The WRANGLER Horse and Rodeo News is an equine and rodeo publication with circulation in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, Utah and Idaho.
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4 The WRANGLER, Horse and Rodeo News • March 20 - April 4, 2019 Wickenburg, Ariz. –The Horse Sale at Rancho Rio took place on March 8, in Wickenburg, Ariz., in conjunc on with the Na onal Team Roping (NTR) Na onal Finals V. The fi h annual sale drew spectators and buyers from all over the U.S. and Canada and saw record sales of more than $1.1 million. With 60 consignments averaging $26,477, it con nues to be the premier rope horse sale of the Team Roping Capital of the World. Lot #20, Lets Roo It, was the top seller at $85,000. A full-brother to the 2018 high-seller, Im Brad To The Bone, the sorrel AQHA gelding "Tank" is a 2013 model sired by Roo Star out of Probably Not A Shiner. A finished head horse, he was consigned to the sale by Melissa Miller, Belton, Texas, ridden by La Cygne, Kan., horseman Brad Lund and purchased by Laurie Mills, Mills Livestock Company, out of Casper, Wyoming. AQHA Gelding Lets Roo It - Sells for a Record Breaking $85,000 Lot #12, Chex Out My Smokngun, was the second-highest seller at $60,000. Consigned by Mozaun McKibben, Whitesboro, Texas, the 2011 buckskin gelding was also purchased by Mills. In 2017 "Ca ish" was top ten in the world for High Point Open Ranch Riding and Performance Geldings. He is sired by Helluva Chex out of CR Guns Fancy. Sale Results: Total Consignment – 60 Horses Sold – 44 Overall Sale Average - $26,477 Top 10 - $47,300 Top 20 - $39,050 Top 30 - $33,467 W LOT #12, CHEX OUT MY SMOKNGUN Repeat buyer, Dale Li le Soldier, Mandan, North Dakota, purchased Lot #56, Ida Li le Ichi, consigned by Alan Chappell, Collinsville, Texas, for $50,000 to round out the top three high-sellers. A 2013 model "O s" is by Cat Ichi by High Brow Cat out of Chicks Li le Dulces. Chappell won $20,000 on the sorrel gelding in the past year alone. Renowned auc oneer, Steve Friskup, Muleshoe, Texas, was joined on the auc on block by equine pedigree expert John E. Johnson, Piedmont, South Dakota, and long- me team roping announcer Ferron Lucero, Stephenville, Texas. The sixth annual The Horse Sale at Rancho LOT #56, IDA LITTLE ICHI, Rio will take place March 2020 during the NTR Na onal Finals VI. About Rancho Rio: Si ng on 55 acres just minutes from downtown Wickenburg, Rancho Rio is one of Arizona's premier mul -use facili es. Each year our loca on hosts a mul tude of equine events, gives visitors and snowbirds a place to spend the winter and serves as a trailhead for horseback rides through the scenic miles of the Hassayampa River bed. Complete with two outdoor arenas Rancho Rio will see more than 25,000 team roping teams annually. In the month of December alone, there are more than 60 ropings scheduled. Rancho Rio is home to the Na onal Team Roping Tour (NTR). You will find opportuni es for team roping prac ce, roping clinics as well as weekly barrel racing events throughout the winter months. Rancho Rio also hosts a number of events benefi ng the Wickenburg community. For more informa on, visit RanchoRioAZ.com. For more informa on on the Na onal Team Roping Tour or to become a member visit na onalteamroping. com.