In 1978 we moved from the suburbs of Detroit to a farm in Howell, Michigan. We were blessed with a very old farmhouse, assorted outbuildings and 43 acres of partially wooded farmland - big enough for our large family.

Our "Farming" adventure (I use this term loosely as my husband and I were both city born and bred and this was certainly an adventure for all of us) started with an older buckskin quarter horse mare. Within a few years we had a number of breeding mares, and a small but growing herd of Hereford and Angus/Holstein cows and our own Hereford bull. We raised hogs from farrow to finish. And mixed in somewhere were meat rabbits, angora show rabbits, and of course chickens. We also raised produce for sale as well as most of the feed for our livestock. Needless to say there was plenty to keep us all busy and out of trouble.

By 1990 all the children had graduated from school and moved away, and the city was beginning to reach our "borders" so we decided to sell everything and look for a more secluded place for us old folks.

In the summer of 1991 we moved to our newer country home on 80 acres located outside Vermontville, Michigan. In 1998 we sold our house and a few acres and built a new house and barns farther back on the now 69 acres, sitting on a hill overlooking the pond and the surrounding countryside. We have been blessed.

In 1979 I was inspired to name our farm The King's Own. I always believed things happened for a purpose, and truly felt we had been led to this farm. Believing that Jesus Christ was our King and He owned the cattle on a thousand hills, this farm was also His and so the name came into being. As I became more involved with the horses and needed a business name, that portion of the farm became The King's Own, Too. Everything we have is from the Lord, and he has blessed us to the fullest measure.

I have been fascinated with horses since birth (if that’s possible). As a youngster I frequented the local stables for my horsy fix and wore out the horse books from the local libraries. My husband knew of my desire to have a horse, so bless his heart the first animal on our farm besides the dogs and cats was my horse Dandy (by that time I was in my mid thirties). One mare grew to many, and I tried my hand at breeding dun quarter horses for a number of years.

In 1986 I learned about the dun mustangs that had been found in Oregon. After months of looking for information I finally got in touch with E. Ron Harding at the BLM in Burns, OR. In November 1987 friends and I drove to Clark Mills Holding Facility in Nebraska to pick up four Kiger fillies. In time I became the owner of three of those fillies. Since then two have moved on to other owners. Currently residing at our farm is a Kiger stallion, Kiger Vale Badger, and four Kiger mares. We also have a Sulphur stallion, Cortez Amigo, four Kiger/Sulphur mares and two Kiger/Sulphur youngsters.

I have learned much since 1987 when the Kigers first became a part of my life. Working with them has taught me "patience is a virtue" - and you need lots of it (patience), things take time as "Rome wasn’t built in a day", good things come to those who wait (and sometimes wait and wait), and it doesn’t pay to have a temper tantrum or get an attitude - the horse is always smarter and faster. They are forgiving of our mistakes; and most important - "All things are possible (even with mustangs) through Christ who strengthens me".

If you have any questions regarding the Kiger or Sulphur mustangs, please contact me. Thanks for stopping by.