"A Texas/National Gaited Horse Experience"
Barefoot or Lite Shod Quality, Sane Pleasure Tennessee Walking Horses For Sale With Extensive Camping and Trail Riding Experience, Natural Horsemanship Training

 

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Congratulations to Becca and caitlin on their championship wins this weekend (3/3/12) at the lone star gaited pleasure association show in lufkin, texas! click on leo's picture to see their story.


THIS is what we do.  We recently put together a "reunion/refresher" camp, which several previous customers brought their horses to and rode with us while we offered pointers and helped with any issues they might have questions about, and we all had a very, very LARGE time!  Gourmet meals at camp, fellowship dinners, singing and laughing around the campfire.  Click on the above embedded arrow to ride along with us.

 

 

 

October, 2010 NWHA show:

First horse show for this duo!  Hannah wins several blue ribbons on Joy (click on her picture to see more)

 

October, 2011 NWHA show:

Second horse show for this duo (different judge)!  Hannah wins several blue ribbons on Joy and this time, she does it on her own, without my supervision! This is a dynamic team of talent, for sure!

 

 

2010 Year End Champion Horseman Division Texas Trail Challenges

riding "LV King Tuck", a beautiful stout bay horse she purchased from us in 2006.  Click on their picture to see video from our recent weekend on this competitive trail ride and for more info on Texas Trail Challenges.

 

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(All of the following horses have current (within one year) negative coggins, and all are on grass hay as well as MG 12/8 pellet feed (12% protein, 8% fat) with a few oats thrown in.  They are stalled during the daytime and turned out to pasture at night for freedom and socialization.)

 



 

 

Buckskin AND Homozygous for the tobiano gene!

 

"Alen's Painted Desert" -- Meet our sure-footed, four-beat gaited, rocking chair cantering, easy, gentle Spotted Alen Again bred buckskin homozygous tobiano stallion -- click on his picture to see more info and video, as well as foals born by him. (Not for sale at this time)

 

 

 


 

 

Homozygous for the tobiano gene!

 

"Sophie" -- Half sister to our beautiful "War Eagle" (pictured below on this page)! Top class yearling black and white spotted Tennessee Walking Horse filly raised with the best of care, nice wide chest, big round rump, sturdy bone structure.  Her sire goes back to Delight Bumin' Around, Sir Winston S, and her dam is from a strong spotted line, including Eb's Super Mac. Rock solid round pen foundation, including ground driving, and starting under saddle now. (Not for sale at this time)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

"Ernie" -- GORGEOUS buttermilk buckskin 4-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding with our favorite kind of gait -- square, four beatin' with absolutely NO PACE!! Barefoot and wonderful, currently in our natural horsemanship training program with camping and trail riding experience. Although he performs a beautiful fast, thrilling rack, he walks slowly on command, will do a nice head-shaking Tennessee flat walk, and then there's the bonus of his athletic, rolling, easy canter (all natural). He also neck reins, side passes, forehand turns, pivots, picket lines, bathes . . . Current on vaccinations (VEWT, Flu/Rhino, Rabies, West Nile on 6/17/11) and deworming, negative coggins. Stay tuned for more on this beauty. Click on his picture to go to his page to watch his progress. $6500

 


 

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS -- QUARTER HORSE PACKAGE BUT GAITED!

"Rainbow" -- 15.2H 6-yr-old Spotted Saddle Horse mare (no Quarter Horse blood in her -- she just looks like it!) -- if you like stocky horses with a crease down their rumps, wide chests, nice bone and substance, you will LOVE Rainbow! She has a pretty head, arches her neck beautifully when she is under saddle, flashy with her four long white stocks above her knees, blonde striped mane, and she handles like a nicely seasoned pleasure mount -- works off leg pressure, pivots, neck reins. She has had one foal (a palomino spotted filly) and some nice experience for her age (getting to the perfect age already) . . . her owner is switching to bicycling and Rainbow has years of enjoyment to offer a family. All vaccinations current (2/8/12 she had rabies, VEWT, West Nile, Flu/Rhino) and current on deworming. Click on her picture to see more info. $3850

 


 

 

Congratulations, Barry and family!

"Kahlua" -- 15.2H 4-yr-old registered SSHBEA Buckskin/White HOMOZYGOUS Tobiano Spotted Saddle Horse Mare -- Excellent show prospect!! This mare's previous owner raised her and sent her to Texas to find continue her training and find a new home. We turned her out for over a year to run with the cattle and broodmares, babies, just because we were working on 3-yr-olds that needed to be started. This buckskin tobi beauty has been raised right, has good ground manners and has a good round pen foundation as well as trail experience, including "Highway 101" (with zooming cars and 18-wheelers beside the road). Her gaits are awesome – a true flat walk and running walk as well as nice rack with excellent timing and headshake, and even though she hasn't been trained on her leads yet in the arena, she has a natural canter on the trails. This absolutely gorgeous and very talented mare was bred for the show ring, but trail worthy, too! Her sire is multi-world grand champion Alen’s Belfast Bandit and her dam is out of two world grand champions, Alen’s Lethal Weapon & Bonnie’s Honey J (one of the few mares to ever win the SSHBEA WGC). Add to all of that the fact that she is HOMOZYGOUS tobiano and homozygous black, and you’ve got an incredible broodmare prospect as well! Before she was ever ridden, she accrued many, many miles being ponied on the trails. She has an incredibly sweet personality and loves attention. I think she could be a great trail partner and best friend for someone. Kahlua is learning to be independent and ride by herself, getting lots of solo miles, but on a trail ride with other horses, probably any beginner would feel comfortable on her. NICE, BEAUTIFUL MARE! $6500 Click on her picture to see more.

Congratulations, Barry and family!

 


"Lucas" -- Exceptionally classy 15.1H seasoned, well-trained 8-yr-old blue roan Tennessee Walking Horse gelding with incredibly smooth four-beat gaits and a canter to die for. No kidding -- this is one FINISHED horse. We prefer not to sell this horse to any timid riders or young children -- we'd have no trouble putting our grandson on this horse, but wouldn't put our timid granddaughter on him. No buck, no rear, a GOOD horse, and a true horseman's horse, but too sensitive and too many 'bells and whistles' for timid riders. This good gelding is a joy to ride, will go anywhere you ask him, step over logs, walk through boggy mud, cross streams, climb mountains, descend carefully, ties out, picket lines overnight, no trouble in the pasture with other horses, loads/unloads, squeezes into tight places on the trailer, stalls in the day time, runs free at night. Lucas has a true four beat gait and a true slooooowwww rocking chair canter, effortlessly, and on the correct lead most of the time (all of the time when he's on a regular riding schedule). Lucas is a grandson of the World Grand Champion "Pusher" and great grandson of the World Grand Champion "Triple Threat" on top, and out of a Sun's Delight D/Sir Winston mare. He can go barefoot or shod -- rider's choice. We ride him in a snaffle with shanks and he arches his neck naturally. This is not a horse for everybody, but the true horseman will have a hard time finding one this well trained and this well gaited, and this GOOD! $7000 Click on his picture to see more.


"Poca Buena" -- 14.3H beautiful exotic sorrel/white spotted 3-1/2 year old Tennessee Walking Horse mare (registered TWHBEA), nice smooth four beat gait and an incredible easy, athletic rocking canter from a fairy tale. Poca Buena has been raised in a good home, best of care, perfect health, never any sickness or problems, never neglected, never spoiled -- started when she was 3 years old with us and has graduated from our 6-month natural horsemanship program. We just got back from an extended camping trip where she was picket lined for a few days/nights, ridden on the trails through the forest with many water crossings and several days in the lake. Poca Buena is mellow, doesn't mind being in the back of ride, agreeable to lead the ride, behaves nicely when she rides by herself (no other horses), and not inclined to be spooky at all. She's a true pleasure to ride, nice light mouth, flexes, rides off leg pressure nicely, canter cue is easy for anyone to give, will ride on loose rein. $6500 Click on her picture to see more.

 

 

"Alen's Skye Walker" a/k/a "Luke" -- Gorgeous (rare) unusual grey tobiano Tennessee Walking Horse stud colt, so named because he was born the day of the release of Star Wars 3D edition ("May the '4th' be with you!") . . . he will make a beautiful stallion prospect, capable of producing both solid greys as well as grey tobianos, black and whites, blacks, etc. He is a DIRECT SON of the famous multi-world grand champion producing "Spotted Alen Again" and out of a wonderful foundation dappled grey mare going back to Prides John Grey/Shades of Carbon/Mack K's Handshaker/Midnight Sun. His gait is perfection and he's athletic with a nice little slow rolling canter in the pasture. Sensible, imprinted at birth, the best of gentle care his entire life. Good things ahead for this beautiful boy! He is a half brother to our beloved "Joy", further down this page. Click on his picture to stay tuned to his progress. $2750

 


 

 

"Zip" -- Extremely flashy 50/50 black and white Spotted Saddle Horse gelding with a beautiful presence about him. He's just about 15H and 3 years old, sets up naturally in the bridle, cute little racking gait and easy lope. Zip will walk slowly like a Quarter Horse, rack softly in a nice slow gait, rack quickly and then do a soft little canter. When you ask him to halt, he will stop and then stand quietly, waiting for your next command. He is one of the most beautiful spotted horses I've ever met and the pictures don't do him justice -- his mane is crimped and wavy and will be stunning when he's about 5 years old. Click on his picture for more info. $4500

 


 

"Mojo" -- 2-yr-old Spotted Saddle Horse Gelding -- One handsome hunka burnin' love! If you like Spotted Alen Again bloodlines, and you like a big-boned, good big sized horse, you will love this fellow! "Mojo" is only 20 months old and already 15H with a wide chest, big rump, crease down his back, long arched neck and beautiful head. He is a sweet-natured, gentle gelding, registered SSHBEA directly by SAA and out of a Clayton's Geronimo mare. $2750 Click on his picture for more info.

 

 


"Chisum" -- That rare amber champagne color that everyone is looking for, and he also carries the tobiano gene, making him capable of producing spotted foals! What a beauty he is with his four long white stockings, stripled mane and tail, and what a flashy horse he will be when he's old enough to ride. This gorgeous Tennessee Walking Horse yearling stud colt (born 6/24/2010) is extremely gentle, quiet and sweet-natured. He gets his color from his sire, our "Go Boy's Champagne Pride" and his mother "Gypsy", a gorgeous, stocky bay Tennessee Walking Horse mare. He will be beautifully gaited and canters effortlessly, athletically across the pasture now. Click on his picture to see more info and video. $3500

 


 

 

Congratulations, Barry and family!

 

One of the most 'angelic' horses I've ever met -- he's just a sweet servant, ready to do what you ask and doesn't even think of misbehaving. He makes you feel SAFE in the saddle.

Caper's War Eagle" -- Strikingly handsome eye-popping black and white spotted tobiano 15.3H (and still growing) 3-1/2-yr-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding, gentle as a lamb, with very much a puppy dog disposition. He is sired by "Alen's Caper", which is a direct son of the great "Shadows Spotted Alen" and out of a "Delight Bumin' Around" mare (who was known for producing great broodmares), and his dam is "Prides Generator" and "Spotted Alen Again", producer of many World Champions and World Grand Champions.

This horse has had an extensive round pen foundation training and then slowly brought along, gently and easily. He has never known any abuse, neglect and was never allowed to develop any bad behavorial habits. His gait is like floating across the ground -- extremely smooth like glass. He's a big boy and still growing -- we believe he will not only be 16H at maturity, but spread out with a stock horse type chest and hindquarters. $8500

Congratulations, Barry and family!

 

 

 


 

 

 

"Bunny" -- 10-yr-old drop-dead gorgeous stocky 15.2H buckskin Tennessee Walking Horse mare with all-natural BAREFOOT true head-shaking Tennessee Walk, four beat and smooth, proud, with easy, natural, athletic smooth canter.  She has proven herself as a broodmare and has been trained on the trails -- she backs, flexes, yields front and hindquarters, side passes, canters, always the best of care her entire life.  This beautiful mare has a big wide chest, huge hindquarters, sloping shoulder -- both handsome and beautiful at the same time.  Not for timid rider -- she does absolutely nothing dangerous, but she is sensitive and wonderfully responsive, and I have found that most timid and beginner riders prefer a horse that is more sluggish to respond.  Click on her picture to see more! $8500 

Bunny foaled a gorgeous jet black stud colt "Jaguar" by George Foreman's speed racking stallion on 4/26/11).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

COMING SOON ! ! !

 

"Costano" -- 5-1/2 year old registered 13.3H Paso Fino bay gelding in training for trail pleasure riding. Click on his picture to go to his page to follow his progress.

 


 

Congratulations, Julie !

 

"Pepe Lepew" -- 7-yr-old 14H black and white horse in a pony package! Pepe is extremely smooth gaited totally barefoot, does a nice little slow cowboy canter, flexes, neck reins, backs nicely, yields front and hind, and built like a little stock horse. He's jet black with a strip down his face, four long white stockings and a thick, flowing white tail. NICE PONY! Has been ridden on the trails in Tennessee and is starting a trail riding career in Texas now. See more info by clicking on his picture to go to his page. $3500


 

Congratulations, Carolyn -- her 4th Cloud 9 Walkers horse in about 7 years.

Home Grown! We bred and raised him.

 

"Lash Larue" a/k/a "Cody" -- Half brother to "Takoda" (sorrel/white spotted gelding advertised below). We raised him and he's wonderful. Side passes, forehand turns, pivots, wonderful smooth gaits, slow lopes on correct leads.

This is Cody and Cody -- quite a pair! Cody (the grandson) is 14 years old and wanted a summer project, so we picked our most gentle, mellow unbroke colt in the pasture and brought him up. Cody spent hours and hours in the round pen putting a solid foundation on this colt (with Grandpa Huey's supervision) and turned out quite a nice pleasure horse. In addition, Cody wanted to learn to shoe a horse, so he used this colt to shoe his first horse, and by the way, the shoes were the first this colt ever wore, as well! Click on his picture to see more info. $3850

 


 

 

 

"Vaquero" -- He's that broke, broke horse that everyone is looking for. Big boned, seasoned black and white spotted gelding that is great to have on the farm. A real work horse -- saddle him up, point him and go -- crosses anything, goes anywhere, rides for probably anyone and also pulls a buggy. His gait is flowing and smooth and he's the perfect age at 9 years old. He is a great match to the horse above "Teddy"! Click on his picture to see more info. $6500

 

Congratulations to Tommy and Ann in Brenham, Texas -- Vaquero joins two other horses they bought from us ("Jackie" and "Mikey") and he will be an all around ranch horse for their guests and family.


 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the Platon family from Virginia! We look forward to watching your partnership with this magnificent mare!

"Pia" -- Absolutely gorgeous coming 4-yr-old Tennessee Walking Horse buckskin mare with some of our favorite bloodlines (Spotted Alen Again's sire "Shadows Spotted Alen" and the World Grand Champion "Delight Bumin' Around", "Personal Power", "Pride of Midnight", "Sir Winston"), but these are not the reaons we love her so. In the spring, her coat blooms with dapples all over it, and with her black mane and tail, four white stockings capped by black 'garters', she is an extremely flashy horse. Because she has such a beautiful headset with proud arched neck, tucked nose, she could be mistaken for a stallion with her looks, but she is very gentle, loving and affectionate, causes no problems with other horses, not 'mare-ish' at all, loads in the trailer right next to other horses uneventfully, stalls next to others with no problems, pastures easily -- just a joy to have around.

Her gaits are the reason to own a fine mare like this. She performs a true head-shaking big striding SMOOTH flat walk and running walk, textbook Tennessee Walker, and then her canter is the definition of rolling carousel canter, slow and easy, loose rein. She has a beautiful high stepping natural front end both barefoot and on plain keg (lite plates like Quarter Horses wear) shoes -- she made our whole Kentucky trail ride trip this past October with only front shoes and barefoot behind, and no problems -- good hard, healthy hooves. Then, if you want a really fun 'different' ride -- you can ask her to raise her head, squeeze her up and she will perform a flying rack with fun, fun, fun speed! She's several horses in one.

Because we were going to show her in October (but had to cancel at the last moment because of the drought causing us to abandon all plans in the pursuit of hay!), we put extra special time and training into her getting ready for this show. She pivots like a dream, forehand turns, side passes, opens and closes gates, crosses any obstacle you ask her, and all of this is done pretty much on loose rein. Very light touch is needed -- she is the epitome of a true pleasure horse.

Click on her picture to see more of her story. $6500


 

 

 

 

 

"Joy" -- 4-1/2-yr-old mare true head-shaking, walking machine!  This beautiful Tennessee Walking Horse mare is one of those talented horses that can perform the true walking gait, as well as an exhilarating fast rack, and then as a bonus, she slow canters like a carousel horse.  This is the kind of horse with the conformation and gait that we need to be breeding for.

Because of her training, this horse not only hasn't been allowed to, but doesn't even know that she can buck, rear or be barn sour.  When a horse is started this way, slowly, the horse is never allowed to develop bad habits.  Moreover, the horse is taught to THINK, and not just REACT. We have chosen to breed her to our young buckskin homozygous tobiano spotted Tennessee Walking Horse stallion "Alen's Painted Desert" and she should foal in late April, 2012.

Direct daughter of Spotted Alen Again

Incredible big-striding smooth true running walk

Will rack beautifully

Slow, easy, athletic canter

$9500

TOP FIVE REASONS TO LOVE THIS HORSE:

  1. Her gait is PERFECTION!  Smooth as silk, all natural, BAREFOOT and 4-beat;

  2. Sensible and sane, sweetheart disposition, gentle natured;

  3. Great conformation (wide chest, nice rump); hard, healthy hooves; beautiful spotted pattern;

  4. Excellent care all her life, not started until she was 3 years old and then with natural horsemanship methods;

  5. Excellent bloodlines -- direct daughter of Spotted Alen Again out of Ebony Masterpiece mare.

 


 

Our future speed racking filly!  (NOT for sale at this time -- we are looking forward to the joy of developing her.)

By George Foreman's "Cocoa" and out of his mare "Miss Amazin'"

Click on her picture to go to her page and follow her progress.

 


"Kimmy" -- beautiful, all natural 4-beat gaited wonderfully smooth and sweet young mare by Seve out of a Generator/Ebony Masterpiece mare.  She is SOLD and in her new home -- click on her picture to follow her adventures, soon to be sent to us by her new owner, "Barley". 

 

 


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"Go Boy's Champagne Pride", known around the barn as "Gunsmoke"

Click here to see GO BOY'S CHAMPAGNE PRIDE (Gunsmoke) info and progeny

Want a Tennessee Walking Horse that looks like this?  Check out our baby page to buy your own Tennessee Walking Horse colt/filly sired by this stallion and other beautiful stallions.

Click here:     for babies for sale.

 

 

WARNING:  This stallion ( "Go Boy's Champagne Pride", also known as "Gunsmoke") may not be exciting enough for your taste.  (Click on his picture to go to his page -- plenty of his foals for sale!)  This is the first time (on 9/1/05) that he has been ridden in two years, and Jennifer chose to ride him bareback.  She thought (actually hoped) that he would challenge her riding skills, and after a 20-minute workout with no misbehavior for her to practice her horse whispering on, she couldn't decide whether to challenge him herself or hug him, so she did both!!

 


 

Want a personal portrait of your loved one (Horse, Dog, etc.)?  Click on this picture to see more info.


 

Congratulations, Hannah and "PattyCake" on your FFA Showmanship Grand Championship!

Click on Hannah and Pattycake's picture ABOVE to see video of their win.

 

WARNING:  Horses are addictive substances,  Click HERE for testimony.

 

Click here:  to see happy new owners!  And . . .

 

Click here:   to see horses that we've sold previously.

 

 

And click here:  to see our "secret" 

(Why our horses are happy and well-behaved!)

 

 

 

 

Click on dancing horses at LEFT or on Lynn riding Pistolero at RIGHT to go to our "Good Times" page to see all the activities we do with the horses, and trips that we take.  More pics and videos coming soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the Tennessee Walking Horses are registered with the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association, unless otherwise stated.  Some are also registered with the Racking Horse Breeders' Association and/or the Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association (or National Spotted Saddle Horse Association), and all have current negative coggins report (within one year).

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NOTICE:  We are not a 9-5 business, and since we work and travel a lot, we show horses on an appointment basis.  Please be sure to call and set up an appointment before driving out here -- we'd hate for you to make the drive and then us not even be home for a few days!  (We state this now because it has happened a couple of times already.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on either picture to see 2009 foals for sale!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What does the elephant and the Tennessee Walking Horse have in common?  Wanna see proof that the Tennessee Walking Horse is an all-natural gait, not man-made?  Click on the elephant to find out!

 

 

CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF HORSES WITH THEIR NEW OWNERS. 

 


 

 

These wonderful companions help us train these horses to ensure that your new pleasure mount is not afraid of dogs!  Click on DJ's picture to spend some time with the dogs we ride with!

 

 

 

 

Click on George's picture ABOVE to see a page of our trail rides, parades and camping trips.

 

Announcing:  "Peddlin' The Gold"

4-yr-old Beautiful Palomino Tennessee Walking Horse Mare

*** NATIONAL SUPREME VERSATILITY CHAMPION***

 

 

 

 

Click on any of the three pictures above to see more info!

 

 


These pleasure Tennessee Walking Horses are ridden daily through neighborhoods around traffic, dogs, 4-wheelers, 18-wheelers, school buses, cattle, emus and we take them through the National Forest, to the Gulf of Mexico to play in the ocean, the river, organized trail rides, parades and even an occasional show or two. We have relied on honesty, quality and integrity for the last 15 years to maintain a solid reputation and these horses will be exactly what we tell you. All vices/personality traits are disclosed up front before you meet the horse. Weanlings and yearlings Tennessee Walkers have been imprinted at birth, taught to lead, stand tied, handle their feet, be clipped and load in a trailer.  If you desire, we can arrange for a vet check on the horse you are interested in, and for out-of-state buyers, you can check to see what your state requires for shipping a horse (from anywhere) into your state, as well as a list of equine transport companies, by clicking on the animated "Hobo Horse", above left.  (Most of the time, all that is required is a negative EIA (neg. coggins) within 12 months and a health certificate within 30 days.)  All sales transactions are the jurisdiction of our barn in Hardin, Liberty County, Texas. 

Please note that a review of these pages does not constitute solicitation of sales. 

Lunch break at a restaurant on the way to the Angelina Forest.

 

 

If you would like a video of one of the above referenced horses, please specify which one(s) on your check or in a separate note, and send either click on the Paypal button at the bottom of this web page, or mail $10 (per tape, not per horse) to:

Cloud 9 Walkers
P. O. Box 878
Hardin, Texas 77561-0878
(55 minutes east of Houston)
281-726-4545

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