Horse
uctions
A
Other LaGrange Co. Auction Cont.
September 3 Kauffman Labor
Day Consignment Auction,
Horses & Ponies
US 20 & 1100W, Shipshewana
October ?? Yoder’s
Consignment Auction
400S & 1000W, Honeyville
Other Neighboring
Horse Auctions:
from Versailles, Missouri, brought his
replica of a Wells Fargo stagecoach.
Dallas couldn’t remember the exact
selling price but it was between
$25,000 and $27,000.
Residents of Topeka know that
during the Draft Horse and Carriage
Sale the town is packed. Years ago the
Topeka Livestock Auction provided
free shuttle services to those attending the auction. Church parking lots
around town had to be used to accommodate the large number of vehicles.
While the attendance numbers have
gone down over the past few years,
Bob Bale estimates that they will have
9,000 to 10,000 people in attendance
over the course of the three day sale
coming up in March. Average attendance is about 5,000 people a day.
Increased traffic has also meant increased demands for local law enforcement. For the most part, traffic control
and crime has not been a major issue.
The impact on the local economy is
difficult to measure. Local merchants
have seen some benefit from the auctions. All these visitors need to eat,
and a place to stay, and a place to put
fuel in their vehicles. That means they
are spending money in the community
and contributing to the local economy.
However, grocery and hardware stores,
as well as pharmacies have not seen a
noticeable increase in business. Dealing with foreign currency has presented challenges in the past. US banks,
especially in rural areas, are not set up
to either know or work with the currency exchange rates. Fortunately the
increased use of credit cards has made
it easier for local merchants. The one
thing we know for sure is that draft
horse and antique carriage lovers from
around the world know where Topeka,
Indiana, is located.
March 1 Goshen Driving Horse
Sale, Farbig Farms, SR 4 & CR 35, Goshen
April 20 Midwest Saddle Horse
Sale, Farbig Farms, SR 4 & CR 35, Goshen
May 5 Nappanee Horse Auction
Borkholder Dutch Village
July 28 Miller’s Annual
Consignment Auction Grabill
September 29 Nappanee Horse
Auction Borkholder Dutch Village
Other Locally
Popular Horse
Auctions:
February 10 Great Lakes Draft
Horse Auction East Lansing, MI
Horse
uctions
A
Other Popular Auctions Cont.
April 13-14 Dutch Harness Horse
Auction, Ashland, OH
April 28 Yoder Brothers Driving
& Draft Horse Auction
Mt. Pleasant, MI
May 12 Central Illinois
Standardbred Auction
Arthur, IL
February 23-24 Mid-America
Draft Horse Auction Rantoul, IL
August 4-5 Dutch Harness
Horse Auction Ashland, OH
March 8-9 Southern IN Draft
Horse & Carriage Auction
September 1 Central Illinois
Standardbred Auction
Montgomery, IN
March 17 Yoder Brothers Horse &
Carriage Consignment Sale
Mt. Pleasant, MI
April 7 Standardbred Auction
Arthur, IL
Arthur, IL
September 8 Mt. Hope Auctions
Mt. Hope, OH
October ?? Yoder Brothers Horse
& Carriage Consignment Sale
Mt. Pleasant, MI
The Hometown Treasure · Mar. ‘12 · pg 17
The Hometown Treasure · Mar. ‘12 · pg 17