State to sell formerly neglected horses nurtured back to good health on May 31
| Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture will auction about 22 horses that were impounded in poor condition and nursed back to good health.
“We want to get these healthy horses good homes so that they can continue to thrive,” says Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin.
The auction, noon, Saturday, May 31, is being held at the department’s equine Decatur Impound Facility, 2394 Wildcat Road, Decatur. The facility is near the Georgia State University athletic fields in south DeKalb County.
Some of the horses scheduled for sale include:
"Rosemary & Rosebud" 7 year old bay and white Paint mare, with 3 mo. bay & white colt
"Arthur" 4 year old palomino Quarter Horse gelding
"Lance" 5 year old chestnut Quarter Horse gelding
"Tristan" 13 year old chestnut Quarter Horse gelding
"Percy" 10 year old sorrel roan Appaloosa gelding
"Saphron" 5 year old black and white Paint gelding
"Sage" 1 year old bay and white Paint gelding
"Pinkey" 1 year old sorrel and white Paint mare
"Mary" 18 year old chestnut Quarter Horse X mare
"Claudia" 1 year old black Quarter Horse X mare
"Clinton" 15 year old black roan Quarter Horse X gelding
"Shooter" 4 year old bay Quarter Horse X mare
"Slammer" 12 year old sorrel Quarter Horse X mare
"Haley" 3 year old sorrel Quarter Horse TB X gelding
"Eclispe" 4 year old black Quarter Horse mare
"Flare" 20 year old sorrel Quarter Horse mare
"Astra" 1 year old bay Quarter Horse mare
"Galaxy" 1 year old buckskin Quarter Horse mare
"St. Paddy" 10 year old Palomino Paint mare
"Ireland" 20 year old buckskin Quarter Horse mare
"Savannah" 10 year old black Tennessee Walking Horse X mare
Beginning at 10 a.m., on auction day, buyers can inspect the horses that will be sold.
Photographs of the horses to be auctioned are available at the Georgia Department of Agriculture website: www.agr.georgia.gov. For directions to the sale and other questions call (404) 656-3713.
The successful bidder must be prepared to pay for the horse by cashier’s check or money order. Additionally, they must move the animal from the impoundment facility by 6 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2008. Full payment may be made at the time the animal is picked up.
All horses sold are subject to periodic inspection by the Georgia Department of Agriculture for up to 12 months after the sale.
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