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Hello Folks!
Wanted to let you guys know that on Friday November
8th and Saturday November 9th that there is going to be a HUGE auction of
nothing but Arabian and 1/2 Arabian horses in Lexington, Ky. There are 346
horses consigned as of today. What a goldmine! While normally I wouldn't
consider an auction as a viable venue to buy a horse, after attending this one
for the past 4 yrs and having such positive experiences both in buying AND
selling, I feel duty bound to share this with you. Oh yes, and here's the
disclaimer. No, I DON'T work for the auction company, and no, I don't get any
special anything for telling you guys about it. But being an
endurance/competitive person myself, I've never seen such a tremendous
opportunity to study a zillion horses at my leisure, and be able to really talk
to their owners. There is everything from weanlings to aged broodmares that are
still producing babies. Tons of riding horses and yes, lots of showhorses that
maybe aren't happy in the ring? Perhaps would turn out to be terrific
trailhorses?
I have been amazed at the bargains there are for
really nice horses, (LOTS of sweepstakes )-- and the honesty of this auction
company. Had an "incident" last year where my husband caught the OWNER of the
horse I was bidding on bidding his own horse up. The auctioneer, Bill Addis, had
the INTEGRITY to berate this individual and to forbid him to ever buy or sell at
one of his auctions again. I was pretty darn floored, because we all know that
not many auctions have that kind of morals. (and no, i didn't buy that
horse!!!!) .
Anyway guys, I know how it is to not have tons of
money, and have the desire to buy a new horse. I cannot fathom a better way to
find one. If you can be anywhere near there, I feel it's well worth the time to
take a look. Heck, it's fun to go just to look at so many! This is more than
double the amount of horses at their previous auctions, and no doubt
there'll be some great deals. The smartest thing to do is get there early and
walk and talk and observe.
If you want to contact me personally via email,
I'll share all I can . Or you're welcome to call and request a catalog, which is
really quite in depth with bloodlines and horse history to 405-330-5464. These
people run a class operation, and I'd sure like to see a nice turnout of buyers
for them. That's a lot of horses to sell! Their website has a partial list--
about 200+ but it's not in depth like the catalog. Their website is www.addisequineauctions.com. It's
so cool to have the opportunity to choose from so many. However, and here's
another disclaimer. Since I was nice enough to tell you guys about this sale,
you can't bid against me!!!! Just kidding. Best of luck to all of you. Would
love to hear some happy stories as a result of this.
Barbara Marcius
ps. got a WAY cool place to camp very
reasonably--for all of us guys that like to save a buck or two....ask
me!
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