Open Box Rafter Ranch Quarter Horse Performance Sale
TSLN Representative: Scott Dirk, Dan Piroutek
Date of sale: September 11, 2021
Site: Rapid City, SD
Auctioneer: Lynn weishaar
Pedigrees: John johnson
Averages:
50 foals weaned – $ 4,020
3 gelding – $ 10,333
6 Yearlings – $ 5,575
5 brood mares – $ 3,160
3 pairs mare / foal – $ 3,200
Guest shippers, Frenchman Quarter Horses
2 weaned babies – $ 34,250
1 year – $ 25,000
3 brood mares – $ 18,666
2 Gelding – $ 23,750
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Jim and Joni Hunt and their family hosted the 28th Annual Open Box Rafter Ranch Horse Sale at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, SD. This operation is family oriented and type of performance horse use. Horses who have excelled in all aspects of breeding and in the arena.
There was a large crowd of buyers in the seats and represented on the phone, giving the Hunts a great sell.
Bestsellers:
Lot 66, Fire Fox Montana, 6/2020 Palomino stallion sired by Frenchmans Fire Fox x Special Effort on PC Sun Sox x Sun Frost at Herm Gailey, Felton, PA for $ 14,000
Lot 4, Flit Dr. Sugar, stallion 4/2021 Bay, sire of Flit Drift x Dr. Nick Bar and French Flit x Frenchmans Guy sold to Ed Moore, Kansas City, MO for $ 12,500
Lot 28, Redwood Diego, 5/2021 Buckskin Roan sire stallion by Frosted Redwood x Frost Flash and Diego Drift x Sonny Sugar at Coley Ranch, Piedmont, AL for $ 10,750.
Lot 16, French Nickie, April 2021 A Palomino filly by French Flit x Frenchmans Guy and Frenchmans Fire Fox x Special Effort mare sold to Randy Callan, Roby, TX for $ 9,500.
Best gelding:
Lot 72, Driftin San Cody, 2015 Buckskin gelding sired by Driftin Pep San x Sonny Pep San and PC Sun Socks x Sun Frost mare, from Quentin Anderson for $ 14,000 at Davenport Ranch, Forsyth, MT.
Lot 73, Tuff French Hunk, 2014 Bay gelding sired by Frenchmans Mr. Tuff x Frenchmans Guy and Hunky Tonk x Dual Pep mare from Quentin Anderson for $ 10,000 at Uhalde Ranch, Ely, NV
Guest custodians, Frenchman Quarter Horses, Lis and John Hollman keep the Francis Loiseau family’s equestrian heritage at the forefront of the equestrian industry. The horses of the Frenchman Quarter Horse operation compete very successfully and win at the highest level in PRCA and WPRA.
The best-selling French Quarter Horses:
Lot 32, Fire In The West, 2021 Palomino Stallion by Absolut Frenchman x Stoli and Firewater Frenchman x Fire Water Flit mare sold to Justin Koch, Sheridan, WY for $ 58,000. Fire In the West was bred by Gary Westergren.
Lot 38, Natural Firewater 2018 Sorrel gelding sired by Firewater Frenchman and Stoli x First Down Dash mare sold to Cory Clark, Lusk, Wyoming for $ 30,000.
Lot 35, Bo Jets Quick Dash, 2006 Bay mare sired by Royal Quick Dash x First Down Dash and Boon Dox John x Boon Bar mare sold to Justin Koch, Sheridan, WY for $ 24,000.