READING sales reports and tales of ‘life-changing’ profits for pinhookers, it’s easy to think that selling breeze-up horses is simple. After all, no one draws attention to the failures and life-changing losses, but if you want to get an idea of the ups and downs of the game, look no further than last week’s Arqana Breeze Up Sale.

Headlines focussed on the millionaire top lot and profits achieved and if you’d spoken to anyone on the eve of Saturday’s sale, they probably predicted as much, judging by the footfall.