2010 Circle J Futurity Auction

The Circle J Futurity Auction will be Saturday night, January 16, 2010. We have a great line up of stallions and other auction items! The auction will be held in a new location, the Holiday Inn in Parker, Colorado. This hotel has easy access to Denver International Airport, E470 shopping and restaurants. The reception and dinner begins at 6 p.m. in the hotel banquet room. Bill Carrington will be our auctioneer and will start the bidding at approximately 7 p.m.

Some of the exceptional stallion services that will be auctioned include AMHF Mr Courageous, Astronomicallee, Battle Cry, BKC Valiant Star, ECP Scandalous, Faragamo, JDS Gamepiece, Lamborghini In Black, Mastrioanni, MEM Heart And Soul, MEM The Patriot, Mizrahi, Smithsonian, Stonecroft Byzantine, SYP High Definition, Tara’s Firewalker, and TRE Master Of Disguise.

Besides stallion services, a number of auction items are available, including photos by Howie Schatzberg and Casey McBride; a Maretta Kennedy bronze; advertising in Saddle Horse Report, The Morgan Horse, and The Morgan Connection; a day coat by Marsha De Arriaga; and much more! Keep checking the website, www.circlejfuturity.com, for additional stallions, great stuff, and more details. Phone bids will be taken and credit cards are accepted. To arrange for a phone bid, please contact Julie Ouska in advance at (970) 396-1177 or jouska@att.net.

Saturday morning, coffee and doughnuts will be available at The River’s Edge and Marsha Shephard will be onsite for fittings and ordering of show attire. Check out her website at www.marshadearriaga.com/main2.aspx. Marsha, Mary Cockriel, and Kate Vieyra also will present a seminar on proper show attire and proper fit of show attire. They will be discussing all equitation seats: saddle, hunt, and western. Bring that special show outfit or saddle suit along and have the experts help you look your best! The seminar is free and will start at 11 a.m. The River’s Edge is located at 39681 Swift Creek Circle, Elizabeth, Colorado, (303) 646-2608.

The Holiday Inn is located at 19308 Cottonwood Drive, Parker, Colorado 80138, (303) 248-2147, www.holidayinn.com/h/d/sl/1/en/hotel/DENPR/welcome?start=1. A special room rate of $99 is available for auction attendees. Just mention the Circle J Futurity when making your reservations.

For more information or questions, please contact: Marilyn Esteb, (303) 681-2672, mesteb@msn.com; or Julie Ouska, (303) 646-0464 home, (970) 396-1177 cell, jouska@att.net.