The Monart Sale is set to take place between 4th – 7th November 2024. Once again, the elite sale will take place at Monart Equestrian, with two viewing days on 4th and 5th November, followed by an online sale on 6th and 7th November.
Clearance rates have been consistently above 65% for the sale, with selectors looking to improve upon that number in 2024, with a more select criteria.
The sale, which is ran by riders, for riders, will once again only feature 3-year-olds, all of which have been selected based on key attributes for them to become future 4* and 5* event horses.
The panel of selectors feature 5-star Event riders Niall Griffin (IRL), Sue Shortt (IRL), Polly Jackson (GB) & Bill Levett (AUS) and vetted by Olympic team vet Marcus Swail.
“Looking at the current market and economic climate we’ve scaled back on the number of horses included in this year’s sale. We’ve always looked for horses with potential to become top event horses at all levels, but for this year we’ve really focused on trying to select those we believe have the potential to reach the 4* and 5* level. confirmed sale Director, Niall Griffin.
“We’ve had over 300 horses to look this year. We also had the pleasure this year of welcoming Sue Shortt back to the ranks as one of our selectors fresh off the back of her coaching the Irish teams to medals at the Young Rider & Junior Europeans. We believe we’ve selected a group of 3-year-olds who all have the movement to be competitive at the dressage, the jump to get to 4* and 5* level, and all with good conformation.”
Previous sales have attracted buyers from across the world including the UK and Ireland, Mexico, Belgium, France, the USA and Canada, Germany, and France. Notable listed buyers include Olympic Champion Michael Jung (GER), Badminton winner Caroline Powell (NZL), Maryland 5* winner Austin O’Connor and Canadian Olympian Karl Slezak who competed at the Paris games on Monart Graduate Hot Bobo.
The full catalogue can be found at The Monart Sale.
Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.