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Garrard County has new stockyard (Kendra Peek/kpeek@amnews.com / February 1, 2013) |
LANCASTER — After about six years, Garrard County once again has a stockyard, the Central Kentucky Marketplace, on Redwood Road south of Lancaster, just off U.S. 27.
Saturday will mark the second event for the marketplace, which is owned by Lonzo and Dianne Napier.
The couple, who formerly showed Tennessee Walking horses, moved to Garrard County about 11 years ago. Now, their former horse barn is being transformed into a stockyard by Lonzo Napier and their carpenter, James Carpenter. They currently have about 55 enclosures of various sizes, with more being added.
As of now, they are able to hold up to 600 goats, for example, Napier explained. However, knowing the exact number of all animals could be difficult, because there are different sizes of stalls.
They began the process of opening the stockyard in early December. The first event was Jan. 19, with an anticipated 500 to 600 people taking part in the sales, some to sell, some to buy and some simply to check out the new place, according to the Napiers.
“It went pretty good,” Lonzo said. “We really appreciated the people that came and bought and the people that came just to see what was going on.”
For now, sales will be on the first and third Saturdays of the month, but he anticipates more dates will be added later. They also plan to eventually have food to sell to visitors. Dianne Napier explained that they will be tweaking as they go.
They encourage sellers to arrive as early as possible because the cutoff for receiving animals will be about 5 p.m. Miscellaneous sales begin at 3 p.m. outside, before they move indoors.
Lonzo Napier said there will be a vet on site the day of sales. People are encouraged to make sure they have their paperwork taken care of before arriving. Napier stressed that horse sellers need to have the “Coggins” test done on their horses before bringing them, if at all possible.
An auctioneer and clerk also will work the sales.
For more than 100 years, Garrard County had a regional stockyard in Lancaster, called the Garrard County Stockyards. It closed in 2007 after the property was sold to Blue Grass Stockyards.
The Napiers said they are happy to be bringing a stockyard back to the community.
During the first sale day, one visitor told him that “now it felt like Garrard County” because it has a stockyard again.
For more information, contact the Napiers at (859) 302-1219 or (859) 792-8400.
Saturday will mark the second event for the marketplace, which is owned by Lonzo and Dianne Napier.
The couple, who formerly showed Tennessee Walking horses, moved to Garrard County about 11 years ago. Now, their former horse barn is being transformed into a stockyard by Lonzo Napier and their carpenter, James Carpenter. They currently have about 55 enclosures of various sizes, with more being added.
As of now, they are able to hold up to 600 goats, for example, Napier explained. However, knowing the exact number of all animals could be difficult, because there are different sizes of stalls.
They began the process of opening the stockyard in early December. The first event was Jan. 19, with an anticipated 500 to 600 people taking part in the sales, some to sell, some to buy and some simply to check out the new place, according to the Napiers.
“It went pretty good,” Lonzo said. “We really appreciated the people that came and bought and the people that came just to see what was going on.”
For now, sales will be on the first and third Saturdays of the month, but he anticipates more dates will be added later. They also plan to eventually have food to sell to visitors. Dianne Napier explained that they will be tweaking as they go.
They encourage sellers to arrive as early as possible because the cutoff for receiving animals will be about 5 p.m. Miscellaneous sales begin at 3 p.m. outside, before they move indoors.
Lonzo Napier said there will be a vet on site the day of sales. People are encouraged to make sure they have their paperwork taken care of before arriving. Napier stressed that horse sellers need to have the “Coggins” test done on their horses before bringing them, if at all possible.
An auctioneer and clerk also will work the sales.
For more than 100 years, Garrard County had a regional stockyard in Lancaster, called the Garrard County Stockyards. It closed in 2007 after the property was sold to Blue Grass Stockyards.
The Napiers said they are happy to be bringing a stockyard back to the community.
During the first sale day, one visitor told him that “now it felt like Garrard County” because it has a stockyard again.
For more information, contact the Napiers at (859) 302-1219 or (859) 792-8400.
