Dutch horses to be sold after the Rio Olympics

The Showjumping Fund of the Netherlands has announced the sale of six horses to take place at an auction in September after the Olympic Games in Rio.

Top class horses

All the horses are under the ownership of the Showjumping Fund of the Netherlands (SNF) and the sale includes the World and European Champion SFN Zenith N.O.P ridden by Jeroen Dubbeldam.

As well as Dubbeldam’s ride the Nations Cup heroine – Aquila SFN is up for auction.

The sale has a history of producing stars – in 2013 Utascha SFN was sold and has since gone onto compete in the FEI World Equestrian Games and European Championships.

Auction                               

The decision to sell the horses through BVA Auctions in the Netherlands came after a successful sale of the London Olympic silver medallist horse in 2014.

Potential buyers can bid for the horses both on location and online.

President of the SFN Board – Henk Rottinghuis is remaining positive ahead of the auction.

“We thank everyone involved in the SFN for their support and commitment over the last ten years and we hope to reward them with a good financial return from the auction” he said.