With around 80 carefully selected dressage and show jumping foals, the 40th Oldenburg Elite Foal Auction, taking place on Saturday, August 8, at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta, presents a collection of the highest caliber.
International performance genetics, proven dam lines, and modern top sires characterize this year’s dressage lot. Three promising young talents exemplify the quality of the collection and combine sporting potential with breeding exclusivity.
Cat. No. 54 Solitude
Filly by So Perfect out of StPrSt. Anastasia by Royal Diamond – Harvard – Grundstein II
With Solitude, the internationally successful dressage stallion So Perfect—who is celebrating successes in Wellington under Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén for the Lövsta Stud—is sending a highly promising daughter to the Elite Collection. This elegant young mare comes from a dam line with a strong dressage focus and is equally well-suited for competition and breeding. Her brother Finnbogason is already competing successfully at the S-level dressage under Christina Pantzar. The family has also produced the Grand Prix winner Any How with Anne van Olst (NED), the Intermediaire I-level successful Fluidum with Heike Kemmer, and the Grand Prix-successful middle-aged mare Ave Maria OLD under Charell Garcia (USA).
Cat. No. 60 Espiritu
Colt by Escaneno out of Wanja by Dressage Royal – Sandro Hit – Landor S
Espiritu combines expression, elasticity, and modern movement quality with one of the most successful dressage families of all time. This striking son of Escaneno descends from the line of Olympic champion Bonfire, ridden by Anky van Grunsven. His dam, Wanja, has already proven her breeding quality on multiple occasions: her son Fantastico was sold to the Netherlands as a top-class foal, while Flor Dressage Royal first impressed as a three-year-old at the Rasteder Brillantring and was later sold to Portugal for a top price at the 2020 Spring Elite Auction. The same dam line also produced Olympic champion Bonfire and the Grand Prix-winning Blue Moon, ridden by Dorothee Breitner.
Cat. No. 71 Ti Amor
Colt by Total PS out of OLHPrSt. Elektra King by Vivaldos – His Highness – Rubinstein I
With Ti Amor, Total PS presents a charming young prospect with outstanding movement potential. Through the dam’s sire Vivaldos, an Oldenburg Grand Premium winner from the Sosath stud, modern dressage genetics are combined with one of the most significant Oldenburg mare lines. Granddam Hazienda is a sister to the Prix St. Georges-winning Dorian Grey, while the fourth dam, Elektia, made breeding history as the dam of the legendary sires Rohdiamant and Royal Diamond, both ridden by Lisa M. Wilcox of the USA. The stallions Jazz Rubin and Bon my Love also hail from this exceptional line.
These three dressage foals exemplify a collection that combines top international sires with proven performance lines. Anyone wishing to see these up-and-coming talents in person will have the opportunity to do so on Saturday, August 8, at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta. The presentation of the show jumping foals, featuring a free canter, begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by the dressage foals at 2:00 p.m. Starting at 5:00 p.m., the OnLive auction will begin on the outdoor arena amid Vechta’s distinctive blue-and-red atmosphere. Bids can be placed on-site, online via HORSE24, by phone, or via written bid orders. Here, international genetics, athletic potential, and proven Oldenburg quality come together—the best conditions for discovering tomorrow’s dressage star.
You can find an overview of the entire collection here: www.oldenburger-auction.com
Consulting and Customer Service:
Auction Director and Managing Director of Oldenburger Pferde-Vermarktungs GmbH:
Roland Metz: Tel. +49(0)4441-935551 or metz.roland@oldenburger-pferde.com
Dressage foals:
Silvia Hartmann: +49(0)170-6767971 or hartmann.silvia@oldenburger-pferde.com
Show jumping foals:
Philip Bölle: +49(0)171-1893792 or boelle.philip@oldenburger-pferde.com
Silvia Hartmann: +49(0)170-6767971 or hartmann.silvia@oldenburger-pferde.com
Information/Catalog Orders:
Elisabeth Gerberding: +49(0)4441-935512 or gerberding.elisabeth@oldenburger-pferde.com
Heike Arends: +49(0)4441-935531 or arends.heike@oldenburger-pferde.com