Weekly Report and Newsletter- 1st November 2024
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fell Pony Society Show & Sale, Mountain Moorland Ponies & Shetland Ponies, Saturday 26th October 2024. North West Auctions held its annual sale of Mountain and Moorland ponies, registered Fell ponies on behalf of the Fell Pony Society and for the first time a sale of registered Shetland ponies on behalf of the Shetland Pony Society. The Auction Mart was filled to bursting with vendors, buyers, visitors and ponies with an excellent atmosphere and some good prices. Mountain & Moorland The day started with the Mountain and Moorland section which was topped by a very smart, full up and beautifully presented black Section A Dales mare, Cleatlam Calamity Jane from G & R Dunn. After some brisk bidding she was knocked down for 6,200 gns to K McClements. The same stable also sold Wearside Lottie a 2 year old Section B Dales filly at 2800gns and Sowermire Queenie a 13 year old bay Dales mare at 1600 gns. G & R Dunn also sold Login Bullseye a 2 year old Welsh Section D gelding to make over 15hh for 1400gns. Welsh Section As sold to 500gns for Wolverton Tommy, a 2 year old 11.2hh gelding from M Smallman and 300gns for Bryntwrog Serena a 6 year old 11.2hh mare from L Moss. Welsh Section Cs sold to 600 gns for Tyntyla Lady Catkin, an 11 year old driving and show winning mare from Mrs A Caunce who also sold a Welsh Section B yearling colt at 250gns. Two Shetlands registered with the British Spotted Pony Society from Anwen Jones, sold to 1000gns for Talog Miss Spotify, a filly foal to make about 32” and Talog Mr Spotify, a colt foal at 600gns. This stud also sold Talog Lady Daphne, a homozygous 2 year old registered Shetland filly, in-foal to a few spot stallion at 850gns. Other Shetlands sold to 700gns for Lowmill Rainbow a palomino and white yearling filly from D Cartmel, 500gns for a dun and white filly foal from W Railton and 450gns for a registered 3 year old colt from Edwina Headley.