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  • #21
    Thanks Volte! She is close to me so maybe I can visit occasionally.

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    • #22
      Wow...I was really buried in my own stuff so forgot this was coming up...thank god because hubby would have killed me...Those were some super deals...

      I guess it's a good thing that I'm WAAAYYY far away!!!

      VolteVT-
      Can you email me and let me know where the Palladio went...I want to keep an eye on that one!

      Thanks!!
      Andrea Clibborn-Anderson
      www.crestlinefarm.com
      Home of Pinto Dutch Warmblood Palladio

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      • #23
        Looks like there were some great deals. The Palladio was a steal!
        As is our confidence, so is our capacity. ~W. Hazlitt

        Gift Hill Farm

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        • #24
          Damn.....I just look at the potential 2009 models and see one I WANT. sure hope it comes out well....I will be watching for the birth anouncement!!!!
          ** Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ~Winston Churchill? **

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          • #25
            How do the students do with losing their special youngster? They work with them so much. I know how upset I am when the babies leave. I imagine the kids really bond to them.

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            • #26
              No Doubt VT Why did he only sell for $1000???


              And the Sinatra Song colt... I saw that he sold prior to the auction, but what was he like?
              Fresh, Frozen & ISO Warmblood Breedings FB Group

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                #27
                Originally posted by Fairview Horse Center View Post
                How do the students do with losing their special youngster? They work with them so much. I know how upset I am when the babies leave. I imagine the kids really bond to them.
                We hope to stay in touch with Bristol's "student" and send her updates and photos. I hope that makes it easier for her! She seems like a really nice young lady!

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                • #28
                  No Doubt is incredibly-bred for the jumpers (dad was a GP jumper/producer and mother has already produced a GP jumper) but he comes in a plain bay wrapper and was in a pretty gawky growth stage. He, as well as the Palladio filly and one of the Royal Appearance yearlings, were snapped up by a hunter/jumper rider in Southern Pines for a song!

                  The Sinatra colt was a stunner. He was out of one of our best mares who was named Grand Champ as a weanling at Raleigh and was one of the top 6 mares on her AHS tour. Her colt by Wild Dance last year was shown by our students to Reserve Grand at Lexington and was 4th in the GAIG/USDF championships at Devon. Klaus Schengber came down in June and said he was one of the best Sinatra Songs he's seen. Unfortunately due to a series of mishaps we never had him ready for the shows his summer, but hopefully his new owner will campaign him next year.

                  FHC - we try to prepare the students for the inevitable and they know it's part of the process. They love working with the youngsters and they (and we!) enjoy staying in touch with the new owners as much as possible. However, it seems every year some of the kids really fall in love with their project horses and are successful in getting mom and dad to come to the sale on their behalf. Two of the horses this year were sold to their student trainers!

                  As the breeder, it can be hard for me to say goodbye to them too. The chestnut Fabriano filly Fantine VT was my personal fav of the last five years. I almost cried when the hammer fell! She's headed to a GP trainer who is a very good friend of mine, so at least I get to see her once in a while and follow her progress.
                  Last edited by VolteVT; Nov. 4, 2008, 10:33 AM.
                  Equine Science at Virginia Tech
                  Virginia Tech MARE Center
                  www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/middleburg

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                  • #29
                    I think auctions in the US can be almost fire sales, unfortunately.

                    Does anyone think these prices represent "today's market prices?"

                    VT has good mares bred to good stallions. Glad I am on the other side of the country. The temptation would have been too much.
                    www.oakhollowstable.blogspot.com

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                    • #30
                      I know I had to sit on my hands. If we had not just started building a house. I definitely would have gotten a Royal baby. My husband would have killed me.

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                      • #31
                        Originally posted by Oakstable View Post
                        I think auctions in the US can be almost fire sales, unfortunately.

                        Does anyone think these prices represent "today's market prices?"

                        VT has good mares bred to good stallions. Glad I am on the other side of the country. The temptation would have been too much.
                        I don't think it represents todays prices but I certainly do think it will effect them. I think the highest quality show winners will continue to get the higher prices ($10-$15K) but that the majority, most really nice, even premium foals, might need to come down quite a bit if they really want to sell it.
                        Chris Misita
                        www.hiddenvalleyfarms.net Home of Bravo and Warrick!
                        To dare; progress comes at this price. All sublime conquests are, more or less, the rewards of daring.
                        Victor Hugo

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                        • #32
                          Originally posted by smilton View Post
                          I know I had to sit on my hands. If we had not just started building a house. I definitely would have gotten a Royal baby. My husband would have killed me.

                          Same here....now there are a couple they have planned for next year that I might be interested in....especially the one Royal Appearance x Grande Starlight....
                          ** Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ~Winston Churchill? **

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                          • #33
                            Originally posted by bornfreenowexpensive View Post
                            Same here....now there are a couple they have planned for next year that I might be interested in....especially the one Royal Appearance x Grande Starlight....
                            It is even worse for me. I drive by them every day on the way to work. Had there been a 2yr old Royal baby I would have been toast.

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                            • #34
                              Originally posted by bornfreenowexpensive View Post
                              Same here....now there are a couple they have planned for next year that I might be interested in....especially the one Royal Appearance x Grande Starlight....
                              Although the auction prices were depressed this year...Virgina Tech delivered the quality! It appears the foals sold have promising futures with the buyers the sale attracted.

                              As for my reaction.....Whew hooo! Just wait til next year! I love that spalshy Palladio filly! LUV the name!!! Her dam is another of several Grande Saber mares producing color,temperment and movement!!

                              Grande Starlight is a double and second generation product for me.
                              I bred both her dam, Starbound by Starman AND her sire Grande Saber by Grundstein. I was offered the lovely mare Aleva, promptly tested her to be sure she was by the Olympic Gold Medalist Lucky Boy. She went to Starman in '92. You can't imagine how much I wanted a filly for my Dream Team!!

                              Grande Saber's dam was my very own supermom Can't Act by TV Commercial. Can't Act became the core of my breeding program as she continuted to produce very good quality super minded sporthorses.

                              Thanks to the VT Sporthorse breeding program, breeders like myself can literally watch the fruits of our visions producing under the direction of a showcase program! The Hokie mare roster is just as impressive as their stallion offerings! It is very gratifying to know that after a competitive career; Grande Starlight has a home at VT and has begun her own breeding legacy. Good Luck in 2009!
                              Tradition of "Grande" Sporthorse Champions
                              GRANDE SOVEREIGN 2014 USEF 8th Leading HB Sire
                              & Sire of OWN IT - USEF National HB 3yo Champion
                              Grand Affiar, Grande Desire, GR Impression, Couture du Jour

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                              • #35
                                Do you have a picture of the SS colt? I'd like to see him. I have a SS as well.
                                Fresh, Frozen & ISO Warmblood Breedings FB Group

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                                • #36
                                  Hi
                                  I was wondering how much the riding horses went for at the sale..?
                                  I really wanted to go, but I knew if I went I would end up with a few more horses :P in 06 I ended up with 2 horses [Brooklyn VT and the saddlebred, Wilbur...] lol

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                                  • #37
                                    The riding horses all went for less than $1500, but did go to good homes. We no-saled the Argus daughter when the bidding stopped at $800.

                                    BITS - No, I don't have any good photos of the Sinatra colt, and am kicking myself for letting him go before I got some!

                                    WV - thanks for supporting us in '06! If you have any photos of Brooklyn I'd love to see her!
                                    Equine Science at Virginia Tech
                                    Virginia Tech MARE Center
                                    www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/middleburg

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                                    • #38
                                      Originally posted by TWF View Post
                                      Although the auction prices were depressed this year...Virgina Tech delivered the quality! It appears the foals sold have promising futures with the buyers the sale attracted.

                                      As for my reaction.....Whew hooo! Just wait til next year! I love that spalshy Palladio filly! LUV the name!!! Her dam is another of several Grande Saber mares producing color,temperment and movement!!

                                      Grande Starlight is a double and second generation product for me.
                                      I bred both her dam, Starbound by Starman AND her sire Grande Saber by Grundstein. I was offered the lovely mare Aleva, promptly tested her to be sure she was by the Olympic Gold Medalist Lucky Boy. She went to Starman in '92. You can't imagine how much I wanted a filly for my Dream Team!!

                                      Grande Saber's dam was my very own supermom Can't Act by TV Commercial. Can't Act became the core of my breeding program as she continuted to produce very good quality super minded sporthorses.

                                      Thanks to the VT Sporthorse breeding program, breeders like myself can literally watch the fruits of our visions producing under the direction of a showcase program! The Hokie mare roster is just as impressive as their stallion offerings! It is very gratifying to know that after a competitive career; Grande Starlight has a home at VT and has begun her own breeding legacy. Good Luck in 2009!


                                      Grande Starlight is a lovely mare and I bet that combination with Royal App. will produce some thing pretty nice (that should be able to JUMP!!).
                                      ** Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ~Winston Churchill? **

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                                      • #39
                                        Response FHC

                                        Originally posted by Fairview Horse Center View Post
                                        How do the students do with losing their special youngster? They work with them so much. I know how upset I am when the babies leave. I imagine the kids really bond to them.
                                        When I was a student I dealt with losing my special youngster by buying him! This Hokie Harvest sale marked two years that I've had my youngster

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                                        • #40
                                          Response market prices

                                          Originally posted by Oakstable View Post
                                          Does anyone think these prices represent "today's market prices?"
                                          It depends on the "market" we're discussing - the equine market as a whole or sporthorses?

                                          Working for an equine veterinary practice, I've been asked frequently in the past 6 months if the recession is affecting horses around us.

                                          At first, the best response was 'the people who weren't calling the veterinarian before the recession are the same people not calling the veterinarian now'.

                                          A few months passed, and now it seems like you can't GIVE a horse away. I'd say AT LEAST once a day we have someone tell us that they are looking to give a horse away, and we never have anyone looking to take them.

                                          Since I began working with the veterinary practice over a year ago, we'd never had to deal with/work with animal control. Now, we've met with animal control twice in the last week. Sadly, we're seeing the effects of the recession now.

                                          Yet, I know someone that sold a hunter/jumper type for over 50k this week as well. I think the horse market is following the real estate market... if you have a niche horse (a successful, sound 3'6" hunter) or a niche property (a nice horse farm) then you can possibly make a good, fair sale.

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