| All About Us! |
At Southern Pride Farm, we spend each day feeding, looking after, and enjoying our
horses. We look forward each Spring to the arrival of the babies to see what was
produced by each combination of genes and what wonderful balls of energy we will
have the enjoyment of watching as they grow and mature into horses anyone would be
proud of. Our entire family is in on the fun from the youngest to the oldest of the
three generations.
For the ten years, we had owned and operated a public riding stable in the small
Alpine Village of Helen, Georgia. We gave trail rides everyday for the
inexperienced, un-horsed public, taking them through the creeks, wooded trails, and
hills of the North Georgia mountains.
When Katrina blew through at the end of August in 2005, she spawned a tornado
that destroyed several businesses in Helen, including ours. Nobody was killed or
badly hurt, not even the horses that were in the pasture the tornadoe crossed
after it forded the Chattahoochee River. It was a miracle, and we are thankful.
But it put us to getting our Rocky Mountain and Kentucky Mountain horses ready to
sell before we believed we were ready to start selling them. We had been breeding
these horses for three years and wanted to get several under saddle and ready to
ride before we put them on the market, but Katrina had other plans. So, here we
are.
We have several of all ages for sale now along with some of the brood mares and
geldings. We were also forced to sell our stable horses since they were no longer
working. That was been very difficult to do since they had become long time friends
and working companions. You can see them on the Cross Creek Stable page on this
web site
We hope that you enjoy visiting us on line and will come by and see us if you are ever
in the mountains of North Georgia. We are proud of our horses and enjoy showing
them to people whether they are interested in buying or in just enjoying the look of
the horses in the pastures.
God bless you and yours and may He be as kind to you as He has been to us!
horses. We look forward each Spring to the arrival of the babies to see what was
produced by each combination of genes and what wonderful balls of energy we will
have the enjoyment of watching as they grow and mature into horses anyone would be
proud of. Our entire family is in on the fun from the youngest to the oldest of the
three generations.
For the ten years, we had owned and operated a public riding stable in the small
Alpine Village of Helen, Georgia. We gave trail rides everyday for the
inexperienced, un-horsed public, taking them through the creeks, wooded trails, and
hills of the North Georgia mountains.
When Katrina blew through at the end of August in 2005, she spawned a tornado
that destroyed several businesses in Helen, including ours. Nobody was killed or
badly hurt, not even the horses that were in the pasture the tornadoe crossed
after it forded the Chattahoochee River. It was a miracle, and we are thankful.
But it put us to getting our Rocky Mountain and Kentucky Mountain horses ready to
sell before we believed we were ready to start selling them. We had been breeding
these horses for three years and wanted to get several under saddle and ready to
ride before we put them on the market, but Katrina had other plans. So, here we
are.
We have several of all ages for sale now along with some of the brood mares and
geldings. We were also forced to sell our stable horses since they were no longer
working. That was been very difficult to do since they had become long time friends
and working companions. You can see them on the Cross Creek Stable page on this
web site
We hope that you enjoy visiting us on line and will come by and see us if you are ever
in the mountains of North Georgia. We are proud of our horses and enjoy showing
them to people whether they are interested in buying or in just enjoying the look of
the horses in the pastures.
God bless you and yours and may He be as kind to you as He has been to us!
| Braiden on L'il Rascal, both of them as three years olds. Braiden is one of our trainers-in-training! Dad's there just in case. |
| The tack room at Cross Creek Stables in Helen, Georgia after the tornado. |
| We have all the intellectual help we need, from young and old alike. Here are HT and Fonda inspecting the training process. |
| The Econo Lodge in Helen suffered extensive damage that would have been much worse but for the quick thinking on the part of the night clerk who hustled the sleepers from their rooms just in the nick of time. |
| We always have plenty of help at feeding time. |
| Silk, Heather's horse that she led trail rides with (when neither one of them was pregnant), is glad to have Oktoberfest and the winter off, for a change! |
| It's all about stopping to smell, or just admire, the flowers. |
| There is no better way to see the mountains than through the ears of a gaited horse. |
| Our very first Mountain Horse, Beth's Sassy |
| Off we go on another trail ride at Cross Creek Stables. We rode year round, weather permitting, taking out as many as 20 inexperienced riders at a time. No wonder I'm so gray! |
All in a day's work for Ben!
| Silver Lining, a Choco Dock daughter, listens with quiet patience to the training techniques of young Braiden. |
| We break them into the horse business early; we need all the help we can get. |
| This soon-to-be Mama Killdear sits patiently on her nest--rain, snow, cold wind or shine. Her 4 babies were some of the first to be born the Spring of 2006. She sits on the gravel parking lot of a Baptist Church near one of our pastures putting up with all the comings and goings - and with Ben and the camera! |
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