One of the stallions available in this year's American Hanoverian Society Service Auction is Worthy Opponent (Waikiki-SPS Hoheit/Hohenstein), the highest-placing Hanoverian stallion at the recent 100-Day Stallion Performance Test at Paxton Farm. Bidding will open in mid-January and ends Sunday, February 17, 2008. A link to the bidding site will be provided on the American Hanoverian Society's website at www.hanoverian.org when the auction opens in mid-January.

The annual AHS Stallion Service Auction is your opportunity to purchase a breeding at a discount price and at the same time help promote the American Hanoverian horse. For complete and detailed information on any ancillary costs associated with breeding to each stallion, always call the phone number listed next to each stallion's name before you place your bid. Booking fees or deposits for shipping, collecting, containers or mare care are usually required by stallion managers prior to breeding your mare. Please note that any such fees associated with the purchase of any of the donated breedings are the responsibility of the mare owner. Also note that residents of Kentucky purchasing breedings to stallions standing in Kentucky will be required to pay a 6% state sales tax on the bid amount, which is payable to the AHS.

The proceeds of the auction benefit all American Hanoverian breeders, mare owners and stallion owners through increased promotion of the American Hanoverian in advertising, event promotion and our significant awards programs.

For more information or if you have any questions regarding the auction, contact Edgar Schutte at (916) 645-1471 or e-mail [email protected].

A current listing of available stallions may be found on the Stallion Service Auction page. Further details regarding booking and collecting fees, etc., will be available on each stallion's individual page when the auction opens in mid-January.