Submitted by belgian-warmblood
on 2017/07/13 - 11:16
How many of us daydream of riding, breeding or owning a fabulous international horse? The opportunity to buy a made horse jumping 1.60 tracks is beyond the purse strings of most of us but the Belgian Warmblood Foal Auction has rapidly become the place to source your next superstar. With the breed leading the world of jumping with BWFA graduates such as Halifax Van Het Kluizebos purchased for a mere 15500 in 2007 who this year alone has won more than 200.000 He leads the World Breeding Federation for Sports Horses alongside his breed peers:
- Gancia De Muze (Malito De Reve)
- 12 Hello M'lady (Indoctro)
- Rmf Echo (Virus De Laubry)
- Eldorado Van Het Vijverhof (Thunder Van De Zuuthoeve)
- Grand Cru Van De Rozenberg ( Malito De Reve)
We spoke with Dirk Zager, jumping horse specialist auctioneer about his opinion on this years collection from the BWFA. Wow what a collection we have this year. Possibly the best I have ever seen. Every foal we selected has come from exceptional breeding with Grand Prix 1.60 international jumpers on both sides. The auction is always very nice on the showground with a super atmosphere. I am thrilled that these foal auctions have built sound foundations of constantly producing horses that go on to be super stars. It is essential when selling foals that the references and by that I mean the genealogy of each foal is extraordinary. It means buyers can with confidence purchase any of the foals that pass through our auctions and know that the foal has hereditary jumping ability. This year will set a precedent for us as we now have so many buyers from overseas we will broadcast live the auction with clipmyhorse.tv. For people wanting to purchase via telephone bidding we recommend pre registration and notification of the foals you are interested in. We will call you at the time the foal enters the sales ring and you will have a dedicated assistance from our team. We have actually doubled our telephone sales team to ensure our buyers from South Africa, Brazil and the rest of the world are serviced. The bidding starts at 21.00H and we try to give an estimated time that each foal will enter the arena to our overseas interest due to the time differences. For our potential purchasers at the auction; they will be able to smell and taste the atmosphere as each potential star enters the sales ring.
The exciting 2017 collection from BWFA includes :
- Rigo van de Lindehoeve Cicero Van Paemel Z x Heartbreaker ll brother of Hamlet Lucy Deslaurier (USA)
- Kamikaze TMS Kannan x Quintero, this has a top pedigree, with many international performers, such as Marimba La Silla (ex Bolina)
- Roma van t Merelsnest Darco x Voltaire which is from the family of Sapphire (McLain Ward (USA) Glasgow van t Merelsnest Jür Vrieling (NED), etc.
- Rully van de Rozenberg Malito de Rêve x Heartbreaker, full brother of Grand Cru van de Rozenberg Jerome Guerry (BEL)
- Rock & Roll ter Putte Diamant de Semilly x Darco,full brother of Elvis ter Putte Karline Debrabander (BEL)
- Royaume vd Heffinck PKZ Kafka vd heffinck x lancer III,Out of the damline of Cornet Obolensky
- Ricard van t Roosakker Stakkato Gold x Echo van t Spieveld which is a direct relation to Electra van t Roosakker and many more international performers.
- Romana-K van t Kattenheye Untouchable x Chin Chin with a damline with many international performers, such as Utopia & Wizard vd Donkhoeve
Tom Van De Vijver who is part of the committee of the BWFA and a selector of the foals explained his thoughts on the 2017 list. This is a really interesting collection and our breeders should be really proud of their foals. Since we started the auction our breeders have been really motivated to breed the best in the world. Today this is where they stand on top of the world rankings. Our small society continues to do phenomenally well. For the first time ever we have had to ballot foals from the auction as we had too many. This is testament to the success of Belgian breeding. We have the the best riders, owners and breeders coming to our auctions to source their next jumping horse or breeding mare
The auction follows a regimented schedule with all the foals presented for a veterinary check where they are walked and trotted up and then their hearts, eyes and lungs are confirmed healthy. At 15h00 we have our first presentation of the foals and finally the bidding begins at 21H00. If you can't get the auction at Flanders Horse Event, CSI *** Beervelde, Belgian but want to bid be sure to register your interest at
info@bwfa.be before the 5th August at and follow all the action on
www.clipmyhorse.tv which will livestream direct to your home all the action. The BWFA have taken all the hard work out of pre selecting your next foal; relax, sit back and enjoy the evening and dare to dream just a little, maybe your foal could be the next Halifax Van Het Kluizebos in 2027?
