Bidding start | 27 February, ‘25 • 00:00 |
Bidding end | 27 February, ‘25 • ±23:59 |
CET | |
Bidding place | online live |
Catalog number | 05 |
Gender | Mare |
Year of Birth | 2019 |
Sire | Bacardi VDL |
Dam sire | Etoulon VDL |
Size | - |
Color | Bay |
Discipline | Jumping |
Studbook | - |
Auction | WEF Sport Horse Auction 2025 |
Location |
United States |
Talented and desired from the day she was born, that is VDL O What A Girl. She has consistently showcased her exceptional talent in both national and international young horse competitions. She claimed victory in the final of the prestigious Dutch GMB Competition. At the National Championships, she finished 10th in the Final and qualified for the World Championships in Lanaken by jumping only clear rounds. O What A Girl is a mare with a great sport type, good length in her body and a incredible balanced canter. At the jumps she is very clever, careful, with a quick take off and a very good technique. All of this, plus a lot of scope, makes her a top talent not only for the big sport but will also make her a great horse for Junior and Young rider levels. VDL O What A Girl! The name says it all! Grand Prix potential! Sire: Sire Bacardi VDL enjoyed a distinguished sport career under Jos Lansink and Janika Sprunger. As a seven-year-old, he claimed silver at the World Championships in Lanaken, before advancing to the highest level of the sport with Janika Sprunger. Bacardi VDL delivered outstanding performances in Grand Prixs, Nations Cups, and World Cup competitions, and took part in the Tryon World Equestrian Games. Besides his impressive sport career, Bacardi VDL is establishing himself as an exceptional sire, producing top-level showjumpers such as Gigi-Carmen and Goldenstar. Dam: As a three-year-old, dam It’s A Girl GR made history being crowned national champion at the Dutch Mare Championship. She went on to prove her exceptional qualities under saddle, excelling in the mare performance test with scores of 9.5 for reflexes and technique, along with three additional scores of 9. One of her first offspring is the international showjumper News Flash VDL, who delivered impressive results last year in the six-year-old classes under Pello Elorduy Ibarzabal. Damline: The granddam, Purple G, is a half-sister to the international 1.55m-level performer Find Touch GR, ridden by Giacomo Bassi. This Holsteiner damline 3317, traces back in the third generation to the full sister of the German-approved stallions Landritter and Landfrieden.