Congress Ranch Horse Sale
Held in conjunction with the 54th Annual All American Quarter Horse Congress!
Saturday, October 1st 10:00am EST
717 E 17th Ave * Columbus, OH 43211
This sale will feature pre-screened, well broke Ranch, Trail, and Versatility horses of ALL breeds!
Brought to you by
Professional Horse Services, LLC
(855) 272-3905
The auction is held during the Reining and Ranch Horse part of the All American Quarter Horse Congress, produced by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association. The “Congress” is the World’s largest single breed horse show and runs from September 27th through October 23rd.
*NEW For 2022*
Two-year-old Ranch Riding prospects offered through the auction will be able to ride for additional Sale Incentive purse money in the 2023 Congress Ranch Riding Futurity!
WELCOME to the online bidding platform for the 2022 Congress Ranch Horse Sale!
If you can’t attend the sale in person, there’s no need to miss out on the horse of your dreams! You can join us right here LIVE and participate from anywhere in the world with an internet or cellular data connection!
If you will be viewing on a mobile device, we recommend downloading the Horse Auctions USA app for the best online bidding experience. This available FREE to download from the Google Play and App stores. If you prefer to use your browser, we recommend you use Google Chrome
TWO WAYS TO BID ONLINE!
BID LIVE: The real time live webcast with interactive online bidding will go LIVE on sale day at 10am EST. When sale day arrives, you’ll see a little “Play” icon beneath the sale listing. Make sure that you have registered to bid, are logged in, click “Play” and enjoy! You’ll have real time video/audio feed and bid buttons available to you so you can participate just as if you were here ringside!
EARLY ABSENTEE BIDDING: Perhaps you have poor internet/cell connectivity where you will be on sale day. Maybe you have to work and your employer frowns upon buying horses on company time. Or maybe, you find the faster pace of a live auction a bit overwhelming!
IN ALL of the above scenarios, early absentee bidding may be a great option for you! This works much like ebay for those of you familiar with that platform. This option will become available to you at 10:00am EST on September 24th and remain available until sale time! Take your time studying the consignments. When you’ve settled on the one (or ones!) you want, you can place your maximum bid. The computer will then set you in for the minimum amount allowed and bid on your behalf as needed against other bidders. The computer is your agent and works for you. This is a hands free option that many find convenient to use. You can log in and raise your maximum bid at anytime if you need to. You can also join live to watch and if your maximum is exceeded but you still want to bid, you can go right ahead and bid live.
If you need any clarification on how this works, please feel free to reach out to Bridget Lavigne (336) 904-8903
PLEASE NOTE that in order to register as an online bidder at this sale, you must enter a valid credit/debit card and a $1000 hold on funds will be placed as a security measure. This is NOT a charge (though some mobile banking apps will send a notification that looks like one) and it will fall off once final payment is made to Professional Horse Services, LLC for any winning bids.
If you are tax exempt, you must provide Professional Horse Services, LLC with proper documentation. Otherwise, Ohio Sales Tax of 7.5% will be charged on all purchases. Please forward tax exempt documentation to stephanie@prohorseservices.com
BE SURE TO READ THE TERMS & CONDITIONS!
Upon registering to bid, you are acknowledging that you have read, agree to, and are bound by them.
All General Questions about the Congress Ranch Horse Sale should be directed to Professional Horse Services at (855) 272-3905
All ONLINE BIDDING Questions should be directed to Amber Lee Schwartz (336) 564-7650 or Bridget Lavigne (336) 904-8903
FIRST – The 2022 Congress Ranch Horse Sale is held in conjunction with the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Buyer
hereby acknowledges that The Ohio Quarter Horse Association, hereinafter referred to as “OQHA”, and Professional Horse
Services. LLC, hereinafter referred to as “PHS. LLC” are not responsible for the warranties of the Consignor. Hereinafter,
OQHA and Professional Horse Services, LLC, collectively, shall be referred to as “Sale Management”.
SECOND - Horses are offered for sale according to the laws of the State of Ohio. Rights of consignors to bid are reserved
unless otherwise announced.
THIRD - There is no warranty expressed or implied by the sales management, auctioneer, sponsors, owner or consignor,
as to the performing soundness, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any horse offered in this sale,
other than those made specifically by the consignor. All horses are sold “as is” with all existing conditions and defects,
except as set forth below in conditions 12, 13, & 14.
FOURTH - Terms of sale are cash and payment in full must be made within 1 hour of the completion of the auction.
Absentee Bidders must pre-register and make advance payment to PROFESSIONAL HORSE SERVICES, LLC, and
agree to pay all applicable fees. Pay the cashier in all cases. Method of payment shall be Cash, Cashier’s or Certified
Check, Personal Check (with picture identification, such as driver’s license), Traveler’s Checks or MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover. International credit cards cannot be accepted. NO BANK DRAFTS. Checks must be made payable to PROFESSIONAL HORSE SERVICES, LLC. A Buyer’s Premium of 3.5% will be added to the purchase price. The Buyer’s Premium will be discounted for the part of purchases paid by cash or check. ALL winning online bids will be charged a 5% Online Buyer's Premium regardless of payment method. Online bidders making final payment by credit/debit card will be charged an additional 3.5%. In no case may any part of the purchase price be paid directly to the consignor by the purchaser and such payment shall not be valid or entitle the buyer to obtain the horse. International Buyers must pay with a check drawn on a U.S. Bank, American Currency or International Money Order. Buyer agrees not to stop payment on check for any reason. A fee of $50.00 will be charged on any check that is returned. Ohio Sales Tax of 7.5% will be charged on all purchases unless buyer is properly exempt.
FIFTH - Bidding Procedure: The person making the highest bid recognized by the Auctioneer shall be the buyer. The
Auctioneer shall immediately present the buyer with a document entitled Acknowledgement of Purchase for signature. Should
such presentation not be made prior to commencement of bidding on the next lot offered, the buyer shall forthwith identify
himself/herself to auctioneer as buyer and sign Acknowledgement of Purchase. In the event that a person other than the
recognized buyer signs the Acknowledgement of Purchase, such action shall not give such other person any right or title, and
immediately that such erroneous signing of the Acknowledgement of Purchase becomes known to the auctioneer, he shall
cause the Acknowledgement of Purchase to be presented to the recognized buyer for signature. If the highest bidder fails to
immediately execute the Acknowledgement of Purchase or otherwise fails to comply with the Conditions of Sale, or in the event of a mistake by the Auctioneer, Professional Horse Services, LLC reserves the option to re-sell the animal and such resale shall terminate all obligations of PHS, LLC and consignor to honor any bid. The Auctioneer has the right to decline any bids made by parties who have defaulted in former purchases or by persons, who in his judgment, are not responsible bidders. Minimum acceptable advances in bidding are $50 up to $1,000 and $100 thereafter. There shall be a minimum opening bid price of $500 on any horse offered. If an opening bid of $500 is not received the horse shall be led from the sale ring as unsold.
SIXTH - RESERVE AUCTION - This is a Reserve Auction, unless otherwise announced for a specific horse. The right of the seller to bid on their own horse, through the auctioneer or otherwise, is expressly reserved. The auctioneers and P.H.S. LLC or it’s representatives, reserve the right to bid, whether on behalf of a Seller for any minimums or reserves, as well as for their own personal purchase.
SEVENTH - BUYERS ASSUME ALL EXPENSES AND RISKS ON HORSES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN STRUCK DOWN TO THEM. Upon receiving payment for the horse the cashier will issue receipt. Buyer must present the pink copy of the receipt to security at the time the horse is removed from the grounds. All horses must be removed from sale stalls by 9 pm. Sunday, October 2. Failure to remove the horse for any reason will obligate the buyer to pay all costs associated with board and transportation of the horse. Buyer is responsible for the care of the horse immediately after the fall of the hammer.
EIGHTH - All registration papers will be withheld by the sale management until all checks clear the bank (approximately 21 days) at which time they will be mailed, with completed transfer reports to AQHA for Quarter Horses, and to the buyer for other breeds.
NOTE: If any buyer desires to obtain papers immediately, horses must be paid for with cash or cashier’s check.
NINTH - IF ANY PERSON SHALL PURCHASE A HORSE AND NOT PAY FOR IT AS PRESCRIBED ABOVE, the sale
management or consignor shall have the right to resell the horse, or at their option, bring legal action in which event buyer agrees to pay all cost of such suit together with reasonable attorney fees as fixed by the court. In the event of resale the defaulting buyer agrees to pay all costs of resale and price deficiency, if any. Interest of 1-1/2% per month will be charged on the unpaid balance of any account not paid for as set forth in these conditions.
TENTH - Every effort has been made to assure correctness of the catalog but the sale management and auctioneers are not
responsible for errors or omissions and assume no liability on the part of the seller as to any such statements, either verbal or
written regarding horses sold. All statements and corrections made at the sale will supersede the catalog.
ELEVENTH - The Sale Management, auctioneers and staff do not act for or represent the buyer or seller, but merely provide a
medium for bringing together the buyer and seller for the purpose of sales transactions. Professional Horse Services, LLC. and
sales personnel assume no responsibility whatsoever to anyone for blemishes, defects, the physical condition or health of any horse and makes no warranties or representations of any kind in the sale. The Consignor hereby specifically waives all implied
warranties of fitness and merchantability. ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPRESENTATIONS LIES BETWEEN THE
CONSIGNOR AND THE BUYER.
TWELFTH - As to horses descended from the stallion, IMPRESSIVE, AQHA Registration No. 0767246, if they have been tested for HYPP (“Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis”), the results of the test, if disclosed to Professional Horse Services, LLC, are shown with the other information concerning the horses. If such horses have not been so tested, the designation “Not tested for HYPP” is disclosed along with the other information concerning the particular horse.
THIRTEENTH - Consignor has the responsibility to notify the sales management in writing prior to the sale of any unsoundness of any nature known to him and they will be announced at time of sale. Consignor also warrants that horse is not suffering from any contagious or infectious diseases and has not been given drugs to alter soundness or temperament; and agrees to disclose if any drug or medication is being administered to the horse for the maintenance of any condition. BUYER HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE A LIMITED VETERINARY EXAMINATION WITHIN 12 HOURS OF THE START OF THE SALE AND BEFORE THE HORSE LEAVES THE SALE PREMISES. If a qualified veterinarian finds the horse not to be sound for the advertised purpose, and presents a certificate stating such to PHS, LLC. within the 12 hour period, the consignor will accept the return of horse as unsold and hereby authorizes Professional Horse Services, LLC to refund the purchase price. This examination will be limited to moving the horse for soundness on riding horses, and checking the reproductive tract on breeding horses, as well as checking for conditions as stated in Condition Fourteenth. Positive reaction to flexion tests and hoof testers does not constitute unsoundness, if the horse is moving sound. These tests should be a part of a pre-purchase examination. THE BUYER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO EXAMINE HORSES BEFORE BIDDING.
FOURTEENTH - The consignor has the responsibility to notify the sales management in writing prior to the sale of the fact that the horse is a cribber, a weaver, unsound of eyes or wind, a cryptorchid, monorchid or ridgling, parrot mouthed, has had
major surgery or a serious illness, has been nerved, has foundered prior to this Sale, has a lameness due to navicular
disorder, osteoarthritis of a joint or other bone abnormality, or a neurological disorder including but not limited to EPM
or wobbles, and these conditions must be stated in the catalog or announced when the horse is sold. If a buyer discovers such
a condition in the horse which was not stated to the sales management by the consignor, as required and specified above, and
NOT disclosed at the time of the sale, and the horse has such a condition at the time of sale, and if the buyer delivers to
Professional Horse Services, LLC a WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM A QUALIFIED VETERINARIAN within five (5) days of the date of the sale establishing the existence of the condition in detail, the consignor agrees to accept the return of the horse
and hereby authorizes Professional Horse Services, LLC. to refund the purchase price.
FIFTEENTH - If the consignor disputes the diagnosis by the buyer’s veterinarian for conditions stated in Condition Fourteenth
above, that were not stated in the catalog or disclosed before the horse was sold, then PHS, LLC. may appoint an equine
veterinarian of its choice to determine the condition of the horse. The examination of the appointed veterinarian shall be limited to the disputed condition. The appointed veterinarian may inspect the horse and may apply such diagnostic testing and
procedures as deemed to be appropriate. The appointed veterinarian may also confer with the consignor and the buyer and
the buyer’s veterinarian, and may review available veterinary medical history including conferring with prior veterinarians
having knowledge of the horse, and may review the report and supporting information supplied by the buyer’s veterinarian.
The decision of the appointed veterinarian shall be final in all respects and PHS, LLC. shall allow or disallow the rejection of
the horse by the buyer consistent with the opinion of the appointed veterinarian. The buyer has the duty to present the horse
for examination with the appointed veterinarian in cooperation with the veterinarian’s schedule and has the duty to provide
board, necessary farrier and veterinary care, and transportation until the dispute is resolved. The appointed veterinarian
shall be within a reasonable proximity to the buyer. If rejection by the buyer is allowed by PHS, LLC, the consignor shall pay
the cost of services of the appointed veterinarian and the buyer may recover from consignor any direct costs related to care
of the horse. Risk of loss passes back to consignor immediately upon notice of decision by PHS,LLC to allow rejection by the
buyer and consignor shall immediately make arrangements to take possession of the horse.
SIXTEENTH - In the event a horse is returned to the consignor in accordance with the conditions 12, 13 & 14, the consignor agrees to pay all reasonable costs involved with the sale and return of the horse, including transportation, board and
appropriate sale fees. If legal action is initiated by any party, for any horse entered in this auction, the Seller and Buyer,
jointly and severally, agree to indemnify Professional Horse Services, LLC, from such suit including legal fees and all related
costs incurred by Professional Horse Services, LLC.
SEVENTEENTH - The sale management shall not be bound by any oral or written agreement or alleged agreement varying
from these CONDITIONS OF SALE between the buyer and the consignor unless agreed to by the sale management, and any
controversy or claim between the buyer and the seller arising under any such agreement shall be a matter for their resolution.
EIGHTEENTH - Buyers and spectators are cautioned to be careful while on the grounds and particularly while horses are being sold or shown in the sale ring. OQHA (Ohio Quarter Horse Association), the officers, staff and employees of OQHA, and Professional Horse Services, LLC. and its staff and employees, are not responsible for accidents, injuries or loss of property.
NINETEENTH - Admission to the premises constitutes your agreement to be photographed, filmed, videotaped or otherwise
recorded in connection with the shows and sales and other events at the All American Quarter Horse Congress and related activities and your agreement that your likeness and voice may be broadcast, distributed or displayed in connection with any
promotion created from these events without any compensation being paid to you. The taking of photographs and the making
of drawings or paintings of the Congress Ranch Horse Sale and related activities are permitted for personal use only. All
commercial uses are prohibited without the express written consent of OQHA.
TWENTIETH - Ohio Exposition Center assumes no responsibility for the sale.
Online Bidders! Please note that when you register to bid, a $1000 preauthorization will be placed on the credit/debit card that you register with! This is NOT a charge, just a preauthorization. Some mobile banking apps will send out an alert that indicates a charge causing registered bidders to panic. Please don't! This is a preauthorization that will fall off as if it was never there (if you open your banking app, you'll see that it is listed as "pending"). It is a good faith authorization to ensure our registered bidders are real people with intentions of paying for any winning bids!
