Davenport Horse Sale Sep 2010

[FlyingCowgirl]

Katie and I went to the Davenport Horse Auction today. It happens on the last Saturday of each month, if you ever wanted to go there and see it in person.

Nope, we didn't buy a single thing, except a soda.

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5 month old, pinto, medicine hat, mini filly - $120
10-12 yr grey mini mare, bred - $160
Bay 3 yr TB gelding, broke to ride - $220 (No Sale)
Roan, 13 yr, gelding, used on a ranch, broke, BIG - $700 (No Sale)
14 yr, gelding, broke, QH type - $600
8 yr mare, QH type, dun, broke - $525
Mini Donkey, gelded, 4 yrs old - $50
Bay Roan 16 yr gelding, broke - $375
Sorrel, 6 yrs, gelding, Reg. QH, cutting bred, NICE! - $1350 (No Sale)
8 yr mare, QH Roan, Broke - $525
17 yr Appy gelding, broke - $175
8 yr QH Blind in one eye, cremello, 4H, tricks - $125
6 yr Reg. QH, broke, sorrel, NICE! - $1500 (No Sale)
12 yr Reg. QH, bay, bred, broodmare - $100
6 yr Reg. Dapple Grey, Dash for Cash broodmare, open (possibly foundered) - $525
5 yr Reg. Grey mare, bred to Continental Cad son - $325
12 yr gelding, sorrel, broke, rode with a tight tie-down, - $300 (No Sale, wanted $750)
10 yr black gelding, named "Cookie", grade, well broke - $1450 (No Sale)
4 yr sorrel Reg QH, gelding, green - $275
3 yr sorrel Reg QH, mare, green - $225
6 yr QH type, grey mare - $400
6 yr Bay, gelding, grade - $175
9 yr Bay mare, QH, kid broke, named "Brandy", good horse - $350
4 yr mini gelding named "Maynard" - $100
7 yr sorrel, reg QH gelding, 45 days training - $375
Black/White Pinto mini mare, exposed to stud - $250
Black mini filly, 6 months old - $140
3 yr QH/TB Black bay mare - $200
10 yr Grey, BS Paint mare, broke and packs, bucks - $275
6 yr Black/White Pinto Walker gelding, gaited - $375
17 yr Saddlebred mare, 16HH, said she does dressage but was ridden with a hackamore - $75
18 yr "Dunalino" QH mare, bad conformation, thin, exposed to stud - $125
20 yr Appy mare, thin - $10 <--- not a typo!
9 yr TB mare, "Annie's Siren", raced, - $125
3 yr sorrel mare, not broke but cute - $250
12 yr sorrel paint gelding, broke - $950 (No Sale, wanted $1500)
Buckskin mare, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $225
Buckskin mare, spinal issue/fluid on the spine, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $125
Brown mare, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $100
Bay filly, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $30
Buckskin filly, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $70
Brown filly, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $60
Black filly, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $70
Bay filly, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $90
Bay filly, from a QH breeding program, high quality horse, no papers - $25
Dun gelding, thin - $75
Black horse - $80
Black old Paint, gelding - $35
Sorrel QH type mare - $130
Dk Bay, appy gelding - $135
Black/White pinto, bucks - $50
Cremello Stud, Registered, 3 yr old - $75
14 yr Sorrel mare, reg - $300
13 yr Sorrel mare, reg - $250
5 yr Sorrel gelding, reg - $240
Black/White Paint, packs, 11 yrs - $380
Buckskin gelding, QH type - $250
Sorrel mare, QH type - $250
Bay TB type gelding - $270
Sorrel, QH type mare - $270
Dk Bay, gelding, QH type - $280
Bay, gelding, QH - $280
Bay, gelding, QH - $240
14 yr Molly Mule, broke, packs, really sweet - $300
18 yr Bay QH mare - $150
Bay Paint mare - $280
Grey mare - $100
2 yr Buckskin colt, could be greying - $50
15 yr bay gelding - $200
Bay gelding - $230
9 yr sorrel mare, broke - $250
Big black appy gelding - $240
Grey gelding, QH/Arab cross looks - $130
Black gelding - $210
Dk Bay TB, BIG mare, older - $250
DK Bay gelding - $210
15 yr Bay Paso Fino gelding - $50
Sorrel Gelding - $260
Dk Bay, mare - $200
Black, 6 month old filly - $20
Palomino, 6 month old filly - $50
Bay Arab mare, typey - $110
Pinto Filly - $80
Chestnut Arab Filly, Reg - $100

wheww... there was a few more but we finally left. I wanted to see the Chestnut Arab filly go through. She was gorgeous. A bit dainty for my liking, but I still liked her.

[Tiki]

Wow that is a lot of horses. Sounds like some good ones.

[FlyingCowgirl]

I find it interesting to see all the different horses. You can find different issues, different defects, lameness issues. Some are good horses and the owners are in a bind to sell quick, or bad horses and owners are off loading them. It's a great place for someone to just sit, watch, listen and learn.

[wrightp]

Look at all those young horses going for next to nothing! Why are people still breeding? It breaks my heart.

[FlyingCowgirl]

It breaks my heart too. There is no market for horses, so stop breeding and work with the ones that you have!

I get so angry with a the breeding animals out there with no training. What happens when they can no longer produce? Seems to me that most breeders don't want to keep them and feed them, and nobody else wants an untrained, used up broodmare or ex-stud. So they get dumped off at the sale where they go to a feedlot for beefing up and then a ride up to Canada. It's a very sad cycle. The only way to stop it, is to stop breeding and take care of the ones you have.

[StillPlayswithHorses]

I agree completely! People need to take responsiblity. It not lie it's hard to not breed a horse. They're a cat tor dog that can wander around; even then people need to spay and neuter their cats and dogs! The shelters are overwhelming.

[ogm]

As an outsider looking in I have to admit I've wondered about all the `breeding` stock I've been seeing advertised. Seeing these auction results are a bit startling.

I agree it is hard to not breed your favorite mare. Been there done that, although the plan was to keep the foal for my `retirement` horse. (she's now living in SC with a hand picked horse family who loves her and gave her a job)

One thing that keep grabbing my attention is those you have listed as "high quality and from a breeding program" that are selling as unregistered. Just a pet peeve of mine I guess, but it's always tweeked me a bit to see registrable stock sold as grade. I'm assuming those foals went without a breeders cert.

Argh, I'm rambling and think I see a soap box, so with that in mind I ought to say thank you for posting those results. As much as I hope to avoid going to see this auction I know me and wont be able to stay away for too long. (smile) ..... Praying God for extra will power!

[FlyingCowgirl]

Ogm,

Well, I can tell you the farm the "high quality from a breeding program" was. It's the King Ranch in the Soap Lake area. Yes, just dumped the registered stock, mares, wild as a march hare and their foals. No papers. I have met a girl that bought the best filly. I doubt the mares were halter broke because they were so wild eyed and scared in the auction pen, a few had gashes on their face from running into things in the holding pen and freaking out.

Pretty sad deal.

Basically, if your breeding right now and you have to sell your foal crop for less than $1000 per head, you should hold off on your breeding program. The market just doesn't need more horses right now. There are free and cheap, registered stock everywhere you look.

I bred a mare, 6 yrs ago. I raised the foal and sold him. He is now possibly looking for a home and I've offered to take him back. It's going to be a huge fight at home, to get my hubby to agree but, it's the responsible thing to do. I never want that horse to ever go to an auction or feedlot. I'm the one that got the great idea to bring him into this world, so I'm going to be there for him until the day he dies. And please, somebody kick me if I ever get the hair-brained idea to breed a mare again!

I'm not against breeding, don't get me wrong. There are good horses out there that should reproduce, but there are plenty of bad ones out there that are bred for color or just the fact that they have a reproductive system in tact.

Anyone else ever ready the fugly horse of the day blog? I do on a daily basis. Beware, it's offensive but it's telling the truth about people out there: fuglyblog.com/

[RideHappy]

Wow! You might be getting your horse back? That's nice of you to take care of him!!

I read Fugly here and there, but she's a little too mean for me. I didn't like what she said about Mustangs a couple years ago, and that was the last time I ever read her blog. There were other things she said, too, that disturbed me--but I can't remember what they were now.

Of course I agree whole-heartedly--stop the senseless breeding--it's heart-breaking to hear about these horses going to auction.

[FlyingCowgirl]

Oct 22, 2010 21:23:41 GMT -8 RideHappy said:

Wow! You might be getting your horse back? That's nice of you to take care of him!!

I'm hoping the girl gets something else worked out because like I said, it's going to be a huge fight at home to bring him back. My husband was not fond of him or his dam. He's a 5 yr old now and a gelding.

[andrea]

Oct 22, 2010 7:16:43 GMT -8 FlyingCowgirl said:

Anyone else ever ready the fugly horse of the day blog? I do on a daily basis. Beware, it's offensive but it's telling the truth about people out there: fuglyblog.com/

Blech, I can't stand that blog. I try not to let that kind of negativity in my life. I agree with not breeding most horses, but that's about as close as I'll get to agreeing with that... person.

Alisa - I hope you don't get into trouble with your husband, but I'm glad you can take care of your old colt if you need to.

[tconkright]

The Fugly horse blog is not useful in most cases as the author's opinion is all that you get to read. In my opinion her opinion is very often wrong. I, therefore, do not read it.

[ogm]

Thanks for the info on the breeder FlyingCowgirl. While I'm still learning about `range` bred something in the practice of dumping at Auction just screams unethical to me. Especially the one mare with the spinal issue who should have just been put down. It's nice to have a heads up on what to avoid.

I too am a reader of Fugly. Cant say I always agree, but I have to give her credit for sticking her neck out for what she believes.

Good luck with the colt! (or is that the husband) ........... :>)