High selling horse goes for $15,000

The annual WYO Quarter Horse Fall Sale saw 91 horses sold to buyers in 20 different states.

Carole Smith, co-owner of the WYO Ranch, said 31 geldings sold for an average of $9,185. , 23 two year-olds averaged $4,856, five yearlings averaged $1,670, and 25 weanlings averaged $1,618.

The high selling horse was an eight-year-old buckskin gelding, Gold Drift Dun, who went to a new owner in California for $15,000.

The top ten geldings averaged $12,100.

The high selling weanling sold for $5,700, and the high selling two year-old sold for $6,750. Both were owned by Dr. H.B. Bartlett. Both of the high sellers were sired by Bill and Carole Smith's stallion, ELS Scottish Nick.

According to Smith, about 400 buyers attended the auction. Dozens of people attended the Saturday morning preview to watch the horses perform. Sixteen head of horse were sold over the phone.