Best of bloodlines in Dalby for annual sale
Australian stockhorse sale in Dalby
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FANS of the Australian stockhorse breed are gearing up for the biggest weekend of the year.
Horse floats from across the country have converged on Dalby this week carting some of the finest bloodlines in the breed in preparation for the country’s biggest approved Australian stockhorse sale.
There were even horses arriving from the Northern Territory.
The event will be run by Ray White Equine for the first time and Brook Noller from the event administration team said it would kick off tonight with the highly anticipated Feedlot Challenge, designed to put working stockmen through their paces.
Despite the new agency, a number of those involved in the sale had experience with running it in previous years.
“The society is organising a huge thing this year for the Friday, the Feedlot Challenge, which is a campdraft event where feedlots nominate a team of three to take part,” Ms Noller said.
“The Friday night is a great night to get everyone here, have a beer and watch the challenge.
“Nominations to enter have
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The Friday night is a great night to get everyone here, have a beer and watch the challenge.
— Brooke Noller
closed, but it will be spectacular to watch.”
She said the line-up would be a mixture of well-known rodeo circuit campdrafters and working campdrafters who lived and breathed the sport through their day jobs.
It was just one of a huge variety of events set to take place over the three days of the sale including a range of events with tens of thousands of dollars in prize money up for grabs.
The range included events for senior horses, geldings, young horses and an open category.
There would also be a ladies’ morning tea aimed at raising funds for Drought Angels.
Ms Noller said there were roughly 230 horses up for sale from bloodlines any Australian stockhorse fan would be delighted to get their hands on.
She said the quality of horses on offer was very similar to previous years.
Last year the top horse was a mare that sold for $50,000 and the average price was about $8000.
Prospective buyers would be able to see the horses in action in the arena on Saturday morning before bidding started.
All horses for sale were approved by the Australian Stockhorse Society and came with a versatile range of specialities from campdrafting to polocrosse.
To find out more about the sale and all related events visit www.raywhiteequine. com/event.
You can also head to www.darlingdownsashs. com.au.