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piece of history at horse auctionGary CampbellRecorp Staff Writer. *The history of the horse at New Mexico Military Institutewent on the auction blocklt;Thursday.The tack, equipment and 23 horses were sold by Rosvieli Livestock Auction. The equestrian program at NMMI is being closed due to budgetary constraints and because the program was losing money.“It‘s been a very sad day for me, said Mike Meador, who has been involved witfi the horse program at NMMI*ihis sadness, r.said he was happyah(d they sold well, Meador said, “i ! ' ' *•are1 am very mfny main concern. Imi'W-tiiimn;m/*•.//-%MmmHiidmw./ fit:miVi-lt;iiifammam sure all of them^ andankful for that.'rhat waswanted them to go to goodhomes.” /.. **Overall, the sale brought about $89,000 total, including $3*i, 500, for the horses. 'The crowd was large, with ''338 bidders registering.“This was a real good crowd,” said Larry Wooten ofV0:uffli)ftft. hr1Witht*i.}W-MWWtfft mut.; ;V r I;j ''t; it!■/:.'* 1;d. iffy -'.Vfit:-fa*t,t:-fi.■m,rf»-ifi ;•flt'i‘■$ir*;/ rf?ltft:f-: it%i.tifViiWfimi:tokul;awnt 't-’i! •!! **/• 7r;. ‘ 1 *1} •lt;mm**.T'l:* itW' 'V 7: 7 /' v*,}*.:(«£ fHy l:fy■If i rTtv•t.F2 .w.Vg, g##?'rr’L'V'• -iff.«’*/• 7-• . »•■riKfytfyUtifiih;/V:; /f?*;,.*5 /7/7;:- 'v/7 ’7f»•J-V? 7 i... ■ 7/7.V1L. t .’1 rf• U : i.•«/r 77f; i.V-rL’v-.■ cJ .vI .v'J •f.;L•/ :.-7.»/I'j'rrLi. »f.1 *.:7t//./■i:mmwiw7'7fTfiC!!7.77 7*ftv-SfrV.r rfi/uifi_*'1*5 ■V*. ■ 1$2 !• t1.’i-H1um• Ttai: •Ulii/(ft.A/i*.Ft hir. -f 1.:. ;Abvti - fh .i i • «i t Li*, au 'msp,v\t fri,nMlti - tt r f ft 1 * in nin *. L /*/ -j Ur l a - idt/iMike Pettit photosSharron Bentoncort of Carlsbad leads a horse being sold at auction at New Mexico Military institute as the sbhooi’s equestrian program comes to an end Thursday. Twenty-three horses, tack and equipment went to the highest bidders, bringing in about $89,000.Right: Auctipneer Smiley Wooten holds up a Calvary bugle and hat for bid.Roswell Livestock Auction.i * 'The majority of the crowd left the auction pleased.Jacie Kuykendahl, 7, left with 14-year old palomino paint gelding General Custer.The horse, according to her mother, was a birthday present — and Christmas and birthday and Christmas.“It was more than we wanted to spend, but 1couldn’t keep my arm down,” Shannon Kuykendahl said. “We have been looking at these horses since we saw they were going up for sale. He is a real nice horse.”nit-r,-ft.i'll7j I.■farfpr,:-77:If}rmfhWJsft7t'fr.Wiliifax■hhW.t7*. I$i/AI.-*'i'.'i7/:L■w /i'tew#.«*■I . 1. ■ . 7 • 4ii -r.i. j.•'ft-f.7,lt;f#7ffcvi* :*•rfLlt;l*r'7: 7;7®'-*/•lt;:Itl71 J.71?Wiir'.VS/ •it:’4,7- A •r» • r:.J' tff)f'rl,V.iV.V*At•////Wl'l.V*rif- ! 'if'** *fitiilil/iftri- lt;•, i. , »- • i -; • i i ;him i, • • • 11 -•*.!•. * •! lt;-‘'r'lr-1* . j« r. lt;Kt•ir:iiv/A^ i7*I*' I!.ri.//II'1*1/.-I.-I..*Infi!1■did. •/#i.j»»i •*,..............ftr-Urf/rikLXim7/7.7'7.Y?L*HJWI.S’ ifV.vWl«,ri -r -J.;. ■ .lt; ■.*I./F.4 '1 ■ tt'.Hw:: ■' i'm%Htun-®%‘faJ.•V.w**-itrifi:Ivy-.n-i:nlstV'Uf-fW:•j,A/ Imtf».»• I jiiiAVI).,.,;/,jj • i ■■ jn.uj rm | »i-■ ■ .'itl1 ’ 72 JM*I/ »
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, New Mexico, US
Fri, Jun 13, 1997
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