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FORT WORTH, TEXAS-Beautiful
Paint Horses sold fast and furiously at the
recent American Paint Horse Association (APHA)
World Showcase Sales. Held July 1-2 at the Will
Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas,
the sales featured 142 of the highest-quality
Paint Horses on the market. The event was held
in conjunction with the World Championship Paint
Horse Show.
Starting Saturday, July 1,
at noon, the Gelding
Session averaged $7,022 per horse. Bringing
a total of $189,600, 27 geldings sold through
the ring. The average price of the 10 highest-selling
geldings was $13,050.
Lot number 18, Indigo Blue,
topped both the Gelding Session and the Mare
and Stallion. Owned by Sara Simons of Aubrey,
Texas, the 9-year-old black overo sold for $35,000.
The gelding was purchased by Tom Allen of Kingston,
Oklahoma.
Indigo Blue has accumulated
more than 2,500 points in seven events. With
Simons in the saddle, the gelding won the 1998
World Championship in Youth Hunt Seat Equitation,
1998 Reserve World Championship in Youth Hunter
Under Saddle and the 2000 and 1998 Reserve World
Championships in Youth Showmanship.
Results from the Mare
and Stallion Session held the following
day further indicated that the market for Paint
Horses continues to hold strong. With an impressive
21-percent increase over 1999's total, the sale
grossed $655,600.
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Topping the sale was 7-year-old chestnut mare Awesome Sensation.
Purchased by Tommy and Judy Ford of Las Vegas, Nevada, the mare
sold for $33,000. Consigned by Brandon Perry of Ocala, Florida,
Awesome Sensation is in foal to Kid Clu AQHA and has earned
125 halter points and a Superior in Open Halter.
Of the 95 horses that passed through the
sale ring, 72 were sold, averaging $9,106. Prices were consistently
strong, as the top 10 horses sold for an average of $23,010.
Another mare that attracted the buyers'
attention was Strait Texas Win, who brought the sale's second-highest
price. By Strait From Texas, the black tobiano yearling filly
sold for $30,750 to Shane and Robin Robison of Boulder, Utah.
The Robisons went home with five sale horses, investing close
to $100,000 in working cow horses, cutters and reiners.
In addition to Strait Texas Win, they purchased
the high-selling stallion, Mr Midnight Ryder, for $26,000.
The 1995 black tobiano won the 1999 World Championship in
Junior Steer Stopping and has earned 321 points in four performance
events.
Half A Million Goes for $10,000
During the Mare and Stallion Session, the APHA auctioned off
registration number 500,000 and the name Half A Million to
benefit the American Paint Horse Heritage Foundation. Legendary
Paint Horse breeder Floyd Moore of Huntsville, Texas, purchased
the package for $10,000.
As the high-bidder, Moore will receive
a specially designed plaque bearing the photograph and registration
certificate of his designated horse, a duplicate plaque permanently
displayed at the APHA headquarters, a custom-monogrammed blanket
from BMB Tack, a custom-designed Gist Silversmiths buckle,
and a year's supply of Strongid® C donated by Pfizer Animal
Health.
For more information on the World Showcase
Sales, contact Patti Campbell at (817) 834-2742, extension
230, or e-mail pcampbell@apha.com. |
