it’s time for the 38th annual gallop stallion services auction Whatever you do, do not miss this year’s Gallop Stallion Service Auction presented by Rhodes River Ranch and held at Northern Quest Resort & Casino on Sunday, January 31st. Doors open at 11am, and the event will begin at 12 Noon PST. This gives plenty of time for both our National and International bidders to call in their bids! All stallions & auction items will be displayed on 30’ screens inside the Pavilion at Northern Quest. Plus, the auction will be broadcasted live on our website, www.GallopAuction.com so bidders can call in their bids and talk to an operator.
By Barbara Turner
owners join the ranks! This year Gallop has stallions from Washington, Texas, California, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Alabama, and Idaho. Stallion breeding fees range from $500 to $4100 per service. “We like to keep a pocketbook range so everyone has a chance to be a part of the Gallop event and helping our mission. As well as raising the bar of their breeding program” explained Gallop Event Coordinator, Barbara Turner. This year’s event offers 39 World Champion stallions! Many others are Reserve World, Congress, NCHA, NSBA, and NRHA Champions. There are three stallions that are five to nine times World Champions!
Gallop would like to congratulate their Top High Selling Services from the 2020 auction. The Highest Selling Service (for his second consecutive year) was Highest Selling Service, AQHA/APHA Stallion, Spooks Gotta (two consecutive years) Spooks Gotta Gun Many will recognize the stallion Gun. His service was purchased for names, as they are leading sires of $2,900 by Mikel Marbach of Clarkston, their breed and have produced Washington. Second Highest Selling Service was Lazy Loper. multiple World and Reserve His service sold for $2,450 World Champion offspring. to Larry & Lori Wilkerson You will have the opportunity of Kennewick, Washington. to purchase services to some Gallop’s Third Highest Selling of the finest Halter, Western Service was No Doubt Im Lazy. Pleasure, Hunt Seat, Working His service sold for $2,400 to Cow, Cutting, and Reining high bidder Karen Havens of stallions in the world! The 2021 Bebit, Wisconsin. And Gallop’s stallion line-up is complete, and Fourth Highest Selling Service the website is being updated was HF Mobster at $2,000, daily with additional non-service purchased by Phina Philipson auction items. This is a great time to do your homework on of Spokane, Washington. transported semen costs, mare Gallop would also like to care facilities and breeding 3rd Highest Selling Service 2nd Highest Selling Service thank all the owners of the procedures for stallions and No Doubt Im Lazy Lazy Loper 2020 lineup. ranches that Their support and dedication to Gallop’s are of interest to you. It also gives you an mission has helped the Ronald McDonald opportunity to research the stallions. If you House Charities of the Inland Northwest are considering transporting semen, make continue to help families in crisis, who have sure you research the process and contact travelled to be near their child in a hospital the stallion owner to confirm costs and what and need a place to stay. Gallop thanks all the their “Live Foal Guarantee” consists of. Those breeders who have participated in bidding on costs will be between the successful bidder their fine stallions! and the stallion owners or breeding farms. This is your opportunity to help a family in Visit our website for more information, www. need! Be sure to attend one of the Nation’s GallopAuction.com. most successful equine fundraising events, You need not be present to bid on the either in person or online! Gallop is ranked as services. Pre-bidding is currently being one of the best events (and causes) to purchase accepted, or you can bid on the day of the Stallion Services in the country! Each year the 4th Highest Selling Service auction in the Pavilion or by calling Gallop’s HF Mobster Stallion line-up gets better, and new stallion JANUARY 2021 • HORSE PREVIEWS • PAGE 4
