The first Picobello Auction: passion from here to Tokyo! 
 
When Luc Ruant, the owner of Picobellohorses, started riding horses many years ago, he could never have dreamed that in 2021 he would be hosting the very first Picobello Auction, with his own breeding lines and products.
 
In his daily life, Ruant is an active businessman. In addition to his full-time job(s), he still makes time for his horses. "My horses give me peace of mind. They are my doctor and provide me with new energy and challenges", smiles Ruant.

 "After my own sports career, which was ended due to a lack of time, I started to focus on breeding. From the very beginning, it was my intention to always combine the best bloodlines with performance mares", says Ruant enthusiastically.

The selection policy and breeding of the Ruant family is the result of a well thought-out vision. They have already earned their stripes. Everybody knows Hello M'Lady (ex-Picobello Gwindeline, by Indoctro) from Scott Brash and Izzy by Picobello (ex-Izzy v/d Wateringhoeve, by Cicero Z) from Bertram Allen. Or what about the two horses who were selected for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Romeo 88 (ex-Champion of Picobello, by Contact vd Heffinck) from Harry Charles and the unfortunately earlier this year too early passed away Born To Be Picobello (by Berlin) from Scott Keach.
 
These top references all have one or more related horses, foals or implanted embryos in the auction. How about offspring from the full sister of Hello M'Lady, from the same dam as Born To Be Picobello or closely related to Romeo 88?
 
Luc Ruant explains further. "I actually dislike the slogan 'breeding is gambling'. If you work with good genetic material, there is not much gambling involved. Of course, it is true that you do not breed a topper overnight. Breeding is thinking in generations and that is where I think we can make the difference. All horses in the auction come from lines we know inside out. At Picobellohorses there are three characteristics a horse must have to meet our strict quality demands. A horse must have blood, quality and attitude."

Therefore, please do not hesitate to contact the auction committee for any information you might wish in connection with the collection or any of the other services offered by Picobellohorses, such as ICSI and everything that comes with it (at top conditions).