I went to the Norfolk Auction with the
same regret that I always have, no money to buy and no room to put
anything in. Although I have to admit, I could probably squeeze someone
in if there was a major emergency. The lack of funds makes that very
much impossible. Anyway, I digress. I went with the same warning from
my husband, no buying anything and no cash for me to be tempted to do
so, he forgot the checkbook though. No I managed not to buy anything
although there were so many that I would have in a heartbeat.
I devised a way to take our new camera
to the auction to take pictures without being caught (it is larger in
size than my old camera and my cell phone isn’t set up for
pictures…well, I have no way to download them from there). It worked
out pretty well, although I suspect one guy was a little suspicious, but
since he obviously didn’t work at the auction house, I didn’t worry
about it. Unfortunately after I took four or five pictures I made a
heartbreaking discovery, my camera battery was dead. I had forgotten to
exchange it after my photo taking marathon (500 pictures of my own
horses, the landlord’s horses, and my children). It was awful because
there were a lot of pictures I really wanted to take.
Conditions in the holding pens were
about the same as always. Some horses had hay and water with their
owners standing near to answer questions, others had hay and no water
(they were tied in such a way that they could not reach it), and others
didn’t have hay or water. I saw an image that will be burned in my head
forever, a horse standing in its pen obviously thirsty, licking the
bottom of the dry water tank that it shared with two freshly weaned
paint foals. It sat and licked and licked at the tank. I was going to
take some pictures, but at that moment my camera decided to run out of
batteries, literally as I pressed the button to take the picture.
The conditions of the horses seemed a
bit worse than that time, but not as bad as I had expected. There were
four extremely emaciated horses and I kind of loitered around them for a
little while to see what was said about them. There were two ladies in
front of the fence looking at them and the one was telling the other
that the four horses belonged to her neighbor. She stated that he was
not feeding them and barely watering them, but that the lack of feeding
was because he was barely paying his bills and he bought hay when he
could. She said that she had offered to help, but that he refused and
she thought that it was mostly pride that kept him from accepting it.
She didn’t turn him into the authorities because she knew he was trying
and that he loved the horses (he had owned most of them their entire
life) and because she knew he would be bringing them to the auction.
She said that he had gone out the day before to trim their manes neatly
and to do what he could to make them look better, but the results didn’t
help a whole lot. There were a couple of horses that were underweight,
but not horribly. A few weeks on good feed and they would pick back up
right away (I later learned that two of them were bought at from a kid’s
camp (I believe in Kansas or Missouri…I can’t remember which) and that
they had been almost 300 pounds underweight. The guy that owned them
said that he had had them for about two months and that they had really
picked up (the one was still about 50 pounds underweight when he was
rode through the ring and the other was about 150 pounds underweight (he
said she was gaining a little slower because she was a little older).
He also said that the conditions at the camp were horrible and that they
had “ridden the crap out of the horses and not fed them”.). Over all
though, most of the horses were in good weight and probably close to one
third of the horses were rode through the ring. More horses were led
through than last time and there were more wearing halters that weren’t
led through. There were still a pretty high number of horses that seemed
completely wild and unhandled. There were a lot of weanlings and
yearlings that went through this auction. Ten of those were in the same
pen and apparently from the same owner (they all looked very similar).
There was an orphaned colt that was born Friday. There was a small
paint colt with a nasty abscess on the side of his jaw which had swollen
enough to include one of his nostrils making it difficult for him to
breath. He was the one I wanted very much to take home with me!
I learned a lot about the owners of the
horses as I listened to them. One lady brought her horses to the
auction because she had lost her job and couldn’t pay the rent. She was
hoping to get enough to cover the rent this month and that after that,
she didn’t know what she was going to do if she didn’t have a job. She
was just one of many that stated that was the only reason they were at
the auction. One lady was almost in tears standing with her horses.
One set of horses and a mule was brought in because their owner had died
and the family decided not to keep them. They hadn’t been handled in
the three years before he died because he was too sick to do it and the
family didn’t want to. I also saw my neighbor at the auction and he had
three horses listed on the sale. They are all very nice horses that are
registered, well bred and just plain nice to look at. The one was 26
years old and had no sway to her back at all! She was in terrific
weight (in fact, she might have been a little fat…Mike is like me and
loves to have fat horses.) and rode through the ring. She was kid broke
and a proven broodmare. She sold to a family for $650. The second was
a 17 year old mare that was halter broke only. She sold for $360, but I
missed seeing who bought her. The third was a huge two year old roan
mare. This was one of the nicest horses I think went through the sale.
She was probably already just shy of 16 hands with a great confirmation
(her head wasn’t as refined as I like) and her sire was a AQHA World
Show Qualified Stallion (yep, Mike breeds quality horses!). He ended up
no saling her at $225! She was firmly in the kill buyers grasp all
because she has not been started riding yet. She has had most of her
ground work done on her and pretty much just needed someone up on her,
Mike just hasn’t had the time. I was so grateful to see that he didn’t
let her go that route (and is the reason I think he let the other horse
sale. I suspect he knew she wasn’t going to a kill buyer. He has
opinions about kill buyers and I know he won’t let his horses go
there.).
The auction ring itself was
infuriating. I watched one worker pick up a lunge whip and another pick
up a short piece of flexible pvc pipe just before the auction started
and prayed that what I suspected was about to occur wouldn’t, but I was
disappointed in that respect. They showed their lack of compassion for
the horses the first weanling that was run through loose, which in fact
was the very first horse. The one with the lunge whip repeatedly
cracked it terrifying the poor horses in the ring and once they started
to ignore the noise, he would actually hit them with the whip. He hit
them with no regard to whether he hit them in the face, body, or rump.
There were many times where he would repeatedly hit them in the face
until they would move where he wanted them. He seemed far more
interested in making them run than letting people see them stand still
to look at their confirmation. The other guy wasn’t as bad, but he
would still hit them with his pipe if they tried to stay by the door
they came in. He eventually traded his pipe for one of those electric
cattle drivers with the flat ends and used it a little more sparingly.
I talked to several people up in the
stands during the auction (if a buyer number is missing from a horse, I
was probably chatting), for some reason an obviously pregnant,
uncomfortable woman (boy those seats are uncomfortable!), on the verge
of tears (mostly anger and frustration!), diligently writing down every
horse number, description, price, and buyer number, seems to draw a lot
of questions from the people around you. I learned a lot though. The
couple I talked with the most was a middle aged couple with an older
teenaged daughter. They were at the auction because they had just lost
two 31 year old horses this month and their remaining 23 year old horse
was extremely lonely. They were looking for three well broke, gentle
horses to be companions to him. They said that they had ridden about 15
of the horses in the back to see if they were what they wanted. From
those, they had made a list of the ones that they wanted. They were
very concerned about one of the horses they had ridden because he only
had one eye, but they said he was very well broke and if they didn’t get
him, they felt that someone would get him. They ended up purchasing
three horses. The first one was the high seller of the entire sell at
$1625, the second one was $1150, and the third one was $1125. They
didn’t stay for the horse with one eye because they got the three horses
they wanted, but they told me that after chatting with me that they
hoped he would sell for a very low price and that I would get him. Then
I chatted with the old guy behind me for a bit. He leaned forward and
tapped me on the shoulder and told me I should start bidding or all the
good ones would get away. I told him that I was in horse rescue and if
any went home with me, they would be from the much lower priced horses
and in the worst conditions. He looked at me funny so I told him that I
had one with a bad knee, one with Cushing’s, one not broke, and the last
time I bought horses at auction I paid $15 for two. He was related to
the woman to the side of me and that drew her into the conversation.
She asked why I was writing everything down and I told her it was to
track where horses went and to help compare prices across the nation
with others doing the same thing. I told her that we were particularly
interested in the conditions, ages, and soundness of horses that went to
slaughter. She seemed surprised that anyone would track that
information. They were waiting for a certain horse to go through the
ring. It sounded as though they knew it and that maybe her son had been
asked to ride it through for the owner. The last group I talked to
consisted of several young men (mid to late twenties) who had brought
several horses to the auction. I had noticed that they were the ones
most likely to not sell their horses if the kill buyers were going to be
the high bidder. If it was a family, they went ahead and sold them,
otherwise they didn’t. They ended up taking home more horses than they
came with and most of them were their own horses. The one asked me if I
was with PETA and when I told him no, he asked why I was writing
everything down, so I explained it like I did to the other lady. He
asked if I had pinpointed the kill buyers and how many horses they had
gotten so far. He then proceeded to express his opinion of kill buyers
(which I won’t repeat here because he was pretty graphic) and said that
he wished that the ban to transport to slaughter would be passed. He
said that they got too many good horses to be of any use. Then the last
person I talked to was my vet. I am not sure why he was there with his
family, they weren’t buying, but I suspect he was there to see the
conditions of the horses as he has been very concerned with the horses
in our area and has been an advocate of getting the counties surrounding
us to do more to help the horses in trouble. He helped me identify the
kill buyers because he knew exactly who they were and where they were
sitting. That made it much easier to determine their numbers, which
they were exactly the ones I thought they were. He asked if I was
bringing any more like Cheyenne home (he was the one who was out each
time to help with Cheyenne and was the one that euthanized her) and I
told him that you never know. I also told him about the paint foal with
the bad abscess and he went out to check it out.
There were four horses that really
stood out to me. One was the horse with one eye that my chatty neighbor
told me about. He came into the ring ridden. He was as calm as could
be, did everything asked, and was a perfect gentleman the whole time.
The owner explained that the eye was completely blind, but that it
happened when he was much younger and that it in no way affected the way
he rode. This horse in fact had taken a young 4-Her to the State Finals
in barrels and poles! His mother sold two years ago for $16,000. He
received no bids at all. The owner ended up taking him home. The
second horse was a gorgeous two year old colt. I saw this colt’s sire
sold at the Pitzer Ranch for $40,000 three years ago. His dam’s side
was just as well bred. He had perfect confirmation and was gorgeous to
behold. I was literally drooling over him. His only fault was that his
owner didn’t work with him. He was as wild as you could get. He ended
up selling to the kill buyer for $240. The third one was another well
bred 4 year old gelding that was broke to ride (he rode very nice in the
ring!). He had Jet Cat breeding (back to Jet Deck) and Leo was directly
on his papers. This boy was a very good looking horse and he sold to
slaughter for $200. The last one was a kid broke horse. I have never
seen a horse like this. It was 13 year old pony (about 13 – 13.2 hands
tall). His rider (a young boy about 8 years old) showed how well broke
he was. He stood up on him, did back flips off of him, crawled under
and over him, crawled through his legs, and pretty much did anything a
kid could think of to him. This pony never even moved. He took it all
with no complaint and even nuzzled the boy when he went to his head so
his mom could take the saddle off. He rode bareback and bridle less for
the boy. They no saled him at $400. He was definitely worth more.
There were three kill buyers in
attendance and one of them was working in the ring (yes, you guessed
it…the man with the lunge whip!). I was horrified because the one
brought his daughter and his seven week old granddaughter with him! How
can you bring your family to watch you buy horses that are going to be
slaughtered (my vet thought he usually sent to slaughter in Mexico!). I
t was downright disturbing.
So here is the list of the horses that
were at the sale. At the end I will run totals and see what the ages
and conditions of the horses that went to slaughter were. I will
highlight the horses bought by the three kill buyers. I will also total
up the number of horses that did not sale.
Note several of the horses came in with
hand written tags. Apparently they ran out of numbers or something!
|
|
Horse number |
Description |
Price |
Buyer Number |
|
The first 10 all came from the same pen and seem to be related! |
|
1 |
59 |
Cremello yearling filly with blue eyes. Had pink around eyes
and nose. She had several bite markes around his body. |
$120 |
141 |
|
2 |
63 |
2-3 month old Buckskin filly. Nicely built at that age.
Application pending with AQHA |
$75 |
185 |
|
3 |
61 |
Weanling palomino colt with 4 white socks and wide blaze. Very
well built. Registered with Max Jack breeding. |
$250 |
251 |
|
4 |
60 |
Grade, bay colt. Orphaned and only born Friday. White star on
forehead. |
$20 |
190 |
|
5 |
57 |
Sorrel colt with 3 tall white socks (went above knee on all of
them) wide white blaze. Several white spots on knee of leg with
no sock. |
$85 |
234 |
|
6 |
58 |
Cremello weanling filly with blue eyes, pink around eyes and
nose, grade |
$70 |
171 |
|
7 |
96 |
Cremello weanling filly. Nicely built and very spunky. Pink
around eyes and nose. |
$115 |
191 |
|
8 |
65 |
Light buckskin (they didn’t say what his gender was and s/he was
too small to see!) Only about 3 or 4 months old. |
$75 |
255 |
|
9 |
64 |
Buckskin weanling filly. Registered. Nicely built and good
mover. |
$80 |
195 |
|
10 |
62 |
Chestnut weanling colt no white. Registered. Quiet in ring. |
$120 |
234 |
|
11 |
809 |
8
year old sorrel gelding. 4 white socks , blaze, broke to ride,
sound, 1200lbs. had a brand that looked like a large upside
down V with a smaller right side up v inside that connected the
sides of the larger v. |
$1625 |
165 (This was the couple next to me.) |
|
12 |
25 |
’99 (didn’t note whether it was a mare or gelding) 2 Eyed Jack
breeding. Registered. Broke to ride. White coronet, star,
stripe, and snip. |
$550 |
135 |
|
13 |
? |
6
year old Red roan gelding. Sound and ranch broke to ride. ( l
) brand. Rode bridleless! |
$1050 |
No sale |
|
14 |
801 |
25 year old (didn’t note if mare or gelding, but I believe it
was a gelding), no papers. Rode nice, calm, mild sway to back.
In great shape! |
$280 |
171 |
|
15 |
802 |
2 year old line back dun. Rode
in ring. Green broke this spring. |
$135 |
205 |
|
16 |
818 |
8
year old gray gelding. Nice broke, calm, sound, rode bridleless
and bareback at the same time! Was doing reining spins in ring. |
$1200 |
270 |
|
17 |
897 |
Paint gelding. Bald face, high white socks in rear, sound, big
and stout gelding. |
$900 |
No Sale |
|
18 |
843 |
3
year old line back dun gelding. Broke this spring. |
$425 |
No Sale |
|
19 |
803 |
2
year old chestnut colt. White coronet. Doc Bar/2 Eyed Jack
breeding |
$200 |
265 |
|
20 |
804 |
12 yr old grade lineback dun gelding. Rode in ring. sound |
$450 |
369 |
|
21 |
805 |
8
yr old black gelding. Sound and broke to ride. |
$225 |
No sale |
|
22 |
842 |
8
year old paint gelding. Rode double. Very splasy color. |
$950 |
275 |
|
23 |
? |
7
year old Pony gelding. A little jumpy in ring (seemed nervous) |
$370 |
? |
|
24 |
807 |
Grey gelding. |
$235 |
? |
|
25 |
808 |
5
year old pony |
$60 |
? |
|
26 |
811 |
8
year old paint mare. Broke to ride |
$185 |
? |
|
27 |
812 |
Sorrel mare (didn’t say age) sound broke to ride. Calm. Flaxen
mane and tail. |
$700 |
171 |
|
28 |
813 |
Splashy colored paint gelding. |
$260 |
220 |
|
29 |
819 |
Registered Chestnut gelding. Very quiet. Doc Prescription
breeding. |
$1150 |
165 (This was the couple next to me.) |
|
30 |
841 |
3
year old bay gelding. Just started under saddle. Star and two
coronets on hind legs. |
$350 |
238 |
|
31 |
95 |
Red roan gelding. Didn’t say age. Stout, quiet, broke to ride,
sound. |
? |
No Sale |
|
32 |
825 |
Roan mini. Kid broke. Rode by kid into the ring. |
$350 |
? |
|
33 |
815 |
Pony gelding with Flaxen mane. |
$30 |
? |
|
34 |
? |
Sorrel gelding, stout sized! |
$1225 |
312 |
|
35 |
827 |
Leopard Appy gelding. 4 years
old. Registered. Quiet and gentle. |
$550 |
204 |
|
36 |
848 |
Sorrel trained heading horse. Very stout |
$1125 |
165 (this was the couple next to me.) |
|
37 |
822 |
Sorrel gelding with blaze face and two white rear socks. Rode
bareback. Sound. |
$250 |
No sale |
|
38 |
849 |
6
year old chestnut gelding. Kid broke. A little nervous in the
ring. |
$380 |
No sale |
|
39 |
850 |
6
year old palomino gelding. Kid broke to ride. 2 back socks. |
$600 |
No Sale |
|
40 |
821 |
5
year old grulla gelding, sound, broke to ride. |
$385 |
? |
|
41 |
845 |
Chestnut gelding. Sound. Said they ride trails on him. |
$700 |
No Sale |
|
42 |
824 |
Sorrel gelding. Broke to ride. Very quiet. The rider stood on
him and crawled under him. |
$410 |
181 |
|
43 |
851 |
10 year old gray gelding. Rode double. |
$1325 |
319 |
|
44 |
829 |
4
year old bay mare, reg. AQHA, broke to ride, sound, very nice
horse. |
$475 |
238 (family) |
|
45 |
823 |
’97 Palomino mare. Registered. Stocky and very nice. Was
broke to ride at 3 or 4 then turned out to pasture as a
broodmare. Still rides according to owner. |
$375 |
? |
|
46 |
825 |
4
year old buckskin sound, rode nice, 60 days training. A little
nervous in ring. |
$375 |
??3 |
|
47 |
830 |
10 year old white pony. Kid broke, calm, quiet, and very nice
confirmation (I would have like to have this one for my kids!) |
$450 |
293 |
|
48 |
832 |
’99 bay. Blaze. Started on heading and heeling. Sound. Very
nice horse. Owner quit job and had to sale. |
$800 |
? |
|
49 |
852 |
10 year old paint mare. Not
for kids. Broke to ride (this is the one whose owner said she
wouldn’t be selling her except she lost her job and has to pay
rent!) |
$300 |
205 |
|
50 |
96 |
10 year old bay Gelding. Sound. Green broke. Calm in ring. |
$375 |
162 |
|
51 |
846 |
8
year old gelding. Sound. Rode in ring. |
$375 |
No Sale |
|
52 |
888 |
10 year old chestnut mare. Broke to ride. Calm and very nice.
Came with 1 year buy back guarantee from owner! |
$500 |
171 |
|
53 |
831 |
4
year old sorrel gelding. Registered. FC with a line under it
brand. Freckles Playboy breeding. |
$525 |
No Sale |
|
54 |
833 |
14 year old sorrel gelding. Barrel and pole horse. Won State
4H a couple of years ago. His dam sold for $16,000 2 years ago.
S with a sideways s brand. Blind in one eye (owner explained it
happened when he was young) |
NO BIDS |
No Sale
|
|
The next two came in together. |
|
55 |
854 |
2 ½ years old gelding. Sorrel
with flaxen mane and tail. Ground driven, but not hitched. |
$40 |
204 |
|
56 |
853 |
2 1/2 year old gelding. Sorrel
with flaxen mane and tail. Ground driven, but not hitched. |
$40 |
204 |
|
57 |
848 |
’99 bay gelding. Big boy! 16 – 16.3 hands. Gentle and rode
very nice. |
$800 |
No sale |
|
58 |
834 |
7
year old gelding. Broke to ride |
? |
? |
|
59 |
? |
Missed these two due to bathroom break |
? |
? |
|
60 |
? |
? |
? |
|
61 |
861 |
Grulla Mare. Not broke to ride. Halter only. (Came in with
foal below) |
$190 |
225 |
|
62 |
862 |
Grulla mare. Not broke to ride. Halter only. (Came in with
foal below) |
$190 |
225 |
|
63 |
863 |
Weanling colt from mare 861 |
$50 |
19? Last number possibly 3 |
|
64 |
864 |
Weanling filly from mare 862 |
$50 |
Same buyer as above |
|
65 |
837 |
10 Year old gray mare. Broke to
ride. Sound |
$275 |
(I think it was KB #223…the
auctioneer just called him Charlie…but came from same area as
buyer 223) |
|
66 |
847 |
Sorrel gelding. Well broke. Sound. Very nice boy. |
$470 |
No sale |
|
67 |
860 |
4
year old roan mini gelding. |
$175 |
194 |
|
68 |
869 |
8
year old jenny mule broke to ride. |
$700 |
191 |
|
69 |
838 |
5
year old blue roan pony |
$280 |
256 |
|
70 |
859 |
8
year old mare broke to ride. |
$260 |
No sale |
|
71 |
872 |
4
year old mini mare. Kid broke. |
$45 |
164 |
|
72 |
873 |
5
year old mini gelding. Broke to ride. |
$65 |
No sale |
|
73 |
839 |
5 year old pony gelding. Broke
to ride. |
$230 |
204 |
|
74 |
858 |
3
year old black and white pony. Started under saddle. |
$290 |
194 |
|
75 |
871 |
16 year old jack mule named
Samuel (this one’s owner had died). Trail rides. |
$55 |
204 |
|
76 |
86? |
Very thin. Led in by young kid (maybe 8 years old!) lame on
rear. |
$10 |
? |
|
These are the two horses that came from a kids camp in KS or MO. |
|
77 |
867 |
6
year old sorrel gelding kid broke rode bridleless (a little
thin, but not bad) |
$835 |
325 |
|
78 |
826 |
12-13 year old Black mare with blaze and three white feet.
(thin, but not horrible…maybe 100 lbs underweight) |
$335 |
? |
|
79 |
876 |
9
year old welsh/QH cross mare. Kid broke. Heading and heeling
horse. Rode in by 8 year old kid. Kid rode her bareback and
bridleless! |
$1130 |
702 |
|
80 |
874 |
8
year old black and white paint gelding. Trail rides. Sound. |
$340 |
No sale (said must have at least $500) |
|
81 |
38 |
QH cross (possibly appy)
gelding. Unsure of age. Cut on face under rope halter. Huge
white horse with gray face and a little gray spotting on back.
Said sells on application. |
$430 |
205 |
|
82 |
887 |
7
year old bay ranch broke gelding. One white coronet and white
spots on front leg. |
$400 |
No sale |
|
83 |
889 |
9
year old red roan gelding. Rode double with 2 adults. The guy
stood on him and sat on his head! |
$625 |
322 |
|
84 |
876 |
’96 sorrel ranch gelding. Registered. Dash for cash breeding.
Rode nice, but had a little attitude. |
$700 |
No sale |
|
85 |
877 |
’82 Red roan mare. Kid broke, stocky, no sway at all, very
stout mare (heavy muscling). Registered and proven broodmare.
Rode into ring then they removed the saddle. This mare belonged
to my neighbor! |
$650 |
318 |
|
86 |
894 |
4
year old intact jack donkey. He was pretty skinny. Hip bones
protruding. |
$40 |
171 |
|
87 |
880 |
3
year old grulla mare broke to ride. |
$200 |
? |
|
88 |
875 |
6
year old appy gelding. Ranch broke. Had shoes on. Rode nice,
but a little nervous in the ring. Seemed calm considering! |
? |
No Sale |
|
89 |
881 |
Grulla (didn’t see gender)
broke to ride |
$300 |
205 |
|
90 |
882 |
Splashy paint gelding. Broke to
ride. |
$325 |
223 |
|
91 |
878 |
’92 bay roan mare. Registered. Halter broke only. Open this
year. Calm and very sweet. This mare belonged to my neighbor! |
$360 |
? |
|
92 |
890 |
6
yr old blue roan mare. A little thin in butt. Very calm. |
$500 |
No sale |
|
93 |
883 |
7
year old sorrel (I think gelding). Sound. Moved great in ring
(didn’t seem like he was medicated…I wondered based on his
reactions to below!) Man stood on him and sat on his head. He
cracked a large bullwhip around him and while standing on him.
This horse stood as still as a stone!!!!!!! |
$425 |
No sale |
|
94 |
884 |
4
year old chestnut gelding. Sound. Kid broke (they led him in
with a 3 or 4 year old boy on him!). |
$525 |
No sale |
|
95 |
891 |
Sorrel gelding. Registered. 4 white feet. Broke to ride. Rode
very nicely. |
$350 |
No sale |
|
96 |
879 |
2
year old red roam mare. Sire was a AQHA world show qualified
stallion. Driftwood breeding. This girl was big for two
probably around 1100 lbs. This mare belonged to my neighbor!!!
Has not been started yet because he feels she is too young. |
$225 |
No Sale |
|
97 |
892 |
Older kid broke gelding (guy
didn’t say age…just old babysitter!) |
$125 |
205 |
|
98 |
893 |
4 year old gelding. Just
started. |
$290 |
205 |
|
99 |
885 |
5
year old white jenny donkey. Broke to ride. |
$20 |
225 |
|
100 |
896 |
6
year old bay gelding. Owner said he has done it all! Rode
bareback. Sound. |
$750 |
No sale |
|
101 |
898 |
Really splashy colored paint mare. Broke to ride. Rode
bareback with younger teenager. |
$750 |
No sale wanted $900 |
|
102 |
899 |
13 year old white pony gelding. Kid broke. kid stood on him and
did flips off of him! (I would have loved this boy for my
kids!) |
$400 |
No sale |
|
103 |
895 |
’98 big gray mare. Registered AQAH. Sout and about 16 hands
tall. |
$325 |
181 |
|
104 |
904 |
Sorrel mare. Broke to ride.
Kid broke 4H horse. Trail riding. |
$350 |
205 |
|
105 |
907 |
16 year old ranch broke gelding. Said he did team penning,
barrels, poles, trail, and roping. |
$470 |
163 |
|
106 |
908 |
4 year old bay gelding.
Registered. Broke to ride. Jet Cat breeding with Leo on
papers! |
$200 |
205 |
|
107 |
912 |
7 year old gelding. Hasn’t been
ridden in a while so needs miles. |
$285 |
223 |
|
108 |
81? |
2 or 3 year old grulla mare.
Broke to ride. Just started this summer. |
$285 |
205 |
|
109 |
903 |
4 year old grade grulla
gelding. At least 16 hands tall. |
$280 |
205 |
|
110 |
900 |
Yearling appy mare. Very
sweet. Halter broke. Thin, but not horrible. |
$50 |
205 |
|
111 |
905 |
3
year old chestnut pony type stallion. Very stout and gentle. |
$170 |
176 (I recognized this guy as one of the auction workers from
the O’Neill, Nebraska Auction!) |
|
112 |
906 |
Selling mare and giving colt to whoever buys her. Colt was
about 2-3 weeks old. |
$125 |
No Sale (high bidder was the KB 204) |
|
113 |
901 |
3 year old mare. Halter broke
and owner stated she was “not messed with much” |
$230 |
205 |
|
114 |
902 |
Yearling grulla colt. Registered. Smart Chich O Lena breeding. |
$40 |
195 |
|
This is the start of the horses the auction house weighed in! |
|
115 |
? |
Huge Paint stallion! 1390 lbs. |
$$510 |
205 |
|
116 |
866 |
7
year old grade stallion. Splashy paint. Wild. He could have
been registered, but the owner didn’t do it. |
$190 |
324 |
|
117 |
203 |
Grulla yearling filly.
Application for papers. 640 lbs. |
$25 |
205 |
|
118 |
202 |
Wild bay mare. Nice looking!
900 lbs |
$170 |
205 |
|
119 |
201 |
Wild red roan mare 810 lbs |
$140 |
205 |
|
120 |
1 |
Sorrel mare, sound. 1170lbs |
$330 |
223 |
|
121 |
2 |
Bay Draft cross stallion.
1145lbs. |
$370 |
205 |
|
122 |
77 |
Wild gray mare. Nice
confirmation. 850 lbs. |
$50 |
204 |
|
123 |
8 |
Red roan gelding wearing
halter. 1030 lbs. |
$300 |
205 |
|
124 |
9 |
Yearling chestnut colt 630 lbs |
$60 |
223 |
|
125 |
10 |
Sorrel stallion 975lbs. wild |
$135 |
204 |
|
126 |
No number |
Sorrel mare. Sound and
gorgeous. Very athletic and well put together. Wild 935 lbs. |
$180 |
223 |
|
127 |
No number |
Sorrel stallion. Very well put together. Sound and nice
mover. 1205 lbs. |
$180 |
124 |
|
128 |
No number |
Paint mare. Had halter on. Was nervous, but seemed to settle
down very quickly. 940 lbs. |
$200 |
163 |
|
129 |
19 |
Roan paint mare. Had halter on
and sound. 1110 lbs. |
$360 |
205 |
|
130 |
17 |
White mare. Haltered and in
good weight. 870 lbs. |
$100 |
205 |
|
131 |
No number |
Sorrel mare. Sound and
haltered. |
$190 |
205 |
|
132 |
No number |
Gorgeous buckskin stallion.
Wild 1230 lbs. |
$410 |
205 |
|
133 |
No number |
Bay stallion or gelding (they
couldn’t figure it out). Slightly underweight (starting to show
spine) looking despite weighing in at 1125 lbs. |
$240 |
223 |
|
134 |
20 |
Leopard appy stallion. Well put together. Sound. 1210 lbs. |
$380 |
?
Went to a young man up top. |
|
135 |
886 |
Chestnut mare. This poor mare got the crud kicked out of her
and ended up on the concrete. The owner told the workers not to
run her through and they did anyway. He was furious! He told
them they weren’t selling her there. |
n/a |
n/a |
|
136 |
22 |
Sorrel mare with flaxen mane and tail. 885 lbs. |
$250 |
222 |
|
137 |
No number |
Cremello yearling with cut on
front leg. 650 lbs. |
$55 |
204 |
|
138 |
23 |
Sorrel mare in decent condition
815 lbs. |
$140 |
205 |
|
139 |
No Number |
Palomino yearling or two year
old 785 lbs. |
$150 |
205 |
|
140 |
27 |
sorrel mare underweight 910
lbs. |
$160 |
205 |
|
141 |
28 |
Gray 2 year old gelding
registered. Well put together and sound. Driftwood breeding.
930 lbs. |
$220 |
205 |
|
142 |
41 |
Paint mini mare pregnant 350 lbs. |
$250 |
302 |
|
143 |
42 |
Paint mini mare, exposed to
stallion (looked pregnant!) 375 lbs. |
$145 |
204 |
|
144 |
39 |
Paint mule. Mane shaved and tail neatly cut. |
$85 |
162 |
|
145 |
No number |
Grey donkey jenny. Haltered |
$25 |
317 |
|
146 |
43 |
Big gray mare. Possibly
pregnant. 1175 lbs. |
$100 |
204 |
|
147 |
48 |
Buckskin and white paint mare.
Sound 940 lbs. |
$180 |
205 |
|
148 |
47 |
Sorrel stallion well put
together. 1170 lbs. |
$390 |
205 |
|
149 |
No number |
Sorrel mare. Big and very nice
looking. Sound. 1110 lbs. |
$350 |
205 |
|
150 |
503 |
Gray draft/cross mare. 1920
lbs |
$540 |
205 |
|
151 |
51 |
Bay draft/cross mare 1560 lbs |
$570 |
205 |
|
152 |
50 |
Gray draft/cross stallion (this
boy was huge!) 1985 lbs |
$500 |
205 |
|
153 |
52 |
Gray stallion. Nice horse.
955 lbs |
$200 |
205 |
|
154 |
53 |
Yearling/2 year old paint
buckskin and white. 680 lbs |
$55 |
204 |
|
155 |
No number |
3
or 4 year old red roan gelding. Nicely put together. Rangy and
tall. |
$375 |
176 |
|
156 |
54 |
Blue eyed paint gelding. 964
lbs. |
$240 |
205 |
|
157 |
No number |
Sorrel mini mare with flaxen mane
and tail. 505 lbs |
$140 |
204 |
|
158 |
66 |
Sorrel mare. Very refined and
Arab looking. 810 lbs |
$155 |
205 |
|
The next two were in the same pen. |
|
159 |
95 |
Paint colt was in with the colt
listed below. Weaned, but only looked about 4 months old. |
$40 |
205 |
|
160 |
96 |
Paint colt with abscess on
face. Was swollen enough to give him trouble breathing. Also
looked about 4 months old. |
$40 |
205 |
|
161 |
No number |
Paint mare. Gorgeous! 1230 lbs |
$410 |
205 |
|
162 |
71 |
Sorrel mare with a little sway
to her back. Nice mare. 1015 lbs. |
$210 |
205 |
|
163 |
72 |
Sorrel with spine and ribs
showing. At least 200 lbs underweight. 860 lbs. |
$375 |
204 |
|
164 |
75 |
Cute jack donkey stallion |
$40 |
317 |
|
165 |
74 |
Sorrel stallion sound 985 lbs |
$250 |
205 |
|
166 |
73 |
Underweight grulla mare 960 lbs |
$220 |
205 |
|
167 |
77 |
Sorrel yearling 535 lbs |
$10 |
205 |
|
168 |
No number |
Sorrel yearling 655 lbs |
$50 |
204 |
|
169 |
78 |
Sorrel yearling underweight for
build 670 lbs |
$40 |
204 |
|
170 |
76 |
Yearling sorrel. Nice smooth
mover 670 lbs. |
$60 |
204 |
|
171 |
29 |
2 year old sorrel mare. LOOKED
PREGNANT!!! 750 lbs. |
$65 |
204 |
|
172 |
30 |
Lineback dun mare sound and
wild 855 lbs |
$120 |
205 |
|
173 |
33 |
Sorrel broodmare. Slightly lame
in front. Broke to ride. 1030 lbs |
$190 |
223 |
|
174 |
37 |
2
year old sorrel mare. Nice! 680 lbs |
$70 |
200 |
|
175 |
39 |
2
year old buckskin mare 760 lbs. |
$125 |
No sale (the owner was actually still here with this one!) |
|
176 |
32 |
Sorrel yearling 605 lbs |
$35 |
204 |
|
177 |
35 |
Paint yearling 670 lbs |
$20 |
204 |
|
178 |
31 |
2 year old Palomino nice! |
$35 |
204 |
|
179 |
36 |
2 year old buckskin and white
paint 655 lbs |
$45 |
223 |
|
These next four were all in the same pen. This is the one the
lady said belonged to her neighbor. |
|
180 |
81 |
5 year old sorrel gelding. Broke
to ride 825 lbs. |
$80 |
204 |
|
181 |
80 |
Paint mare broke, but skinny.
770 lbs |
$30 |
204 |
|
182 |
83 |
2
year old grulla very skinny 550 lbs. |
$20 |
321 |
|
183 |
84 |
Paint with blue eyes. Skinny 880
lbs |
$70 |
204 |
|
184 |
86 |
Sorrel mare sound 975 lbs.
|
$200 |
223 |
|
185 |
No number |
Bay mare. Nicely built a
little skinny but not bad. 835 lbs |
$135 |
205 |
|
186 |
88 |
Red roan. Terrified in ring.
There was a break in the sale while he was waiting. He stood
close to the guy in the ring for petting. Seemed very nice and
friendly. |
$110 |
204 |
|
187 |
93 |
Gelding. Blind in one eye.
Older. Little swayed back. Sound. |
$50 |
204 |
|
188 |
No number |
Yearling/2 year old paint |
$150 |
205 |
|
189 |
91 |
These two mares sold together.
One was a bay and the other was sorrel. They weighed 2160 lbs
together. One had a lump on her side. |
$340 |
205 |
|
190 |
89 |
|
191 |
92 |
Bay mare. Branded on hip, but I
couldn’t read it. 1345 lbs. |
$470 |
223 |
|
192 |
97 |
Paint mare, possibly pregnant
Paint mare wild. 2150 lbs.
together |
$310 |
205 |
|
193 |
95 |
|
194 |
98 |
Paint mare with bald face. And
another paint mare. These mares were both gorgeous! 2430 lbs
together |
$370 |
205 |
|
195 |
100 |
|
196 |
101 |
Chestnut. Lame on rear 1075
lbs. |
$210 |
205 |
|
197 |
102 |
Sorrel mare, nice 1130lbs |
$355 |
223 |
|
198 |
103 |
Gray mare. Gorgeous! 1170 lbs |
$370 |
205 |
|
199 |
109 |
Paint pony with flaxen mane and tail 605 lbs. |
$60 |
321 (family) |
|
200 |
105 |
Paint mare thin |
$25 |
204 |
|
201 |
106 |
2 year old Sorrel stallion.
Registered AQHA. Mr Baron Red Breeding! (If I had had the money
this one would have been mine!) |
$240 |
205 |
|
202 |
107 |
Gray and white paint haltered.
Beautiful confirmation 710 lbs |
$65 |
204 |
|
203 |
No number |
Dark chestnut mare.
Beautiful. 940 lbs |
$200 |
205 |
|
204 |
109 |
Sorrel mare. Slightly
swayback. Dent in chest. Calm. 990 lbs |
$220 |
205 |
|
205 |
108 |
Chestnut stallion. Athletic, terrified of people. Dent in
chest |
$200 |
324 |
|
206 |
3 |
Yearling filly 585 lbs |
$10 |
205 |
|
207 |
4 |
3 or 4 year old stallion.
Nicely put together. 905 lbs |
$140 |
205 |
|
208 |
No number |
Black stallion. Skinny, but
seemed to like people. 710 lbs |
$80 |
205 |
|
209 |
44 |
Bay stallion that was absolutely
stunning! |
$340 |
223 |
|
210 |
84 |
Bay gelding. Nice mover.
Sound. Great build. 920 lbs |
$160 |
205 |
|
211 |
No number |
Palomino mare sound 1135 lbs. |
$210 |
204 |
|
212 |
8? |
Grulla yearling filly. Thin 590 lbs |
$25 |
195 |
|
213 |
14 |
Paint stallion buckskin and
white. 905 lbs. |
$200 |
205 |
|
214 |
No number |
2 year old lineback dun colt.
Nicely built. Haltered. 650 lbs. |
$50 |
205 |
|
215 |
15 |
Sorrel. Nice trot and great
mover. Curious. 895 lbs. |
$150 |
205 |
|
216 |
816 |
5 year old mule. Large lump on
back leg. Looked pregnant. Broke to ride at 2, but had not
been ridden in 3 years. Friendly and sound. 1120 lbs |
$560 |
204 |
|
217 |
817 |
Pregnant mare. Was broke to
ride. Limping. 1240 lbs. |
$325 |
205 |
|
218 |
94 |
Paint gelding 1115 lbs |
$360 |
205 |
Here is the breakdown for horses sold.
