Copper Classic Sale

[vvf]

Can someone explain to me if I were to bid on a horse on one of these types of auctions....(Meaning an auction that is not held at a private farm).......If I were to buy the horse..... then how/ who would it be taken care of until I were able to get it shipped?

I would sure loved to have bid on a couple mares, but was afraid to , because what if i couldn't get the horse shipped for a few weeks.

I have always wondered this. Anyone know?

 

[mydaddysjag]

I had a few favorites, one went for $3500, one went for $1700, and one went for $1100. Of course, there was a colt I liked that went for $600 too.

 

[Windhaven]

Now usually when you are interested in horses at an auction, you should contact the seller and get all the information on the horse (good bite, straight legs etc.) and check with them about taking the horse home until it can be shipped. It is also good to check with the farm to see if they are going to charge board and any other charges before buying over the internet. I will say that usually the sellers are great to work with.

Most farms I know take the horse home if it is purchased over the internet. The farm usually contacts the buyer and makes arrangements unless the seller contacts them first.

 

[vvf]

Now usually when you are interested in horses at an auction, you should contact the seller and get all the information on the horse (good bite, straight legs etc.) and check with them about taking the horse home until it can be shipped. It is also good to check with the farm to see if they are going to charge board and any other charges before buying over the internet. I will say that usually the sellers are great to work with.Most farms I know take the horse home if it is purchased over the internet. The farm usually contacts the buyer and makes arrangements unless the seller contacts them first.

Thank you... I hadn't even thought about the seller taking the horse back home and then having it shipped from there.

Makes perfect sense...thank you.

 

[Carolyn R]

Can someone explain to me if I were to bid on a horse on one of these types of auctions....(Meaning an auction that is not held at a private farm).......If I were to buy the horse..... then how/ who would it be taken care of until I were able to get it shipped?I would sure loved to have bid on a couple mares, but was afraid to , because what if i couldn't get the horse shipped for a few weeks.

I have always wondered this. Anyone know?

You can also contact people going to the sale from your region or if you see a reliable breeder with horses listed you can ask them ahead of time if they would transport to either a meeting spot or to their farm for a fee (if you were to buy something). Typically they are very reasonably priced and are happy to have some extra cash to pay for gas.

 

[Little Indian Acres]

Doctorine went for 1700 dollars OMG
edited to add I really thought he would no sale- someone got one heck of horse for a gelding price

Lisa,

Thank you, that would be me.

I was on the phone just in case he went at a price we could afford. Didn't expect to get him.

I guess there is a rumor that he is going to Europe, but nope he is coming to Indiana.

Carrie

 

[Tami]

Carrie,

Congrats on Doctrine. I owned him and tried to watch the sale but my dial up was not cooperating. I was worried about where he would go as he is a very wonderful boy. When Julie emailed me that someone she knew bought him I felt so much better. I hope you love him, he truly is special.........

 

[~Lisa~]

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Lisa,

Thank you, that would be me.

I was on the phone just in case he went at a price we could afford. Didn't expect to get him.

I guess there is a rumor that he is going to Europe, but nope he is coming to Indiana.

Carrie

well congrats

how excited you must be he is such a nice boy I know I always admired him when Tami had him and we owned a brother of his I am glad he is going to someone in the forum family

 

[Crabby-Chicken]

Congrats on a beautiful boy. I was hoping to get a foal from Doctrine before he left... Now I will know where to look to buy one in the future!!! You got a great stallion for an incredible price. Congrats!!!!

 

[SilverDollar]

I wish I would have known about this auction (not that I need a horse or anything.

) I would like to learn more so I will put the April auction on my calendar. I am curious to know if many of you have bought horses through auctions that you're not looking to use for breeding purposes, only showing. I mean, how do you know their temperament? Or what they'd be good at or enjoy doing as their "job"?

Conformation confounds me...I have books about it for big horses but don't know about the minis; I have been learning from everyone's posts (thank you!). I have seen Kay Baxter's book mentioned-- is it the book Miniature Horse Conformation? What other books and/or DVDs can you recommend to me to learn more about buying a show horse? I have two minis that I did a couple of local non-rated shows (not mini shows) with last year; I did trail-in-hand with one and showmanship with the other. I preferred the trail class and my mini did, too. I have a wonderful set of mini jumps that I bought for a song from their previous owner, and I think I would like to try those classes. Liberty sounds kind of fun, too. One of my minis is not registered and the other is registered as a Pinto. I am not sure what it would take for him to get registered in AMHA. I did look at their website and it looks like it would cost around $500 because they would have to be hardshipped.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. If there are some previous posts please direct me to those.

Thanks!

Rebecca

 

[REO]

It's been great chatting with you Carrie! Congrats again on your boy!

 

[Little Indian Acres]

I wish I would have known about this auction (not that I need a horse or anything.

) I would like to learn more so I will put the April auction on my calendar. I am curious to know if many of you have bought horses through auctions that you're not looking to use for breeding purposes, only showing. I mean, how do you know their temperament? Or what they'd be good at or enjoy doing as their "job"?

Any recommendations would be appreciated. If there are some previous posts please direct me to those.

Thanks!

Rebecca

Well, my family is BIG on geldings. NO, we are not planning to geld Doctrine. lol. The other horses we were looking at in the auction were geldings. I have had my eye on some of the geldings coming up in that sale for a very very long time. The prices went higher than what we can do right now. Though I did not see the last ones run because shortly after Doctrine sold I was having problems getting the video to load again.

For someone interested in a performance horse, this auction would have been a good place to start. They are not cheap horses, but they are good performance horses.

The horses and the high bids that were not accepted to due reserve price, are on this link.

http://www.whirlwindproduction.com/auction/copper/

For someone starting out and wanting to do performance I would highly suggest looking at geldings.

And thanks everyone, I cannot wait to meet him. He will be traveling back to Indiana with Jana.

 

[Little Indian Acres]

I wish I would have known about this auction (not that I need a horse or anything.

) I would like to learn more so I will put the April auction on my calendar. I am curious to know if many of you have bought horses through auctions that you're not looking to use for breeding purposes, only showing. I mean, how do you know their temperament? Or what they'd be good at or enjoy doing as their "job"?
Conformation confounds me...I have books about it for big horses but don't know about the minis; I have been learning from everyone's posts (thank you!). I have seen Kay Baxter's book mentioned-- is it the book Miniature Horse Conformation? What other books and/or DVDs can you recommend to me to learn more about buying a show horse? I have two minis that I did a couple of local non-rated shows (not mini shows) with last year; I did trail-in-hand with one and showmanship with the other. I preferred the trail class and my mini did, too. I have a wonderful set of mini jumps that I bought for a song from their previous owner, and I think I would like to try those classes. Liberty sounds kind of fun, too. One of my minis is not registered and the other is registered as a Pinto. I am not sure what it would take for him to get registered in AMHA. I did look at their website and it looks like it would cost around $500 because they would have to be hardshipped.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. If there are some previous posts please direct me to those.

Thanks!

Rebecca

Rebecca,

It sounds like a good place for you to start might be with the Pinto clubs in your area. There are Miniature Horse classes at a lot of Pinto shows. It will mostly depend on what the clubs in your area do. We have some here that do and some that do not. There may also be some mini clubs that do not require AMHA or AMHR registration depending on your area.