Deb's Expense Acc - $12,500

Registered Name: Deb's Expense Acc
Foaled: February 9, 2006
Breed: Thoroughbred
Color & Gender: Grey Gelding

Height: 16.1h

Fancy doesn't even begin to describe this gelding. His incredible color makes him stand out among all of our handsome horses and his incredible ability makes him stand out among horses in general. He has a great mind and is always eager to do anything that is asked of him.  This gelding has tons of scope and will make a wonderful show horse in Dressage, Jumping or Eventing.

Disciplines:

Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, General English riding, Lesson horse, Trail riding, General western riding.

Deb's Expense Acc has a great disposition and stall manners, stands perfectly for the farrier and clips, loads and trailers very well.  No lameness, bad habits or defects.

Academy Fun Fact:  Although Deb's Expense Acc is so handsome and suave, he plays with his tongue when he is being ridden.  You can even see that his tongue is sticking out in his race photo! Teaching us all a good lesson that no matter how good looking you are, you should never take yourselves too seriously.

Maria - $3,800

Registered Name: Mea Maria Chex
Birth Date: April 19, 2000
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Bay mare

Height: 14.3h

Maria was shown in the American Quarter Horse Association in both open and amateur divisions. She has a total 13.5 AQHA performance points in Halter, Showmanship, Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship and Trail. Maria paused her show career when we purchased her in 2006 and has been used for lessons and trail rides since then.  She is a steady wonderful mare and is ready to get back in the show pen or continue her non showing career as a lesson horse, trail horse or broodmare.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Broodmare, Western general riding, Trail riding, Western Pleasure, Lesson Horse, English general riding.

Maria has a wonderful disposition. She stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. 

Academy Fun Fact: Maria loves having her neck scratched.

Duke - $14,500

Registered Name: Tidy Mack

Foaled: 2001
Breed: Thoroughbred
Color & Gender: Black Gelding
Racing Summary:  4th in the 2003 Treasure State Futurity

Height: 16.2h

Duke is a wonderful, big and talented gelding.  This beautiful gelding does it all, dressage, jumping, and he is also very comfortable in his "cowboy clothes" as a western performance horse. Although he loves to relax and trail ride, his true gift is dressage.  He is big, powerful and looks so impressive in the ring but since it is all very easy for him, he is very easy to ride. Gorgeous with a phenomenal mind!

Disciplines:

Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, General English riding, Lesson horse, Trail riding, General western riding.

Duke has no bad habits, has a great disposition and stall manners.  He stands well for the farrier, and clips loads and trailers easily and has no lameness, bad habits or defects.

Doc - $5,200

Registered Name: BC Docs Sixarunnin
Foaled: May 9, 2002
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Chestnut Gelding

Height: 16h

Doc came to us after being trained as a western pleasure show horse and working as a ranch horse in Missouri. Built like a limo with his big smooth strides. Doc truly loves his job and always eagerly waits in his stall for his riders. Because of his size, he has been one of our favorite horses for our men's equitation lessons however, he has also spent many hours as a guide horse and as a youth lesson horse. He is truly a gentleman and you will love this gelding.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Western general riding, Trail riding, Western Pleasure, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Ranch horse.

Doc has a wonderful disposition, loves attention and is very kind. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no lameness or defects.

Academy Fun Fact: The Academy’s Curious George

Dude - $5,000

Registered Name: Hey Ya Dude
Foaled: March 21, 1994
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Chestnut Gelding

Height: 14.3h

Dude loves to be adored and pampered which always makes him our first choice for grooming demonstrations. He takes his ring work very seriously but takes trail rides at his own leisure, using them to sneak a little extra grass, then practice his perfect jog trot to catch up.  He is truly a pleasure to ride and learn on. Dude has many hours as a show horse but has been used extensively in our summer camps, lessons and trails.  He is a wonderfully safe, kind and gentle gelding for any kind of rider.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Western pleasure, Youth horse, Trail riding, General Western riding, Lesson Horse, English general riding.

Dude has a wonderful disposition and stall manners. He is quiet, gentle and is a wonderful youth horse (although all of the adults adore him too). He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no vices, or bad habits.

Academy Fun Fact:  Dude has an extra special talent of being able to peak out of his stall by pressing his eye up against the bars so that he can check out any action that may be happening in the aisle.

Dixie Loom Heat - $8,000

Foaled: February 23, 2007
Breed: Thoroughbred
Color & Gender: Bay Gelding

Height: 15.2h

Dixie is such a kind and beautiful gelding. He is elegant, smart and extremely gentle.  He is a wonderful gelding and will be perfect for a wide range of riders, even a young rider that is wanting to become serious about showing.  Dixie was lightly raced and was very happy to be continuing his love of attention as an english lesson horse at Kinni Valley.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, English equitation, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Western horsemanship, Trail riding.

Dixie has a wonderful disposition and stall manners. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no vices or defects and has no lameness.

Academy Fun Fact: Dixie is always the voice of reason and maturity of his two best friends. They are forever playing while the horses are turned out in the herd and he has taken on the job of keeping them mentally grounded. Otherwise it seems that they would play all of the time and not even take time to eat!

AC - $6,500

Registered Name:  Antique Circle

Foaled: March 9, 2008
Breed: Thoroughbred
Color & Gender: Chestnut Gelding

Height: 16.1h

AC is such a class clown. Always playing with his best friends Dixie and Deb's Expense Acc, when he is out in the herd. But all business when he is at work. He is smart and gentle and really happy for his career change after an unsuccessful and short stint as a race horse in Oklahoma. AC has been used as an intermediate lesson horse and leased by one of our English students and he is very fun and easy to work with.

Disciplines:

Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, English equitation, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Trail riding.

AC has a wonderful disposition and stall manners. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no vices or defects and has no lameness.

Academy Fun Fact: AC was trained and raced by Cindy Murphy, one of the jockeys that has ridden some of Carolyn's race horses.  Cindy was also the trainer that found Tribute Express and Hubba Hubba for the Academy. She knows what kind of horses we like and does a great job finding them for us!

Queenie - $3,800

Foaled: 2002
Breed: Percheron
Color & Gender: Black Mare

Height: 16h

Queenie is truly one of a kind. After working at a farm as a work horse pulling a plow on a farm in southern Wisconsin, Queenie came to Kinni Valley. Once she was trained as a riding horse and understood what her job as a lesson horse should be, she has been happily doing a great job even since. Queenie is very dependable and she truly loves her job. She is so sweet to everyone she meets and is an Academy favorite because of her size. At 1400 pounds she is our gentle giant.

Disciplines:

Western, English, Trail riding, Driving (we have never hitched her since we have always used her as a riding horse but she drove before she came to us).

Queenie has a wonderful disposition and manners. She stands for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers well. She has no vices or defects and has no lameness.

Academy Fun Fact: In the herd she doesn’t like drama and spends her time making sure that everyone is getting along.

Sugar - $6,000

Registered Name: Mito Walker

Height: 14.3h

Alex - $5,000

Registered Name: Dixie Jay

Height: 16h

Academy Fun Fact: Determined to follow the rules and is always good.

Can Can - $6,500

Registered Name: Star A Can
Foaled: March 23, 1997
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Bay Gelding

Height: 15h

After winning the Iowa State Futurity in Western Pleasure, Can Can went to Chicago for a very busy show career as an amateur western pleasure horse. Upon arriving at our ranch from the “big city,” he was happy to be experiencing the wide open spaces of his new Wisconsin home. Can Can couldn’t believe that his new home had so much pasture land and that he actually got to live out on it. When he came to Kinni Valley, we joked that he was just like a city kid experiencing camp for the first time. Can Can is a very talented performance gelding and great fun for any experienced rider.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Western horsemanship, English equitation, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Western Riding, Trail riding.

Can Can has a very nice disposition and stall manners. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no vices or defects and has no lameness.

Academy Fun Fact: Carolyn’s favorite guide horse.

Sam - $4,500

Registered Name: Jets A Smokin

Foaled: March 31, 2004

Breed: American Paint Horse

Color & Gender: Bay tobiano gelding

Height: 15.3h

Sam came to us after being a ranch horse in Montana.  Sam is always first to welcome anyone to the herd—people or horses. Sam is a pleasure to ride because he is always careful to do his job just right, which makes him perfect for beginning riders. Sam also has really big ears, as shown in his foal registration picture. He is quiet and gentle for any rider and loves to be on the trail.

Disciplines:

Western riding, English general riding, Western horsemanship, Trail riding, Lesson Horse.

Sam has a great disposition and stall manners. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers well. He has no vices or defects and has no lameness.

Academy Fun Fact: Reminds Carolyn of Cheyenne, one the Kinni Valley’s all time favorite horses

Lola - $4,500

Foaled: 2000
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Gray Mare

Height: 15h

Enjoying the status of being one of Carolyn’s favorite trail horse, Lola has chosen to be our horse herd manager. This gives her the extra responsibility of assuring that all of the horses do their jobs perfectly. She also loves attention and getting fussed over. Lola is a very kind, lovely mare that we used for all types of riders for lessons, trails, camps and leasing.

Disciplines:

Western pleasure, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Western horsemanship, Trail riding.

Lola has a very kind disposition and good stall manners. She stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no vices.

Academy Fun Fact: Lola is our official welcomer and is first to greet all of our guests.

Lucky - $8,000

Registered Name:I’m Feeling Lucky
Foaled: January 14, 2005
Breed: Thoroughbred
Color & Gender: Chestnut Gelding

Height: 15.2h

Lucky is a wonderfully kind and gentle gelding. He has been a favorite with our trainers, guides and students. Lucky was trained by my race horse trainer and great friend, Wilson Brown, so when he called me to tell me about Lucky, I knew right away that he would be a great lesson horse for us. He has been a favorite with our intermediate English syudents and is wonderful and quiet on the trail as well.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, English equitation, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Western horsemanship, Trail riding.

Lucky has a wonderful disposition and stall manners. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no lameness.  He is a cribber but is managed easily with a miracle collar.

Academy Fun Fact: Lucky is known at the farm as the "New Tribute Express" because they are so much alike.  They both were very successful at the track and the are both so happy to be the last and slowest horse in the whole line on trail.

Cash - $8,000

Registered Name: Dancin for the Cash

Foaled: April 27, 1998
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Gray Gelding

Height: 15h

Cash is our only lesson horse that was born and raised here at the Academy - very sweet and loves attention is also very social and eager to please. Cash is consistently one of our favorite camp and lesson horses, is a wonderful jumper and also is great on the trail.  He is consistently one of our most requested horses by campers, lesson students and trail riders.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, English equitation, Youth horse, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Western horsemanship, Trail riding.

Cash has a wonderful disposition and stall manners. He stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. He has no vices or defects.

Academy Fun Fact: holds a record for the most requests from our returning campers.

Fancy Pants -   $12,000

Registered Name: Cowboy Triplebarlena
Foaled: May 2, 2005
Breed: American Quarter Horse
Color & Gender: Gray Mare

Height: 14.3h

Fancy is everyone’s favorite horse at camp. She was trained to be a reining horse which explains her responsive nature. She always wants to do the right thing so if she doesn’t know the correct answer she carefully stops and waits for more information from her rider. She got her barn name in a funny way. She’s named “Fancy” because of her very famous grand parents and “Pants” because of her great big muscles.  Fancy is an incredible mare. Perfect for beginning adults or children, yet very responsive for even advanced riders. She is our go to horse for every part of our business. Fancy is also bred well enough to make a great brood mare (Doc O'Lena, San Peppy's Boy, Triple Colonel). Anyone will love this mare.

Disciplines:

All Around Show Horse, Western Riding, Western Horsemanship and pleasure, English equitation,Youth Horse, Lesson Horse, English general riding, Broodmare, Trail riding.

Fancy has an incredible personality and stall manners. She stands well for the farrier, and clips, loads and trailers very well. She has no vices or defects and has no lameness.

Academy Fun Fact: Fancy loves her status of being a guide horse but is gentle enough for our most beginning riders.