North Americans Source New Mounts at Ireland’s Monart Event Horse Sale

The Monart Select Elite Event Horse Sale, which took place in Co. Wexford, Ireland on Nov. 2-5, sent 89 quality three-year-olds off to new homes on both sides of the pond. The sale attracted a who’s-who of buyers including Michael Jung, Laura Collett, Aoife Clark, Marcio Jorge, Bill Levett and Trish Ryan. Eighteen of the horses were purchased by American or Canadian buyers.

The top two lots, unnamed fillies from Henry Foley’s stable, went for €35,500 and €34,500 respectively, with five horses in total breaking the €30,000 mark. Lot 73, by Luidam (KPWN) out of a Plot Blue (KWPN) mare, sold on the second night to Zoe Feeney of Great Britain for a sale high of €35,500. Lot 33, by KEC Maximum Joe (WESTF) out of a Furryoso (ISH) mare, produced the first night high price of €34,500, selling to an American, Jennifer Oliver.

“We heard about the Monart Sale via a word-of-mouth referral from a friend familiar with the auction,” Jennifer said. “We are generally hesitant to buy horses remotely, however the Monart team do such a super job showing the young stock. We appreciate that the conformation pictures are on hard surfaces, that the walks are on gravel and that the x-rays were thorough. Just top notch all the way. Lot 33 attracted us because of her overall presence. She is a super well-rounded filly, we thought one of the best in the sale.”

Here’s a gallery of the North American bought horses and their purchasers (listed in the footer of each image) — we look forward to seeing them grow up stateside! You can view complete results here.

 

Event horse buyers in Ireland are now turning their attention to this weekend’s Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale (Nov. 15-16, 2021).

A select catalog of 81 horses that have been specially selected by an experienced panel of horsemen and women will be made available via both in-person and online bidding. The best part about the Goresbridge sale format is that the full catalog, along with x-rays and videos of each horse, is available online in the weeks leading up to the actual event. Then, the day before the sale commences each horse is ridden before the attendees as a full preview.

You can learn more about the Goresbridge Go for Gold sale, preview the catalog, and sign up to place your bid here.