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"Yellow Rose" -- This grand golden palomino Tennessee Walking Horse mare is responsible for some stunningly beautiful babies with great dispositions.  She is the dam of "Streak of Gold", pictured below.

"Streak of Gold" -- congratulations to Joannie Buster on the purchase of this gorgeous gelding.  She is riding him regularly, and tells me he stops traffic, literally, with his beauty.  Stay tuned for new pictures of him -- Joannie has a big, wonderful family and actually had the family portrait taken with "Hollywood", as she now calls him, in the portrait.

"Sunfire" -- This is the best Tennessee Walking Horse you will ever own.  If you look up "smooth" in the dictionary, you'll find his picture.  He will perform both a rack and a head-shaking walk with a tremendous overstride, and even sometimes slip into a soft little singlefoot, and to top it all off, Sunfire has a nice, athletic canter.  Sunfire's rack is incredible -- he can really FLY -- as fast as most horses canter, but when you bring him back down to a walk, he is relaxed and not charged up and chomping at the bit to go.   He is deep sorrel with a white mane and tail and a flashy guy, stocky build, nice big round hindquarters (I just love to ride a horse whose butt is bigger than mine!), and a good sloping shoulder.  His face is beautiful and he has a very loving personality.  He is 4 years old and gentle for anyone to ride.  We could give lessons on him, and we have loaned him to timid riders because he's just an automatic Cadillac of a ride.  This beautiful gelding is a grandson of Prides Generator on top, and Sun's Delight D and Ebony Masterpiece on bottom.  He is flashy enough for the showring, and with his overstride, would fascinate the judges, but he's extremely surefooted and seems wise beyond his years on the trail.  He will ride at the back of the ride on a loose rein, lead if you need him to, cross streams, step over logs, drink out of creeks, and walk past scary barking dogs, doing all of it so smoothly it will make you cry!  (Did just the opposite to his rider in the picture -- see Katie's huge smile!)  He backs, loads easily, leads, you can crawl under him, handle his feet, and we're starting his sidepassing training now.  He would make an excellent Parelli project and even a great mounted patrol horse (he is 15.2-1/2H tall).  To ride him is to own him.  $5650

"Lacey" -- Big 15.2H 9-yr-old GENTLE and SWEET sorrel roanish Tennessee Walking Horse mare with flaxen mane and beautiful blonde tail that reaches the ground.  Honestly, these pictures were taken in a hurry and they don't do her justice.  She is a great family horse, gentle and safe, already settled in life, had two babies, belonged to the same family all her life and great old-time bloodlines.  She would make a perfect addition to a breeding program wanting smooth gaits and high probability of palomino babies, because she is a granddaughter of The Gold Rush Is On, with Pride of Midnight added in as well as Shades of Carbon, Sun-Dust, and other old bloodlines.  Lacey is a people-lover -- you can walk into the pasture with a halter and she will come to you and put her head in it.  She is a sweetheart around other horses, as well, makes a great babysitter for foals and never frowns.  She's just not a problem mare at all.  She has the smoothest racking gait and she's built big and athletic, with nice hindquarters and big sloping shoulder.  In these pictures she is barefoot.  Traffic doesn't bother her, and she doesn't mind dogs.  She is a good confidence builder for timid riders and this sweetheart deserves the best home!  $3950

"Go Boy" -- GENTLE HANDSOME MAGNIFICENT HORSE!  Click on thumbnails below to see a ghost from the past -- this Tennessee Walking Horse is named for his descendant, the famous World Grand Champion "Merry Go Boy" and he is built exactly the same.  John Wayne would have looked good on this horse, and like John Wayne, Go Boy is larger than life.  He's much prettier in real life than these pictures can show.  These pictures were taken the first time he has been ridden in 3 or 4 months, and he does not get barnsour or untrained while being "off work" for awhile. 

LEFT:  Kathryn and Ashlyn take a break after a good relaxing ride.

Go Boy is show quality, trail worthy and easy to fall in love with.  If you want a drop-dead gorgeous, big, stout, gentle as a lamb gelding, here he is.  He is smooth, smooth gaited, performing a nice running walk and will rack also.  Go Boy is a babysitter, but a big one!  He is a full 16H tall, probably weighs 1250 lbs. with a large bone structure and just as mellow as they come.  He's jet black and everywhere he goes, people stop and stare.  He would make a great mounted patrol but what he would be best at is increasing someone's confidence level, and supply at least 15 more years of trouble-free pleasure to a timid rider.  Go Boy is 13 years old and has been used in parades in downtown New Orleans during Mardi Gras, trail rides, lessons and he's even won a few blue ribbons in the local horse shows.  Anyone can ride him and feel comfortable on him.  He is sired by a direct son of Shades of Carbon (whose dam was a direct daughter of Ebony Masterpiece), and his dam is a granddaughter of GLL's Carbon Copy out of a Merry Go Boy mare.  This is a once in a lifetime horse.  $5500

"Elvis" -- Broke, broke, broke, broke, ANYONE CAN RIDE kind of horse!  Are you looking for a babysitter or a loaner horse?  One that goes out to pasture for 6 months and the first time you ride him, he's an angel?  This is a 10-yr-old double registered Rocky Mountain Horse Association and Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association gelding.  He is sporting the renowned chestnut Rocky Mountain color with the flaxen mane and tail, and he is heavy bodied, sturdy, sure-footed and smooth to ride.  Elvis is about 15.1H tall (his rider in these pictures is 6 ft. tall), easy to mount, easy to handle, easy to ride, easy to load, easy to stall, easy to pasture -- I just can't say enough about how gentle this guy is.  He's the kind that you would feel confident enough to put your 3-yr-old grandchild on and turn loose in the arena.  Elvis is very mellow, but very respectful.  He's very laid back and quiet, but if you want him to get up and go, he will do it for you.  In these pictures, he's barefoot and has good strong black hooves.  Elvis has had the best care (as you can see in the pictures -- he's certainly never missed a meal!), and on March 3rd of 2003, he received his vaccinations, including West Nile booster, had his teeth floated and wolf teeth removed, and was dewormed.  His hooves have been trimmed regularly and you can crawl all over him without 'waking him up'!  As you can see in the picture above left, he's not the least bit worried by dogs.  These Rocky Mountain horses are not as plentiful as our Tennessee Walking Horses, and it's usually expensive when you find a good one, but the only reason Elvis is for sale is because his owner is going to start a family and doesn't have time for him anymore, so if you like what you see, make an offer and she may be willing to reduce his price to a good home.  $6000

"Sundance" -- This is one golden dappled beauty that Roy Rogers would have been proud to be seen on!  He's a 3-year-old beautiful, well-built smooth gaited 15.3H Tennessee Walking Horse stallion from the Rodgers Perfection/Ebony Masterpiece bloodlines and he's double registered RHBAA, also.  (The 16-yr-old teenager riding him is 6 ft. tall.)  Sundance is gentle for anyone to ride, has never bucked or reared, and he's certainly not a run away.  Sundance will mature over 16H because he still has another couple of years to grow, and he's very stocky already.  This young gentle Tennessee Walking Horse stallion has an incredibly smooth gait and is a real pleasure to ride.  He has beautiful presence, arches his neck naturally, holds his tail out and although he's a classic beauty, he's also very masculine looking.  He would be a great start for anyone's herd sire, and of course, would make a fabulous flashy gelding.   $8500

"Zeb" -- This is one of the most beautiful black and white spotted Tennessee Walking Horses you will ever find.  He is a full 15.2H, nice size and nice, stocky, solid bone structure with the biggest natural back end you'll ever see on a spotted horse!   He is absolute show quality, has won in the show ring but is steady and great on the trails.  Although he is only three years old, he has been trained to do what most gaited horse people don't bother with:  neckreins, slow, textbook definition of rocking horse canter on correct leads, backs, sidepasses, pivots, forehand turns and then he will spin like a reining horse.  Zeb is pleasantly spirited, but not the least bit dangerous.  He's young, but he's already trained to the max, just about as trained as you'll find a gaited horse.  His pedigree is awesome.  His dam is a DIRECT daughter of The Super Stock (1977 WGC), and her dam is a granddaughter of Ebony's Senator (1969 WGC) and Triple Threat (1965 WGC).  Zeb's sire comes from Shadows Spotted Alen and Delight Bumin Around (1973 WGC).  $6500

"Redford" -- You really cannot tell this Tennessee Walking horse's unique color in these pictures, but he is one of the most beautiful horses you will ever find,  regardless of the breed.   Redford is just a classy guy, all the time, whether under saddle or just standing in his stall.  He will walk, rack and canter and has lots of stamina, easy to control.  He has personality plus and travels with his ears forward, really enjoys going out on the trail.   He'll travel calmly and quietly on a loose rein, and will hold his head up high, pick his front feet up and put on a show, rider's choice!  He looks like a palomino in these pictures, but he is actually a golden champagne Tennessee Walking Horse with a big blaze and three stockings, silvery, blondish-white mane and tail.  He is much more beautiful than a regular palomino because his coat has an iridescent golden sheen that does not come out of a bottle!  If you've never seen a champagne horse up close, you will be thrilled when you see him -- almost like someone dusted him in fine golden glitter.  Redford is a 15.1H 4-yr-old smooth, golden Tennessee Walking Horse trail pleasure mount, but has enough presence, style and fine gait that he would be a threat in the show ring.  He's very consistent and easy to set up in the bridle, and wears nothing but keg shoes.  We're trail riding him now and enjoying his 4-beat, musical smooth gait.  $5950

"Cinder" -- Beautiful dappled grey 6-1/2 year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare with black stockings, black and silver mane and tail.  In these pictures, she's having to 'plow' through the mud, so please excuse the muddy feet and tail, but you can see that she is definitely not afraid of water.  Cinder has wonderful bloodlines, showing on her pedigree five World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horses (including Ebony Masterpiece and Merry Go Boy), and her sire is a grey grandson of Pride's Generator.  She has already proven herself in the broodshed, producing a grey stud colt last year by a black stallion.   $4750

"Highway" -- One lit-up son of a gun!  This black roan sabino Tennessee Walking Horse is 12 years old and has lots and lots of trail riding and camping miles behind him.  You can tell by looking at him that he is from the Pusher line.  His sire is Pusher's Doing Time (by the Pusher), and his dam is a direct daughter of Pride's Jubilee Star, and her dam was a direct daughter of Go Boy's Royal Heir.  He performs a smooth racking gait and has a fabulous animated canter.  He is spirited, pleasantly, and will go anywhere.  In the picture to the RIGHT, 12-yr-old Chandel is riding Highway, which does not mean that he is a kid's horse, because this girl is a gifted rider!  (She sits on a horse like a butterfly.)  We'd consider him an excellent horse for an intermediate rider because of his instant responses.  This is a really, really fun horse to

"Hobby" --  The sweetest, most loveable gelding you could ever want!  This 3-yr-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding is young, but incredibly gentle and trustworthy.  His gait is just exactly what we need to be breeding for -- he will rack with a 4-beat cadence, or shake his head and walk, and he's as smooth as silk.   (Gentle for pretty much anyone to ride, Hobby is a product of our breeding program -- his dam is old, old Merry Go Boy blood and Pride's Generator mixed, and his sire is the sweetest, most gentle palomino stallion.  You can see his dam and his sire on our baby page (scroll down for link), and also his half brother, a weanling also for sale (Go Boy's Golden Cufflink).  Hobby is not through growing, and right now stands about 14.2H, with a wide chest and nice big hindquarters.  We expect him to top out at 15H, making him just the right size, temperament and disposition for beginner riders.  We took him camping recently and he didn't make any mistakes.  The only time I could fault him (I was riding him myself) was when big boats on the lake were making big waves, and they came crashing to shore.  Hobby was terrified of the waves, but after watching the other three horses step into the lake, he reluctantly stepped in and once we got out belly deep, he cocked one hind leg, closed his eyes and took a nap while we all sat around and talked.  When we got back to the trailer, he ate half my sandwich! 

Hobby is calm natured, and you can ride him on a loose rein.  If something scares him, he slows down, stops, stares really hard, and tiptoes around it.  Traffic and dogs do not bother him, and you probably would not hesitate to put your grandkids on him.  Hobby will make a great family horse and has at least 20 years ahead of him.   $3750

"Shiner" A nice, nice, gentle horse that anyone can ride!  Flashy, flashy well-trained 15.2H stocky-built blue/black roan 6-yr-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding with smooth gaits and nice canter, neck reins, gentle for anyone to ride.  He looks like his heritage -- His sire is a direct son of the WGC "The Pusher CG" and out of a direct daughter of Ebony's Senator (Ebony Masterpiece).  His dam is a descendant of Sun's Delight D.  Thumbnail below far right shows Shiner cantering.   We recently rode him at the beach of Lake Rayburn with big, powerful speed boats blasting around us, dogs jumping and splashing and people swimming in the water.  We also used Shiner to herd a 'runaway' horse back to an area where we could capture the escapee, and he did a great job staying calm and cool while performing this task.  Picture to right shows 13-yr-old Hannah and 15-yr-old Tiffany at the lake with Hannah's dog, Bailey on a perfect Texas summer evening!  $4950

"Honey" -- Absolutely GORGEOUS 4-yr-old 15.1H glossy chestnut Tennessee Walking Horse mare with blonde mane and tail, perfect conformation and small, beautiful Arabian head with an actual slight dish in her face.   We took Honey to the beach (Gulf of Mexico) to play in the ocean on Friday, 4/9/04 and usually all the horses are terrified of the waves the first time they see them.  Honey was afraid, but she actually LOVED the water and wanted to be in it the whole time!  She led the way past the rolling surf and all the way out into the deep, past her belly, and had a blast.  The caused the older horses to go ahead and get the nerve to plunge in, which was a big help!  What these pictures do not show are all the 4-wheelers, campers and fishermen on the shore on this Good Friday holiday, which did not bother her, except for the really long fishing rods.  They caused her some concern, but after she warmed up, she rode by all of them with no problem.  Then about an hour after these pictures were taken, GULP, one of the fishermen reeled in a 4-ft shark.  She is pictured here with her 13-yr-old rider, Hannah, who rode her almost 'til the sun went down, gaiting, swimming and cantering across the beach.

Honey is stunningly beautiful and carries herself in a proud way with her neck arched, nose tucked naturally and ears forward.  She is eager to learn and has a very cute, loving personality.  Honey has a white strip down her face and her mane and tail are long and full.  She has great overstride, but is not pacey and very smooth, performing a beautiful natural racking gait until she gets tired, when she does the head-shaking Tennessee Walk.  Her sire is a direct son of Pride's Generator, and his dam is Suns Eldorado and Go Boy's Shadow.  Honey's dam is a direct daughter of GLL's Carbon Copy and her 2nd dam is a Midnight Sun granddaughter.  Excellent bloodlines in such a beautiful mare.  $4500

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CLOUD 9 WALKERS
P. O. Box 878
Hardin, Texas 77561
936-298-1984