31st Annual Production Sale
“A Sale with History and Tradition”
June 22-23, 2024
Mark your calendars for our 31st Annual Production Sale! This year will feature a sale showcase and open house event where we invite you to visit the Horse Barn, preview the sale horses, and meet the hard-working student interns. All bidding will take place online through SmartAuctions so you can bid from anywhere!
You can find full details below, or jump to specific pages here:
- Click here to view the full sale catalog! (PDF Version Here)
- Click here to view the sale videos!
- Click here to view our auction page (Online bidding and bidder registration)!
Sale Showcase Update:
Lots 4 (Macho’s Sidecar) and 8 (One Fine Bellini) are available for bidding through the online auction, but will not be present for the in person showcase event. These two yearlings recently tested positive for the respiratory pathogen equine rhinitis B, a horse version of the common cold. Equine rhinitis viruses are highly prevalent in the horse population worldwide and are often detected in young horses. Fortunately, the infections are very mild and both horses are otherwise healthy. To avoid exposing other horses, these yearlings have remained at their home facility at the Center for Equine Health. The infections are expected to resolve quickly with no long-term effects. Their new owners will be able to pick them up once they receive negative test results. Boarding fees will not be charged during this time.
UC Davis Horse Barn
Sale Showcase and Open House
June 22, 2024
4:30-6:00PM Open house, intern and sale horse meet-and-greet
6:00PM Sale Showcase in the main arena
Featuring:
- Horse Barn Open House
- Tour the historic Horse Barn which is over 100 years old
- Learn about our program and internships
- Get a sneak peek at the 2025’s sale horses and mules
- Meet-and-Greet
- Get a closer look at each sale animal
- Meet the interns who have trained each horse or mule
- Ask questions and gather all the information you need to bid
- Sale Showcase
- Formal sale preview in our arena
- Hear more about each lot with descriptions and stories from their interns
- Watch each horse or mule work in the roundpen and demonstrate their skills and training
- Dinner and Drinks
- Enjoy fantastic food from Buckhorn Food Truck
- Beer and wine garden for 21+
- Family Fun
- Door Prizes and more!
UC Davis Horse Barn
Online Auction
June 22-23, 2024
Bidder registration is now open! Check out our auction page HERE or text UCHORSE to 76278.
- Online bidding begins Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM PDT.
- Online bidding will begin closing at 5:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
- Bidding close will be "Racehorse Style:" Beginning at 5:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 23 2024, all lots will begin to close at the same time. A 5 minute countdown will begin for all lots. If anyone bids on any lot in the 5 minute window, the countdown will rest to 5 minutes for all lots. This will continue until no-one bids within the countdown time and all lots will close. This ensures no-one is out bid at the last minute, and equal time is allowed for bidding on all lots.
- More information on registering to bid, how to bid, proxy bidding and more is on our SmartAuctions site.
- Can't be there during bidding close? Proxy bidding options are available so that you don't miss out on the action!
2024 Production Sale Animals
This year’s sale features ten yearlings and a two-year-old with a wide variety of disciplines, bloodlines, colors, and personalities. There is sure to be one you’ll want to take home! Conformation photos and horse health/medical records are available to view by request. Pre-purchase exams are encouraged at buyers request and expense. For any questions, contact the Horse Barn manager. To view more information on each sale animal, click on their picture.
Please send any inquiries to Kelli Davis at kaddavis@ucdavis.edu or (530)754-4156 and follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@UCDHorseBarn) to receive sale information as soon as it becomes available!