction candidates in the ring, there was FaceTime with the sales managers or a live stream on the P.S.I. homepage. However, two other traditions were not interrupted: as in previous years Marko Vassalli sang Beethoven’s well-known ‘Ode to Joy’ at the start the auction, and the quality of the collection again left nothing to be desired this year.
The four-year-old Hanoverian stallion Diaton (Dimaggio x Benetton Dream) was certainly on the wish list of many dressage connoisseurs. The son of the well-known dressage horse maker Dimaggio is out of Blind Date Bailola by Benetton Dream, who is competed by Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven. The pedigree is completed on the maternal side by the Trakehner stallion Hohenstein. In the end, clients of Californian Grand Prix trainer David Wilson, Perfect International Equine Inc came out on top at 700,000 Euros. Frederic Wandres, Hof Kasselmann rider and Olymic squad member, is entitled to train Diaton for the international young horse sport.
A ‘hot line’ to the dressage mecca Wellington secured another future star in the arena: the licensed Virtual Story by Vitalis x Don Primero comes from the proven Oldenburg dam line of Love Story, which has already brought us many successful dressage horses, elite mares and premium stallions, such as Dream Catcher and Franklin’s Love.
The full siblings Great Story and Gremlin by Grey Flannel x Donnerschwee sold for 450,000 and 500,000 Euros respectively. The talented KWPN gelding Jovanni (Davino x Gribaldi) had already caused a buzz in the live presentation last weekend and was worth 500,000 Euros to a well-known patron of dressage in Germany.