I have a student looking for a lower level all-arounder, and I remember looking at a few sales horses online at Picturesque Farm many years ago (like 20!), but I never actually drove out there to see anything.
Am interested in finding out more about them from anyone who has had experiences - TIA! 
I haven’t bought a horse from her, but I have been to her farm for shows, and seen her horses at shows.
I have a positive impression, and wouldn’t hesitate to do business with her if I were looking for another horse.
Thanks Janet!
Yes, several. Not for myself but for clients. She gets some very nice horses and ponies in from various consignors and she also has lovely home breds. She has tons of students and all of her sale horses get ridden by the kids. Call her and tell her what you’re looking for.
Thank you, very helpful!
I did and the horse is just as represented. It was a positive experience all around with no problems. I would act fast though. She turns horses around super quickly. By the time you post here the one you’re thinking about has probably sold…
I saw interesting horses listed there before and inquired with a former-HJ friend, who also only had good things to say. IIRC she actually rode there for a while and knew the owner or trainer pretty well.
A friend bought one from them off a video, and the horse was exactly as represented and my friend had a great experience. I was planning to send one to them to sell before it sold one in barn, and my sense was they pride themselves on trying to make good matches. And I second the comment that things move quickly there - they sell a lot locally and by word of mouth and a lot of things don’t make it to social media much less the website!
So question for everyone who has bought a horse from them (or knows someone who has): from where do they source these horses, generally?
They are well known for sales and lots of people in programs that don’t do a lot of active sales will send a horse to be sold there. They’re a well known sales barn. They’re not buying them at auction or anything. People are sending them there to sell. They breed some ponies too.
I bought one through Picturesque, tried several, and even discussed help with selling one. Kristy is upfront and honest about what she knows (or doesn’t know) about the horse and is looking to make a good match. Horses move through her program quickly and you’ll likely have to make a quick trip to try and a quick decision on whether or not to vet/purchase. As mentioned, she seems to do primarily consignment through an extensive network. Feel free to PM!!
It is a combination of individual clients sending horses to be sold by someone who has a big network and tends to move horses quickly, and some overflow from a couple of big-name sales barns.
Good to know, folks - thanks much! 
Oddly enough, the horse in question is on the cover of the chronicle this month!
I have a hard time with her descriptions, which are not always verifiable or accurate (“your next Pony Finals winner!” For example)
Is this comment in jest? I can’t tell, because that’s just called marketing.
Considering she’s had quite a few of her homebreds and sales ponies successfully compete at Pony Finals, and one of her sales graduates won the large pony under saddle at Pony Finals this year, she probably has a good idea of which ones can get you there. She has no problem differentiating between which ones are division ponies and which ones are children’s ponies and which ones are local/trail riding ponies and she’ll point that out to buyers.
The large pony winner of the under saddle this year was an import to my knowledge.
There’s a difference between advertising something as a division pony and the actual next winner of Pony Finals, which she recently did for one that is not going to be that. Unsuspecting parents don’t know any better and I know at least one who was duped. It’s great she has so many defenders. Non horse parents beware.
A buyer who believes ANYONE can promise what animal will win a particular class doesn’t know enough about the subjective nature of hunters to be shopping without professional support.
But making such promises is ok and acceptable business practice in your eyes?
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