APHA's World Showcase Sale dates announced

FORT WORTH, Texas—The American Paint Horse Association will hold its 2000 World Showcase Sales July 1-2, in conjunction with the APHA World Championship Paint Horse Show. The event is comprised of two sessions, the Gelding Session and the Mare and Stallion Session.

Featuring performance-bred geldings of all ages, the Gelding Session will be held Saturday, July 1. Limited to 50 head, the sale begins at noon. The 1999 Gelding Sale averaged $7,239, with TNTS Roan Ranger topping the bidding at $23,500.

On Sunday, July 2, the Mare and Stallion Session starts at 1 p.m. Limited to 100 of the highest-quality mares and stallions, the sale is the perfect venue to purchase your next show horse or breeding animal. At the 1999 sale, mares averaged $8,383 and stallions averaged $8,117. Hot Scotchs Fancy, a 1993 mare, topped the sale at $55,000.

Both sessions will take place in the West Sale Arena in the Richardson Bass Building of the Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth, Texas. Prospective buyers can preview sale horses in the John Justin Arena on the morning prior to the start of each sale.

The APHA will accept consignments for both sales until March 15. The consignment fee for either sale is $350 plus a $75 stall fee. Commission is 7 percent of the horse's selling price.

To request a consignment package, or to find out more about the World Showcase Sales, contact Lynette Sullivan at (817) 834-2742, extension 237, or e-mail her at lsullivan@apha.com.