A QUALITY registered Quarter Horse topped the 21st Annual Chinchilla Performance Horse Sale, Chinchilla showgrounds, at $12,500 on Saturday.
The top selling horse a 15hh, chestnut Australian Quarter Horse Association gelding, Amaroo Unique Kid, by LP Kida Yella Image imp out of Unique O’Lena won four ribbons at the Chinchilla's 21st Annual Performance Horse Sale on March 19. First in the led horse and quiet childrens horse, second in the hack and dressage and third in the working horse, Lauren Brownlie of Yangan sold the Reg AQHA chestnut gelding for $12,500 to top the sale to Greg Joliffe, Joliffe Pastoral co, Riveroak, Mitchell.
A registered Australian Stock Horse gelding, Token Duke, offered by Rick Payne sold for $10,000 to Phil Keating, Taroom who was looking for an all rounder for his son for drafting and polocrosse. In total 40 geldings sold to av $3400.
A five-year-old registered Australian Stock Horse mare, Pinnaroo Ashleigh by Eskdale West Rugged Kid by Pinaroo Amber, sold for $7500 by Glen Fanning, Warwick to long term buyers Wayne and Kelliann Cann, Yarol Cattle Co Dumbarton, Taroom.
Wayne said: "We have three daughter and this horse would suit any of their daughters for campdrafting, pony club or anything. They have been attending the sale since it started 21 years ago and have purchased many horses over the years. Kelliann's Dad purchased a horse at the first sale for his then six-month-old daughter.”
In total 27 mares and fillies sold to average $3200
The top priced children's pony Just Call Me Awesome, a six-year old, registered paint cross gelding offered by Vicky Miller, Condamine sold for $6750 to B&S Tetschlag from Belfield, Barraba NSW. Vicky offered six horses and sold five at the sale. Six children's horses or ponies averaged $3400
Andrew Jones a fifth generation contract musterer from Tanimbrini Station, NT bought six horses to av $2500. Andrew will start mustering 40,000 cattle mid April with a team of eight stockmen and bought horses to join his team, but hopes some will go onto drafting. After the team finishes in the Territory they will head over to Western Australia to muster a total of three million acres of what Andrew describes as “bush cattle”.
Local buyers Jamie and Jodie Byrnes bought three horses to av $4000 and McIntrye Cattle Co (Arthur, Malcolm and Cameron) Taroom and Moura took home four horses to average $3600.
Mick Johnson, Chinchilla won the over six years experienced horse cut out on unregistered stockhorse/QH gelding Sniper with a score of 23. Sniper went under the hammer at the sale for $3500.
Buyers came from all over Queensland and as far away as Katherine in the Northern Territory
Margaret Whip, Property Sales and Rentals, Chinchilla and Cyril Close, TopX Roma were very happy with the sale result. The average was higher this year, which is a reflection of the quality of the horses in the sale and also the buyers appreciation to be able to buy a horse ready to put straight into work.
Repeat sellers and buyers were paramount to the sale results which were up on averages and top price from the previous year’s sale.
