STARKVILLE — Bidding is underway on a variety of horses from the Mississippi State University research herd.
WTVA-TV reports MSU is offering 24 horses, registered with the American Quarter Horse Association, through an online auction that will conclude at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The sale includes five 2-year-olds that have been started under the saddle, five yearlings and 14 weanlings.
Prospective buyers can read descriptions of each horse and see photos and video at auction.msucares.com.
MSU Extension Service equine specialist Clay Cavinder says opening bids range from $300 for weanlings to $1,500 for 2-year-olds.
Cavinder says all of the money from the sale will go back into the horse programs, classes and research.
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