volatis
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Had the most fabulous weekend in Germany at the Trakehner licensing and auction. If I loved the breed before I am now obsessed. The quality was breath taking, wish I could truely explain how good it was. Even the colts who didn't grade were the most fantastic riding propsects. And if anyone dares say they dont like Trakehners as they are all mad/hot/crazy... The atmosphere was like a rock concert at times and these colts came in time and time again for their loose jumping/free schooling/movement on a triangle etc etc. And what I loved was you could go round the stables and see them all close up.
So pleased I got to see some of these colts in the flesh as it is quite something to be able to judge them close up, not off videos or photos and also to compare different bloodlines against each other.
What was interesting for me was it re-enforced certain bloodlines that I came back to time and again - Gribaldi through his sons Hofrat and Distelzar - always knew I liked this line, but loved every colt and mare from it. Freudenfest - a stallion I didnt know too much about, again loved the way he strongly stamps his offspring. And the Buddenbrock/Connery stock were my type too.
The mare's forward for the mare championship and the ones for the auction were of a ridicuosly high standard. I wish I had had some spending money.
The Pidgleys bought the auction champion Grand Passion (Oliver Twist x Polarion). His half sister (by Gribaldi) was mare champion and the dam is a full sister to Grafenstoltz. he was 300k. The reserve champion stayed in Germany and was only 60k as he was chestnut - big bias from breeders against chestnut, seen in the auction prices, yet the riders dont care if its green with pink spots as long as it moves.
The coloured filly foal at Camaro was top lot at 22k, and it was very smart and really moved. The top selling riding horse made 55k and compared to the prices at Verden was a bargain - he had the biggest flamoyant movement without looking like a Hackney (as some of the Oldenburgs seem to be occasionally) and the lightness and quality the Trakehner is so proud of. He was Buddenbrock x Consul, so I loved his pedigree too.
My mare Cover Girl's half brother was bought by a british buyer for 18k and her other half brother Connery was responsible for the Reserve Champion Colt and one of the nicest riding horses who sold for 19k, so it was good news for her pedigree!
Now I just have to wait till February to go back again for the stalion show
So pleased I got to see some of these colts in the flesh as it is quite something to be able to judge them close up, not off videos or photos and also to compare different bloodlines against each other.
What was interesting for me was it re-enforced certain bloodlines that I came back to time and again - Gribaldi through his sons Hofrat and Distelzar - always knew I liked this line, but loved every colt and mare from it. Freudenfest - a stallion I didnt know too much about, again loved the way he strongly stamps his offspring. And the Buddenbrock/Connery stock were my type too.
The mare's forward for the mare championship and the ones for the auction were of a ridicuosly high standard. I wish I had had some spending money.
The Pidgleys bought the auction champion Grand Passion (Oliver Twist x Polarion). His half sister (by Gribaldi) was mare champion and the dam is a full sister to Grafenstoltz. he was 300k. The reserve champion stayed in Germany and was only 60k as he was chestnut - big bias from breeders against chestnut, seen in the auction prices, yet the riders dont care if its green with pink spots as long as it moves.
The coloured filly foal at Camaro was top lot at 22k, and it was very smart and really moved. The top selling riding horse made 55k and compared to the prices at Verden was a bargain - he had the biggest flamoyant movement without looking like a Hackney (as some of the Oldenburgs seem to be occasionally) and the lightness and quality the Trakehner is so proud of. He was Buddenbrock x Consul, so I loved his pedigree too.
My mare Cover Girl's half brother was bought by a british buyer for 18k and her other half brother Connery was responsible for the Reserve Champion Colt and one of the nicest riding horses who sold for 19k, so it was good news for her pedigree!
Now I just have to wait till February to go back again for the stalion show
