HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amish from all over the country come to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to buy and sell their massive draft horses and magnificent harness horses. The first major horse sale of…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amish from all over the country come to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to buy and sell their massive draft horses and magnificent harness horses.
The first major horse sale of the year also draws non-Amish horse fans, lured by the “Cadillac” quality of the animals, and vendors of everything from saddles to buggies to custom-made harnesses. The whoopie pies are just a bonus.
The public auction held Jan. 16 and 17 was actually three sales rolled into one, offering draft horses, harness horses for buggies and a Morgan sale.
Dale Stoltzfus, an organizer of the sale, says about 500 horses were up for sale this year before a crowd of about 10,000 people.
The highest price paid at the sale was for a draft horse by the name of Watersedge Flash Impressive, which sold for $25,000.
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