Tennessee Walking Horses -- CLOUD 9 WALKERS - Tennessee Walking Horses For Sale

Riding Huckleberry on New Year's Day, 2008, in the Gulf of Mexico on the Lousiana shore. Click on picture ABOVE to see more beach pictures and video.

After two days at M D Anderson in Houston, TX of being violated and tested (smile), as of 11/6/07, I am now an Officially-Certified One Year Cancer Survivor!

Now, please pray for 15-yr-old Charlie Bittner of Quitman, Tx (pictured at RIGHT) as he begins his battle, and you can click on his picture to read of his progress and send him and his family an email of encouragement. They also have a few horses for sale to make time for Charlie's battle, so check out their for sale page or send an inquiring email.

All of the following 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 coggins (within one year).

The newest addition to Cloud 9 Walkers! (Click on picture of mysterious creature ABOVE LEFT), and check out our doggy page (ABOVE RIGHT).

LEFT: Dakota and me climbing up the side of a Kentucky mountain on 5/4/07 . . . Click on picture of Dakota and me to see a slideshow of our fantastic campout and trailride in eastern Kentucky, almost to the Virginia border. Our friends from Connecticut drove down and we drove up from Texas to meet in the middle for a great time in the hills and trails, meet some really friendly, warm, hospitable Kentuckians, and taste some really great moonshine! Ah, life is good!

Who says camping can't be fun, relaxing, pleasurable yet flamboyant and patriotic at the same time? Click on this picture to see a slide show of our usual, everyday good times! :))

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.)

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!!

2007 BABIES FOR SALE -- ADVANCING IN THEIR TRAINING AND WILL BE EASY TO RAISE AND START UNDER SADDLE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. Click on picture of Profile, ABOVE, to see remaining 2007 babies for sale.

MARES IN FOAL FOR SALE: Mares bred to Go Boy's Champagne Pride (classic champagne) or Flip My Cream (cremello). Click on shooting gun at left to take you to the sale broodmare page.

Reluctantly, because of our 'setback', we have parted with our sweet, precious Jackson the gaited Jack. He joins Cisco and Stetson the gaited mule on 9/20/06 at their new home in British Columbia, Canada. Congratulations to the Powells!

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!

The Connecticut gang joining us for a few weeks to escape the eastern blizzards! We're enjoying a 73-degree day in the Angelina Forest. From left: Meghan on Dalton; Shelly on Max, Tony on Cotton, Debbie on Willie, Lynn on Rain, Althea on Howie, Kelly on Snickers and Kala on Rusty (right before their "swim" in the creek!). Life is good!

Swimming a horse feels like riding Pegasus -- a smooth, surreal flying sensation!

A beautiful Texas summer day in Lake Rayburn. This picture was taken during our ride on Saturday, July 24, 2004 during which we enjoyed the warm water and the exhilarating hills and trails of the Angelina Forest. Click on the picture to LEFT to see Tiffany and Hannah swimming with Pearl and Durango, and click on picture to RIGHT to see them riding on the beach. Hannah is swimming Shiner in the picture to the right, and his nose is underwater because he was enjoying blowing bubbles. You can tell both horse and rider are relaxed and enjoying the moment.

Houston Intercontinental Airport has established an Equine Airport Ranger program for security. This pic was snapped (by me, sitting on Sundrop) on 7/30/05 and you can barely see a plane taxiing the runway at the far left of the picture. Our horses become accustomed to jet engines taking off and landing while riding this property and at the same time, scouting for terrorists.

"Silver Mint" -- This is my baby, my personal riding horse (now for sale) that I thought I would share with you, since greys seem to be in a constant state of metamorphasis regarding their color. In this picture, at left -- taken on June 20,2006, she is 10 days short of turning 3 years old, and in the picture to the right, taken 4/29/08 at Lake Rayburn, she is almost 5 years old. Click on her picture to see her at 2 years of age (a darker charcoal color) and notice that now her dapples are really coming out. Her mane is going from dark to silver while her legs are staying black. She is a beauty! Yes, my personal riding horse is a mare . . . I know lots of people are prejudiced against mares, believing that their hormonal moods each month are a bother, but I have found, after 25 years in the wonderful Tennessee Walking Horse breed, that this is not much of a consideration. Tennessee Walkers are just way more mellow than other breeds, and that carries over to both the stallions and the mares (so you can imagine how perfect our geldings are! lol). After riding and showing stallions for years (and yes, stallions are a thrill), I have decided that I love the dependability of riding mares and geldings, and I like the fact that my little Silver Mint will be an ambassador not only for her fantastic breed (exhibiting the true head-shaking walk and smooth gaits, including a natural, athletic canter), but she is an ambassador for her gender, proving that mares are fabulous!

Silver Mint has been hauled to Kentucky, Louisiana, the ocean, the beach, and is currently on a campout right now. Click on her picture to see more pics and video soon. $6500

LEFT: This is what a 4-legged furry "Giggle Generator" looks like! RIGHT: DJ takes his little girl for a ride.

"Sam" -- Stunningly beautiful dark coppery sorrel 6-yr-old 15.1H Tennessee Walking Horse gelding great for trail or classy, talented and beautiful enough for the show ring. He is a direct son of Gen's Armed and Dangerous and performs either a head-shaking true Tennessee walk, or will freeze up and rack. In addition, he has a great slow canter. $5500

"Touch's Midnight Star" -- This is one NICE mare! She is jet black and performs a true, head-shaking walk, smooth as silk. She will be 10 years old (born 4/25/98) and stands a true 16H. She is by the World Grand Champion "The Touch" and out of a Sun's Delight D/Pride's Peddler mare. She recently made the Old Spanish Trail ride from Logansport, Louisiana into Texas, in conjunction with the Houston Rodeo. Probably anyone can ride this mare -- she's willing to please and not lazy at all.

Star would make a great all-around family horse, good for trail riding and competitive for show ring, if desired. No reason she couldn't be bred -- she has had the absolute best care all her life. Her negative coggins is dated 11/8/07 so it is good for eight months; she is wearing keg shoes and her feet are in excellent condition; she was vaccinated on 11/21/07 for West Nile and EV Flu Rhino, and 2/7/08 for VEWT, Rabies and Strangles.

We'll be hauling Star to the forest, the lake, the beach, the airport and doing parades with her until her new owner finds her!

Click on Star's picture to go to her page for more info, pics and video. $4850

"B.J." -- Beautiful classy jet black 11-yr-old 15.1H Tennessee Walking horse gelding with proud presence about him, arched neck, head sits up in the bridle. This horse is very sweet and gentle for probably anyone to ride, but not lazy. He is Sun's Delight D on the top and Ebony's Mountain Man/Ebony Masterpiece on the bottom. He really covers a lot of ground with his unusually large back end, and although he is being used on the trails right now by the whole family, he is flashy and classy enough for the show ring, too! Click on his picture at RIGHT to see more info and pics. $3750

"Brook" -- This is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of horse, about 15.1H, stocky like a Quarter Horse with a crease down his back, wide chest, big, sturdy bone structure, wonderful, smooth, floating racking gait, incredibly athletic easy, natural canter, gentle for probably anyone to ride, and as a bonus, his color has to be seen to be believed. This 7-yr-old golden champagne Tennessee Walking Horse gelding literally glows all over with a rich, glittery irridiscence, and his mane and tail are creamy white. His blaze is white and contrasts beautiful to make him a gorgeous animal.

Brook is from the Chance's Gold Dust line on top, and Pride's Genius/Ebony Masterpiece on bottom. He is the perfect age, temperament, color, gait, perfect family horse. Diane is riding him in the pasture with the cattle and through the broodmares on 1/10/08.

We'll be using him for lessons and trail riding him until he finds a new home.

"Gen's Love Affair" -- Beautiful, classy, stocky 15H sorrel Tennessee Walking Horse mare with long blonde mane/tail, strip down her face, sweet personality, a great confidence builder. She is a DIRECT DAUGHTER of Pride's Generator and out of a direct daughter of Pride's Main Man/Triple Threat on the bottom. She has had five foals, and has shown successfully with her foals on the national level.

She is coming 12 years old and has lots of trail experience -- a great family horse, not lazy at all, gets up and does what you ask her. L.A. was ridden all weekend by two families and is a real sweetheart -- she performs a nice smooth racking gait and doesn't mind going off by herself, either. She stalls fine or pastures fine, loads easily, shoes, bathes, clips -- a GREAT horse with top bloodlines.

RIGHT: "Eddie" -- 16H Black and White Spotted Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding

"Smoking Gun" -- GENTLE, MELLOW SWEETHEART! Anyone can feel comfortable and safe on this honey fo a horse. Beautiful dappled buckskin 15H Tennessee Walking Horse gelding with Prides Generator, Ebony Masterpiece, Go Boy's Shadow bloodlines. This is a really good, fun horse! He is gorgeous with a very refined, pretty head and his gait is like slipping along on glass it's so smooth, with a nice, easy canter. He's all natural, wearing lite (keg) shoes and there are no trick to angles or weight to make him smooth. He has a really cute personality, a beautiful conformation, and a head full of sense.

I rode Smoking Gun in the Shelbyville, TN Christmas parade on the night of 12/8/07 around crowds, ambulances, firetrucks, bands, floats with rappers, and at the end of the parade, I rode him INSIDE the Pop A Top Bar on the main street (Hwy 41), right past the patrons sitting on bar stools drinking their beers! Then, my buddy Amber rode him the next day in the Murfreesboro parade, where a camel became very infatuated with this cute Tennessee Walker! (And yes, I have pictures, to be posted soon!) Stay tuned for more info and video. Click on his picture to see more scoop!

"Cisco" -- This Spotted Saddle Horse is a jewel! He is a gentle, flashy black gelding with so much chrome that he looks like he's wearing a tuxedo, with his four white stockings, star between his eyes, black rump and contrasting white tail with a black strip in it.

His gait is phenomenal -- smooth as silk, four-beat and he's doing all this a la naturale! (He is barefoot.) As a bonus, he slips effortlessly into a gentle, easy canter. This is a horse that would make probably anyone, any level, feel confident and he definitely is athletic and smooth.

There are no problems with Cisco -- he loads, clips, stands for the farrier, gets along well in the barn and in the pasture with other horses, loves his feed and comes running in every morning for breakfast, stands for his bath, easy to tack up, rides easily through mud, water obstacles, doesn't mind dogs . . . Click on the picture of 9-yr-old Allie riding Cisco on 12/2/07 to see more pics and video of his smooth gaits. $3500

"Bling" -- The flashiest horse you may ever meet! He's 7-1/2 years old, 15H and stocky-built like a Quarter Horse with a crease down his back, wide chest, big rump, four long white stockings that go up past his knees, splotches on his belly, and a big blazed face. He has one blue eye and he's very, very gentle and sweet with an easy demeanor in the pasture, stall, trailer . . . no trouble out of him anywhere! He doesn't look it, because he's roly poly shiny and fat, but he's low down on the totem pole in the pasture and stands quietly while the others play. He doesn't mind going out alone and does great in a crowd. I rode him in the Murfreesboro parade in Tennessee on 12/9/07 and none of the craziness bothered him. At the end of the night, we had to ride back a long ways to the truck in the dark down dark highways with cars zooming about 6 feet from us, and sometimes we had to actually ride in the street, and Bling took good care of me.

This beautiful mahogany bay Tennessee Walking Horse gelding comes from the spotted bloodlines of Paint the Town and Go Boy's Insignia, while the World Grand Champions Merry Go Boy and Triple Threat are showing on his papers. His gait is an incredibly smooth 4-beat rack with a bonus of an athletic, easy canter, and he neck reins, backs. We're teaching him to sidepass now. On 6/27/07, he was vaccinated for Strangles, Rabies, West Nile, EWTRF, a new negative coggins and his teeth were floated. This horse is in top shape and ready to do anything with his whole life ahead of him. He'd make a great field trial horse, competitive riding or endurance prospect, or just simply your new best friend. $5500

Coin's Hard Cash, Prides Gold Coin, Pride of Midnight, Prides Generator, Mark of Carbon, Delight Bumin' Around.

"Penny" -- Baby doll head, very pretty 15H fire-red sorrel 5-yr-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare with very sweet personality, long thick mane and tail, big white star right between her eyes. She is the epitome of the Pride of Midnight bloodlines with her beauty, refinement, disposition and pedigree.

Penny is by "Gen's Gold Medallion", a golden palomino stallion out of a direct daughter of Pride's Generator, and her dam is a direct daughter of Generator's Sundrop. Sun's Delight D and Ebony Masterpiece are TWH greats also in her bloodlines. She parks out, and was shown at halter as a weanling and yearling and was in the top 3 most of the time.

This pretty mare has four solid, good hard black hooves and is currently barefoot. Penny is pastured with broodmares, babies, cattle, and comes up when you rattle the feed bucket. She doesn't mind when we ride 4-wheelers in the pasture, and dogs don't bother her, either. She has a good backend suitable for a show ring prospect, but we are trail riding her, and she is lively, spirited and all forward motion. Her personality is cute and eventually she will be good for beginner riders, but she is not a deadhead, so anyone wanting a mellow, lazy horse should not look to her to ever be that way, but she's not a fire-breathing dragon, either! She's just a sweetie that's fun to ride, and she's a winter bargain. $1650

"Black Lace" -- This is one NICE mare! She is jet black with three white stockings and a sock, big blazed face and a really natural, animated forward-moving smooth gait. She feels like a parade horse, but she's just covering ground, and she arches her neck naturally like a stallion.

This gorgeous Tennessee Walking Horse mare just turned 6 years old in October, and has great bloodlines, with Ebony Masterpiece, Go Boy's Shadow and Merry Go Boy on top, and Sun's Delight D and Delight Bumin' Around on bottom.

She performs a beautiful, smooth, proud rack when she's fresh, and then as she warms up, starts to shake her head, flop her ears and do a genuine Tennessee Walk. This is one of those horses that can do the trail rides and go to the horse show on Saturday night. Click on her picture to go to her info page. $2000

Apollo is a 3-yr-old beautiful bay Tennessee Walking Horse with a big white star between his eyes, about 15.1H and extremely, exceptionally gentle and quiet. He has four solid black healthy hooves and although he has worn shoes, he is barefoot in these pictures and that's how we are riding him now. His gait is flowing and smooth, and he slips into a nice, athletic, easy canter so easily that you simply think it, and he does it. Little Riley has spent two weekends riding him double, and he begs to canter because he loves the thrill of it. This is the horse that the whole family will love and feel safe on . . . he is very easy to handle and calm as a lamb. He has been used for trail riding and camping, and he does great on a picket line, is harmonious in the pature with other horses, gentle in the stall or trailer, and babysits my weanling. Apollo is very beautiful and frankly, these pictures do not do him justice. In the spring when he sheds out, he will be stunningly beautiful with his long swan neck and rich bay color. His mane and tail are very long and thick. His TWHBEA papers were lost and he is being sold without them, but he is registered with the Racking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association and we have those on hand. $2250, which is way cheaper than a trip to the emergency room! Click on his picture at RIGHT to see more pics.

Check back soon for precious and entertaining pictures of Apollo in his new home!

"Jake" -- This is one GOOD horse! He is 10 years old, bay roan with stockings, big blazed face, silvery mane and tail with a gait as smooth as glass. He is completely trained for trail pleasure -- will cross any obstacle, go down (or up) any trail without question, cross any water obstacle, neck rein, backs, racks, shakes his head and performs a true Tennessee Walk, slow lopes, will ride double, loads, bathes, shoes . . . ask a question about him. I've run out of attributes to list!

Click on Jake's picture to see numerous pictures of the places we've camped and ridden this good horse. He is 15H and not registered TWHBEA but eligible for racking if his new owner prefers. $3750

Congratulations to Laverne, who fell in love with him the first time she rode him!

"Flip My Coin" -- Do you want an equine companion to spend your life with? One that is sweet-natured, gentle, willing, absolutely never been hurt or abused, raised with kindness and loving care, not started under saddle until he was three years old, trained with natural horsemanship methods, raised around dogs, cattle, 4-wheelers, tractors, and right on the highway where he sees and hears logging trucks go by, ambulances, lots of traffic? As a bonus, he performs a sweet little head-shaking, 4-beat true Tennessee walk, will rack, or will slip into an athletic, easy, natural canter, all on keg shoes and wearing a snaffle training bit. He has hard, health black hooves and just got his first set of horse shoes recently. I didn't tell the farrier that he had never been shod before until he finished shoeing, and he was amazed. (Being a Quarter Horse guy, he can't believe how gentle and easy to train this breed is.)

Coin was born looking like a sorrel, so I knew he was going to be a dark golden palomino, and in this picture, he is sunbleached, but still dark gold. We have camped with him, taken him in the lake, beside the highway, and he is definitely going to be a confidence builder for his rider. He is three years old and 15H tall, so I expect him to mature at 15.1H, not grow too much taller because he is already starting to spread (chest getting wide, rump getting bigger). You can see his half sister, "Peddlin' The Gold" and he has a half brother, also for sale, "Peddlin' The Bucks".

Click on his picture at RIGHT to go to his info page for more pics, history and video! $3950

Congratulations to Bill and Dee Heite in New Mexico, who drove in and spent the day with Coin. They previously (years past) bought Bum and LC, also.

"Roy Rogers" -- Yessam, that's his registered name, and he is so beautiful and has so much presence that he belongs in the movies! He is a golden palomino with long white mane/tail, big blaze, dark eyes, dark muzzle, beautiful conformation, gentle disposition and personality, and a commanding presence about him. This 8-yr-old gelding is 16H tall and gentle for anyone to ride. He performs a great smooth rack, slow or fast, and a nice slow canter. He has been trail ridden in the mountains in Tennessee and is easy going, easy to handle. Crosses streams, logs, goes uphill, downhill, backs, neck reins, slow lopes like a dream, gets along with other horses, loads easily, GENTLE, QUIET AND EXTREMELY EASY TO HANDLE!!

This stunning beauty has great bloodlines -- his sire is Triple Threat/Sun's Delight D, and his dam is Pride of Midnight and Chief Go Boy.

Not for sale at this time -- we're going to use him as an ambassador for the breed and to give lessons to teach timid riders how to ride.

"Busty Lady" -- The absolute smoothest mare you'll ever ride!!! Direct daughter of Pusher Busting Loose, and out of a direct daughter of Pride's Generator and her 2nd dam is Ebony's Senator/Go Boy's Shadow. She is 15.1H and 8 years old, carries herself extremely proud with an arched neck, spirited and lively, a little too spirited for a beginner rider, but perfect and fun for an intermediate rider. She has excellent healthy, hard black hooves and in these pictures and video, she is barefoot. She has a really great smooth gait, smooth as silk and last year (2006) she foaled a sorrel filly with four white stockings and a blaze by Generator's Sundrop; in 2005 she foaled a chestnut stud colt by Generator's Silver Dollar; and in 2004 she foaled a black filly by A Classic Generator. $2500

"Royal" -- Sweet, sweet, gentle, eager to please 8-yr-old jet black stocky 15H gelding, seems bigger because of his stockiness. Anyone can ride this honey and honestly, his pictures don't do him justice -- he is as beautiful as a jet black proud Fresian. He is a direct son of Pride's Royal Master and out of a daughter of Mark of Carbon with Sun's Delight D and Triple Threat thrown in. (Click on his picture to go to his info page.) Royal is affectionate but respectful, moves off of leg pressure and performs a good, head-shaking walk with enough swing to catch a judge's eye. When he gets warmed up, he shakes his head and not only flops his ears, but swivels them in time with each nod! Royal is versatile and can freeze up, bring his head up and rack beautifully if cued, lifting his keg shod feet naturally high. He has been a family horse all his life, and would make the perfect companion for the person who wants to show a little and trail ride a little. He will cross over and through boggy areas, water, mud, logs, and neither traffic nor dogs bother him. He is led occasionally from the back of a 4-wheeler, and he's used to the tractor with the front end loader working around him. Currently, he is wearing lite shoes and has good, healthy black feet. Click on his picture to go to his info page to see more pictures and video. $5500

"Grey Boy" -- Fantastic, seasoned, smooth-gaited stocky 15H 8-yr-old grey gelding that anyone can ride. He's gentle enough for beginners but responsive enough to please an experienced rider wanting a well-trained machine. Grey Boy neck reins, slow lopes, performs a solid 4-beat smooth rack, and will stand tied patiently for hours. This is the horse that you throw out to pasture, and 6 months later, he's still as broke as when you turned him out. He's very athletic, has been used on trail rides, working cattle, and the kids have crawled all over him. He rides double, bareback, loads, easy for the farrier, and actually comes to you from the pasture. He's very affectionate and loves people, and has good, hard, black hooves -- he is barefoot in all these pictures and videos. This is a well-rounded true pleasure to ride. Click on his picture to go to his info page. He gets his fabulous gait from his grandsire, one of my favorite World Champions "Pride's Peddler BH", and his papers also show Sun's Delight D, Merry Go Boy and Midnight Sun -- probably where he got his nice stocky build from. $5500

Congratulations, Cathy! We'll be looking for him on the trails and in versatility events at shows.

"Cash" -- 12-yr-old 14.3H liver chestnut gelding with long silvery blonde mane, tail and forelock, and strip down his face There are blue ribbons hanging all over his pedigree -- he is sired by the legendary World Grand Champion "Coin's Hard Cash" and out of a direct daughter of the legendary "Pride of Midnight HF", and he is show quality, but we're using him on the trail. He will go anywhere and does love the water. His coat is glossy and shiny and he is stunningly beautiful. Cash is extremely gentle and mellow, walks slowly and while he is not lazy, if you want him to pick up speed, you must double kick him to convince him, which usually make timid riders feel more at ease. He has a big stride and racks with a big back end, but slips effortlessly into a delightful slow lope on the trail when he needs to. Nothing seems to phase him -- not machinery, traffic, dogs, or curling waves at the beach (which usually freaks most horses out). He does have one vice, which is reflected in his low price. He cribs occasionally, and must wear a muzzle in the stall, which he can eat and drink through. He is fine in the pasture, eating grass and is fat and healthy, and a horse like this without this vice would bring $4500 - $5500 (since just about anyone can ride him), but he is for sale for $2500. Click on his picture to see more info.

"Genfire" -- Classy, incredibly beautiful 6-yr-old 15H sorrel/white spotted gelding, triple registered (TWHBEA, SSHBEA, NSSHA) and pleasantly spirited but probably most advanced beginners might feel confident on him. He's not a deadhead or mellow, so no timid riders, please, but he's spirited enough to thrill an experienced rider, too. When we go camping, he's one of the horses that everyone wants to ride and we all swap, so most anyone can ride him. He neckreins, parks out, backs, racks, slow lopes, does rollbacks and will spin (only if cued), and will cross absolutely any obstacle, go in the lake, anywhere, doesn't mind dogs or traffic. Genfire has had a LOT of time put in him, and if you had to put a horse in training to get to his level, you would spend thousands of dollars. He travels with his head up and a classy aura about him, lots of presence, ears forward, mane flying and tail flowing. This is one beautiful animal with a sweet personality. At this campground we put a halter on him that was too big and tied him out for the night. The halter slipped off and he wandered the campground all night long, caused no trouble with the other horses and let us walk right up to him and slip on another halter. He is keg shod, healthy, perfect weight and currently being camped and trailridden, but he is beautiful and classy enough to show, too. $6500

"General" -- Dark golden dappled palomino gelding with white mane/tail, unique big blazed face, dark eyes that look like they've been lined with mascara and an incredibly sweet personality. This is a stocky little horse standing between 14.2H, probably closer to 14.3H (we'll measure him soon to be sure) and is currently carrying a lady rider who is 5'7". He is gentle for anyone to ride with a nice 4-beat head-shaking gait which, on the trail, slips effortlessly into a gentle little rocking chair canter. He picks his way carefully down or up hills, crosses creeks one foot at a time (instead of jumping), steps over logs, drinks from the lake, will go anywhere. He seems to particularly be fond of the dogs and loves to be near them. He is keg shod and has all black, hard, healthy hooves. If he is not ridden in awhile, the worst thing he does is be a little frisky and want to be with the other horses, not be left behind on the trail but no bucking, no rearing, no grabbing the bit and running. After he is warmed up, he is happy and calm at the front or the back of the ride and if he is ridden on a fairly consistent basis (2 or 3 times a week), he is flawless. Look at his face in this picture -- a horse's eye tells the story, and he has an innocent face with a kind eye. (No joking -- this is not fairy tale stuff.) His owner wants a really good price for him, but his price is much cheaper than a visit to the emergency room or a funeral! This is the horse you can feel good about putting your family and friends or clients on. Click on his picture to go to his info page to see more pictures and video coming soon. $7500

"Dakota" -- Gorgeous black and white Spotted Saddle Horse 6-yr-old gelding, athletic and smooth gaited, spirited and fun to ride. This horse will cross any obstacle anywhere -- point him where you want to go. He has high stamina and recovers well -- I used him to last year to cut my runaway bull out of the neighbor's herd of Angus heifers, and I had no help -- just me and Dakota. It took us a full 30 minutes of gaiting, rollbacks, cantering, heading the bull off, but we finally got the bull cut out and pushed through the fence, back on his own pasture, and Dakota was athletic enough to get the job done. If you ask him to jump up on a stump or a porch, he will hop up there. His color pattern is just about 50/50 black and white, and he parks out with perfection, actually standing up on his tip toes on his hind legs like they're supposed to. He is registered SSHBEA and not TWHBEA. He will work best for experienced riders -- no beginner or intermediate riders, please -- he is just too sensitive. Click on his picture to see more pics and info. NOT for sale at this time. He is as sure-footed as a mule, and too much horse for most people. I love him and just cannot part with him.

Click on picture at LEFT to go to his page, and stay tuned for pics and stories of our adventures together.

"Stetson" -- Be still my beating heart! Have you ever seen a prettier face? This is the love of my life (since my kids are too busy for me!), an 8-yr-old ivory champagne gaited mule. I had thought of naming him "Pavarotti" because I love to hear him sing, but he rarely sings more than a few bars for me! The only time I ever heard him do a full bray was when I made an offer to the guy who owned him, and the guy rejected the offer. At that same exact moment, my dear mule let out a sad, soulful, long "hawwwwwwwwww-heeeee" and we decided he was also insulted, so I raised my offer and brought him home. His sire was a gaited jack and his dam was a palomino/golden champagne mare, and his gait is as smooth as silk, with a nice slow athletic easy canter thrown in for a bonus! In these pictures, he looks almost white because he has been body clipped, but he is an ivory champagne with a slight golden/silvery sheen. Click on picture of Stetson in the trailer (above LEFT) to go to his own personal info page with lots of pictures and video. $4750

Stetson joins Cisco (above) and Jackson the gaited Jack on 9/20/06 at their new home in British Columbia, Canada. Congratulations to the Powells!

"Spirit" -- This 15.2H jet black gentle, sweet gelding is safe for any beginner to ride, and a confidence builder. Although he will take care of a timid person, he is also thrilling enough to get up and go for a more experienced rider if asked, and he's not lazy. Nothing much scares or bothers him -- he is accustomed to busy traffic on the highway, neighborhoods, 4-wheelers, skateboards, dogs, donkeys, his best friend is a goat, and you can jump off the tailgate of a pickup truck onto his back. Spirit's gait is smooth, and he performs both a head-shaking true Tennessee Walk or a rack, and his canter is athletic and natural. This quiet mellow gelding is an old soul, and behaves like a seasoned 10-yr-old horse, even though he is only 4-1/2 years old with lots of common sense born into him.

Spirit's owner is having trouble mounting him, and is going to have to find a shorter horse. She has spent loads of time with him, playing Parelli games with him and giving him lots of attention and affection. He nickers and comes running in from the pasture when he sees her.

Spirit is sired by a direct son of Pride's Dark Spirit, with Pride of Midnight, Ebony's Mountain Man and The Super Stock as World Grand Champions showing on his papers. He has been used as a lesson horse, loaner for family and visitors, and of course, the grandkids! Spirit is very versatile, being trail worthy and also competitive for the show ring. He loads/stalls/pastures easily with other horses and has no vices. In September, 2005 he went through a full vet examination with flying colors, and in May, 2006 was vaccinated for VEWT and West Nile. He was dewormed and got new shoes on 5/24/06, and is ready to ride! This is a horse that you don't have to worry about if you throw him out to pasture for 6 months -- no scary stunts or misbehavior when you pick him back up to ride. Click on the picture of Wanda riding Spirit to go to his info page for videos and more pictures. $4950

"Dillon" -- Stunningly beautiful and flashy buckskin Tennessee Walking Horse 7-yr-old gelding with big blazed face, lots of chrome. He is built stocky with a crease down his back, wide chest, big hindquarters, big dark gentle eyes, cute personality, loves treats. He has been pampered quite a bit and in fact, expects it! He was born 5-20-99 out of an Ebony Masterpiece/Sun's Delight mare, and his sire is a direct son of the National Supreme Versatility Champion "Good Friday K" (and his sire's dam is a Triple Threat/Sir Winston S mare). This horse is very athletic, has a wonderful head-shaking Tennessee Walk, will rack if you ask him, and has a very, very pleasant, easy canter/lope. This is a very fun horse to ride with a comfortable gait, nice bareback ride, and has the easy spirit that I love -- will go all day if you want him to, but doesn't pull on the bit and try to be at the front of the ride all the time. This is not a mellow, lazy horse, so if you are looking for a dead head, pass him by! He is also not a problem, no bucking, rearing, no trouble to shoe, load in the trailer, saddle, catch in the pasture, etc. He is not the type of horse that you put out to pasture and expect him to be mellow when you pick him back up 6 months later -- he will be frisky, so a person who is good with horses (maybe an intermediate rider) will enjoy him most. If he is being ridden at least 2 or 3 times per week, he is an angel! He parks out on the ground for a picture-perfect model, and also parks out from the saddle for you to get off. Dillon feels and looks like a smoother version of one of the cow horses that you used to see on television on "Bonanza" (if you're old enough to remember that show!), and even at 15H, he's stout enough to carry ol' Hoss Cartwright! Click on his picture above to go to his info page for more pictures and video. $6500

Dillon is moving on up in the world . . . literally! He's moving to Park City, Utah. Congratulations, Sharon!

"J W" (His registered name is John Wayne!) This is the most fantastic buckskin Tennessee Walking Horse gelding that you'll ever ride! His gait is a rare single foot, smooth as silk, effortless, light footfall, no moving in the saddle, no pace, no trot -- just pure pleasure! John Wayne is a Cadillac.

He's built stocky with a wide chest, crease down his back, nice beautiful round rump, very pretty face, golden color with black points. He handles with a light, loose rein, snaffle bit and doesn't mind riding at the front or the back of the ride. If he is scared of something, he handles it like a pro -- he simply cocks one ear toward the scary object and slightly veers away -- no spinning or running. This comes from 7 years of trail experience in the mountains of Tennessee. Traffic, dogs, not much bothers him. I rode him on 5/18/06 past an elementary school at recess and a gang of kids came running toward him. At the risk of being "unsociable", I let him just keep solid 4-beating right by them and they never scared him or caused him to miss a beat. JW is 10 years old and in his prime, lots of great years left and the kind of horse to develop confidence in a timid rider, yet respond to make him enjoyable for even experienced riders. It's not often that a horse like this one comes up for sale, but his owner's health forces a change in lifestyle.

JW is registered TWHBEA and he is a brother to the broodmare we have for sale "Louisiana Midnight Delite" (you can see her and their sire at http://www.cloud9walkers.com/SaleBroodmares.htm He is sired by "I'm No Stranger" (Sun's Delight D bred) and out of a Pride of Midnight mare. He is 15 hands tall exactly on the measuring stick and is stocky enough to carry a big man and sweet enough to carry a fun-loving child. Click on his picture to go to his info page to see more pictures and video. $6500 Not for sale at this time -- we're thrilled to keep him for awhile and use him for lessons and as an ambassador for the breed.

"Deliliah" -- Drop-dead gorgeous extremely mellow and gentle 8-yr-old Spotted Saddle Horse (not registered TWHBEA) mare that anyone can ride. If you like to ride along on a loose rein and not worry about your horse having unwanted spirit, but not being lazy, either, this is the girl for you! She is incredibly stocky with a nice crease down her back, huge rump, wide chest, beautiful head and gentle, gentle. She measures out to be 14.3H on the measuring stick. Delilah was raised and has been owned by the same family all her life. Nothing much bothers her on the trail, with her easy-going personality and she doesn't mind going out all alone, with no other horses around. This is a great beginner horse, because she is mellow and tolerant. Click on her picture to go to her info page to see more pictures and video. $3500

Congratulations to Cowboy Hank and his family -- click on Delilahs' pic to see her new owner!

Dalton" -- Buckskin Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding, 15.3H and 3 years old and gentle enough for anyone to ride. This is a gorgeous horse with a beautiful color of buckskin, strong black points, coming from John A's Chance palomino background, Pride's Favorite and even Prides Gold Coin. He performs a smooth racking gait, has a natural, easy, athletic rolling canter, and he is content to walk along slow like a Quarter Horse if you ask him, on a loose rein. He has a beautiful head which he carries with class, arched neck, perfect strong black hooves, gentle eyes. This horse loves life, enjoys being ridden along the trails, and gets along well in the pasture with other horses, too. He loads and handles easily for the farrier. Anyone can ride him and have a good time. Dogs are a major part of these horses' training. $6500

Congratulations to Cynthia and Barry (Texas and New Jersey)! Dalton will be staying here for a few months for more trail riding fun and versatility training.

"Tabasco" -- (This picture shows his puppy dog personality, his first time at the ocean. Can you tell he loved the water?) This is a beautiful Tennessee Walking Horse gelding with long swan neck, blondish red mane and tail, star and snip. He is very, very sweet natured and affectionate, but his biggest claim to fame is his incredibly smooth gait -- it feels like you're gliding along on air when you're riding him, and there is not a trace of pace in his body! This Tennessee Walker wears nothing but plates, no long toes, no gimmicks -- he's all natural, and then for an encore, his canter will make you cry it's so smooth! Your seat never leaves the saddle and he slips into it effortlessly -- no training or coaxing. Tabasco is 3 years old and anybody can ride him and feel safe, especially since nothing much bothers him or spooks him. He is completely comfortable around people and looks to us for care and comfort. He was caught in Hurricane Rita by some vines and couldn't get loose. I saw all the other horses running, but didn't see him, so when the eye of the hurricane passed over us, I went outside, got on the 4-wheeler and found him, tangled in vines. He stood quietly while, 4-wheeler running, while I took my pocket knife and cut him loose. Then he let me lead him out of the trees. I thought I would keep him for my own personal riding horse, but I have too many youngsters to train to be able to spend time with him.

Tabasco is sired by a direct son of Prides Generator, and his dam is a Sun's Delight D/Ebony Masterpiece cross. This kind of gait just doesn't come along every day. Click on his picture to go to his info page for more pics and video. $4500

"L.C." -- Incredibly beautiful and fine black and white tobiano spotted Tennessee Walking Horse gelding, 15.2H and 8-years old with In Living Color, Ebony Masterpiece and Triple Threat on his pedigree. This gentle horse is level-headed, calm, a perfect gentleman, will cross any obstacle, nothing much bothers him on the trail, and his gait is superb. He performs a true walking gait, flowing and smooth and his head is simply beautiful. LC is heavier built than a lot of Tennessee Walking Horses, with a nice big bone structure, nice chest, sloping shoulders and big hindquarters. He is truly exceptional.

"Patriotic Princess" -- This 3-yr-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare is very stocky like her parents and stands around 14.3H, has a beautiful jet black and snow white tobiano coat pattern. Her tail is beautiful, because it's black and the top, white in the middle and black on the end. Her dam is a direct daughter of Spotted Alen Again, the multi-champion-producing homozygous spotted stallion. Princess was born February 3, 2003, and we started her under saddle on the first couple of months of training with nothing but a halter and lead ropes, and on her 4th time out under saddle, we joined a group of horses and took a real trail ride down the road, beside traffic. She did nothing but comply! No bucking, rearing, running off, no silliness -- she just moved off down the rail and around the arena. She is very sensible and will make a wonderful beginner's horse or lesson horse, and her gait is smooth. (She is now in a Tom Thumb or Argentine snaffle.) She is now being ridden on trail rides alone and with other horses, through the forest, at the beach, around traffic.

Princess has now been on several trail rides and camping tripsand starts out the day in a lively racking gait. After she has been warmed up, she performs a true head-shaking Tennessee Walk, along with a beautiful athletic slow rocking horse canter. She is good either barefoot or keg shod and will cross any obstacle, go anywhere, lead the ride or follow in the back, and will shame older horses with her willingness!

Her sire is the champagne stallion pictured below on this page, "Go Boy's Champagne Pride, which is also a son of a homozygous spotted stallion, "Go Boy's Gold Insignia". (Go Boy's Champagne Pride is a minimally-expressed tobiano, as evidenced by the four long white stockings.) (Click on picture to above LEFT to go to her info page for more pics, info and video.) Every single baby that Princess' dam has ever produced has been exceptionally gentle, sweet-natured and smooth-gaited. We were going to try to keep her around, but tuition is coming due again. $3850 for a nice family-type horse.

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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!

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.

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

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