Friesian Fall Classic

Sarah, Nolan, Zion, Amy and I left this morning for Topeka Indiana for the Friesian Fall Classic. We arrived shortly after the actual auction started and were pleasantly surprised at how high the prices were going for the Friesian crosses. The highest purebred Friesian was a weanling colt that went for $26,000.00. A second weanling colt went for $20,000.00 but we were disappointment in the prices for the purebred fillies. One actually sold for $4750.00 and this was for a purebred Friesian. A yearling filly brought $9500.00 and the owner stated, "NO SALE!"  He wanted at least $12,000.00 for her. My phone died on the way up and my charger isn't working so I asked Sarah to take a few pictures of the ring.

This is the largest Amish auction I have ever attended. The audience was large and kept getting larger as the day went on. We watched until supper time then went into the restaurant right there at the barn where they had a delicious buffet that included those famous Amish pies. We all ate too much. There was a cold rain falling outside by the time we left. We saw lots of horses all tied to their buggies enduring the cold rain. Some were wearing blankets to keep off the rain. We are staying in a neighboring town called Howe right near the Michigan border at a Holiday Inn Express.  Rhoda and Lee arrived so we watched Iris while they went down to swim in the pool with Sarah and Nolan. Zion is sound asleep.  Mike and Diane are staying with Marty Langhoffer who lives about 40 miles from the sale barn. They will all be joining us at the auction tomorrow. This was a fun day but I learned never never let Nolan have the bidding number. He really gets into these auctions and wants to WIN.