The fifth Auction of the Elite International Jumper Horse will take place in Havana on February 15 and provides equine auction Royal Dutch Warmblood horses, as reported by the Ecotur agency, citing the "Empresa de Protección de Flora y Fauna," or the Flora and Fauna Protection Company.
In 2011, the island had made the first of the auctions within 500 years of the introduction of the animals into the country by Spaniard seaman, Diego Velázquez. The first fair required that participants in the auction have "plots of land and permission for the acquisition of animals," as indicated by the National Information Agency at the time.
Yoandris Montoya Aviles did not think it was an activity for ordinary people, who live on ordinary wages. "That's for millionaires, because such a horse costs between 3,000 and 4,000 dollars. We are talking about 75,000 pesos. We know this because of Maria Antonia, a lady who lives in the town of 'Romana siete,' in Santiago de Cuba," says Montoya Aviles. Maria Antonia's Finca Alcázar is Cuba's last privately owned farm.
Every November, the city of Bayamo has its Agricultural Fair, where the pedigree animals (horses and cattle), as promoted by the official media. Montoya insists that the fair is purely for exhibition, since participation in the auction is preserved for a few. "They are the horses exported to Spain and Mexico. They have nothing to do with horses for pulling carts to pull a water tank or to transport people, so the prices are so expensive," he said.
For the 2011 auction, the horses started at a bid price of 5000 Cuban pesos, approximately $ 200 at current exchange rates, but at this time the basis for participation has not been determined. The interest of both companies is diversification in the tourism sector, such as Flora and Fauna.
The elite status of the auctions is supported by statements from Emiliano Gonzalez, who lives in Bayamo: "They're circulating films that have been made within the estate of Maria Antonia, which reflect how the 'nomenklatura' lives, the celebrations that, the meals, and the high standard of living," he says.
In 2011, the island had made the first of the auctions within 500 years of the introduction of the animals into the country by Spaniard seaman, Diego Velázquez. The first fair required that participants in the auction have "plots of land and permission for the acquisition of animals," as indicated by the National Information Agency at the time.
Yoandris Montoya Aviles did not think it was an activity for ordinary people, who live on ordinary wages. "That's for millionaires, because such a horse costs between 3,000 and 4,000 dollars. We are talking about 75,000 pesos. We know this because of Maria Antonia, a lady who lives in the town of 'Romana siete,' in Santiago de Cuba," says Montoya Aviles. Maria Antonia's Finca Alcázar is Cuba's last privately owned farm.
Every November, the city of Bayamo has its Agricultural Fair, where the pedigree animals (horses and cattle), as promoted by the official media. Montoya insists that the fair is purely for exhibition, since participation in the auction is preserved for a few. "They are the horses exported to Spain and Mexico. They have nothing to do with horses for pulling carts to pull a water tank or to transport people, so the prices are so expensive," he said.
For the 2011 auction, the horses started at a bid price of 5000 Cuban pesos, approximately $ 200 at current exchange rates, but at this time the basis for participation has not been determined. The interest of both companies is diversification in the tourism sector, such as Flora and Fauna.
The elite status of the auctions is supported by statements from Emiliano Gonzalez, who lives in Bayamo: "They're circulating films that have been made within the estate of Maria Antonia, which reflect how the 'nomenklatura' lives, the celebrations that, the meals, and the high standard of living," he says.
