Consignor...
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Consignor...
Assuming you are planning on sending one of your weanlings to the yearling sales - at what point do you send it off to the prospective consignor & how much time does he/she need to work with it ? Never been there ; never done that !
Bring 'em back tired ; but bring 'em back sound !
Alrighty then...assume the weanling will be shipping from Ky. to S. Carolina around 5 1/2 - 6 mos., simply to grow up, and remain there till it becomes a yearling. Basically little to nothing will be done in the meantime. Am I even approaching this properly ?
Bring 'em back tired ; but bring 'em back sound !
Well we are starting to prep our yearlings now, for September. They are being re-broke to lead (they all knew how, but some forgot). Feet trimmed, exercise, grooming, etc. They are still turned out, after. Some are yearlings, some are short yearlings (May-June foals). We have a walker we will have hooked up sometime in May so they can spend time on that.
So Run for the Roses, as fast as you can.....
It also depends on the consignor. But, at least here in KY, the better, more muscled, etc., your yearling looks, the better the price, keeping in mind that it IS an auction, and anything can happen -- bad day, bad weather, only one bidder that wants that particular horse, etc. Because it can run into the thousands for prep, you might determine that the mating, and the foal itself, is worthy of the investment, before you invest it. Sometimes you can sell a yearling or weanling off the farm with lesser profit, but much less risk.
So Run for the Roses, as fast as you can.....
Yeah ; I did have that thought tucked away in the back of my fuzzy noggin. I need to take a peek & see how the stallion's ( During ) yearlings are selling thus far and it would probably be a neat idea to call the consignor now to just say hello. Thank you for your input !
Bring 'em back tired ; but bring 'em back sound !
Most of the consignor's that I talked to thought for a weanling 30-45 days prepping was plenty of time. For a yearling a minimum of 60 days if you have done your work before hand (walking them on a lead and getting them used to a bit, grooming them to some extent, keeping their feet trimmed, etc...) but would prefer a little more time than that. And like Madelyn said - alot of the September sale yearlings are being worked on now in one way or another.
Good luck!
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