Auction Power Guide

high and low dosint mater the best thing is to go to the auction chekc out the horse b4 they go in the ring and thats pretty much ti coz peaple tak ehorse to dif suction not always the oen coz they think its better
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Hmm..well we have a weekly one in my area that has quality horses up. Do either of the auctions have a website? The one near me does so you can actually take a "look" at the horses before the auction. Other than that I am going to say that you probably wont know unless you go and check it out, or talk to others who have been there.
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Basically your higher auctions are going to require higher quality horses.

Here are 2 that I go to that are higher quality.

Neither one allows kill buyers

http://www.troyerauctions.com/auctions.php

This one accepts any horses, mules, donks.. and they bring in the driving crowd, plus amish sellers which are rare in my area and also highly trained drafts and saddle horses. Not all and you will see some crooks, but the regulars bring high dollar and last year a team of grey percherons sold for 25K. You can watch these animals being plowed with, ridden, driven all over the fairgrounds the whole weekend before your buy.

http://www.saddlemule.com/

This is another high quality one.

They only accept saddle mules and you must guarentee the mule. The mules are put though a trail challenge before sale and graded on everything imaginable, so you know what you are buying in advance. There are 1-3yr olds auctioned off, but they have to win the halter classes for their futurity to do so.

These mules range anywhere from 2-16K. No killers again and its a very very well done sale.

This is the difference between my backyard sale that has no guarentees and your not sure what you get. While you can get some quality animals at your backyard sale, you really have to sift through them.

I’m not against backyard sales, I personally can’t hack the lack of human compassion and the pukes that would bring a broken legged animal in instead of humanely putting it down, something so old that its on deaths door and obviously was some ranchers horse but was too much of an imbicile to end its life rather than getting that last dollar out of it.
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usually the higher grade auctions are for registered horses with health certificates, and will require the sellers to pay a commission fee plus an entry fee. but, you can find some nice horses at the "regular" auctions as well, just have to be careful.
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low grade auction purchaser. LOL

I would suspect that if the auctions are weekly or monthly, the grade of horses is more than likely low.

Auctions of registered horses or auctions done at a particular ranch as a dispersal or production sale are higher quality than the county monthly auction.

When purchasing a horse at auction, one should be an experienced horse person able to distinguish behavioral and physical small evidence of problems. Many people who take horses to auctions do so because they cannot sell the horse outright. If they can control when the horse is being seen, they can drug it or use cosmetics to cover up things like very poor hoof condition, coughing, behavioral problems, etc. You have no way of knowing anything other than the color of the horse and perhaps it’s breeding if it’s accompanied by papers from an auction.

Unfortunately in this economy, many people wish to get rid of horses quickly – so while they might be selling perfectly good horses, how will you know this?

If I were to purchase horses from a county or periodic auction, I would do my best to see if the horse has papers, look at them and ensure the horse is actually registered to the seller. Often, people will sell a horse at auction as registered to an unsuspecting audience – while the horse may in fact be registered, if it isn’t registered to the seller and if the auction house doesn’t have signed off properly processed accurate papers, the papers aren’t work the ink used on them. Ask for driver’s license and compare to actual papers if a seller says the horse is registered. If the papers are not available, be skeptical – because someone who’s honest knows they must have the paperwork in order at the time of sale to legally sell a registered horse.

Also, if you can get to the seller, ask him/her about the horse – ask especially about any bad habits – all horses are individual and all have weaknesses – someone who is honest will tell you what you can intend to have to work with and they should endeavor to find the animal a good home. Ask that person about any type of money back guarantee if the animal doesn’t fit your needs or personality after 30 or 60 days. the seller should be willing to take the horse back if they are concerned about finding it a suitable home.

If you cannot do these things, before you go to a sale, I’d suggest you intended to spend some money on vet and training fees. It would be worth while to pay either a vet and/or a trainer to attend a sale with you – while you can find good buys at a sale, it would be worth a couple hundred bucks to pay someone to insure the animal is sound. Also, a trainer can see certain things about a horse that an inexperienced person can not. They can help you determine what work you may have to do and they likely know why signs to look for in a drugged horse.

I would suggest that your chances of finding a suitable horse at auction are less than simply perusing the for sale ads in the papers, at the local tack shops or on-line. I know many people selling very good horses at low prices right now – if their first desire is to find the horse a good home, and you’re a good fit, the price should be negotiable.

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Buffy, you’ve obviousely have never been to a auction. Now a days…all auctions are low end…except for the nice auctions that Mulereiner is talking about.
And just so you know Buffy…the horses my sister sells online…are horses that came from those low end auctions. Lots of them come directly from the kill buyers pens. A lot of them are registered with excellent bloodlines. And a papered horse at a auction doesn’t mean crap anymore…unless it’s the kind of auctioin Mulereiner is talking about(which there are very few of). I bought a registered breeding stock paint for $30 at a auction. We’ve bought broke to ride, broodmares at auctions for less than $100. Not a thing wrong with them, people just couldn’t afford to feed them and cut their herds down. She sells them all on the internet.

Candy…if you are looking to go to a auction for a cheap horse…the ride throughs are usually the safest bet. Take someone experienced with you. If you feel any raised bumps on the animals when you are in the back checking out what is for sale(before the auctions), and you see loose lips and on horses, lethargic, they’re swingin low(penis is hanging), then walk away from that horse. Also, remember…a lot of horses get to the auction in great shape lots of times and end up getting hurt there…the back lots suck at most places. Like I said…if you can take someone experienced with you, that is your best bet.
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