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a truly fine show horse th J ° W3S signed to the sale hV, nl™as con- This horse was a proven0 " B ° lmgernatural ways anriP u Tn, w ', nner with
a horse worth three, d the part of top bid on him wPhJUmesthe $ 2,200‘ hat a man Xf ttVenS; n, Cel, earned
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stallion from Middle Ta^ breeding
background of this u nnessee- The plained in detail ho^? e was ex-
and potential were nil, breeding
• • • and yet the ton noutlined was not one-tenth^hifvaJue0 "
Such instances are indications of the condition of the market and they
are not altogether unfavorable. In the Midwest there are a lot of new
comers in the horse business. As such, they are reluctant to purchase
top show stock for lack of enough trainers out there to work them. By the same token, there are not enough brood mares to compensate for too
many top breeding stallions, espec ially if an immediate profit were the
motive. As a result we see a develop ing market that has done exceptionaHy well in the past few years and
continues to expand.
The bidding at the Midwest Sale this year was most enthusiastic on pleasure horses, brood mares and
young horses, and prices on this type of stock were above that which we
saw in Middle Tennessee just a week before.
As usual, the sale was handled by the management team of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Baney, and they did a fine job of keeping things running smoothly. Mr. Pete Yokley was the auctioneer and he did his usual good job behind the mike. According to the records there were people there from Tennessee to Texas and Ala bama to Minnesota, indicating that this sale is really beginning to be come established after four years.
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse