Dutch Dressage Professionals Launch New Auction

Rom Vermunt, Gert Jan van Olst, Jeroen Witte, Marcel van Manen, Diederik van Silfhout, Jorg van Os, Peter Wetzelaer, Sjoerd van Leeuwen and Sjaak van der Lei have joined forces in a new initiative within the dressage sport. The promising collection is available to view and has been selected by this group of professionals, all of whom have built an impressive reputation in both sport and breeding.

With the launch of the Dutch Dressage Traders Auction, these experienced professionals combine their expertise in a joint auction, focused on selecting and offering quality dressage horses for the national and international market.

“With this group, we believe we are always able to find and make the better dressage horses available to the sport,” says Sjaak van der Lei. The Dutch Dressage Traders Auction aims to organise several auctions per year.

From Small Tour horses to Approved Stallions

The collection consists of thirteen carefully selected horses, chosen for their talent, rideability and potential for higher-level sport.

Among them is the eight-year-old Prix St. Georges gelding Next Romance (by For Romance x Havel - pictures on top), as well as the recently selected NRPS stallion Troubleshooter (by Indian Rock). This stallion is currently being prepared for the NRPS performance test, meaning he could soon be a fully approved stallion in your stable. Thunder Groll, a son of Nalegro, has as his grand dam the dam of the Grand Prix stallion Inclusive.

Grand Prix Bloodlines

The brother of the dam of Desperado-son Tucky is successfully competing at Grand Prix level in the United States, while the dam line of Vjento D’Hillco (by Kjento) has produced multiple approved stallions. The Nashville Star son Tonic comes directly out of the grand dam of the renowned horse Imothep.

The only mare in the collection is Sara Michaella BB, a daughter of the Grand Prix stallion Kyton. Recently started under saddle, she already shows great quality.

Try-outs

Interested buyers have the opportunity to try the horses prior to the auction. Contact details for the responsible DDT partner are listed for each horse, allowing appointments to be scheduled directly.

Auction closes April 2

The collection is now online. Bidding opens on Monday, March 30, and the auction will close on Thursday, April 2, from 20:00 onwards.

For general questions about the auction, please contact Sjaak van der Lei. For specific questions about the horses, buyers can contact the respective selector directly.