Front entrance |
Upon entering Magnolia Walkers
thru the private gate, you are greeted by our home
directly in front of you. Off to your right
you will be greeted by all the mares and their
babies, as they run up to the fence lining the driveway, to
check out who is visiting.
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Our horse farm sits on 200 plus
acres of prime coastal pasture land in Cherokee
County, Texas.
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Dotting the landscape you will find
100 yr. old magnolia trees. Planted all
around the house are hundreds of
multi-colored azalea bushes which when
blooming in spring is a magnificent sight.
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| Many azalea bushes
surround our barn as well. To your
left you will observe a huge coastal hay
meadow where all the broodmares spend most
of their lives, belly deep in rich, lush,
well-fertilized grass. |
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The stallion barn consists of six
large stalls, complete with ceiling fans, automatic
waterers, and sliding windows in each. This
all metal barn was constructed to self-ventilate,
allowing fresh air to circulate constantly. An
automatic spray system was added throughout the
barn, each stall and main thoroughfare to eliminate
flies, mosquitoes, spiders and other bothersome
insects.
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The stalls are cleaned twice
daily. All beddings being replaced with fresh, clean
and dry wood chips. All feed is stored up off
the floor to ensure it's freshness. Soft music is
piped throughout the barn day and night which I
believe comforts the horses.
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A large tack room houses all
saddles, bridles, blankets, etc., which is also
temperature regulated. The large 4 bay
equipment shed houses the tractors, rake, bailers
and all farming equipment.
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| The "nursery" which
can be observed to your right as you enter the farm. |
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Hooked-up, loading up, ready to go! |
Large meadows of lush coastal grass
keeps our horses in bloom. |
Five round pens and two paddocks
are used for on the ground training. This allows us
to work multiple horses with no distraction.
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The all electric automatic walker
is a valuable tool to exercise some horses while
others are being trained in the pens. We run the
babies into the paddocks before feeding time where
much time and care is taken to handle them. They
seem to look forward to this imprinting time with
us.
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We run the babies into the
paddocks before feeding time where much time and
care is taken to handle them. They seem to look
forward to this imprinting time with us.
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Well-fenced, safe and secure
meadows allow the babies to run, play and develop.
The grass is rich in protein and there is lots of
it.
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Just riding the fence lines
provides the family and guests very pleasant and
scenic trail rides.
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