KD Trakehners dispersal

[TrueColours]

I just spoke with a friend who was there and was APPALLED by the condition of the young horses (not this year;s foals, but the older ones …) who had severe nutritional issues (in her words) that were not disclosed prior to anyone making the trek there to see them in person which resulted in the club feet, surgeries required and very poor hoof conditions …

Apparently broccoli was/is grown close by and the stuff they dump on those fields to make the broccoli grow threw the copper balance out on the hay KD grew to feed their horses. By the time they realized what the problem was, several foal crops were affected. A nutritionist was there to answer any questions but what concerned her a GREAT deal was that many people watched them turned loose in the ring, peeked into their stalls but that NO ONE except for her and one other lady asked to have them taken out so you could actually see what you were getting before you bid! And out of town buyers that bid over the phone will probably have no idea until their new horse arrives home. She said one youngsters foot was so bad, the cracks were SO deep and right up to the coronary band, that it would be literally impossible to keep that one sound …

Buyer beware for sure …

[jherold]

I saw the feet on one yearling that was on my list. That made me ask to have all the horses on my list pulled out so I could look at the feet. I had one I loved, but after sending pictures to my vet tech friend and speaking to the vet on hand, I passed and thankfully came home with an empty trailer. I was shocked that they disclossed the one cribber but said nothing about the feet. I was really disappointed. Although the vet reports were all there and they had a vet available to explain the reports and he did an excellent job in my opinion.

[SmlHpy1]

I would assume that some people may not have asked to look closely at the horse on auction day because they offered test rides and time for a PPE prior to the auction day. I would hope that the people that did buy knew what they were getting because they did their homework prior to the auction date. This was announced well in advance and allowed plenty of time to do the necessary homework.

[aquafarms]

It was my understanding that they had not been feeding the hay that they had grown to the pregnant mares and foals for the past three years, as it was my understanding was that the weanling and yearling were not affected.

[Herze]

Not sure if I was the “other lady asking to see horses brought out” but I did. They were quite honest about the vet records and if they were asked about anything in particular (like “is that from an abscess?” or “why the one shoe?”) it matched what the vet said. I reviewed records on 6 young horses (all 2 or younger) I was interested in. They did x-rays on all the young stock that had check ligament surgery and the vet was honest about whether they looked good or not (the vet had concerns only about 1 of them based on radiographs). The comment about the feed and the hay was interesting, I did not know that.

For other people, I would give the benefit of the doubt to them about whether they looked before they bid. There were many many test rides in advance of the auction, as well as a preview the day before, so some people may not have needed to pull out the horses again on the day of (or were just spectating). I myself had no idea whether I would have money to bid until a couple of days before (darn home building!) so I attended the preview and looked at the horses the morning of (and had also seen many at the inspection in August and previous years).

[badibug]

I’ll chime in to say that I was the winning bidder on #33 Cornelia Schmidt “Conny.” She arrived on Monday and is settling in nicely. She’s going to try her hand at eventing.

[TwinGates]

[QUOTE=badibug;7775016]
I’ll chime in to say that I was the winning bidder on #33 Cornelia Schmidt “Conny.” She arrived on Monday and is settling in nicely. She’s going to try her hand at eventing. :D[/QUOTE]

Congratulations! Lovely mare.

[derbyjumper]

Hi , I must say I spoke to the vet before the auction . He was super to speak with . I had spoken of only a few I thought I would be interested in . I was very disappointed that so many had issues . I then was a bit “spooked” as I was not in attendance and was internet bidding . Now I am more disappointed that I did not acquire the horses I wanted . But any way I congrats to the buyer of Cornelia Schmidt . I was the other bidder. If I had Won my other choices earlier I would have continued up on her bid but didn’t want to run from nj for just one . who ever got Tempo , Amiga or Casino Keith ,congrats