Knightfield Equestrian in Ovidstown, Co Kildare is the place to be on Saturday, 9 September to celebrate, learn best practices, sell and buy top quality foals. Both show jumping and eventing foals are featured. A Championship prize fund of €10,000 will be shared by the best foals.
The festival begins at 10am with the first parade of superior foals available for sale in the auction. Four educational seminars will be offered in the morning and afternoon along with mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments and lunch.
The Festival speakers are Heinz Meyer, who has served for many years as Paul Schockemöhle’s Breeding Manager at Gestüt Lewitz, and Michael Sadlier, a partner and world-renowned veterinary surgeon at Troytown GreyAbbey Equine Hospital and Chairman of the Irish Warmblood Foundation.
Meyer’s topics are “How we select stallions and mares at Gestuet Lewitz” and “Gestuet Lewitz’s focus on sport in our breeding program”. Sadlier will speak on “Caring for the foal: From birth to six months” and “Keeping them strong and straight: Managing youngsters’ limbs”.
Championship and auction
The Championship and Elite Auction will begin shortly after 4 pm, and those not able to attend the festival will be admitted to the auction at 4pm upon presentation or purchase of a catalogue.
Immediately before the auction begins, Heinz Meyer will select the top three colts and top three fillies, award the €10,000 in Championship prize money, and explain to the audience why he selected each foal.
After the Championship the auction will begin.
Festival tickets are available by calling 087-2229701 or can be bought online.
Those wishing to attend only the Championship and Elite Auction from 4pm-6pm may buy a catalogue in advance on the homepage or purchase one at the gate for €10.
A catalogue is required for admission and participation in the auction.
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