Hanoverian Elite Foal and Mare Auction Verden 2007

There is a very strong Trakehner background in many of the over 350 foals and mares at the two day elite auction marathon in Verden, August 18th and 19th 2007. Here we present some of the highlights from the online auction catalogue, along with short video clips courtesy of the Hanoverian Verband website.

Apart from the "usual" suspects Hohenstein, Caprimond and Consul, this year the auction parade includes interesting foals by the international Grand prix winner Solero TSF, the two debutants Herzensdieb and Kaiserkult TSF as well as the FEI stallion K2 and several foals by Hanover's famous half Trakehner stallions Hotline (by Hofrat/Trak), His Highness (by Hohenstein/Trak) and Hochadel (by Hohenstein/Trak) as well as former champion and now FEI dressage stallion Don Frederico (by Donnerhall - Consul/Trak). Due to space limitations, we will not list all of their offspring. Additionally, two foals are out of purebred Trakehner mares and in the group of elite mares, a Hochadel - Davignon I - Argument/Trak daughter offers bloodlines that Hanoverian breeders can build on.

No. 4 in the catalogue is the filly Kassandra by Kaiserkult TSF/Trak - Langata's Son - Pik Bube (VIDEO), followed by No. 15, the colt De Vino by Diamont Hit - Hohenstein/Trak - Rubinstein I.

No. 21 is a very interestingly bred colt by the Swedish Olympic dressage stallion Björsells Briar out of a dam by Hohenstein/Trak - Rubinstein I (VIDEO). With No 26, the filly Britania by Buddenbrock/Trak - Waterford - Lysander represents the line of the Angloarabian Burnus AAH (VIDEO). Her sire Buddenbrock will be named "Elite stallion" in the Trakehner breed in 2007. No.27 is Horst Schlämmer, a colt by Hochadel (Hohenstein x Donnerhall) out of a Abano - Funke dam (VIDEO). With No. 49 comes Kendra by K2/Trak - Lauries Crusador xx - Al Capone (VIDEO).

No. 56 is the filly Lady Surprise by Lord Loxley - Hohenstein/Trak - Argentan (more Trakehner blood via Absatz - Abglanz/Trak here; VIDEO). No. 60 is the colt Stand By Me, champion of his big inspection in North Germany, and sired by the World Champion San Remo out of a dam by Velten Third - Argument/Trak.

No 70 is the filly Kaiserin by Kaiserkult TSF/Trak - Langata Express xx - Pik Bube (VIDEO), and No. 108 is Herzzauber by Herzensdieb/Trak - Trapper - Adular (VIDEO). He was an end ring foal at the Herzensdieb Foal Show at the Meyer Stud Farm earlier this year (we reported).

No 109 is Di Angolie by De Niro - Harvard (by Hohenstein/Trak) - Sandro Hit (VIDEO), and No. 115 is French Open by Fiedertanz - De Niro - Steuben/Trak. No. 120 is the colt Scampolino by Sandro Hit - Hohenstein/Trak - Pik König (VIDEO). A really interesting foal is No. 121 Tonight by the Dutch top show jumper Tinka's Boy - Landor S - Watzmann. Tinka's Boy carries Trakehner blood through both sire (Herrscher-Heristal line) and the dam (second dam sire is the Trakehner Orlof) - VIDEO.

No 135 is the colt Highlife by Hofrat/Trak - De Niro - Hohenstein/Trak (VIDEO). He is followed by No 137, the filly Barneby's by Bellissimo M out of the purebred Trakehner mare Melody Girl by Trocadero - Schwalbenherbst - Habicht. No 181, the filly Hollywood, is a nother champion foal by Herzensdieb/Trak - Fabriano - Golfstrom from the Meyer Show (VIDEO). No. 184 is the colt High Tower by His Highness (by Hohenstein/Trak) - Weltruhm - Aderlass (VIDEO).

With No 186, the first of two Solero TSF/Trak foals enters the list: Santana out of a dam by Lauries Crusador xx - Weltmeyer (VIDEO). No. 194 is the colt Sea Star, also by Solero TSF/Trak out of a dam by Pageno xx - Woerlin.

No 208 is the filly Kassiopeja by Kaiserkult TSF/Trak - Rotspon - Grandier, and No 212. Diana, is a daughter of Dancier - Hohenstein/Trak - Argentan. The colt Five o'Clock with No 223 combines the Trakehner influence of Florestan (Garamond/Trak) and Arogno through sire and dam. He is by French Kiss - Davignon I - Arogno. No 225 is Whiskey and Gin by Wie Weltmeyer - Starway/Trak - Wendel. No 256, the colt Fantasdiko by Florencio I - Cheenook - Consul/Trak carries more Trakehner blood through dam sire Cheenook, a Holsteiner with a Herbstglanz - grand dam! No 284 is the delightful colt San Francisko by Sandro Hit - Connery/Trak - Sherlock Holmes (VIDEO).

No 295, the filly Larissa, is by Latimer/Trak - De Niro - Wienerwald (VIDEO). No 304 is the colt Lucky Lemon by Lauries Crusador xx - Caprimond/Trak - Wendekreis (the combination of LC and Caprimond has already proven fruitful in the Trakehner breed!). No 319, Casablanca, is bred more as a jumper via Contendro's Bube out of the full Trakehner mare Santana by Sixtus - Angard - Arogno out of the Schwarze Schwalbe mare family. No 335 is a highly interesting filly, Imme, by the part Trakehner, part Holsteiner Iberio (by Indigo, son of the Trakehner Ingo out of a Kedett mare from the Marbach Stud). The dam of Imme is by Perpignon, a son of the Westfalian centur sire Pilot (more Trakehner blood here through Keith - Pythagoras) - VIDEO.

No 343 Hot Lady by Hotline (by Hofrat/Trak) - Metternich - Consul/Trak also combines Trakehner blood through both dam and sire (VIDEO). No 345, Hillary, is another Herzensdieb/Trak daughter, this time out of a dam by Lauries Crusador xx - Regazzoni (VIDEO).

In the group of brood mares, two very impressive Hochadel daughters are listed: No 370 2yr old Henrietta (dam by Matcho AA - Don Carlos; VIDEO) and 2yr old Heidekönigin (dam by Davignon I - Argument/Trak) - VIDEO.