Auction yet again

Okay so I'm a sucker for auctions. I like to see what's going on, meet a bunch of horses, and see how well I can appraise their value. Also, when I finally (yay school forever) get my real, grown-up job and can afford it, I'd like to rescue but I'd like to be successful at it; picking horses that have the conformation, temperment, and saleability to make them successful. (I'm not getting into the ethics of whether or not helping one soul a lot or many a little or anything of that. I only took the one ethics class to not become a MAD scientist).

So at the crack of dawn (I board, so I sleep in) Myself, Sarah, her farm-hand (16), and his GF thinking of breeding her lame Arab drove the hour or so to Simons arena again (see previous post for my first adventure there).

It was the big summer season sale. We showed up at 9:30am or so to see the tack part, since we weren't buying horses. The horses started at noon and were probably halfway done when we left at 5:30. We wrote down every sale until then. My butt hurt too much to even go ride my couch of a horse afterwards. Note to self: be like the old people and bring a blanket to sit on next time. Forgot that last time I had bought a saddle pad and used it.

The loose horses sell AFTER all the regulars are done. So the report here is for those that were at least halter-broke. There were more big trailers unloading as we left. I'd imagine those selling even more loose horses were showing up later on in the day, so I'd say this list represents the higher side of the sales. Again, we were there for 5.5 hours of uninterrupted horse sales.

The crowd steadily dwindled, there were maybe 100 people. Consider most don't come alone, there were not too many bidders.

The kill buyers hang out up front, and their numbers aren't always shouted out because of that. Some of them have multiple numbers. I think some buy some resell prospects, then go after the loose horses. I'll list the possible/known KBs first with their lineup, then the rest. Finally, I'll list the No-Sales. Some had insane desires, like 200 for an unbroke skinny mini that looked like a sheep.

Most of the following were ridden through, sometimes I forgot to say it. Nobdy had any bucking or rearing fits, many were actually very well behaved if antsy.

Maybe I should take my horse there (and no-sale him) because then he'd probably take out most of the kill buyers hanging out by the podium while having a fit!

Bidder #20: KB
$60 each- 2 minis, ungroomed, yearling, studs
100 - mini, broke, ungroomed, geld, cute
400- red dun, 8, rode thru, quiet, not cantered but trotted, correct, cute.
475- AQHA reg, 3, incentive, sound, green broke, rode thru
850- gray, drafty/TBX, a little buck/hop, flashy
#54: KB?
$300- mini, led, prancey, palomino, 2, mare, registered
275- mini, 6, geld, shown, cute, black, rode thru
225- mini pinto, registered, 7, mare, the huge guy selling it hopped on and rode it a bit :(
225- pony, pinto, 10, geld, rode thru by cute girl with velvet helmet, quiet.
160- pony, registered shetland, geld, 4, rides/drives, chocolate colored
1525- Smoky buckskin mare, rode thru, spins, Paint (Doc on papers), slides some, collects
600- Rode thru, broke, plain, 10, scar but sound w/guarantee, sliding stops
675- Blue roan mare, chases cows Rode thru

#6: Definitely KB, I think he's Randy Simons. Same number as last year.
150- Pony, 6, geld, broke, rode thru, CUTE
500- NICE, 12, 14HH, english, floaty trot, current vacc, feathery, flaxen "good home?"
350- black bay roan, 13, trail, neck scar, broke, cute, moves well-neck reins,
1500- 8, bay mare, donkey ears, quiet
600- gelding, brown, trail horse, rode thru
250- grade, geld, 6, rode thru, arab-y, red, cute, listened well to rider.
450- rode-thru, bay, trail horse, athletic
300- geld, 6, 4H, arab/pinto
350- 14, dark palomino/dun, rode thru, dirty, known to grass founder in spring
950- Palomino, parades, flags, state fair, 8, rode thru, DRILL TEAM
400- skipper on papers, mare, 12, cute
500- 6, ranch broke, flashy, mover, willing, paint, coughing, odd/pain?
#2 KB, again seen him before.
85- grulla, pinto, flashy, registration application available, floaty, ghost and dancer on papers, cut on leg, walked thru, 2ish?
85- solid paint, walked thru, not trotted, "off"
50- B+W tobiano, yearling, colt
60- 3yr, grade, dirty, walk-thru
100- palomino paint yearling registered, geld, walked thru
#3 KB
925- 5, mare, registered, peppy, zan barr, remnic on papers, spins, reining started, nice
235- black QH, 2, colt, started, cyst on knee?, quiet, butt high, nice,
550- Mule, 12, john, trail, rode thru, quiet, responsive
875- palomino, paint registered, limp? mare, 4, slides, spins, impressive but hypp?
235- 4, buckskin, mare, 30 days, walked thru, not trotted
285- 5, buckskin, breeding stock, mare
675- 11, mare, chestnut, quiet, rider plays "playground" all over
560- reg QH, mare, 5, hancock/valentine on papers, long pasterns, gray, rode thru
#17 KB?
225- Pony, gray, 4, broke, dirty, saddled, favors leg
475- QH, 3, poco on papers, moves well, spins, "sore if worked hard" (?)
425- gray, 4, coon footed, rode thru
150- 9, geld, drugged, no trot
375- 8, grade, lanky, rode thru, mover, geld
225- Silver dun, registered, thin, cute, rode thru
#5
325- 4, kid clu on papers, lame in back, clean, long backed
350- Arab-y mare, bred, brown, cool skip, not trotted
300- AQHA mare, skips gold/sonny d bars on papers, impressive, N/H, walked
#80
550- Pony, 14HH, haflinger, driven, 5, mare, ridden thru, CUTE!, "mexico bound"
1600- palomino, scopey, AQHA, walked through, clean, parrot mouth
800- silver dun AQHA, jack on papers, 8, mare, trail, upset
2300- APHA, overo, 7, ROM halter, led thru, mare, stud chain?
725- zippo/sunny D bar geld, 5, clean, apha
975- 6, belgian/QH, rides/drives, gelding, fat
750- 10, buckskin, stallion, poco del son/bonanza "90% buckskin producer"
600- 2, stud, zips choc chip/concluded, 3rd ride is at auction (lovely), cribber, top ten in IA futurity, mane banded, calm and actually pretty nice.
1025- 9 yo, stud, quincey/san, "broke" blue roan
1075- reg mare, grulla, twist on papers, led thru, cuter, correct
1300- bay roan mare, 5, rode thru, 2eyed bartender/2 eyed jack trail, cute, correct
1000 yearling stud, slight downhill

"One of the guys up front"
25- "2" (looked older), pony, "ground work done" amish, halter, cuts in face from halter, thin
75- led thru, registered paint solid, filly, yearling
335- yearling, zippo pine bar buckskin mare
350- upside down necked grade TN walker, 11, drugged
900- 6 yr stud, Doc on papers, smokey palomino, very flashy/showy
350- 12, bay mare, chic on papers 3x, sound, ribby
600- cribber, top 10 in Iowa QH futurity, mane banded
275- 13, beginnners, black, grade, shoes in front needed, LAME, but sweet


Others that sold:

210 each- full sisters, ride and drive, rode through but no saddle
30- mini, one eyed, stumbly, lame at walk, geld, slipper foot
325- mini, pinto, 10, broke, calm, rode thru
450- mini, rode, CUTE, 8, drives, mare
175- pony/mini, broke, rode thru, drives, easy, paint
220- 11, mare, mini, broke, rode thru, bay paint
325- 9, geld, ranch brok, rode thru, small, cute
400- pony, mare, broke, rode thru by kid, BABY at side (QH X), straight should/weak butt
40- FUGLY, dirty, 2, mini, drive, geld
150- 6, broke, mini, plucky, geld, bad tail set/ kinda fug
1525- pleasure lope, palomino, fake tail/groomed, nice headset, registered, mare, 4, skip the bank/boston dee bars, correct and very cute
675- led, 2, mr. classy kid/TNT, clean, mom has halter pts, FR knee? clean colt, correct
450- mare, flashy dun pinto, registed paint, correct
410- buckskin reg QH mare, 14, skipper on papers, correct, broodmare, maybe broke
1550- red dun, 5, rode thru, hollywood jac, reining started, spins slide, moves well
825- palomino, papered, 7, mare, fit, rode trhu, quiet, trail
200- geld, black, outtie bellybutton, 2, halter, paint papers, not trotted
50- stud colt, papered, buckskin paint, thin, fugly
485- black, rode thru, good stops!, paptered, trail rode by old lady, mare
1700- pretty gaited appendix geld, 5, quiet, rode thru, light sorrel, very nice
1000- red roan, 12, 1 week guarantee, very broke, neck reins, rode through, rollbacks, roman nose
325- 4 yr geld, pony, bay, kinda cute, rode thru
450- pissy mare, bred, cool skip/2 eyed jack on papers, parrot mouth, cut up , has the runs
390- led thru, roach back, geld, 4, unbroke
475 x 2 13 and 17 y.o. geldings, skinny, quiet, percheron type, driven, used for planting, amish
875- rode thru, dark bay geld, 10, trail horse, neck reins, rollbacks, cowhorse/roper, moves well, had a video to display as well.
450- palomino, reg AQHA, geld, not trotted, ridden thru, trail, big
25- pony/mini, welsh, horrible tailset, ribby , buyer will resell to anyone interested.
500- AQHA, brown, 13, trail, hairy, nice mover
4200- Bay roan, ranch, shown, big, young, nice mover, rode thru
2100- English pleasure horse, AQHA, red, zips chip, loud, good springy gaits
1000- 9 yo, 2D barrel horse, quiet, fast, sound, gentle, black bay, cute!
900- clean, 15.1, collected, cute, AQHA, impressive on both sides, N/N,
350- AQHA bay, 8, conclusive/TNT, bred, N/N,
335- paint/pinto, led thru, bred
250- trail-sorrel, skinny, fugly, mare
825- aqha, mare, sonny dee bar, move em blu, open shows, pleasure gaits
900- 8, registered paint geld, plain headed, trail, job loss, dun
950- apha, blue roan mare rode thru, fugly, has go! and stop! ranch used
200- AQHA 2, stud, concluded/investment, little , butt high, cute, clean
1000- Mom dad and baby (!) rode in on this, 13, trail, geld, walked only, video of gaits
550- 4, palomino, geld, aqha, classic clu and dee bars on papers, HYPP H/H!!! led thru
275- Buckskin mare, QH, led thru, 2
2300- 8, dancer on papers, gelding, shown, smooth looking
750- aqha, geld, older?, quiet, not run around
2750- hunter type, reg appendix, hunseat finished, quiet, dark bay, 6, very cute!!!!
1750- red dun, QH, silver, geld, skip/2 eyed jack on papers, so very broke!, 11, cute!
175- thin faced, thin boned, bay roan geld
2000- geld, 3, peppy san badger, smart pep on papers, rode thru, mover, spins, big slides
3500- mare, 5, chips hot choc/big leager on papers, pleasure plus, pt earner
775- QH mare, good stop, haunch turn
500- 6 yo, grade, skinny, amish, rode thru
550- 6, gelding, Doc's hickory on papers
250- conclusive/skip walk thru, filly, brindle, grulla, cute!
2400- 7, invitation only/intimidator gelding shown, english showmanship, thin
375- mare and foal, doc/ investor, 13, "easy breeder" exposed
500- 15, doc bar, cutter bill, long udder, push button
100- small grade pony, needs trim, no butt, gelding
1625- 3, mare, paint, registered, smooth gaits, rode
325- 12 year old finished head horse, geld, grade
160- registered, QH, halter broke, doc o'lena "great pedigree"
1728- B+W gelding, 5, papers, quiet/drugged
1450- 5, gelding, smart chick olena, paint papers, clean , palomino
2200- 8 y.o gelding, registered QH, bronson?
425- amish, gelding, registered, bars on papers
675- 13, sonny dee bars, registered, ridden , paint, trail
425- grade, 5, mare, buckskin, long pasterns, green broke
675- Foxtrotter, registered, 13, dark bay, parelli trained, geld, really nice, cute, moves rode thru
600- pony, double rode by kids through, listens
1325- ranch, 2 eyed jack, dancer on papers, clean, ridden, geld, nice
100- stud, low tailset, sonny bar/investment, 2, fugly, parrot
800- grade gray, 6, rode thru, big, clean, mover
1175- 10, mare, registered, doc on papers, appendix, broke to cows, good, sickle hocked
275- grade, 8, not cute, rode through, nice though
285- leopard app, rode thru, geld, walked,
500- foxtrotter, 9, bay, mover, flashy
1700- 3, double zippo on papers, cute, flash, mover.

No sale with amounts:
NS 60- pony, blue roan, grade, skinny neck, not broke, stud "ground work" done
NS 50- plain, ribby, green broke, spooky, rode thru
NS 375- 5, trails, ranch, stocky paint, rode thru, drafty, geld
NS 135- driving team, welsh cob driven through, 4 and 8, matched mom and daughter, dirty, one hurt by trailer, broke to ride too
NS 50- also no interest- welsh, and cob registered, 4, thin, rides and drives, walked thru
NS275- rode thru, anxious, responsive, 4, listened, sonny doc bar on papers, loud, sorrel
NS 500- rode thru by kid, haflingerish, has nest, geld
NS1050- 19, Doc QH, reg mare, 15 halter points, 40 pleasure points very correct, clean
NS 100- walked yearling filly, zippo on papers, pretty, red, possibly lame
NS675- registered b+W paint, 4, mare, upside down neck, smooth
NS50- extra fugly mini, looks like sheep, started to clip middle? yearling
NS1250- appendix mare, limp at trot, speedy glo zippo on papers, 4, silver smoky buckskin, beautiful headset and spins
NS460- appendix gelding, 16, ranch, broke, plain, slides
NS2100 pretty halter walk thru, incentive, 8, mare, lame and sickle hocked, bred
NS2200- light buckskin roan/rose gray (i wasn't close enough), reg QH, dash 4 cash, braided, guarantee, moves!
NS1750- overbent pleasure horse, finished, rode thru tobaino, 5, cool skip boston d bars on papers, shown halter, has pts.
NS750- stallion, doc wrangler, symmetrical markings walked thru, 2, glossy and cute
NS1550- walked thru black clean mare, appendix, 2, zips choc and last detail, 60 days, correct
NS60x2- young dark skinny yearling
NS475-6, palomino, Hunter jumper 3-4 ft, trails, lesson horse, very very cute
NS825- thin, 5, rode thru, geld, well broke, not balanced at canter
NS150- skinny 4 yo mare, reg QH, rode thru
NS250- broke, long toed walked thru, smooth gaits with suspension
NS1350- big 9 yo TB, gray, pretty, elegant, vetted, jumped, quiet
NS1250- homely plain geld, sunny D skips ruler, apha 30 day guarantee
NS675- registered QH, dapple, no trot, gaskin injury
NS 875- Flashy 7yo gleding, 2 eye jack, montana ranch horse, only one lead
NS350- mare roan bay, upside down neck
NS750- TN registered, big and flashy, diryt, brown and white
NS180- Dun paint colt, rank, registered, conclusive on papers
NS450- mare, star/two eyed jack, pack horse, bred/exposed to a nobody
NS425- registerable QH mare, 6, scar on nose, bay, rode thru
NS485- QH, papered, geld, ranch, homely, amish, low tail
NS850- reg freckles/doc, 5, bay tobiano, correct, shown 4H


Okay, I'mma rest my fingers. Remember this was probably the better half of the stock for the sale, with the loose and unbroke ones mainly arriving later. These kinds of deeds are best done at night.