Why I should never go to horse sales...

StefanieLeann14 · 04-04-2008, 05:42 PM

I went to a horse sale last night for the first time since the market really kind of crashed. It was horrible! There werent many horses but the ones that were there were pretty decent. A few pretty well broke horses (grade and papered), a few really well started 2-3 year olds, yearlings, weanlings, and one other thing...Well everything went cheap. Even the dead broke horses. Under $500! Crazy! Well my friend and I were walking through the aisles just browsing to kill time and I come across this adorable little jack! We stopped by his pen and he eventually came over to us. Never offered to bite or do anything bad at all. He was so sweet! My friend crawled into the pen and rubbed alllll over him, picked up his feet, messed with his ears, he was perfect! Well of course I didnt need him and I was sure someone would just die to have this sweet little guy so we went back in and took a seat. Well when the sale was almost over we were putting on our coats because it had began raining really hard and we had decided to leave when the sweet little donkey was ran into the ring. The poor little guy just stood and looked at everything. Well they started the bid at 50 then 40 then 30...then 20...finally someone bid! But it was the meat buyer!

I quickly turned around and bid on him. Well that was that! So I bought myself a Jack for $30 and saved him from the meat pen

He doesnt have a name yet but since my gelding is a city (Memphis) I would like to name him a city name but nothing seems to fit! Well I know I couldnt get by without showing you guys pictures so here are a couple!

country-mare · 04-04-2008, 05:45 PM

Oh, he's cute!
I would have bought him also.
Then hubby would have had heart failure

I live in a town called Fred,
does he look like a Fred?

StefanieLeann14 · 04-04-2008, 05:48 PM

Lol! Well I thought about fred but my grandpas name is fred and that may come across as kind of an insult

rm185western · 04-04-2008, 05:48 PM

Wow what a cutie, that sounds like a bargain, I wouldn't of passed on him either

, He looks to me like a Texas boy, IDKW how about Pecos, Austin Dallas?

StefanieLeann14 · 04-04-2008, 06:04 PM

Well I cant call him austin because of a different relative lol But I do like Dallas and Pecos! Anyone else have any ideas?

gingerfleguel · 04-04-2008, 06:05 PM

what a cutie

congrats

**QuarterCowGirl** · 04-04-2008, 06:12 PM

Awwww!

How about Reno?

Bandit · 04-04-2008, 06:26 PM

Cute boy! Sorry, no city names here. He looks like a Marty to me.

iris_surreal_euphoria · 04-04-2008, 06:26 PM

I like Dallas!

So cute... how tall is he?

kehlyrsmom · 04-04-2008, 06:35 PM

He is to cute. How about Augusta and Gus for short?

StefanieLeann14 · 04-04-2008, 06:35 PM

Well I didnt really get a chance to measure him. It was raining again today so it was a mess! But in the second picture the gelding he is standing by is just under 16hh. Ive been letting him settle in and get used to everything so I havent done a whole lot with him. I dont have any idea how old he is or anything! But I will be taking him to the vet when I take my gelding just to make sure everything is ok with him and I will have them look at his teeth for sure! I love the names Keep em coming!

Ferronsgranny · 04-04-2008, 07:29 PM

How about Jackson and call him Jack?

**gbarmranch** · 04-04-2008, 07:33 PM

He is adorable.. good for you!

Horses&Soccer · 04-04-2008, 08:10 PM

He looks like a Chester to me, but you want a city name...Daytona, (St)Louis, (Little)Rocky, Bemidji, Lex(ington), I like Dallas, too.

Gotta Love Duns · 04-04-2008, 08:49 PM

Oh he is cute, good for you for bring him home!
Well you could go for a Canadian city and call him Edmonton and call him Eddy for short!
Or because I'm from Calgary, you could call him Calgary and call him Gary!

tallyho · 04-04-2008, 09:42 PM

I would call him Tennessee.....that way you can just yodel Memphis Tennessee and they will both come running...

Mule360 · 04-04-2008, 09:49 PM

He's cute! Definitely a city in Tennessee to go with Memphis. I like Nashville and call him Nash. Then, you've got jazz and country.

StefanieLeann14 · 04-05-2008, 10:16 AM

Very true Mule360! Im having such a hard time naming him! It just seems like nothing fits him at all. Hes such a little guy compared to Jay and Memphis but he is definitely the boss now! He has a big personality and hates mud lol. Which is entertaining since that is all the farm is right now. One big mud hole. I was worried this morning because him and my horse didnt come up to eat this morning. I went to find them and they were just content in the field. Even looked at me like "What are you doing down here?"

RacerMom · 04-05-2008, 11:27 AM

What about Phoenix? He is a cutie!

**taelesean** · 04-05-2008, 01:44 PM

Name the donkey Vegas cause he's so lucky

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04-04-2008, 05:42 PM
StefanieLeann14 Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 705	Why I should never go to horse sales... I went to a horse sale last night for the first time since the market really kind of crashed. It was horrible! There werent many horses but the ones that were there were pretty decent. A few pretty well broke horses (grade and papered), a few really well started 2-3 year olds, yearlings, weanlings, and one other thing...Well everything went cheap. Even the dead broke horses. Under $500! Crazy! Well my friend and I were walking through the aisles just browsing to kill time and I come across this adorable little jack! We stopped by his pen and he eventually came over to us. Never offered to bite or do anything bad at all. He was so sweet! My friend crawled into the pen and rubbed alllll over him, picked up his feet, messed with his ears, he was perfect! Well of course I didnt need him and I was sure someone would just die to have this sweet little guy so we went back in and took a seat. Well when the sale was almost over we were putting on our coats because it had began raining really hard and we had decided to leave when the sweet little donkey was ran into the ring. The poor little guy just stood and looked at everything. Well they started the bid at 50 then 40 then 30...then 20...finally someone bid! But it was the meat buyer! I quickly turned around and bid on him. Well that was that! So I bought myself a Jack for $30 and saved him from the meat pen He doesnt have a name yet but since my gelding is a city (Memphis) I would like to name him a city name but nothing seems to fit! Well I know I couldnt get by without showing you guys pictures so here are a couple! __________________ God created few perfect horses...then he colored them golden. Live to ride, Learn to fall.

04-04-2008, 05:45 PM
country-mare Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fred, Texas Posts: 1,391	Oh, he's cute! I would have bought him also. Then hubby would have had heart failure I live in a town called Fred, does he look like a Fred?

04-04-2008, 05:48 PM
StefanieLeann14 Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 705	Lol! Well I thought about fred but my grandpas name is fred and that may come across as kind of an insult __________________ God created few perfect horses...then he colored them golden. Live to ride, Learn to fall.

04-04-2008, 05:48 PM
rm185western Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 3,497	Wow what a cutie, that sounds like a bargain, I wouldn't of passed on him either, He looks to me like a Texas boy, IDKW how about Pecos, Austin Dallas? __________________ ________________________________ Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check?

04-04-2008, 06:04 PM
StefanieLeann14 Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 705	Well I cant call him austin because of a different relative lol But I do like Dallas and Pecos! Anyone else have any ideas? __________________ God created few perfect horses...then he colored them golden. Live to ride, Learn to fall.

04-04-2008, 06:05 PM
gingerfleguel Kid Safe Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,492	what a cutie congrats

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04-04-2008, 06:26 PM
Bandit Coming two Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 1,787	Cute boy! Sorry, no city names here. He looks like a Marty to me. __________________

04-04-2008, 06:26 PM
iris_surreal_euphoria Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset, Kentucky Posts: 1,051	I like Dallas! So cute... how tall is he? __________________ If wishes were horses this room would need a good mucking! Visit our website: http://www.freewebs.com/lazziassacres/

04-04-2008, 06:35 PM
kehlyrsmom Yearling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington, IL Posts: 677	He is to cute. How about Augusta and Gus for short?

04-04-2008, 07:33 PM
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04-04-2008, 07:29 PM
Ferronsgranny Started Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Big Creek, MS Posts: 2,030	How about Jackson and call him Jack? __________________ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

04-04-2008, 08:10 PM
Horses&Soccer Started Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Warrenton, MO Posts: 2,717	He looks like a Chester to me, but you want a city name...Daytona, (St)Louis, (Little)Rocky, Bemidji, Lex(ington), I like Dallas, too. __________________ When life gives you lemons - find someone to throw them at!

04-04-2008, 08:49 PM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,794	Oh he is cute, good for you for bring him home! Well you could go for a Canadian city and call him Edmonton and call him Eddy for short! Or because I'm from Calgary, you could call him Calgary and call him Gary! __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

04-04-2008, 09:42 PM
tallyho Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Trappe, PA Posts: 1,105	I would call him Tennessee.....that way you can just yodel Memphis Tennessee and they will both come running...

04-04-2008, 09:49 PM
Mule360 Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northeast Arkansas Posts: 200	He's cute! Definitely a city in Tennessee to go with Memphis. I like Nashville and call him Nash. Then, you've got jazz and country.

04-05-2008, 10:16 AM
StefanieLeann14 Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 705	Very true Mule360! Im having such a hard time naming him! It just seems like nothing fits him at all. Hes such a little guy compared to Jay and Memphis but he is definitely the boss now! He has a big personality and hates mud lol. Which is entertaining since that is all the farm is right now. One big mud hole. I was worried this morning because him and my horse didnt come up to eat this morning. I went to find them and they were just content in the field. Even looked at me like "What are you doing down here?" __________________ God created few perfect horses...then he colored them golden. Live to ride, Learn to fall.

04-05-2008, 11:27 AM
RacerMom Halter broke Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mid-Ga Posts: 88	What about Phoenix? He is a cutie!

04-05-2008, 01:44 PM
taelesean Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,631	Name the donkey Vegas cause he's so lucky __________________