Colonial Spanish Horses of Karma Farms
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For Sale from Karma Farms:
When you know you want the best, buy from America's Number ONE breeder for winning horses. All horses listed here except 2009's are halter trained, gentled and ready to go. We will halter train your 2009 pick before it goes home. We are building these pages now. When finished you will be able to click on a horse's name and get more and larger pictures of that horse. But for now, just email for more pics of any horse listed. Serious inquiries only, please.
4 year Olds and Up:
See Jerry Hilligoss training our young stock at Karma Farms on Facebook.
 Led Zepellin--SOLD!!(by Doctor Wu out of Stairway To Heaven) is a powerful, leggy grey gelding now well started under saddle. "Zep" is really training out well and is surely an athlete. He'll be a super distance mount or all day cowhorse. This is the last foal for us by Rowdy Yates' 1/2 brother Doctor Wu, and out of a winning daughter of Locomotion. We have already started conditioning "Zep" for distance, and anyone who can ride can handle him in a bosal. Thanks, JG, for your purchase of this elegant grey gelding.
 Sangria Wine
is a flaxen sorrrel gelding will turn 7 in the spring of 2010, so he's old enough for CTR or endurance. "Sangria" has been ridden since 11/15/09 and is working really nicely and is easy to catch in the pasture. This guy is athletic and has a quick response time, but is easy enough that Vik can ride him with her replaced hip. He stands like a rock for her to get aboard. Great buy on a horse old enough to start campaigning right now. He has color, substantial bone and good hooves, excellent wind and no blemishes. $1500.
 Way of the Bufffalo--SOLD!! (by Blackjack Travens out of Temptress Moon) is a 6 year old red roan Medicine Hat gelding that stands about 13' 2". "Buff" is strong and leggy for his size and has lots of action plus a smoth way-of-going. Thanks, GLP, for your purchase of this super young gelding!
3 Year Olds:
 Jeremiah (by Born To Run out of Rowdy's Kachina Doll) is a very colorful appaloosa colt. His sire Born To Run has been National Broken Color Champion and has produced many winners including Don't Mess Around With Jim, 2008 National Champion Aged Original Gelding at Halter, AIHR mascot Manolita, show and speed event winner Ticket To Ride and others. His dam is a daughter of none other than Rowdy Yates.
Jeremiah is good enough to add color to your pasture as a stallion or add joy to your world as a gelding. Price is for well-started under saddle. Jerry just started riding Jeremiah. Reserve him now before someone else does. $1500.
 Violet Hill (by Born To Run out of Tiny Dancer) was born that strange chocolate brown color that her sire "Barney" sometimes puzzles us with, but this one is apping out very fast. Her tail is now mostly white and she seems to be becoming a varnish point, base black chestnut. Typical sweet Born To Run temperament and ready to ride this spring. "Violet" just about lives up to her name for a unique almost purplish color and a sweet, retiring disposition. She should be an easy one to train, no harm in this nice filly. $800.
 Semi-Charmed Life--SOLD!! (by Pujii out of Princess Blue) is a red roan filly with real people skills, a "pocket pony" who can't wait to see what you have for her. She has some nice blood. Goes to El Tigre Segundo and Pucsinwah. Will be smaller. She is very trainable and ready to start in the spring. A real sweetheart, this is our best buy in the whole sale! Thanks to RC for re-homing this sweet filly.
 Toda de la Majia (by Relampago Placiado out of Hocus Pocus) is a flashy red roan appalosa filly with dark points, a lovely head, and a long mane and tail for an appy. Her sire was bred by Baca Chico Ranch in New Mexico and comes from a line of horses that Doroteo "Joty" Baca's family have preserved and promoted for decades. Her dam Hocus Pocus is by Rigoletto (Chief Masada/Miss Lightning), a blue corn stallion that is well known here for jousting for his owner David Frey as well as many wins in show and speed events at the AIHR National Show. Riggy's temperament was the best and this filly should be a nice one, too. "Majia's" grand-dam is Rag Doll, a 100% Gilbert Jones bred mare who carries David's mom Carlann in everything from shows to trail rides with care and love. $550.
2008 Foals:
 Jack Sparrow (by Rowdy Yates out of Ilo's Bonita Shaquita) is the sweetest Rowdy Yates colt we've ever had! His dam is our lovely Ilo Belsky bred appaloosa Ilo's Bonita Shaquita. He's a grulla appaloosa and his Belsky appy lines are kin to no other living CS appaloosa. Yep--he should be an outcross to just about everything on his dam's side. Jack just loves people, attention, grooming--and esp. feed! He'll meet you at the gate every morning and stick his head in the halter. We trained his dam to ride at age 11! And she's one of my very favorite riding horses today. I don't want to sell this one, but we can't keep them all. $1250.
 Unwritten (by Brother Love out of Written On The Wind) is an elegant looker and mover. His sire Brother Love (Blue Crane/Maggie) is a 3 times National Champion Original at Halter. Just like all of Bro's foals, "Ritz's" head is CS Horse perfection. And that lovely head is filled with sense, too. His dam is a daughter of the legendary Broom and out of SMR Games Horse of the Year Pocahantas Claybasket. "Ritz" will make one superior distance horse, but he's also pretty enough to take anywhere to promote America's First Horse. If you don't mind that he is a greying grulla, he's really stallion quality. And he should have (and throw) all the action you could want. $650.
 Accelerate--SOLD!! (by Rowdy Yates out of Red Fern) is the second curly foal that Red Fern (El Valiente/Venada Majico) has produced. Her first was Earth Spirit by Building A Mystery. We suspected that on the sire's side Rowdy Yates, BAM's sire, was the curly carrier, so we breed "Fern" back to him. Guess we were right. "Ace" is a very curly red dun roan that looks much like both Rowdy and Ace's uncle Beetlejuice, but the curls are an extra that neither of those fine stallions had. He should be a super prospect for CTR or endurance, and he'll turn heads wherever he goes. Just try to find another one like this guy! Thanks, J. and G. H. for your purchase of this exceptional colt. Red Fern is bred back to Rowdy for 2010.
 Red-Headed Stranger (by Rowdy Yates out of Maggie Mae) is a sweetheart. Here's a Rowdy son that will be gentle enough for a kid's horse. He really takes after Maggie Mae's father Dance Magic (Choctaw Sun Dance/Little Corn) for kind, "pocket pony" temperament. That loud strawberry roan color just sets him off. This fellow will stand about 13' 2" to 14 hands at maturity, big enough for almost anyone but small enough to make a youth or petite lady a perfectly sized horse. The Rowdy on Dance combination has produced so many good ones, and we believe "Stranger" will be no exception. He is Maggie Mae's first foal. Lots of HOA foundation blood here plus the best of Karma Farms breeding. $750.
 Mona Lisa (by Born To Run out of Tiny Dancer) is a sister to several nice ones that we have sold for Dreams 'N Color Ranch including Tiny's Silver Princess and Bobby McGee. This one will be as gentle as those nice horses, a super prospect for a kid's or lady's horse. Gentle, loving and excellent conformation, she looks just like a female version of old Broom himself. A STEAL! $650.
2009 Foals:
 Brand New Dance (by Locomotion out of Choctaw Sunflower) is the loudest colored filly we offer from our 2009 foals. She is a red dun Medicine Hat appaloosa in the tradition of our great Choctaw Sun Dance. Her sire and dam are both by Choctaw Sun Dance himself, and as many of you already know, Locomotion too has crossed the Rainbow Bridge so this cross can never be made again. She's big, beautiful and LOUD, and with just a little luck, she should produce color even by your solid stallion. Buy "Brandy" while we need the hay $ or we'll likely keep this one. $1000.
 Dance Inside the Sun (by Under the Sun out of Walk This Way) is a gaited red dun colt with lots of chrome. He is a doublebred Locomotion and doesn't seem to like to trot at all. If you are looking for that sweet Choctaw Sun Dance temperament with easy gaits and flashy looks, this guy will make you a good one. "Sid" is the first foal of Walk This Way, the last filly of the famous HOA foundation mare Fourwalker, once owned by Spirit and Hidalgo author John Fusco. $550.
 Good Morning Starshine--SOLD!! (by Brother Love out of My Sunshine) is a lovely golden yellow dun with a light overlay on her mane. Her dam My Sunshine is an SMR Grande Conquisador with Conquistadors in Show, Games and CTR. My Sunshine is by El Tigre Segundo, an AIHR Hall of Fame and SMR Grande Conquistador stallion, and her dam is the greatest CS broodmare of all time, Espéranza, also the dam of Rowdy Yates, Sundowner, Dakota Blue, Doctor Wu, Dreamgiver and Magneto. "Starshine's" sire is the wonderful 100% HOA foundation bred stallion Brother Love, 3 time AIHR Champion Original at Halter. This filly looks as good as her pedigree. They just don't come any more beautiful. Thanks, J and G H.
 Music of the Sun--SOLD! (by Under the Sun out of Hocus Pocus) is one of the best conformed and most beautiful fillies we got in 2009. Her dun roan color is very striking, and her baby doll head is so feminine and lovely. Her dam is by Rigoletto (Chief Masada/White Lightning) and out of Rag Doll, a 100% Jones bred mare with the best of temperaments. "Muse" is just the kind of filly that we pride ourselves on breeding here at Karma Farms. Thanks, CP, for your purchase of this super filly.
 Glamour Cat (by Cactus Jack out of Year of the Cat) is our first homebred Cactus Jack. "Jack" is Rowdy's full brother, not roan but solid grulla, a much more laid back fellow than our Mr. Yates. "Bella's" dam is a pure Book Cliff mare by El Tigre Segundo and out of Little Corn. Here is pure foundation Brislawn bloodline, HOA foundation, lots of Bookcliff and look at the startling red roan color. "Bella" should make a great one. $850.
 Simple Gifts (by Flaming Pie out of Blue Spanish Sky) is one or those perfect headed little fillies that steals your heart as soon as she bats those huge brown eyes at you. What color with LOTS of striping and barring plus pristine little snowflakes over her shapely hips and a few scattered over her body. Her sire Flaming Pie (Building A Mystery/Margerita, she by Broom out of Pie) and dam Blue Spanish Sky (X-Files/Year of the Cat, she by El Tigre Segundo out of Little Corn) were both purchased from us as weanlings by our friend Sarah Allgood, so "Gift" is 100% Karma Farms breeding. This little lady goes to Rowdy Yates through his winningest offspring, Building Mystery, out of the fabulous Grande Conqustadior mare Liona, still winning at age 19. She goes to Choctaw Sun Dance through his proven black appy son X-Files out of Pie. And just look at the rest of the CS Horse legends in this pedigree. If good to good breeds good, "Gift" is just double good. $850.
 Torchwood (by Tambourine Man out of Meet Virginia)is a CHAMPAGNE colt by Tambourine Man (Choctaw Sun Dance/Kiowa Morning Song) out of Meet Virginia (Rowdy Yates/Buck's Girl). Just have a look at this rare color. Add great Choctaw and Cap Yates brains. Throw in Rowdy Yates as maternal grandsire, Choctaw Sun Dance as paternal grandsire plus two granddams (Kiowa Morning Song and Buck's Girl) with enviable records of their own. Both Torch's parents are very proven.
His well known sire Tambourine Man has several NATRC winners including Rambler, Misty Blue Moon, and Gustavo Moon. No one who keeps up with the AIHR/HOA National Show needs an introduction to Torch's dam Meet Virgina. "Virgie" has been National Champion Aged Mare at Halter as well as lots of performance wins both in TX and SC. In fact, this lovely little mare won the buckle for most points accumulated at the SE Regional and the National in 2008. $2000.
 Washita Love Child (by Brother Love out of Washita River) is a 100% HOA foundation bred filly with that Tiger Eye look and Brother Love elegance. She is a unique smutty dun color now but may grey since her dam Washita River is a greying grulla, but it's really too soon to be sure. Either way, a good horse can't be the wrong color and this is certainly a very good one. Her dam Washita River is by Firebird Phoenix, one of the rarest of the HOA foundation lines. $1000.
Feel free to email to let us know what you want. We do have occasionally horses for sale not listed online. Why not the best? Give us a call. The farm home number with message machine is 903-935-9980.
If there's a real rush, try our cells: 903-407-0298 (Vik's cell) or 903-407-5544 (Tommi's cell), but otherwise use cell numbers after 9 CST or weekends only. Thanks.
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Congratulations, Building A Mystery!
Building A Mystery (Rowdy Yates/Liona) continues his winning ways as he captured the AIHR/HOA National Show Overall High Point Title, winning Champion "O" Performance, Adult Overall Champion, Solid Color Champion, and numerous first places in both judged and speed events.
At the show's end, BAM had won Overall High Point with Timber Ghost winning reserve High Point. Below is Vik and Tori with AIHR President Nanci Falley receiving their awards.
Here Tori and BAM show the speed event style that is the grulla stallion's trademark.
Then the following weekend, Vik rode BAM in the Region 4 Benefit CTR, placing BAM first in Open Heavyweight to complete his 2nd NATRC National Championship in 2 years.
Building A Mystery is certainly earning his name as his legend grows. BAM will be standing at Karma Farms in 2010 for $500 stallion fee as will his sire, the great Rowdy Yates. We have one lovely BAM filly for sale, a black 3 year old named Lucy in the Sky out of She Gathers Rain (Blue Crane/Dainty Bess). Email for more info on purchasing "Lucy". She will only go to a competition home where she can add to her sire's production record by becoming a champion in her own right. Why not the best?
New Karma Farms Stallions
In the Karma Farms tradition of offering the best stallions of the breed, we'd like you to meet Under The Sun. Our thanks to Jeff Rogers who showed "Sun" to his first championship title, collecting 2009 National Broken Color Champion plus lots of placings at the AIHR/HOA National Show!
"Sun's" first foals for us arrived this spring, and we couldn't be happier! Not only do they have quality and looks but
his 2009 stocking legged red dun colt Dance Inside the Sun ("Sid") out of Walk This Way (Locomotion/Fourwalker) has a natural and obvious lateral gait. Music of the Sun ("Muse"), his 2009 dun appy filly out of Hocus Pocus (Rigoletto/Rag Doll) has looks, presence, and color with a "baby doll" head.
Give us a call if you'd like to own one of Sun's first foals to help us prove this exceptional young stallion. "Sun's" stallion fee is $400 for 2010.
Also watch for our new grulla roan stallion Timber Ghost (Beetlejuice/Little Corn) as Vik started him on his show and trail career in 2009, winning reserve Champion Overall for both AIHR and HOA at the Nationhal Show, plus placing in all three of his first NATRC rides. "Ghost" has
a "doing" pedigree, wonderfully smooth gaits, great conformation plus an easy-going manner that makes people look twice when they realize that he's a stallion. He will be a marvelous compliment to our Rowdy Yates mares! His dam Little Corn (Four Lane/Little Thing) was one of the breed's greatest
producers and a full sister to Caballos de Destino's Four Winds. We will have Ghost's first Karma Farms bred foals in 2010, but we traded for a lovely grulla coming two year old Ghost colt that you can see right now. Ask about "Jitterbug". "Ghost's" stallion fee is $400 for 2010.
COMING SOON--Illya Kuryakin (Magneto/Dancing Dove, she by Choctaw Sun Dance). Illya is a creme stallion with superior Spanish type. He is by NATRC National Champion Magneto (Broom/Espéranza). Wait until you see Illya in action!
If you need a smaller stallion, don't forget our two little Spanish Sport Ponies. Stallion fee for either is $200. Our homebred little guy is Scoundrel Days (Rowdy Yates/Lucinda), 5 year old 13 hand Grand Canyon stallion with looks, action and Rowdy's brio in a small, sweet pony sized Colonial Spanish Horse. And have a look at The Sea King, a wonderful flaxen maned sorrel stallion we picked up from Corolla Island in North Carolina last year.
King" is 13' 1", and the kindest little horse. He is started under saddle and doing great. We'll breed him for the first time in 2009.
In fact, we got four wonderful Corolla Horses, including three fillies for "King" . Watch as we train these little "sea horses" at The Corolla Horses of Karma Farms.
The Fernando Saddle
Looking for a saddle that will FIT your Colonial Spanish Horse? Check out our Fernando Saddle
Riding Lessons on Champion Colonial Spanish Horses
If there is a young rider (or "rider-wanna-be"!) at your house, we'd love to have him or her join us for riding lessons here at Karma Farms. Tommi and Vik love teaching new riders the joy of Colonial Spanish Horses. Our emphasis on safety and good horsemanship has helped
many superior young riders including NATRC National High Point Juniors and AIHR Papoose, Youth and Junior National Champions. We use the best horses on the farm for lessons including champions like Fernando, Thunderheart, Ever After, One Dance Left, Private Dancer and Song for a Chief. Give us a call at 903 935-9980 to enroll your young rider now.
Here's a special new feature for our newest young trainers. Your youth riders will love our Young Trainers Page.
Trail Riding by Appointment
We also take trail riders out by appointment every day--and we do late evening rides in summer. Prices are still $25 per hour per horse with double riders (little kids only!) for $10. Want to take a virtual visit and see our trails? Check out our Trail Riding at Karma Farms Web gallery. We have more info on riding here at the farm at the Karma Farms Trail Riding Page.
Just leave the office and homework behind and join us for a "One Hour Vacation".
Want a very finished mount? Or the best weanling colt you've ever seen? Check out T.H. Mouse and Baby Driver, two finished geldings with very impressive records already and plenty young enough to add more accolades under YOU. And don't miss Torchwood, one of the best colts we have ever bred here at Karma Farms.
Check out our Super Select Sale.
GENERAL INFO ABOUT KARMA FARMS and COLONIAL SPANISH HORSES
Karma Farms is located in deep East Texas between Marshall and Jefferson on US 59, only about 12 miles north of I-20. Glad to have you visit us to meet America's First Horse. No Colonial Spanish or Spanish Mustang breeding farm in the world can match Karma Farms' list of winners and champions.
The Colonial Spanish is still America's best horse for trail riding, distance riding, cattle work, and all around best compadre. This breed is called the Horse of the Americas, but also known as Colonial Spanish Horse, Spanish Mustang, Barb, Original Indian Horse, or even Cayuse.
By whatever name, these tough, smooth riding, intelligent and historic horses are still proving their worth for today's riders. Our farm is home to some of the best Colonial Spanish horses in the world. Don't make the mistake of confusing these rare horses with wild ferals
like most BLM adoptees. The Horses of the Americas are pedigreed horses. These horses come from stock brought to the Americas during the Colonial Spanish period. At Karma Farms, history is a living, breathing remnant of the America's Old West.
We breed the best to the best to share that history with today's riders. Here at Karma Farms, we lead ALL other breeders of these horses in championships, registry awards and number of winning horses--whether they are called Colonial Spanish Horses, Spanish Mustangs or Original Indian Horses. America's most decorated breeding farm invites you to visit and try
a CS Horse.
When you visit Karma Farms, you can meet some of the horses that helped to inspire John Fusco's 2002 animated movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron. He honored us by naming Spirit's dam after our famous broodmare Espéranza.
Many of this great mare's offspring still live at Karma Farms including Rowdy Yates, Magneto, My Sunshine, and Xena and now Cactus Jack, Rowdy's look-alike full brother lives right down the road in Hallsville. "Jack" is owned Karma Farms foreman Curtis George and our good friends Eric and Laura Christensen.
You can find Espéranza grandsons and daughters on our Ready To Ride pages. John's other famous famous horse movie Hidalgo released in 2004 introduced more people to America's First Horse. Come and meet the real horses of the Old West at Karma Farms.
These historic horses are indeed rare today. Probably less than 5,000 are left in the world. Colonial Spanish are among the most wonderful, tough and loyal of horses. Each is a unique work of the Great Spirit.
This is not a "look-alike, think-alike" breed. They are Picassos, not screen prints. Those who love the unique as well as the historic often find their equine soul mate at Karma Farms. The Horse of the Americas is also America's best family horse.
These handy, versatile horses can do virtually anything--from barrel racing to dressage. At Karma Farms, our favorite equestrian sports are competitive trail riding and American Indian Horse shows, but we do special exhibitions, parades, and all sorts of fun events as we promote America's First Horse.
Our very first Colonial Spanish Horse was also registered as an Original American Indian Horse. He changed the course of our lives.
His name was Choctaw Sun Dance. This magic Medicine Hat made breed history. Meet "Dance" by clicking here, on his name or on his picture.
Tomlyn Grey would like to tell about her horses herself. Check out the pages she built for Fernando and her others years ago: "One Crazy Kid And The Horses That Put Up With Her...".
"Tommi" works hard helping with the farm. She and her boy Fernando can do it all! Meet the little black gelding, now 15 years old, that Tommi trained herself, a special little horse that has gone on to become the lifetime points leader for all Colonial Spanish Horses and Original Indian Horses. They're still out there winning today.
In fact, "Ferdie" just won the Youth Division at the AIHR/HOA National Show under Remington Hill and then went on to the Region 4 Benefit CTR the next weekend and won the Novice Jr. Division under Ashley Frazier. Have a look at "Ferdie" today!
If you would enjoy another sample of Tommi's writing, here's Tommi's "shout out" on those who unfairly condemn others.
Want to know more about our current Karma Farms stallions?
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 Rowdy Yates
Champion at halter, performance and distance. AIHR Dreamcatcher Award, SMR Grande Conquistador, a Breyer model and Breyerfest performer.
 Building a Mystery, 2009 AIHR/HOA National Show Overall High Point, National Solid Color Champion,
and Horse of the Americas Overall High Point, 2008 and 2009 NATRC National Champion, 2007, 2008 and 2009 SMR Show, Games and Trail Horse of the Year.
 Tambourine Man
*Champagne
*Overo
*Gaited
*Sire of NATRC National Champions including 2007 National First Place Open Junior Horse "Rambler".
 Locomotion, our paso-gaited, color producing Choctaw Sun Dance son. "Loco" is the sire of THREE AIHR National Champions. The last "Loco" foals will be born in 2010. May he rest in peace.
 Brother Love, 3 times National Champion Original at halter.
See them ALL with music on our Web Gallery designed by Tomlyn Grey at Karma Farms Colonial Spanish Stallions . |
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