Many facilities, due to governmental guidelines, are going require you to act or do things differently. Is that requiring a mask? Likely! Is that requiring you not to stand at the gate and socialize? Absolutely! But here comes the big question. How bad do you want to go to a show?

“It is exciting to see this level of activity in the horse market given the current situation due to the pandemic,” adds Jennings. “The Internet auctions allow sellers to market their horses from home. Buyers can shop from home, too. Since horse haulers can move freely around the country as an essential business, horses can get to their new owners easily.”

Please wear a mask. It is your decision to wear a mask IN the arena, but we ask that you do so while walking around and schooling.

Twelve horse sold for approximately $94,700, giving this sale the highest average sale price per horse in the program’s long history.

“Our Internet Auction format allows for actively shopping horses while practicing social distancing,” adds Jennings.  “Horse transporters are still active and can move horses to their new owners.”

We, and all of the show managers and secretaries out there, are not withholding information from you as to the status of a horse show. We are truly trying to figure it out just like you. When we know, we will tell the world. We want to have a horse show. But, we want you to be safe as well.

We are so very excited to see our customers! We will also be following the guidelines from our local authorities and the CDC to keep everyone safe. Please see the precautions we are taking below.

“In these challenging times, we are excited to teach our students about the online auction process. We know that this is a major change in our normal process but feel that we can still offer a positive buying experience to our clients for this year,” states Brian Egan, of Penn State.

The first CVCS Show #1 will take place from now until May 2nd. The judges pool is John Boxell, Jennifer Leckey, Casey Orr, Teresa Pelton, Mark Russell, Amy Watkins, and Tracy Willis. The first block of classes consists of Showmanship, Equitation, and Horsemanship through April 25th. The entry deadline is Friday, April 24th at midnight CST. The video deadline for the first block of classes is Saturday, April 25th at midnight CST. 

The average sale price of $4,703.57 per horse was up 37.6% and the gross Sales was up by 31.6%.