Today saw the third sale of horses and ponies at Hallworthy stockyard, along with rare breeds of cattle and sheep. Thirty nine equines, including four donkeys, were due to go through the ring but the final number was thirty two. Two sellers did not arrive and a few booked in late. The quality of the horses, ponies and donkeys was high, however sales prices were low. The auctioneer said that the later sales often see low sales prices due to being so close to Christmas.
Spirits were high and all but three of the equines sold, two only went unsold because the seller did not want to part with them at such a low price. All pens were appropriately stocked and all animals had access to water, all handing and loading techniques were acceptable and there were no welfare issues.
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