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HERD MARES

The mares listed here who have numbers came from a PMU farm in Alberta, Canada. The PMU rancher used numbers to identify them, but we gave them names. When the PMU industry experienced a dramatic cutback in 2004, tens of thousands of mares were out of work and headed to slaughter. We bought over 200 mares and brought them down to our ranch, where most of them sold. These remaining mares were kept for production of replacement stock for our resort trail ride strings.

Every mare here was rescued from either the PMU industry where they faced an end of life trip to slaughter, or are local rescues, who also faced slaughter. Many of the locally rescued horses came from auction, where we outbid the kill buyers. Some came from rescues, and others were donated when times got too tough for their owners to keep them.

Most are suitable only for broodmare use, as they are rank, lame, previously abused, or have other issues that would make them unsuitable for useful riding stock. Here, they can live out their lives on our huge rangeland where, along with acres of grass, are fed top quality hay and minerals, receive regular health care, and produce our much-needed replacement horses. Here, they have the best life imaginable, a very natural life in large herds, pasture breed on a natural cycle, and they are happy girls. When their lives are at an end, they are humanely put down and never sent to slaughter.

We would never knowingly send any of our horses anywhere that would lead them to slaughter. We have taken mares back who were purchased by buyers who later sent them to a feedlot, meat auction, or kill buyer. As soon as we heard about it, we went to get the mares back. We never send them there ourselves, and try hard to keep them from going that direction.

	MAHOGANY TOO, #50 Quarter Horse/Light Draft/Belgian Cross; Her mom was a Draft Cross and her sire a Quarter Horse. Bay with Blaze 2002 We have two mares named Mahogany, so this one is Mahogany Too. This is a full-bodied bay beauty!
	GREY GRACE, #204 Fjord Cross Grulla 1998
	OLGA, #218 Purebred Fjord Dun 14.2 hands high ~SOLD~ Sweet and gentle.
	BRONWYN, #255 Quarter Horse Cross Dark Bay with star and snip
	PERDITA, #256 Percheron Pangare Bay 17.1 hands high
	LUPA, #259 Quarter Horse Bay 14.2 hands high This is a small, pretty mare with a sweet disposition. She always has nice foals.
	WHISPER, #267 Percheron Bay with left hind and blaze 1998
	#268 Quarter Horse Brown and White
	HALEY, #285 Quarter Horse Cross Dark Chestnut with big blaze 14.2 hands high
	CORKY, #286 Belgian Sorrel 16.2 hands high Corky is quiet and passes her disposition on to her foals.
	VISA, #308 Percheron Cross Dark Brown with tiny star 16.0 hands high
	#309 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay with blaze and white legs
	JERI, #370 Clydesdale/Quarter Horse Cross Bay Roan with blaze 16.3 hands high
	LADY JANE, #406 Quarter Horse/Arabian Cross Flea-bitten Grey 14.0 hands high Cute, Cute, Cute!!!
	ARABESQUE, #411 Percheron/Quarter Horse Cross Grey 15.3 hands high One of our classic beauties!
	SAFFIRE, #420 Quarter Horse/ Thoroughbred Cross Bay with star 16.0 hands high
	DAMASK, #428 Quarter Horse/Percheron Black with star and polka-dotted hind socks 15.1 hands high
	GRANITE, #454 Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred Cross Dappled, Steel Grey 15.2 hands high
	DORRIANNE, #459 Belgian/Quarter Horse Cross Dark Seal Brown with Fawn Highlights 15.0 hands high 1994
	#471 Percheron Cross Bay with left hind and blaze 16.0 hands high
	LAUREL, #477 Quarter Horse Cross Golden Bay 15.0 hands high 1996 Friendly and gentle mare, and what a beauty she is too! She catches your eye in the herd, such an unusual shade of bay and beautiful build.
	GINGER, #520 Belgian Cross Flaxen Chestnut with blaze 16.0 hands high
	CINDERELLA, #530 Quarter Horse Black with star 14.3 hands high Friendly and gentle mare. When she arrived, she slipped her foal and some people borrowed her from us to raise their orphan. She was kind-hearted enough to raise their baby for them.
	SELMA, #540 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay Roan with blaze, right hind sock
	BETHANY, #542 Quarter Horse Chestnut with star 1998
	ALBERTA, #562 Draft Cross Bay
	ARIEL, #600 Belgian Cross Flaxen Chestnut with blaze and sock 15.3 hands high Loves to swim! Named after, "Ariel the Little Mermaid" ~Deceased~
	LONDON, #602 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay with big star and snip Such a big, elegant mare!
	FLAXY, #605 Appaloosa Flaxen Chestnut with Snowflakes, roaning and markings
	TRINITY, #606 Quarter Horse Red Dun with star Not the best photo. This gal has filled out and is beautiful now.
	ROMA, #608 Belgian/Quarter Horse Cross Chestnut with socks and blaze 16.1 hands high
	SHINNY, #614 Quarter Horse Buckskin with star An early photo from when she first arrived, not showing how great she looks now.
	RUSSIA, #621 Belgian/Quarter Horse Cross Chestnut with blaze 16.2 hands high 1992
	STARDUST, #631 Draft Cross Chestnut Roan with big blaze
	TULSA, #634 Draft Cross Bay with blaze This photo does not do her justice at all. This was taken when she first arrived and in winter coat.
	MELODY, #638 Quarter Horse Dark Dun 14.3 hands high
	JINETTE, #658 (#651) Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay with star 15.2 hands high
	PROMISE, #652 Quarter Horse Cross Dark Brown 15.0 hands high 1993
	GWINEVERE, #659 Quarter Horse/Percheron Cross Dappled Grey 14.3 hands high
	CRICKET, #663 Paint Bay Roan and White Tobiano 15.1 hands high
	TACOMA, #664 Paint Cross Dark Brown and White Tobiano 15.1 hands high 1998
	CHA CHA, #665 Paint Dark Brown and White Tobiano 1993
	VICTORIA, #683 Draft Cross Dark Bay with hind socks, star and snip
	OLIVE, #686 Draft Cross Black
	SONORA, #693 Quarter Horse Dark Chestnut with blaze and hinds 15.0 hands high, 1998
	ANISE, #695 Clydesdale Cross Black with blaze and left hind sock 16.1 hands high
	CHLOE, #696 Quarter Horse Cross Solid Bay 1994 This mare came to us in pretty bad shape, but has dramatically improved. Her name means, "Blossoming," and she really has blossomed here!
	SANTANA, #701 Quarter Horse Chestnut with blaze 15.1 hands high
	SAMBA, #703 Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred Cross Bay 15.1 hands high 1998
	MYSTERY, #709 Quarter Horse Rich Sorrel 1996
	#712 Quarter Horse/Paint Cross Black and White Tobiano
	BLONDIE, #717 Belgian Cross Flaxen Chestnut with socks 1995
	CARREA, #720 Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred Cross Black with four socks and snip
	PORSCHE, #723 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay with blaze and hinds 15.3 hands high
	PHOEBE, #750 Quarter Horse Sorrel with blaze and hinds
	HACIENDA, #754 Quarter Horse Bay with Star
	ZULA, #765 Quarter Horse Bay with blaze 14.3 hands high
	RAINA MAE, #766 Quarter Horse Dark Chestnut with star and snip 14.3 hands high 1996 Calm, friendly mare.
	RUFFLES, #770 Draft Cross Black and White Tobiano
	CASSIE, #793 Quarter Horse Sorrel Friendly, sweet mare. ~Deceased~
	NOIRIE, #794 Quarter Horse Cross Black with star 1996
	TAR BABY, #795 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Solid Black 15.2 hands high
	BUNNY, #796 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay
	STEVIE, #815 Quarter Horse Dark Chestnut 14.3 hands high
	AMBER, #822 Draft/Quarter Horse Cross Chestnut with blaze and socks
	BAYBERRY, #825 Percheron/Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred Cross Bay with star 16.0 hands high
	JAWS/CLEO, #826 Quarter Horse Cross Bay 14.0 hands high
	CHINA, #830 Quarter Horse Cross Solid Bay
	BLIZZARD, #846 Appaloosa Chestnut with snowflakes and blaze ~Deceased~
	MACY, #863 Quarter Horse Sorrel with blaze and socks
	DESERT SAGE, #869 Appaloosa Varnish Roan
	HEATHER, #873 Percheron Cross Dappled Grey 17.0 hands high
No Photo yet.	SPARROW, #874 Quarter Horse Cross Dun
	COYOTE, #876 Percheron Cross Dappled Blue Roan with star 1996 This mare is very uniquely colored.
	ASIA, #885 Quarter Horse Cross Solid Deep Bay 15.2 hands high A fancy, high stepper!
	MAGENTA, #890 Draft/Quarter Horse Cross Solid Bay
	FIGGS, #953 Suffolk/Quarter Horse Cross Chestnut with star and socks 2000
	RESOUNDING JOY, #955 Quarter Horse Sorrel with blaze 2000
	FRENCHIE, #958 Paint/Draft Cross Black and White Tobiano 15.3 hands high
	COLA, #970 Quarter Horse Cross Black with blaze 15.1 hands high
	NELLIE, #974 Fjord Cross Dun 2000
	JELLY BEAN, #978 Paint/Draft Cross Black and White Tobiano 2000
	VERSACE, #1014 Clydesdale Cross Bay with blaze and stocking
	REGINA, #1017 Belgian/Quarter Horse Cross Flaxen Chestnut with blaze 2001
	SAFARI, #1019 Quarter Horse Cross Flaxen Chestnut with blaze 2001
	MORGAN, #1022 Morgan Cross Solid Bay 15.2 hands high
	PUZZLE, #1024 Paint Cross Brown and White Tobiano
	SASSY, #1026 Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Bay with broken blaze 1993 A romantic, baroque type mare, very pretty.
	FRANCIE, #1027 Quarter Horse Cross Solid Bay 14.2 hands high
	VENUS, #1028 Qaurter Horse/Draft Cross Dark Brown with blaze and left hind sock 15.0 hands high
	SALSA, #1037 Quarter Horse Sorrel with blaze and three whites 14.3 hands high
	DIXIE Quarter Horse Bay Roan with star A rescue.
	GELATO Quarter Horse Solid Bay Roan An auction rescue.
	JOY Purebred, Grade Quarter Horse Chestnut with blaze and left hind This mare came to us without papers, but she is purebred. "Joy" was bought at an auction when she was pregnant. After much back-tracking, we were able to locate the seller of this mare and learned her story. It seems that when her mother's owners took her mom, they left Joy behind. Her mom was a registered Quarter Horse, so the owners tried to register Joy, but her mom died before the DNA could be collected. Joy, although purebred, could not be registered. Because she was never broke to ride, the ranch owners decided to breed her to a registered Palomino stallion with Freckles lines, and send her to the sale, hoping someone would buy her. That someone was us!
	MANGO Quarter Horse Chestnut Roan with star Rescued from a feedlot while pregnant with this adorable baby, "Tropicana." This mare came from a large herd of broodmares that were kept with a stallion and never handled much. One day they were all rounded up and taken to a feedlot to be sent to slaughter. Happily, a local rescue intervened and found homes for them instead. Mango had this foal here.
No photo.	MISTY BAY BIRD Quarter Horse Bay
	RAVEN BLM Mustang Minimal White, Black Overo 2002 This is a BLM mare from Nevada's Sheldon Unit. She didn't work out for her original adopters and wound up at a local rescue. She requires finesse in handling, so she would not suit someone who wants an uncomplicated riding horse. She is a beautiful mare, great mom, and is happily living in our herd as if she were still in the wild. We think she is lovely!
	SARA Appaloosa Flaxen Chestnut Roan with blanket and star 2002 This mare came from a local rescue. She was unable to trust enough to be trained, so she found work here as a broodmare, where she is not pressured to be vulnerable with humans.
No photo.	SLEEZY SUZIE Registered Quarter Horse Bay 2001
	SPICE Quarter Horse/Draft Cross Grey and White Pinto (Pale Grey) This rescued gal is feisty and spirited.
	WYOMING Quarter Horse Chestnut Roan 2002 Rescued from a feedlot. She was wild and didn't respond to training. She had never been handled by humans as a youngster, and then was kept out on the range and used as a broodmare for years before winding up here.