The spring edition of the Verden Auction featured a first-class collection of 48 dressage and show jumping horses. The shining star of the varied selection was Sony, who found a new owner for 80,000 euros. On average, 19,750 euros had to be spent on the top-class talents at the OnLive Auction.
Following an exciting bidding war, auctioneer Bernd Hickert knocked down the lot for the Secret/Quaterback son Sony (bred and presented : Hof Brüning GbR, Bruchhausen-Vilsen) for 80,000 euros. A dressage rider from Lower Saxony can now call the striking chestnut gelding from the dam line of Loranda her own and, with the support of her parents, help him shine.
The second-highest price in the statistics was 72,000 euros. Enrico Caruso by Emilio Sanchez/Londonderry (breeder and exhibitor: Gerd Lühr, Borgholzhausen) was purchased by a buyer from Switzerland. The picture-perfect dark bay, who traces back to the foundation mare Arma, is the 80th Verden auction horse from Ursula and Gerd Lühr. His full sister was already sold at the Elite Foal Auction in Verden in 2021.
Hanoverian show jumpers are traditionally highly sought-after in the Czech Republic. For 40,000 euros, the Dominator Z/Quaid daughter Vet+ Dominators Dream (breeder and exhibitor: Luca-Leonardo Richwien, Dingelstädt) from the dam line of Naliza will make the journey to the Czech Republic as the most expensive representative of the show jumping squad at the spring edition.