Selling Agents for the Ag-Grow Premier Horse Sale, GDL and McCaffrey's Australian Livestock Marketing, are delighted with the quality and breeding of the 93 lots listed for this year's event, claiming the offering is the best ever presentation put before buyers at this feature Central Queensland Field Days.
The sale, on Saturday June 22, is one of the highlights of the three day event, with all horses including 42 Mares and 51 Geldings ridden in pre-sale workouts from 7am.
A Live Online auction service is offered to those unable to attend the sale, and Elite Livestock Auctions will also be showing, live online, the pre-sale workout of each lot.
"The line-up this year has broad suitability which is what we endeavour to make available for horse buyers at this sale," Ken McCaffrey of McCaffrey's Australian Livestock Marketing said.
"There are plenty of well credentialed campdraft and horse sport prospects, a good line-up of mounts to suit lady and youth riders, and a large attractive selection of well bred, reliable, good going stockhorses ideal for mustering and station cattle work."
"Vendors have the opportunity to work their horses on a beast which gives buyers a guide prior to the auction of their suitability for particular purposes," GDL Stud Stock Manager Harvey Weyman-Jones said.
"It is the premier ridden horse sale of Central and Northern Australia where station owners, horse sport competitors, families and pleasure riders can all find the mount they are looking for,'' he added.
Catalogue bloodlines will excite all stockhorse enthusiasts this year, with many of the industry's leading and successful sirelines represented by lots.
Mares and fillies include daughters of Acres Destiny, Shield Conrad, Lethal Lena, One Moore Daddy, Kirkbys Stud Omaha, One Moore Playboy, Hazelwood Cashman, RBH Whiz Kid, Docs Bon Jovi, River Dance, Peptos Stylish Oak, Docs Happy Return, Warrenbri Clancy, Kirkbys Stud Sport, Buzz.
Among the geldings on offer are horses sired by RS Chisum, One Moore Playboy, Chevin Ivory, Warrenbri Benson, Acres Destiny, Warrenbri Omega, One Moore Daddy, Acres Fortyniner, Jewel N Boon, Superact Shiraz, Boonara Latigo, Chex The Catt, J Lee Centre Field, Genuine Roy, Mr Dualman, Oaks Supreme, Hazelwood Con Artist are also included.
Reinforcing the Sale's record of cataloguing horses for every buyer and budget, 2018's auction made sales from $2,000 to a top of $34,000.
Sale catalogues and photos of sale lots are available now at www.gdlrural.com.au