Horse Sales Process
Based on the Annual Plan for the Management of Lipizzan horses for 2025, adopted by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, Lipizzan horses owned by the Republic of Slovenia are in the sales process, which is conducted by Lipica Stud Farm on its behalf.
The sale of horses is carried out through a bidding process or by selling to the bidder offering the highest price. This applies regardless of the starting price.
The sale is conducted through the collection of bids in the online sales catalogue!
The online sales catalogue contains information about the horses, including photos and all necessary details about the sales process.
Online auctions are held regularly throughout the year.
The sales announcement includes the start date and the closing date and time for bid submission.
The value of the submitted bid must be equal to or higher than the starting price. Bids lower than the starting price are not valid and will not be considered in the sales process.
After the deadline for bid submission has passed, it will no longer be possible to submit bids until the next bidding period!
After the first round of bid collection is completed, we will review all submitted bids for each horse individually. For horses that received multiple bids, buyers will be informed of the highest submitted bid and invited to improve their offer by a specified date and time. The identity of buyers and the amounts of other bids will not be disclosed.
After the second round of bidding, the horse will be sold to the bidder offering the highest price.
During the bidding period, potential buyers will be given the opportunity to view and test selected horses.
Available dates for viewing and riding trials will be arranged individually with potential buyers via email.
Lipica Stud Farm reserves the right not to sell an individual horse for which bids have been submitted.
At Lipica Stud Farm, we aim to build strong long-term partnerships with buyers of Lipizzan horses. We strive for satisfied customers, which is why the sales process will be transparent and will include all information about the horse’s characteristics and health status, including identified temperament traits.
We want our Lipizzan horses to find good homes where they will feel comfortable and bring joy and satisfaction to their new owners.