Since returning to Kentucky with the Pony Finals in 2005, 379 ponies have been sold for $4,793,500 through the American Hunter Pony Classic. Professional Auction Services, Inc has produced the auction since 1995 and has sold 935 ponies for $8,961,700. “This is a tremendous market place for pony hunters and prospects,” said Tim Jennings, director of marketing for the auction company. “The best pony buyers in the industry are here and they know that this is the single best source for show ponies in the country.” Auction graduates won three of the six division championships at the 2010 Pony Finals.
The high seller at the 2010 auction was Blue Note, a 7-year-old crossbred Welsh gelding by Blue Rain. The large pony’s record was highlighted by a win at WEF 2010 in the Large Children’s Pony Hunters. He was eligible for the green pony division at the time of the sale. Blue Note was sold by Gary Duffy’s Little Brook Farm of Wellington, Florida and purchased by Kasey Cadle of Middletown, Virginia.
The firm also produces the AQHA World Championship Show Sale, the All-American Quarter Horse Congress Super Sale and NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales. The highest priced show horse sold at auction in the U.S. in 2010 was sold at the Congress Super Sale where the Quarter Horse stallion Huntin For Chocolate fetched the top price of $300,000.
The company was formed in 1978 by Mike Jennings and Tim Jennings and has produced more than 300 horse and pony auctions. The firm has sold more than 44,000 horses and ponies for $150,000,000.
Entry Forms for the 2011 American Hunter Pony Classic at the Pony Finals are available at professionalauction.com or by calling Professional Auction Services, Inc. at 800.240.7900.