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The 37th Annual Rockhampton Quarter <strong>Horse</strong> Sale operated by agents<br />

Elders Ltd, was once again a great success. In total 132 males were<br />

<strong>of</strong>fered for sale and 241 females. 306 horses in total were sold under the<br />

hammer – being an 82% clearance with an average price <strong>of</strong> $5349.00.<br />

STORY: LEE ANN HALL<br />

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The breeds were represented as follows –<br />

Quarter <strong>Horse</strong>s – 279, <strong>Paint</strong> <strong>Horse</strong>s 23, <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />

Stockhorse 1 and Pinto 3.<br />

Boodjaru Dammits Dusty, a 4 year old, bay and white<br />

Tobero mare topped the <strong>Paint</strong> <strong>Horse</strong> prices at $9000-.<br />

"Dusty" earned her name by being born in a dust storm,<br />

the name has stuck with her, with previous owner Jane<br />

Penfold. Her new owner – 7 year old Kayla Warrian from<br />

Injune, Qld (west <strong>of</strong> Roma) plans to use Dusty for Pony<br />

Club and mustering – you can see how smart she looks in<br />

the photographs.<br />

Jane Penfold lives at Geham, north Toowoomba on a 20<br />

acre farm, Dusty living there since she was a yearling, along<br />

with a small number <strong>of</strong> other horses.<br />

Jane had always wanted a <strong>Paint</strong>, and was planning on<br />

breeding a <strong>Paint</strong> foal, but found Dusty. Dusty was<br />

everything that Jane had wanted, even down to her colour<br />

<strong>of</strong> rich bay and her beautiful black eye liner. Alison Lord<br />

had the filly already well handled and had taken Dusty to a<br />

few shows. Her Show record includes Champion Mare /<br />

Filly at Toowoomba Royal Show.<br />

When Dusty was old enough to break in Jane took her<br />

along to a Ken May’s Colt Starting Clinic, held near<br />

Kingaroy. Over the 4 days <strong>of</strong> the clinic Jane broke Dusty in<br />

and was absolutely thrilled with the ease in which Dusty<br />

took to riding. Jane, at 65 years young, had never broken in<br />

a horse before. On returning home Dusty was ridden down<br />

to get the mail, used for some trail riding and mustering,<br />

taking it all in her stride.<br />

As much as Jane enjoyed having Dusty, she does have a<br />

few other horses and just needed something with a little<br />

more age and experience and then <strong>of</strong>fered her for sale at<br />

Rockhampton Sale.<br />

Dusty is enrolled in the <strong>PH</strong>AA’s Ride <strong>Australia</strong> Program<br />

and we hope to see young Kayla clocking up her hours on<br />

her new <strong>Paint</strong> <strong>Horse</strong>. ✪<br />

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The <strong>Paint</strong> <strong>Horse</strong> Journal<br />

February - March 2007

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