CHIO Auction 2008:
Second edition is also a huge success
Wide-spread international interest in the collection

"We have achieved a very good overall result this year and the horses that were auctioned off changed into very good hands," commented the auctioneer Volker Raulf after the auction sale on July 4th, 2008.
The organisers were able to record an overall turnover of 1,165,000 Euros, the average price of the horses sold was 37,596 Euros.

The graded and tested stallion Lord Sunshine (Cat. No. 5) received the highest bid and was sold to customers from France. The dressage expert Ton de Ridder was highly satisfied with the outcome of the auction: "The auction attracted a great deal of international interest this year, over a third of the collection under the hammer were sold to foreign customers." For example Vom Feinsten RH (Cat. No. 39) will be setting off on the longest journey, namely to New Zealand, Santiago Classic (Cat. No. 36) will be moving to a stable yard in America and the riding horse foal Cleopatra K (Cat. No. 8) was purchased by a buyer from Iran.

Peter Weinberg, who was responsible for the jumping horses presented at the auction, is also delighted about the destination of the show-jumping horses. In an exciting bidding duel the Russian owner of Ciro Z, also purchased two young talents this year: Celly Negra (Cat. No. 19) changed hands for 70,000 Euros and Veerle (Cat No. 18/) went under the hammer for 20,000 Euros. "Perhaps one of them will be able to repeat the success of Ciro Z, who went on to win the World Cup Jumping in Moscow last year after being auctioned off at the debut event in 2007," Volker Raulf commented with a wink.
The most expensive hammer price among the jumping horses was 75,000 Euro, which was paid for Violetta (Cat. No. 17), who together with the top selling foal, Star of Dance (Cat. No. 9 / 19,000 Euros) and the highest priced riding pony Delia N (Cat. No. 26 / 25,000 Euros) will remain in Germany in the hands of patrons of the sport.