“Going once, going twice, SOLD to benefit the Georgia
4-H Horse program.”

For the past five years those words have rung out from the
Junior National Livestock
Expo, earning the University of Georgia 4-H program more than
$60,000. This year, the
sixth annual Georgia 4-H Horse Benefit Auction will be in Perry
Feb. 26 at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds.

“The auction was the brainchild of the Georgia Farm
Bureau Equine Commodity
Committee and specialists with the UGA College of Agricultural
and Environmental
Sciences,” said Laura Perry Johnson, Georgia 4-H livestock
specialist.

“Throughout the year we solicit donations of horses for
the February
auction,” Johnson said. “We also have a silent
auction for tack and
horse-related equipment and clothing.”

This year’s auction will feature at least 13 horses.

Proceeds Help in Many
Ways

The money from the auction goes into the Georgia 4-H horse
program. The proceeds will:

• Help offset participants’ costs in the annual horse
  school.
• Keep prices down for the annual horse show.
• Fund the national 4-H horse quiz bowl trip for Georgia’s
  state winning team.
• Help UGA equine research efforts.