High Hopes Auction Results

[MBennettp]

1. HIHOPES DEWEYS INDIAN WARRIOR 25 3/4" 08 JACK $175

2. M & DS LONESTAR BULLET 38 1/2" 04 JACK $150

3. VALLEY M ELLIE 32 1/2" 06 JENNY $225

4. DSA CO CO STAR 35 1/2 05 JENNY $225

5. HIHOPES FIRST KISS 34" 06 JENNY $370

6. HIHOPES DEWEYS SPOTTED CHIEF 28 3/4 08 JACK $375

7. HIGH HOPES ECHOS SUMMER DREAM 25 1/4 AMHA 08 MARE $500

8. SORRELLS MISS LOU 28 1/4 AMHA/AMHR 08 MARE $275

9. HIGH HOPES DESTINYS ALEAH 27 3/4 AMHA 08 MARE $350

10. DRFS STAR PRINCESS 26 1/4 AMHR 08 MARE $275

11. HIGH HOPES DESTINYS FINAL MOMENT 26 1/4 AMHA 08 MARE $625

12. WINDFYRE FARMS CUTIE PIE 26 1/4 AMHR 08 MARE $415

13. HIGH HOPES RENFROS LUCKY BAYLEE 26 1/2 AMHA 08 MARE $600, PO WANTED $1000

14. SCRATCHED

15. HIGH HOPES DESTINYS BUTTERCUP 25 3/4 AMHA 08 MARE $450

16. SCRATCHED

17. HIGH HOPES RENFROS MANDY 27 3/4 AMHA 08 MARE $800

18. MCSPERITTS UPTOWN BEAUTYS CUPID 27 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 MARE $475 PO WANTED $1500

19. HIGH HOPES ROMEOS CALL ME LOVE 27 AMHA 08 MARE $875

20. DRFS MORNING MIST 27 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 MARE $200

21. HIGH HOPES RENFROS SIMPLY SUMMER 25 1/4 AMHA 08 MARE $850

22. CADE SHEZNOTBAD 27 1/4 AMHA AMHR 08 MARE $275 PO WANTED $500

23. HIGH HOPES RENFROS LADY CAPULET 22 3/4 AMHA 08 MARE $900

24. DRFS LIL WHITETAIL 24 1/4 AMHA 08 MARE $280

25. HIGH HOPES LANES SHY ANNE 26 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 MARE $1450

26. CADE BROWNI MUFFIN 25 1/4 AMHA 08 MARE $270

27. HIGH HOPES KINGS TWINKLING STAR 27 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 MARE $1500

28. HIGH HOPES LANES TEARDROP 24 AMHA AMHR(APP) 08 MARE $500

29. RCM RIOT ON FRIDAY 25 AMHA AMHR 08 STALLION $150

30. CADE APRIL SHOWERS 28 AMHA 08 STALLION $150

31. DRFS THUNDERBOLT 25 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 STALLION $350

32. SCRATCHED

33. HIGH HOPES DESTINYS DONNIE TMW 27 AMHA STALLION $210

34. SCRATCHED

35. HIGH HOPES RENFROS CHIEF SHABONEE 25 AMHA AMHR 08 STALLION $250 PO WANTED 1000

36. CGA APACHES FROSTY ICE 28 1/2 AMHA 07 MARE $250 PO WANTED 400

37. MCSPERITTS MP A PIECE OF PRALINE 28 1/4 07 MARE $2100

38. GCA APACHES NASHOBA ICE MOON 28.5 AMHA 07 MARE $400 PO WANTED ?

39. WINNING WAYS MAJESTIC FEATHER 29 1/2 AMHA AMHR eligible 07 STALLION $400

40. ASH CREEK STAND N OUT 31 AMHA 07 STALLION $125

41. WINDFYRE FARMS BABY BUCKS 33 3/4 AMHR 07 STALLION $150

42. DARKSTARS APACHE RAINDANCE 30 1/4 AMHA AMHR 07 STALLION $200

43. SORRELLS TINY LOU LOU 25 1/4 AMHA AMHR 06 MARE $500

44. ASH CREEK DEVINE DESIGN 31 3/4 AMHA 06 STALLION $175

45. DARKSTARS EAGLES TALON 31 1/4 AMHA AMHR 06 STALLION $325

46. WINDFYRES GOLDEN BOY 28 3/4 AMHA 06 STALLION $100 PO WANTED $300

47. MCSPERITTS DK DELIVERANCE SPELLBOUND 29 1/2 AMHA AMHR 06 STALLION $325

48. CEDAR CREEKS PRETTY WOMAN 30 1/2 AMHA AMHR 90 MARE $150

49. INDIAN CREEKS BABY DOLL 34 1/2 AMHR 03 BRED MARE $250

50. RUNNING CREEKS EASTER LILY 30 3/4 AMHA AMHR 00 BRED MARE $500 PO WANTED 1000

51. MARCUM NASHVILLES LUCI 34 AMHA AMHR 01 BRED $450

52. LESSLEYS DAPPER DUSTYS BRANDY 28 3/4 AMHA 03 BRED MARE $400 PO WANTED 800

53. INDIAN CREEKS HOOT N ANNIE 30 3/4 AMHA 99 BRED MARE $500

54. LOWES LORI DARLING 32 1/2 AMHA 99 BRED MARE $250 PO WANTED $500

55. MARCUM ROCKIN J MAHALA 32? AMHA AMHR 04 BRED MARE $1700

56. MAR JACS MOON CHASER 30 1/4 AMHA AMHR 99 STALLION $150

57. DELS HEART THROB BOB 29 AMHA AMHR 95 STALLION $200

58. MODERN SNIPPETS BLACK ONYX 28 3/4 AMHA AMHR 02 STALLION $2000

59. BREWER SPECTACULAR SILVER FOX 30 1/2 AMHA AMHR 99 STALLION $200

60. MCSPERITTS MASTERPIECE MICHAEL 27 1/2 AMHA AMHR 05 STALLION $150 PO WANTED 500

( was sold later but not in the ring )

61. BREWERS MAESTRO MYSTIQUE 33 1/2 AMHA AMHR 03 STALLION $150

62. SCRATCHED

63. RED APPLES IMA LIL PRINCESS 32 1/4 AMHA 03 BRED MARE $250 PO WANTED 750

64. MCC GRAEANGLES ANGEL DUST 33 3/4 AMHA 02 BRED MARE $750

65. JOY RR TOYLANDS SUNSHINE LADY 33 3/4 AMHA AMHR 99 EXPOSED MARE $300

66. MARCUM RICKING J MS BESSIE 32 1/2 AMHA AMHR 02 BRED MARE $475

67. MCC CLASSIC ICE 30 1/4 AMHA 05 BRED MARE $400 PO WANTED 750

68. MSR MAJESTYS CLASSY LASS 30 1/2 AMHA 97 BRED MARE $525

69. RUNNING CREEKS SUGAR BABY 31 AMHA AMHR 96 BRED MARE $1000

70. ROYS TOY SNIPPETS ROULETTE 33? AMHA AMHR 93 BRED MARE $550

71. HIDDEN MEADOWS HONEY BEE 32 AMHA AMHR 89 BRED MARE $400

72. MCCS ICE FAIRY 31 AMHA AMHR 03 BRED MARE $350 PO WANTED 500 (sold later but not in the ring)

73. STOUTS MISS CHARMING 31 1/2 AMHA AMHR 88 BRED MARE $250

74. ASH CREEK MIGHTY BAY TANNER 31 1/4 AMHA AMHR 06 STALLION $50

75. ASH CREEK NORDSTROM MAN 27 1/4 AMHA AMHR 06 STALLION $200

76. ASH CREEK GUNNERS TOP GUN 33 3/4 AMHA 07 STALLION $50

77. HIGH HOPES RENFROS ACE IN THE HOLE 28 3/4 AMHA AMHRapplication 08 STALLION $400

78. TCM SUNDAY RIOT 27 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 STALLION $125

79. SCRATCHED

80. HIGH HOPES KINGS SILVER LININGS 26 1/2 AMHA AMHRapplication 08 STALLION $200 PO

81. DRFS FULLY AUTO 25 3/4 AMHA 08 STALLION $100

82. SCRATCHED

83. HIGH HOPES LANES CHIEF RED THUNDER 28 AMHA AMHR 08 STALLION $200 PO WANTED 400

84. SCRATCHED

85. HIGH HOPES RENFROS STORMY ADAMS 26 3/4 AMHA AMHRapplication 08 STALLION $150

86. FANCY MYSTIC WHITE VEIL 34 1/2 AMHR 98 BRED MARE $300

87. FOXFIRES WORK OF ART 34 3/4 AMHR 05 EXPOSED MARE $450

88. CADE COUNTRY SINGER 26 3/4 AMHA AMHR 08 STALLION $100 PO WANTED 350

89. CUTIES BLOSSUM BELL 26 1/2 AMHA AMHR 09 MARE $225 PO WANTED 400

90. SIMMONS LUCKY STAR 27 AMHR 08 MARE $150 PO WANTED 400

91. DITS RAINY DAY SPIRIT 30 1/4 AMHR 91 MARE $150 PO WANTED 400

92. REDROCK C ELECTRIFYING 31 1/4 AMHA AMHR 05 STALLION $200 PO WANTED 400

93. ALLIANCE SUPERSTITION 26 1/2 AMHA 08 STALLION $850

94. ALLIANCE RUNAROUND RASCAL 24 1/4 AMHA 08 STALLION $2750

95. GROSSHILL EK BOOGERMANS LADY LOVE 32.5 AMHA 95 BRED MARE $2000

 

[MBennettp]

Foalfan don't you have an announcement to make?

 

[zoey829]

Holly Molly!!!! What ashme!!

 

[Becky]

I wanted to add that some of the horses in the sale were racks of bones and others in full winter coats with no grooming done at all! Not even the shavings and dirt brushed off!! People just don't seem to understand that if you want your horse to bring the most it will at a public auction, you need to have it fit like a show horse! It can make so much difference in the selling price!

 

[MBennettp]

I agree with that! Also, if you want your weanlings to bring a good price, for gosh sakes, feed them and worm them. There were a few there that had the big pot bellies and their backbones were sticking up. They were also scarfing down the shavings because they didn't have any hay and were hungry.

Mary

edited to add: I noticed that the guy from Texas that buys all of the horses that he can that go really cheap was there and bought several. I hate to think what he is doing with them.

 

[Magic]

I wanted to add that some of the horses in the sale were racks of bones and others in full winter coats with no grooming done at all! Not even the shavings and dirt brushed off!! People just don't seem to understand that if you want your horse to bring the most it will at a public auction, you need to have it fit like a show horse! It can make so much difference in the selling price!

Ok, that makes me feel a little better about those prices, man, what a shame!

 

[Taylor Jo]

Gosh that makes me soooo sad, so very sad.... TJ

 

[Marsha Cassada]

The comment about the buyer from Texas made me wonder about my friend's horse. She bought/rescued him from a horse trader in NM, who went to a sale in south Texas. The Texas dealer buys up lots of little horses so he can have them available for Christmas presents . The NM trader said he had hundreds. She brought nearly 100 to NM to sell, also for Christmas presents. The hrose my friend got was neglected, dirty, and unkempt, but not starving. Probably the reason he was the only one left with the trader, was he was cryptorchid. He had registration papers. If my friend had not bought him, he was going back to the sale. This was in January, after there was no longer a chance for him to be chosen as a Christmas present. (She wanted another horse as a companion to her little mare pet, and saw the newspaper ad.)

So, yes, it is important for the horse to appear well groomed and cared for at the sale. It may make a big difference in its future home. If he is destined to be a Christmas present, he will more likely be chosen if he is nicely presented.

 

[REO]

Thank you for the prices Mary!

 

[Viki]

Please, don't feel too good about those prices. Not ALL of the horses were in that kind of shape, just some of them. Some of them were truly sad cases in need of rescue. Some of them were great little horses going for really bad prices.

Viki

 

[Minimor]

I wanted to add that some of the horses in the sale were racks of bones and others in full winter coats with no grooming done at all! Not even the shavings and dirt brushed off!! People just don't seem to understand that if you want your horse to bring the most it will at a public auction, you need to have it fit like a show horse! It can make so much difference in the selling price!

Ok, that makes me feel a little better about those prices, man, what a shame!

It helps explain some of the prices but doesn't make me feel any better about the poor little horses that are in such deplorable condition.

 

[bingo]

Please, don't feel too good about those prices. Not ALL of the horses were in that kind of shape, just some of them. Some of them were truly sad cases in need of rescue. Some of them were great little horses going for really bad prices.



Viki

Actually before anyone feels better about those prices go take a look at what the horses at LKF went for.

 

[Songcatcher]

One thing I have learned is that you can't always go by pictures or prices listed as far as what is a bargain and what is not. That's why I like to go and see in person. There were some horses that went really cheap. Many of them would have been a bargain for a starter herd. BUT, I have horses for sale and saw very few that I liked better than some I am offering for sale. One that I did really like ( a half sister to one of my mares) was a yearling filly and she went for $2,100. I was really happy to see her bring that. There was really only one stallion that really made me go WOW! A 29 inch Bond Snippet son that sold for $2,000. Good Lord knows I don't need any more stallions.

 

[Becky]

There was really only one stallion that really made me go WOW! A 29 inch Bond Snippet son that sold for $2,000. Good Lord knows I don't need any more stallions.

Hey, Freeland, that stallion was a BARGAIN!!! He could hold his own in any competion or be a worthy breeding stallion. If I wasn't so stallion poor, he would have come home with me!

Missed visiting with you. I saw you, but never got the chance to talk.

I would say the majority of the horses, with the exception of a few, were lower end horses anyway and wouldn't warrant high prices in any kind of condition. That said, weight, grooming and presentation would have tremendously helped most.

 

[minimomNC]

With three miniature horse sales yesterday, it seems like the prices are about the same every where. In Mt Airy they were the lowest I have ever seen. Several horses never made it to $200. Not sure what the high selling horse was but it was under $2000. Bred mares going for $300 - $600, nice buckskin stallion by a Res World Grand Champion for $400. So it sounds like it was the same at the other sales as well.

 

[Davie]

If that older gentleman

was bidding one one of my horses I'd PO it so fast it would make your head spin--I don't care what he was offereing. Have seen this man in action as to how he transports horses FIRST HAND. Will not post it here but let's just say there were about 5 of us that offered to take his horse home in a safe mode of transportation.

Mary I did not see you, sorry I missed you. Freeland, Charlotte, Becky and Vicki was nice to see all of you and say HI.

 

[christina_ski]

Does anyone who got the Bond Snippet son? He was one I was interested in. But couldn't make it to the sale.

 

[Magic]

Let me explain my statement: I should have said that "I feel a *tiny* bit better" about those prices.

Auction prices are low all over right now, apparently. Sad.

It isn't the best time of year to be selling, IMO, with winter coming on and not really being able to clip horses up for presentation (at least if you live in a climate like mine!) but I would have dearly loved to have been at the Little King sale! A herd of horses couldn't have stopped me from bidding, lol!

 

[Songcatcher]

There was really only one stallion that really made me go WOW! A 29 inch Bond Snippet son that sold for $2,000. Good Lord knows I don't need any more stallions.

Hey, Freeland, that stallion was a BARGAIN!!! He could hold his own in any competion or be a worthy breeding stallion. If I wasn't so stallion poor, he would have come home with me!

Missed visiting with you. I saw you, but never got the chance to talk.

I would say the majority of the horses, with the exception of a few, were lower end horses anyway and wouldn't warrant high prices in any kind of condition. That said, weight, grooming and presentation would have tremendously helped most.

Hey Becky. Missed visiting with you too. When I saw you, you were talking with someone else and I didn't get the chance. I had a really good visit with Ralph and Shirley Bear and also with Frank. It was well worth the trip, even when I wasn't planning to buy.

 

[foalfan]

Foalfan don't you have an announcement to make?

I sure do!

I am happy to announce we came home with a great little filly!

We found our new girl to take to our senior home visits. All 26 3/4 " of her.

We were fortunate to find a small filly with a people lovin personality.

She made the 600 mile trip home like a trooper and announced her presence to the other horses as she walked off the trailer at 2 a.m. What a girl!

Thank goodness she was not clipped for the auction, it's already in the low 40's here at night.

( Sorry there is no pictures, camera is dead)

Mary, Cledith and I enjoyed meeting you! Thanks for visiting with us.