The 2025 Cal Poly Performance Horse Sale was held May 30-31 at the Oppenheimer Family Equine Center, drawing a crowd of over 200 attendees in support of the student-led program. A total of 23 horses — ranging from two to three-year-olds — were sold for an average of $15,000. The top-selling horse, a filly trained by student Josie Payne, brought in $37,000.

This year, 24 students participated in the program, each responsible for training and preparing their horse for sale as part of Cal Poly’s signature Learn by Doing approach. In total, the event raised over $400,000, with all proceeds supporting hands-on learning opportunities for current and future students in the Animal Science program.