The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company (CVFC) is selling a “Buy-Back” foal on SportHorseAuctions.com to benefit the Chincoteague Museum's ongoing fundraising efforts to save Chincoteague, Virginia's Beebe Ranch, the ancestral home of Misty of Chincoteague and the Beebe family. The proceeds from the winning bid of this Buy-Back foal will go towards the purchase of the famed Beebe Ranch. This Chincoteague Pony is a donation to be turned back to the herd and will remain the property of the CVFC and is tax deductible.
The auction of this pony will be an ONLINE ONLY event. Bidding will open June 9 and run through June 14. The auction will be hosted by SportHorseAuctions.com, owned and managed by longtime Chincoteague auctioneer, Tim Jennings, and his wife, Cathy.
After 100 years, the Beebe family, of Chincoteague, Va., need to sell the ranch. The demands of maintaining the ranch plus the desire to use the funds to help their aging family is certainly a good enough reason to sell. Everyone appreciates all they have done to preserve the remaining 10.3 acres of the ranch. This property is where Misty spent most of her life, and the original home still stands. The Beebe family has reached out to the Museum of Chincoteague in the hopes that the museum could acquire the property and maintain it as the ranch.
First published in 1947, Marguerite Henry's beloved children's novel Misty of Chincoteague has captivated generations of horse lovers. What some may not know is that the novel, while fictional, was inspired by the real-life Beebe family of Chincoteague, Virginia, from whom Marguerite purchased the real Misty from as a weanling. A decade later, Misty returned to the Beebe Ranch to live out the rest of her days, and her descendants still live on the property today. Breyer first introduced a model of Misty in 1972, and her foal Stormy followed shortly after in 1977.
Prospective buyers will need to go to the auction website and create an account. They will then need to request a bidder's number to bid. Please visit the website at SportHorseAuctions.com for more information.
The SportHorseAuctions.com team produces North America's Leading Online Auctions for Horses. The management team pioneered internet auctions for horses and has produced nearly 80 Internet Auctions since 2012 boasting a high seller of $226,000.
Tim and Cathy are the industry's most experienced show horse auction managers. Our team managed more than 380 live horse auctions selling over 80,000 horses since 1978. Tim's previous firm, Professional Auction Services, was the largest show horse auction company in the world, by number of horses sold for 15 years.
Link to the auction page https://internethorseauctions.com/auction.php?aucid=499
Other ways to donate to help Save the Beebe Ranch
Donate on the Chincoteague Museum Website: Specify Save the BEEBE RANCH
Donate on GoFundMe
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