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Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 7, 2010 19:24:00 GMT -8
I spent the day with the largest herd of Icelandic horses in the nation. All of the horses that are broke to ride have been spoken for. Most of the mares and geldings have also been placed. There are still several intact colts that may need homes. The farm manager is organizing a sealed bid auction for Nov. 21st for the remaining horses. If there are any horses without homes after that, Sunny Acres and Rodeo City Equine Rescue are standing by to help with placements. Here are some pictures that my friends, Amanda Barber and Syndi Duehn took from our visit. Stallion stampede!  3 Amigos from the stallion pasture  Stallions playing and chasing one another  Mock fighting  Ouch!  Dancing!  One of the pretty geldings in the stallion herd  Making friends  You make one friend, and suddenly you have several.  Curious ponies  |
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Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 9, 2010 19:23:44 GMT -8
The latest news on the Icelandics is that the farm is putting together a catalog and pictures of all the horses that remain available. On Nov. 21st, the farm will be hosting a sealed bid for each of the horses still needing homes. All of the money collected on the sealed bids will be pooled together to pay for registering all of the Icelandics. People that have successful bids on the 21st may pick up their horse that same day. If any horses still remain after that, Sunny Acres and Rodeo City Equine Rescue in Ellensburg are standing by to help place them with qualified adopters.
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Post by missmandyb on Nov 9, 2010 19:52:58 GMT -8
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Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 12, 2010 8:17:15 GMT -8
Thanks Amanda! For the record, none of the mares are supposed to be pregnant. There is some misinformation being spread. The mares and geldings were kept together, and the stallions/stud colts were kept together.
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Post by missmandyb on Nov 13, 2010 6:33:11 GMT -8
I also would like to mention that these horses are not handled. I am seeing folks oohing and ahing over the cute fuzzy ponies. They are going to need to be worked by someone who knows what they are doing. Preferably someone familiar with Icelandics. They do not take kindly to rough handling. They are very strong and bigger than I thought they would be.
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Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 17, 2010 23:08:42 GMT -8
The most recent news is that the auction on Nov 21st will have previewing of the horses available to bid on from 9am-12pm. The bidding will take place from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Winning bidders may take home their horses that same day. The address where the auction will take place is 3401 Thorp Hwy, Ellensburg, WA. Hope to see you all there!
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Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 18, 2010 8:06:21 GMT -8
To see pictures of the 7 fillies that will be available during the Silent Auction on Sunday. You can see them at: amandasveranda.blogspot.com/Their farm manager, Darick, is handling the auction and knows each of the horses that are available. If you have any questions, please direct your questions to him at agr_sandman@yahoo.com |
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Post by Sunny Acres Ranch on Nov 22, 2010 7:08:00 GMT -8
Due to bad weather, the bidder turn out for the auction was poor. Approved adopters from Sunny Acres Ranch took home 4 of the Icelandics yesterday though. Congrats to their new owners! There are still more than a dozen colts available, 2 geldings, and a couple of fillies. The pictures of the ones that still need homes are on this link: amandasveranda.blogspot.com/Sunny Acres is standing by to help adopt out the remaining horses if we are needed. |
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