18th November 2023

North West Auctions held its annual autumn sale of horses, ponies and donkeys on Saturday 18th November. With an entry of just under 300 and a ring packed full of people, led to an excellent day’s trade with a good atmosphere leaving vendors and buyers happy.

The sale topped overall at 2700 guineas for Highfield Dorothy, a smart 4 year old cob mare from Mr K Anderson, who made the long journey down to the West Midlands. A matching pair of miniature spotted ponies from Cormac Vallely, Northern Ireland, sold as a pair for 2500gns. A 12yr old black cob gelding from Mr J Stewart sold to 2350gns, D Kay sold a 2 year old filly at 2300gns and a 5 year old at 2000gns. The Hermits Stud sold their very smart typey cobs well at 2000gns, 1600gns, 1500gns and 1300gns. Lowmill Custard Cream, a 2 year old cob filly from Craig Eland sold at 2050gns.
Welsh ponies topped at 2100gns for a 12 year old Section B gelding and 2000gns for Llynhelyg Carwyn a 9 year old Welsh part bred. Fwrog Rihanna, a Section D yearling filly sold at 900gns and Gayan Guto a 3 year registered Welsh Section A gelding sold for 700gns.
Donkeys sold at 480gns for a 5 year old Jenny, 280gns for a yearling gelding and 280gns for a 10 year old gelding from N Harrison and 280gns and 220gns for 3 year old Jacks from G & M Rudd.
Shetland ponies topped at 700gns for Lunespring Zara a registered 9 year old mini Shetland mare from the Richardson family who sold others at 420, 400, 380 and 350gns for colt and filly foals.
The top priced foal was 1900gns for a very smart black Friesian x cob filly from Paul Wheeler, Wharton Ella a cob x Welsh Section D filly from M Metcalfe sold for 1200gns, followed by G&R Trigger a grey roan cob colt from G&R Dunn who went on to sell for 1150 gns and Luneside Dancing Queen, a cob filly from D Gough, sold at 1000gns.
North West Auctions wish all buyers good luck with their purchases and look forward to seeing everyone at the next sale on Saturday 20th April 2024.