Winter's End Auction

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Hello everyone and welcome to a new year at Blue Ridge!

Dapples is running a wonderful auction, but I'm here to do all the boring stuff like tell you all the rules - I know

Rules:

Please remember that students can't own stallions. They must be gelded before or after the arrive at the academy if you buy a stallion at the auction

Students also can't own a horse under the age of 4 years.

Don't buy a horse you don't have the money for - yes, that's the money in your mini profile there on the left. You can however beg or borrow money from your friendly members if you find yourself short of cash, this must be done before you post in the auction though and go through your wonderful Admins - as we control the money.

Lastly, I have decided to change the way the auctions are run due to the new money thing. Rather than replying to the auction thread, I would like you to start a new thread with the subject being the Horse's number, you will post your thread of your character being interested. You will then need to wait a week, just in case someone else is interested. If no one else replies, Rissa or I will post as the auctioneer and do the whole SOLD thing. If there is another person interested, then at the end of the week there will be a coin toss and whoever picks the correct toss wins. It is NOT going to turn into a money war.

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- - - - Horse One - - - -

PRICE: $200

SHOW NAME:

Rainbows and Sunshine .

BARN NAME:

Appy .

AGE:

10 Years Old .

GENDER:

Mare .

COLOR:

Gray Varnish Roan .

BREED:

Appaloosa .

HEIGHT:

15 HH .

PERSONALITY:

Appy needs a job to do all the time , but not just any job ol' job you feel like giving her , but a job that she wants to do and trust me that isn't an easy pick . She isn't easily motivated to do much and can be a pain to get going , so forcing her to do a job of your choice is going to be a long and arduous task . Appy likes everyone , sometimes . She is a complex individual and as she get to know her you'll see that it isn't what she's trained in it's what she feels like . She may want to jump one day and be perfect but the next day she'll throw you every jump . Appy loves creativity . To keep her motivated you have to keep things creative and moving so she has something fun to do . The thing is you never work Appy to long . She likes short , quick workouts and can become moody and nasty if worked to long .
Although Appy isn't always the sweetest mare nor is she easy to work with when it comes to picking what to do she is still a quiet , good mount for most riders . If you can find the job she wants , it will get done with enthusiasm and efficiency . That task though can be a lot hard then it looks though . You just have to remember a few rules with Appy . She likes creativity , keep a variety of jobs for her , and don't fight with her or you'll only make it harder for youself . A good push is okay for Appy but fighting with her will frustrate her . If she has had enough she'll tell you .

HISTORY:

Not much is mentioned about Appy's past live experiences due to lack of conections to her life . All the is currently know to this mare is that she was born on a stud farm , sold as a yearling , and trained by proffesionals for two years . She became a childs mount at five years of age but due to tempermental issues and being moody she was put up at this auction . Her owns even stated , "Appy isn't a bad mare at all , she's actually quite a lovely horse to have around . The problem is she can get fussy when the younger kids are riding her and we just can't have that with little ones abord her ."

DISCIPLINE:

All rounder , Western and English .

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- - - - Horse Two - - - -

PRICE: $500

SHOW NAME:

Little Splash

BARN NAME:

Splash

AGE:

7 Years Old .

GENDER:

Mare .

COLOR:

Palomino .

BREED:

Quarter Horse .

HEIGHT:

14.3 HH .

PERSONALITY:

Slow , steady , and determined . A great childs mount ? Yes . Splash is your cute pony . Though she lacks temperment and would rather have a quiet day out . She doesn't do good with excitement or crazy new things . She's somewhat of a chicken if you ask me . She's the kind of horse who likes predictability without surprises , she likes to know she's doing the same thing every day and would be honored to do it every day not matter what . She just doesn't like changes and can get somewhat panicy about it . The best way to work with this mare is to stay in the box , don't over do things and repeat the lesson keep her comfortable and you'll get more .

Here are the few things to be careful about . Splash can't handle anything that will surprise her or a change in routine . Rush her she'll freak out . She doesn't like any of that and can become hard to work with . You just have to keep things simple and easy on her and she'll be willing to give more toward her owner the easier you make it for her .

HISTORY:

Splash was born on a small farm in BC . She was soon transported all the way over to Kentucky whe she was a yearling . Her training started at the early age of two and she was back when she was three years old . Training was kept light and easy due to how paniced she could get very quickly . Splash didn't last long there only for a few years before she was sold again to another person but that lady couldn't handle the mare either . Soon Splash ended up here in the auction house looking for a home she would stay in forever .

DISCIPLINE:

Dressage , Level one .

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- - - - Horse Three - - - -

PRICE: SOLD!

SHOW NAME:

Imma Stunner .

BARN NAME:

Stunner .

AGE:

5 Years Old .

GENDER:

Stallion .

COLOR:

Bucksin .

BREED:

Quarter horse .

HEIGHT:

15.2 HH .

PERSONALITY:

A real rock star Stunner is . He is confident and charismatic . The kind of horse that would dominant the field he is trained in . Stunner is a hard worker and loves to show you what he can do . He's expressive and strong minded and loves to shine as bright as the starts when he works . Flashy with movement he stands out like a king . He can be hard to work with though and will test you with every little thing you do . Stunner likes to push bottoms with his riders make sure they know what their doing . It's not that he's being naughty but more so asking , are you sure this is right ? but Stunner has his days .

Being a young stallion he is known to be hot headed and ver powerful and will need a strong hand to handle him well . He does bolt occasionally and when he has mares on his mind you'll need to have a firm hand because he'll instantly forget you . Stunner isn't the horse for a student or an adult who diesn't have very much horse expirience . Stunner needs a rider with a strong mind who can put him through his paces and help him shine like the stars .

HISTORY:

A simple story . Stunner was born in Kentucky on a large breeding farm for quarter horses . He is top of the time quarter horse blood . His father a champion reiner with his mother a champion barrel racer . He could easily follow in either of their hoofprints having the balance and skill for both but what Stunner turns into is up to his new owners .

DISCIPLINE:

Green broke . Best in western .

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- - - - Horse Four - - - -

PRICE: SOLD!

SHOW NAME:

Backstreet Badboy .

BARN NAME:

Backstreet .

AGE:

11 Years Old .

GENDER:

Gelding .

COLOR:

Bay .

BREED:

Thoroughbred .

HEIGHT:

16.1 HH .

PERSONALITY:

Shy, suspicious, sensitive ! The way to ride Backstreet is to be solid and consistent in you riding with low expectations . Backstreets need good training plans without any step skipping for him to preform well . He want's a job he can preform perfectly each time and pressing him to do something he doesn't know can cause issues later on for you . He isn't wants open to trying new things . He can be a bit of a butt about it . While training you need to repeat each step till he really gets it but if things get to hard to handle for him he'll simply just leave – mentally , emotionally , and physically if possible .

Backstreet is a fine mount with a lot of potential just needs the right rider . He has fairly good training under his belt but he does have his training vices . Backstreet has learned that bucking is a way to evade something he dislikes , he has also become a nipper , and he'll back off if he dpesn't feel you're a solid enough leader he has a hard time trusting . So you need to be a firm fair leader with Backstreet and make sure he has daily exercise . The big training thing for him is you need to use baby steps , a safety circle . He'd be a good horse to take t othe top if you have the time and patients to train him .

HISTORY:

You wont believe it but Backstreet is the actual twin brother of Westy . They both grew up on the race track but sadly only Backstreet carried this career on . Backstreet later on became a retired racign champion and persued the career of an eventer because of his spped , balance , and love for jumping . Sadly though his trainer sold him and he had to leave his brother . After a while of training and going places Backstreet ended up at an auction where he found his brother again .

DISCIPLINE:

Eventing . Dressage ; second level . Show jumping ; Level 2. Fences 3’0” to 3’3” in height and 3’3” to 3’9” in spread, Triple bars/liverpools to 4’3” . Cross Country ; Intermediate .

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- - - - Horse Five - - - -

PRICE: $200

SHOW NAME:

West Side .

BARN NAME:

Westy .

AGE:

11 Years Old .

GENDER:

Gelding .

COLOR:

Bay .

BREED:

Thoroughbred .

HEIGHT:

15.2 HH .

PERSONALITY:

Soft , sensitive , and very sweet . Westy is nothing but a pleaser and he will try and try no matter what you are asking of him . He likes it when you tell him exactly when you want him to do then help him preform it . Westy can be somewhat of a chicken and needs a rider wh owill sit and push him but also tal kto him and keep him calm . If you're calm and quiet then he isusually calm and quiet to . He isn't for young riders or just learning riders at all , he's highly skilled in the Dressage field but can get rather panicy at any given moment .

Westy is a good horse though . He had amazing ground manners and will treat you very sweetly no matter what is happening . He doesn't bite , buck , or rear but he does bolt undersaddle . That's the only trainign problem that he really has is when he's scared he'll bolt . Westy is the horse to turn around and face the problem head on . He's to much a chicken to do so .

HISTORY:

You won't believe it but Westy is the actual twin brother of Backstreet . Both had grown up on the race track but Westy didn't have the speed to surpase his brother who later on became a retired racing champion . Westy remained on the race track used to bost other horses confidence since he was slow and so many past him . The thing was a young girl who worked there was training him and training him to Dressage . After a while though Westy ended up being given away and for years he was bouncing around for trainer to trainer as his skills builded up into something more .

DISCIPLINE:

Dressage , Fourth Level .

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- - - - Horse Six - - - -

PRICE: SOLD

SHOW NAME:

Time Is All We Got .

BARN NAME:

Tuesday .

AGE:

6 Years Old .

GENDER:

Gelding .

COLOR:

Gray .

BREED:

Quarter Horse .

HEIGHT:

15.3 HH .

PERSONALITY:

Tuesday is all business and no play . He's know to be resistant and difficult to train if not worked at a job he likes . This big guy is a power seeker and if not trained right , respected , and shown correct leadership he'll walk all over you like you're nothing . He's more of an advanced riding horse for trainers looking for a step up in difficulty . Tuesday likes to call the shots and be the boss so it can be hard to work with him he isn't at all a level-headed companion . This can be something hard to overcome but the thing is Tuesday is a chicken . He needs someone to push him forward and tell him things are okay and don't be afraid to get a bit strong with this horse . Just remember to be firm , fair , and fearless . Push him to be a better horse .

HISTORY:

Tuesday was born in Kentucky on a quarter horse breeding farm . As a two year old he as bought for a young man to train and work with but that didn't last long because Tuesday was just a little bit to much horse for him . So he was soon sold to this older women who started training him and she had the gelding for a few years but due to to many horses she put him up in the auction house .

DISCIPLINE:

In training Barrel Racer .

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- - - - Horse Seven - - - -

PRICE: SOLD!

SHOW NAME:

Imma Bee .

BARN NAME:

Bee .

AGE:

9 Years Old .

GENDER:

Gelding .

COLOR:

Dark Bay .

BREED:

Warmblood .

HEIGHT:

16.3 HH .

PERSONALITY:

To Bee it's all about the job no matter what the job is he'll do it , thoug he's more of a Dressage horse but he'll do whatever is asked of him . He's that steady , consistent compaigner that everyone wants . He'll do whatever and is rather laid back about it not one to get overly excited or overly overwelmed but things . He'd make a good school horse when and if that time comes . Though at the beginning he had trouble focusing on his work so he needs a good hand to sit and say "hey we're working now so get your butt in gear ." Bee does get bored easily though so a small bit of variety is nice for him , he enjoys nice long relaxing trail rides sometimes and is very quiet out and about . Not your typical warmblood . He's not hot at all .

You just have to remember the key rules with working with Bee . Keep him busy and give him variety , he likes to excel and the more he has to do the more he'll shine for you . Make sure you plan your program well with him or else trainign can fall apart easily with the gelding . If you have loop holes or rushing through training that opens up for him to make mistakes which he will . He likes a rider who will tell him where to go and what he needs to do next . Don't let him second guess .

HISTORY:

Bee was born on a large breeding farm who bred exclusively for high class Dressage horses . Both is parents where champions , with an oldet brother who is now a FEI Dressage stallion . Be was trained till he was four at this farm and then was put up for sale . His new owner loved him and they worked hard but due to his owner being injured he was put to pasture since he didn't want to sell him , he was to attached to the gelding . His owner had two ladies leasing him and Bee loved working with him but eventually his owner put him into the auction because he couldn't afford to keep the gelding .

DISCIPLINE:

Dressage , Third Level .

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- - - - Horse Eight - - - -

PRICE: SOLD

SHOW NAME:

Behind The Blue Lines

BARN NAME:

Blue .

AGE:

6 Years Old .

GENDER:

Mare .

COLOR:

Grulla .

BREED:

Warmblood cross Thoroughbred .

HEIGHT:

15.1 HH .

PERSONALITY:

High strung , just a little bit . Mareish , a whole bunch . Blue can be a rather pain in the butt to work with always having contant mood swings . One second she can be very sweet and loveable and the next second she can be bolting down the long side bucking like a mad women . If she makes a mistake or somethign goes wrong the blame is never on her she'll blame you and even freak out . It's always you're wrong and she's right and if you don't let her believe that then she'll ignore you . Blue is just not a beginner horse , she's barely an intermediate horse .

To work with Blue you need to be a quiet and fair leader and she her respect . If you respect her she'll respect you back . But you need to build trust slowly , she isn't a horse she just jump on and go that'll only cause issues with her training . If she doesn't like something don't push her into it because she'll push back and not in a good way . If she doesn't do it the first time don't worry about it just go back to it later . Just don't fight with her or you'll have a bigger problem .

HISTORY:

Blue was born an accident . Her owners didn't want her so they sold her to a young teen who didn't know what she was doing and slowly Blue turned into a bratty young filly . Bad training took place and Blue slowly grew into a bratty mare who was not managable for the teen anymore . She though a whip would fix anything but that only made things worse and now Blue is ill tempered and harsh toward her riders . She was eventually put into the auction . Who would have though such a sweet innocent foal could turn into such a monster .

DISCIPLINE:

Eventer in training .

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