The RCMP Foundation recently put 36 horses from the world-famous RCMP Musical Ride Breeding Program on the auction block in September and October, raising more than $500,000.
In a first, 18 of the horses were sold during a 30-day online auction, which ended on September 23rd. Buyers from across Canada and the United States spent a total of $236,000.
The top selling horse was an eight-year-old broodmore in foal to Dubai, named Diamona E. She was purchased by Pamela Day of Edmonton, Alberta.