The Sale Barn Turn preview

By Ralph Galeano

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     Most all of us have bought critters’ at the sale barn.  It’s not only the best social event going but it gives you an excuse to get off the ranch and go to town whether you need to or not.  Sometimes you drop by the sale just to watch and end up buying something you regret almost before you get it loaded in the trailer.

     Auctioneers can be slicker than snot when it comes to enticing you to bid on something you really don’t need.  And the sellers, they proclaim their cows as the best mothers a calf can have.  “She comes home every spring with the biggest, healthiest calf on the place!”  I’ve always wondered why they’re selling her if she’s so good.

     Horses are another story.  The fine art of horse trading reaches its peak at a sale barn.  Be careful when it comes to horses.  Now horse traders can talk you out of your last dime for something that looks good in the sale ring but starts bobbin’ his head when you get back to the ranch.  

 

Here’s how to  buy something you don’t need but can’t resist at the auction barn.  Come along and read about a cowboy’s woes when he gets home and unloads his treasure.

 

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