Weekend Equine Event
Attracts Large Crowd and
Positive Rewards

 

by: Bobby McDonald

 

If your interest was horses, Saturday's Performance Horse Sale and Clinic was a full day of activites. The event was hosted in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center by The Equine Company and attracted a large crowd of buyers, sellers, and "lookers!" The day's activites began with a Training Clinic and ended with the Performance Horse Sale, that began at 4:00 p.m.

 

Joe Schwemin, John Lyons Certified Trainer, demonstrates training techniques before a large
crowd in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, on Saturday morning.

 

Sean Patrick wears a microphone as he demonstrates his training techniques, on Saturday morning,
prior to the sale. The horse he was riding in the demonstrations was consigned to the sale.

 

Local horsemen were on-hand to listen at the training clinic and had some questions of their own,
during the questions and answer session.

 

The morning's clinc was presented by local John Lyon's Certified Trainers, Joe Schwemin and Sean and Alisha Patrick. They presented training techniqes and demonstrated the methods while mounted on horseback. Then, members of the audience were given the opportunity to ask questions and have their training problems discussed. The questions ranged from biting to the horse that is "barn sour." The clinc concluded at 11:00 a.m.

 

 

At 11:30 a.m., live demonstrations began of the horses that were consigned to the afternoon sale. The consignment horses were demonstrated in calf roping, team roping, pleasure/reining, cutting and sorting, and ranch horse. "What makes our sale unique is that these demonstrations are given where everyone can show the ability of their horse," expressed David Byrnes, of The Equine Company. "Many of these sessions involved roping and/or cutting and sorting of cattle. The arena was set-up much like an actual rodeo or competitive event."

 

Horses consigned to the sale were shown in a live demonstration of their abilities, so that
potential buyers could see their abilities and training.

 

Byrnes continued by stating that he received positive feedback from both the buyers and the sellers, as they were able to see the horse's ability, before bidding on the animal in the auction ring.

Horses of all types were actioned in the late afternoon sale. The top selling individual in the sale brought $9,900.00 and the top five horses in the sale averaged $6,700.00 each.

 

The Equine Company, host for the sale, had a wide array of tack and equine products available
for local horsemen to view and purchase.

 

"We're encouraged by the participation in this sale," expressed Byrnes.  "I would say the sale was an overall success, with an abundance of positive feedback, regarding the quality of horses in the sale, the format in which the sale was conducted, and the overall organization of the event!"

 

 

Byrnes has already scheduled another like event for September 22, 2007, in the Civic Center. David is taking consignments now, and can be reached at The Equine Company, by phone at (903)885-7979, or by e-mail at dbyrnes@theequinecomany.com.

 

Action in the barn became busy, as the sale was conducted and each lot was taken to the auction ring.

 

"We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to the many local sponsors that helped make this sale a success," expressed Byrnes. "Local sponsors included: Brian Tolivar Ford, Farm Country, Dairyland New Holland, Best Western Motel, Holiday Inn Express, Cactus Saddlery, Tully Insurance, and Priefert Inc. Without their generous help, we could have never sponsored this event!"

 

"Wild Horse Tales"......local horsemen Lance Looney and Herbert Anderson discuss some of the
consignments in Saturday's sale and the quality of the offering.

 

So, mark your calendars for September 22, 2007, and make plans to attend the second Performance Horse Sale and Equine Event!

 

"How much is he worth?"......That's what each horse faced as it
was brought to the ring and presented before the auctioneer and
the buying public!

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