AQHBG - The Alberta Quarter Horse Breeders Group

Alberta Quarter Horse Breeders Group
35th Annual Fall Sale Results

November 1, 2008 marked the 35th year of our Alberta Quarter Horse Breeders’ Group Fall Sale held in conjunction with Edmonton Northlands at the Northlands AgriCom, Edmonton, Alberta. Dan Skeels was on the auction block and Ron Anderson was our pedigree commentator.

Top 5 averaged - $6,860.00 Overall our sale averaged $2,899.00
Top 10 averaged - $5,650.00 Averages do not include the additional payout.

New for this year! Imperial Distributors Canada Inc. has provided a monetary sponsorship allowing the Alberta Quarter Horse Breeders’ Group to provide an additional payout to our top ten consignors. Total payout was $8,000.00.

Monogrammed sheets were awarded to both the consignor and the purchaser for the high selling horse in each age category sponsored by Kubota Dealers of Alberta and, Flaman Sales, Yellowhead sponsored a winter blanket to the purchaser of the overall high selling horse of the sale.

Weanling – averaged $800.00
Lot #40, HIGH BROWS FRST BREW (BSF High Brow Two x Solanos Advernturess), 2008 Dun colt, consigned by Donna Kent, purchased by Jim Szmyrk.

Yearling – averaged $2,346.00
Lot #43, DUAL PARA DOX (Playdox x Fancy Rey Freckles), 2007 Sorrel Stallion, consigned by Bob Butz, purchased by Al Gerla.

Two Year Old – averaged $2,455.00
Lot #46, HW PERKY LENA (Lenatopeppy x HW Gina Cash Cat), 2006 Sorrel Mare, consigned by Jim Stupniski, purchased by Richard Robitaille.

Three Year Old – averaged $3,811.00
Lot #26, SHAWNS DOUBLE PEP (Shawn O Lena x RHL Ms Double Pep), 2005 Chestnut Gelding, consigned by Louse Allchurch, purchased by Richard Hollingworth.

Aged – averaged $3,354
Lot #34, ALL THAT FRECKLES (Bobs Freckle x Sheza Jazzy Player), 2003 Sorrel Mare, consigned by Butlin Ranches, purchased by Kristine & Jason Ruth. OVERALL HIGH SELLER- $8,800.00

The Alberta Quarter Horse Breeders’ Group would like to thank all who attended the 35th Annual Fall Sale and especially the consignors and purchasers. Our committee is already planning for the 2009 Annual Fall Sale. We are planning to be stabled in the AgriCom again, with hopes to continue with the cattle and the sale preview. Please check our website for further information at www.aqhbg.com.

Remember to get your membership in by January 10, 2009 in order to get your advertising in our Annual Directory. This Directory is full color and is distributed throughout Canada, Nationally as well as Internationally. Great advertising.

Catalogue of 2008 Sale Horses

The Directors and Selection Committee have met several times over the last four months to brainstorm ways to enhance our sale opportunity to move from a quality sale to a leading edge opportunity to become the Premier Quarter Horse Sale in Western Canada.

Our aspiration is to put in place a selection process that will offer well bred, built, mannered and fitted quarter horses for sale to the Western Canadian buying public. We have the capacity to assemble 60 to 70 excellent horses from all ages and all disciplines to meet said criteria. Also, we want to broaden the membership of the organization to enable top quality sale horses to be nominated, selected and sold at our Annual Fall Sale at Edmonton Northlands.

We have the venue and audience that is attracted to Northlands in November during their Equine Week and we have been a very good sale competitively for years. Can it be better? We collectively feel as a Board that there is a need for a high quality marketing opportunity for this industry.

We have assembled a selection committee that represents some of the larger mare and stallion bands in the Province of Alberta. Arguably all of the members on the selection committee have been long term players in the Alberta Quarter Horse industry and all have volunteered and committed their time to working towards a satisfying marketing opportunity for both buyers and sellers of quality stock.

We encourage your interest, your support and your nominations to bring this all together in Edmonton in November. Our contact information is well publicized in our web site and advertising program which will be rolled out in our great Western Canadian publications shortly.