Diamante Dana Z: This 3-year-old mare by Diamant de Semilly x Corrido 4 x Lasino comes from a family in which sport is anchored. And with a blood mare by Diamant de Semilly from a performance lineage, you know you have something special!
Harrie Smolders, Walter Lelie and Niels Fabrie don’t organize many SLF Horse Auctions, but when they do, you know they have found a group of very special horses. That’s exactly the case for their Christmas Auction that runs from December 19-22. Just in time to get your loved one, yourself, or your client a valuable stocking stuffer for many jumps to enjoy. Check out the collection on www.slf.auction and make sure you are registered to place your bid.
21 ridden and 13 young showjumpers between 2 and 12 years old will be sold online at www.slf.auction. Every one of those horse show abundant quality. Whether it is as a promising youngster, a hunter prospect, a competitive show horse, a future olympic champion, or a trustful partner for an amateur rider or a child; every horse in the collection has something special.
A tough selection process
Chelsie Colle Z: This special mare by Cornet Obolensky with Berlin, Quidam de Revel, Carthago and Le Mexico in her pedigree stands out with her type and appearance.
The SLF team focuses on quality only. ‘No quality? No auction!’, is their rule of thumb. The selection process of the SLF horses is a tough one. “We do a lot of homework before we decide on which horses to invite to our video day,” says top rider Harrie Smolders. “Then, on the video day, some horses don’t live up to our quality standards and drop out. As a last step, I want to see the horses that passed the video day and the vetting at my place. It’s a new environment for the horses, similar to going to a horse show, so we can see which horses are a little bit lost or too green for our clients,” explains Smolders.
Not too shabby
Valencia vd Mespel: Comes from the Roosakker family, is a daughter of Vigo d'Arsouilles, and has Zandor, Kashmir van Schuttershof, Carthago Z, and Darco in her pedigree.
“At the end of the day, we want our clients to be happy and come back. We want to stand behind what we sell, which means the auction horses go through the same process as when we would select horses for ourselves.”
The fact that Smolders himself found his top horse Monaco when he was just a youngster proves that the SLF selection process is 'not too shabby’. It’s worth investing in one or more of the auction horses.
Auction dates
Disaster Z: This beautifully modeled black son of Dominator Z x Quasimodo Z x Elmshorn combines blood with scope.
Check out the collection on www.slf.auction and place your bids from December 19-22.
December 19-21: Youngsters
December 20-22: Ridden horses
Contact Niels Fabrie, Walter Lelie, and Harrie Smolders with any questions you may have regarding the horses. Find contact details and all information about the horses on the website www.slf.auction.
With SLF Horse Auctions, Dutch Olympian Harrie Smolders - former world number one - has combined his expertise with that of Walter Lelie and Niels Fabrie. As the breeder and rider behind the success stories of horses such as Killer Queen VDM, Irenice Horta, Gancia du Muze, Eldorado vd Zeshoek, Just the Music, and Go Easy de Muze, Lelie's horsemanship and proficiency are second to none, while Niels Fabrie has an exceptional eye for talent and an unbeaten skill to find the perfect match for each rider. With Smolders, Lelie and Fabrie, SLF Horse Auctions offers the perfect combination of expertise and quality, a guarantee for future success.
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