The catalog can be accessed from the appaloosa.com home page. The icon is at the bottom of the page.
The 2008 Appaloosa World Sale will be on Wednesday, October 29th at 6 p.m. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Yearlings puchased in the “Incentive” sale are eligible to compete in classes at the 2009 World Show. With at least $10,000 in prize money per class in two-year-old hunter under saddle, western pleasure and halter, there is indeed an incentive for you to get involved.
A new segment of the sale this year is the incentive broodmare division. Resulting foals will be eligible for the incentive classes as two-year-olds. In the Select Sale, you’ll be able to choose from a group of proven performers representing a mix of leading performance and halter bloodlines.
We’ll have more information about the addition of a stallion service silent auction. Bidding will be available on-line and at the sale site in Fort Worth.
If you are unable to attend the sale in person, Internet viewing and bidding is available via the LiveAuctions.tv website. Internet bidders/buyers must create an account and request a bidder number at least two days prior to the sale.
The ApHC is conducting a Stallion Service Silent Auction at the 2008 World Championship Appaloosa Show! Breedings to high quality Appaloosa stallions will be sold to the highest bidder– don’t miss your chance at this unique opportunity!
Interested parties may place their bids in the John Justin lobby, outside of the James L. & Eunice West Sale Arena. Located next to the ApHC Information Booth. Bidding begins at noon, Tuesday Oct. 24, and ends at the close after the last class on Friday, October 31st.
Special Note: Resulting foals will be eligible for the Sale Incentive Classes as two-year-olds. Stallion service donors will also have the opportunity to nominate an entry in the incentive classes.
For more information, contact Sandra Matthews at (719) 651-1771 or via email at sandmarc@redgeckointernet.net; Frank Larrabee at (505) 249-6736 or via email at larrabeeapp@aol.com.
Here’s a brief report on the World Sale:
Yearling Incentive Sale average = $4,513
Average price of the Top Five = $13,400
Average price of the Top Ten = $11,025
Select Sale average = $2,432
Average price of the Top Five = $4,750
Average price of the Top Ten = $3,595
Yearling Sale averages were down from 2006, primarily due (we assume) to the increase in the total number of consignments in the sale. Averages for the Select Sale were up slightly from a year ago.
Individual prices are posted on the on-line catalog. The ones without prices were either not sold or were scratched from the sale.
The ApHC Sale Committee met for a de-briefing on Thursday and discussed various aspects of the sale for next year. Obviously, there are always improvements and changes that can be made. Overall, however, the sale was a good one. Our first attempt with on-line bidding was interesting and successful. We had 178 viewers/bidders on line during the sale. At least two lots were sold via the Internet and several other consignments were helped along with active on-line bidding.
We would like to extend a special word of thanks to Bruce McCarty, who stepped in as auctioneer for Keith Babb, who suffered a severe leg break while on a hunting trip. Bruce did a great job and was helpful on many fronts.
Congratulations to the buyers and sellers. We look forward to a renewed effort in 2008.
The World Sale here at the World Championship Appaloosa Show was standing room only. It got off to a great start and I’m sure the results will look good.
I’ll try to post some summary information from the sale as soon as the results have been officially announced.
In the meantime, if you’ve never been to a sale then you can hear what it’s like in a short audio clip here: 
World Sale Audio (1 min MP3)
My photo album from the show is growing. I’m sure there’s lots of places you can get them with all the cameras around here but now you’ve got one more.
2007 World Championship Appaloosa Show Photo Album
One of the main activities of the day here on Halloween at the World Show is the World Sale. To learn more about it I spoke with ApHC board member Chuck McWhirter (pictured working in the announcer booth at the sale).
Chuck says there are some great horses going on sale tonight (as I write) and all he needs is some good buyers. I hope he gets them.
Chuck says that 3 years ago they started with a small number of horses but this year they had to turn some away. That’s growth. He says the show is just one of the things they’re doing to help create a good market for Appaloosa horses.
You can listen to my interview with Chuck here: Chuck McWhirter Interview (6 min MP3)
2007 World Championship Appaloosa Show Photo Album
Real-time bidding is available for the World Appaloosa Sale Wednesday October 31st starting at 6:00 p.m. CDT in Fort Worth, Texas. Live audio and live video will allow buyers to bid on animals just as if they were present at the sale. Buyers must create an account prior to the sale (preferably two days before the sale).
Please visit http://www.LiveAuctions.tv to create an account and request a buyer number. Instructions are available at the site to walk you through the account setup process. If you have questions, e-mail brad@LiveAuctions.tv.
You can view the sale catalog on-line from the appaloosa.com home page or from the World Show page.
For those of you already in Fort Worth, sale horses are in Barn 3. A sale “preview” (or “open barn”) will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. We’ll be hosting a pre-sale reception in the West Sale Arena at 5:00 and the sale will begin at 6:00.
If you need help bidding from a distance and can’t be near a computer, be sure to call a friend who’s on the grounds or contact the show office early in the day to let us help you make a match with an “agent.”
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