Olympic show jumper Harrie Smolders embarked on a new adventure last year when joining forces with Walter Lelie and Niels Fabrie.
Breeding
At the 96th Oldenburg Elite Auction, two sons of Secret achieved the top prices and both are headed to a top dressage stable in Bavaria.
The first licensed son of the legendary Totilas, Tolegro, has been sold to Marie-Josée Proulx and will stand at her farm in Dunvegan, ON.
It was the first-ever auctioned embryo out of the talented grand prix mare ridden by Danielle Waldman-Goldstein.
The Olympic bronze medal winner will graduate to broodmare duties; "Hopefully we’ll have many Fine Lady babies running around in the future."
The stallion owned by Louise Masek received lifetime breeding approval for all major registries at the final testing in Maryland.
Breeders welcomed the alternative format for the Cup classes following the second year the Royal Winter Fair has been cancelled.
The 27th consecutive Fall Classic Sale presented by CWHBA-Alberta was a huge success, with a record top seller of $62,500.
A pair of 4-year-old mares – Ribery (60,000 euros) and Toulouse van het Beeckhof Z (32,000 euros) – have been sold to Canadian interests.
Paul Schockemöhle had the winning €160,000 bid for Especial For Fun Z, a son of Eldorado vd Zeshoek from the great jumping mare Fit for Fun.