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Important Info for Sale-goers

We hope you'll come out and have a real Wyoming experience with us, as we move the Ranch Horse Sale from its original location (Casper fairgrounds) to its new venue for 2010 - the Powderhorn Ranch arena. We're quite excited to welcome you to our brand new riding arena at the headquarters of the ranch on LaPrele Creek. May and June are usually the prettiest times of the year in our country so consider setting aside a few days and coming to Central Wyoming!

For a quick summary of last year's sale, click the button "2009 Sale Results."

To make your trip (and buying a horse) easier, please review the important information below.

Date and Schedule of Events

This year's Sale will be held on Saturday June 5th, 2010.

Public activities begin the day before, Friday June 4th, when the "gates" open at the Powderhorn arena at 3:00 pm. Come and browse the horse pens to see the horses we've got ready for the big event. Diamond-McNabb and consigment riders will be on hand to answer your questions about individual horses.

2010 Sale Catalog!

2009 Sale Results

Bring Along PDF

At 5:00 pm we'll serve a complimentary western barbecue dinner (while supplies last) by local favorite Bullwhip Catering.

By 6:00 pm, Ken will explain how to get a young horse started with groundwork and confidence in a colt starting demonstration at the arena.

By 7:30 or 8:00, Pinedale radio personality Andy Nelson of the Clear Out West radio show will offer his highly regarded blend of cowboy humor, poetry, tall tales and traditional cowboy song. If you aren't familiar with the Nelson brothers from Western Wyoming, check out their weekly radio show on KTWO radio, 1030 AM, Saturday mornings at 8, or visit them at ClearOutWest.com.

Saturday morning, the gates will open about 8 o'clock, and from 9 until 12:00 we will preview as many horses as time allows so that you can see them in motion. Riders will take the sale horses through an obstacle course of sorts, with some simple maneuvers or ranch chores to observe. Lunch will be available from two concessionaires beginning about 11:30.

At 1:00 on Saturday, the first horse of the afternoon will be brought in the ring, and the game is on! We expect to proceed directly through to the final horse without interruption.

Throughout the public hours of the event, the Ken McNabb Horsemanship storefront in the arena facility will be open to offer you instructional materials, hand-chosen tack items and a selection of horse-lover apparel.

Sunday morning, feel free to join us at the arena at 9:30 for a Cowboy Church service and conversation with riders and guests as our annual event winds down.

We look forward to seeing you!

Auctioneer and Bidding Methods

Once again, Ty Thompson of Billings, MT will call the sale. Ty is well experienced and reputable, and since the time he last joined us to call our sale, Ty won the Livestock Marketing Association's World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. Always a contender and frequent finalist in recent years, Ty was named World Champion of his trade in 2009.

Internet bidding will be available courtesy of DVAuction. To register to watch the sale online, and/or register to bid online, please visit the DVAuction.com web site at least a week in advance of the sale. Last year we had some difficulties with the audio feed from the sale, despite successful test runs prior to sale day. This year we are making extra effort to have bandwidth and equipment in abundance, but please understand that Internet bidding is not guaranteed to be available or flawless. Best to come to the sale in person if you can!

Telephone bidding will also be available. In order to bid on one or more horses over the telephone, it's very important that you understand the process and arrange for the call in advance. In order to bid on the phone you must pre-register with us to obtain a bidder number several days before the sale.  To pre-register and receive complete (simple) instructions, please call Jennifer at Diamond-McNabb, 307/233-3905, or e-mail her at JenniferG@WyoDiamond.com. 

All Diamond-McNabb horses will sell. Consignors will have the right to 'no sale' or 'pass out' their horses if they do so after the fall of the gavel but before the horse is out of the sale ring.

Also, please be sure to read the Terms of the sale, as well as details of our Good Fit Guarantee, posted below. These terms apply to all bidders, even if you don't read them (so read them).

Sale Location

As announced, the sale will be at the Powderhorn Ranch along state highway 91, also known as the Cold Springs Road. It is approximately one-hour-fifteen-minutes from Casper and about 30 minutes from Douglas.

For general information and driving directions you can print and bring with you, we've created a "Bring Along PDF."

For those of you who really REALLY hate to stop and ask for directions, you can also print some supplemental map insets to help you with some of the key road junctions.

You can view ain interactive vicinity map here.

Text driving directions:

From Casper area:

Take the LaPrele Exit (#146) and turn right then immediately left. Stay on this frontage road (state 96) for about 3 miles until you reach the intersection with the Cold Springs Road (state 91); Turn Right onto the Cold Springs Road. Stay on this road until you pass the LaPrele Reservoir (on your right) and pass the Tomahawk Ranch until the end of the pavement. At the end of the pavement you will see the sign (on your right) for the Powderhorn Ranch about 200 yards ahead.

From Douglas area:

From I-25, exit towards Douglas at Exit 140. At the end of a long ramp is an intersection with a stop light; turn right onto Riverbend Road. On your right, watch for the Esterbrook Road (state 94) and turn right, passing under the Interstate. On your right in about one mile, watch for the Chalk Buttes Road (county 9) and turn right, passing through rural homesites for about 4 miles until the intersection with the Cold Springs Road (state 91). Turn left onto the Cold Springs Road and pass the LaPrele Reservoir and the Tomahawk Ranch headquarters until you reach the end of the pavement. At that point, you will see the sign of the Paowderhorhn Ranch ahead about 200 yards on the right.

Important Note: Cell phones usually do NOT work at the ranch.

Air Transportation

The nearest commercial airport to the sale is the Natrona County International Airport in Casper, WY (code CPR). We have daily service through Denver (United) and Salt Lake City (Delta).

Weather Conditions

New to Wyoming? You can learn what we usually have for weather from June 4th to 6th by referring to the Weather Underground Trip Planner.

Sale Catalogs

Catalogs with final sale details and information on each horse are available in advance (and in

Horse Sale Terms 2010.pdf

limited quantities at the door). A digital catalog is posted online, and you may enter a request to have a catalog mailed to you. Catalogs were printed in early May.

Parking

Vehicle and trailer parking will be available at the ranch. Please follow the signs and use the designated spaces, as we are limited on space at the arena and will need to create parking lots in multiple locations to accomodate the number of guests we are expecting.

There are RV lots in and around Douglas, but we do not have RV hookups at the ranch.

Accommodations

A block of rooms is available at the Best Western Douglas Inn & Conference Center in Douglas, WY. The room block is held for the nights of June 4th, 5th and 6th. Please call the Best Western at (307) 358-9790 for more information or to reserve a room. The hotel is also online: Best Western Douglas Inn.

Several other hotels are located in Douglas, Glenrock and Casper. Online travel sites or the local visitor centers should help you identify them: Casper Area Visitors Bureau or Douglas Area Visitor Information.

Horse Sale Terms and Conditions

Below are the terms that apply to the sale and bidding, including our Good Fit Guarantee. In a nutshell, you get to take your new horse home and get to know him, and, if it turns out he isn't a Good Fit for you, exchange him for credit in next year's sale.

Horse Transportation

Third-party horse haulers will be available to transport horses; please feel free to make your own arrangements.

Sorry, Diamond-McNabb is not able to offer horse transportation for 2010.